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Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-10-23
What the Masses of tho English Peo.
4, ~ pte Think. tt,f ,ts q


A letter from an American in Lordon in the
New York Methodist contains this passages; Z
a"The masses---tbe great middle class-the
vast body of religioustpeople in EDgland--are,
IbeieYe, With US, heart and soul. Itis true,
these classes have little political power 10 the
ordinary and peaceful workings Of the British
constitution In quiet times few aristocratic
families govern the country pretty much as
they please. y. But whenever q great crisis
comes, and the middle class is thoroughly rous-
ed, Its movement is majestic and overwhelm-
ling The free trade struggle and the anti.sls.
very struggle are cases In point. Should the
aristocratio party in England,be impelled by its
hatred or it's fear of republican institutions, 10
commit the government to decided policy
against the United States, such as the breaking
Of the blockade, or the recognition Of the slave
eonfederacy, You may look for another move.
ment Of the British people, as grand and majes-
tic as the two notable ones to which / have al-
luded
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-10-23

ENORMOUS EXPORT OF BREApsTUFFs.--During
the last week there were exported from New
York to Europe 1877 $40 bushels Of grain ant
,524 barrels of -four, estimated to be wortt
two and quarter millions of dollars. Nov
there can not be any immediate necessity II
Europe for such enormous imports Of bread
stuffs. II seems very like making provision be
forehand for the possible contingency of wal
with the United States. The bulk of the pur
chases now being made are BY the agents of thu
government of France or of England. These
signs ought not to be overlooked, and the effec
ought to be to make the Federal Government
and all the Northern State governments vigilan
and active, 90 that If any European Power should
venture to attack US we may be in q position to
give 1t a warm reception IN Y. Herald, 2la
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-10-23

A new invention, enabling soldiers to wall
on the water, loading and firing, has been made
in France. It consists of a pair of India rubber
boots and trowsers, all Of one piece: which are
filled with aif little below the waist, and
heavily weighted at the feet With these
trowsers on, detachment has frequently cross.
ed the lake Of vincennes, where the water ia
about fifteen feet deep, firing their muskets and
loading as they went. The men sink about
two feet, the water barely reaching the top Of
their thighs, and appear not to have any diff
Guilty in keeping their. balance and moving
along Bridges will be useless when soldiers
become amphibious. . a, 49,. ga
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-10-23
The Emancipation Argument.


The only difference between the New York
r,;L,,,, .nd rarv of ,,a nrominent Resublicar
4, ,,a.,;o, :, n,ooi.i,,;n
cotempora'le'' on sn' qOes"O" VI ''--- :,
or in some way eifecting the emancipation o.
tho slaves in the South, Is that it is a little
,,,ol,o, ,h.r tho, are-
more Pos''''o "nt
The Tribune calls TINS question oi emancipa
tion "The Great Question:" and from an arti
"a. ;..no of thu Ietb instant. with tha,
oe III ''' i'oDo
htle' we taKo Tue ioio"iDs ''a'''iOa' @'eu
ment 10 favor OF It's emancipation scheme, that
ou, readers NAV understand the ground assum-
:, -, ,ho.o ,,ho vor,d conve,t tho aWar for
~ - r 9 ii
the Union lh'o a"af 'O' 'no 'ieeuomo VI S'u'n'
ern slaves: rtE
Bya table prepared for the American Alma
nae of 1861, by Mr.. Kennedy, the Superintend.
ent of the Census, II appears that the free pop.
ulation of all the States, not including the Dis.
Irict of Columbia or the Territories, was, 10
isS0 q. $50 O7O. OF this number the free
States had rs s3I 800; the slave States, e.448,.
7dI Tha entire slave population was g. $685..
765 Conntins the slaves as neutral, the rela-
,,Je strength of the two sections, without esti-
mating the difference as 10 the means and ap.
alliances of war, ia represented BY their free
pponnIstion respectively, viz: as Is $40 to
S.iO. Adding the slaves to the free population
ot the south, either as laborers, supporting the
whites, or as combatants (and they are alread dy
acting in the former capacity, and sooner or
later will be in both, and the relative proper.
tions are as le $40 to ~ 4-l0 Adding the
sjsves To the population Of the North, and the
nroportions are % $40 to 64-l0. u b
Now let US look at some further deductions
from Mr.. Kennedys tables. Slaves between
the ages Of fifteen and sixty are regarded as
able-bodied, for working or fighting. There
were, in 1850, between these ages, Sl5, ,425
male slaves. In 1860, calculating the increase
in the same proportion as the increase of the
whole slave population, there were 1,O19 ,2Sl.
Every one Of these men is now at work, sup.
porting the families Of the rebel soldiers, OF
performing the exbaustipg labor OF the trenches
and the dfuagery of the camp, which Northern
"mudslls N our armies, nave 90 % SS od or them
se,sss sew ss.a;sa ~ mals slsrss % There we're in Wiz.
sinia. il 1850. i2l s64 able-bodied male slaves;
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-10-23

ARMY UNIFORM AND NIGHT SIeSALs.--Ge
McClellan has taken another step in the way of
insuring our troops from repetition Of the Big
Bethel and similar blunderp In addition to
carrying out uniform system Of clothing for
our troops, code of day and night signals has
been adopted, and is to be used for countersigns,
so that there need be no more danger Of our
regiments filing into each other by mistake. II
Is gratifying to have a live man like Mcclellan
at the head Of our army Of the Potomac.
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-10-23
Important from Europe-NIOvement EN- ts
of the Hebel AEenls.

The Government is in receipt of voluminoui
dispatches from our Minister in Europe, brought
by the Arabia. The aspect Of affairs, so tar as
this country is concerned, is both satisfactory
and pacific. The rebel agents, however, are
active. They are moving heaven and earth to
accomplish their purpose--a recognition OF the
rebel government-or, if they fail in that, ia
bring ABOUT rupture between the United States
and some one OF the great powers in Europe =
The agents OF the rebel government are also
busy purchasing arms, and secretly fitting out
vessels at various ports with these articles, tc
be shipped to Southern ports and run the block
ade. The agents of our Government are
watching these operations, and have called tht
attention of the English and French govern
ments to the proceedings.
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-10-23
The Rebel Estimate Of UnIcn Troops
I'm tine Ffeld.fa eMAhh

AT the last accounts Massachusetts had in
the fieldnineteen regiments, Maine eight, Con-
necticut seven, Rhode Island Eve, Vermont
Eve, and New Hampshire four. The New Or
leans Crescent says that Mississippi, with less
than a fourth of the voting population Of Massa-
chusetts, has four more regiments 10 the field.
Except Florida, whose population is epafse,
there is not State in the South that has NOT
more men In the field than Massachusetts,. I y Z
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-10-23
yAYNE,s AaUH MIXTURE.

ishn infaliibls remedy for Fever and Asue. The ex
psrienee Of many years. IN almost every climate proves
That where nssa an strict accordance with the directions
y has rarely failed to cure not only by breaking tho
ehIs by removing the morbid habit Of the system,
prsyenting the recurrence Of the disease.
eFEvER AND AaUn, though not in Itself dangerous,
isapt hnless speedily removed, to have such pern
sous effect on the system, astoepsender disorde much
more bneful than ITSELF and which not only render the
aefe Of the patient miserable, but are in themselves
often fatal Aprompt and eeclual remedy Is therefore
what wanted, and such DR. d. JArxr's Aeur Nix
ruRris confidently recommended Tor sale BY MessrS.
Romans q SAMUEL, Columbus, and by. agents every.
where.
. sepe1d4wfri&satkw4w
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-10-23
,NzlgN MANHOOD. 4
tIoPX HOW LOST, HOW RESTORED

lyust PubIshed IN ssalsd Envelope; Price cis.i
RADICAL CURE OF sPERhAT0RRHEA Or Seminal
Weakness, involuntary Emissions, Sexual Debility, and
Impedlhents to Marriage generality Nervousness Con-
sumption, Epilepsy and Fits, Mental and Physcal In
caiyergeii, N. D., author q the Green Book, 60.
A Boon 60 Thousands of Sufferers,
Sent under seal, in plain envelopes 70 any address,
post paid, on receipt OF two stamps, BY Or, OuAs.
No. s,58G. ~ sep7;3mdAs Z
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-10-23
Is this treason.

The Washington correspondent Of the New
York Independent writes to that paper Of last
week as follows el 'g0aa { -
: To those who have watched closely the move.
ments of statesmen and politicians in this visin-
ity Of late, the prospect of an immediate conflict
with the enemy upon the field Of battle Is not
disagreeabIe, terrible as that conflict may prove
to be. Whispers Of compromise, OF q more de-
cided pro-slavery policyon the part Of the Ad.
ministration, begin be heard'in the corridors
Of our hotels and departments. Z 'a'ssg = y
What shall be done with the fellows that
write andpublish such stuff about tho Admibis-
trstion Z Ought. they moi to Ibe sent to Fort
Lafayette 7bA,t ssa rie55 io ~ Ola = = N's
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-10-23
y gTTbe two British, subjects, about whose ar
L..t n ga IA ,..,.e a. tp.x

y 90 The two Tsitish subjects, about whose ar
rest Lord LkoSsa complains In his diplomatic
note 70 Secretary SEWARD, are WnLhm PAR
RICK and J. G. RAHmr, who were discharged
from Fort Lafayette ,eohe Weehs since. IMr.
'PArHlcK was arrested and committed on the 2sih
Of August. He was resident Of Brooklyn,
Long Island his disehasge occurred in Seq
fembsf. MI. RAHmE Il . resldant Of New
York. and wssisrssssd % me "a ot September,
but vas an inmate Of Fort Lafayette for litus
moro than forinisbt. having been discharged
On the 18th Of. the same month. B,sh these
esaslemen gave ihsir parole IN dismissal.
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-10-23
SPECIAL NOTICES.

For Females GeneI uiIy.-The Brandreth
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distractions, give energy and strength; cure the dis
tresing headache unfortunately prevalent with the
sex; depression Of spirits, dullness Of sight, nervous
affections bloches plmpes sallowness Of the skn are
removed ard auyenile bloom and general sprighness
Indicate the power aud healthfuness OF BRANDRETHs
PILLS, 1sl rff.e
Lsdes, at delicate periods, will hnd them unrvaled;
they are the best medicines for mothers and children
| and cure worms and costiveness.
Let It be remembered, that BRANDRETH's PILLS
easy In their operation and yet unite mildness with
efficiency, and require alteration Of diet during their
use. ~ la. .f.
Mrs, Morgan, corner Of 18th streetand Union Square,
New York, was dying, apparently, Of CONSUMPTION.
She was given up to die by her Physicians and all her
friends, but after using BRASDRErH's Pills for few
weeks the cough left her and she began to regain her
strength. and Is able to attend her duties and
feels sure Of soon attaining robust health.
Mrs Wilson, Of No. 80 Beach street, New York, has
cured Dytpepsia Small Pex, Measles, Dropsy and Ty
phus Fever and all Headachss and Bilious diseases,
with BRAsDRrrH's PILLS, will be pleased to answer any
questions. .,.-
Sold By gonr r. Cook, Druggist Columbus, and by
al respectable dealers 10 medicines.
oct20-dIm
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-10-23
10 Fl N Fl u N r e r,
MERCHANT TAILOR,

No. 22O South High Street, Three
Doors South of FSioh,
HAS Just received choice stock Of FALL AND
IL WINTER GOODS, suitable for gentlemen's wear
Customers will have their orders neatly substantial
ly executed at the lowest rates.
sepo2 .a.ltE
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-10-23
Legislature OF Pennsylyania.I s.
The Legislature of Pennsylvania Is thus po
litically divided: --.e.-...-
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,,

or the twenty three Republicans twenty Of
them held over from last year. Nothing but
this fact prevented both branches Of the Legis-
lature being Democratic.
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-10-23

The RUSH TO wAsnixGrDN-A Washington
letter says:
An immense crowd of politicians and con-
tractors again thropg the city. Hotels and
boarding houses are becoming extortionate, and
people pay heavy prices for the privilege Of
sleeping on chairs and parlor floors. Living
here will probably cost one-third more than
usual this winter. There is hardly house to
let, in aown, and rents are very high.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1861-01-17
Defence of " ashington.

The Washington correspondent of the
Cincinnati Enquirer thus alludes 20 the de.
fences of the city of Washington:
Such extensive preparations have been
made for the defence of THIS city, under
the supervision of General Scott, as will
show presumptuous invaders that newt
able destruction awaits every one who
shall join in any attempts to seize the
Capital. Fort Washington. where de-
tachment Of troops have been ordered,
twelve miles below the city, and nearly
opposite Mount Vernon. has complete
armam ent, rendering it utterally imposs
ible for vessels to pass it; the river being
very narrow at that point. Volunteers
are here in complete trim, while twenty
thousand more can be raised in a few
hours. Munitions of war Of every de-
scription are very plenty here at the Army
and Navy yard Arsenal, while flying ar
tilery are to be ordered here, which rem
ders the city, in military point of view.
perfectly safe. The determined moves
ment made by the Government and our
citizens will crush out any secret move
mens whatever
The action of the Secretary of the
Navy, in garrisoning Fort Washington
with company of marines, is severely
commented on by Southern men. They
regard 1t as an indication on The part of
the Administration of the policy intended
70 be pursued toward the South.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1861-01-17
Facts for Workinsmen.

\, Every mechanic and laboring man who
h thrown out of employment this winter
should remember that he is particularly
indebted to the administration of James
Buchanan and it's satilites for the act
Never has there been time when the
country contained as much money as at
present. The great West yielded i'm
nense crops Of grain and provisions the
last season, while in Europe the crop was
short. Consequently they have had to
buy of us, and the balance Of trade being
largely in our favor they are compelled
70 remit US the specie. over six million of
which arrived last week, and the average
win probably reach million per week
for the next month. With all this gold
10 the country, yet trade is stagnant.-
And why? Solely because the Democra-
tic party which has so long been in power,
had become SO corrupt. that the people
determined on change of rulers, and
= . I
they refused to quietly submit to the
change, Rather than to WELD the pow
er they have so long held and abused,
they prefer to see the Union brokon up.
The Democratic party Of the North by
villifying and misrepresenting the Repub
lican party to our Southern brethren, have
stirred up spirit Of bitter animosity and
rebellion to the incoming Administration.
TEis has paralYsed trade, and thrown
thousands out of employment, at sea-
son when its effects are most keenly felt.
Let every mechanic and laboring man re-
member these facts, for the day Of retri.
button will surely come.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1861-01-17
SHERIFF'S SALE.

State of Ohio. Wyandot county, .ss:
Pursuant to the command of End order of sale
from the Court of Common Pleas. in and for the
county of Wyandot, to me diricted, shall e1-
pose to public sale the door of the Court House,
in Upper Sandusky, on the 9th day of February A
D 1861, between the hours of 10 o'clock m and
O'Clock m of said day, the following described
property, to wit: ltt1-l-s -'J
The undivided halfof part of the east half
of the north east quarter of section twenty two
of township three of range fifteen commencing
at the north east corner of said quarter section
running thence south 10 post now set for gar.
den fence, thence west far enough to make an
acre and a half 10 So uare form out of the north
east corner of said quarter section. Also part
of said quarter section bounded as follows: COM
mencing at the north west corner of said acre
and a half tract and running thence west niue
rods, thence south nine rods thence east nine
rods, thence north nine rods to the place of begin
ming, said premises situate in Wyandot county,
Ohio.
The undivided half of said premises
Appraised at Seven hundred dollars. To be
sold as the property of j. D. Rex ct al at the suit
of George Kinney. -raT
Terms of Sale, cash v .-. 4,- Has a--
JAMES CULBERTSoN, Jr. Sheriff.
Jan 10, '6l. -a 4 p Pf-$450.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1861-01-17
Eg 1t is not law, but merely usage,

@ 1t is not law, but merely usage,
that requires the President to be inaugu.
rated at Washington, and the official oath
to be administered by the Chief Justice of
the United States. President Fillmore
was sworn in by Judge CraDcb, the Chief
Justice being at that time absent from the
city. Any ordinary justice ofthe peace or
commissioner os deeds would have been
just as competant TO administer the OATH
AS little is it necessary that it should be
administered at the seat of government
The Vice President as well as the Presi-
dent, is commonly sworn in at Washing
ton; but on the 4th of March, 1853, Vice
President Kirg was in Cuba for his
health. and the oath Of Office was admins
tered to him at Matanzas by a United
States deputy consul. Had he been Pre-
sident, the legal effect Of administering
the oath on foreign soil, and by subor.
dinate officer, would have been precisely
the same.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1861-01-17

ET In 1888, when South Carolina
threatened dissolution of the Union,
President Jackson called General Scott
into his counsel. The General inquired: :
"Mr. President, what are your instrucs
tions?" Jackson promptly answered.
General your views on this subject are
nay instructlons-go and execute them"
Upon this direction General Scott ORDER
ed eight hundred men to Fort Moultrie,
and that place was never attacked, and
secession was at an end-And lust so
would have been in 1860, if we had had
Jackson for President; or a Cabinet of
anything else than traitors. To treason
and cowardice On the part of Buchanan's
Administration. more than to any other
one thing, we think is attributable the
sad condition of our country.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1861-01-17
Forty two thousand Voters.

-. The Washington correspondent Of the
New York Times writes: II cite one
more illustration to show that the seces-
sion leaders have not studied The issues
they are making, and if they have not,
how, much less have the masses who
blindly follow their lead. A few days a.
60, South Carolinan in conversation
with Douglas M. c. from the North
vest, was toasting Of tie ability Of the
Cotton States to accomplish disunon
even BY the sword. .Whv, sir he said,
you don't know our strength. In nv
state We have $4,000 voters Indeed. :,
blandly responded his companion. but
would you believe that in nv single dis.
,,trict, away up in the Northwest, where
our rivers are frozen over several months
in the year, I received 10000 votes, and
> then was beaten BY Eve thousand majori-
ty. The secessionist discovered for the
first time that he had not posted him
self"
sA0 fiAAits
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1861-01-17
OHIO SPEAKS.

A series Of resolutions bas passed the
Ohio Legislature upon the subject of Ma
tional affairs, one Of which declares that
''rHz rxTIRE powhR AND RESOURCES OF
, ONO are hereby pledged whenever neces~
-sary and demanded, for tie maintenance.
under strict subordination to the civil au>
thority, Of the Constitution and Laws OF
the General Government, by whomsoever
administered.
tas This language, we think, cannot be
misunderstood by traitors and their syn'-
pathizers no matter where th ey nay BE-
found, 1t passed without dissenting
vote in the Senate; eight Democrats voted
against il in the House.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1861-01-17
The North Carolina Forts.

Tie forts seized by the State Of
North Carolina are described as fol-
lows: ...r
Fort Macon protects Beaufort, N. c.,
and is situated on bluff on Bogue's
bank. one and three fourths of mile
from the city. 1t commands the entrance
to Beaufort harbor. having full sweep of
fire on the main channel. The opposite
entrance to the harbor is Shackleford
bank, one and half miles across. The
fortifcation is Of hexagonal form, has
two tiers Of guns. one in casemated bomb
proofs and the other en- barbeNe. Its ar
mament consists of twenty thirty two
Founders, thirty two twenty four pound
ers. two ei.hteen Founders. two twelve
Founders, three field pieces for fanking
defense, twelve flank howitzers, eight
eight inch howitzers, (heavy.) eight
eight inch howilzers, (llghtJ) one thir-
teen inch mortar, three ten inch Tortars,
two Coehorn mortars. Total, eighty se-
ven guns. The war garrison of the
fort is three hundred men. This fort,
however, is sadly in need of repairs; the
masonry requires pointing in many pla
ces; nearly all the iron work, such as
doors and window fasienings, are rusted
away. One of the wooden bridges a.
cross the ditch Is drcayed, as also the
shingled entire slope of the covert way.
The shot furnace is useless, the store
rooms need renovation, and the roadway
requires to have It's embankmcnt repair
ed, and a new bridge TO be built across
the canal. The wharf having its piers
under fmaed by the sea current and is
wooden superstructure much decayed,
requires to be rebuilt. Tie forti6ca;ion
cost the Federal Gov. half a million dol.
lars. ...-
Fort Caswell is first class fertilization,
Of a hexagonal form, built of massive
Northern granite masonry, having two
tiers Of guns under bombproof easements
and one tier Of guns en- 6arbeHe. Il is
situated at the entrance Of Cape Fear
river. two miles from Smithville. It's ar:
mament consists of twelve thirty two
Founders. twenty two twenty four pound
ers, four eighteen Founders, four twelve
Founders, three field pieces for fanklng
detenses, six flank howlzers. six eight
inch howltzers, (heavy,) two ten inch
mortars and two Coehorn mortars-in
all eighty seven guns. The work is SUR
rounded by bitches and advance works,
and is in every particular a first class
work. 1t cost the Federal Government
| S57l 900. It's war garrison consists of
AGO men. The work is generally in We
ry good condition. A change is requir,
ed in its armament, SO that more guns
may be mounted on the gorge of the
main work OF the covered way, as these
portions now bear directly upon the chan~
mel, which has shifted from the east to
the west shore. New platforms for these
guns will require to be constructed. The
/. battery johnson, mounting ten guns, sit
uated at Smithvile, with a magazine. is
auxiliary to Fort Caswcll.