The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1864-04-01

I"tlc, hell, or C1inI. III IN
all Gods dominons there is to h,
found one heing who will hereafter bt
Remembered for infamy aud for base
ncss such rs the Peace Democrat o
) 1864. should ASK pardon for tai,
ing so much notice Of q rccrcant de.
famcr, for these are the expiring cch
oes of the voice of tho gentlemen from
lOhio. who has few thonsanl votes
Iaoainst him at home, and who will.
never more he heard in this Hall af
ter the present Congress. y
ilis' political grave is dug, and as hC
falls into 1t. "unwcpt, unhonorcd
nnd, unsung,' the high glee for hi-
departure shall be, unless he repcnts
before God. in the rude verse of the
poor he maligns:
| ''AshcS to ns ,ps dns' % .Iist;
Here's t1c ! an ! in IA must"
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The Ohio Senata Yesterday passed
n sill prohibiting the marriage offirst
cousins.
The California Union Convention
has adopted resolutions indrsing Mr..
Lincoln os its lrst choice for the next
Presidential term.
E5'- The Baltimore Conference, the
most Influential body Of border Meth.
% lists, adopted series OF patriotic
resolutions ON Tuesl lay, by o vote oI
48 to ~. The resolutions declare
exclusive allegiance to the Govern,
ment ct the United States to be q
matter OF religious duty; forbid the
reception into the Conference OF dis
loyal ministers and candidates, and
express sympathy with the enanci.
patton movement as tending to re.
lieve the church of embarrassment.
a special dispatch to the st. Lon.
is Democrat from Mattoon, Illinois,
says that serious riots occurred on
Monday, Mt Charleston, Coles county
the Union citizens, and some officers
aud soldiers Of the 54th Illinois reg.
iment, being attacked 'he Copper
heads OF that place. 1t is reported
that Col Marshall. commander of the
54th, and were wounded. The sur.
geon, it is said, was killed. A strong
lorco was sent out from Mattoon,
tvcolvs niioo listont, which e,,,turcd
most of the Copper head ringleaders,
others being shot.
Coon ARRANezMExr.-An order
has been issued from the War de-
partment that all men transferred
from their regiments 10 others for
the purpose of serving out their time
on account of not re- e-cnlisting accor.
ding to former order, shall be re.
turned to their original regiments.
EJrhe Baltimore American is on
ly tolerably satisfied with the action
OF the Maryland Legislature, which
has jnst adjourned. 1t does not think
the emancipation law sufficiently di-
rect and stringent 1t also censures
the Legislature for falling to inaugu-
rate n general school system to pro.
vide for immigration; to repeal the
odious Black Code, aud generally
leaving all legislation in favor offrec-
lom, to convention into which
some pro- slavery and traitorous men
will get
Es'- The Constitutional Convcn.
ton Of Western Virginia have adop.
ted an article abolishing slavery i'm.
mediatly and Internationally. There
was but one dissenting vote. There
can he no doubt that this feature of
the constitution will receive the sup
port ola large majority OF the voters
of that State.
Gen GRANTS first general order Is
rs follows: THE use of Intoxicating
liquors bv any person when on duty
in the military railway service is pos.
itivelv forbid zen. Al employers of
the Government in this department
detectel in n5i3g liqror when on du-
", or carrying it with them on any
military road, will DO disnissa! from
the service"
LEXINGTON, March %.
The patriotic citizens of this vicin-
ity, filed the Court House to its-lull
capacity this evening, to listen to an
address on tho war, and the relations
of Kentucky to it, by Hon. Green
Clay Smith
After tracing tho early history OF
secession in the States, and the llcti.
tious pleas of peace uttered by the
secessionistS of Kentucky, he passed
TO the duty Of her loyal citizens un-
der the present exigehcy. He had
pledged himself to vote men and
money to put down the rebellion
Unlike his opponent, ho had kept his
pledge as a necessary means to pros
ecute the war. The conscript law
had been passed by Congress. He
had voted 10: the amendment to pay
loyal owners for their slaves who
we're conscripted. The negro was
no better worth saving from the reb-
el bullet thon white man. Anegro
could dig bitches or drive teams rs
we'll rs his son or brother, drafted
to do tho servile work OF the army.
Not less than 10000 negroes were
even now employed by the Govern.
ment for army purposes. as laborers
or sollie,s. Iftho negro Is too good
for such work, then 10000 white
mon must he drafted to till their pla.
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