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M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1860-06-07
One ofthe Ag.n,s-

Some time ago the NY Tribuna
suggested the propriety of sendino
agents down into South Ohio TO eno
Tighten tho voters thereof O. the mer.
its of Republicanism. Oneof these
agents, in the person ofa coloisl man,
from Oberlin, is down in Athens 90
holding forth on the virtues of Rsnnh,
licanism and the exalted charactg of
the Chicago nominees. He claims
that negroes are just as good as whIe
men, and are endowed with the san,o
capacities, and only need culture to
make that fact selfevident. Our Re.
publican friends will undoubtedly
need oratorical assistance in the com.
ing campaign, and as they wish to
make their allegation that slavery is a
great crime and an outrage on human.
ity irreiutable, there would be nothino
so wise as to employ u negro to 20
through this county, as the one in
Athens cuunty is now doing, to argue
the peple into that belief. Perhaps
the person who is going thro' Athens
county by school districts will soon be
through there, so that the Republican
Central Committee of this county
might obtain his services if the Chair
man thereof were to make application
to him Immediately Chill. ADJ.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1860-06-07
4 Two-rrnced Platform.

The N. Y, Ereaing Post, a free
trade Republican paper, reads some o.
its protective tariff cotemporaries a
lecture for claiming that the resolu.
ton passed at Chicago pledges the
Republican party in favor ola plotec-
tive tariff. 1t scouts the idea ola high
tariff, and claims that the Republicans
are lav orablc to low duties instead of
the protective system. The truth is,
the resolution as reported cannot be
understood, and never was intended
to be understood by the people. No
fourteen Philadelphia lawyers can ex-
plain it, so as to make common sense
Of it, and at the same time leave
it consistent with itself, 1t will prob.
ably answer the purpose for which it
was framed and cheat somebody.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1860-06-07
LincoIn's Record in Congress.

We have before MS the CongTession.
a. Globe, contoining the debates OF
the second session of the Thirtieth
Congress. Iti5 ahislory of the Con
gressional career of the Republican
candidate for President. 1t is the
measure Of his ability; and it classiiies
him with the 'small people" who oc
casiOnally attain the place by acci
dent, and who signalize their utter
lack of mental ability, by sitting
through the term in silence and mae
tion. Such men are not elected q
second time, and accordingly Mr.
Lincoln was LETT at home. But here
is his record, fully and faithfully gjv.
en-:
Page 1G. Mr.. Lincoln took his
scat, Dec, Z, 1913. Page Ill. lie
called for division of the question:
Page 176. lie asked if his vote was
recorded in the negative. The clerk
said it was. Honest Abe said that
is right" Page 1SS. .'Mr. Lincoln
presented Il bill in relation to school
Lands which have or may be relin-
Quished." Page PIP. lie presented
bill Of six sections, one of which
provides a FUGITIVE LAW--an
efficient one-ior the District Of
Columbia. Page 224. Mr.. Lincoln
gave notice of a bill TO abolish slavery
in the District Of Columbia, by con.
sent of the free white people, and with
compensation to the owners. Page
4l6. Lincoln rose to inquire if he
might ask a question. Being told
that he could not, he sat down with. .
out askingit. Page $50. On leave
he presented certain resolutions adopt.
ed by the Illinois Legislature. Page
GA. Mr. Lincoln moved the preyi.
GUS question:
That is the whole of it. We have
made no omission. He originated
no measure, save the fugitive nigger
bill referred to; made no speech; and
in one word, demonstrated his r.'er
lack ofall the qualities Of a statesman.
Having said and done nothing worthy
Of remembrance, it was forgotten by
the public that he had ever been Il
member.
What a contrast with Clay or Web.
ster, Douglas or Buchanan, Seward or
Chasel Is such a man fit for Presi.
dentl-L0gan County Gazette. /,
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1860-06-07
Trouble Brewing among the
CheTOkecs.

We noticed, a week or two ago,
that there was secret orga nization
going Oh in the Cherokee Nation, and
that it was among the iull-blooded
Indians alone. We are informed by
good authority that the organization is
growing and extending daily, and
that no half or mixed blood Indian is
taken into this secret organization.-
The strictest secresy is observed, and
it is death, by the order, to divulgo
the object Of the society. They hold
meetings in the thickets and in every
secret place to initiate members. We
are told that the mixed bloods are be.
coming alarmed, and every attempt to
find out the object Of this secret cabal
has thus far proved abortiye. The
lioneSses are said to be the leaders in
the work, and what these things are
tending to, no one can predict. We
fear that something horrible is to be
enacted on this frontier, and that this
secret work will not stop among the
Cherokees, but will extend to the 9th.
er tribes on this frontier. The Gov
ernment should examine into this
matter before it becomes too formida.
5le.-F0rt Smith Times, Ark.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1860-06-07

for the Presidency. And so thinks a
correspondent of ours, whose letter we
give below. lie says;
ZALEsM, June 5, 1850.
Editor Of the Democrat
| have been an old side Wing and
for % years, but since the
Chicago Con vention and the nomina-
tion of Lincoln fer the Presidency, |
am ashamed to hold to the party any
longer. Ifhe has done nothing for
the public good but make rails, and
if that qualities a mau for the Presi'
dents Chair, we have q half million
of men who have made moro rails
thar Mr.. Lincoln. More anon.
IL
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1860-06-07

OJThe following racy burlesqne
is from the pen Of "Artemus Ward"
Of the Cleveland Plain Dealer:
There are several reports aAoat as
TO how "Honest Old Abe" received
the news Of his nomination, none of
which are correct. We give the cor
rect report:
"The Official Committee arrived in
Springfield at dewy eve and went tc
Honest Old Abo's house. Honest
Old Abe was not in. Honest
Old Abe was out in the woods split.
ting rails. So the Official Committee
went ont in.o the woods, where sure
enough they found Honest Old Abe
splitting rails with his two boys
1t was a grand, a magnificent specta.
tacle. There stood Honest Oh Abe
in his shirt sleeves, pair of leather
homemade suspenders holding a pair
Of homemade pantaloons, the seat Of
which was neatly patched with sub,
stantial cloth Of different color..--
'Mr. Lincoln, Sir, you've been nomi
mated, Sir, for the highest office.
SIR oh don't bother me- said
Honest Old Abe, Il took a stent this
mornin' to split three million rails
afore night, and | don't want to be
pestered with no stuff about no Con.
Hention till get my stent done. I've
only got two hundred thousand rails
to split before sundown. kin do it
if you'll let me alone And the great
man went right on splitting rails, pay.
ing no attention to the Committee
whatever.
"The Committee were lost in admi
ration for a few moments, when they
recovered, and asked one of Honest
Old Abe's boys whose boy he was!-
Pm my parents boy shouted the ur.
chin, which burst Of wit so conyulscd
the Committee that they came very
near 'gin'in eout' completely. In a
few moments Honest Old Abe fin.
ished his task and received the news
with perfect selfpossegsion. He then
asked them up to the house where he
received them cordially. lie said he
split three million rails every day, al
though in very poor health. Mr..
Lincoln is a ioyial man and has q
keen sense Of the ludicrous. During
the evening he asked Mr.. Evart8, OF
New York, why Chicago was like a
hen crossing the street9' Mr.. Evart's
gave it up. Because said Mr.. Lin.
coin, 'Old Grimes is dead, that good
old mani This exceedingly humor.
ous thing created the most uproariOus
laughter. And as an evidence that
he is a statesman as we'll as a wag, il
may be stated that during the evening
lie profoundly observed that govern
ments were governed too much, and
that IAN honest man was the noblesr
work of God.'"
We should like to know, in this
connection, if man who can split
three million rails day isn'ta states
mani"
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1860-06-07
The Japanese.

A correspondent OF the Ohio States
man writes from Washington in re
gard TO the japanese as follows:
rather like these people. They
arc neat in their persons, happy in
their dispositions, and as yet innocent
in their pleasures. They spend good
deal of time on their hair. Before
90 to bed at midnighs, see them by
the gas light, through their windows,
shaving each others heads, greasing
their black hair,-and twisting that
hard, black, ropy, stubOy horn Of hair
on the top Of the Uranium. That's a
curious looking concern, that black
stubby horn! 1t is turned alright an
giles, through ring, and sticks out in
front like a round plug of tobacco
Their Tartar faces, with high cheek
bones, and almond shaped eyes, black
and beaded-with their expansive
trowserioOns and loose Turkish jack.
cts and curious little swords, make up
a tout ensemble that is at once Orien.
tai ard comical.
| cannot make any better picture Of
them than this. They will not hold
still. They are alwas on the co.
They aCiU learn all thatis about them.
Vices too. They already take down
a brandy smash, or glass of Mumm,
with a relish. They smoke, rather
awkwardly. Whether they will learn
any Of the Christian graces here, is
problematcal.
But they are colored people. That's
a great point. Color absorbs all at.
tvntion. | see they have 1850 pure
Congo Africans at Key West. They
are brought in from captured slave
ships. What 10 to be done with them?
The Secretary OF the Interior told me
10 day they will cost, to send them
back to Africa, at least SS3, 900. Such
IS the computation Off Naval officer.
Then it will cost $3.50 for each one of
.he 1850 for the years maintenance
IN Africa. Then is $25 per head, to
The sailors who captured the vessels,
rs prize money. Before these 1850
negroes are disposed of, they will cost
a half million. .Ihis too that they may
go back to heathen Africa. There,
they will be stolen and sold again.
No wonder they worry and cry at the
dea of going back. But what is to
be dones Humanity demands the
suppression Of this horrid slave trade.
But to stop it, it will cost great deal,
lnless we get Cuba, and make the
slave trade piracy there as it. is here.
Cuba is the only place, except Porto
Rico, where this Infamous traffic is
now carried on. What is to be done?
Take Cuba; or keep up this expensive
slave catching and slave retaining9-
Surely, if that is the alternative
Cuba! Echo answers, in tones as
sweet as lnolasses and sugar-Cu5a !
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1860-06-07
The Rail Splitter.

The Republicans are certainly for.
tunote in making remarkable nomina-
tions tor the Presidency. In 1856
they nominated Mr.. Fremont, who
they declared had eaten mule beef and
performed the wonderful feat of catch.
ing a humble bee on the top of the
Rocky Mountains. Mr.. Lincoln,
their present nominee, it is said, spli,
some fence rails about thirty years
ago! Now, splitting rails is hard
work and very honest occupation
withal, but it does not qualify a man
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1860-06-07
Our Delegates.

1t would have been we'll probably
if our County Convention had endors.
ec the wise and conciiatory, and at
tho OanO timO firm and manly, ovuoo
Of our delegates at Charleston. The
The emission, however, is not impor.
tant, because our democrats in this
County almost unanimously approve
OF the action of the majority Of the
Convention, with which the Ohio
delegates agreed throughout, except in
adopting the two-thirds rule after the
withdrawal Of the seceders. Messrs.
Bingham and Smith will go to Balti-
more and continue to carry out in
good faith the wishes Of the democracy
of this district.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1860-06-07

Two THOUSAND BUSHELS OF TROUT
AT ONE EAUL.--The fisheries of the
eastern shore Of Virginia have been
remarkably successful this season,
such quantities having been taken
that it has been found impossible to
preserve them; the consequence is
that large quantities have been carted
up on the adjacent farms as manure.
AT one haul last week two thousand
bushels of trout were pulled up
The seine stopped in six feet water.
and it being impossible to land such
an immense quantity, the seine had to
be opened that portion might es-
cape. One-half were accordingly let
out, and one thousand bushels pulled
ashore. This occurred in Northamp.
ton.-NoJoM Day Book.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1860-06-07

PEosPECTs OF A EUROPEAN WAR
The Paris correspondent ofthe Boston
Post thus alludes to the political pros.
poets of Europe. He says:
"You may remOmber | predicted a
longer and more complicated war, last
year, than did take place. That com
pIication has now arrived, and very
few here anticipate anything but a
general European war within a few
months. Lonis Napoleon is deter
mined TO have the banks ofthe Rhine,
or. at least, the Western bank: and
Russia is generally determined to have
a slice Of Turkey, and a free passage
to the seas by way of the Bosphorus
and the Dardanelles. Every thing
seems in the most favorable position
for combination of the powers OF
France and Russia. Ofcourse in this
programme Spain will throw all her
weight with France; Sardinia will al.
so fight with the Gallo cock, and poor
Austria, poor Naples, and, alas! poor
Turkey, will be the victims, and Prus-
sia will have to struggle for her Rhine
provinces, Coblentz and "Ehrenbr;t.
stein, with her iron,bound WALL We
shall see what we shall see, but no one
expects England and France to be at
peace many months longer"
Such appears 10 be the general drift
of all the letters and intelligence from
Europe.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1860-06-07
Interesting News from Europe
Arrival Of the City Of BaIti-


The steamer Cty Of Baltimore.
with four days latcrfrom Europe, has
arrived. The report of Garibaldl's
defeat, as we expected, turns ont TO be
false. That gallant chieftain has won
a decided victory over the Neapoltan
troops at Palermo, and is daily in
creasinS his strength. He has appa-
rently obtained a firm footing in Sici-
ly, and the chances of his complete
success are excellent.
We are impressed with tho belief
that the Neapolitan troops will prove
taithless to the King in the hour Of
peril, and fraternize with the people
in their aspirations for Italian unity.
Unless some of the great powers shall
interfere by an armed Intervention the
movements Of Garibaldi will probably
result in the overthrow of the Neapo~
Titan Government.
The indications of a coming storm
in the East Of Europe are becoming
more marked. Rumor, with her
thousand tongues, probably but antici-
patcs the truth in asserting that France
and Russia have signed treaty on the
Eastern question. The result of this
understanding for Russia is to have
Turkey and France the boundary of
the Rhine-neither event of which
can be accomplished without gener-
al European war.
Russia is preparing for hostilties
by putting her army on a war footing
in the vicinity Of Turkey.
The Temple of Janus seems every
where to be opening. China has re.
fused the ultimatum of England and
France, and a war between those
powers is the inevitable result.-Cia.
Eng.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1860-06-07
DEATH OF WILLIAM G. PRESTON

DEATH OF WILLIAM 9. PRESTON
The death of this distinguished states
man and orator is announced as hay
ing occurred at Columbia, S. O., on
the 23d inst. lie entered the Senate
of the United States in 1888, as an
earnest supporter of the political prin-
ciples of Mr.. Calhoun. In 1887, when
Mr.. Calhoun went over to the Democ-
racy and Mr.. Van Buren, Mr.. Pres.
ton adhered to Mr.. Clay and the
Wings, thus separating himself from
his early friend and the prevailing
political opinion in his State. He
resigned his seat in the Senate in
1912, and soon after was called to the
Presidency Of Columbia College, in
which position he remained until his
health failed him. He was one of the
most brilliant orators our country has
produced, and enjoyed an unbounded
popularity while in the Senate. He
was one of the most genial and COM
panionable of men:
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1860-06-07

CRoPs SHoRT--CHILpREN PLENTY
The following is an extract of a
business letter from Cass County,
Missouri, dated May 16, 1860:
"We are having the greatest
drought that has ever been known in
this country. In seven months we
have only had one good rain; that
was in February, and none since
Corn, oats, wheat, and all kinds of
grass, a total failure. | may cut my
wheat; it may make two bushels to
the acre. Corn planted in March is
not yet up, and as much prospect Of
dry weather as | ever saw. Should
we have a good rain in few days,
we will make corn, and some oats and
wheat; but without rain, none. We
have nothing in our garden but pie
plant and asparagus. l visited Mr..
David Daily, the oldest citizen in this
county, having been here over forty
years, had twenty-five sons and four
daughters by his first wife, and ten
step-children by his last wife. He
says he never saw such a drought"