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The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1864-04-27
The Battle on Red River Louis
lama

We have only room to state that a severe
battle was fought on Red River in Louisiana
recently that she first days fight was disas-
trous to the federal arms, and on the second
day the rebels were repulsed with great loss.
After the second days fight the Federal army
fell back toward the Mississippi river. 1t is
stated that the Federal army is SO crippled
that the campaign in Western Louisiana can
not be resumed for months. Banks and the
Cotton Spectators are blamed for the whole
thing. The cursed cotton and niger thieves
have been, as in this case, the cause of all
and disasters, from the beginning
There has as yet been no definite report Of
the number lost, bat it is very large.
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of the Bounty Fund
Meeting.
ASHLAND, April, 23d, 1864.

ASHLAND, April, Z3d, 1904.
Pursuant to notice the subscribers to the
"Bounty Fund" of Montgomery and Milton
towns hips met at the Town Hall and organized
by selecting And rev Mason as Chairman, and
VIM. Ralston Secretary. After which the fol-
lowing items Of business were transacted
1st. W. A. Roller was called upon to make
a statement of receipts and disbursements of
said funds.
End. On motion of James Sloan it was
agreed that only those who had contributed to
the fund should be permitted tie vote.
Sd. On motion, it was resolved that a Com
mittee be appointed to investigate the disburs-
ncnt Of said funds-two from Montgomery
and one from Milton township.
4th. Said Committee: H.. b. Hershey and
Wm. Ralston, from Montgomery, and Daniel
w. Whitmorc, Esq, from Milton.
5th. Said Committee to use all the means
in their power TO arrive at the facts in the
case, and when ready to report, to call a meet
ing of the persons interested in the two town
ships to report eAnnlpsions arrived at.
9Th. The following persons made pledges of
money for the purpose of enabling said Com
mittee to prosecute said Investigation James
Sloan, So, Peter Deshong So, w. A. Roller IS,
Nicholas Plank SIS, John Gardner SIS, and
Elisha Barton pledgedhimself for Milton town.
ships proportion of expenses.
On motion of L. j. Kenny the Secretary
was authorised to furnish a copy of the pro.
ceedings to each of the Ashland papers for
publication.
ANDREW MASON, CH'N.
VIM. RALTsoN, Sec,y.
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rA- Without mentioning any names, We
stated in our paper of last week, that JEFF
had offered a certain individual in our town
fifty dollars,-the AMOUNT of the gentleman's
subscription to the bounty fund,-as a bride
to get his assistance to cover up any rascali-
ties JEFF had, or proposed to perpetrate in
regard to it. The offer was indignantly re-
fused. In his paper of last week JEFF de-
MES the charge. We now give the name of
the party from whom we directly received this
statement. We now have authority to do SO,
which we had not before. He here distinctly
and directly charge that L. JEFF ~SPRENGLE,
off Ashland Times, did make such a prop
os;tfon to Mr. W. A. ROLLER, who had main
" the control of the bounty fund. Now deny
hisiifayouadar. and we will prove you the
liar and calumniator that you once swore your
self to be before a Grand Jury of your coun-
try. We are on the track of a man who has
been syindling the soldiers who are brayely
hahtine battles ard exposing themselves in a
cause to. which he urged them, as also the
neighbors who have heretofore supported and
sustained him, We intend to follow you up,
aud no special pleadings or barefaced lies,
dictated by you and elaborated by your willing
tool, Miss Nancy, shall save you The proofs
are coming, aud, if We mistake not, still more
d.unipg than those already adduced.
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,se- Hon. s. s. Coz, in a speech agains

>ss- Hon. s. S. Cox, in a speech against
~exempting ministers in the new enrolment
bill, said
81 am opposed to ezompting ministers of
the gospel from their share of the duty of put
ting down this rebellion. 1t is a general be-
lief among a large portion of the country, both
North and South, that the most pestiferous
class of human beings-those who fomented
secession at the South and disunion at the
North-have been the ~olergymen. And they
are still fomenting hate, ill-will and unkind-
ness among the people. And now, gentlemen
come here and say that their profession for
bids them to engage in the shedding of blood,
and therefore they should be exempt from
military service"
That is right-sheve the beliigerent sons
of Anak into the army.
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VIM. RALTsoN, Sec'y.

1ay- The Citizen, an able paper published
at Frederick, Maryland, abiding to the policy
of the Administration to allow no real Mary
lander to vote in that State, says eve are
progressing-the FATE of Maryland can not
be real. There is-or aUiW be-a future
and we say to men who revere the institutions
of our fathers, DESPAIR NoT-be patient
wait for the HEREAFTER !" But the
thought is indeed a sad one, that a once free
people must wait SO long to revenge their
wrongs. There is never so good a time to
throttle despotism as at its start. Every hour
of delay is the loss Of the people, or the gain
of the despot. We have no doubt the day
will come when Maryland will again be free
when the scoundrels whom Lincoln has sent
into the State to control it, will fee but the
redemption will doubtless come through blood
Old Guard.
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lpril ID, Il
Ashland County Probate Court.

The following Executors, Administrator and
Guardians have filed in the Probate Court of Ash
land County, their account for settlement, to-wit
Partial account of John x Medowl, Executor of
VIM. Medowl, dec'1-
Final account of William Cobban, Administra-
tor of John Cobban, decd.
Final account of a. NJ. Parmley, Administrator
of II. P. Fem, decd.
Final account of A. A. Dinsmore, administrator
of James A. Dinsmore, decd.
Final account Of John Gordan, Guardian of John
Final account of Jonas Freer, Guardian of Da
vd Lockhart.
Final account of ~DavfSLinn, Guardian of Cor
nelius Linn
Final account ofsarah Boots, GuardiR of AN.
Boots
Milton Simonton.
Partial account of T. W. Richards, Guardian of
Mary and Victorine Smith.
And the same will be for hearing on Monday,
the 3nd day ofLMay, 1864.
- W A. G.. EMERSON,
April 6, 1864. ---
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DR.. PAGHN
April 81, 1S64-n47

VIII be at the following places. All persons wish
ing to consult him can do so free of charge. Re-
member the time:
LUCAS, Thursday till noon, April % and June 81;
PETERSBURG, Tuesday afternoon, April PC and
June %;
H~AYESVILLE, Wednesday, April 81 and June %;
JEROMEVILLE, Friday, April 30 and June "a
ASHLAND. Miller House, Saturday, April 30 and
June 25;
ROWSBURG, Sunday, May l and June %;
LAFAYETTE, Monday, May 2 and June 81;
PE~RRYSBURG, Tuesday, May 3 and june %;
POLK, Wednesday,. till noon, Nay 4 and June %
OR NGE, "Wednesday afternoon, Nav / and
June %;
SAVANNAH. Thursday, May 5 and June 30;
RUGGLES CENTER, Friday till noon. May 6 and
July l;
NEW LONDON, Friday afternoon, May 6 an Ju-
ly l.;
Ashland, April 2O-46tf
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THE DRAFT FOR Two HUNDRED THoUs-
AND MEN, The Washington correspond
ent of the Boston Times says there is a good
deal fault-6nding there as to the late call for
100000 men, He adds:
"Many prominent Republicans trusted that
when the last call was made it would bring
enough troops with the re-enlistments to keep
the army to a maximum standard of FIVE hun
dred thousand, and they little @ought that in
less than a month almost as many again as
the February call would be deemed necessary
by the administration 1t is said that these
views were put forth with no little severity
in the Republican caucus of last night"
Why should there be any fault-fnding?-
They have pledged the last dollar and the
last man for this crusade, and how can they
object hat the President takes them at their
word, and manifests his determination to have
them2
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Anri1 g 1Sl
&OTECE.

TN pursuance of IN Onder Offhe Probate Court of
i Ashland SSunty. Ohio, made on the 10TH day
of April, 1864in the case OSGserge Mackie, guar
dian of George NJ Wight and illiam Wight,
against his wards, the the undersigned will,
On Saturday, Nay 2lst, 1864,
at 2 o'clock P NJ, on the premises, offer at public
sale, the undivided two-sixths of the following de-
scribed real estate, situate in Ashland County, o,
to-wit being a part Of the $ W quarter of section
IL, township %, of range II, commencing at the
s W corner of the quarter, thence cast on the south
line of the quarter n Clio rods to. a stake on the
quarter line, thence north 34o, west 81 rods to a
stake in the centre of the road, thence north GO,
West2S rods, thence north go, west SO $40 rods
to a post on the west line of the quarter, thence
south 40 $500 rods to the place of beginning,
containing 81 acres, 1 rood and sc rods. Subject
to the dover Interest of Mary Wight, widow of Al
exander Wight, decd. Terms of ale-one half
cash on day of sale, and the residue in two years
from the day of sale, to be secured by mortgage on
the premises, and the deferred payment to bear in
terest at the rate of g per centum per annun, pay
able annually. GEORGE MACKIE Guardian
OF George NJ ami William Wight.
no46ts
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April %
DEMONSTRATIONS SALE.

In pursuance o. an order of the Probate Court Of
Ashland County, Ohio, made on the 4th day OF
April. A.. D. 1864. 1 will offer at public Sale oR
Friday 4Ae I3tEa OFNsay next. between The
hours of and 4 o'clock p NJ. of said day, the fol-
lowing described real estate, belonging to the es-
tate of Isaac Ewing, late of said county, decd. to-
wit: Being nine acres off of and across the west
end of the south half ofthe north west quarter of
section fourteen Q4,) in township twenty enc, of
range fifteen Q5,) Sale to be on the premises and
upon the following terms: One half cash in hand,
one fourth in one year and the residue in two
years with interest from the day of sale; back
payments to be secured by mortgage on said prem
ises.
n W~INBIGLER,
: Admir- Of Isaac Ewing, decd.
April IS. 1SG4-45no4w.
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"a The Hamilton, Ohio, True Telegraph

E5- The Hamilton, Ohio, True Telegraph
says
To these Mcclellan "Bar men" or any other
war men, we. would have it distinctly understood,
that we believe thisw war to be wrong, hat the
Union can never be restored by the exercise
of force and that persistence, on tho part of
the Federal Government, In the present TN
constitutional effort, will end in the srbyersion
of our present form of government and thc
destruction of our liberties as a people.
If they, on the other hand, believe that the
war is right, a ~factious opposition to its prose-
cution is not only criminal, but traiturous
and the man who can SO ~stultify himself as to
oppose tie administration through mere parti-
san rancor, deserves the denunciations of the
Abolition press.
Now, we assert, with full knowledge, we
think, that the following expresses the earnest
wishes of the Democracyof this county
Put in nomination Vallandigham, Ex-Pres-
ident Pierce, Weller, Seymour of Connecticut,
fersonian Democratic principles, and we will
enter the coming contest for the Presidency
with strong arms and stout hearts, ready to
face any danger that may be presented by the
minions of usurped power; but, on the other
hand, inscribe upon the folds of oar time hon
cred banner as our standard bearer the name
of any man who's hands are made red with
the blood of his countrymen, in a war wageG
without authority found in the national COM
pact, and against communities possessed of re-
served sovereign attributes, and we will be
forced to become passive spectators Of a strug-
gle in which victory or defeat will be alike IA
tai to US, and disastrous to the reunion of the
States and the liberties of the people. If the
Democracy would be true to the best interests
of their country, if that country is not already
lost, they must forever hush the time-server's
cry of Policy Policy!l Our path of duty is
as pl; in as the noon day glare of justice can
make it, and when the mercenary's cry OF
"~polioy" is heard, let an enlightened political
sentiment say,
Away with him
Impale him in The desert and watch him
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To all whom it NAV Concern.

II have either lost or mislaid two notes, both da-
ted March 18th, 1863. one calling for three
hundred and tn rty SIX dollars and twenty-eight
cents. due April fst, 1864, with interest from date,
the othor calling for three hundred and thirty six
dollars and eighty cents, due April lst, 1865, with
interest from date, both payable to James d..
Culbertson and both signed by Jacob Bishop.
This is to warn any person against buying or re-
ceiving said note ashley can only be paid to Mr..
Culbcrtson himself or me as his attorney.
WILLIAM WERTMAN.
AnriT13. 1S54-no45.
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ATLANTIC & GREAT WESTERN RAIL
ROAD STOCK HOLDERS MEETING.

nj Office is hereby given that a meeting of the
stock holders of the atlantic. s. Great Western
Rail Road Company win be held at their. Office in
Franklin, Portage County. Ohio, on the 20th
day Of Nay, 1864, at 9 ocloch A. M,
to consider and 1atify or reject a contract made by
said Company on or about the 9Th day of March,
4. D., 1864, with the Columbus & Indianapolis
Rail Road Company and the Richmond and Coving-
ton Rail Road Company and the Indiana Central
Railway. The stock holders will also at said meet
ing consider the expedience of issuing preferred
Capital Stock of the Company.
By order of the Board of Directors,
J. W. TYLER, Sec'y.
Aprjl OF. 1864,
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Administrator's Sale of Real Estate.

In pu, suance of an order granted by the Probate
Court of Ashland, Ohio, I will offer for sale at Pub
lie Auction on
Saturday the 7tb day Of Nag, a. D. 1864
at two o'clock P. NJ, upon the premises, the follow
ing described real estate, Situate in the countyof
Ashland and State of Ohio, to wit Being part Of
the northwest quarter of section nineteen, Of
township twenty, of range fifteen, commencing IF
ty rods east ef the northwest corner of said quar-
ter, thence running east t~hirty-one rods, thence
south one hundred and sixty rods, thence west
thirty-one rods, thence north to the place CT be
ginning, containing thirty-one acres said land IS
bounded on the south by land of John Fisher, on
the west by land of Michael Velton, on the north
by land of Alva Murdoch, and on the east by land
of Jacob Gross. Z
Terms of Sale-one third in hand, one third in
one year, and one third in two years from the day
of sale with interest the payments to be secured
by mortgage upon the premises sold. - -
HEFFELFINGER,s -
Admir- of Michael Velton, decd.
April 9th, 1S64-44ts.
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WHAT A ~TATEsMAN Is LINCoLN.-Wri-
tors and political speakers are in the habit of
quoting great truths from the sayings of
statesmen. Here are some extracts from Lin
coins writings-they are taken from his an
nual messages to Congress-! Let every man
read them-eyen the most ignoranS-and then
blush for his country:
at is easier to pay a small sum than it is
to lay a larger one."- 4. Lincoln.
SIT is easier to pay a debt when you haze the
money than it is when you haven't got the
money-"-A. Lincoln.
az am not a great Manu.. Lincoln.
" War should not be looked upon as an
alarming evil by any means. -. Lincoln.
"Nobody's hurt."-A. Lincoln.
"The crime of silence is what [ fear. IA.
Lincoln.
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Notice to Farmers.

TNHE Town Council pr Ashland are now ready
to receive 2fteen hundred perch of Niger
head Stone for peving, for which one dollar and
tw enty-f five certs a perch will be paid No sand
stone will be received Size-from 3 to s inches
in diameter. Parties having stone are referred to
II. Woods or Andrew Heltman. Stone wanted i'm
mediateiy.
By order O fthe Council, H. WOODS.
Ashland. April l3.-45tf
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UlHE Commissioners of Ashland County at their
session in Ashland, OEs the 18Th day OF
.dprsE, n II, 1864, adopted the following reg
ulaticns for the building and constructing of fences
on each side of the A. G. W. r. r. through the
County of Ashland, Ohio, to-wit Board fence not
less han five 81 feet high, posts not more than
seven : feet apart and the posts not less than
two and Il half [24l feet in the ground: caps on
the top of the fence, and caps up and down on
each post to cover the joints, and not less than five
T51 boards on each PANEL besides the caps, the
fence boards not less than seven-eighth inches
thick, the bottom board not less than eight Isl, in
ches wide, and the balance of the boards on each
PANEL about five rs to six [6] inches wide and
the spaces to be regulated in proportion close be
low nd-wideahoFS5 substantial
material such as white oak, cedar, &C., the boards
of good material White oak worm fence as ollows,
to-wit Worm fence ten T10l feet rails, four [41
feet W rm with good substantial rails, and four
and one half [491 feet worm if eleven III feet
rails, each corner locked, with a chunk or stone un-
der each corner, seven rails high and if preferred
stak ed and ridered. Post and rail fence as folows,
to-wit. Five 81 RI ils to the pannel with good sub
stantial posts and rails. posts made out of white
oak, locust or cedar, rails made broad out OF white
oak, chestnut or black walnut.
+ : :. S s : Sssr' Commissioners
April 27. 1S64-n47
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THE LOWEST DEGREE OF
MEANNESS.

When the Editor of the UNION learned that
FOUR veteran recruits of Montgomery township
had made contracts with Mr. SPRENGLE to
give him all over 500 of a local bounty he
could procure for them, he pressed two of
these men to make afidavits of receiving only
800 each, promising them, if they did SO, the
township would pay them $50, being $50
more than their contract price with Mr..
SPRENGLE. Under that promise, they made
their af6davits, hut never received their 500
All Mr.. SpRENGLE received for them was 500
each. Who was it that defrauded these SOL
diers ?-ArhLand Times Of ApriH Esd, 1864.
After submitting almost silently to the ex-
posture of his rascality for four or five weeks,
this is one OF the silly efforts made by "BoUNTY
6 JEFF to defend himself against the charges
we, and the whole community, made. For a
time not one man could be procured to write
an article defending him. The ignoramus
can no. write a grammatical sentence himself.
and hence was in a bad fix. Bat since the
fTst breeze of popular Indignation las some
what subsidized, Miss NANCY OsBoRN,--Hho,
ty the way, is the smartest liar the Abolition
lists have IN the ceunty,-has been induced to
come to the rescue and This Is oss OF his at
But let US see for a moment how silly and
~unfounded is his. attempted defence. Near
the close he says that he paid them 500 and
that is all he received for them. Will Mr..
.5JEFF SPRENaLE deny that in the second re-
port he made to the committee he return
ed these same men at $50 each and tried
TO be allowed that sum for them Will Mr..
2 SPRENGLE deny that in his first report to the
committee he claimedthat he had paid the
men an average of about s172 each and that
his subsequent reports reduced that average
to about S157 each
And what of the question as to who swim
dlsd the four men referred to? We reply, you
did. II 1oas L. JEFFERSON SPRENGLE, the
Bounty cheat, that lac at. You got mad at
! these boys because they exposed you, and
then because you were mad returned them at
only 500 each, although the people of the
township were at all times willing and glad to
get men at $3.50 each.
Every attempt you make at a defence, even,
although under the skillful pen of your
hired defender of sBindling, only sinks you
deeper in the mire of your infamy. Go on.
You are known aud marked, and the ban of
an outraged soldiery as Tsp as an outraged
community, are Upoa-5od.
To JEFP's statement that a number Of the
declarations made by US were false, we have
only to reply that We brought the proofs in
the shape of sworn testimony, and the mere
publications of the man that swore himself to
be a liar win avail nothing with any sensible
man against those proofs.
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zr Absence from home for the past week
has prevented us from paying the usual a.ten-
ton to the Editorial department of OH paper.
Our Local. however, more than lakes up for
this, by "goiHg for" JEFF with some facts that
JEFF cannot wrigglc out OF, even with the as.
~sistance of Miss NANCY. The t:loeal' will be
beard from hereafter.
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Rg- A Republican exchange says that "Mr.
Lincoln is good enough President for the Re
publican party" That may be true, but at
the same time he is a very bad President for
the United States. Indeed, he cannot with
truth, be called a President at all-he is only
the chief ofG party, of a revolutionary, dema-
gosueic, fanatical, and unprincipled party at
that.
a- Mizcegenation means nSAered genitazs.
The words is as filthy as the minds of the dir.
ty dogs who invented it,zxr uphold it. 1t is
worthy of an Administration which has brought
to the service such fish as'Ben. Butler, Stan
ton aud Dick Busted.
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Freasurer's Notice.

am now ready TO rece We The taxes of the June
Il installment' They must positively be paid by
the 10th Of June, or the 5 per cent. will in all cases
be added. This is rendered imperatively necessary
because L must Immediately after get ready for the
fall taxes. All change under so cts must be made
by the tax payer.
H. B. HERSHEY,
Treasurer, Ashland County.
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s% READ WHO SAYS so

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