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The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1860-08-17
A Fuss Among the Chickens,

When we opened the Courier, last
week, the first thing that struck our
attention, was the array of bantam
roostcrs. at the head OF a column, in
the attitude Of either growing or
cackling, We could not well deter.
mine which. The thought struck
us, at once, that the Editor had
probably received news that Dong.
las had carried all the states which
had recently elected; but what was
our surprise, in running over the
article, to find that North Carolina
had gone for the Brcckinridge can.
.didate; that Kentucky, which for
years past has gone Democratic, had
elected the Know Nothing candidate;
and that Missouri, which had also
been Democratic, and where Brcck.
lnrldse men and Douglas mon snp-
ported, in the main, tho same ticket,
the Douglas candidate was probably
elected. What made the Courier's
chicken demonstration the more
laughable and ridiculous, was, that
oft the five states, that had been, hero.
toiore reliably Democratic, the Doug
lac candidate had the chance of suc.
ceeding in one only. The Editor
seemed to enjoy nothing more highly
than the success OF the Know Nothing
candidate in Kentucky. He was
exceedingly glad to know that il hls
own wing of the party could not en-
joy the benefit Of the victory in Ken
lucky, ite near relation by marriage
would, so he could congratulate
himself that it was all in the family
in the end.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1860-08-17

The residents and visitors at Ions
Branch, New Jersey, were startlel
Tuesday morning by the announce
ment that murder had been com
mitted in that place during th'
night. 1t appears that fisherman
who WAS abont to take a sail in
his boat, found it at some distance
from the place where he had moor
ed it, and on approaching discover
ed marks OF blood on tie sail and OF
different parts Of the skiff. Upon
further investigation he picked ur
a billet of wood on the beach, part oI
which was covered with clotted
blood. He at once gave the alarm
and others united their efforts to
solve tho mystery. Two colored
walters attached to the National
Hotel have disappeared from tina,
house, and it is feared that they
were the victims, since nothing has
been heard of them since they left in
the steamer RIP Yam WSnkle fol
this city. Measures have beer
taken to ascertain their whereabouts
A colored woman, employed at
cook at one of the restaurants
stated that she heard the noise OF G
scuffle about half-past - o'clock,
Tuesday night, and soon ate rheard
two shots ofa pistol in quick success
ion. Thorough investigation is be-
ing made by the Coroner, but thu'
far with no definite result. II il
conf iectured that the victim belong
ed to an excursion party which Wis
tied Long Branch, taking the Della
ware & Raritan Railroad from New,
ark, and did not return until a late
hour.
The New York Police were tele,
|graphed in the morning, and two
Detectives proceeded Immediately tt
Long Branch. .-[Nso York World
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1860-08-17
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Terrible Indian R1ght.

We learn from MIR. Davidson, Of
Indisnpla, that's psinful ru NOR was
brought 20 that plhce, on Saturday
last, by d returned Pikss Peaker, o.
q severe Indian fight eomo three
weeks since, on the solomon, about
100 miles above Fort Riley, In which
about 300 Pottawatamics and Della.
wares were killed. The informant
says he passed directly through the
scene of the fight - that the dead
we're all scalped, and supposed the
other party to be Cheyennes, ARA.
pahoes, &C., who were known to
have been in that vicinity at that
'i"o. Tt ,-"rrdered Indians are
supposed to be party o. sv...- .i-no
or four hundred Pottawattamies
half breeds, and Delawares, tha,
went from this vicinity a. short time
previous to the rumored battle, 70,
the purpose Of hunting buffalo. -
Among them were Messrs. L'Flum.
beau, Beaubien, Ogee, Darling, aud
several other prominent Indians,
well known in this vicinity, who
accompanied the expedition for the
sake oI the excitement and pleasure
which II promised.
The fight between the OheyenBes
and Pawnees was witnessed by q
couple Of pioneers, who were at the
time hunting buffalo. and was de.
scribed by them as being a fearfuI
scene. The combatants numbered
some thousands, were all mounted,
and kept constantly circling, lying
down in their saddles and firing over
their horses necks as they approach
ad 'lIe enemy. The fight lasted two
hours; quite number were killed
their intormants did not know how
maryland at the end Of that time
the Pawnees broke and ran with the
Cheyennes after them.
|. was The original intention oil
Mr.. Davidson's party to have &C.
companied the band of Pottawatto.
mics and Delawares spoken of, but
by some defect in the arrangetrient,
they did not meet at the place up
pointed for the rendezvous, and the
two parties took different routes.
In addition to the above informa
ton, Mr.. Davidson informs US tina,
great excitement prevails throughou,
the frontier settlements, on account
of Indian depredations-tbat many
whites had been killed.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1860-08-17
Political News.

Frank Blair's majority for the long
term, reaches over 1,4O0. His tri-
umphsnt election, in the Saint Louis
district, is an indication OF the rapid
progress Republicanism is making
in the West.
A correspondent Of the Cincinnati
Enquirer, from Washington, writes
that there is a rumor sloat that
trsckinridge will be withdrawn
This crumS of comfort, the Douglas
men Of Findlay, have caught at,
with the eagerness q trout would
snap at a bottle fly. "Drowning
men will catch at straws." That
the friends Of Breck,nridge have any
idea Of withdrawing him, there is not
the slightest prospect. Indeed, they
ere putting forth increased efforts. -
The news Of his resignation is oil
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1860-08-17
Insult TO MIR. Blair's Family.

The St. Louis Democrat gives @
somewhat intlamcd account of az
outrage upon the family of Frank
Blair, jr., perpctrated by the par
tisans OF Barrett, last Saturday night
which seems to be quite unprece.
dented in the history even of w Westerr
politics. The Democrat says:
"On Saturday night large par
of the Barrett procession, under tn,
lead Of their marshals, proceeded tc
the residence Of Hon. Frank p
Blair, on Washington avenue, be
tween Twelfth and Thirteenth sts.,
and, halting opposite the front of the
house, gave vent to their helish in,
stincts by groans, and yells, and
hootings, aud hisscs. Not conten,
with this, and ascertaining that Mr.
Blair was not at home, belched ou,
Of their filthy mouths language
whose obscenity would have put ia
blush the lowest habituc of the lowest
brothel in St. Louis. Not content
with exhausting their vile vocabulary
with epithets on Mr.. Blair, they
characterized his wife and mother
and children by names sIch as no
decent man could hear without pain,
aud no wretch who had a spark OF
manhood left in him could utter.
"The Druses, whose assassination
of Christian men and boys in Syria
has sent O thrill Of horror throughout
the civil world, and made all Eu-
rope leap to arms, have thousand
times the manhood Of the wretches;
for the Druses have invariably spared
the women and female children. II
the Republican party are to be held
responsible for the acts of crazy o'd
John Brown, who is to be respon-
sible for the acts of these hounds ol
hell?
"If Mr.. Blair had been at home
Dick Barrett would have had less
votes on Monday, and society would
have been rid of several of its most
miserable pests"
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1860-08-17

3 The Democratic PestiIeDce 1t wastet
ell at Noon-Day.
Al IL is wrong, end not Democratic, for me
: processing 10 be Democrats, and frisnds o
Dougias and Johnson, 10 efdeaysr 10 insluc
Democratsto subscribe fortbe boIiing sbee
" at Clsvelsn,l, ctiledthe National Democrai
Farmer friends oflthe Deraofrstic party hnv
called upon Us 10 expose Two. persons en-
a Gagged IN ende0yoiing 10 give this boiling
n disorganizlng sheet a circulation among DE
i mocratS III Hancock county. We wlthhol,
The names or these persons. for the present
o IN hopes they may desis, flom their endeav
ors indirectly TO disorgaize the Democrac
> OF our county, by endeavoring to introduc
the National Democrat, paper more danger
Gus To the interests OF the Democracy tia
the small pox 10 our community, shoul,
either get hold among our people, iioncocl
Courier, OF July Is. : 'S.
The Republicans Of Findlsy failing to in
duce Drmocrats to receive from their hs nds
the National Democrat, the boiling, disot
esnizing sheet at Cleveland Offered IL las
saturday 'as cheap ss dirt" by having
boys pass along the streets and throw copie,
OF u into farmers wagons. - tHancock h
Courier, OF August 10.
When "Iriends of Douglas and
Johnson. endeavor to induce Demo-
Gratis to subscribe to the boiling sheet
at Cleveland" as charged above,
certainly the Courier should not ind
fault with Republicans for giving
them a helping hand. But seriously, ,
the Editor lacks tho courage for a
bold, direct attack upon the Breck.
inridge men OF this county; and
hence undertakes to whip them over
the shoulders Of Douglas men and
Republican,. The Editor is aware
that whatever circulation has been
given to the Cleveland Democrat
has been the work of the friends of
Breckinridge and not OF either Doug.
las or Lincoln. Tho fact is, some
of the most intelligent and inhuen-
tial Democrats in Hancock county .,
are Breckinridge men, and the Ed
itor expects to keep the fact conceal
ed, by attrbuting the circulation Of
the Democrat to Douglas men and
Republicans; and hopes to kill the
Breckenridge men of, by a SEEM
ingly accidental shot into their ranks,
which he would fain have believed
was intended for the Republicans.
But, by the way, Mr.. Hollabaugh,
how are you getting along with those
two naughty "friends of Douglas
and Johnson" who were endeavor-
ing "to induce Democrats to sub
scribe for the boiling sheet at Ceve-
land?" Have you "subduei" them
AS Douglas would say3
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1860-08-17

gammol, intended to inspire conf
dence in the despondent Dougla,
men. --FN, e
The Breckenridge men OF the stat,
of New York, met in Convention,
last week, in large force, and noun
mated both a state and electoral
ticket. That movement will draw
Of from the Democracy of that state
no: less than $4,000 votes.
The Breckenridge men Of Nilsson
ri, have. Sled a convention to nom
mate an electoral ,Ietet.
The Republicans Of Illinois bat
an immense gathering at Springfield
last week; the number was estimated
at $4,000. Lincoln, when called
ont, refused to make politica'
speech, contenting himself with
making a few remarks, by way O
compliment, for tho honor showed
him. How unlike the course O.
Douglas, who is nov stumping the
country in his own behalf!
The Democracy lose three nom
bers OF Congress in Missouri.
Let the Editor oft Courier bring
ont his bantams again. Blair, Re.
publican; and Rollin and Mitchell,
Opposition, are elected over Demo
Gratis.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1860-08-17

SOME Of the papers are amusing
themselves with recapitulation OF
stump speeches Judge Douglas has
made on his pilgrimage to the home
of his parents. The number is stated
at twenty, with several more In pros
pect.
This thing Of a Presidential Gun
didate stumping the country in his
own behalf, has excited the disgust
Of the people Of the North, and Mr..
Douglas efforts have largely con.
tributed to give votes to his com.
petitor. His speech at the great
Rhode Island Clam Bake betrayed
tho innate vulgarity Of the man.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1860-08-17
ShalI slavery be Extended!

Douglas and his adherents man
ifest a perfect indifference, as to
whether slavery is extended into Tree
territory or not. In the language Of
Douglas himself, they do not care
whether slavery is voted up or voted
down." They can witness the with
eripg, blasting influence OF slavery
in the states where it exists; they can
see how it cripples the commerce;
how it checks the progress of these
states; how il scatters, wide cast.
political and moral ruin wherever it
gets foothold; and yet show no con-
cern, in regard to having our free
territories forever cursed by per.
petual dishonor and degradation,
through the introduction Of this evil.
No, no, they don't care whether
slavery is voted up or voted down.
Let this fiery wave roll on; let its
tide swell till it fills the fruitful val.
Lies Of the West, and buries, far
beneath, the mines of wealth that the
hand Of free labor--that the industry
of free men, would develop aud thus
build up a great empire, based on
the principles OF Republication,
pure and pndeI!sd. In Q word, let
slavery seize all our Western terri
tories, aud leavc not ono inch Of soil
for our iaboring men and mechsnics
to set foot upon, and modern Demo.
cracy cares for none Of these things,
1t don't care whether slavery Is
voted up oc voted down To keep
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1860-08-17
Douglas Convenient Chronic COM
plants,

Douglas, by the course he pur.
sued in Congress the past Winter
very properly earned for himself the
appella,ion of "little dodger."--
When the Homestead bill came up
no was suddenly attacked with tn,
Pleurisy, and of course could not bt
present. When the bill for tho ad-
mission Of Kansas came up, he took
tho sore throat, and could not be
present to record his vote. When
tho announcement was made in the
Senate Of the death of Senator Bro
derrick, who had stood by Douglas
in his struggle in the Senate, and
fought 80 manfully for him, and
afterwards took the stump, in Cali
fornia, and defended the principles
for which Douglas prolessed to be
contending, until he was stricken
down in duel by the assassin Terry;
when the announcement of this noble
martyrs death was made, in the
Senate, we say, Douglas had con
venient attack of Diarrhea, and thus
skulked the responsibility of uttoriny
a word OF praise of his too loyal
friend. lie was in the Senate the
day before, and tho day after, but
on that particular day, by a singu.
lar coincidence, his bowel complaint
assumed such threatening aspect
that it was deemed advisable to
confine himself to his room. But,
by and by, tho President appointed
to Office, Calhoun Benham, the sec
ond of Terry 10 tine duel plotted fol
the destruction of Broderick, and
when the confirmation Of this ap.
pointment came up in the Senate,
10! and behold, Douglas happened to
be in excellent health, and came up,
without any hesitancy, and recorded
his vote, to confirm this appointment,
and had not one word of condemna.
ton for the cold-bloodcd murder, by
which tried friend had been strick-
en- down, in the primo of life, and
while in the defence OF Douglas hun.
self. Yes, he had not the courage
to stand up before slave holders, and
utter one word in honor of his best
friend, but had the meanness to vote
for tho elevation OF the man who
aided in numbering that friend.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1860-08-17


GENERAL ASHLEY IN THE Field
General Ashley, our energetic can
didatc for Congress, we notice, has
already made all his appointments
to address the people of this district,
during the whole campaign, num-
bering some fifty. lie enters upon
his duties, with spirit and backed
up, as he will be, by tho undivided
support of the Republicans of this
district, will more than double bis
former majority. His course Of
action In Congress, has met the ap.
Proval OF bis constituents, and HIS
return 10 Congress ia placed beyond
all question.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1860-08-17

WASHINGTON, August IA. - We
have cheering accounts, from every
quarter, OF the Republican prospects
Senator Hamlin, Mr.. Lincoln's as.
sociste ON the ticket, writes that the
Republican majority in Maine will
not be less than 10000. In Mary.
land a lsrge Republican vote will be
|cast so large as to materially in
terfere with the Bell and Everett
calcul ations.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1860-08-17


lCongrtss, but they o.. "a express terms dc
lni.d, and 80 ate forbidden TO exetcis
= elibe,~ And II Congress itself canno
DO this, II il is beyond the powers couletfe
on the Federal Government, IL will be Ad
mltted, we presume, that it could not authoI
we territorial government to exercise then
The night OF property in a slave is dis
'inclly ahd expressly affirmed IN the Con
stitution. And as the Constitu
'lon recognizes the right Of property Of
master In slave, and makes no distinction
between that description Of property, an,
oiher property owned by citizen; no tri
ounaI acting under the authority Of tn,
United States, whether il be legislative
executive or Judicial, has a right to draw
such distinction, or deny to it (slaye pro
Perty) the benefit OF the provisions, an,
guarantees which have been provided fol
The protection OF private property against
the encroachments OF the government. s'ss
The only power conferred on Congress, is
the power coupled with The duty Of guard.
ing and protecting the owner in his rights"
1t Howard's Reports, vol. l9, page 460.463.
In the same volume of Howard'e
Reports page 395, the following
points are taken, in summing up the
BuiHCut.
every citizen has right to take with
him into the territory any article OF property
which the Constitution OF the United States
recognizes es property
THE Constitution OF the United States
recognizes slaves as property, and pledges
tne Federal Government to protect it. And
Congress cannot exercise any more author.
ity over property OF that description than il
may constitutionally exercise over property
OF any kind"
while 1t remains o territory Congress
may iegislate over 1t within the scope Of itsi
powers in relation TO citizens
oi The United States, and may establish a.
territorial government, and the form of this
local government must be regulated by the
discretion of Congress; but with powers not
exceeding those which Congress itself by the
Constitution is authorized TO exercise over
cltizers OF the United Stn!ess 10 respect TO !
their rights OF property"
Here is expressly declared the
right of the Shareholder to take his
slaves into the territory-the duty
Of the Federal Government to pro.
tect him in that right, and the in
competency of the territorial legis.
lature to prohibit slavery. There il
is, in plain terms, so decided by that
Court, and Douglas says that this
court faithfully performed their
whole duty to the country, by deter.
mining all the questions in the case,
md nothing Jut achat scds ESSEN.
rlAL to tie decision Of tie case upon
is meritS;;" and the Democracy, in
convention, expressed their "gratifi
,ation" over the decision Of the
Jour., in reference to tho political
lights of tho territories.
If Mr.. A. ID. Hollabaugh thinks
lie gains any notoriety with sensible
people when he thus stultilies him.
'.lf, by stating that the Court decided
no question, except that negro is
not white man, he mistakes their
intelligence sadly.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1860-08-17

REASONS FOR LEAVING DOUGLASS
In Logan county, Illinois, VIM. p.
Randolph, a leading Democrat, has
come out for Lincoln. He made a
speech few DAYS since, explaining
his course. Among the reasons as
signed for renounciug Douglas were
these:
1. The Baltimore Popular Sove.
reignty Platform indorses the Dred
Scott decision. The bred Scott de.
cision declares that slavery legally
exists in all the territories. There
is, then, no difference between the
policy of Breckenridge aud Douglas
2, Mr.. Douglas IN recent
3 e"ch affirmed that the practical
operation of nou-intervcntion had
been to convert New Mexico, which
was formerly free territory, into
slave territory. Thus, through
popular sovereignty, the South had
gained from the North--slavery had
snatched from the North an area
equal to five states OF the siZ, OF
New York. If snch is the effect oI
my great principle" Mr.. Ran
dolph declared his unwillingEess t,
support it further.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1860-08-17

KrsTuoKY-The vote at the late election
in Kentucky was about 10000 less than 4
full vote. Peters, the IBreckinridge can.
didate for Judge Of the Court of Appeals in
the Louisville District, is eleced. contrar,
to first reports, by more than 900 majority,
The plurality for Combs is from 10000 tc
|25, 1000 in the whole state,
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1860-08-17

hNofnR AocEssloN.--We learr
that among the vast thronp who
visito the home of Lincoln on tho
9th, to manifest their respect for him
and his principles, there were few
II any, more earnest than Judge l.
B. Oils, formerly of Fremont, and
Democratic Judge of Common Plcas
in this Circuit. He makes no con.
cealmcnt Of his support Of the Re
publican ticket. The fact that his
residence for several years at Chi.
cago has given him good opportuni
ties to learn the characters OF Lin.
coin and Douglas, gives additional
weight to his preference for "Hon
est A be-"
Still ANOTHER. We learn thai
j. II Tyler esq of this city, here
tofore an active Douglas Democrat.
after listening to the able and con.
v!ncing speech Of Mr.. lIassaurek
last evening, declared his purpose &C
vote for Lincoln and Ilamlin, anc
cooperate with the Republican par
ty. Mr.. Tyler has done consid.
cradle labor in the Democrat,
ranks, as speaker and otherwise, am
we are pleased to note this chang,
in his political course. - [7oledt
Blade.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1860-08-17

TAoop n. cAPLnp EsrArD.L Notios
eJ Ia hereby given, that the undersigned ha,
been duly appointed Administrator OF the es
tate OF jacob r. Caples, deceased, late OF Find
lay, Hancock county, Ohio. All persons in
debted to said estate are requested TO make
against the same, viii present them TO the un
dersigned for allowance.
D. D. CAPLEs. Admiaissrasor.
August 3rd, l860.-[3w .....
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1860-08-17

TOHN fTAWNEY,s EsTAT.. = Notice Is
this day appointed and qualified as Admins.
TRAITOR Of the estate Of John Tawney, late OF
Bigliok township, Hapsock county, Ohio, do.
ceased. ANDREW MAhriN, -
August eth, lsso.-tsw
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1860-08-17
Msh ADVERTISEMENTS.

VANE A. TATE's ESTATE. - Notice IL
81 hereby given, that the undersigned has
been duly appointed and qualiied as Executor
on the estate of Jane A. Tate, late OF Portag
township, Hancock county, Ohio, deceased.
JOHN W. McA6GHEY, Executor.
Auoust 9Th lS6O-l3W
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1860-08-17
Blair Elected for Both Terms,

1t seems that +. z. Blair, jr., ol
st. Louis, was elected to the short
term as well as the long one, at the
election on the 9th instant. The
official returns OF the vote on the
short term, show the following re-
suit:
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1860-08-17

Such were the views OF Douglas
before he began to have aspirations
for tire Presidency. They are now
treated rs a very great heresy by the
Democracy.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1860-08-17

"rtp tsnitory being s.psit OF the United
eaetrA ~ government and the citizen both
s0ta " cedet the authority OF the Consti,
01ee wtsa thsir isspsetiye rights defined
- - vett ssd the Federal Govern.
0s3 4ea .eyasclss no power over his person
sssssu6s aSr lawfully deay any right which
u hoDuunDeyeds
Ths pepsu over pepon and property of
vsiee ws speak, arc not only not granted 10
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1860-08-17

rs. Rssoivsd, That while We look to no au'
thority but reason for our political opinions,
TiCATiON. at the coscunnrycE Of he Suprs,n,
CsaT ef the United States in The DOCTRINES
viii regard TO the CONSTITUTIONAL POWERS and
PoLiyicAL NIGHTS Of the STATES and TER
RlTORIES, ~hsch hare been maintained by n,
Desaceratie party and formally apo,red by II By
Arfe National (iOppsnfions,"