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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1860-03-13


sum of $3.50 was appropriated, to purchase sill
yer medals for the Lexington Cadets who went
to Chqrlestown.
The House bill repeating several sections of
the act of April 2, 1858, providing more uni
form currency, was taken up. A substitute for
the bill was adopted, and the bill as thus amend
ed passed.
House.-Tbe Senate resolutions concerning
the State boundary line, were CONQUERED in.
The special license bill was next considered,
and occupied the attention of the House till the
time of adjournnent.
SATURDAY Senate-The Senate was inform
ell. through Mr.. Stuart. that the Executive
would, on Monday, transmit to the Senate q
message on the financial condition OF the State,
which might necessitate further prolongation of
the session. A proposition to extend to the 18th
of March, was voted down; but it will proba-
bly be renewed. Bills were passed liking the
tolls on railroads, and providing for public adj
ministrator in each county and corporation OF
the State. A substitute for the bill amending
the charter of the James River and Kanawha
Company Heretofore defeated) was reported and
ordered to be printed.
House.-The proposition to bestow silver med
ais on such OF the Lexington Cadets as served at
Harper's Ferry, was laid on the table. The
House passed the Senate substitute for the bill
repeating the LIST, End, 3rd and 4th sections OF
an act passed April 2nd, 1858, providing for a
more uniform currency OF the banks OF the State,
adding an Independent section, and refusing to
adopt a proviso making individual stockholders
liable TO the extent 1T their subscriptions. The
Senate Joint resolution, providing for settling the
boundary between Maryland aud Virginia, was
concurred in. The Committee Of Courts OF JUS
tice reported that it was inexpedent to take
any action 10 reference to the Communication OF
the sentence OF Stevens and Hazlett. The Gov
ernor recommends that the House order the
printing of Major VIM. Gilliam's new book on
Military Tactics, which has been submitted to,
and highly approved by, competent military
gentlemen.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-03-09
Cassius N, Clay In Washington.

An oyo.witnoss thus Describes the alton
tons paid to the hero of Frankfort during
his recent visit to tho seat of government:
There has been of late years no hing like
tho reception of Mr. ClaNat Washington -
When, on Wednesday last. he entered tho
House of Representatives, for more than an
hour he was surrounded by persons Of nil
partios-old acquaintances and new oven
men from as far south as Tennessee came
up to pay their respects to him. Tho gal
erics wero crowded with ladies and gentle
men, and all eyes were upon him. His
speech at Frankfort on the 10Th of January
has produced sensation rarely equaled in
tho history of the country, and all were anx.
ious to honor the hero and patriot who so
ably and gallantIy stood by his country aud
the Union"
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-03-09
Freedom Vetoed yet Triumphant in
Kansas

Gov. Medary, following tho example of
Gov Black, of Nebraska, vetoed, on tho 2lst
ult., bill passed by tho Legislature OF Kan
sas, abollshng Slavery in that Territory.
Thus arc Government officials carrying out
the provision of tho Kansas Nebraska Bill
allowing the people Of tho Territories etc
form and regulate their domestic institutions
in their own way, "&c. Thus arc they Illus
tratng Popular Sovereignty
But we are glad to know that the Pro
Slavery Gespotism of tho Administration il
not omuipotont in Kansas. Tho veto mos
sage having been read in tho House. and the
question put, without discussion, "ShaIl the
bill pass, tho objections of tho Governor Ia
the contrary notwithstanding" thirty nom,
bers voted yea and soven nay, there being
two absentees. In tho Council, the bill
passed, not withstanding the veto, by a vote
of nine to four.
No thanks to the Sham Democracy, i
Popular Sovereignty shall be carried out il
the Territories from which Slavery was ex
cludcd by the Missouri Compromise. The
Administration finds no power in Congress,
or tho Territorial Legislatures to oxcud,
Slavery, but it questions not its own powe
to exclude Freedom.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-03-09
Indian 0utrsges.

A general Indian war in New Mexico.
&C., is imminent If in fact not already in
progress. The Departments at Washing,
ton are are busy in disposiug Of the troops
so as to protect exposed points, and the
authorities of New Mexico and Texas are
arming for the fray.
The Austin (Texas( Gazette of Feb.
goth. has letters from various counties.
In Palo Pinto county, many white fami-
lies had been driven from their homes,
and four females captured by the Indians;
two OF these woman were found on the
trail, murdered. The four were sisters
named Semly.
Two men were murdered in Bosque
county; they Wore brothers named Mon,
roe.
Two men and two children were mur.
dered upon the PoIoxy, aud two young
ladies captured, and after being taken
eigh. miles turned loose perfectly naked
Near Burnett two men. having a tired
horse, were attacked by Indians and MUIR
dered. and squads OF Indians were lurk.
ing about The Colorado.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-03-09
Stephens and Hazlett.

Tho Washington correspondent OF the
Now York Hcrdld says;
Mr.. Geo Sonnott, counsel for Stephens and
Hazlott, arrived here yesterday aud had an
interview with tho President in tho hope Of
obtaining his personal influence with tho
Governor and Legislature OF Virginia to OBJ
tain their pardon.
Tho President treated Mr.. Scnnott kind,
ly. expressed to him his warmest sympathies
and tho hopo that he will succeed in his
mission, but whilo he did not decline to act
directly. no did not promise to tako action
Mr.. Smith leaves hero for Richmond to-
morrow, having the assurance from Gov
Letcher that no shall have hoaring beior,
the Committee on Pardons in behalf his eli
onr. He will ask for general amnesty il
their case.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-03-09
School Library Tax Repealed,

The House, on 29lh ult., amended the
Senate bill TO suspend the School Library
Tax two years, so as 10 provide for un-
conditional repeal, end under the pre-
vious question passed it in that form,
yeas 54, nays 80, as follow:
YEAS Baldwin, Blocker, Brown, Burr,
Carter, Chase, Clapp, Converse, Coover
Cory, Davis, Flagg, Gore, IIaddow.
Hamilton, Harlan, Hills. Hitchcock,
House, Howell, Hutcheson, Hughes, Jolly,
Jonas, Jones Of Hamilton, Jones OF Senecn,
McCluug, McGaYran, Mcpherson, Me-
Schooler, Musson, Myers, OgIe, Parrot,
| Parr. Rees oI franklin, Robinson, Rogers,
Schitf, Scott Of Jefferson, Scott Of Warren,
Sears, Slusser, Stubbs, Taylor, Thompson
of Perry, Thompson OF Summit, Trimbe,
Truesdell, Vapvoorhis, Watt, Welsh,
! Woods, Wright of HamIlon-54.
NAYs-Blakeslce, Buss, Choate, Col.
lings, Cox, Devore, Fellows, Gamble,
lIerrick, Jacobs, Kennedy, Kerr, Krum,
McBune, Monshnn, Moore, Nigh, Noble,
Pearce, Plants, Powers, Recs Of Morrow,
Reisinger, Sears, Snyder. Squire, Sted.
man, Steele, Stiers, Stout, Tanneyhill,
Vincent, Voris, Walker, We5tcott, White,
Winner, Wood, Wright Of Warren,
Speaker-39.
The Senate concurred in the House
amendment by the following vote:
YEAs--Messrs. Brewer, Collins, Fer
guson, Fisher, Glass, Harrison, Harsh
Holmes, Jones, Key, Mccall, Newman
PerrilI, PotwiD, Ready, Smith, Walker,
White--l9.
NAYs-Messrs. Breck, Bonar, Cox
Eason, Foster, Garfield, Laskey, Monroe
Morse, Orr, Parish, Potts, Sprague
Stanley-i4.
The repeal Of the School Library Ts'
may meet with favor in some sections o
the State, but it certainly will not in th
section. When the Library was first es
tabiished, our people were generally in
different 10 its merits, and many though
it needless source OF expense but it ha'
steadily grown in favor, and we believe i
now popular with the majority. 1t nigh
everywhere be made highly beneficial t,
all classes, and where it is not, its ad
vantages are simply neglected. Common
as good books are, many families hav
not the means to obtain all they need, an'
to them a well selected School Library i
Z, invaluable, The majority Of the book
which make up such Library, thougl
perhaps not the latest or most popular
: are none the less valuable, being standar
works of history, biography and poetry
, such as all may read with profit, and til
, young should regard as indispensable Il
thorough culture. Money saved to tn
| State by reducing its educational advan
! .ages, is money lost in The end. And,
, there be any object for which our law
, makers may be more readily excused il
augmentiug the burdens Of taxation, than
for any other, it is the general diffusion o
; useful knowledge among the people,
Every dollar expended for such an object
, will return into the State coders, increase,
tenfold.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-03-09
Edward Bates Position.

Tho st. Louis Democrat defines tho posi-.
tion of Edward Bates as follows:
"IIe is welded to the cause of free labor,
both in opinion and practice. He denies
that the constitution extends slavery over
tho territories he declares that slavery shall
not DO permitted TO onter any territory
which was FREQ soil when acquired by the
United States or which became FREQ at any
period subsequent to its acquisition; that
no power but Congress can plant slavery on
such soil and that the Dred Scott decision
merely defines tho constitutional status Of
the negro, tho discursiye essays of that do
cision being, in his opinion. nero leather
and prunelia, possessing no intrinsic weight
and entitled to no extraordinary considora
ton, either legally or politically. But Mr.
Bates rejects the motto, no more slave states
He argues that neither public policy, pre-
oedent, nor tho constitution, authorizes Con
gress or the executive TO discriminate be
tweon freo and slave states in their appli
cation for ad mission into the Union"
Mr.. Bates is undoubtedly far in advance
of most Southern men, upon tho question
of Slavery, and for this should bavo du
credit But to say that he fully represent
the sentiment os tho Republican party, /
simply prepostorous. Mr.. Fillmore, who's
Administration has been justly condemne
for its servility to tho South would probabl
fnd nothing to condemn in tho above ex
tract Wo presume that he would be n
moro apt to decline a nomination by tn
Republican party for tho Presidency, thai
Mr. Bates. But ia 1t necessary that W
should accept such standard bearer
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-03-09
The Question of Order,

Thoy have novel way of preserving order
in the National House of Representatives
1t would hardly work as well in any other
deliberativo assembly. Where else can be
found an equal number of uproarious and
disorderlv stickers for order? To find out
what need they havo of presiding officer
whom overy one makes and decides his owl.
points Of order, has puzzled US considera.
bly,. Why waste eight mortal weeks, aud
endanger our glorious Union, in olcctng an
oflicor SO superfnous as tho Speaker of tho
House Tho daily reports OF Congressional
proceedings abound in "crcs of order" from
which it would appear that during tho more
'stormy sessions" q. E. nino.teuths of the
time,) tho Speaker is tho only member
whose mouth is continually closed. A
momber rises to speak, says few words
aud then his voice is drowned in stentoriau
shouts of "ordor !" "ordcr !" "order r. W.
suppose that, in such turbulent times, il
takes tho whole House to keep the rost still
If "tho gentlemen on tho Other side" do not
wish to hear momber speak, they have but
to raise point Of order and yell him down
When Mr.. Fillmore, as Vice President
came to preside over tho Senate, no foun,
the same state of things gaining favo
in that honorable body, and very properl,
asserted his right to decide questions o
ordor without tho aid of Senators. If q re
form in this particular was then domande,
In tho Senate, how much moro is it dc
manded now, in the House.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-03-09
Mr.. Stewards Great Speech and the
Debate which Followed it.

Mr.. Seward delivered his great speech In
tho Senate, on tho 29th ut. 1t was u
effort worthy Of the man, tho place and
the occasion. We shall endeayor to publish
it entire in our next issue. Tho Washing
ton correspondent of the Tribune says:
The audience assembled to hear Gov.
Stewards speech filled every available spot
in tho Senate galleries. and ovurfOwcd into
all the adjacent lobbios and passages,
crowding them with throngs eager to follow
tho argument of the Senator. or even to
catch an occasional sentence or word whie
throughout its delivery. constant stream
of Ito flowed up and down tho gorgeous
starcascs of tho Chamber. vainly beating
against tho compact masses who had been
so fortunate as to got Oarly possession of tho
ground aud thence rucOiling and DETECTING
tho disappointed current would glide into
cddics around tho he'll and linger in groups
beyond ear.shot of tho Speaker. unwilling
to abandon all hope of ultimately catching
a glimpse of tho scouo transpiring below.
1t was on tho floor itself that the most in
terosting spectacle was presented. Every
Senator seemed to he in his seat. Hunter.
Davis, TOombs. Mason, Hammond. Slidel,
Clingman. Benjamin and Brown. paid the
very closest attention to tho speaker Crit
tpnden listened to every word. Douglas
affected to be selfpossesspd but his ner.
vuusness of naen gavo token that tho truths
now uttered awakened unpleasant memo.
! ries of tho Lccompton contest, when he,
! Seward and Crttcndcn, the famous Tri-
umviratc, led the allies in tho attack upon q
corrupt and despotic Administration.
| Tho debate which followed tho delivery
of Mr.. Seward speech. is thus described BY
tho correspondent of tho Cincinnati Gazette:
! No sooner had Mr.. Seward concluded.
than he was assailed with great forCcity 10y
/ Douglas and Davis. Tho former with his
! characteristic IusUlcnce and importinenco
assailed the Senator from Now York i'm
putting personal motives and indulging gen.
orally III those clap trap arguments which
may do on tho stump. but arc hardly suited
to the Scuate Chamber. aud were IN marked
contrast to the dignifed and tho lofty tone
which distinguished Mr.. Stewards delivery
| The Little Giant of course defended, with
all the fuss OF hen with one chicken. his
pet banting-the Kansas. Nebraska Bill
which he labored worry bard to show was
only tho natural sequel of tho Compromise
Measures of 1850.
Mr.. TrumbuI took him up and put him
in n vcre tight place by recalling the fact
that when tho Kansas. Nebraska bill was
first reported it did not contain tho clause
repeating the Missouri Compromise. That
was proposed by Dixon, of Kontucky, and
when first offered was denounced by D0ugla;
and his friends as fire brand. IIo also re
minded Douglas that when tho Republicans
proposed an amendment allowing the people
| Of Kansas and Nebraska to Clert their owr
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-03-09
Support Your Home Paper.

We know Of nothing that is moro dis.
heartcning to the publisher of u county
newspaper, than to DO told, as no too often
is, when soliciting subscribers 81 feel too
poor to take your paper; take tho Tribune
Cor some other hugo foreign wcekly) and ii
only costs me ono dollar IA year aud il con
tains twice as much reading us yours does
when the receipts of one wock Of the of.
fee namod above would be double tho
yearly receipts of his county paper, and
whom, if tho foreign papers were published
seventy years, it would not result to us
much benefit to himself and county in which
he lives as would single weeks edition oi
his own comfy paper.
Recolcct if Il homo paper is to be sup
ported, homo influence must do it. Every
dollar sent to the Eastern papers is at the
expense of the local paper. A county &c.
auires prominence through its papers more
than in any other way, and to ovcry one
who has county interests at stake, his home
paper is q necessitv Never will such maj
take paper printed away from homo unit
no ia able to tako second paper. Ills frs
vii! be his home sheot, and no will so iden
tiTy his own interests with that OF his count,
as to consider his subscription as matte
of as carly duty tho payment of his taxes
Cieveidnd Herald.
We thank our neighbor Of the HeralC
for the above sensible and honest words
Every newspaper publisher in the lan'
must acknowledge their truth.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-03-09
Murder Trial in Portage County.

The trial of Leonard Merchant Prico for
tho murder OF Aianson Baldwin, of Aurora.
was concluded at Ravenna few days ago,
aud resulted in verdict of murder in the
second degree. Price was sentenced to the
Penitontary for life, and justly too. Mr..
Baldwin was an o. and respected citizen o:
Aurora, and had been the benefactor of the
man who under tho influence of liquor and
passion fatally stabbed him, on tho 9th OF
November last. Tho deed was without
prosocaIion, and but for liquor would not
have been committed. Price is about sixty
years of age, and before brutalized By drink
was quiet. respectable, aud gentlemanly
mau.-Leader,
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-03-09
sEEERIFF,s SALE.

DY virtue ofun Execution, issued from tho or.
ID flee OF the Clerk of the Court OF Common Pleas
Of Geauga County, Ohio, wherein job Durfee is
plaintiff, and James Andrews is defendant, and
dated the 3lst day of January, 1890, to me dt.
rected and delivered. | have levied upon the one.
ises, and have caused the entire premises herein
after described, TO be appraised, and shall Offer
the one-ninth in common Aforesaid of the fol.
lowing described premises aforesaid Tor snie, ut
public vendue, at the door OF the Court House in
Chardon, in said County, on
Saturday. The I'm day Of March, 1850,
between the hours of 10 o'clock AM. and o'clock
p Nj of said DAY, to wit; Situate in the township
Of Newbury. Geauga County, Ohio, and bounded
rs follows; Beginning on the cast line OF lot No.
%, Tract No. l in said NewbuTy, and on the cen-
ter of the east and west road running through
said lot; thence north lS chains and 90 links 10
post; thence west % chains and II links TO post;
thence south l9 chains and 65 links 10 the center
OF the road; thence south 704 degs east three
chains and links; thence north 81 degs. east
l9 chains and A links to The place Of beginning.
containing a. and one-iourth acres OF land with
all the appurenances. Also, one other piece or
marcel of iand situate in said Tract and lot in said
Township, and bounded as follows to wit; Be.
ginning at point north 93N degs,, east chain
and 6l links distant from the northeast corner
of the dwelling house Of Amos Andrews, deceas.
ed; thence south chains; thence west chains
chs e. so IKE, to the place OF ofbeginning, coniain.
ing one Acre Of land with the appurtenances.--
said piece first above described appraised az
SlOO625. Said piece last above described sp.
praised at 5000. TeIms oiSae-Cash in hand.
E. G. WHITE, SAs'G.
.SherifI>s Office, Geauga
| Co., Feb. 10th, 1860 ) 5S6ws
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-03-09
lcaDs arc bound to win in tho coming con.
SATURDAY. MARoH.sds


SATURDAY, MARoH.3ds
Tho Senate yesterday had under con-
sidoraticn bill providing for tho super
vision and execution of State printing and
binding. 1t is computed that in caso of
annual sessions of tho Legislature, it will
saye from $4,000 to $4,000 annually
Also n bill amending Somiannual tax law.
1t requires settlement OF County Treasures
with County Auditors, on February 18th
and August 10Th, and fixes Treasurers' focs
as follows;
On the first $500, per cent from $500,
to $1,000. 6 per cent; from $1,000. to 81.
500, per cent; from 81 500 tn ~ 900, !
per cent; from 81, 600 to S2,500,3 per cent;
from S2,500 to $4,000. 2 per cent; and
any sum over $4,000. per cent. Also
S b. 1856, to provide for the fiOal payment
and redemption of the public debt of Ohio,
without arriving at definite action upon
any ono of them. In tho House, the bill
amending the law for empaneling Jurors
has passed, after full discussion. This is
! the bill that provides that juror shall not
necessarily be excluded from the panel. be.
cause he has formed an opinion from report
and newspaper reading. if ne expresses
himself able, notwithstanding, to render an
impartial verdict, tho court on examining
!
tanned. Various bills are report cd and
ordered 20 Il third reading on Tuesday next
Tho House also refused to agree to tho Sen.
ate Bill, giving to justice es of peace, twenty
five cents on all sums uuder twenty-five
dollars, and fifty conts on all sums over that
amount. collected by thom without issue of
process, or by judgment in any way. In
tho afternoon tho vote taken last Friday on
an adjourned session, was reconsiderod, and
the matter finally disposed Of by vote of
27 for TO 63 against. This is understood
to be tho conclusion rs to this question Of
an adjourned session and it is to be hoped
that necessary legislation will be disposed OF
as soon as may 90, with proper regard to the
various interests requiring consideration. -
AS to tho proprioty of the conclusion ar
rived at, of course there arc differences
of opinion. large majority of the Ropub-
lican members have all the tmo been in
favor of an other session and Of course there
is considerable foeing among them because
the minority of that party were unwilling TO
go with them. Quito u number of Dem
ocrats woro ready to voo with Republicans
who wero in favor of such session, to aid
in carrying, but chose to wait. so as to force
an adjourned session after the present one
had been extended. 1t cannot be hoped
that the present session will close before tho
first of April, if even by that time. This
morning tho House has been occupied in
the reading and reference of largo number
OF bills. Has passed S. B. 10. amending the
act providing for tho sale or lease of estates
tail in certain casos Also S. B. IOl
amending Sec All of tho Code. in reference
to revival ofjudgmcnts, and is now engaged
in discussing bill amending tho act in ro.
latsn to wills. r.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-03-09
Administrators, sale.

DY Virtue of an order issued from the Probate
ID Court of Geauga County, Ohio, shall sell at
public vendue on the premises, OH
Saturday, the 7th day Of .8pril, 1860,
between the hours of 10 O'Clock A. M. & 4 o'clock
P M, the following described premises, eiiuate
in the township OF Russell, in said county. and
known as part OF lot No. in great LOT No and
is bounded as follows; Commencing in the center
of the road on the west bank OF the river and run
ming up on said bank until the fine intersec;s the
original line; thence north degs,; east ~ rods;-
thence north IS degs.; east l6 rods; thence north
rs degs; east "a rods; thence north 55 dogs; east
"a rcds thence north sc dogs; east 10 rods thence
north 80 degs. II rods; thence south 79 degs east
IA rods hence north 25 dcgs east 3S rods; thence
north II degs east l6H rods 10 q post on Ed
ward Hawkins eas ine;thence south 10 The south
side OF the Mill Pond at high water mark; thence
down said pond TO the west line OF land owned by
Daniel w. Sweet; thence south 10 the center OF
the highway; thence west along said highway to
the place oIbeginning, containing "a and \ acres
oflnnd.
TERMS OF SALE-Onr. fourth OF purchase
money in hand; one fourth in six, one.fourth in
twelve, and residue in eighteen months from day
OF sale, Deferred payments on interest and se-
cured. ALEAR. FRAZER,
Admir- OF Andrew l.. Spoor, deceOsed.
Chardon, March 9th, 1860. 520w4
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-03-09
The House Printer,

Mr.. Ruflin, of North Carolina, stated
In the House, on the 28lh, that his vote
for Printer had not been recorded, and
moved to amend the journal accordingly
The House ordered that the journal be
amended, which made a tie, and unelectet
Mr.. Ford. But he subsequently received
the requisite number of votes, and i,
therefore Printer for the House.