Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1860-01-28
WEEKLY TELEGRAPH.
AsHTABU LA;
Saturday Morning, Jan, 2S, 1860.

As II 4 A y Y LA;
Saturday Morning, Jan. 2S, 1860.
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TINS IxsesfioA4toNs. Senate committee
bf Investigation into The John Brown insurrec-
tfob, and the implication OF the Republicans,
are provotingly burtea Of interest Army, the
FIRST witness has been disposed Of. The trou.
bic with him was that be knew too much, and
TIE committee couldn't stop bis CAB when they
kaated to. Rea!E the secretary Of the pros
bective sooty commonwealth, the second witt
neps states emphatically that themovement was
known but to few persons, as Brown was Sc
cretivc man and kept his own coansels. None
who accompanied him to Harpsr's Ferry but
Kagi was Informed Of the plan, He says that
Brown and those IN his confidence were radical
ubolitionlsts who denounced the Republicans
His testimony was detailed account Of the
organization Of Browns Provincial Government
ID Canada, which has already been published.
He testified that he went to England in 1858,
and knew nothing about Browns operations
after that time. He was requested 10 examine
certain letters found in Browns bag to see if he
could identify them but testified that be knew
nothing about Browns correspondents or the
authorship Of the letters. The committee have
been disappointed 10 Reall's testimony, nothing
OF any importance that was not before in evil
dence having been elected.
Mr., B. B. Menter the Vermont member of
the National Kansas Committee confirmed the
testirony Of Mr. Corning of the refusal Of the
National Committee to furnish arms to Brown
ID 1857 when the invasion Of Kansas by armed
bodies Of men commenced.
Mr. Blair, Of Collinsville, who manufactured
the pixies which figured at Harpers Ferry states
that they we're ordered during the Kansas trou-
bic as weapons Of protection.
Mr.. Calender Cashier Of n Bank at Hart
ford, proves that Brown has friends there which
we're drawn upon to furnish supplies for Kansas.
Neither bad the remotest idea Of the movement
in Va till it was Published
Senator Wilson went before the Committee
and in formed them that in time he would pro-
duce copy Of the letter to DR.. Howe concern
Information he received from Col. Forbes.
ONO PEx1TENT1ARY-T financial manage
ment of the Ohio Penitentiary for the past year
has been eminently satisfactory. Notwithstand-
ing the great increase of convicts during the
year, and the impossibility Of securing, on ac-
count of the want Of room, any corresponding
benefit from their labors the receipts exceed
the expenditures about $4,000. This crafty
ing result, the first occurrence Of the kind in
the history OF this Institution shows that for
all time 10 come it may be so managed as not
to be burden upon the revenues Of the State,
and possibly, to become a source of income to-
the Treasury.
The SPEAKRRsHIP-Four years ago, there
were 133 ballots for speaker in Congress, be-
fore the plurality rule was adopted, and Mr.
Banks chosen. Il was moved by a democrat,
and sustained b. both democratic and ropubli-
can votes and resulted in the organization of
the House on the Sd of February. On the f.
nal or plurality vote, Mr.. Banks had l03 votes
Mr.. Aiken (democraD 100, and there were IL
scattering. Previous TO the plurality being adopt
ed, Mr.. Bankss vote ranged at about 100
Now there have been but 81 ballots, and Mr..
Sherman has had over 100 votes on about 80
of them. In ls49, the plurality rule FIRST be-.
came necessary il the choice of speaker, when
the free soilers, like Palfrey, Horace Mann,
Giddngs, &C., held the balance of power be-
tween Winthrop (whig) aud CobS' (democrat).
1t was then proposed by a democrat before the
FIRST month of the session passed over, sus-
tanned by both democrats and wings, and the
ballot under it gave Mr. Cobb the speakership.
SECRET ORGANIzATION.-Mr COlfax. in an el-
feetiye speech in the House on the 10Th, smok-
ed out the fact, well known for days, that South
ern Democrats had signed paper pedging
themselves to resist the Plurality rule to the
last extremity. Mr.. NJ. @. Queen Of South
Carolina admitted the authorship of this secret
movement Mr.. Vaandigham, to an inquiry
put by Mr.. Colfax spoke for Western Demo
Gratis, and said they would resist the Plurality
by every Parliamentary expedient. thus virtual
ly playing into the hands of Disunionists, who
rely upon that mode for its defeat. Thus, we
Eaye democratic testimony to the fact, that the
disunion sentiment of the Southern fre-eaters,
is the doctrine Of the democrats North and
West. Democracy and disunion are thus be-
come Synonymous terms. That old fashioned
Jefersonian democracy, that used to mean sub
mission 70 the will Of the majority, peacefully
and constitutionally declared through the bal
lotbox, has become absolete, ard Democracy
now means the destruction of the Government
and the horrors of civil war, in case that party
i5 5beaten at the polls. Are the considerate and
rejecting meB who have followed the sinuosilies
otthat party. and hitherto found an apology for
Its successive retFogessions really TO indorse
this feature also (?
PRoDucTs OF AalrABULA Co., yOR 1858 -
Acres soWu. Bush. Produced.
Wheat 4l31 A,T49
Rive. 1908 1850
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