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The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1860-09-06
Prostitution!

Elwood Fisher, one Of the Trustees
of the Sloo Mail Company, being sum
moned to appear before the Covodo
Committee, most unexpectedly to him
self, appeared on the 24th ult We
make room for the following extract
from his testimony:
ain June, 1859, I had long convcr-
sation with the President on the sub
ject of the Tehuantepcc route. He com
planned Of delay, though Mexico had
not Mr.. Sloo owned a majority of the
stock, and 1 explained the difficulties;
but the President prepared and sent
instructions to the Minister in Mexico,
directing him to have Sloo's contract
given to Messrs. Benjamin, Slidell, Har-
gous and others; but Sloos contract be-
ing protected by the Gadsdon Treaty,
the President directed Mr. Forsyth TO
make a new treaty, and have the new
contract protected. Mexico yielded so
far as to abrogato the Sloo grant but
refused to protect the new grant by
treaty. President Buchanan based his
extraordinary action on the pretext of
the Sloo Company being unable to car
ry out the contract, amt this ja face Of
the fact tbai The lgork ,gas going ON, and
that 100000 had been spent, Long
before the route was ready for use, the
mail contract was given to new Com
|pany, and S25O,OOO per annum paid
| them, although pOstagCs amounted to
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G6C gomr Cjrtlr.

CURGosITIEs.-A plate of butter from
the cream of a joke,
A bucket of water from calls we'll.
Soap with which a man was washed
overheard.
The strap which is used to sharpen
the waters edge.
The pencil with which Brittaniu
ruled the wave.
A dime from the moon which she
changed for her last quarter.
The saucer belonging to the cup of
sorrow.
A fence made of the ratings of a
scolding wife
The hammer which broke up the
meeting.
Hinges and locks from the trunk of
an elephant.
A sketch from a politicians views.
Rockers from the cradle of liberty.
A feather from the wing Of a flying
report.
The anchor of a township.
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9th. James Buchanan, the present
President of the United States, and
leader of the Democratic party, was
elected by the negro elements Of politi-
cal power, and, therefore, is the "No-
gro" or "Woolly Head" President Of
the United States. Fourteen Slave
States 10 the Electoral College cast 112
votes, with a total popular vote Of all
parties of 1,062,715. This excludes
Maryland. Including Maryland, the
IS slavohelding States have 100 electo-
raj votes, and a total popular vote Of all
parties of 1,130,885.
The States of New York, Massachu-
sotts and Ohio, with a total popular vote
Of 1,15O,O34, have only II electoral
votes. Now the difference between
these two nearly equal numbers of pop
ular votes, in the Slaveholding and Free
Labor States, gives ms the exact extent
of the negro political Influence in the
Electoral College and House Of Repre-
sentatives Take II from 100, aud we
have 40 Electoral votes and Represen-
tatives owing their existence to the col
Ored race in the Slaveholding States.
Quite a difference, and all due to the
fact that in New York, Massachusetts
and Ohio, the voters are free laboring
white men; while in the SIavcholding
States the negro does the labor and his
owner the voting, and wields the polit.
ical power for both.
Take the 40 Electoral votes from the
total Electoral votes cast for James Blu
chanan, and he falls short of election
in fact, would never have been Presi.
dent-which establishes beyond a doubt
the fact Of his being "Woolly Head.
The Democratic party talk about,
dream about, think about, lcgislatC
about, write about, speak about, and
to coin a word very much necded-JU.
DTCATE about, at all times, and under
/ all circumstances, the ".incvitablo ne,
gro" and are the vcritable NEGRO PARTY
in the politics of the United States of
1860
We cannot say that we admire this
mode of classifying parties, but they
first applied to the Republican party
the opithot BLACK, in derision, hoping
to make it odious, and further calling /
I"Woolly Head, " &c.-and we but do ou,
duty in thus showing, by facts and fg
urcs, to whom these cpithots properly
Iapply.
viii the Ohio Statesman please copy
that its readers may know to whom t.
IcXtpnd svmpothv ror tbp disostrous Of
fects of Liucoln's nomination by tht
white mans party at Chicago, in our
City?- GAINESVILLE Courier.
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Washburn's School-bousc, on the 11th
inst, he denounced Slavery in the most
bitter terms, as a "sin against God, and
a crime against man."
Now I was and still am disposed to
give the Judge credit for sincerity in
this avowal; bat how he can be sincere
in it, and at the same time be a sound
Democrat Of tho Gazette school, is more
than I can explain.
In the samo number Of the Gazette
the editor takes Dr. Johnston to task
for alluding to slavery as a crime, and
asks, eff that is not abolitionism, in its
rankest and most offensive garb, we
would ask, in the name Of truth, what
is?' In answer, I point to what Judge
Sloane said in So, and at Washburn's
School-house on the 11th inst, and to
the resolutions on this subject passed by
the Democratic State Convention Of 48,
and previously, in which something is
said of mitigating and finally eradica.
ting the evil" If that is not abolition
ism, I ask, in the name Of truth, what
is? Is the Gazette willing to consider
the naked issue--is Slavery right OF
is it wrong? Is it a blessing or is it q
curse2 For one, I shrink not from the
discussion, nor do I fear the verdict Of
the people. CHAS. 0. COLLINS.
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Agitation of the Slavery Question

Agitation of the Slavery Question.
The Douglas papers in the Free
States, and especially in Indiana, de-
pIore the slavery agitation, as one of
the most distressing signs of the times.
Mr. Douglas himself dcplorCs it, and
says that it has so completely taken pos
session of Congress, that all legislation,
necessary for the country, is now sec
ondary to it. The leader and his fol-
lowers unite in melancholy prognosti-
cations, and foretcll the dissolution Of
| the Union, war, anarchy, bloodshed,
and all the attendant misery of a dis
membered country, and all because Of
the slavery agitation. The affected dis
trcss Of the "Squatter Sovereigns" over
the agitation which they seem to dep
rocate, is not only ridiculous, but su-
|premely impudenJ. 1t is ridiculous
and impudent because all men know,
who know anything, that there was an
agreed settlement of the question by
the Compromise of 1850, and that the
action Of that year was endorsed, and
agreed to by all parties in 1852, as a f.
nal settlement of the question That
Stephen A. Douglas made a bid for the
Presidential nomination of 1856, by
introducing his bill in 1854 to repeal
the Missouri Compromise. That out Of
the action of Congress upon that meas
ure the Republican party grew, and
planted itself against the further ad-
vance of Southern institutions. Here
in a few words is the entire cause of the
agitation, and it is a fact universally
understood, and by honest partisans
conceded, that Douglas is responsible
for it all
Again: We would call the attention
Of the devout followers of the "only
National Candidate" to the somewhat
important fact that all the claim which
Mr. Douglas has to commend him ia
the Southern States is based upon his
action in procuring the repeal of the
Missouri Compromise, and thereby OBJ,
.literatng the barrier to slavery
through the consequent agitation afford
ing the South the only opportunity II
could ever have to carry the institution
of slavery North Of 36o 8O'. This /,
the line of argument followed by Doug
las papers and Douglas speakers in the
South, to elevate their candidate in tn,
esteem Of the voters of that section
We make, in point, the following ex
tracts:
"After a long and animated struggle
the Missouri restriction was repealed
opening all territory north of that lin,
to the South,
Stephen A. Douglas, percoiving tha
majority of the Northern people wor,
not disposed to respect that line, bu
wanted all the territory south as vel
as north of it, brought forward a propo
siton to repeal it, which was passed
But for Douglas tho South would new
er have had an opportunity for strug
gle, even, to establish Slavery in Kan
sas. - States aud Union.
"And who oblitoratod that liner.
Who, after thirty years, had the cour
age to claim for you tho liberty Of go
ing to all the Territories of the United
States? The same man who has nov
been dropped into the gutter by tn
sectionalists-S -STEPHEN A. DOUG
. .LAS."-[Soulos Speech.
Thus it is, that the very act, and tn
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Published by Request.
Vision Of Joseph Hoag, deceased,
(wHO WAS AN EMINENT MINISTER OF
THE GOSPEL IN THE SOCIETY OF
FRIENDs)
Tn the year 1903, in the eighth or
ninth month, I was one day alone in the
field, and observed the sun shone clear,
but a mist eclipsed its brightness. As
I reflected upon the singularity of the
event, my mind was struck into silence,
for all my faculties we're low, and unu-
sually brought into deep silence. I
said to myself, what can this all mean?
I do not rccollect ever before to have
been sensible of such feelings. And
heard a voice from Heaven say:
"This which thou soest, which dims
the brightness of the sun, is a sign Of
present and coming times.
81 took the forefathers of this coun-
try from a land of oppression. I plant
ed them here among the people of the
forest. I sustained them, and while
they were humble I blessed them, and
fed them, and they became a numerous
people. But now they have become
proud and lifted up, and have forgotten
me, who nourished and protected them
in the wilderness, and are now running
into every abomination and evil prac-
tice of which the old countries are
guilty, and have taken quietude from
the land, and suffered a dividing spirit
to come among them.
"Lift up your eyes, and behold ''-
And I saw them dividing in great heat.
This division began in the church, in
points of doctrine. 1t commenced in
the Presbyterian society, and went
through the various religious denomi-
nations, and in its progress and close its
effects were the same. Those that dis
sented went off with light heads and
taunting language, and those who kept
to their original sentiments appeared
exercised and sorrowlul; and when the
dividing spirit entered the Society of
Friends, it ragged to as high a degree as
in any had before discovered As be-
fore, those who kept to their ancient
principles retired by themselves.
1t appeared in lodges of Free Ma
sons, 1t broke out in appearance like
volcano, inasmuch as it set the coun-
try in an uproar for long time.
Then it entered politics in the Uni
ted States, and did not stop until it
produced a civil war; and abundance of
human blood was shed in course of the
combat The Southern States lost their
power, and Slavery was annihilated from
their borders. Then a monarchical
power arose, took the government of
the States, established a national relig-
ion, and made all people tributary to
support its expenses. saw them take
property from Friends to a large
amount
was amazed at beholding all this
and 1 heard a voice proclaim: "This
shall not always stand, but with it /
shall chastise my church until they re-
turn to the faithfulness of their fore
fathers. Thou seest what is coming
on thy native land, for its iniquities aud
the blood of Africa, the remembrance
of which has come up before me. This
vision is yet for many days."
L had no idea of writing this for
many years, until it became such bur,
then that for my own relief 1 have
written it.
Copied by Elizabeth Lundy the 10Th
day of the 9th month, 1855; and by j
G. johnson. from hers, on the 18th Of
November, 1855
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Dottrr.
FLOR the News.
A RHYMING BPIsTLB,

A RH YMING BElbTLh,
By vox rorULL
"Unclo Bcn's" n fine old man
lie contributes to tho News,
He Is not Of the foppish kind,
But wears cowhido in his shoes.
Tic livos In peace and plenty
And loads a useful life,
Dut some dom like his arguments,
And ones GA Farmers Wife,
He's spunk to tho backbone
Uurruh for "Unclc Benz"
Essays he'll nght lady
by saratoLmg-wlth his "pcn'
Ho will not yield hi' views
To follow any other,
He says why go to College,
To learn to be q M0ihs3
The difference is not great
Meet holfwoy's tho rule
For most that now divides you
Is Music taughtin school.
Now "Unclo Bcn,' knock under
Your prejudice forcgo-
Our girls can play the accordion,
Our boys the cold banjo
He has q tender heart
For others woes to feel,
But il one las % brush with him
Uc'n wound them with his "stccl."
IIr has TO bear the blame,
Or honor should say,
fail the writing that Is dono
by any out this way.
Hostnnds the Gazcttc's rubs,
T,ct what may come to pass,
For ft ftrominds him forcibly
OF the Lion and the ASS.
They once went ont to hunt,
As the fublc old doth says
The lion took his station,
Donkey got on a hill to bray.
The game came hcltcr-skcltcr,
The lion ate his an,
While Donkey still kept br1ying,
On top of yondor hin.
At length he trottcd down
And to the lion said,
"I have actcd well my part,
Was not you yOusey grdid
otis true, Jack" says the Lion,
"You made things In a bus,
But took it very coolly,
Eor Lyeir inst trLgf II ,rggr'
Now "Uuclc Bcn's" the lion,
And hc can say the same,
For when the Gazette buys,
lie knows from whence itcamcl
So "Unclc Ben" good night
Aud sing this at your lcisurci
As you are full Of music,
Twill go to any measure.
Picl, ont the tune YOURSELF
And make the music come,
But think 'twould sound the hest
If set to clone, sweet Home"
s. Little "Frank' comes running mp,
And says, "pa, do pcasc tell
Those fair young puzzle dirls-
To first learn how to speli.'
N Lexington, August, 1860.
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An UnimpaachabIo Record.

The State journal says: "It is now
nearly three months since the nomina-
ton Of Abraham Lincoln as the Repub-
lican candidate for the Presidency
During that time, his political adverse
ries have hunted in vain throughout his
Congressional and public record and
published speeches for points of attack.
They have stood the test of the severost
scrutiny. There is nothing in the past
career of Mr.. Lincoln that is not in per-
feet accordance with his present politi-
cal opinions. There are no crooked
turns, no evasions, no duplcity in his
past life, official or private. All is plain,
manly, straightforward and consistent;
and consequently, his opponents find.
ing nothing in the facts to justify an
attack, have resorted to misrepresonta.
tiOn,
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END OF A SENSATION SToRY.-The
first chapter Of a Ledger sensation story
entitled "Wolfgang or the Wrecker's
Beacon having been published in
another paper, with note added, stat
ing the balance could be found in the
New York Ledger, an ingenious West
orn editor furnished the following COM
pletion to the story:
"Chupter 4S8.-Our readers may feel
curious to know whatever become of
Captain Lester, who was left in a cave,
bound with irons, while the rising water
threatened destruction to him and the
pcsky rats 1t will be remembered that
he had just discovered Carrie through
fssure in the rock, a circumstance
which gave him great courage He
bribed an old rat to gnaw off his irons,
and killing the remainder, he tied their
tails together, took himself to pieces
and Carrie drew him up through the
crack piece by piece, by the rat-tail rope.
Captain Lester having, with great pru-
dence Of mind, marked each piece, had
no difficulty in putting himself together
again. just at that moment Wolfgang
came in, and Captain Lester stuffed a
feather bed down his throat, causing in
stantaneous strangulation. Captain Les.
ter and Carrie were married and arc
now keeping the Wolfgang House, on
the Rock of Gibralter, at the mouth of
Bafin's Bay. They are said to be 10
pogv circumstances Tho U,ntoin povnr
thinks of rats without shuddoring."
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A gentleman thought it not respecta-
bic to bring up his children to work,
and lived to see them in the following
occupations:
One enterprising son took to negro
and horse stealing, another tended a
beer-booth for a circus; a daughter en-
tered the profession of model artist, and
another son was furnished employment
by the State, at stOne-cutting, under a
keeper.
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A BUCKEYE PATRIARCH,--O Of the
census takers, while engaged in emu
meratng the population at Concordia,
Champagne county, Ohio, encountered
a veteran, aged 65 years, named Jesse
Harbour, who is the father of thirty
two children, the youngest being only
three months old at the taking of the
census. Mr.. Harbour has been twice
married, having fourteen children by
his FIRST wife, and eighteen by his sec
ond. The old gentleman is in comfort
able circumstances, and thus far has
been enabled to present each of his
children, on arriving at legal age, with
eighty acres Of land.
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DIDN'T Know WHIoH.--Some wags
recently took a drunken fellow, placed
him in coffin, with the lid so that he
could raise it, placed it in a graveyard,
and waited to see tho effect. After a
short time, the fumes Of the liquor left
him, and his position being rather con-
fined, he sat upright, and looked around
and exclaimed:
"Well, I'm the first that's riz, or else
I'm confoundedly belatedl"
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POPULATION OF BALTNIORE.--Thc
city Of Baltimore, it has been ascertain
ed by the census, has a population of
about 2l8,000. In 1850 it had 100000
This is much less than was expected
100000 were the estimated figures.
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No man can avoid his own company
80 he had best make it as good as
possible.
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Tranquil pleasures last the longest
We are not fitted to bear long the bur-
den Of great joys.
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Dull men are to be closely studied
Their qualities, like pearls, lie out Of
sight and must be dived for.
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The Washington correspondent of
the New York Times writes that it is
understood there that logan, of Ore
gon, has notified Stout that he will con-
test his scat next winter Stout holds
by sixteen votes Should he be unseat-
ed, and the Presidential election goes
into the House, Lincoln will get 16
States, and, if J. n Morris, of Illinois,
will vote for him, he will get the mum
Der required to olect--seventccn This
news produces some excitement among
the Breckenridge men,"
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91ljstcllanrous.

Reported Battles with the Indians
ST. Louis, Aug. %.
The ST. Josoph's agent of the Pony
Express received, by the last arrival, a
note from the agent at Salt Lake City
announcing the detention Of the Ex.
press, in consequence of a fight be,
tween Lieutenant Perkins command
and tho Pawnoes, in which seventeen
Indians were killed, aud three sol
diers badly wounded.
A fight had also taken place be.
tween the employees of the Overland
Mail Company aud tho Utah Indians
at Shell Creek path, in which five In.
dians were killed.
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The tears of the compassionate are
sweeter than dew-drops falling from the
roses on the bosom Of the earth
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Little drops of rain brighten the
meadows, and little acts Of kindness
brighten the world
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The census of Buffalo has been com
pleted, and the population is 8l,531.-
This is an increase of almost 100 per
cent. since 1850, when the population
was 42,2G1. Well done, Buffalo.
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"Hncoln is a dead letter in this
county, says the Eaton Argus. no
which The Groton Mercury rotoris:-
'Liko other dead letters, he win be
sent to Washington"
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An extreme notion Of independence
has made men less generous in Teceiv-
ing,
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The following good toast was recent.
ly proposed at Republican mooting
Honest Abe Lincoln-born in Ken
tuoky-followed the pillow and the path
of reotitudo in Indiaua-and mauled
rails and Stephen A. Douglas in iii
nOis.
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The report that Ex-Governor John.
son, Of Pennsylvania, has declared for
Bell and Everett, is not true He de.
olares himself for Lincoln and Hamlin
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Mr.. Douglas, in a recent speech at
Burlington, Vermont, made a casual al
lusion to the privations and labors of a
settler in a new country-one who has
to make his own fences and "split his
own rails" The Burlington Free Press
says; "This incidental application
brought out hearty and general round
of acclamation from all over the house,
which told the speaker at once where
he was, and that his assembly in tho
main had their hearts on Lincoln, and
not on Douglas"
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Herschcl V. johnson, the Squattcr
candidate for Vice President, was a
red-hot secessionist in 1851. We have
not heard that he has changed his
opinions, The Douglasites should cast
the beam out of their own eyes before
they charge Disuuionism upon Breck
enridge, Hunter, Dickinson, Bigler, &c
Fl Louisville Courier.
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BROwNsON ON THE SQUATTERs.-
The July number of Brownson's Quar-
terly gives the editors opinions of
Douglass Territorial theories. 1t says:
Mr.. Douglas is understood to deny
this power to Congress, and to assert il
for the people of a Territory, under the
head of what is called "Squatter Sow
ereignty." We know nothing more
discroditable to a man who had the
honor to be a judge even in an infe-
riOr court