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The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1860-01-18
The Democracy North and South

1t cannot be denied that the perseveriDo
efforts of The Democratic party in the North
ern States TO maintain the just rights of the
South, are too often underrated by the South.
ern people. Their opposition to Mr.. Doug.
las is but war upon the Northern Democ-
racy, for he is the admitted champion of the
sentiments Of the conservative Democracy
OF the North. The Louisville Democrat
ably and pointedly rebukes this Southern
opposition in the following spirited Ortcla
THE WAR ON DOUGLAS.
1t is plain enough at the start to anv ones
vision, not willully blind, that the war on
Douglas was but war on the Northern De.
mocracy. 1t has now become too evident to
escape the notice of any one. He is the
embodiment of their sentiment, and the
champion of their cause. The more he is
assailed, the more they will rally round him,
and the more uncompromising they will be.
Assaults on him are now but assaults on
them. They see it, and will resent it. II
he is not Democrat, neither are they il
be is traitor, so are they. Is there Dem.
oerat who doesn't see that such war will
not pay expenses Where is it driving to !
What is to be the end of it! 1t is we'll
known that the Northern Democracy EN-.
brsces ninety.nine ole- -hundredths of their
section. For score Of years they have de.
fed sectonalism. They have not merely
gotten up Union meetings, and passed nam.
by pamby resolutions; they have met the
enemy single handed, amidst O storm of
sectional passion, and worked with all the
energy OF patriots, at every cost and sacri.
fee, 10 keep the sectionalists out of political
power. They have their representatives on
the floor OF Congress, where the danger is,
whilst no others from that region have done
anything but aid the enemy. This Northern
Democracy have fought our Battles but for
them the South would have long since been
ignored in this Union. The South can't do
without them in this Union, and maintain q
stsow in the councils Of the nation. A war
on them is suicidal and wrangle with
them on point useless to US, but fatal 10
them, is Unstatesmanlike and unpatriotc.- -
VIII not the common sense of the Demo.
cratic party stop it ! God pity the party in
the hands of such engineers They are la.
boring with a zeal which nothing but hate
could inspire, to crush themselves out
What harm do they expect to do Douglas
that will not fall with more crushing weight
on themselves -! When the Northern De.
mocracy are all unsound and all traitors,
where are they going to be! What will be
the use Of their soundness! They may fiat.
ter themselves that they are very fine muteri.
al but like the calico of lady's dress.-
She admired it; it was beautiful but not
half enough to make dress. 1t was too
short at one end, and not long enough at the
other. We appeal to the good sense of the
Democracy to stop this war against their
own party in the free States. It's suicidal
There is no mistake about it. The case is
clear no one can misapprehend the matter
now.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1860-01-18
Report of the Postmaster General.

The following is an abstract of the annual
re port Of Postmaster General Holt:
The report opens with on allusion to the
death Of his predecessor in March last, which,
together with the factious refusal of the
last Congress to paes the usual appro-
priation bill fer the department., placed
tie fairs of the Postofice in state of EN-.
barrassment unpre cedented since the foun.
dation of the government. Never did any
previous Congress close its labors with such
an utter disregard Of any provision for this
important public service. 1t left unprovided
for, in any shape or form, deficiency OF
$4,2960O9 26. The result of this might
have been a total cessation Of the mails, but
that the contractors, animated with patri-
otic spirit, took the risk of not being paid,
and cheerfully continued said service, de-.
pending on the next Congress to make the
matter all right. He therefore urges upon
the present Congress the necessity of prompt
action.
One of the most important points in the
Postmaster's report is his recommendation OF
the abolition of the ranking privilege
Congress, by its voting 500, 600 to the de.
partnent for this privilege, admits that it has
no right to it without compensation ; but the
"free matter" has so increased OF late tha,
tho sum of 100000 is not one. fourth O
what the compensation ought to be. 1t costs
the department about $3,ooo,Ooo, withou
any advantage 10 the country s and the cut
ting off of that amount, with little retrench
ment in other directions. would have so re-
duced the expenditure that there would have
been no deficiency at all at the close Of tht
last session of Congress.
| Another measure recommended is the re-
peal Of the act Of 1926, which authorized
"every printer Of newspapers within tht
United States to exchange with others fret
of postage" and also the law of 1862, which
required that weekly newspapers shall b.
delivered free of postage to all subscribers
residing within the county in which suct
papers are published. Mr.. Holt advises thu
repeal OF both these laws.
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! There is another matter which the Post
master points out as deeply needed, but
which 1t is only in the power Of Congress to
make. The conveyance Of the malls by
railroad costs $3,243, ,974 per annum, besides
SS26, TIA for route agents, &c. In many in
stances, such as new lines and sparsely pop
ulated regions, there is scarcely aRy cores
pondeDce and yet the railroad companies
are permitted by law to mulct the depart
ment without rendering an equivalent. The
change demanded in the law is to reduce the
compensation by at least one. third, and CON-
pei the companies to enter into contract with
the Postmaster. As the law now stands, Of
the three hundred and eighteen railroad
routes in the United States, there are one
hundred and thirty.seven on which the mails
are transported without contract.
The total revenue of the Post.offices for
the year 1859 is S7,96S,4s4. The expenses
are Sl5,764,092. The income, therefore, is
only about half the expenditure, whereas in
England the Government derives q consider.
able reuenue from its Post Office, while post
age is cheaper than It is here. What, he
asks. is 10 prevent the great republic Of the
New World practising as much economy 10
the mail service as any Of the monarchies Of
the Old World and what good reason can
be assigned for the Post.off being heavy
burden, instead of o self.supporting insttu.
tioD, in country in which general education
is far more widely diffused than it is 10 Eng.
land?
The number Of postage stamps supplied to
postmasters during the year ending June 80,
1859, was as follows:
cent, A,43!,3OO 10 cent, 3,sS5, $50
cent, II? ,0S7 500 l2 cent, l499,1OO
sss9D.9 WS9S 99u@Set yss ysss
Total, s6,26l ,5s3 "a
Total value OF postage stamps a nd stamp
ed envelopes issued during the year
ending June 30, 1858, $3,962,7s7 %
Increase during 1859, S293,746 C6
On the 3Oth Of June last there were in
operation S,723 mai routes. The number
of contractors was 1858.
The length of these routes is estimated at
$50 ,052 miles, divided as follows, viz:
Railroad, 26OIO.
Steamboat, l9,2O9.
Coach, 63O4I,
Interior routes, l5I792.
The total annual transportation of mails
was 80, 308, 402 miles, costing So, ,46S. .757-
On the 30th of June there were 27,977 Post
Offices in the United States.
The whole number OF dead letters, con.
tanning money, registered and sent out dur
ing the year ending June 80, 1859, was 8, 1875,
of which 6574 were delivered, leaving l,l32
unclaimed. The whole amount of money
received was $45,7lS IA; amount restored
TO owners, $5l ,l43 "a.
The number of letters registered and sent
out, containing valuable enclosures, other
than money, such as bills of exchange, drafts,
bonds, Treasury warrants, &C., was s,647 !;
of which 1888 have been restored to the
owners, leaving unclaimed sO9.
The amount of the enclosures was $2,,
502,29S IL the amount of enclosures in
sterling was f6,783, lbs. 3d.; the amount Of
the enclosures in francs was lO4. .43l.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1860-01-18
MIR. Douglas in the South.

Among the Democracy of the South, the
opinion is rapidly gaining ground, that, with
Dir. Douglas as the standard.bearer of the
national party of the country, their success
will be more certein than with any other
man. He has the strength ond the talent to
tOke the party through the coming contest
VIGOROUSLY. A perceptibIe change in his ia
vor is perceived in all quarters, and the re.
cent unqualified expressions of the Democra-
cy of Ohio, Indiana and Illinois in his favor
will add to the number Of his friends every.
where.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1860-01-18

sidered out OF danger. The prospects of
Duck Mill are not so good.
FIremen are present from oil the neigh.
boring towns.
Between forty and fifty physicians are in
attendance.
The fire caught without doubt, from a
lantern with a burning fluid lamp being &C.
cidsntally dropped.
One Of the fremen dropped dead in the
street from the effects Of over exertion.
The building was five stories high, $50
feet long, and 10 feet wide, with wing As
feet square. II contained $500 spindles.
The edifice Yves an immense brick build.
ing, along two streets, the wings forming an
angle somewhat like the letter L. On the
inner space, between the wings were de.
tsched buildings connected with the works.
Surrounding the Pemberton Mills, and along
the banks Of the river, were quite q number
Of other mills, the principal ones being the
Washington Mills, the Duck Mills, and the
Pacific Mills.
The Washington Mills In the immediate
vicinity of the Pemberton Mills, were for.
merly called the Bay State Mills, and enjoy
ed political as we'll as business reputation,
at the time Of the "free WOO" discussion in
Congress; the company was then called the
Bay State Mills, as we understand.
The surrounding property 10 uninjured.
The dead number 1l6, and the wounded
I65. Some of the latter will die butiby far
the larger part may survive their injuries.
The loss is estimated at 100000.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1860-01-18
The Progress Of the Douglas Ball
-EEae Voice Of Illinois.

Illinois, the home of the great states sm1n
Of the West, has pronounced for him in
tones that will be heard all over the confed
eracy. She is the most reliable Democratic
free State, never having cast her vote for an
Opposition President eiDce she was admitted
into the Union. The Representatives Of
her gallant Democracy affirm the principles
OF Territorial Popular Sovereignty, and re-
pudiate with just il dignstioD the falsehood
that there is anything is the Dred Scott de-
cision which prevents the people lrom hav.
ing slavery or not, as they please; and the
other dogma extensively put forward, that
slavery exists in the Territories under the
Constitution of the United States. She in.
suucts for Douglas, and sends twenty ,hree
unAinching men to the Charleston Conven.
tion. Here ere their names: WIN. jack
son, of McHenry county; B. PIatt OF 10
Davis county; ]. B. Turner, of Cock; A.
J. Harrington, Of Kane; Allen Wihers, OF
Mclean; R. GoodeII, of Will; S. Spetti.
man, of TtzewelI; r. w. HaIloway, OF
Warren; w. Fl. Rolston, of Hancock; A.
s. Brooks, of Adams; w. F. Thompson, of
Shelby; N. Mcconnell, of Morgan; A,
Shaw, of Lawrenct; U. F. Lindner, Of
Coles; S. A. Buckmsster, of Madison; z
c. Casey, Of jefferson; w. J. Allen, o.
Williamson; w. H. Green, of Massae.-
Senatorial Delegttes-S. s. Marshall, w
A. Richardson, o. B. Fick!in, and T.. L
Dickey.
Many Of these names are we'll known L
the county, and have a national reputation
Among them are VIM. A. Richardson, Ions
amenber of Congress, and lately Mr.. Blu
chanan's governor Of Nebraska; Mr.. Flick
lin, ex'member of Congress; s. s. Mar
shall, do; U. +. Linder, A. =. Brooks, late
postmaster at GU ncy; NJ. Mcconnell, an,
other recognized chieftains of the Ilinoi:
Democracy.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1860-01-18

GT A person named Roger Largos, has
recently died in Paris, at the sge of 100 pre-.
ciseIy, day for day, and even hour for hour.
1t was at one O'Clock in the afternoon OF the
10th of December, 1853. that be was born,
and at one O'Clock in the afternoon of the
10th of December, 1859, that he died.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1860-01-18
DISTRICT DELEGATES,

lst District, VIM. Bradley, G. H. Nor
row I'd, d,Lutsyette Green, s. B. Greenfield
81, Geo. y Wook, John A. Finn 4th, S. B
Field, John Kenrick 9th, Ben. SpaIding
WIN. Reid 9th, John Dishman, Colbert Ce.
Gil 7th, J. F. Speed, S. E. Dehaven 9Th
r. M. Johnson, s. B. Beck ; 9th, Joseph l.
Young, Robert Fl. Mckee; 10th, H. D.
Helm, R. p. Butler.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1860-01-18
Indiana for Douglas.

The Democracy of Indiana in their State
Convention. on Thursday last, proclaimed to
the world their unalterable alta chment to
the doctrine of Popular Sovereignty as we'll
as their confidence in Stephen A. Douglas,
who is their choice for President in 1861
The delegates to the Charleston Convention
are;
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1860-01-18

6Aysr's American Almanac for 1860
10 now ready for delivery gratis, at CHARLES
E. Sw1FT's, who is hoppy to supply all that
call fer them. Every family should have
and keep this book. 1t is worth having
Comprising much general information ot
great value; il gives the best instruction for
the cure OF prevalent complaints, that we
can get anywhere. Its anecdotes alone are
worth busbel OF wheat, and its medical sd.
vice is sometimes worth to the sick, the
wheat's worth in gold. Many of the medi.
cal almanacs are trash, but this is solid gold.
Ito calculations are made purposely for this
latitude, and are therefore correct. Call
and get sn Ayers Almanac. End when got,
tssp IT,
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1860-01-18

GJ. A. Marchand, Esq, Editor of the
Wayne County Democrat, has been removed
from the office of Postmaster at WOOSTER
His successor is James Johnson, Esq, q
brother of U. s. Marshal Johnson. The
Democra! is Douglas paper, which may, in
measure, account for the decapitation OF
our cotemporary.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1860-01-18
Prof. Gardner. the New EMgI;a I'd
Soap Man.

Prof. Gardner visited Ravenna on Friday
last, and lectured at Days Hull, in the eve.
ming, to a very large audience. We were
not present, but learn that the lecture
ubounded in eloquence, humor and pathos,
and was we'll calculated to sell the soap OF
the Professor.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1860-01-18
TIE Kentucky Delegates.

The following is list of the delegates
from Kentucky to the Charleston Conven-
tion. They are instructed for Mr.. Guthrie
as their first choice for President:
DELEGATES AT LARGE.
r. K. Williams, G. A. Caldwell, John C.
Mason, D. P. White.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1860-01-18
GBt 4ortagt SentineI.
JAMES W. SoMERVILLE, Editor.
Wednesday, January 1s, 1880.
Congress-.

The House is still unorgunized, and is
quite likely to remain SO until the crack OF
doom. The only new feature that we have
discovered, Ia symptom Of restlessness on
the part of some OF it's members that their
pay will shortly be stopped.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1860-01-18

GTMessrs. Reisinger & Kelly have COM
menced the publication of new paper,
called the "RichLaad Democrat" at Mans
field. Its Democracy is vi the right stripe
and We wish il success.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1860-01-18
THE LATEST,

LAWRENCE, Jan. ll-l.3O A. M.-The
Pemberton Mills building is a fat and smo.
king mass.
The Washington Mills are in great ieop.
srdy, the wind being in that direction.
The Duck Mill counting.room, which al.
most touches the Pemberton Mills, may alec
be sacrificed.
LOWELL, Jan. ll-2 O'Clock, A. NJ
Through the superbuman exertlons OF the
tEemsn, the Washington Mills may be con.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1860-01-18

Sporting authorities assert that Mr.
Ten Brock made over three hundred thou.
sand dollars By bis American horses In Eng
land
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1860-01-18
DELEGATES AT LARGE,
Z. NJ. Huntington. Robert Lowry, S. H.
Buskirk and J. B. Foley.
DISTRICT DELEGATES,

Tst District, Smith Miller, John S. Gavitt;
I'd, J. B. Norman, S. X. Wolfe Sd. H. w.
Harrington, P. c. Dunning 4th, ]. V. Be-
musdefer, 9th, Lafe Develin, w. w. Fry
barger; 9th, w. H. Talbot, J. NJ. Gregg i;
7th, DR.. E. Reed, H. K. Wilson Sth, L. B.
Stockton, l. B. Elston 9th, G. Hathaway,
s. A. Hall !; 10th, Pliny Hoogland, G. w.
Mcconnell /; ll,h, J. R. Goffroth, William
Carver.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1860-01-18

THE RUINS IN A MASS OF FLAMES
II o'clock.-The whole mass of RUNS ia
now in a sheet of flames. The screams and
means OF the wounded can be heard distinct.
ly. but no person can save them.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1860-01-18

LAWRENCE, January 1O.--1 Inc DOOy OF L..
Branch was recovered to-day from the ruins
of the Pemberton Mills.
The four o.her bodies previously recover
ed have been identified as those OF Margaret
Collman, Catharine Harigan, Ellen A. Helm
and Jane Thomas. Services appropriate to
the melancholy event were held to-day in
all the churches. The work on the ruins
has been suspended Tonight. The Mayor
has Issued the following proclamation
In view of the great calamity which has
fallen upon our city like lhunderbolt from
a cloudless sky; crushing it with a weight
Of misery which no earthIy power can raise j.;
shrouding it in a cloud Of anguish hch no
human hand can diepel !; binding it in chains
OF woe, which despoir cannet break re-
commend, and earnestly beseech, that on
Tuesday next all the residents of Lawrence
abstain from their 0vocations ond labors
that they set apart that day as one Of prayer
that they then meet in their respective pla-
ces Of worship 10 join in those religious
ceremonies which the occasion demands, and
there publicly ask of Sod, that He would
temper our aEiction with mercy that He
would restore to Health and strength those
! now laDgnishing 10 Pain and suffering that
He would provide with fathers care for the
orphan and the widow !; that He world CON-
fort and support those bereft Of husband and
wife, parents and children : that He would
so order this signal destruction of property
and life, as that good may come out of oul
great evil, and that our experience nay teach
wisdom throughout the land.
Signed, D. SAUNDERS, JR:, Mayor.
The Duck Mills, located near the ruins
OF the Pemberton Mills, have stopped work.
ing, the. operatives refusing to continue q,
labor until the building is thoroughly exam
ined ss to its Raleiy.
, 1860-02-17

VIZ. II. DAILY, Esq.;
Dear slr-Yom AROMATIC VALLEY WHISKY
s received and. amer careful examination find II to
Be pure article entirely free from the adulteratne
Ingredients 80 frequently used.
Jas. J. MAPEL, Chemist.
, 1860-02-17

Days Aromatic Valley Whisky
Z put up In cases containing one dozen bottles each
for aae BY all the principal Liquor Houses in CaiiOr
MA. 6ml0
, 1860-02-17
]. D. HOLMAN !
]. H. WHITCOMB.) J

IERRlToRr OF WARRINGTON, In the District vel!t
County Of Chehalis, IS. I ofthe I'd Judicial dhi,
To J. H. WHITCOAB EN15
You are hereby notified that J. D. Hdnsp hn
fled Q complaint and sued out an atiachm(nt aflnn
you in said court which will come on tQlbe heard q
the frst term Of the court which shall eomnshee
more than three months after the FouHTB DAT "
NOVEMBER, 1859, and unless you appear At faid Tern
and answer, the same will be taken a. confessed %.
the prayer Of said complaint granted. The oseeiin
prayer Of said complaint Is TO recover The son q
three hundred and two dollars and thirtyOne et.n
upon two promissory notes for that amount, with ~
terest according TO the tenor thereof. fH
B.P. ANDERSON, .
Plantil'S AttoFB,y.
Oct. 70, 1882 SmbO - i9.tr
, 1860-02-17
Administrator's Notioe.

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN, that The undersign
IN ed was appointed by the Probate Court Of Clarke
county Washington Territory administrator upon ths
estate Of David O. Parker decd late Of said county
All persons knowing themselves indebted 10 said Is
tate, are requested 70 make immediate payment and
all persons having claims against said estate are re
quesied 70 present the same within year from ID,
date hereof or they will be forever barred.
LEWIS VAN VIE T, Administrator.
July 8, 1859. Nv
, 1860-02-17
L. P. FIS HER 8 30
Advertising Agency,

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ADVERTISING IN THE ATLANTIC STATE
L. P. F. has now completed his arrangement ~
the forwarding Of advertisements to all the pTine
largest circulating Journals and newspaper Pupi'A
in the Atlantic States,
fine opportunity Is here offered to those Vbo y
to advertise In any part Of the Union, Of dong ~,
manner.
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The Carrollton sun. (City of Carrollton, Parish of Jefferson, La.) 185?-1???, 1860-12-19
word to the Discouraged.

Tyr. ANDRus: the original inventor
IL reformer and founder of new principles
IN the practice Of Medicine can be consulted
bs letter only, by addressing DIR. Henry
Andrus, New Orleans: La, and Medicine
will be forwarded by Mail free of charge for
a trial to any Postoffice in the Union; he offers
in all cases of Consumption and Nervous
Debility, Scrofula and all Rheumatic,
Paralytic and Mercurial Affections, Diseases
of the Hip and Spine, Kidneys and Bladder,
Gravel, Dropsy ETC., safe and speedy cure,
Female Weakness, Suppression, Irregularities
aaS all Diseases of the Womb, Structures
ESn he Urethra, Fistua and Piles, remedied
Ewitilbalt the use of Instruments or Bandages.
After twentyyears of personal and professional
|sexPerience he can state that no person in
the world can cure those Diseases with Mineral
or Vegetable Medicine alone; there never
was one Chronic Disease treated right or
properly at the Charity Hospital in this city
and the head and pride of the Medical
Faculty have charge Of it. He uses no
Mineral Medicine; his remedies enable the
most debilitated to enjoy as great perfection
of health while taking Medicine as at any
period of their lives. nov29.6rn