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The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-08-10
0hio Peniteatiary.

THO walls of tho Penitontiary now o..
closes about ten acres. The improvements
contemplated ur0 progressing towards com
pletiou. Whom completed tho whole mum
brr of coils will bG about ono thousand
The necessity of new establishment al
ihis or some other point is apparent, as the
convcts in the Penitentary yesterday mum
bered 9G2. The Chapel is now appropria
ted to II lodging-room for 100 or l5O prison
ors, so thar there is no place for holding ro-
ligous services. Tho necessity for tho carly
completion of tho new Chapel is. therefore,
"a matter Of almost absolute necessity.
The improvements in progress, embrace
besides tho new cells, a dining hall, kitchen
chapel and workshops. One of the latter
20 bo occupied by Mossrs Hall & Ayros
70: the manufacture of tclloes, spokes, hubs
&c., is fine building, about four hundred
fcot long, and has in it q steam engine OF
1876 horse power.
The fomale department which belongs to
tho improvements recently made contains
sixteen inmates. Undor tho supeiintond-
once of tho matron, Mrs. MlIigan. il has
quite an air of cleanliness and neatness
which, but for the celia. would uaIo il ap-
pear more like a pleasant homo than q
prison.
The new Warden. Mr.. Prontiss, takes
charge of the Ohio Peuitontary to-day
Statesman.
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A Living Revolutionary Hero.

Amos Layman, Esq one Of the Assist.
ant Marshais for Washington county, in
taking The census OF Waterlo 8n township,
made the acquaintance OF famous indi
vidual known in all Southeastern Ohio as
"the Oldest inhabitant." He is black
man, ll5 years old, named Micajah Phil
lips. He served in Virginia as preacher,
and even now at such an advanced age,
occasionally breaches 10 the coiored cili-
zens Of his neighoorhood. Both physi,
cally and mentally he is quite active. His
home was near Yorktown, Va, when
CORVALLIS surrendered, and he remem.
bers well that event. lie says he chad
been goingto see the gals a long time when
the Resolution broke out. He invariably
calls that famous war Tie Revolutionary
War.
Another interesting fact connected with
his history is, that he was bought in Rich
mond, Va, near the close of the last cen
tury. and brought TO the island just below
Parkersburg by the celebrated Banner
hasset. He is without doubt the oldest
person in the Southern District OF Ohio,
and probably in any Western State.
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Our Position and Our Duty.

In u party so recently organized, and con'
tanning such various elements as are to be
found in ours, considerable diversity OF
sontiment must prevail and to understand
fully our true position is our first duty.
Great parties should bo regarded MS out
growths of great popular IDEAS or wants,
rather than as the work of designing poll.
ticians and this is especially truo now,
and in our own country, whore there are,
practically, but two pnrtiea and ono quos.
tion. Those parties aro tho Republican, or
Party Of Freedom, and tho so called Ma
iional Democratic, or Party Of Slavery; that
question is, Does the Constitution of tho Uni
ted States recognise the right Of property in
man? With such plain question before us
how far can wo rightfully go in opposition to
Slavery How much ought VIC TO concede
to the South, (not Slavery as friends of the
Constitution and tho Union I; How strongly
Anti. Slavery need we be- to bo consistent
Republicans These are questions in which
wo should a|l fool deeply interested, for
upon their proper solution our success do
pends.
Our National Platform wisely recognizes
tho causes which called tho Republican
party into existonco, as "permdnent in their
nature, aud now, moro than ever before. do
maudlng its peaceful and constitutional til
umph." 1t is evident from this, that nc
partial victory, such as the defeat Of the
present Administration in any or oil OF
its Pro o-Slayery sohomos, tho admission OF
Kansas as FREQ State, or oven tho ami
hlation of the Democratic party, is tho sole
object os our political warfare II this we're
the case, our mission would soon bo ended
and our SUCCESS would be tho signal for the
dissolution of our party. Our principles
are permanent as tho causes which called
our party into .cxstOnco, and our policy
should be so comprehensive and iar-sghtcd
as to enable il survive all the mutations OF
its onomios, and to effect, in future, more
radical and boneacent reforms than il has
now the ability to undertake.
But, 10 ordor to thus porpetuate the Re
publicap party, it is essential that we shouIc
all fully recognlzo tho moral aspect of tho
Slavery question. No party which regards
that question es simpiy question of poiti
cal policy, relating to tho govcrnIneu, of the
Torritories, tho economical administration
of the Federal GoEsrnmont, or the equality
al the States, caa permanently exist. 1t
may contain many elements of good and
effect many beneficial results. yos 1t must
and should inevitably be superseded 10y
some other party, which. while il takes a
more comprehensive vie~ of the great ques.
BOo Of the age, will be equally true to all
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Artesian Well.

The workmen engaged in sinking the
well, have had rather hard luck the past
week. On Tuesday night, one of the
poles next the sinker broke. On Wednes-
day they succeeded in getting it out by
unscrewipg it from the sinker but IN
raising it, particles OF slate fell down and
filed the screw socket Of the sinker at
the depth of twenty-five hundred and
eighiy-fve feet. BY putting down a
sharp p0lIh'ea ,h une ont tbe Sirt ,hev v
succeeded on Thursday morning in get.
ting out the sinker. A shor. time after.
wards the large leather band on the drum
broke 10 pieces. and caused the work to
cease. They have dispatched to New
York for new one, which will arrive
about Tuesday when they will again re-
sumo boring. The we'll is now 1886 feet
deep Columbus Journal.
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AUGUST 10, 1860.

TnE Montgomery, (Alabama,, Mail
talks OF refusing TO let postmastors ap-
pointed by Lincoln, he should be elected
President, take possession of the offices.
The Albany EyeniRg Journal makes this
remark the text of caustic article. Ii
savsi
at is the Lrerogative Of any commu-
nifty, as it is of any individual, TO refuse
to patronize the Post Office Department.
II they do not wish TO receive their cor
fespondence through the mails, no one
has The right or disposition 10 compel
them 10 do so. We are quite sure that
President Lincoln will be The last man 10
use or recommend any force in such a
contingency.
1t would, however be q fortunate hing
for the revenues Of the department if he
people down South should comTel about
one.haIf Of Il cir post masters TO throw up
their commissions. TLey are very cx.
pensive set OF fellows-ealing great deal
more than they earn and drawing upon
the North for the deficiency.
For instance, during the last nineteen
years, the. mail service in the Sou hcrn
States has cost $50, 544, ,4l6, 10, and the
receipts have been only $97, $40, $50, 68.
showing n deficiency of nearly twenty.
three millions Of dollars
During the same period, the mail
service in Northern States cost $50, 69I,-
sos, "a, and the receipts were S68, 8,6l8,-
$40, 70, showing a surplus of nearly
ei0M millions Of dollars
What more lucky thing could happen,
therefore than the voluntary suspension
OF two or three hundred Of these pauper
establishments 1t would be pre-. emf
nenlv fortunate If what is threatened
should happen in Alabama, where the
figures stand thus Receipts. SO, 1885,
1913, 90 - Expenses, $4 ,997. 8976
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Webster on Slavery Restriction.

In tho 7lh of March speech. when Mr.
Webster is supposed to hnve taken Il STOP
backward ho made these remarks:
Sir. whenever thcro is u particular good
to be done; whrrerrr there Is u Coot IF lama
10 be si"id .from Jecom"g stare irrrito,y
am rrndy 10 assert The prinripie Of Me rrciu
sion Of sinrcry am pledged to it from
tho year 1887 have boon pledged to il
again: and will perform those pledges"
In his MarshfoId speech, in ls4s, M
Webster said:
IF, my friends tho torn FREQ soil party
or FREQ soil mar is meant to designate one
who has boon fixed, unaltcrablc--to day.
yesterday and for some DAYS past-in oppo.
sition to slavery extension. then | may
claim to be. and may bold myself as good q
free soip man as any member of that Buf.
falo Convention
In speech in tho Unitcd States Senate,
the samo year. hc had occasion to discuss
this same question of property in slaves in
its application to tho territories:
The real nearing. then. of Southecn
gentlemen, in making this complaint, is thu,
they cannot go ino tho territories of the
United States, carrying with them their
own peculiar local law which creates prop
contended that this sort Of personal slavery
exists by general law. II artists oaiy Jy
local id,r. And wherever thar local
law does not extend, property in persons
docs not exist. Well, sir. what is now the
demand on tho part of our Southern friends:
They say, 'wo will carry our local laws with
us wherever VIC go. Wo insist tha. Congress
does us injustice unless it establishes in the
territories in which We wish to go, our own
local law.s This demand, / for one resist,
ard shall resist.
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an " hhD W AIJFJ.
Cleveland, August 4th, 1860.
E1y- John Van Buren recen,Iv said IN

GY- John Van Buren recently said in a
conviviaI speech--WelI. gentlemen, there
is one family that has got back safe into
the Democratic Party 10 stay for lie. 1t
is the Van Buren family and if Senator
Douglas only knew the long, dreary road
he has 10 travel, he would, in my opinion,
take the shortest route back into the
Democratic camp."-BvGalo Express.
We heard John Van Buren, announces. in
1913, in the Cleveland Park, whore he was
pleading oloquontly tho cause Of tho Froo
Soil party, and the claims of his dear papa,
that tho warfare in which no had just en-
listed, was to 60 on until Freedom should
DO triumphant. lIo said that, in future
years, whom tho Froo Soil party, thon in its
infancy, should DO strong and powerful. il
would bo doomed great honor TO bayo
been ono OF its pioneer mombers, and tho
question would be asked, Wherc did you
stand in lS49 Is tho Democratic purty in
1860, with tho Van Buren family in il. mora
Anti Slavery than il was when Martin Van
Buron was the Free Soil candidate for the
Presidency ! Was the Free Soil party more
conservative aud national than the Rnpub.
llcan party is {? Poor John he loved FREQ.
dom we'll enough, but the road was too
"long" and "droary" for such weak and
taithless disciple, bis knees quaked, and so
no "took the shortest route back into the
Democratic camp"
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HORRIBLE CIVIL WAR IN VENEzUELA.-
For years tie people of Venezuela have
scarcely known peace. The country. one
Of the most fertile on the globe has been
the scene Of the bloody strifes OF contend
ing factions, which have entirely drained
its resources. The last revolution or re.
bellion has not been brought TO close.
and the civil war is of the most relentless
and bloody character. A letter from
Laguayra, June Goth, states that the rural
districts have most awfully suffered in the
burning OF villages and houses, cold
blooded murders, and assassinations wan.
touly perpetrated. Another letter from
Caracas, o! June Goth, says-"We are
getting worse every moment. The rebels
do not take towns. bat they assassinate
every one who falls into their hands in the
neighborhood. ."--4Lsadsr.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-08-10

CRINoLrNE.-The New York World
says Few persons immagine the ex-
tent OF the trade in crinoliae wire. For
about three years past, the consumption
Of wire by the crinoline workers in this
country has been not far from one hun
dred tons per week. The wire is OF steel
and the price has ranged from fifteen TO
thirty cents per pound. AT the average
twenty-five cenls--the yearly consump.
tion amounts TO $2.464.000. A few
months since. the orders to first hands
greatly diminished, and fears were appre-
hended by the wiremakers that the harvest
was over. But The lull was caused by an
overstock in the hands OF crinoline makers
who had ordered too freely. At present
the demand is as active as ever, and prices
are advancing. The ladies will be sur
prised to know how much this part o.
their dress costs in the aggregate, and Il
think what weight they wear,
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Another Accession to the Republican
Ranks.

Tho Wabash Qnd) Plain Deairr. eIited
by G. W. McGonighl. fornorly of this place.
in its issue of July 2sth, thus announces it's
intention to abandon tho PrO-Slavery De.
mocracv, and join tho party Of Freedom:
We this week tako from our editorial
head tho names of the candidates on the
Democratic ticket. for tho reason that VIC
cannot support thom in tho coming canvass
Wo have stood bv tho Democratic party in
all their changes for tho last fifteen Years
and have labored with whatevor ability VIC
may havo possessed for tho success of the
Democratic party. In tho present aspect
of affairs. we arc sorry to say tho old Dem
ocrntic principle OF non intervention on the
utjcct of slavery hab been entirely lost
sight of, and We are loft to form our
own conjecture as to what is, or what
is not Democracy. Tho present contest for
the Presidency is between tho North and
tho South Ii is whether we will allow the
South to control the political sentiment and
action Of tho North MIR. Breckinridgo is
empbatically n Southern man on Southern
platform Mr.. Dougns is Northern man
on n Southern platform. Mr.. Bell is a
Southern man on no platform. Mr.. Lin
coin is q NORTHERN man on NATIONAL
platform, that givos equal and exnct justice
to all mon North and South. With these
candidates before MS. we have but one course
to pursue that is to support Mr.. Lincoln.
Ono moro number will finish tho first
volume of this paper. aftor which it will be
published as Republican paper, and sup.
port tho nominees Of that party.
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will be held in the Wards aud Townships, on
Wednesday, August 18th, in the Townships at 2
o'clock 2. NJ. and in the Wards at ~ p. NJ.
And in order to give in the Wards Of Clcve.
land twhore the Republican vote is large full
aud fair opportunity for an exprcgsion of preiuren.
in the selection OF Delegates, said election will
be by ballot, The polls continuing oren not less
than one hour In The townships also il is rec.
olnmended shat said election bo by ballot. the
polls continuing open the same time
WILLIAM SLADE, JR.,
w. u. PERKINS,
G.. +. PAINE,
WM. MATHEWS,
ERASTUS SPENCER,
District c. mmittce.
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SHOCKING FATE OF LosT CHILD
Several notices have recently been pub
ished in the Newark (N. J journals,
concerning child named Thomas Henry
Finley. aged four and half years, who
disappeared on July 5lh, having followed
nom home The band Of The Turner's, who
held picnic on that day. His dead body
was found on Saturday, on the Meek -
almost imbedded in mud. The child had
evidently followed the procession to the
vicinity, and having started TO return TO
his home, over the meadows, had become
fastened in the mire and perished from
hruger and exposure. During the night
OF the 9th his cries were heard but nothing
unusual was suspected and no search was
undertaken. The eyes ard nose had
been eaten away, probably by musk rats,
and the body was otherwise mutilated. -
He had perhaps fingered in this horrible
condition fer two or three days, under a
broiling sun by day, and exposed TO cold
BY night and finally perishing,
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boR FRHGIDEETIM ELEcTCEs FOR THE STATE At LARGE
FREDERICK HASSAURECK, of Hamilton.
JOSEPH NJ. ROOT, oil Erie.
CONGRESSIONAL CONVENTION

Republican District Convention for the nom
inniion of Member Of COngress, will be held al
the Court House in Puiuesvllle, on Friday, Au.
gust I7th, at u A. NJ.
The Wards in the City Of Cleveland, and the
Townships in Cuyahogn County will bo entitled
to the following number OF Delegates in said
ConS ention, being one for every 60 votes ems, 70.
Gov Denuison, and one for every fraction & 20
Geuugn County will be entitled 10 tic following
nn,nnar of lIlrnnins:
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Rescue of Booth,

Sherman NJ. Booth, who was imprisoned,
somo fve months ago, in the Custom House
at Milwaukee, for his connection. with the
Glover rescue, was set at liberty by party
Of armed mon. on tho LIST inst. Tho Mil
waukee Sentinel gives tho following account
of tho rescue:
A few minutes after l2 o'clock, len de-
,ermned men walked leisurely up the
Custom House steps. They might have
been taken for merchants having business
with the Collector. They seemed entirely
unconcerned, and were talking of every.
day matters.
They, however, did not visit the Col
leclor. and the Marshal they could not
see, for he was eating his dinner. The
vigiiant Burke was alone visible. One
of the gentlemen presented Mr.. Burke
with card Of admission TO see Booth. -
The vigilant Burke took it and was pro.
ceeding to read ii, when, one of the other
gentlemen cau9h. him by Tic arms. A
revolver CLEANED before Him. He heard
the key turn in The door, aud IN another
moment Mr.. Roo,h slepTed lightly over
! the threshold, and waving an atfeclionate
on reroir, went down the iron steps as
comfortably as though on his way TO tea
party. Mr.. Burke lound himself thrust
into the room, and Inc key again turned.
J. MIR, Booth was prepared for the prone.
made. His boots were blackcncd, the
/ greater part of his hair was comted and
holding fragrant nosegav in one hand
and pistol in the o'ber, he passed down
Wisconsin street, and walked over to the
residence OF his brotler IN law, T. J. Sals-
man, on Second street. Here large con
course OF peop'e gathered 10 congratulate
him. From this place he proceedetlin Il
wagon 10 railroad station outside Of the
city, and is now probably enjoying the
rural felicity Of Walworth or Kock county.
Mr.. Booth was convicted and sentenced
under the Fugitive Slave Act; discharged
on n writ Of hdbeds corpus by tho Supreme
Court of Wisconsin, which declared that
act to bo unconstitutional and re.arrestcd
by u S Marshals and thrust into the Gus
tom House, whore ho was kept in "durauce
vile" until rescued in tho above manner
The Wisconsin Supreme Court having ro
fused to obey the mandate of the Supreme
Court of the United States by reversing its
decision, and tho Wisconsin Legislature
having passed law declaring slave judg-
monts void, and Furnishing with fine and
Imprisonment, all who re- commit for the
same cause any person discharged on
writ o: hdJras corpus, it was determined by
the Government to keep Booth in prison
until no should ask for release on terms of
degrading compliance Meanwhile, no was
donicd privileges accorded to ordinary
feIons, such as receiving presents and visits
from friends, and newspaper exchanges. with
which to bcguie the weary months of his
imprisonment. The United States Marshal
for Wisconsin offers reward of SIOO, for
his apprehension but it is thoasbt that an
attempt to ro-arrost him would be resisted
by tho people.
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- Ahhnl, Rrnihnra go Rrnahunr

as5- Abbot: Brothers, .742 Broadway, N
Y, arc issuing Campaign Medals, contain
ing Photographic Portraits of the candidates
for President and Vice President. Theso
portraits they retail at prices ranging from
90 to so cts, making liberal deduction to
agents.
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Candidates for the Congressional Nomi
nation,

EpIroR DEMoCRAT:-Please announce
ALBERT G RIDDLE as u candidate for
Congress from this District. suffice to tho
action of the District Convention.
GEAUGA.
Tho hamo Of Hon. AARON WILCOX.
will be presented to the Convention TO bc
hold at Puinesvile on the I7,h inst, for
nomination as Representative in Congress
from this District.
MANY REPUBLICANS.
AnouEL lar l96n
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NoRTH CARoLfNA ELEcTIoH.--The tele-
graph gives a number of returns from tho
general election in this State, which took
place on tho Sd inst. The summing up and
comparison of gain and loss, glves the State
TO the Democracy" by from 8 1000 to 10, 900.
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S5~ Hon John Hickman, of Pa. has mado
an ablo speech. announcing his determine
ton to support Lincoln aud Hamlin
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nv Republicans everywhere will bc glad
to hear of tho probable ro. election of Fran.
els T. Blair, Jr., of St Louis, to Congress.
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eo- The Breckenridge State Convention
at Columbus, on the 7th, nominated an Elec.
toral but no State Ticket.
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ass- Hon J, r. Giddngs is again candi
date for nomination for Congress.
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What the Press Saw.

Housekeepers, troubled with vernin need lie no
longer, if they use "CosrAR's" Exrerminators-
We have used it TO our satisfaction, a d il box
cost So, we would have il. We had tried poisons
but they effected nothing; but CosrAR's article
knocks the breath out OF Rats Mice and Bed Bugs
quicker than we can write it. Ii is in great de-
mnnd all over the country. .--lisdiaa tOj Gazefte.
J:C. COVER, (Ed. "llernld,'D Lancaster IPis
I'VE highly recommend the Exterminator
More grain and provisions are destroyed annually
in Graut County by yermin, than would pay Tor
tons of of this Rat and InseLt Killer. For sale by
A. Cnok, Chardon. 5ilm3
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VERAIIN.

10 Years established in New York Ctg--used hy
the City Post Oifce-- the City Prisons and Station
Houses--the City Steamers Ships &c the Cry
Ho.cls, "Asior,n st Nicholas" &c--and by
more than 20 oo0 private families.
@5Drnggsts and Retailers everywhere sell
them.
01r Wholesale Agents in all the large Cities and
Towns.
3S-!n BrwARr!!! Of spurious limitations
9ST 81 90 Sample Boxes sent by Muil.
D-Addrcss orders-.or for "Circuar to Dealers"
To HENRY II. COSrAR. PRINcIPAL DEPor,
5l2 BnoArwAY, Opposite ST Nicholas HotclJ
New York
Sold by A. Cook, Chardon, and Druggists eve.
rywhere. 54lm3
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mot dangerous 10 the humaR family "
Rats come out Of their holes to die"
Y 6rm IN.
HCDstnr'ND
'COstaT's'' Rat, Roach &c. Exterminator,
GCoStaJ,S1
SEQ tai,s'. Bed Bug EXterminatOr.
t'CUStnr,>o
"COstar's'' EIectri Powder, for Insects,

Bed Bugs-Anls-- Moths Musquitocs- Ilens-
Insects On Plants, Fowls, Animals, &C., &C. in
] rl,n g,,r, a,Ir ,,,n,ae IT
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WHN NEI UDT4IOANo'
August LIST, 1860. .