The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1860-03-08


Spirit ofthe Washington Letters
The Cinnatli Gozette's letter says:
WAsnIsoroN, March !.
Mr.. Trumbull took Douglas up to day
and put him in very tight pace by re-
calling the fact that when the Kansas Me-
braska bill was first reported it did not
contain the clause repeating the Missou-
ri Compromise. That was proposed by
Dixon, of Kentucky, and when first Of
fercd, was denounced by Douglas and his
trends as fire brand. lie also reminded
Douglas that when the Republicans pro-
posed an amendment allowing the peo-
pie of Kansas and Nebraska TO elect their
own Governors, he voted against it, and
the result was that the governors of those
Territories had defeated the popular will
by veioing bills prohibiting Slavery. This
was popular sovereignty with avengeance.
lie further asked Douglas how there
were 10 be under his doctrine any more
free States, inasmuch as he asserted that
the Constitution carried slavery in the
Territories, and further said that no State
could undertake to deprive persons Of
their property. How under the latter
proposition slavery was not to bo exclu.
ded from any State he could not see.
These questions and "reminiscences did
not suit Douglas, and after indulging in
few lame attempts at witlicism, 10 the
great delight Of his ciaquers in the gallery
and some reckless assertions which he
could hardly expect any one to believe,
he finally turned tail and left the cham
Der, while Trumbull was still pouring hot
shot into him. Trumbull remarked that
that was his usual babi. when he was ar
raj gned.
The Administration triumph in the
Pennsylvania Democratic Convention,
though not unexpected, has rather damp
cned the arder Of the Douglasites.
Ills strength will, in the Charleston
Convention, hardly be over one hundred
on the first ballot, and this number will
not be much added 10 on the subsequent
ballots. The South having used him as
far as it desired for its own purposes, is
not willing to trust him any more after the
exhibition Of thickness lie has given them.
They will treat him as it is usual to treat
horse who has once run away-get rio
of him on the best terms possible.
Important Decisisn.
The Mac cAeek Press Of the 25th
inst, thus speaks Of an important trial,
under the Liquor Law, at Urbana:
Champaign Common Pleas-Judge E.
Parsons presiding, Jane Rush Us. Peter
Lawson. This is anaction brought by
plaintiff under section Of law passed
May, 1884, called can act to provide
against the evils resulting from the sale
of intoxicating liquors in the State of
Ohio" The plaintiffs husband procur.
red liquor Of the defendant last spring
and became intoxicated and in this
state committed an assault upon his wife;
he, Reed Brush, while inhamed by this
liquor, quarreled with bis wife and threw
an axe at her. cutting her foot SO badly
that IL rendered amputation necessary.
Under this law the plaintiff brought suit
to recover twenty thousand dollars dams
ages off the defendant, W ho is liable for
The results Of the liquor lie sells. The
defendants counsel tried to prove the
conduct as the primary and ,
real cause of the assault, but such testi.
mony was ruled cut. The Court said this
was the first suit be knew of under the
aw. .......t
The case was submitted to the Jury
lust after the opening speech, who, after
being out an hour, returned verdict
for plaintiff in the sum Of FIVE thousand
dollars. John A. and NJ. B. CROWN
we're. counsel for plaintiff, and |. Corwin,
Young and Leedom for defendant.
Sons of Malta.