The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1861-03-07
The gerrpsbara 9uarnal.


About two aad a halt miio1s of speech
es have been folded at the Capitol this session
The steamer Fort Wayne sunk in the
Mississippi river last week, involving loss OF
$4,000.
The entire shoe trade Of Boston during
the last year amounted to $4,000 cases, val
ued al about S3l 100000.
The secession Conf ress. with character.
istic impudence, have granted right with
which they have no business 10 meddle, that
Of the free navigation OF the Mississippi.
some Of the leading papers of Kentucky
which supported Mr.. Brecknridgs's election
TO the u s. Senate, aie now calling upon that
gentleman to resign. They want John }.
Crucnden to be continued in his place.
Mr.. Buchanan's attempt TO foist two Of
his tools, Black and Petit, into life offices,
was defeated in the Senate. This will leave
the vacant Judgeships for which they were
nominated, to be- filed by the new Admins
ira ion.
The Conuersvillc Times says that the
Young ladies Of that place have entered into
solemn league and covenant not to speak to
any young gentleman who drinks liquor, and
they make forfeiture Of IS the penalty of
violation.
Statements heretofore published, show
that the New York banks now hold u greater
amount Of gold $38 600, 0,00O) than at any
previous time aud this aggregate will be in
creased within the next ten days to 10000
900 at least.
The Louisville Journal says Jefferson
Davis hasn't been elected Pr sidcnt IN any
form ever before recognized in this county,
He is nothing but sham President, mock
Executive, bogus Chief Magistrate. No
body thinks OF him ~ the genuine article.
The Savannah RepupLcan strongly urg.
es An extension of theteIms OF olliceholders
under the new Conlederacy. 1t recommends
III It the President be elected for Il Iht or for
ten years, with provision for his lin Il official
retirement on pension at the expiration OF
his term.
"A gentleman who is thoroughly conver-
SAINT with the affairs of the Post OH g De-
partment, who occupies high oflica' position,
states that without the postal service OF the
seeding States to provide for, the Post Office
Department can easily be made self sustain =
ing, at the present cheap raes OF postage.
We desire TO remand the public of one
important fact that may have escaped their Oh
servaiou. That every leader 10 the dsanion
movement in the Southern States, has hereto
fore acted prominently with the Democratic
party, AID that every di,union apclogSt and
Bymbathiser in the No hern States, belong 10
the Democratic party.
England is moving in earnest toward
placing her supply of cotton beyond the con
iingencies of Southern revolution. The Sc,
cessionists may wil(uly slut their eyes to the
danger and destruction hatawait the pro 5ress
of their mai career, but the cool and saga
cious observer cannot fail to see how utterly
suicidal their conduct from whatever point
of view it is considered.
The dlsunion organs, both North and
South, look forward to the 4th of March with
evident DIRE d. 1t is like the criminal in pris
on looking TO the sitting of the court that is
to pass upon his crimes They cry out for
something to be done before the 4,h of March
or all is lost, They feel that after the tha
time treason will be dealt with as it deserves.
The next few weeks promise to be NOR
full of big events and deeper excitement thar
any time yet known in our history. From lh
date untilits authority is recognized, or the
SNN
tied. we may expect anxiety and apprehen
sions of evil. seems to be the u,ning poin
in the disease of secession, and We may wei
be anxious for the issue.
The Virginia Commissioners threater
that if Il compromise is not speedily agreed
on. they will have Convention OF al tn,
slaveholding States, organize on the b sis o
the Constitution, with special guarantee
added, and invite the Northern States to com
in with them. We suspect they have, j
this threat, fairly exposed the policy whic
has all along been governing them.
Mr. Bouliguy, who represents New Or
leans. seems to embody alt the manhood an
patriotism ever possessed by the Gult Sat
members of Congress. He remains in hi
seat, and is daily faithful in the discharge ,
his duties, He refuses to recog ljze secessio
or to leave Congress unless called home b
his district He says thoseceding States car
not live out the Umon three months longe
and believes his course will be sustained b
the people when their passions nave subsde,
Indeed he believes they woNld even d. s
now.