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The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1860-02-08
REvIEw OF THE WEEK.

People who did not get wild during the speculatfps
times two or three years ago. sell out pull up stakes
and strike out for imeasnrabEe wealth in the West can
hardly realize their happiness comparison with
Thousands who would make haste to be rich, and in
greediness have only served Illustrate the fable
Of the dog and his shado-. how mistaken men are in
negecng the homely proverh, Let well enough alone
The Boston Herald has reliable reports showing the
disastrous state of things existing in the North
West. The Herald says:
We have heard of many individual cases Of peculiar
hardship One man from New Orleans invested $40 Oo0
IN 81 faui rev years snee and few months ago he
determined to realize upon it. He sold il for eighteen
hundred doliarsi
gentleman who lives in Minnesota informs us that
lie" days since he was passing through St Paul. and
saw of the citizens who had large dealer in
real estate cbopping down his welcnr5 with an axe
errac and apparently rash. Come the yard and
W tell you said the chopper and proceeded to stats
that be bad been unable collect OF monies due
him for some time, and borrowing out Of The
ton He bad not stick of wool in his house couk
his dinner with and he object starving and reez
ing he was sacrificing his wellpurb his absolute me-
cessities.
In Davenport, Iowa. gentleman, Who with mariner.
transacted The heaviest grain ard lumber business done
in that section of the country is earning his bead
sy driving an express wagon The city of Davenport
cead broke Nc "achmen. gas, money in The city
treasury to pay fer anything Iowa in aet worse o
than minnesota where god crop of wheat raised
for xpoation last yese The good crops will restore
the North West to something like prosperity But the
pressure il is undergoing will thousands of 10.
tor several years.
The N. Y Tribune says:
The weekly of bank averages is unexpsced-
y favorable, as showing contraction of loans with
large increase of the specie The In money
during the week had led to the anticipation thai the banks
ton has been in the American Exchange Shoe and
Leather while of the banks Rave considerably in.
creased iheir loans The specie line is now again
$40 900, point below which it stood since the
SECOND week of December and - O00a0a above
The lowest point since that time In deposits there
Important change.
The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1860-02-08
spirit of ths Ohio Press.

Last week We gave some two columns OF
extracts from various Newspapers giving their
estimate of the present, par ercsiience. "re-
trenching' Legislature. On the first page oil
fo-dayis paper we give another column of like
extracts. Though we could fll additional col
unns With similar extracts. We forbear, such
as we have given must answer as samples of
the whole. for they reflect the general spirit
Of the entire press of the State without dis
tinction of party.
1t is idle and useless to say that an expires
sion SO general so universal and so emphatic,
does not reflect the sentiments of the people.
Each local press has constituency which
it represents, and let not ambitious vanity lay
the hattering unction 10 its soul. that voice
so unanimous, is not the voice of the several
constituencies.
If one thing is more deprecated than an
other, 1t is the blow given to Education, by
depriving the children of the benefits of the
Library.
1t is much TO be regretted that the friyo
lous and unwife action of the Legislature du.
ring the first month of its session, has attach
ed to Il degree Of unpopularity. which may
veil cause serious apprebensioEs for the future.
Small demagogues made great start to
tickle the people with the cry of "retrench-
ment. ." but we challenge the production of a
single instance in which they propose to re
trench by yielding any portion of their own
emoluments.
And this session. singularIy enough, they
have selected topics of retrenchment, not only
uDasked and uDcalled for by the people, hut
which are actually distasteful to them and in
opposition to their wishes.
The people are quite as willing TO have a
portion of their taxes returned for their own
benefit in the shape Of Library books for
themselves and their children, and in furnish
ing them in convenient form reading intel-I
gence upon matters of vital consequence to
them. as to have their hard earned money
squandered in big frolics, or in other inutil
ways.
The taxes must be paid. and the money will
he spent, as We have every reaaon to expect
judging from the past. and the people may as
well have some of the more direct benefits of
their taxes, as to have them all in some other
way appropriated.
There are many Of our Legislators who are
wholly exempt from these criticisms, and we
are sorry that the Legislature as whole can
not conmahd more general respect.
We had hoped better things OF Republi-
can Legislature. but it is the fate of all parties
to be more or less cursed by ambitious dema-
gogues, and it is, also, their calamity to be
ofesn ruined by such men.
Would that our present Legislature might
be warned in time, to in some measure re-
trieve itself.
The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1860-02-08


ont wavefing vo,fng for Sherman. on every
b4iiot. ss lor s. sl.ss gentleman VAS candi-
date.
He bas bern member of the State Senate
of New Jersey, and Speaker of the ssme-he
has been Governor Of lie Staie-and is
one Of The ablest lawyers in the State-he has
occupied the high Judicial position of Chan
celior His character is without blemish, and
he enjoys the highest respect ard cou65ecce
Of all who know him. His age is about sixty
years. He is in the Toll. unimpsired Eieor and
maturity Of his intellectual powers, and will
preside. it may be safely predicted, with abil-
ity. dignity and frmnesa.
Such is The Republican Speaker Of the Thirty
Sixth Congress-
The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1860-02-08
On Thursday of last week, in joint eonven
Selling Out to the ozark Lanterns. y

Disguise it as they may iand great deal of
nervous anxiety to do SO is mapifested,) the
Democrats in Congress, in voting for Mr..
Smith. of N. c., for Speaker, hauled down
their flag and surrendered at discretion to the
ForeigDer-proscribing Know Nothinrs" But
it is alleged that Mr.. Smith never Joined the
Order" never went among the Ozark Ian
terms" never took the "oath." How this ia ;.
We cannot say. Bot this is true. namely. he
joined. as political party those who did,
adopted their principles, and agreed to carry
out their measures, how hardly soever tbey
might bear upon citizens of foreign BIRTH
1t, therefore, matters not whether he ioined
the party when it existed as secret order $
or otter it became an open political party
He is an Ameriean-was elected as an Amer.
ican, over the regular Democratic candidate,
and the Democrats in their hot haste to do
obeisance to the Slave power, have, utterly, it
would seem, stultifsd themselves. We sub
nit the remarks of the Washington CORES
pondent of the Ohio State Journal. who
writing under date of Jan. 2sth, says
The session of to-day has been BY far the
most exciting Of any since Congress met, on
Dec. 5th. The Democrats and Americans
have come very near electing Speaker--so
near that eertai ly for short time it seemed
as if the Smith ticket must win. AT one
time indeed, Mr.. Smith had majority on the
official roll, bat subsequent changes put him
as far OF as MIR. Sherman was in the preceed
ing ballot-he lacked three votes.
You will perceive that all the Ohio Demo
Gratis but Allen caved in to the support of this
American. For it is utterly useless to deny
that Mr.. Smith is an American. He NAV not
have ever Joined the Know Nothing organiza
ton, but he was elected to Congress by the
american party, and ever since he came to
Washington he has caucused with and acted
on the hoor OF the House with the American
party. How the Eaturalized voters in the
Democratic districts of Ohio will relisb this
csndact OF their representatives don't know.
and leave it tor, them to settle. It is oueer
record that these gentlemen made for them.
selves yesferday-let them answer II n ,hev
can next fall in their respective dristricts
The Illinois delegation caved 10, for Mr.
Douglas was in the movement, and helped il
on with all his might. Senator Pugh was on
me hoor OF the House supporting the shiver
ing ana shaking representatives, and by the
most astounding efforts the entire regular De
moeracy were whipped into the sapport of
suith-"ith two exceptions, Allen, Of Ohio,
The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1860-02-08

We cannot say of him as of Abil Ben Adham
inlay his tribe increase |"
Bnt fear trespass upon your time aud
patience.
It will not do in this practical age to labor
at any great length to prove an ariom-a self
evident truth. The exceIlencies of the Dem.
oerdt Iced no further commendation than that
furnished in its own columns every week.
May the next volume be even more success.
ful than the past is the wish of many admir-
ing readers. among whom. proud of the honor,
can ever be found,
Yours. truly,
-. PUILANDER
The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1860-02-08

and Holman. Of indisns. Allen showed him
sPa 10 be hraye a1n. nv bis conduct yes
terday. End il he does not back do~a on Mon
day, viii deserve the thanks of his couseit
uents.
The vote ef the NORTHWESTERN Democrats
Is morally sure TO work the ruin of most oil
them in The next Congressional election, and
wiz give the ELECTORAL rote of Illinois and
Indiana to the Republicans next auiumn.-
The foreign vote of the great West will not
be cast for those Democrats who have nothing
better 10 do when they come to Congress
than to vote for man elected by and acting
with the American party.
The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1860-02-08
Legislative visiting COMMITTEES

A joint Legislative Committee, of whom
cur excellent and faithful Representative, DR.
Squire is one. were at the Asylum in New
burgh yesterday, on visit of inspection, to
ascertain its condition and report to the Legis-
lature. The members of the Committee from
the Senate are, DR.. Fisher Of Marion county
Chairman, F. P Cuppy, of Montgomery, DR..
Glass, of Ashland, Ben Eason, Of Wayne.
and A. L. Perril of Pickaway. The mem
bsrs from the House are DR.. Scott. of Warren
county. Chairman, Cox. of Knox, Rukenbrod
Of Columbiuna, Squire, of Portage, McCune, Of
Huron, Myers, of Clermont, and Wescott. of
Hancock. e-- SER
The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1860-02-08
Mr. Smiths Amerieanism.

The Washington correspondent of the New
York Tribune says
II was stated in dispatch to the Associa-
ted Press, yesterday, that Mr.. Smith utterly
disavowed any connection with the Know.
Nothing Order, or its principles. Mr.. Smith
made 10 avowals of any kind, but refused,
under advice of friends, to answer any cues.
tions. He was elected as Southern Amerj.
can, in opposition to q Democrat, and was
presented BY Mr.. Mallory, Southern Amer.
lean, as the candidate Of the Southern Amer
ican Caucus.
The correspondent says, also
The proceedings on Friday in the House,
with the debate on Mr.. Smiths political posi-
tion, were suppressed in the Globe, yesterday,
for revision and alteration. and will be matsri.
ally modified for party effect.
The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1860-02-08
NEW YORK CATTLE
In it. summary Of the week, the tribune say.

In its summary of the week, the Tribune says:ls
The plumber of cattle in market in Forty fourth street
little larger than it last Tuesday but the pro-
portion Of good stock great, and there Was
strong disposition to advance the price the effort
only partially successful the butchers held back very
hard The result that the few sales made 10 the
hours after the market opened slight adranco
buyers say half acent-upon the of last
port for hrSt class cattle; that is 10G1e< n
and few extra fine at II cents. Upon the medium and
besides the business dragged very heavy all day not
as may as usual on Tuesday sold. We considered
1t most decidedly dull Csarket add unless improves
to day, It will not the whole. any better for
drorsrs than last week. which, with the exception of the
week previous about like all the maIkrfs last Win.
ter. There Is no difficulty in selling really good beef
CATTLE at prices equivalent to ten cents pound for the
meat, the butcher saving the hide and fat and all that
rank ;le extra viii sch aboss that price, and buyers
find il difficult to get a supply.
The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1860-02-08
Mount Vernon AsI Is.

GNOR THREE NIGHTS ONLYl
y AT DAYS HALL, RAVENNA,
On Ihtrsddy, Friday and Saturday Fv'os the 16h l7h
and 1stA, inst. will be exhibited
"FIOy3ds Great Chemical DiOramas.0
Emit racing the following interesting maguc en
jects MOUNT VERNON As II; IS. Com prisipg The
most accurate and beautiful of the Resi-
dence, the Tomb and other objects of special interest
connected with the home of the iustrious Washington
THE CELEBRATED TOWER OF LONDON ye1era-
ble from its antiquity and the historical events
with it.
INTERIOR OF TIE CHAPEL OF HENRY vII
in Westminster tbhey in which the Soyererns of Eng
land crowned. Considered The first specinen of in
terual architecture in Irfpe.
INTERIOR OF THE GRAND HALL OF AUDIENCE
OF THE PALACE OF THE SULTAN OF TURKEY. At
Consiantinople. s 53f -
THE GREAT MOSQUE OF OMAR, the largest buildin,
devoted to Maho neda worship on the site of the
ancient Temple Of Solomon at Jerusalem. %
SAINT PAUES CATHEDRAL. London; RIVER
THAMES. and LONDON BRIDGE.
RUINS OF THE ANCIENT CITY OF TYRE, showing
the literal falfiImenI of Prophecy
Copy of Edwin LanseerE GreHt Painting. the FREE
KIRK OF SCOTLAND, with others of great Interest to
the Biblical STUDENT the lover of History, the Teacher
and Scholar New subjects introduced every evening
At the close of each enteriainment Mr. will exhibit
beautiful and accarat- representation Of the moons
surface it appeacs when viewed through Lord Ross
gigantic Telescope, painted from Photograph in the
Royal Observatory, Or enwich, England.
Admtance, IS cents Children, 10 cents. Doors omen
at q; commence at past An exhibition on Saturday
Afternoon at O'Clock. febs2w 81 l.---'--Y =
The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1860-02-08
The Albany Evening journal declares MI

The Albany Evening Journal declares Mr..
Douglas plan for Furnishing conspiracies. e
propositian for return to the old Sedition
law, one of the most obnoxious and unpopu.
lar measures in our history. The Journal
says:
Sixty pears ago the FederaIists passed law
like that which Douglas asks giving che gem
eral Government power to assume the exist.
ence of 'conspiracies and combinations" and
punish those charged with them. = .
1t is strange that Mr.. Douglas should be 90
ignorant or SO unmindful Of the lessons of
History as:to dash himself against the same
rock which shattered the Federal Party.
The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1860-02-08
John W. Forney Elected Clerk.

The election Of John W. Forney, the able
and fearless editor Of the Philadelphia Press,
seems TO give very general satisfaction TO all,
but Buchanan men, he was proposed by the
Anti-Lecompton men who veted for the Re
publican candidate for Speaker. and in return
the Republicans, as a body, voted for Col
Forney, and elected him It is understood
that Col Forney does not sympathize with
Senator Douglas, in his latter day position,
and that Douglas was not favorable to his
election as Clerk.
The Washington correspondent of the N,
Y. Tribune says: "The election of Messrs.
Forney aud Hoffman, exhibited better work
ing capacity than was anticipated. and prom
ises practical majority throughout the ses-
sion"
Another correspondent of the Tribune
says !:
Col Forney was serenaded Tonight. In
the course of bis oratorical respon.e he said
the Republican party had been basely SIAN
dered in being held responsible by their polit-
ical opponents for the Harpers Ferry raid
He had witnessed with paia the conduct of
Northern Democrats, in concert with those of
the South, in furthering the views of the Ad-
ministration for the perpetnation of Slavery.
Onr country has higher and nobler ends. He
would guard and protect every Southern right
and enforce the Fugitive Slave law. In con.
clusion. he said he was like Mazsppa when
bound to his sleed, who. when seat forth on
his perilous journey. from which it was de-
signed he should never return. shouted back
10 bis prosecutors. 4 will return one day r
II the President. seated in his parlor could
hear those shouts, he would know that he For
ney) was here.
The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1860-02-08

The Douglas politicians from OHIO who are
in Washington are claiming that if Douglas
is nominated at Charleston. they will carry
the State for him by twenty Thousand MAORI
ty. The force of impudence could no further
90,
The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1860-02-08
)FFTUTAL PAPER OF THE COUNTY.
For President I'm 1850,
SALMON ?. CHASE
TsuS.s. 70 "a. d.eiao. Of Natsons, obsv..tson. /

ESszsss to the dseisios Of Nati0Rsl Gbnveation.l
We wngs with any section of eur common
country We insst ouly that the few shall not he per-
itted 20 control the that the government of the
people shall be in the hands of the people, and the
hands Of privileged cassthst the slsvehoders of the
slave States shall force their slavery. ether into the
Ges STATES the free territories Of The Republic. Have
not the OF free white In the slave States
deep interest 10 thess objects have Is there
anything In these purposes OF hostile any
constitutional rights Of stakeholder. themselves
Let uniie then. for these purposes Of Freedom Let
u9 une too. for hsformo the fearful
of the federal government corruption and prodigaty
tc to labor liz just rewards,-to protect and
ehsFlsh our ndustFyt0 elevate the and scope of
foreign infePcoursetoc cultivate higher noher
sentiment Of nationality make country the glory
ct al lands and the example of AL nations These
z--1ALMnH p. CRAsE.
The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1860-02-08

The speech of Mr.. Doeglas was made on
the 23d ult., and it is stated that the first re-
mark of John Hickman after listening to it
was. Upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dirt
shalt thou eat all the days Of thy life.p
The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1860-02-08

THADDEUs STEPHESs-called "Old Thad," at
Washington-said the other day, he intended
to vote for John Sherman until the crack Of
doom. Thad. said he heard It crack on Fri.
day last. 1t cracked just before Sherman
voted for Corwiu.
The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1860-02-08

The n. Y. Herald pronounces the Hon.
William Pennington. yesterday elected Speak
er of the American House of Representatives,
"a Republican, pure and simple"
The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1860-02-08
Charlestown Va.

The trials of Stevens and Hszlett. have
commenced at Charlestown, Virginia. But a
few of the military are present. No attempt
at rescue is anticipated.
The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1860-02-08

u Ex-Treasurer William Fl Gibson, who was
convicted at Columbus of embezzeIment of
the public funds. has had new trial granted
him.
The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1860-02-08
a ehange csme o'er the scene.r =

The heavy laden daily fell from his grasp
the foreign world and its thousand aud one
chronicled incidents had lost their interest fer
him, while the country paper had become an
al-absorbing source of entertainment to him
as long as there was an available item of read
ing He declared he read it entirely through
advertisements, and all. and never perused q
paper with more interest. 4s
! trust, Mesars. Editors, you will not con
slider this as hattery-it is the humble yet hon
est opinion of a grateful reader. 1t has been
my privilege many times 10 examine files Of
exchange newspapers, and must be permitted
to say that in the whole list seldom found a
paper, published under equal circumstances,
that had one fourth the labor and expense laid
out upon its local department as the Demo
crat. sa-
This is the department of country news
paper, and herein consists, in a great measure
the popularity of your journal among those
who appreciate unceasing efforts to keep the
people informed in reference TO every home
intereat. 5-- .
That man who does not read his home pa
per. is certainly to be pitied.
Although the Press fully graii6ed the de
sires of The member from Medina, in the Ohio
Legislature, by coming "down on him." yet.
opine that honorable gentleman, it he reads
his county paper IA saving cause) is by for
better circumstanced than he who passes by
tbia home luxury and necessitu
The man in Portage whe is too poor to pay
one hundred and fifty cents in three hundred
and sixty FIVE days for the more than five dol
lars worth of local news in the Democrat, is
to be eommiserated.
Search him out ; you will probably end him
Just closing "good bargain" or, pei chance. if
reading. he will carefully lay aside the New
York Ledger, while be bids you good morning.
The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1860-02-08

Representative Squire has our acknowledg-
ments for the receipt Of the Sixth Annual
Report of the State Commissioner of COM
mon Schools.
The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1860-02-08
Republican County Convention.


TO Republican voters Of the County Of Portage,
togstber with all who willing to operate with
us In support Of the candidates who shall be nomi.
natsd ct The Chicago Naionsl Convention; and who
opposed 70 the corrupt policy o. the present Admin
straiiou; TO Federal eoEFuption and usurpaon
extension Of Slavery no the Territories;
dangerous political doctrine a the Consultation its
force. carries Slavery into all Territo the
gnsd etatess 20 the reopeDing Of the African Slave
Tredi to any inequality Of rights among citizens and
who IN favor OF the hnmediafe admission OF Kansas
into the Union under the Constitution recently adopted
y is people; OF resodng the Fed raj Admnisration
system Of rigid economy and to the principles of
Wsshingion and Jefferson; of maintaining uvioaie
riRhts Of The sses and defending The soil of every
and Territory from lawlesa invasion and Of
the 10 egrty Of ths Union, and the supremacy of the
censtuusion. and laws passed in pursuance thereof
are feqaested to meet their usual places Of holding
eisetions, on
Saturday, the lsth day Of february.
e oeicek NJ for the purps Of selecsine Delegate.
HALL IN RAvENNA, on
Ihursday, the 23rd Of February,
at II o'clock A. NJ appoint Delegates for this
County to attend the State Conventi6n to be held IN the
city Of Columbus the 6rst of March. Each township
viii be entitled 10 Deeynte for each fifty given
for Gov. DenBaon at the last State eleoion vote
for each fncton OF twenty FIVE and upwnrds The fol-
lowing s the appotionnsnt Of Desgaes according to
rnffo
The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1860-02-08

Senator Seward is said to be preparing a
great speech, which will be delivered some
time next week. He will have the close at
tention of the entire country.