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The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1861-05-17

DETERMINATION or THE GOVERNMENT -
Letters from Washington, says the New
York EUening Post, speak of tho determi-
nation of the President and his Cabinet to
bring tho entire military force of the Un-
ion TO boar upon tho rebellion, as fully tu-
ken. Troops in addition to those already
called for, will bo Immediately required
swelling the whole number to Que hundred
and .ffy eight thousdnd nten, as follows;---
10 900 militia already callod for; 10000 to
DO called for 3 Yeas service; 25OOO regu-
lars for five years service, and IL 600 soa-
men for tho same period. Even this large
number falls short OF tho actual offering of
troops already made. Quo correspondent
says:
II dined alone with q member Of the
Cabinet yesterday. The tendency of things
is such as will load to very grave results in
few days. Tho policy OF the Adninistra.
ton is fixed The whote pO,cor Of the gorrrn-
meat, Gud all the monty and mrM Of The
l'Wesi and North. wH BE- ustd 10 puI dOtOn
rebels aud rait0rs.'
Another writer says;
"PrOclAim those sentiments from the
houso.tups. There is trouble ahead for all
who have been dislOyal to tho government
-wo eau now have but two parties, encmies
tirpatud. We aio on tho eve of nomeHtous
ovonts--propare Tor u scone of blood aud
carnage--we arc prepared horc. but more
forces Shonld come, aud increased supplies
of provisions
! Mr.. James A. Hamilton writes:
Il am authorized by the President to sa,
that no is Determined to prosecute the wal
begun against tho government Of tho UGitct
States, with all the energy necessary to
bring it TO succcssful termination. liz
will call for u large additional force, relying
upon Providence and tho loyalty of tn,
people to the gGvorunont iboy haVo estab
| iishud."
Most uctvo preparations are being mad'
for tho further blockading OF Southern
ports. Ten vessels of the h1et will, within
a wuck, DO at soa. The ontiro fleet will con
sist of at least fifty war vessels OF vatlOn
descript oLs accompanied by sufficient stoan
transports for tho accommodation OF LAM
force of at least 20, 900 strong. Thus It will
prove sufficient to make an efficient block
ado of every inlet on tho Southern coas
into which any Y, ssol drawing six feet o
| water might otherwise enter.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1861-05-17
Activity of the Government.

Our dispatches indicate tho greatest ac-
tivity in tho various depal tmonIs OF iho
Government. Arrangements for tho block
ado of Virginia ports are completed. and
tho requests Of Foreign Ministers and Others
for further delay met with prompt refusal.
Tho shipping South of locomotives, coal
and othet articles that can in any way aid
tho robels will bo prevented in tnIuro. Tho
Pawnoo hus beou sont down the Potomac tO
protect vessels carrying supplies to the
Government troops at Washington. In ad'
dition TO tho GUvornmont war vessels. some
twenty armed vrssols from New York, Phil
adelpha aud Baltimore nre TO DO used for
blockading purposes. Troops aro being
moved rapidly forward from New York and
Penusy lyania, and other divisions will fol
low soon. ( Fort MclIonry has bOen rein
forced, ann now contains twelve hundred
| troops. The Government is about to cut
of the military road beI ween Baltimore and
the rebels, leaving lhem wiIhOu: supplies
Gen. Scntt has ordered the fertilization O
tho heights near Cairo, which no regards
as tho only assailable point at that post
Details arc being arranged in tho yariou
branches OF tho service, aud We may looI
for decisive action soon.-Ciere. Leddct
Tue;d0y m5rHlag,
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1861-05-17
LET THERE BE NO Mons OR Rrvrs HERE,

LET THERE BE NO Mons OR RIoTs HERE,
FOR Cons SAKE.--We have u right o.
plead for this, and to be heard For
twenty-five long years, in all trials. ard
amid dire mcnaces and insults In earlier
days, we have labored for Freedom-oi
,hought-oG specch-of the press and ii
would be to US indeed labor lost il even
the life. long enemies Of that same liberty
| should now become the victims OF the
mob spirit. No matter what mans s
opinions are.-we claim the right TO ours
how dare we deny it 10 another ? Who
fears that tolking will hurt the cause OF
the Union and of Liberty, while it has the
mighty weapons Of Justice and Truth tc
WELD, with Tree speech and unshackled
press ? How much less is the cause iC
lear mems thoughts or OPINIONS no mat
ter what they are. Against acts OF IREA
SON we only need guard--and for thes,
we have COMMITTEES of safety" numer
GUS, active, vigilant and prudent. Keel
them fully informed. and leave all 10 lheiI
Judgment Let neither individuals mol
bodies OF men attempt to insult, iGtlmldai'
or lniure anv citizen. 1t is the surest wa,
to make more enemies. and inevitably /,
disgust and Gishear:en the friends, eveI
of the best cause. No mob can be JUS
. aud discrimina,iug-it cannot be calm AM
. thoughtful enough W hear both sides
y and The innocent as often suffer AS lib
' guilty. We have already heard ques
{ Toned, freely and widely the palriotlsr
u OF men whom tgs know 10 be as tue TO til
y Union MS ourselves.-PiaSJary UisPatch
II april 27h.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1861-05-17
The Government Strengthened by
DelaV,


We cory the following from the Wash
inglon correspondence Of the CiLcinnatl
Cpnfaercitf.
"'rhe public should be on its guard
against ex ,ggerated reports circulated by
nlarmiSts as TO the numerical strength ol
the rebel forces now concentrating at va.
rious points in Virginia. The story that
Government has reliable information thai
$4,000 secession troops are within ra
dlus OF 50 miles from Richmond, is 9
wilful falsrhood. can state positively
on the contrary, that according 10 --latest
and most authentic ndvices, only abou
1000 men are at Lynchburg. 5000 a
Richmond, and $500, at larper's Ferry
.-two.lhrds Of whom are armed, ant
hardly one fourth any efficient drilling.
The force at Harper's Ferry consists o
three regiments Of infantry, OF about 7Ou
men each three companies Of cavalry
numbering about 200; two companies oI
artillery with dozen pieces. They are
all LoorIy fel provisions being scarce and
daily getting more so.
Gen, Scott is not at all apprehensive o
any aggressive movement bv the Virgins
rebels and their Southern allies. ii,
knows that they are entirely unpreparec
10 enter the field, and that on account u
The shortness of provisions, every day
delay weakens them, while it enables III
Government to increase and improve it
own forces"
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1861-05-17
Ludiorous rawlings Of Virginia Editor.


The Richmond IVA Erdmiaer indulgos
in this highly amusing viow OF tho North
and its soldiers
Tho North has no officers to command or
drill tho cOwardly motley crow OF starving
foreigners aud operatives that It proposes 10
sond South 10 fill di; ches aud rs food for
cannon, because il has no room in its peni-
tuntarios aud poor houses to receive or
sustain them. Tho regular troops OF the
Union, since tho resignation Of tho South.
erncrs, is deficient III officers; aud who are
to drill and command tho 10000 militia
sheep.
If ,ce prccpt Benedict Arnold, there nerer
pds Il NOrtherh man iGho wds .Gued 10 CON.
mdhd, u you tr0uid giUe h'm chdnce 10 run
Like cUwardly BOYS. when pont up on ship
board without u chance OF escape, they gath
or courage from despair, aud tight deeper
atoiv. But with ninety nine NUrth0rn men
in hundred, on all occasions. duty, honor,
patriotism, has ever beon considered mere
matter OF profit and loss. Since tho days
ut Washington. they have ever deemed that
course OF conduct by which most money is
madu aud least risk incurred, the most vir'
tuous aud honorable.
Thoy will not come to Washington, they
cannot bo handcufluJ aud driven 10 Wash
ington, ii NO only Trccudo thon, aud lu'
thom 500 that thoy will have TO night iO'
glory, and not for spoils aud plunder.-
Thoy never did fight, aud never viii hgh'
except FOR pay, for pillage and plumber
Once satisfy tlIom that no money IS to be
made. no plundor 20 bc gotten by invading
tho South, and no power on Garth can lasl
aud kick them south OF Mason and Dixon
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1861-05-17

THE CoNrENrED SLAvEs-A gentle.
man who has just returned from journey
through Louisiana, says that in the up
river parishes Of that State, general fear
is entertained by the farmers and planters,
Of rising of the slaves. Almost every
plantation is doubly guarded {; every
where the slaves are watched with the ut
most vigilance. Planters refuse to le,
any of their white employ ees' enlist ,Ibu'
arm them, and keep them as private
guard. One planter, the owner OF 30C
negroes, expressing his fears, said =
"D--n the niggers, they know more abou
politics than most Ct the white men,
They know everything that happens"
In tie interior of South Carolina fear
of slave Instructions are exciting mucl
alMm. Men sleep wiM guns at their Jea
sides ,oomen refuse TO be LEFT alone OF
tie piantutions In one neighborhood
forty miles from Charleston, it is certaii
that an attempt at insurreclion was pu
down ten days ago, and seven negroe
weie hung .....
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1861-05-17
John Bell.

What strange contrast is now presented
tho American people. Tho name of John
Boil, one of.tho pioneers of the "Const;u
ton and tho Union" a man who has for
years stood by tho Stars aud Stripes through
all tho storms aud disasters Of political life,
has within IL lew months foil from his high
estate, becomes rebel in tho South. aud
evon rusists tho very instrument ho has so
long defended. This will not astonish tho
North, but tho North West will feel the
shock. Tho Louisville JoWrudi Expresses
itself as follows: "A more sudden, and
uttor, aud inglorious detection was never
suffered by u sacred aud imperillod caus"
IL must excite unspeakablo modification
aud disgust, and indignation in tho breast
at every uue aud enlightened lover of hi'
,untry. IL is burning scandal to tht
cause ut constitutional liberty"
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1861-05-17
The leffersopiap Democrat
JULIUS o. CONVERSE, Editor.
CnlRpOy, ONO, FRlDlY. my u. lS6l.
The Position of the Government.

Tho only and normal condition of an evil
~ fscto Is cxacting and arbitrary. This
principle which holds good IN tho workings
Of tho animal economy, applies With equal
validity to tho machinery of governments
a disease that threatens to Lccomo const
iutional, soon, from being local, pcrvadcs
the fairest portions of tho system. Slavery,
tho only fret, and now the exciting Cause of
the present condition Of the country pot.
forms the functions of that OWL. Once ng-
gressivc and cx,cting, always SO, Once ar.
bitrary and coorciye, always 40. Onco a
little devil, now u big Que, which If allowed
10 live, Liberty must die. Tho condition of
Ihs evil has been such, that the Govern
lncnt heretofore has exercised a defensive
policy or treatment. It's condition has nop
entirely changed, and with il the policy Of
the Government, which, like a good phys-
clan, changes his remedies in different nha.
ses of the disease. After compromise and
defensive measures as nutrimcnt for this
hundred headed hydra who comes howing
on for concessions, hen follows the aggrcss.
ive or constitutional treatment which the
Government has now inauguratod. In the
language of Roman Gouoral, "The wal
must now be carried into Africa" Will
200 900 men in tho field--not serfs or hire
lings-not called together by tho book of I
tyrant-but by the voico of Liborty calling
from every hill of Now England and th'
West, to hor frcemop, and bidding them
"Arise, or be forever fallcn!"
Wo shall soon try the "mOttel of thoir past
uro," aud mako them feel the metal Of ours
At the point of the bayonot must tho ro
bollious States restore the stolen propert,
of the Government; its money and treasure
with interest; citizens must travel though
their territory with immunity; they mus
restore the forts ana arsenals; pay for thos'
destroyed; deliver up thcir traitors to suifc
death; call in and subduc their mobs; pa,
their revenue Grrearagee; make rcparatiol
20 private citizens; and return to their al
lcgiance as loyal States. If blood must flo,
10 effect oil THE, tho North arc ready t
apply tho depicting stool. Slavery must d.
for Liberty to live: this is the sentiment @
the North, tho position of the Govornmen
and with tho war.cry, "Liborty or DEATH,
it will not sloop or alay its vigilance ii
overy traitor is punished and overy sta'e
loyal, and tho Stars and Stripes float ovc
every portion of tho Uuion'S wide domain
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1861-05-17

UrorIAN PoLIrIcs. MIR. Charles Jarod
Inecrsoll. of Philadelphia. invites the living
cx Presidents--Van Buron. Tyler, Fillmore,
P.urce and Buchanau--to become arhi'ra'
tors TO settle tho d tfureDces of tho North
and South. Mr. lngorsoll shows an unusual
degree of imbcciiily. Every ono has long
known that tho class of politicians to which
he belongs have never understood the North
but We mover supposed them so profoundly
ignorant of tho South Tho man who
would chase such foolish fantasy at snch
moment as this, reminds us OF PrckwicL
at tho military review, running after hI'
hat in high wind. with bayonet chat g
bohnd, md another ono bu:Oro.
THIS Mr.. lneersoll is the identical gentle
man who has frequently said in public TIM
! if no had lived in tho timcs of tho American
| Revolution, no would have been tory
WHAT nogotiAtor for such tinios as these
! .Nric York Century.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1861-05-17
Terrible Calamity.--A South American
Gown Destroyed by an Earthquake

By the Northern Light wo have intelli-
CONGO of tho total dosu ucton of the town
Of Mendoza, in the Argentine Republic La
Platto) by an earthquake on tho evening OF
the ooh o: March.
The town. which contained n population
of from 10000 to $4,000 inhabitants, was
situated on IL level plain on tho east dncliv-
ity of tho ParamIllo range of tho Andes, Al;
an elevation OF S91 feet above tho sOa, nnd
distant from the Aucongua volcano about
| fiftv Gve miles 1t was cOmpactly built OF
sun burnt bricks, contained II largo parish
church. converts and othor public buildings
and was place of considerable Importance.
ns an entrcport for trade between Chill and
Buenos Ayrrs.
On tho evening of tho earthquake, two
successive shocks were felt between eigh'
and nine o'clock, which lasted but fo~
snconds. but were OF such severity as to do
stroy every dwelling and public building II
| tho place which tho loss of life was at leas
5000 or 10000 persons. Whole families
were instantly destroy oil, and tho TOW tina
escaped wore loft homeless and starving
In addition to the horrors OF the earthquake
IL liru broke ont in tho ruins. which destroyed
tho lives of many who had escaped destruc
ton from the earthquake.
more terrible calamity has not occurrc
for many years 1t was reported that on
or two smaller villages had hoen DESTROYED
but tho report lacked confirmation. Th
catastrophe has thrown n gloom over lh
whole of Chill, AS many Of tho leading fam
ilios of Santiago. who had gone TO reside q
Monroza on account of thor politics. ha
porshed Tho commercial community o
Valparaiso also arc likely TO suffer heav
losses, as II largo trade was carried on b'
tween tho two places.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1861-05-17

Gov II cks denies unQuuliGediy, that he
gavo his assent to tho burning OF 'he bridges
on tho railroads leading from Baltimore
north. We take tho occasion to add, that
our confidence ia Gov. Hicks desire to savo
tho Unioo has never boen impaired. We
should have expressed this confdonce in
him earlier. if We had not boon restrained
by the apprehension of bringing down at
tacks upon him from tho other side. Wa
do not approve all no has done, but we
know that he has been against The soc"ssiOn'
lists fran first to last Huntington Rrpnb'
LcaM.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1861-05-17

ED- The venerable DR., Usher Parsons,
who was with Commodore Perry at the
battle OF Lake Erie, has rendered his ser.
vices 10 the Second Rhode Islaud Regi-
meut, US Surgeon.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1861-05-17

II OST--A Memorandum, Book-com-
Lmou size, buff color, and loose in tho
covor any one who will return tho same to
me will be thanked and rewarded.
May l7th, 'Gl sAML' S9ulhE'
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1861-05-17
"Our Northern Allies"

Edward Eysrott, tho champion of tho old
conservative Wings of MASSACHUSETTS, and o!
New England, tho professod friend OF the
riphts oil tho South down to u very recent
periJd, is out for tho Lincoln usurputiou,
a III has opened his purse TO buy muskois
10 DO usod in shooting down his late South
ern supporters.
Caleb Cushing, tho Democrat champion
of Massachusetts,, tho peculidr friond TO
the South in tho last Presidential canvass
and who originated tho phrase, Addition
Ism must be crushed out, now declares in
t.vor of crushing out" Southern rights by
.J1rce Of arms
Daniel s. Dickinson and Commodore
Stock ton, former crack champions OF South
.,n rights, have g,von in thoir adhesion to
Lincoln aud all his works.
Wo have already announced tho hostility
of Douglas, CAss, Pierce, Buchanan and But
jor. Tho Northern politicians haVe all ioit
Hs' .,ou ~ Ella ,uoo.p
Richmond ENQUIRER.
Tho great mistake OF tho politicians OF
tho South who have been ain'c'eu WIN ,hn
.os'opuuo'ai "aS os or. ~ ~" pnuI;,Inf ,hrm Io
hn rho maS,nrs NJ wh2tn man, Thoy thought
they had only to say to tho immortal prn'
Slpies OF human liberty v'ha'ca'oa III .nu
b'"o'u'on' w os,i !" ~ ,Sida.s
,hnnsn,vaS ios,,,,s n, whose communJ
iho sun aud moon would await thor moyo
nonts, or move according to their com
'hAhus' lnoy ooile'ou tho Noll"S'" rp ~
h,Ji"S"J ,hoy nossossad nm enormous mas
of NoriherS mon. lust as thcy possessed
Southern whito mon and negroes. Tho,
oo'ie"ou that 'he Norlh was ooPondon
srV,;.a,ad " "on''io a,"avs .,s"nirv ,nc Iit,l,
Ihinps of which thoy may bo possessed uuc
dapreciate tho things that belong to others
Ihe cotton otate mon must now w COZ,
,ha, ,ho Enu,;sh hnvo tynni ovoiinhIo i
impartipp useful knowledge to the Chinese
--Chcinnah Commercial.
Tho Socessonials oyidontly expected tn
support of Northern men. in their con
spiracy to break up tho Union; otherwi6,
j, is doubtful whether they would hav
',s ,Aa, o-a.,.,io, l,1 ,h, a,,rso
,nd nri,od Nor,h answcr, /, is ono Thin
N h,rd,v voto for sIavery. md ouite NJ
other thing to fight for il. ospeciaIly whe
tho iutter Involves treaSnn against Tho Go
eminent. Taose who havo voted with II
South thinking that thereby shoy "cro SO
tA'n'ns tho O9ns''u''on anu ."o o"'o"' a.
nmOng tho hrS. TO treat the ooCth as on
mics. whom found plotting and exccutiI
,reason. Those. also. who. for tho sake
,rade or tho emolumon,s of Office. ha,
.ayored the schomes of tho shareholders
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1861-05-17
Paw of the Milit' while in Service.

Several Inquiries have been made con-
corning tho pay 10 which tho militia forco is
entlled while in the service of the govern
mont. Tho following table gives full in.
formation
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1861-05-17

Officers arc required to provide tbcr own
uniform aud oquirments. but the men are
clothed aud armed by the government.
Among tho killed in the recent disturb
ance at St. Louis. was J. J. Jones. of Por-
tago county, ohio.-C!ereiaAd Leader,
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1861-05-17

EI- An enthusiastic Union Convention
is now in session at Wheeling, Va, COM
posed Of dele gates from 95 counties. The
Convention has under con n'iderat'on the
formation OF a new State to be called New
Virginia. These men are in earnest and
may give Old Virginia cause to regret hei
Secession folly.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1861-05-17

&S- rhs Legislatures of Tennessee and
Arkansas bavo undertaken to conduct those
States out of tho Uiion, but their work
relnIins to bo ratified by the poOplo.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1861-05-17

Ey- The Ohio Legislature adjourned
sine die, ut o'clock on Tuesday morning.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1861-05-17

IIAKNIsbVNuI "'l 4""! TT
1t is understood that Governors Curtin
and Dennison have pledged the Uuioa
men OF Western Virginia the united sup
port OF all The forces of Pennsylvania and
Ohio, 10 protect them against Secession
lists.
Indiana and Illinois have also pledged
the Union men OF Kentucky and Missouri
the same way.
The Governors of all the Free States,
from Pennsylvania west. have asked and
obtained pledge from President Lincoln,
tina, no compromise or cessation OF the
war shall take place until the national flag
floats over all the national property.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1861-05-17

Western Virginians say that that par
will certainly form separate State and
will include iorty.fve connties. All OhiC
Valley supplies are cut off from Virginia
Two thousand Western Virginia troops
have been sworn into the United Stale:
service.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1861-10-23

nN HIS OWN HOOK!-JOHN GUELICU
~ CABINET MAKER.-The subscriber wishes
to inform his old friends and customers, that he
is now carrying on the Cabinet Making business.
on his own hook at his old shop Market
Street, nearly opposite the ''old Jew Store, where
he keeps on hand, and is prepared to m manufacture
to order every description of Cabinet-W are, that
may be wanted in this section of country; con-
sisting of Sofas, Lounges, Mahogony and Common
Bureaus Writing and Wash Stands; Centre, Din
ing and Breakfast Tables: Mahogany and Com
m on Bedsteads; Sewing Stands, DC, dc. He will
also repair furniture and chairs, in good style
cheap for cash. House Painting done on short no
tice. and easy terms Now is the time to buy at
reasonable prices, as intend to sell every thing
in my line of business at the cheapest cash rates
Walk in and examine the articles on hand, anc
judge for yourselves. of the quality and finish.
Country produce received in payment.
April 13, 1859 JOHN GUELICH.
N B Collins made to order on short notice, ane
funerals attended with a neat hearse, and appro
pirate accompan yments when desired. ]. q.