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The Long Agony Over.

At last the Trumbull Democrat has ia
ken position for the campaign, dismOunted
from its unpleasant scat astride the fence,
and hoistcd the Douglas flag.
Mr.. Ritezcl slides q little to one side of
the editorial tripod, and DR.. D. B. Woods
climbs up, and takes charge of the political
department If the paper, Mr.. R. still re-
tanning control of the business.
The DR.. does not favor his readers with
a very long inaugural, but states briefly
that his energies will be devoted chiefly to
applying sticking plaster to the wounds,
and prescribing soothing liniments to the
bruises Of the Democratic party, and pour
ing cold pizcn down the threats of the IN
believing Republicans. If he could prove
himself as skilful in administering to the
political ailments. of the party, as. he has
in treating the bodily diseases of his pa
tients. there might be hope for Democracy
yet; but alas, the disease has reached its
vitals. Buchanan has stabbed it to the
heart; Douglas has crushed its brain; the
cancer Of slavery has eaten into its bowels,
and the mantle Of squatter sovereignty has
smothered it. Neither allopathy, homeo-
PATTY, h~ydropathy, eclecticism, steaming,
nor HOlloway's pills, can save it now; it
is fast going the way of all hopelessly Ger
rupt political parties, to that borne from
whence no traveller returns. The only
earthly use which can be made of It now,
is to hand it over as 4 dead subject to the
political doctors for dissection, as affording
i most interesting example of the effects Of
4 combination Of diseases.
Or. Woods comes 10 his post with 4 fair
share Of experience. It is by no means the
f7st time that he has tried his hand at wri-
ting for the Democrat, but in days gone
by, his pen has often furnished some Of the
ablest articles in its columns. Age has
not diminished Lis ability. but we fancy
he viii find it dificult to bring 50 much
zeal and fire to his advocacy of the cause
Of the artful dodger whose flag he now fights
under, az when he stood on the once broad
platform Of the I'D national Democracy
Flank after plank has been carried of by
successive party leaders from Polk down
10 Buchanan, until the DR.. cannot find 3
single one broad enough to rest the sole Of
Lis foot upon. and he has fairly .@quatted.
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Sappressing the Truth.

The Douglas papers throughout the
country most generally refuse to pabisf the
bred Scott resolution adopted as a part of
the platform at Baltimore. They suppress
It lest their readers should become disgust
ed at it. They also. suppress the record of
Herschel Y. johnson. their candidate for
Vice President, on Squatter Sovereignty,
Some of them have been offered pay &c pub
fish. as an advertisement, the report of
Herschel V. Johnson to the Democratic
Convention ON the 4th Of June last. with
the name attached. and 4 brief introduc-
tory statment Of the circumstances under
which it was prepared, but they have all
declined to do so. The document only six
weeks old, Is an open Reputation of Squat
ter Sovereignty and advocates 4 Slave Code
for the territories. The Douglas papers
dare not publish it. Their inconsistency
would be made 50 glaring by it that they
ignore it, We DO not wonder at the cow
ardice they show, under the circumstances.
Pittsburgh Gazette.
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Congressman

Three weeks since, VIC copied an article
upon this subject, from the Ashtabula Sen
'tinel and replied to it, at the same time
requesting the Sentinel to publish our ar
ticle, and then let the matter rest when the
headers Of each paper had seen both sides.
The Sentinel published our reply. but also
commented upon it, as We thought not quite
fairly. and at very considerable length, ard
seems disposed to insist upon keeping up
the discussion. It SAYS:
1--WE certainly see no improperly in the
discussion Of the subject of county or dis
trict nominations. We have not 50 under
stood the duties or privileges of the local
iprcss. If any such rules are established
for the editors of local papers. our friends
of the Chronicle, or any other editor, may
adopt them if they choose. Tor our part
we prefer to conduct a paper upon different
principles. We have been accustomed to
discuss such questions as We chose, and ex-
pect to eontinue-tbe practice"
Such being the wishes of the editor of
the Sentinel, We felt disposed to indulge
him. but have delayed a little for the puT-
pose Of ascertaining whether tho other Re-
publican papers in Mr.. Giddings' county
were likely to follow in the track Of the
Sentinel. One Of these, TIC Copncaut Re
porter, has made its mark very distinctly,
and has answered the Sentinel much better
than VIC could have done. and thus saytd
sIs the trouble; IAN extract from it will be
found at the close Of this article. The
other. the Ashtabula Telegraph. gives the
.SrafineFs first article and our reply. pia-
cling both sides fairly before its readers.
Since the opening of the ball by the Sc7s-
.ti,ld, gome Of Mr. Giddings' friends have
been quite active in their efforts to bring
forward his name successfully. but We are
satisfied that they have found al entirely
different state Of public sentiment in the
District. from what they had anticipated.
The Discrimination to drop Nr. Hntcbins Al
this time, Is 50 marked. that ne think no
one can fail to sec II, aud thar 10 election
ucriDg vii change it.
It is understood that Nj. Giddiass best
friends do not desire to bring his name be
fore the convention, unless the nomination
aFauM Ac tolcrably certain, ard his own
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Dtatbs.

In Deerfeld. May 255h. MARY ANN, wifi,
Of Samuel c. Oswald. in her a5th year.
IaWarren. August Ist, at the residence Of DR.
10y, JONYEY l.. son Of Samuel C. Oswald
aged , years and 26 days.
In Vienna, July 81. of putrid sore throat
MATILDA, dugatero of Lueius and Phebe Hall
aged 6 years.
The following lines by Rev. W R u Even
we're suggested by the death.
Little 'TiIlie bright and lovely
As the early blooming flower,
All the beauty of dear childhood.
Frightening cen life's darkes, hour.
Li,,le 'Tillie. how her p~rst.le
Chased dark clones o. ere away:
How her smiles. like golden sunshine,
Fell across lifr's dreary way.
From the table she is abseSt,
Absent from her little bed;
Absent from The evening frasiJe,
Little Title, ali. she's dead.
Closed. alas in deaths long slumbers,
Ewes that shOne like brightest pearls;-
On her cold and marble forehead
Careless lie her fading euria.
In the silent, gloomy graveyard,
Meath the green and tuited sod
Little 'Tillie now reposes,
Waiting for the tramp Of Cod
Little 'Tillie. how We miss her,
Miss the little angel goae.
But her spotlcss spirit shineth
Midst the angels round the thrcne.
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at last, thinking to make up for the lacz
of elevation of his political position by the
greater tenacity with which he can cling
TO his hobby. by means of his sedentary
position. Alas how have the mighty fal-
len,
The Douglas pafiy in the county could
not have placed the management Ct the pO-
litical columns of its organ in ADLER hands.
All that any mar could honorably do to
uphold such a catsc, Or. Woods viii DO;
and knowing his private character, we have
no fear that he will do anything which is
~dishonorable. The Doctor is aworthy po-
litical foe, and We have no objection to take
a slight tilt with him, now and then.
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The Congressional Convention,

For the 2lst Congressional District, CON-
posed Of Asbtahula. Trumbella and Mahon.
ing Counties. for the purpose of nomina-
ting a Republican Representative to Con-
gress, and a Presidential Elector, viii be
held at the centre of Johnston, on
Thursday, 4aguSt l6, at 10 O'Clock, an
The aPDOrtionment agreed upon by the
Congressional Committee of the District is,
one delegate for every one hundred votes
cast for Mr.. Dennison at the last guberna-
torial election, and one delegate for every
fraction of one hundred, over fifty, which
viii give to Trumbull county t~hirty-one
delegates These arc apportioncd to the
different townships as fallnws.
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SUICIDE IN SPRtNoFtELD TowssHIP.-
We but recently heard of a horrible suicide
which occurred about two miles east Of New
Middleton, on the 18th ult. An elderly
man, named John A. Spaight, had a disa-
grecment with his wife, in part respecting
a boy of hers by a former husband. Du-
ring the war of words. he demonstrated a
disposition to kill both the woman and boy,
and actually fired his shot gun at the for
mer, but fortunately missed her. She ran
from him, and escaped his murderous de-
sign. Upon returning to the house. in COM
pany with others, Spaight was found in 4
dying condition, with the lower part of his
face blown away, having shot himself thro'
the head. In this horrible condition he
lived but ten minutes, and then breathed
his last, without being able, from his ex-
IRENE misery and pain, to give any account
OF himself or the affair. He was OCCASION
ally disposed to intOxication. ard was sup
posed to have been in that state at the time
Of the criminal decd. An inquest was held
on the 10Th, and a verdict Of suicide rem
dered by the jury.-Aah. SeRtineL.
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Total increase of 10 years,

DISCIPLES YEARLY MERTIHG.-The Dis
ciples' Yearly Meeting for this district, will
be held in Salem, on the Fair Ground,
commencing Friday, August 18th, and con-
tinuing some four or FIVE days. Among
the chief speakers on that occasion, will be
Prof. j. A. Garfield, Principal of the Hiram
Institute, Portage county. Mr.. G.. is 4
young man of far more than ordinary tai
ent and ability. As a pulpit orator, he
has already attained an enviable reputa-
ton and not without meriting it. He is
also a member of the Ohio Senate from the
Portage District, and last winter made his
mark, high up and deep, as a clear headed
and honorable statesman. He is n of
your genuine self-made men, having strug-
gled up from a poor boy and canal boat dri-
yer, to his present proud position. A very
large attendance is usually anticipated at
these annual gatherings Of the church
Salem Republican.
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Delegates to the Congressional and
County Conventions.


In accordance with the suggestions Of
the Republican Congressional and County
Central Committees, the township primary
meetings will be held on SATURDAY, the
18th inst, for the selection of delegates to
attend the two conventions, the Congress
sional, at Johnston, on Thursday, the 10th,
and the County Convention, at Warren, on
Saturday, the 18th inst. Heretofore, in
most instances, there has been too great
looscness and carclcssness o. the part Of
the Republicans of this county, in the man
ncr of selecting these delegates, and as 4
consequence, the wishes of a majority of the
Republicans in the county, have not always
been fully represented. This error, orfail-
ure, arises from two causes; first, the neg
lect of the Republicans of the different
townships, to attend the primary meetings,
thus falling to give expression to their pre-
fercnees; and second, the two frequent fail
ure of the delegates who are chosen, to at
tend the conventions. Especially has this
latter kind of failure been frequent in the
Senatorial and Congressional Conventions.
The consequence of this is that the delega-
tons are filed up by men from other parts
of the county, perhaps having preferences
entirely different from the majority of the
townships which they represent.
This is all wrong. and we sincerely hope
that the people in every township will turn
out and select such men as will fairly ex-
press their wishes; and that when chosen,
the delegates Will not shirk the response
bility, but faithfully perform their duty.
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A PAINTER, by profession, named Alex
ander Greenwood, jr., who coasted along
the Ohio river for jobs in his line, was ac-
cidentally shot by his wife, neal Gallipo-
lis, a few days since. He was repairing a
pistol; and, in course of eonversation, point
cd the weapon at her, jOeularly remarkin2
that he intended to shoot her. To thi:
she responded with seemingly ocular in.
tent, by snatching up another pistol which
lay neal her on the table; but in her for
getfulness, or excitement, she pulled the
trigger; and, as it was heavily charged.
the load went directly to his heart, caus
ing instant death.
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Drouth in the snnthern States

We give extracts from several southern
papers, relative to the severe drouth now
prevailing in some parts of the sonth.
From the Nashville Patriot August Il
Through the Gulf States the drouth
which prevailed during the latter part of
June and the greater portion of July, cut
off the corn crop Incidentally. Those
States, or the most Of them, are now pur-
chasing supplies from the great granary
of the West; and will be necessarily com
PEELED to keep it up next year until they
can make a crop, if they shall be 50 fortu-
nate. The first of July the prospects OF a
most bountiful crop in Tennessee were IN
usally cheering. The smiles of the planter
when he spoke Of them were pleasant to con-
template; but to-day. the lst of August, the
glowing prospects and bright smiles are
gone. Parched fields and gloomy eounte-
nanccs have taken their places. Tennessee
will not have a dollars worth of corn to
sell. She has scarcely enough wheat for
home consumption. She has no hay-her
clover fields are burnt up-and her stock
Of oats is being fed to stock already.
From the Anderson Is. c. Gazette
The long and destructive drouth of this
month has made sad havoc of the hopes and
prospects of the farmer. The ruinous
prices ruling for the past nine months, for
corn. flour and bacon, must be increased
greatly within the next nine months, and
if so what is to be the fate of the poor?
This is unquestionably the most gloomy
year ever ex 2erieneed in the upper District
of South Carolina-in truth, want, yerging
upon famine, stares us in the face, and We
must prepare to meet it.
From the Charleston Is. g. Courier July %
Gloomy foreboding of a very short crop,
or of a failure of provisions, still come to
US from many portions Of other States
We sincerely hope that results will agree
ably d~isappoirt some of these expectations;
but it may be considered certain that in
some sections the worst apprehcnsions will
be verified.
[Jonesboro, Ga July 2Il
The prospect here in this section for
the coming crop has been very gloomy
We had rain yesterday, which will help
cotton. but corn on upland is too far spent
to do any good. There are a good many
fields of corn that Will not make a bushel
to the acre
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DIR. EATON'S INFANTILE COR
DIAL.

1T must he obv;ons to every attentive person that
the irst diseases OF Infants arise chiefly from the bow
els. and in this connection We know Of medicine
whieh can be relied upon with perfect coIh en- 9 in
all ~isfantile complaints whatever their nature nay
nc. We speak Of Dr. ESTOs's lNFANTILE CoRDIAL-
l. contains 10 Opiate Of auy kind-nO paragOric an3
relieves the suGering5 Of icfInts as IL 10y magic
Hothersi By all msaust ~ this-eyen IL al other rem
edi-s have failel See the advertisement IN anotheF
column Of Messrs. CHCEcH & DUFOST. Druggist. New
York. who are the sole pToTrietO.s. aud also sole a
gents Of the vorli-renOwnre DR. BEOSsONs BLOOD
plants arising from deficiencies OF the blood. from
whatever causes such deficiencies may proceed u
IS without exception the most strengthening cordial
any invalid could take. as IL IS Immediately absorbed
BIZ the blood without having 10 20 through the pro-
cess Of q eestion; and as blood is the liz OF the IN
man body, bv nouIishi g AMI producing IT, II soon
restores to perfect health those even who have been
suffering for years We CONSIDER the ABOVE Two Pre-
partitions decidedly the hest or their kind offered 70
he puhre.-CkrOHieis, Qsebee, c E DTsee ad-
vrTtisemeut.
For sale ry WOODS & pE,v-
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PRoDUcTGoN OF CoFFEE-The quantity
of coffee produced in the worlds as follows:
Brazil, $40, 900, 900 lbs; Java, 202. $780,
600 lbs: Ceylon, lO5.o0O.O00 lbs; St.
Domingo. $4,000. 600 lbs Sumatra, So
100000 lbs: Cuba and Porto Rico. 30
10000 lbs: Venezuela. 100000 600 lbs:
Costa Rica, Is. 0OO,O 900 lbs: Mocha. $780,
900 lbs; English West Indies 100000
lbs: Manila, 100000 lbs: French and
Dutch West Indies, 100000 lbs. Total,
l,02I, 100000 lbs.
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property does; that negroes, horses, books,
furniture. sgAiSkey and jockknires, 81
stand on the same footing in the Terrific
rics as well as the States that if the Ter
%ritorial Legislature can exclude horses,
books, furniture, arAiSkeg, and jack-kziUes,
it can also exclude negroes; and that if thc
Constitution either carries property of any
kind into Territory. or guarantees its pro
lection there. no PolreT ram ercttde IL. He
holds that the Supreme Court has decided
negroes 10 be eTactIg as OHer-property il
. Territory; bat how far 4 Territory ha;
power to encourage or discourage-protecI
or exclude any species Of property. the court
has not decided. In this he is right. .
Those Eho oppose him know him to *
SO1nder on slavery than any man who eyel
was President. They concede that hi,
views of Territorial sovereignty do not arise
from any anti-slavery notions which he en-.
t%ertains, nor from any desire on his part
to restrict slavery one inch, or make free
States out Of the Territories. 1t is fully
conceded that he is sound on the nigge1
every lcGy; ard that he will abide by the
decisions of the Supreme Court, and carry
them out in good faith. no matter schal
they mag be; and that VIC are also pledged
to this"
The same paper says;
We are an out and out adrocate for tie
re-epeniRg Of the 1fricGn Stare Trade;
for the reason that if we had more negroes
the South could now and then admit new
Slave States, and are acoUH hear less oboui
Squatter Sovereignty, and there would BE-
no demand for Congressional protection.
9 c We believe in the craftsmanship
of Mr.. Douglas, his forecast, his judgment,
and that by his election, justice and equity
will be meted out to every section. Hence
We advocate his election.
So much for Douglas South. Here, al
the North, very different is the phase
The Douglas organ at Toledo says:
If Congress can establish slavery a;
well as abolish it, may not the people Of &
Territory, nine-tenths of whom arc oppo-
sed to it, have Il forced on to them, as ara!
attempted ia the case Of Kansas? And
the people of the Territories will not Away:
have Douglas to protect them, when wick.
cd and corrupt combinations arc formed Il
force SIarery on them. Douglas saved the
people Of that Territory from having tho
CURSE fastened upon them, and, but fol
him, Kansas would to-day be 4 Slave STATE
in the Union"
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Charles ]. Burgess, an aid to Gen. Wool,
dnring the Mexican war is supposed to
have committed suicide at Washington a
few days since. His hat was found tied
to the railing Of the long bridge, with a
letter enclosed, in which he said he had
been long weary of life and was detcrmin-
Cd to commit suicide.
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FRIGHTFUL AccIDEST.-On Tuesday
last, a German. named Miller, living near
Waynesburg, in Crawford county, met with
an accident which deprived him of both
legs. He was engaged in harvesting with
a machine reaper, and had gone forward to
give the driver some instruction in regard
to a ditch which was in the field. When
the machine started on again. he had not
moved far enough away, so that the knife
cut off One leg entirely above the ankle. and
injured the other SO badly that it had to
be amputated.-Pymouh Adr.
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Hickman and Douglas.

In his speech at West Chester (his
home) on Friday last, Hon. John Hickman
made some very pointed statements con-
corning Douglas, and their former relations
with each other. He said:
Particular pains had been taken to say
that l had turned traitor to my former
professions. and abandoned Stephen A.
Douglas. l have never abandoned any of
my political doctrines, and | Rerer Was a
douglas man, Applause. / want men
to know Just where | stand. l thus make
this public declaration and repeat it
have never been a Douglas man, for | al
WAYS despised his political principlcs--if
he ever had any. l say there is no man
in the Democratic party of the borough of
West Chester, or in the county of Chester,
who has ever heard me say q word of praise
for the person of Stephen \. Douglas. l
have privately and publicly denounced
him i have spoken against him consist
emily for ten years, for l know him well,
having watched his course closely. IkRo1g
that lie is not to be trusted, eveH IUih your
eyes on him. TGreat applause. l think
/ have gone as far in doing this as a man
could do, having personal regard for him
self.
Ihavc said that l would rather vote for
Breckenridge than for Stephen \. Douglas,
for he is infinitely the better man. Ihdre
nerer folad Douglas true to his oar" PTln-
cipLes, and 1 have said 50 at all times. l
have said so to his intimate friends-to his
private secretary. l have known him for
years to be a political mOuntebank, 4
scheming trickster, who recognizes the in
terests Of but one person in the United
States, and that one Is Stephen Il. Doug
las himself. 1 propose to help a larger in
terest than that, l have higher interests
than the elevation of such q man to the
presidency.
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TwoO the gentlemen put up as Presiden-
tial Electors by the Douglas men in Iowa,
refuse to run. There are a good many
Democrats out there willing to be buried
politically with Douglas, but they don't
wish to be compelled to dig their own
graves.
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Candidates for Nomination.

We have been requested TO announce tina
the following names will be before the com
ing Republican County Convention. fe
nomination for the Offices specified below.
PROBATE JUDGE.
Azor Abel, of Warren.
Alex. Mcconnell, "
L. c. Jones, Hartford.
!. W. Tyler. Warren.
Whittlesey Adams.
AUDITOR.
O. L. Wolcott, Pennington.
CLERK.
Junius Dana, Warren.
J. G, Butler, Niles.
Isaac Griffin. Pennington,
c. A. Harrington, Greene,
G. N Patch, Warren.
Homer Norton, Southineton.
COMMISSIONER.
]. N. jackson, Hubbard.
J. W. P~attcngell. Bristol.
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IO6

The electors are recommended TO meet
at the usual places of holding elections, on
Saturday, August 18th, at 4 o'clock P. N.
for the purpose of electing delegates. 1t
IS also recommended that the delegates be
selected by ballot.
HARMON AUSTIN,
4 A A. Baldwin, Comfy
LEONARD BURTON, Central
q. I. TOWNSEND, Committee.
q. y. HAP0ooD.
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mmtiagts.

In Madison, Lake Co, Ohio, Aug. lst, 1859,
By the Rev. B. o. PlimPtOn, Mr.. Al Van
.GORDER of Warren, Trumbull Co, O., and
Miss ALICE Z. HUNT Of the former place.