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The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1860-11-07
The Great Northwest.

The recent census shows the population of
ssThe Northwest" by which we mean the seven
States of Ohio Indiana, Illinois, Michigan,
Wisconsin, Iowa and Minnesota; to be between
eight and nine millions, nearly one third the
whole population of the United States and
equal to the entire white population of all the
Southern States.
The agricultural productions of these States
show much larger proportionally than their
population. They this year produce more
than one-haT the entire breadstufs of the
country and when fully developed will have
surplus products enough to supply the civil.
zed world. a rs ans
The receipts at the single port of Chicago
are perfectly astonishing. Since January last
they already foot up THIRTY W MILLIONS
TWO HUNDRED N ELEVEN THOUSAND
BUSHELS, an increase of some twenty millions
over last year. The whole seasons business
will in round numbers come up to FORTY
MILLIONS. These are the receipts of but a
single Port. but by far the largest shipping
port on the line of these Great Lakes. Cleve-
land, Milwaukee, Waukegan, Racine, Detroit,
Toledo, Fremont, Milan, Sandusky and nu-
merous other and lesser ports come in to swell
the amount to a grand total. unparalleled In
the history of this or any other country.
So much for the population and agricultural
productions of "The Great Northwest" In
proportion to her large Lakes, long Rivers,
vast Prairies end immense productions, in fn-
ture will be her political power. Her crop Of
Popular Sovereignty Democrats this year can
be counted by hundreds of thousands, sound
as her corn and good as her wheat.
For one we thank God, and the hard win
tiers, stony soil, and blue bellied puritanism of
New England, for casting upon us, these Ely
sian fields of progress, prairies and Popular
Sovereigns. The Union cannot be rent 50 as
to split or starve this great country.-Ftat"
Dealer.
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1860-11-07
A Live Hippopotamus to be Brought
to the United States.

The London american announces that Col
onel G.. S. Quick, an American, now in that
city, has just purchased a live hippopotamus
from the Geological Gardens, for exhibition in
the United States. The price paid for this
animal is nealy $4,000. 1t was caught in
Egypt two years ago, when but a few days old
and. its already massive proportions indicates
the enormous power which will be developed
in its maturer growth. The American further
remarks:
Should Colonel Quick be successful in getting
it a live to the United States, our American
friends will have a rich treat in seeing, in the
illustrious stranger, one OF the greatest Curl
osites in the world; and the first live hippo
Janus that has ever visited America. For
fifteen hundred years a specimen of this re-
markable animal had not leen seen in Europe,
but, aided by the Viceroy of Egypt, the 70
illogical Society, London, succeeded, in 1919,
in landing upon English soil the first living
|hippopotamus since the Paleozoio period
The excitement created in London by its ar
rival was immense; the number of visitors to
the gardens suddenly arose from 16S ,O95, in
1S49, to $50 402 in 1850, an Increase almost
without parallel. This rarity in the animal
kingdom, which is about being taken to Ameri-
ca, is the second animal of the kind that has
been brought alive to this country since the
period above spoken of. It's rarity is to be ac-
counted for by the great danger that attends
it's capture.
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1860-11-07

A MEXICAN NEaRo-HoRR1BLE CRUEL
TIES OF MIRAMoN.-A specimen of the re-
voting cruelty of Miramon, we quote two par
agraphs from the latest Mexican correspon-
dence of the New York Herald:
A few days back a historical play was put
on the stage, at which Miramon and his fam
lily were present. In this play an appeal vas
made to a monarch by his subjects to grant
them the blessings of peace. The occasion
seemed favorable, and one of the audience
rose, and appealing to the President, depicted
in heart ronding tones the miseries of the
Mexican people, begging him also to confer
upon his country that boon as earnestly de-
manded of the monarch in the piece. Will it
be believed that this unfortunate supplicant
was dragged to prison by order of Miramon by
the head of the police, and, was sentenced to
receive 500 lashes at day-break the following
morning; when $50 had been administered,
Miramon was informed that the man was dy-
ing. "Let the remainder" he said. "be iven
to the dead body; my order nfdst'be carried
out"
1t has just come to my knowledge that a
poor unfortunate woman, whose husband had
been taken as a soldier by the press gang, was
seized while endeavoring to facilitate his es-
cape from the quarter in which he was con-
fined, and was ordered to receive 300 iashes.
Although e~nciente, the 800 lashes we're admin
istered. She died under the torture, giving
birth to a still born child. The man received
the same number of lashes, but survived.
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1860-11-07
Preparations for War in the South
Military Excitement.

The Washington correspondent of the New
York EeraM says:
Intelligence lows in on ali sides of fearful
excitement in the Southern States on the i'm
minent prospect OF the election of Lincoln
The INSTRUMENTATION of the negroes, which is
rapidly on the increase, fans the flame. A
gentlcir n who arrived here from the South
to-day, states that ninute-men and Committees
of safety are organizing all over the South. In
Virginia they are enrolling men all over the
State, and the regular volunteers drill daily.-
The four batteries of rifed cannon, twenty
pieces, lately ordered by Colonel Smith, will
arrive an Richmond next week, with five thou
sand revolving pistols and twenty-five hun
drcd carbines. Eight hundred barrels of pow
der have already gone on. There is ne exag-
~seration in all this Gov. Letcher declares
openly that its object is to sustain any Sove-
reign State against Federal coercion. Letters
from Georgia say all parties are united for Sc
cession o. Lincoln's election. No doubt is en-
tertained here that in less than sixty days sew
ersl of the Southern States will lave dissolved
their connection with the Government"
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1860-11-07

Two FEMALE CoNvIcTs LoosE-This
mornings Columbus Statesman has the follow
ing: 1.-Two female convicts, by adroit man
agement, effected their escape from the Peni-
tertiary on Thursday evening. Before they
were turned into the cells, and while the guards
were at supper, they got the lock off the door
of the female prison and got out into the
yard, By means of boxes and a step ladder,
which they found in ths yarl, they mounted
to the outer wall, ard walked along ON it to a
guard house. To this they fastened a roll Of
muslin, which they brought with them from
the prison, and let themselves down on the
outside. Not understanding very perfectly
the art of sliding dow in this manner, they
biistered the inside of their hands, and bruls-
ed themselves against the wall. They direc-
ted their course northward on foot. They
we're found by officers of the Penitentiary
early yesterday morning, in Worthington, and
brought back to their old quarters"
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1860-11-07
STEALING NOT A RESERVED RIGHT
-,dne Dounlas In his Memnhis sneech said

Judge Douglas, in his Memphis speech, said
I do not believe in allowing men to shield
themselves from punishment Of crime behind
a Legislative enactment of their State. ["Nev-
er."1 If the Abolitionists of Massachusetts
choose to violate the fugitive slave law, and
resist the United States Marshal, and to muir
der the owner of the slave, am not for allow
ing him to shield himself from the punish
ment of his crimes behind a personal liberty
bill passed. bJ Massachusetts. ["Good," "hur
rah for Douglas" and cheers On the con-
trary, I would hang. him for his crimes, in
defiance of the personal liberty bill of Massa-
chusetts. [Applause.
l would not make war up n the sovereign
State; but / would indict the criminals in
Massachusetts in the Uuited States Courts,
and punish them according TO law. [Cheers.]
Nor am 1 in favor of proclaiming the doctrine
that men in South Carolina may rob the Uni
ted States mail and plumber the Custom house,
and then screenl themselves from punishment
upon the plea that a majority in the Legisla-
ture of s. C., authorized them to steal. Zap
plause.1 I do not believe the right to steal
was one of the reserved rights under the Con
stitution. TCheers and laughter,l | am in
favor of maintaing the Constitution az our ia
theirs made it 1 am in favor of enforcing the
laws of the land as they stand or may stand
on the statute books. CGheers.
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1860-11-07
NEWS & NEWs.a
THKJFGS SHORTLr COMIJFG
~ TO PASSv

Whata rush Of news there will be for the
next go days, yea, for the next full year. The
election returns viii first absorb the public in.
terests The complexion of the next Admins
traitors provided there is an election by the
peopleswilfbe known within the next ten days.
If no election by the people, then the whole
matter viii remain in doubt until the meeting
of ELECTORS in December. If they cannot agree,
then the'electiou will go to the House. If the
House cannot agree, they can ballot from the
10th day of February until the 4th day of
March, and then. declare the Office of Presi.
dent vacant, When the Senate will proceed to
elect easVice President from the. two highest
candidates voted forby the Electors, who ex of
fcio viii be President for the next four wears
During these one hundred and twenty DAYS
che country viii be greatly excited ard news
and newspapers will beIin great demand.
But should LINCOLN be elected, there will
be a change Of Programme-Secession, dis.
union and disorder generally, will ensue.-
There viii be Southern Conventions, extra
sessions of Southern Legislatures, proclama.
tionss panics,' military demonstrations, vigi
lance committees of Southern minute men, &c.
all OF which make news for the newspapers
and trouble for the country. an.
All gho want to be fully posted in these
coming events will subscribe for the UN1eN AT
once.
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1860-11-07
Result in Holmes county.

BGS- The result in Heimes county was not al
together unlocked for by us. We knew of a
largely increased vote against US by naturali-
zation, the emigration cut of the county was
against Us, as was also the deaths, &c. Then
there was an unusual effort made by our oppo-
to bring out-their voters, the lie that the
Taxes had been increased by last winters legis-
latiou was not without its effects either.-Re.
We propose to give some of the above ex-
cuses a small ventilation. The number natu-
rallied in this county during the past year is
just 33. So this was no such a very 'largely
increased vote" But, let us notice this State
tax question. The amount of State taxes as
sessed upon this county last year, as shown by
the Auditors duplicate, was S21,792 80; this
year the amount placed upon the duplicate for
State purposes is S26 1856 IS; being an increase
over last year Of 4,5S9,60. The local taxes
are shout the same as last year. These figures
are taken from the Auditors books, and are
correct, but any one who feels disposed to
doubt them can go to the Auditors Office and
examine for himself.
All the State officers are Republicans, and
the legislature is largely of the same stripe, so
that none but Republicans could have made
the increase. But we can very readily account
for the necessity for this increase. Go to any
of your township officers and get a copy of the
laws of last winter, which were passed, print
ed, published, and circulated by Republican
ofic holders, turn to page 145, and read the
last Joint Resolution on that page; then turn
over to the first Joint Resolution on page LAG;
then go to page 81 and read on to ii and you
will see why it was necessary to increase the
State taxes. You will find there, among other
beautiful records, on pege So, that s5,764,26
was squandered for the Legislative drunk
Read these laws, passed by a Black Republi-
can Legislature, whose members were elected
with the promise of retreDchment and reform
loudly proclaimed by them, and then decide
for yourselves upon the suficiency of the de-
claration of the Republican that it is all a loco
foco lie about the State taxes being increased.
There are some men whose lands have been
reduced in valuation by the new appraisemen Mt
whe pay no more taxes on their real estate
than they paid last year, but the State taxes
have been increased 81, 589, 10 in this county
and somebody pays that increase. There is
no increase upon personal property, the whole
burden has been placed upon farmers andown-
ers of real estate.-Ho1naes Co., Farmer.
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1860-11-07
Notice to Supervisors.
Lord Brougbam.

Lord Broueham, in a recent address before
the British Social Science Association, altho'
he still ontertains his anti slavery views, and
comment accordingly, in reference to the sla-
very question in the United States, and its
probable effects: said that a dissolution OF the
Vi ION would be one OF the greatest calamitics
that could happen to America, and to the
world;fto America, as ending, il it did not be-
gin, in civil war; to the world, as shaking the
c-edit Of all popular government. Another
calamity is far from unlikely to lie caused by
the confiict-the liberation Of the slaves by in
surrection; a consumation to be earnestly dep
rccated, as much for themselves as for their
masters" lie concluded this part of his sub
ject as follows:
must contemplate with horror the fate
OF the negroes-irom the worst of Ills, civil
war in its worst form, civil wor in the slave
States-and must regard as bcreft OF all claim
to be ranked among men whoever could, from
party zeal or perverse views of personal advan-
tage, lend themselves to mcasures- by hare los
sibility leading to such hidcUus scenes:
San OUTLAW without kin or home is he-..
Unfit for public rule or pr. vate care;
The wretch who can delight in civil war.
Whose lust is murder. aud whose norFii Joy,
To tear his country and his kind destroy.
GIliad, tx, 60.
But let us devoutly hope that no such fate
impends over our kinsmen of the New World
that their great scheme of social policy will
remain a blessing to all classes, master ami
slave"
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1860-11-07
From syria.

We are allowed, says the New York World,
to make extract from a private letter, received
by a gentlemen of this city, from a friend in
Beirut.
"BEIRUr, Sept. "a:
"Yesterday four hundred Zouaves arrived.
Fuad Pasha intends making Hasbelya the cen
tire of his operations. At Damascus, on the
10Th inst, nine persons were hanged in differ
ent parts of the city The Christians in the
Moslem houses are diving off in numbers; no
furniture or beding was given them. Thou
sands Of the aurderers are still at large. One
hundred and Fifty moro Psievuers have been
sent to Rhodes. L,F
"Sept. 25th.-Yesterday a messenger from
Fusd Pasha to the French general arrived,
and this morning the French troops, in two
d~etachments, have left-one for Ain Solar,
on the Damascus road, and the other to Bled-
din. Three hundred prisoners from Sidon
have arrived, sent up by Fuad Pasha's orders,
as concerned in the Sidon massacres. A
French war vessel, with some Thousand soldiers,
arrived. 100 t 4
NSept. 26th.-The mortality in Damascus is
increasing, and the deaths among the children
of the Damascenes here is astonishing. About
three thousand of the Damascencs arc at a
place called the quarantine buildings; and out
of six hundred children, one hundred have al
ready died of diarrheea and diseutery.
"Sept. 27th.-The Preach army we're pre-
ceded by some people from Dior ell Kcmr,
who on their wa. took two Druses, and on ar
irving at Ainab (where they encamped the
first night, nine miles from this on the DER ell
Komr road. killed them. Druses fired on
them, and the French commander, it is well
said, gave o:ders to sack the village, which
was lone.
"Sept. 2Sth-The French army en- arriS-
ing at B'shefr on the evening of the 2sth,
plundered it. The people of the village were
deeply implicated in the massacre at der ell
Komr.
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1860-11-07
The Vote of Ohio.

The vote at the recent election sums up 70
near 4lO, 600 about $4,000 more than ever
before cast. 1t is thought now that Brinker-
hof's majority is about 10000, bat there is
no doubt but Smith had a handsome majority
of the legal votes cast. OF the illegal votes
the negro vote alone reaches near 12,00o; so
that the niggers have the balance of power
and have decided the contest in this State
Negroes elected Cutler to Congress, in the
Muskingum. district, by Ga majority over
Judge Jcwett. Rumor says the election OF
Cutler is to be contested. and we hope it will
be. We fancy there will be a majority in
Congress who de net believe that sooty Afri-
cans are e'avkaie mole citizens Of the United
States" An Abolitioa Supreme Court in
Ohio can decide that negroes are white, can
corrupt the ballot box with negro votes and
make the white men of Ohio submit to negro
rule but they can enforce no such decision up
Congress.-Holnes Co. Fa,aaer.
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1860-11-07

BILLIARD ToURNAMENT-PHELAN Us. KAY
ANAaH-The last game of this grand tourna-
ment came off yesterday at Lynch's Rooms, in
presence of a crowded audience, in which the
array of beauty and fashions was quite a mark
ed feature. Mr.. Phelan did battle with his
youthful pupil, Dudley Kavaaagh, who won
the prize on the day before. Mr.. Phelan
took the sense Of the spectators whether the
game should be 500or $50 points and it was de-
cided for the Latter. Upon making their ap-
pearance at the commencement OF the game,
both players were warmly applauded, and for
the Grst 200 points Dame Fortune seemed ad-
verse to Mr.. Phelan, who has net been ia prac-
tice lately, but after passing the second hun
bred he commenced steadily to 60 ahead, and
by cautious and at times brilliant play, he sue
ceeded in conquering the redoubtable Kav-
anagh by 60 points. Both players made some
very scientific plays, and were repeatedly ap-
plauded. The game was played in 80 innings,
and Mr.. Phelans average was 25. The follow
ing were his best runs Cover 400; 81, 46, rs,
a, GO, 68, 81, 59-total $50. Kavanagh
made ia his 800: 40, 143, 43.
Mr.. Phelen will present the prize cue to
Dudley Kavanagh at his rooms, corner of
7 enth street and Broadway, at 2 o'clock to-day.
AT the same time Mr.. Tieman will be present
ed with Mr.. Rerser's prize cue. .
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1860-11-07
BENJAMIN F. WILLIAMS COMPOUND Elk
ID TRACT OF SARSAPARILLA \ IODIDE

DENJAMIN F. WILLIAMS COMPOUND EX-
ID TRACT OF SARSAPARILLA n 1ODIDE
OF POTASSIUM.-In presenting to the notice and
acceptance of the Medical Profession, and of the
public generally, the above preparation, the sub
scriber does not seek the benefit of a patent right
to enhance the value of his article; nor does he
wish TO conceal from any the knowledge of its IN
gradients, in order to gain PUBLIC confidence andfa-
vor. 1t separates itself frem, and should not be
classed with tie innumerable Patent medicines of
the present day, for the reason that there is no ef-
fort made to conceal its ingredients On she con-
trary, the Undersigned invites the strietest scrutiny
from the Medical profession, and wilton application
being made 10 him, take plea sure in eommuniea-
ting to all regular practising Physicians every par.
tieHlaf in regard to the process of manufactulln ing 4.
Sc. He woult simply state, that as an Apothecary.
he has been for years in the habit of preparing, {
under the direction of gentlepen of eminence in
the medical profession, both in Kentucky and Tenn
essee, the above compound. Familiar with the best
methods of displacement and with the advantages
of q large and powerful apparatus, he has sought
to combine together the tried and known virtues Of
various articles of the Materia Medica, il, sach pro
portion, and in such cheap and durable form, as to
furnish a remedy of certain and wonderful efficacy,
attested bylong experience, not for every disease
that flesh is heir to, but for a large class, a numer-s
GUS progeny that eve their origin and lparentage
to a strumuous Diathesis er Serofulous faint in the
Constitution and in the. blood. such as WhaesSpeU-
ing, Chronic UIcers.of long standing,s Obstinate Iet-
ter, Ring Worms, Sore Eyes, {ScdLd Head, Spindle
Disorders, and ether diseases of the skin and blood
that resist the usual treatment. He can substanti-
ate by the very best Of evidence in our city its eff
eaey in Nervous and General De6tHy, Indigestion or
Dyspepsia, Inaanation of the Kidncys,. RkeumatisH,
&c, &. 1t is recommended in diseases peculiar to
Females, such as Leucorrhea or Whites, Suppressed
Msnstruation, Chlorosis or Green Sickness. With
out enumerating further. he j centent to state, and
from the result already before him, he. makes tho
declaration with emphasis and in truth, tibet he
believes he is Offering to the world q RELIABLE and
CERTAIN REMEDY for that formidable Evil of-Kings
and Kings Of Evils, The ScT6 ftSEd. inzalf ifs
protean shapes, whether confined alone and mani
tested in the'separate tissues of the body or, Whetiis
er it invades the entire system. 5iae1
4w96 BEN. F, wILLfaMSI ty
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r O " O TICE.

A PETITION Will be presented to the Coanis-
"A sioners of Ashland county, at their DECEMBER
session, 1860, praying fer the alteration of that part
of the Road leading from Perrysville to Ashland
beginning at the Southwest corner of the south! west
Quarter of section No. 8, near Lepley's school house
in Green Tp., and extending south on said Road to
where it intersects the Read leading from NewEille
to Hayesville.
The aIe ration commencing at the same point near
Lepley's school house to run thence in a south cast
erly direction through the lands of John Shambau.h
to where the proposed alteration intersects the Raod
leadin from MELVILLE to Hayesville near the barn
of said John Shambaugh. "A PETITIONER.
Nov, Z, 1860. 9w23
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1860-11-07

-United States Senator Albert Gallatin
Brown, of Mississippi, in a recent speech at
Crytal Spring, thus describes United States
Hannibal Hemlin, of Maine.
"Nr. Hamlin is a man of fair mental endow-
ments. If he is remarkable for anything, it is
for knowing which way thu wind is going to
blow, and always getting his sail set SO as to
catch the first breeze. He took up politics as
a young duck fakes to water, because it was
his element. fl WED the Devil a genuine
Simon Pure Yankee, and meant to settle fair
ly, I would send him Hannibal Hamlin."
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1860-11-07

wogi5e in another column, all tho returns
Of rio Election we have received up to the
hour .2ssko 70 press. Enough is known to
render it certain that Lincoln is elected. So
far as heard ffen, he has carried every free
State .x11MA2 Sh1 0a9AApokN L {
For the first time in the history of our gov
ernmsnt,a Sectional candidate is elected upon
. purelysseetional issue. How those whose
rightssare sthus ignored BY a majority of the
people North win receive this evidence of the
carrying. out of the irrepressible conflict first
proposed BY the map4they have elected, is yet
to be seem We hope it will not come to the
worst; but we fear it. :