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Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1860-06-28
Your ohclient snrvant.

EEE" The following racy burlesque, is
from the pen of"Artemus Ward" of the
Cleveland Plojndeoler:
There are several reports ahoat as to
how "Honest Old Abe" received the
news of his nomination mono of which
is correct We give the correct report:
The official Committee arrived in Spring
field at dewy eve and went to Honest Old
Abe's house. Honest Old Abe was not
in. Mrs Honest Old Abe said Honest
Old Abe was out in the woods splitting
rails. So the Official Committee went
out into the woods where sure enough,
they found Honest Old Abe splitting
rails with his two boys. 1t was grand
and magnificent spectacle. There stood
Honest Old Abe in his shirt sleeves, a
pair of leather home made suspenders
holding up pair of home made panta-
looms, the seat Of which was neatly patch
ed with substantial cloth of different
color. "Mr. Lincoln Sir, you've been
nominated, Sir, for the highest Office,
Sir-." ooh don't bother me" said
Honest Old Abe, 81 took a SteRt this
morning to split three million rails afore
night, and | don't want to be pcstered
with no stuff about no Convention till |
get my stent done I've only got two
hundred thousand rails to split before sun
down, ! kin do it if you'll let me alone"
And the great man went right on split
ting rails paying no attention to the Com
mite whatever
The Committee were lost in admra-
ton for few moments, when they re-
covered and asked one of Honest Old
Abe's boys whose boy he was? "l'm
nv parents boy" shouted the urchin,
which burst of wit so convulsed the Com
mttce that they came very near "gin' in
cout" completely. In few moments
Honest Old Abe finished his task and re-
ceived the news with perfect self posses
sion. lie then asked them up to the
house where he received them cordially
He said he split three million rails every
day, altho in very poor health. Mr.. Lin
coin is iovial man and has keen sense
of the ludicrous. During the evening he
asked Mr.. Everts of New York "whv
Chicago was like hen crossing the street? i?
Mr.. Everts gave it up, because" said
Mr.. Lincoln, cold Grimbes is dead, that
good old mani" This exceedingly but
morous thing created the most uproarous
laghter, And as an evidence that he is a
statesman as well as wag it may be
stated that during the evening he pro-
foundly observed that governments were
governed too much" and that can honest
man was the nohleSt work of God"
We would like to know, in this con-
nection, if a man who can split three mil
lion rails day isn't a statesman.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1860-06-28
An Awful warning.

The Baltimore Clipper Of June lst has
the following: We heard yesterday from
an entirely satisfactory and responsible
source, the particulars OF an occurrence
which can only be looked upon as an in
stance Of Divine rebuke for taking the
name OF the Almighty in justification OF
falsehood. We refrain from mention
ing names through consideration of the
parties, residing in the southwestern sec
ton of the city. 1t appears that few
days since, the aunt Of young girl
about eighteen years of age, accused hel
of having been guilty of some misconduct
which she positively denied, and on being
again accused, she called upon God to
strike her blind if she was not telling the
truth. In a moment after according to
her own statement, film seemed to pass
before her eyes, and in the course OF five
minutes she was totally blind, and has
remained sightless ever since. The al
ficted victim of her own impety confess
ed that she had called upon her Maker to
Justify her in what was falsehood.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1860-06-28
a Lizard IN A MANS STOMACH

a LIZARD IN A MANS SToMACH-SIN-
GULAR CRcUMsTANcE.--On Saturday week
live lizard, seven inches long and two
and half in circumference, was passed
from the bowels of Mr.. Abner c. Verril,
son of Mr.. Cyrus j. Verrill, of West Au-
burn (Maine J The circumstances attend
ing this expulsion are detailed by Mr..
Nerrill, and his high character for veraci-
ty and probity, removes all doubts of its
reality, however impossible it may ap-
pear. Mr. Verrill is about twenty three
years of age, and for the past six OF seven
years he has been in declining health. al,
though previously he had been healthy
and robust During all this time he has
been subject to fainting spells, sharp pain:
and weakness in the region of. the stom,
ach and bowls, and costiveness and stop.
pages, and, notwithstanding, he has al
times an inordinate appetite, yet his
weight has fallen off from one hundred
and fifty pounds, when he was sixteen oil
seventeen years of age, to one hundred
and thirty pounds at the present time.
The lizard is of the common dark col
ored and spotted species, but when it was
first expelled it was much lighter colored
1t is probable that the reptile was drank
from brook which runs near a meadow
where Mr.. Nerrill has heen accustomed
to work,-Le,oistO'cn Falls { Ne. Jour
nal, June S.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1860-06-28
{. 2. WULUOTT.
To the Governor.
EXECUTIVE OFFIcE,l
Frankfort, Ky, June 4, 1860.y

Ills E,cceIiencg, W. Dennison,
Governor Of OhiO.
Sir: Your reply, dated 3lst ut., to my
requisition upon You, made on the 10th
of February last, in which you refuse to
surrender fugitive af this State. charged
by indictment with the crime of having
seduced and enticed a slave to leave her
owner and possessor, and of aiding and
assisting said slave in an attempt to make
her eecape from her said owner and pos
SCISSOR, is before me.
| am not as much surprised at the delay
in making your reply, as l have been at
the apparently conflicting reasons which
are given by you and the Attorney Gen
eral Of Ohio therefor; nor at this so much
as at the reasons embodied in the "opin-
ion of the latter officer, upon which
you base your declination to surrender the
fugitive.
You state that your absence from home.
and that Of the Attorney General, delay
your response. The Attorney states that
the Agent appointed by me was "long
since officially, though informally, advis-
ed that no case had been presented which
would warrant the extraditon" Of the fu-
gitivc. The opinion of the Attorney
bears date l4th April last; your note to
me adopting it bears date nearly six weeks
afterwards; and although it appears that
long before the 18th of April i, had been
Officially" announced that you would
not make the surrender, you hesitated to
inform me of the fact until the 3lst of
May And wherefore? May | not, in
charity, indulge the hope that it was be-
cause of your reluctance to violate the
Constitution of the United States and the
act of Congress passed to carry it into
effect, both of which imperatively demand
that the fugitive shall be surrendered?"
The constitution (article 4, section p
declares that "a person charged in any
State with treason, felony, or other crime,
who shall flee from justice and be found
in another State, shall, on demand Of the
executive authority ofhe State from which
he fed, be delivered up, to be remoced to
the State haging juriSdiction ofthe crime" ."
The act of Congress is equally imperative
How, then, do you avoid the solemn du,
ty which they both impose?
Your Attorney General says that the
requisition made upon you, with its ac'
companying documents, are regarded as
sufficiently complying with the provis
ions of the Federal Constitution and tn,
act of Congress s-touching the extraditioI
of fugitives from justice" and he admit
that "the laDs Of Kentucky do denounc,
the act as a crime? Do you contend tina
the act is unconstitutional? But the re
fusal to surrender is based upon the groun,
that it is not crime under the lars o
Ohio, or the common law, and you, through
your Attorney, go on to say that eth
right rule is that which holds the powe
of extradition to be limited to such act
as constitute either treason or felony b,
the common iaw, as that stood when III
constitution acds adopted, or whieh are re
garded as crimes By the usdges and laO
of all civilized nations" 1t is added tina
"the application of this rule is decisive
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1860-06-28

obligation. There are many acts, such
as the creation of nuisances, selling vim
GUS or spurious liquors, horse-racing,
trespassing on public lands, keeping tav-
ern without license, permitting dogs to
run at large, declared by the laws Of most
of the States to be crimes, for the con-
mission of which the offender is visited
with fine or Imprisonment, or with both,
and yet it will not be insisted that the
power Of extraditon as defined by the
Constitution applies to these or the like
oflenses. Obviously, line must be
somewhere drawn, distinguishing ollenses
which do, from oitenses which do not
fall within the scope of this power. The
right rule, in my opinion, is that which
holds the power to be limited to such
acts as constitute either treason or felony
by the common law, as that stood when
the Constitution was adopted, or which
are regarded as crimes by the uSages and
laws of all civilized nations. The rule is
sufficiently vindicated by the considera-
! tion that no other has ever been suggest
ed at once so easy of application to all
cases, so just to the several States, and
so consistent in its operation with the
rights and security of the citizen.
The application of this rule is decisive
against the demand now urged for the
surrender of Lago. The oflense charged
against him does not rank among thos,
upon which the Constitutional provision
was intended to operate, and you have
therefore, no authority to comply witt
the requisition made upon you by the
Governor of Kentucky.
Entertaining no doubt as to the right
fullness of this conclusion, am highly
gratitied in being able to fortify it by tht
authority of my learned and emincn
predecessor, who first filled this office
and who officially advised the Governo
of that day, that in a case substantial ly
similar to the one now presented, h,
ought not to issue his warrant of extra
dition. Other authority, if needed, may
be found in the fact that this rule is con-
formable to the ancient and settled usage
Of the State.
To guard against possible misappre
hension, let me add that the power of ex
tradition is not to be exercised as Of course
in every case which may apparently fal
within the rule here asserted. While i
is limited to these cases, the very nature
Of the power is such that its exercise, ever
under this limitation, must always bC
guided by a sound legal discretion apply
ing itself to the particular circumstance
Of each case as it shall be presented.
The communication in formal man
ner of the preceding opinion has beer
long but unavoidably deferred by causes
of which you are fully apprised. Though
this delay is greatly to be regretted, it cal
have had no preludicial effect, as the ugcn
appointed by the Governor Of Kentuck,
to receive Lago, was long since officially
though informally, advised that no cast
had been presented which would warran
his extradition.
Very respectfully,
Your ob't servant.
G. Z. WOLCOTT.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1860-06-28
A Good One,

Pat was helping Mr., Blank to get q
safe in his office one day, and not being
acquainted with the article, enquired
what it was for?
"ro prevent papers and other articles
which are placed in it from being burnt
in case of fire." said Mr.. b.
"An sure will nothing ivir burn that is
put in that thing?"
emo"
"Wcll then your honor, ye'd better be
getting into the same when ye die!.'
Mr. Blauk "wilted,"
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1860-06-28

"IM HERE, PA.-The Keokuk Journal
of last Monday reports that few miles
west of Pennington, little girl aged
about four years, was on Sunday before
lest carried by sudden gust Of wind, and
lodged in cherry tree, few rods dis
tant her cloths having caught in the
branches of the tree, where she remained
unhurt, but pretty well drenched with
rain. In a few minutes the little daught-
er was missed, and the anxious father was
running to and fro. seeking her. Drip
ping with rain the little innocent peeped
down through the branches of the cherry
tree. exclaiming here Pa"
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1860-06-28

STATE OF Ono, EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
Columbus, May 81, 1860.
His Erce1eDry Rey;ob NJ EoHou

STATE OF OHlo, EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
Columbus. May 81, 1860.
His Ercellency, Beriah Nc Gofdn,
Governor Of Kentucky:
Sir: Some time since a requisition of
your Excellency was presented to me, for
the surrender to your agent of Willis La
go, described as being a "fugitive from
the justice of your State, charged by in
dictment, an authentic copy of which ac-
companied the requisition, with the Of
fense against the laws of Kentucky of
having "seduced and enticed Charlotte, q
slave, the property of G. w. Nichols, to
leave her owner and possessor, and of
aiding and assisting said slave in an at
tempt to make her escape from her said
owner and possessor"
My absence from home, and that of
the Attorney General of thi State, to
whom submitted the papers for his Of
fetal examination, and other causes re-
ferred to in the accompanying copy of
the opinion of that officer, have delayed
my reply to your requisition.
l have now the honor of communicat-
ing to your Excellency this opinion of
the Attorney General, which embodes
substantially the reasons that have COM
PEELED me to decline to surrender Lago, in
compliance with your requisition.
With sentiments Of the highest respect,
I have the honor to be
Your obedient servant,
w. DENNISON.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1860-06-28
DOttrp.
THE LAST LITTLE CHICKEN.
ny Arm AL D o. .

DY ARM ALDO.
'Tis the last little chicken
Left roosting alone,
All its kindred companions
Are stolen and gone!
No fat little pullet,
No rooster is nigh.
To respond the last chickens
Sorrowful sigh!
I'll not leave thee, thou lono one,
To languish in grief;
Since thy loved ones are eaten,
Thy life should be brief;
Thus kindly l seize thee
And pinion thee fast,
With a mournful reflection
That thou art the last!
So soon may follow,
When friends, day by day,
From creations vast poultry yard
Vanish away;
o, who would be left
When the loved ones have flown,
In life's dreary chicken coop
Roasting alone!
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1860-06-28

the assaults Of British invaders and their
more savage allies. And IL cannot be
that ingratitude is a characteristic Of your
constituents. IL to their "sober second
thought" that ] would appeal, not to
grant us favor or confer privilege, but
simply not to give us denial Of our con
stitutional rights. And that appeal /
would make in your own language, when
on recent occasion you addressed your
fellow citizens Of Kentucky, Tennessee,
and Indiana tyour own capital. Speak
ing for the people Of Kentucky, as you
then spoke for the people Of Ohio, l would
declare with emphasis: "Believe me, gen
tlemen, the people Of Ohio ask no peculiar
privileges under the Constitution They
cheerfuly recognize as belonging to their
brethren all the rights they claim for them
selves. The exclusive right Of the people
of every State to establish and maintain
undisturbed their domestic institutions
lies at the foundation Of the national con-
fcderacy. Without its recognition there
could have been no nnion Of the States
Without its continued recognition, as the
basis of all national legislation, and for
the regulation Of the intercourse between
the people of the States, in theory and in
fact, there can be no partical union Of the
States. The sovereignty Of the States in
all matters not clearly delegated to the
Federal Government must be maintain
ed."-CoLUMBUs SPEECH, Jan, 1860.
This was the solemn pledge given to MS
on our visit last winter to Ohio by you,
as the Executive of the State, and, be as.
sured, nothing less will satisfy the people
eff Kentucky. Nothing less should be
conceded by the people Of Ohio. ! cam
not convey to you my surprise and disap-
pointment when l read the reasons given
for your refusal 10 surrender the fugitive
Lago, in direct violation, conceive, Of
the sentiments and principles laid down in
the aboye extract from your speech upon
the occasion alluded to. According to
your own admissions and position so dis
tinctly stated, that violation involves a
dissolution of the Union.
| have the honor to be,
Your obedient servant,
b. MAGoFFIN.
p. s. Under a sense o. duty to the
people have the honor to represent, and
in view of the large number of slaves an.
nuallv enticed away from their owner,
by emissaries sent from Ohio, whom you
refuse to surrender, shall cause this cor.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1860-06-28
Misttllaneous.
STATE COMITY---STATE RIGHTS
OHIO VS.. KENTUCKY
Gov. Dennison for Disunion-Ue Re-
fuses to fulfil the Constitu-
tional Obligations.
MORE ABOLITION MULTIPLICATION
is OHIO FOR DISUNION?

Is Ohio to be Rendezvous for Criminals ?
DENNIsoN IMPALED BY GOVERNOR MAGOFFIN
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In ordering Tickets or Certificates.

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Notice.

| WILL BE AT TIE USUAL PLACES
L Of receiving Taxes on the following
days, viz:
At Jacksonham, Monday. Feb 27th.
At Craigsville, Tuesd1y. Feb. 2Sth.
AT i. Il. Magill's Store, Wednes., Feb. 20.
At BelIair. ThurSday, March Ist.
At Ross Store, Friday, March I'd.
At Court House, Monday, March 5,h.
AT Plyler's musterground, Tuesday, Mar G .
At Taxahaw, Wednesday, March 7th.
AT Horizons Thursday, March 9Th.
At Smnl's Friday, March 9th.
At ]. Il. MagiIrs store, Saturday, March 10.
Al Ballads Aluster-ground, Mond. Mar. IL.
AT Tank, Tuesday, March l3.
And at the Court House during Court
week, or ~ long an Court continues.
Those who own slaves will notice that
they are required to pay tax upon every
dog kept by their slave or slaves.
Free negroes will take notice that they
are required TO pay tax upon every dog
kept by then they are also required to
make their returns and pay their taxes dur.
ing the month Of March.
The tax books will be closed on the 2bth
day Of April.
JR. HUNTER, r. CID.
Jan. sist 1850. 52-9m.
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HOSTEsrrG4cS
STOMACH BlTTEnS,

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experiments which has attended To advance
the h".tiny of this great preparation in the
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