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The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1861-05-31
President pro TEN Of Tie .Ssaat
Passed March Z, 1861.
No. 31.1 AN ACT

mo. 81. AN ACT
Regulating tho presentation OF claims
against tho state.
SECrioN 2. Be hsn1cted By tie Gen
eral ASstrsbty of tie State of Ohio, Thai
upon any Claim being presented against the
state. for work and labor performed, or ma
terals turnshej. when no specific provis
ion has boon mado by law or contract, fixing
the value thereof, before pavmon tho part
to whom such claim may bo due, or his
agent. shall produce satisfactory vouchers il
support thereof and verify tho same by at
fdavit, showing that such claim is justly duo
that no payments have been made thereon
that there arc no offsets against tho same
and that tho sum or sums claimed arc M
moro than the actual value of tho labor per.
formed or materials furnished
SEC 2. This act shall tako ctfnct and be
in force from and after its passage.
ED, A. PARROTT protein
Speaker Of tie Houee Of Representatives.,
JAMES MONROE,
President Of tile Senate, pro tenn.
Passed March 20. 1861.
AupIroRs OFFICE, Chardon. o., !
Aprl l0h, 1861.
hereby certify that tho foregoing acts
are correctly coppicd from tho origiua! acts,
us reported TO this office.
C FIELD.
.4"ditOr Of Grange County.
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WESTERN VIRGINIA.-The Central Com.
mittec of Safety, appointed by tho Western
Virginia Convention, which met at Wheeling
on Thursday, wero unanirnously in favor OF
calling Convention on the llth of June
tho delegates TO bo elected on the 4th. The
Committee arc also in favor of separation
will DO formed. They require arms and
ammunition, which We understand the Gov
ernmont is about to supply. The patriots
of Western Virginia are covering themselves
with glory ,-Ledder.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1861-05-31

EXPERIENCE -TEcre is pretty German
story of a blind man, who, even under a
misfortune, was hsppy-happy in wife he
passionately loved; her voice was sweet and
he gave her credit for that beauty which
chad he been painter) was tho object of
his idolairy. A physician came and curing
tho disease. restored tho husband TO sight,
which no chiefly valued as it would enable
him to gaze on the lovely features of his
vito. He looks, aud sees a faco hideous in
ugliross He is restored to sight, but his
happiness is over. Is not this our history
Our cruoI physician is Experience.
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How THE CoSrEpArr Army is R

How THE CoNFEDATE ARMY IS Re-
cRUIrED. The Montgomery Mail, says
that Judge Harris, of the Ocmulgec
Circuit. has adopted new plan Of ridding
his dockets Of Assault and Battery cases
which is not bad idea"
This "new PLAN" which sis not ba d
idea," is the following:
"At the Supreme Court, held last week.
as we learn from the Macon Telegraph,
two persons indicted for lighting offences
were discharged on condition that they
should enlist in the Georgia Army, the
Judge taking occasion 10 say to them,
that they might indulge their belligerent
propensities by fighting Lincoln's men
without the fear Of fine or Imprisonment
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A Word of Warning .

In sermon recently delivered at
Charleston, by Rev. G. e. Pinckney, and
just published bv request, with the sug-
gestive title Of "Nebucha adnezzar's Rise
and FALL" this striking passage occurs /:
"Let US not rest our hopes upon iden.
tity OF institutions in the Soulheln States.
Slavery is no bond of Union. 1t has be-
come SO with US simply as the result OF
ouL side pressure. The Chaldean mon
srchy, the Roman Empire, the Greek
Republics, the South American States,
were all slaveholdiRg countries. But they
have fallen TO pieces notwithstanding.--
! Of itself, it is mere rope OF sand, with
no more power. politically, than any
other recognized relationship. Let ":
not repose on our agricultural staples
Cotton is the hing whom commerce now
worships. Butts reign may pass away
like other human sceptres. 1t is now
more firmly established in its supremacy
! than Nebuchadnezzar was in his. Sud
denly as the ancient monarch was hurled
from his seat, the dominant staple may be
from its commercial throne. Sixty OF
seventy years ago indigo was the produce
of Southern fields, and cotton scarcely
known. Seventy years hence some other
culture may supplant this as it has sup.
planted the former production. and more
remunerative labor may fll its place.
These are the two human props upon
which the Southern mind is now tempted
to lean instead Of the eternal God. They
are arches apon which pride is resting our
political house. But they will sink be,
meath the superintendent weight, like the
arches in the walls of Babylon"
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Woe to the Northern Battallions.

So says John Forsyth, in the Mobile
(Aa.) Register Mr.. Forsyth tells US
how ;his "woe" is to come upon us:
Throughout the war, SO far, no, one
act OF courage. not one symptom Of gener-
slship and soldierly feeling or ability
have been displayed. Lincoln himself is
frightened to death, and keeps up his
spirits by pouring spirits down. sleeps
with his boots on, and and his leap and
cloak" at hand, with his palace filled
with armed men to guard his sacred per-
son. The government. the military and
the press in its service are exhibiting at
every step unmistakable signs OF trepids,
lion. One of The strongest is the i'm
prisonment of army and navy officers for
the crime of resignation, and of citizens
suspected Of southern sentiments. For
the rest, their highest military feats are
incendiary torches applied to arsenals and
dockyards. and their hastily flying under
cover of darkness, smoke and confusion.
"Woe be TO the northern battallions
tha, meet tke first shock and outbursl OF
the fiery vaor and fierce indignation that
haye fused in one compact mass the entire
southern mind and heart. II the war
lasts five years, tile terms Of peace wW be
dictated at The gates Of Boston. But the
war will not last so long. The day is not
distant when the north will sue for peace.
Until it does the policy as we'll as the will
of the south is to give them war to their
hearts content--war to the knife and to
he hilt."
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PASSAGES FROM VANITY FAIR. Panitv
Fair of this week saws:


We rejoice and are exceeding glad that
tho drawing, ignorant, arrogant and dissi-
pated Southerner, will no longer parade in
our society, his snobbish provincialism and
Ostenta tious gentiliy, bis habitual and char
acteris,ic disregard of the feelings OF North
ernors, his bOwie-knife, braggadocio and
those iununerable impertinonces which an
enormous stretch Of our afabilty has suffer-
ed to pass as lease Of manner" We are
glad tho loafing, idle, whisky julep sucking
cavalier" is to lose caste and make way by
universal consent in American society for u
far higher type of gentleman-for the
brave hearted, truly elevated, practical and
sensible cosmopolite man Of the world, who
can work at any sbing useful without shame
a type OF cavalier far more elevated and no.
bic than anything which tho cotton hd"t
Ton ever produced from the soured cream of
it farplios. We SEQ the full developement
oc such character among our Northmen in
this splendid war-so hurrah again for that.
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WAR IN JULIUs C1EsAr's TINE, War
fare in the days OF Cesar was mere
ehild's play. In nine years he had con-
querod 800 tribes, 800 cities, slain a
million OF men, and taken a million OF
men, and taken million OF prisoners.
After he had become master OF the world,
he entertained the whole Roman populace
at $4,000 tables furnished with luxuries.
He made an artificial lake for the purpose
OF showing the assemblage a sample OF
naval warfare.
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or any OF them, to npOn said road thirty fost
wide, and from ihUucuiorth tho road shall
bo considered private or tuwuship road
subject To DO Kept open ana IN repair AZ the
cxpunse ut the applicant or applicants for
tho same: PrOUird, however,, that any
township road which commences In state,
turnpike or county TOAD, and passes on aud
intersccts anothors ate, ie,turniupiko or county
or township road shall bu opuncd aud 10
kept in repair by tho supervisor in whose
district any such township road may be sit.
uatcd in whole or in part, and il shall DO tho
duty Of the supcrvio OF to cause so much la
Dor to 10 performed by those persons living
within his district liable 20 perform Labor on
the public highways to DO applied to open
ing or keeping such township road in repair
us no may do, IN reasonable; and tho costs
OF lho Wow and survey of such road shall bo
paid oct of Nhr) township truasuy but it
tho viewers shall report that tho prayer Of
tho petitioner or petitioners is unreasonable,
and ought not to be granted, no further
proceedings shall be had thereon by said
trustees, aud all costs accruing under tho
provisions OF this section shall be raid by
tho rcrsnp or persons making application
tor such road, except us hUruinbefure pro
vdud.
oEC. q, nBt scCtl0n 80 OF tho aO0vO re.
cited net be so amended as 10 road as tn!luSs.
SEC as. That whunaver any township
road shall become useless, any ono or moro
residents OF tho township may. aztec giving
tho same notice required in tho thirtie tn
section of this act. petition tho trustons To
vacate such road, and il tho trustees shall DO
SATISFIED that tho proper notice has boon
given, aud no in justice will DO done thereby.
thoy shall, at their next regular mooling,
declare the same vacated. and give notice
thereof to tho township clerk, who shall on
ter the Same on tho records of tho township:
PfoUdcd. howcvor that any person in the
township f'oling nggriovcd. shall have u
right 10 appeal from the final decision of
SAID trustees TO tho probate court in like
mannor as set forth in the thirty third sec
tion of the above rocited act
SEC That tho thir,y-srcond aud the
thirty fifth sections of tho above rrcitcd act
to which this is an ameudment, bc and tho
same.ar horby repeated.
sEc 1 This act to take effect and DO in
force from aud aftor its passage.
ED, A PARR0Tr. pro tenn
Speaker Of Mr Uouse Of Representatives.
JAMESM MONROE,
President pro TEN Of Tie Senate.
" NJ
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An editor describing tho effect of squall
on a caual boat says: "Whon tho gallo was
at its highest. tho unfortunate craft kneoled
to tho larboard, and the captain and another
Cask Of whisky rolled overheard"
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1861-05-31
AN ACT

mo. 20. AN Az
Requiring county auditors TO mako returns
TO the auditors of state of the amount of
. fees received by county officers.
SECTION |. BE IL enacted By The General
.fssrmLiy Of The Stale Of Ohio, That Litl is
hereby made tho duty of oach comfy treas
uror, recorder, sheriff, prosecuting attorney
and clork of the court of common pleas OF
this state, to make roturns under oath to
the county auditor of lhoir respective ooun-
tics, on the first Monday of September o!
each year, of tho amount of fees and moneys
received by them or duo them during the
scar next preceding the time Of making
Such return.
SEC, 2 That it shall be the duty OF each
county auditor of this stato,on or before the
FIRST Monday OF October in each year to
make [al certified statement to tho auditor
OF state, of the amount of fees and money
received or duo tho county treasurer, re-
corder. sheriff, prosecuting attorney aud
clerk of the court OF common ploas land also
a like statement. verified by his affidavit, OF
the amount received by or due him.
SEC. 8. That tho auditor of state, In hi
annual report to the governor, shall include
an abstract of tho statements made by th'
respective county auditors, as provided TO
10 the preceding sections.
SIC. 4. That it any officer named il
section one of this net shall neglect to max
returns us theroiu directed, he shal tOrfei
and pay to tho treasurer of tho prope
county, Tor the use Of common schools il
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AN ACT
T No. IS
Passed March 6, 1861.


Rlquiriog justices OF the peacs to dolivcr to
successors in Office, certain dockets, stat
utes aad papers.
SECTION l BE- il enactcd by The General
.4ssembiy Of The State Ohio, That evory jus.
tice of the peace or other porson who shall
roEise to deliver up any docket papers, files
laws or statutes, as provided in section 20
Of tho act entitled "aA act of the jursdic-
ii u aid procedure before Justices of the
paice. and of the duties of conStables in civ
cDurIs," passed March IA, IS SO, shall! be
deemed guilty of "a misdemeanor. and upon
convictions thereof, shall bu fined in any
sum not exceeding two hundred dollars. or
imprisoned in the county jail not exceeding
six months, or both, at the discretion of the
tho court.
RICHARD G PARSONS,
Speakr Of The House Of Representatives.
ROBERT G. kirk.
President Of The Senate
Passed Fob 20, 1861.
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roo h'Hs " Hto
Passed March. IL, 1861.

I No. 30 AN ACT
70 amoud sections 80 and 35 Of an act on.
Iitlod IAN act for opening and regulating
roads and highways, passed January 27,
1853.
SECTION /. Be il endcted By the Gene
raj assembly Of the Stute Of Ohio, That
section 80 OF tho above rocitoi act DO so
amended as to read as follows: Soc.
That tho viewers shall mako report in
writing to tho trustees, setting forth their
opinions in full for or against the establish
ment of such road together with state
ment Of The damages, if any, assessed to
each person through whose land the road is
proposed to bo established, which report to-
gether with a return of tho survey aud plat
of said road shall be deposited with the
township. clork who shall notify tho trustees
thereof, whcreupOn tho trustees shall, a:
their next meeting. cause said report to be
read aud il the samU be in favor of establish
ing said road, and tho trustees deem it rea'
sonable and just, thoy being satisfied that
tho damages, il any have been claimed and
assessed, have boon paid or secured to be
paid by tho petitioner or petitioners, the
clerk OF the township shall enter said report
on record. And the trustees shall issue
their order to tho petitioner or potl'lonori
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said county. tho SOM Of two hundred dollars
for every such neglect, aud 1t shall bo tho
duty of the prOsrcuring attorney OF such
county to collect. In the name of the state of
Ohio, from tho clerk of tho court of com.
mon ploas. shorf. treasurer and recorder.
all delinquent punultius uudor this act. aud
pay tho same over tn tho treasurer of tho
proper county; aud il tho prosecuting at.
torney shall fail to paw over to tho said
treasurer the penalty by HIM forfeited un.
der tho provisions of this act IT shall become
tho duty Of the court of common ploas to
appoint one Of tho attorneys oi said court to
prosecute and collect trom tho said prose.
cutting attorney, in the namo of tho state
of Ohio, tho said delinquency, and pay tho
same over TO the said treasurer.
Sec. 8. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after it's passage.
RICHARD G.. PARSONS
Speaker ofthe House If Representatives.
ROBERT G. KIRK,
President Of lie Senate.
Passed, March 8, 1861
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President pro tenn. Of tie Sc
mo. 991
AN ACT

No. 30, AN ACT
Making appropriations OF the sinking fund
for tho year 1861.
SECTION |. Be IL ''enacteR By the Gen
erGk assembly of tie Sivte of Ohio, That
there be and hereby is appropriated. from
any moneys in ,ho treasury. aud that may
come into tho treasurv, belonging to tho
sinking fund in addition to former nppro-
printions: Fer tho payment of tho in erost
IN tho foroign aud domestic funded debt OF
tho state, the sum of eight hundred and
thirty thousand dollars for tho payment OF
tho interest on lhe irreduciblo dcbt or trust
funds heid by the state, the sum of one hun,
dred and seventy Thousand dollars for the
paym Of tho principal of the funded debt
| of tho state, tho SUN of two hundred and
fifty thousand dOllurs--lnd any further sum
that may como into the treasury, applicable
to that purpose; tor tho pay lment OF tho
necessary expenses of tho Now York agency.
including tho salary of tho agent of the
state aud ofico rent, the sum of three thou.
sand fvo hundred dollars: for tho payment
OF tho necessary expenses of tho flico OF the
commissioners Of the sinking fund at the
seat Of government including tho salary of
tho clork, tho sum Of fifteen hundred dollars;
For the payment of tho necessary expenses
OF lne commlsslnhcTs oi tnc SINKING luhd III
paying tho interest and principal OF the for
oign debt in tho city of Now York, tho sum
of fifteen hundred dollars for tho contin.
gent fund of the board of commissioners Of
the sinking fund, the sum OF fivo hundred
dollars.
SEC. 2 This act to take effect and bo in
| force from and after its passage.
ED. A PARROrT, pro TEN.
Speaker Of The HOusc Of Representatives..
JAMES MONROE.
Prrsifsm ofhe Senate.
Passed March, IL 1851
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M. as AN ACT
supplementary to an act ontitlod "nn act for
opening and rpeullsing roads and high.
ways" passed. January 81. 1858.
SEcrIoN l. Be it enncird By The Genrai
.1sstmCty Of The STATE Of Ohio, That in
case any porson appointed as viewer or re-
viewer on any road by tho commissioners
Of tho county, or probate Judge shall DO un.
bio to attend on tho day specified in tho
order or within five days thereafter, it shalt
batho duty Of tho surveyor aud vicwers
present to ill the vacancy by appointment
of jnIicioas froohoIdcr of tho county, who
shall bo required to tako The samo oath, aud
bp vested with tho same power, and do and
perturm tho samo duties as if no had been
appointed by the commissioners OF probate
judge.
Sec. 8. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage.
ED. A. PARROr'T, Pro tenn,
Speaker Of the House OF Representatives.
JAMES MONROE.
President pro tenn. Of tie Senate.
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No 81. AN ACF
Making partial appropriations for the year
1851
SECTION 8r,. cnnctcd by The GrGcrdi
.lsSemLiy Of hr State of Ohio That the fol.
lowing sums. ia addition 10 former nppro.
priations. bo aud tho samo arc horeby ap.
prnprldtud out Of any money in the troas-
ury for general revinuo purposes, Tor the
year 1861: For lhu per dion pay of tho
lieutenant governor. as president of tho
souato, tho payment ot mem6cts Of the gen.
eral assembly. thoir clorks. assistant clerks,
sergoats alarms aud their assistants and
messengers, tho sun Of thirty thousands
dollars; for tho contingent fund of the
school commissioner, two hundrud dollars
for the payn,cnt of tho guards of tho Ohio
penitcntiary, two thousand dolals for the
messenger and librarian of tho supromc
coart. six hundred dollars; far tho state
board of agriculture, being balance of pro,
Cecds OF show licences aud cscheated lands
for tho year 1860, four hundred and sixty
dollars aud oighly -four conts; for the pur.
chase OF Ohio state reports. under existing
laws, seven hundred dollars; for tho paw
ment of David L. Wood for services as ar
noror from March. |, 1860, TO March l.
1861, ono dnllor aud fifty cents por day tor
sh tho time actually employed
SEC. 2. This act sball take ufftct Oh its
passage.
RICHARD c. PARSONS,
Speaker Of The Hon& IF Representatives..
ROBERTO G KIRK.
Presid'Ht 81 The Scnate
Passed March "a 1861.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-11-27

one of our ports would be open IN October.
November !. upon us and no such resul; has been
..tained. Have been waiting for England 10 make
rood that assertion Enough has been said. Ac-
ion should now be the watch-word.
Last night ct ~ O'Clock, the 7th Alabama Rogi-
ment, Col Wood received marching orders, and
this morning they are On their way 10 Chattanooga,
ur tho purpose Of looking after the Union men, Who
lre committing de2redations, such az bridge.burn-
iug. &C.. in Ea,t Tennessee. The 10th Mississippi
il aso ordered from here, but | cannot give their
destination. To il 'he vacancy made by the de-
parture of these troops, 2,lO0 to 300 Mssis-
sipp troovs-par, OF which arrived yesterday even
ing the r. maiuder to arrive to-dayre located near
Warrington. Thcse comprise the 5th ard 9Th Mis-
s,s7ippi regiments.
TINS portion Of the army under Gen. Bragg is In
GOOD Tim md well Disciplined FOR volunteers and,
- general thing, are well satisfied, or would be
bet for their continued inaction.
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haul off. The Day-Book adds that Fort Pickens
was firing on the Pensacola Nayy-Yard.
Another dispatch says that the fight commenced
on Saturday, and was in progress on Sunday night.
Tor; Piekens, by firing hot-shot, had set the Pensa
cola Eavy-Yard on fire three times, but the rebels
managed mp to the latter day extuguish the ames.
They had not, however, been able to suppress ibofe
Of the burning town Of Warrington, which the hot
shot hal utterly destroyed.
II wss thought ct Old Point that our victory is
decisive.
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THE FORWARD MOVEMENT.

The Wheeling IatfHigencer makes tho important
statement that the troops Of Cen. Reynolds COM
snd are being dvsioned for active service in other
quarters Of the country. The adviees from Cheat
Mountain are that several Of the 0lio regiments
ordered, and are now on their way to Kentucky.
Others Il il reported, viii take up the line Of march
in few days for Gen. Keey's headquarters at
Romney, and in connection with the force already
there. commence forward movement, in concert
with an expected movement Of the grand army OF the
Potomac.
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IMPORTANT FROM MISSOURI.
EFFECT OF THE RETREAT OF OUR ARMY.
Texan Rangers RaVaging and RObbing'
ZEN mtUuOcH PRESSING FORWARD FORA FIGHT.


RoLLA, No, Tsesisy, Ncv q, 1851
The reconnotering party, under command Of Capt.
Ross, from Gen. Asbotb's Division, which left yes
d.rdsy a. H.. early proceeded FIVE miles west Of the
Gasconads. They returned last nieit and report a
troop Of 90 Texan rangers at Lebanon destroying
property generally and robbing the emigrantscomng
this way. They took some of Col. Boyds pic1ets
prisoners.
Ben McCullocb and his army was expected jnLeb-
anon On Sunday last, and the rebels say he viii be
prepared 10 give ne battle.
Another party left Camp Ronebauer lssi night in
the direction Lebanon. The place is crowded with
engants, and they arriving daily in large bodies
come with wagons and a great number on foot.
Some are entirely destitute. These are furnished
with rations from the Commissary stores which are
very large and daily increasing.
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MEETING OF THE WHEELING COEyEN-


WHEELING Tuesday Nov. DC, 1861.
In accordance with the almost unanimous vote Of
The people at the election on tie 9th of las. month
The Convention to form new State out Of Western
Virginia, met in this city to-day. The Attendance
was Unexpectedly full for the opening, thirty-aeyen
counties being represented.
John Hale Of Mason was elected permanent Pres
iden..
There was no business done beyond organizing and
administering the oath 10 the membeT.
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Efre IN IsLs7ladesnhiu.

PHILADELPHIA, Tuesday, Nov. &c. iaef.
st. Paurs Church lCatholic), corner Of Tenth and
Christian streets, was destroyed by fire this alter
noon. The entire inner portion Of the edifce was
burned. Only the bare walls are lefs standing.
The lcss is estimated at 10000 exclusive Of The cos'
of the new organ, 5000 more. The disaster iai's
heavily on the Catholic community In tho souine'n
section Of the city. Insurance unascersained.