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Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1860-03-01

Much NERDED.-We are pleased 10
learn that there is about to be started in
Millersburg, Lumber Yard. Such an
institution" has long been needed here,
and pesons in this neighborhood about to
send abroad for lumber will take the hint,
and wait.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1860-03-01
rg The oberlinites, as will be seen b,

H The Oberlinites, as will be seen by
reference to an article on the outside of to-
days paper-have been initiating the mad
caps of the South, in running off one of
their citizens, who had made himself OBJ
jectionable to some ofthem. 1t is shame
10 the State of Ohio, that such proceedings
should be enacted within its borders.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1860-03-01

The Auditor of State in his Annual Re
port states that the execution of the semi
annual tax law costs the people of Ohio an
nually SS0,OOO..
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1860-03-01
legislative Summary.

In the Senate, yesterday, the following
bills were passed: To more effectually pro-
tect wool growers against loss by dogs:
To amend the 44th section of an act re-
lating to wills, passed May 8, 1858; Reg
uIating the payment of costs in prosecu-
tions for minorsofences: To amend section
All of the Code; To repeal an act which
prohibits colored persons from voting
The following bills were introduced, and
read the first time; To amend the 279th
section of the Code; Amendatory to an
act supplementary to an act to provide for
the creation and regulation of incorporated
companies in the State of Ohio, passed
May -lst, 1852; For the suppression OF
intemperance. Resolutions relative to a
Pacific Railroad, were offered, and ordered
to be printed. Mr.. White offered reso-
luton which provides for submitting for
adoption or rejection an amendment to the
Constitution prohibiting colored persons
from voting.
In the House, the discussion on Senate
bill, To suspend Library clause of the
School Law for two years, was resumed in
the morning, and continued till evening.
1t was finally amended, so as to provide
for the repeal of the School Library Tax,
and in that shape it was engrossed by a
vote of yeas As, nays As, and ordered to
be read the third time next Wednesday,
Mr. Woods introduced bill, Fixing the
compensation of County Treasures, Au-
ditors, Clerks, Sheriffs, and Probate Judges,
which was read the first sttime.-Siatesman
18th.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1860-03-01

@I shall be indebted to you for life,
as the man said to his creditors, when he
ran away 10 Australia. -tifeg, ,,l .t.--
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IMPORTANT CHANGE.

rhc following Important announcement
appears in the telegraphic column of the
Tribune of Wednesday. By this change
of time we have gained almost eight
weeks work while only four weeks in
tjma, and q surer triumph of the Repub-
lican cause, The Committee have cE-
hibted great wisdom in the following ac-
ton:
The question of the propSicty of chang
ing the time of holding the Republican
National Convention having been submit
ted to the members Of tho Republican
National Committea, and their views
having neen communicated by letter, it
is determined, in accordance with the
wishes of majority shereof that, the
said Convention be held on Wednesday,
the 18TH day Of May next. (Signed)
EDWIN D. MORGAN, Chairman.
WM. NJ CHASE, Sycretaay,
1Lbauy. Feb %, 1860.
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ea- In the House of Representatives
at Washington or the Eth uir., Mr. Love
JOY (lll), asked fet leave to introduce a
preamble and resolution. The former, af-
ter reciting the rights and privileges of
citizens of the several States Under the
Constitutions Of the United States, reads /:
Whereas, 1t Is alleged, by responsible
parties, that the citizens of some OF the
States going into other States on business.
such as the collection of debts, teaching
schools and other lawful business, have
been personally treated with indignity aud
violence. being incarcerated in prison or
driven from their property for certain
sentiments they held, and without any
allegati9,l as to the crime they had com
mitted;
Aai, ,chereas, an alleged practice sim +
liar to the European passport system is
springiug up, therefore be 1t
Resolrea, That committee of five be
appointed to inquire Into the above recit
cd fact, and whether any further legis la
tiou is necessary to give effect to the SAID
provisions OF the Constitution, and that
the said committee be empowered to send
for persons and papers.
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The Stale Conventional. G..
CURTIN Nominated fer
sE0gegERQI.

The Republican State Convention met
at Harrisburg, in the Hall Of the House
Of Representatives on Wednesday, the
22nd ult 1t was the,laGsest convention
ever held IN Harrisburg, aud was tempo
rarily organized by calling Hon Francis
Jordan, Of Somerset, 10 the chair. A
committee, consisting Of oDe from each
Senatorial district, was appointed to NOM
mate permanent officers, who reported
Ex-Governor JAMES Pollock for Presi-
dent, with SO Vice Presidents an 9 Sec
retaries. After the organization was conf
pleted, Mr. Lowrey, Of Erie, offered
resolution declaring Gen Simon Cameron
to be the candidate of the Peoples Party
of Pennsy ylvauia for President, subject to
the decision Of the Chicago Convention.
After considerable discussion, the resoln-
was adopted by vote of 50 yeas against
SO nays-Mr. Qyerton, delegate from this
county, voting against it. \ resolution
was ther offered by Mr. Lowrey, in favor
of the appointment of delegates to Chicago
BY the convention; whicA led TO 3 warm
debate, and was finally amended and adopt
ed in the following form, by yeas lbs,
nays 4:
Resolece1, That committee of seven
bo appointed by the Chair to prepare an
address and resolutons-and also to re-
port the names of eight Senatorial dele
gates to the National Convention, to be
held in Chicago, in June rext, and the
names of two persons for Senatorial Flee
tors, aud that the delegates from the diff
fcrcnt congressional districts report to the
Convention, the names Of four persons
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from each congressional district, who shall
be the representative delegates to the Ma
tional Convention, aud one from each dis
trict as Elector
Prociaetf, Shat in the districts where
the delegates aTe alreadS elacied, such del
egates be accepted By tbs conrep+ien.
Procdea t,ptker, That where the Con-
gressional districts represented in this
Convention decline to present she name
of any delegate to Chicago, in those dis
tricts, the election Of delegates to'the Ma
tional Convention at Chicago shall be re-
ferred to the people.
Resotced, That the delegates from this
State, appointed by this Convection, to
the National Convention are hereby IN
structed to cast the vote OF the State as
unit, aud to vote for Gen. CAMERON while
his name remains before that body.
The convention selected James Pollock
and Thomas NJ. Howe, Senatorial Elect
ors, and David Wilmot, Henry D. Moore.
Samuel \. Puryiance, Andrew II. Reed
or, Thaddeus Stevens, Titan j. Cotfey,
John H. Ewing, and Morrow B. Lowrey,
delegates at large to The Chicago conven-
ton.
The selection of delegate in the first
four districts was referred to the people,
and delegates from most of the other dis
tricts reported from this district, Wm.
Butlor Kline. q, Furst, Lindsay Mehaf-
fey and c. s. Overton.
On the third ballot, Andrew G. Curtin,
of Belefonte, was nominated for Cover
nor aad the nomination made unanimous.
Ir. Curtin was Gov Poilock's Secretary
of State, and is one Of the abIest lawyers
in the State He is well acquainted with
the resources and wants 81 Tie State, and
will honor the choice Of The people rs
their Executiyc-for vs. regard his cleo
ton as certain. We understand that he
intends to canvass the State IN behalf Of
Republican principles during thesummer.
We place his name at our masthead this
week with no ordinary pleasure, aud pro,
mise him our hearty aud earnest support,
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ubjectcd races held by them in bond

subjected races held by them in bond
age
The latest instance is that of the Dutch
East Indies Slavery was compile ely
abolished in the Colonies of the Netlses-
lands in the Indian Archipelago, on the
10th of September last The evil there
was undoubtedly of much miIder type
than the negro Slavery Of tins heni-
sphere; but it was still absolutely chat
tel Slavery, Will. all the wrong, and
wretchedness, and weakness, as well as
all the conyeniepces and palliating cir
oumstances, if there be any, which at
tend the system here. All, however, are
swept away The example Of Great
Britain seems TO have been followed in
everything, and compensation was pro-
vlded for the masters who were called
upon to give up their property in slaves.
The value was assessed by 4 commission,
and the amount was held by the Govern
uent Treasurer, subject to the order of
the owner. How it may have been at
the other colonies we do not know, but
at Sourabaya, as We lsarn from o letser in
The Hong Kong Register, the slayehold-
ers seem to have held some very peculiar
notions on this subject OF compensation
Many of them refused to receive an
equivalent for their pccuniary sacrifice,
preferrlng to possess the satisfaction of
the consciousness Of voluntarily restoring
their servants to liberty, rather than seem
to submit to the legal compulsion which
compensation IN some sort implies many
others however, accepted the sum with
the still higher and more unselhsh pur-
pose of giving j; to- the cmancipated peo-
pie whose assessed value it represented
We, of New York, have some reason to
be proud Of the Dutch blood which crops
cut at the antipolcs IN such nohle acts
Of disiuterestcdness and magnanimity
as this The abolition of Slavery in the
Dutch East Indies is another of those
great national acts which illustrate the
Christian civilization of the nineteenth
ceutury.--N T. Tribune.
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Beg~ Onr frieu& Bri> ben, Of the Cen
tre He0socrat, makes the aatende honor-
able as follows, in his last. If the press
generally would give +" honor to whom
honor is due" there would be vast dif.
ference in the editorial matter Of some
newspapers:
"1oNoR TO WHOM HONOR Is DUE
In the Dcmocrut of the 2Gth Of JANUARY,
we published two articles on our outside,
viz. "No longer Mud-sills' and " The
extravaganza of the pro Slavery Party"
These articles were copied from that ster-
ling sheet, the Potter JourHat, but were
nat credited to that paper. The Editor,
Mr. Chase, Justly complains Of our ap-
his articles 10 cur columns
wishout the pToper credit. We can as
sure him it was not our lnteEtion to do
50, but mistake which occurred in the
reading of tie proof. We have no de-
sire to use the labor of other peoples
brains, without giving them the proper
credit, nor do we wish any one TO do 50
with US. We hope this explanation nay
prove satisfactory, and that our friend OF
the JourHot may write many articles like
those we copied.
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Emancipation sER tie Butch
FssSs EEeesEeS,

1t is no. less unwise and weak, accord
ing to all the laws Of P,litical Economy,
for one portio1 of people to enslave,
and thereby degrade and impoverish an
other portion, thar the act of reducing a
fellow creature to the condition Of chat
tel il, when ticd by the rules OF morality
immoral and base 1t is cheering to see
that since the great act of Emancipation
by Great Britain, other nations have fol-
lowed her example, and are ridding them
selves Of human slavery, either on ecoN-
omioql grounds, or from moral convictions,
or both In. either case, such events are
rehuke to the most powerful republic in
the world, whose people are not yet wise
enough or yirtuous enough to have even
settled it beyond a peradyenture, that the
virgin soil of new territory should never
be cursed with the totstep Of a slave
The present condition of the British
West Lndies-agricultural, commercial,
aud moyal-shows as conclusively as any
fact can be shown by mathematical
demonstration, how great boon cman-
cipation was to those islands. Our coun-
try and SPAN alone, among civilized ma
tions. holding Slavery under their con-
troll, have rejected this evidence others,
not, it is to be presumed, without the
most careful examination as to all the
facts of the case, have permitted it to in
tlpencc their legislation, and the destiny Of
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light, and turn the hand now oppres,,
to lift and saecor the oppressed
1t is not my yintention to enter ipto
argument on the merit of the two ~
tions, my former or present one, at MI
time; but | shall hold myself read,
any time to render to my old party ~
eiates good aid sufficient reasons Il
least to myself) for the course I'M
pursued: and | sincerely trust none |
them will attribute to me mercanary n
tivesr for | have taken my deternlinat,l
uuadyiscd by any one, pro or con, al
time whca am anticipating no f,l
from any one or any party, and at a dal
whea | consider myself under some obl
cations 10 Damoerats, Fand under none
less than none 10 Repub icgns.
| understand that the Republican d
ty does not aim to intrude upon or coss,
tic sovereignty Of any State, but resi-,
by all lawful and constitutional meas
the stamping Of the blishting curse upa
any Of our il1cipjent STAKES. Believg
this | accept the invitation always h,'
out Of "come We Blessed" )" not howeys
without the conviction that some will s.
depart ye cursed" which, howemr
will bear as philosophically as can.
With this sentiment-The Union, MA
it ensure foreYer,-I remain, yours, Hi.
wise. 4. o. AUSTIN.
SY-LvANIA, February 20, 1860
TOn behalf of the Republican part
and its principles, we welcome Mr.. Ap,
tin to our ranks and may he batl
bravcly and consistently for the cause il
whose behalf he has thus enlisted yolpp
talily.--ED. JouRl
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1860-03-01

AN AGENT of the Douglas party ~
Illinois is said to be at Washington, VII
100000, to be expended in securing lhT
nomination of Judge Douglas at CharIa'
ton. The agent will proceed to ChaFIs
ton in few days to make his arranS
ments. Report says that two mIIIl'a
copies Of Douglas recent Senate sPe'cil
are being circulated, One hundF''
thousand copies will be printed in super.
or style. A large central committee
actively employed in Washington 10 P''
pairing the way for securing the nomi"
tLoa Of Douglas.
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the ablest editors iu the PRESS Of this State.
We trust our young friend will continue
to discomft the enemy while winning and
wearing laurel wreaths Of fame, Goth in
this and the next session of Congress.
The NVIIth district cannot we'll send a
better Representative to Washington than
Ed. Mcpherson.
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son We arc unable to say


Bay We hope the Republicans Of Cou-
dcrsport and vicinity will bear in mind
tho meeting at the Hall Of ehe Sons of
Temperance, on Tuesday evening next.
This is the first public meeting of our
Club. Seth Lewis is 10 address the meet
ing, and we bospeak for him large at
tendance of both men and women.
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1860-03-01

Osrgcr or THE SschgrAEY or THE
For.hs I'ottsr .Josrnal.

GuMMONWEALTH,
Harrisburg, April 10th, 1896.
GENTLENEN Your note Of this date
Is before nc. In his last annual report,
my immediate predecessor, Homo \.
Black, stated that g the addition of thirty
thousand dollars made last year 1S54) 10
the usual amount appropriated to common
schools, was intended fer the pay of Couu-
ty Superintendents, although not SO ex-
pressed in the act" When | assumed
the official head of the School Department,
I found the appropriation. for the school
year, ending June, 1888, made out and
entered on the books Of the Department,
in accordauce with the opinion thus ex-
pressed by Mr. Black, and partly paid.
Guided by the precedent thus set me, and
regarding it, for obvious reasons, as sognd,
tue paymunls for that year gere eontinu-
Cd as. indicated, and the appropriation for
the present school year is now being dis
burs31 upon the same principle. You
viii sec that the appropriation TO the
school districts of the respective counties
is net affected by the salaries Of the Coun,
ty Superintendents, as commonly suppos-
cd. Your obedieut servant,
4. q. CURTIN,
Gpperinteadeat Of Common Schools
TO Aessls. J J. Ho1eonn' ' House Of Reps
fN. N. PrArT, Senate.
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1860-03-01

A WRITER N a Nashville paper has
conriled the probable number Of free ne
eroes now in the slave Stases, which is
About $1,000, distributed as follows ;
MARYLAND, $4,000; Virginia, 60,0O9 ;
NorIh Carolina, 10000; Delaware, 20,
900; I1ouisiana, 10000; Kentucky, II, )
900: District Of Columbia, 200; Ten
ncssee, 5000; Georgia, 5000; Missis
Gppi, 5000; Alabama, 5000; Florida,
200; Missouri. l,20 Texas, 1000
Arkansas, poo
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1860-03-01

NEW DonGE-We saw letter ya|
terday, directed to one Of our wnoleSa
grocery houses, the writer of which wariI
ed the proprietors that certain miles
West were making -four out Of white con
and wheat mixed, and selling it for th'
genuine article The correspondent 50
ted that a barrel Of this stuff had bec.
inspected in Cincinnati, recently, and
when placed in water it would sni
straight to the bottom When baked
is brittle and has no tenacity wha'e''l.
We arg not advised as to the extent q
the imposition, but it has been thought,
proper subject for letter of warning, sna
is entitled to consideration HhceI@9
Intel. Fcb. II.
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s6- Mr. M'Pherson of Pennsylvania,
made successful debut in the House to-
day in forcible speech, reviewing the
course Of the Democracy in preventing the
organization for two months, and their
threats of diSunion in the event of Re
publican being elected President lie
produced a deep impression iFask. Cor.
Tribune, 24th.
When Mae. was elected, we told our
readers he would make his mark, for,
though he is small in stature he has a
giant mind, and . will that does not shrink
from any work worthy the mettle of true
manhood. He is a strong and ready wri-
ter, and in 1851 was regarded as one OF
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a8~ We are requested to state snJ
Mrs. Brown, the widow of the martyr
Harper's Ferry, is much embarrassed a'' .
ANNOYED by the multitude of letters ~
dressed to her, for one purpose or amor.
or, BY entire strangers, who have no cIaiup
upon her attention, and who seek to Py
mote their own interest or crafty th'
curiosity, regardless Of the restraints
delicacy and propriety. Want OF m4'
ners, in such case, certainly indicates
want Of sense, but we hope this nou'
may be generally copied by the press ~ :.
lead, at least, to some abatement oi u
evil alluded to.-N J. Tribune
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The hansas Lcgi iature is said to b
burdencd with bu,in IS, which rather Gu
harnesses ghe men bers, who are, for b
most part, inexl srienced in legisa'ia
After much defamation, the bill prohi
iting Slavery in the Territory passed BY
vote Of 80 to 6. The Territorial Ccnsu
just published, though incomplete, sho'
a population of from 10000 to 10000.
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nSa- Our paper is late this week, il

Hea- Our paper is late this week, in
consequence of sickness in the family Of
one of our employees, and a death else
whore noticed. IN consequence Of our
delay this week, it will be almost impos-
sible for us to get out paper next week,
and we have concluded not to ,ry. We
trust this apology will be sufficient to oar
readers for the omission
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1860-03-01
E.aF~ Hon. Thos. Ii. Ford former

Bog Hon. Thos. Ii. Ford formerly
lieutenant Governor of Ohio, was ele0t-
cd Printer to the Hoase at Washington,
on Monday, by one majority. He is a
Republican, and ''stumped' OHIO for
Fremont in 1856. The House has been
shree weeks electing printer.
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II the Elmira Press appears, anon:
the regular notices. the following form
one Miss Eliza Carter has been aduP.
I'd as an own cAIId into the family 4
William p Armitage. Her name hen
after, will be Eliza Armitage."
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nETUs E3EGEg THE vsORK.

THE Coudersqurt Republican Club will meet
in the Hall Of the Sons of Temperance, on
TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH 9Th, at half
past seven o'clocll. SETH LEWIS, of Ulysses,
will lie present and address the meeting. All
persons interested in the supremacy Of Truth
and the overthrow of Wrong, ave cordially
invited to attend. The time for as5s0H is upon
US; let us do our full share of the work nee
essary to succeed. Let us begin 'so7c. Come
to the meeting Tuesday evening, aud enlist
for the war JGlsN ,. Mann,
~. .-,,~,,, - : Cs,,4r,rI CsJJ
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-

pGTThe official proceedings of the Re
publican meeting hola ;ss she Court House
last Thursday evening, have not yet been
handed in for. publication-for What rea-
son we arc unable t. saw.
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The Irish servant girls Of the cities 4
New York and Brooklyn, during the yenI
1859, sent houe 50 their parents, brothI
ers and sisters the enormous sum of on9
million three hundred and fifty thousau.
dollars.
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n 4, fuifioas that embrace much larger
class than was intended by their author /;
,ihers embracing terms that ought to have
.becn defined aud others still that reqrlre
knowledge Of succeeding definitions be
lore they can be understood. Whatever
.aerits the grammar may possess, it has
none tl4t eatisle it to take the place Of
.Nold's
Beyond all controversy kenyon's Gram
mar is an excellent text book. In sever
al important points, ! consider It prefera-
BE ID any work Of the kind now in use,
I have t~etl il in my classes with entire
fatisfacton and seccesS for eight years
STUDENTS 10 liot complains that Grammar
as q dry study with rhis as standard.
wv. II. ROGERS.
!, Slrig.q ,yAlls .icademg. " T.,
"a tFrv ~ fsfb 1S6O.