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The Righ OF Suffrage,

Slavery is visiby dying; but the spiri,
Of caste, wherein slavery had IT'S orign, il
destined long to survive it. Not till mel
cease 10 be mean, coarse, brutal, selfish
cruel, will that spirit he extinct So long
as there shall remaiu human being who
would gladly live withoat useful labor
so loug shall we be called 10 fight against
the.spirit wherein slavery has It's source AID
support.
The intrenched line behind which that
spirit proposes TO make it's next stand alter
the rebellion shall have been cru he'd and
The Constitutional amendment rstlted, Is
this perpetual degradation and dlsirsochlse'
ment of colored men. The formula where
GU sham Democracy proposes to resfi'e It's
dllapidaled fortunes is this:
Let whites who have been piotung OF
6ghring TO subvert aud destroy 'he Union
be restored, at the earliest moment, 10 All
The privileges of American eitizsnshipi aud.
Let. blacks who have been bghubg 10
uphold and pfe.erye The Uulon be deprived
and de5arfed IoreVer oiiail the privileges ahd
franchises of American citizenship.
Ga this bssis II is believed that q party
of ,ebeIs aud rebel sympathzeis eau be
for med stfong enough Ia take possession Of
the uoysroalsut and give laws 10 the nation
Now We sle not among those who would
pro,ract the war one moment beyond the
con, idusncs OF tue necessity which evoked
a, Whsnsver the rebels shall lay down
their arms and acknowledge the Iightful
supremacy OF The, Union, We would bavs
ps.cs restored snd bloodshsd arrested =
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WHOLE NUMBER 795.



The follwing parody Is found In rebel ,our.
nal and Is very clever bit Of satire. MANY ex-
empts on this side of the line will testify to bvth
its poetry and truth. r4 s'
10 go or not TO go that II the questions
" neither II pays best to suffer pesterin9a s
10y ioie girls and garuous old women, .
VI 70 taEe up arms ageinst host of Yankees.
Anu py opposing get killed--to die. TO slcepFT
SSlt eout) and In this sleep 10 saw Wa ssinx
To rest by all our country's wishes bIesf
And live forever--( that's q consumnasi1n 1lf
Just what I'm after) To march, To figi,t--
To fight. Perchance to die; aye, there,s the rufs
For while I'm asleep who'd take care Of Msrv
And the babies-when Bin Is In the lower ground
Who'd feed lem ha,2 There's the respect . J.
have for them that makes life sweet; : -
For who would bear the bag to mill,
Plow Dobbin cut the wheat, dig taters.
NIL hogs, and do all sorts of drudgerH E
II am fool enough to get Yankee ,t.-
Bullet on the brain? Who'd cry for me?
Would patriotism pay my debts when dead5
y At oh! the dread of something after death,
That undiscovered fellow who'd court Maryt
And do my huggin-thats agony,
And makes me want to stay at home. a3ia
Specially as aintt mad with nobody. ,,s
Shells and bullets nuke towards of US ali.
And blame my skin ifsnortin' steeds, -
And pomp and circumstance OF war, sersss
Are 10 be compared with feather bed. s.-..sff
And Mary by my side ExExrf
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The National Debt and our over to
Meet 1t.

Nothing can be more wholesome and
advantageous than TO pause for a moment
in our busy career of life aud accommodating
prosperity aud leHect upon the fuances. of
our country as they actually stand. and
draw he Lesson which the financial history y
Of OF her nations teaches.
The debt of the United States was in.
significant IN amount until lbe year 1916,
just after the last war with England, when
il was something over $l27, 900. Ia 1888
IL was extinguished by tue proceeds cf
customs, duties, sales OF public lands and
internal taxation. Ii soon after began aud
continued TO increase until 1861, the begin-
ming of the war, since which time il has in
creased rapidly until the present timea S65,
when according TO the best attaDsble
official data. the total debt is abou, So, 600,
600. 900. The property of The country,
according 10 ,ofielsl estimates, will In 1880
amount TO $75.000,0c0 COO Even il
aone of the debt should be paid before that
time, the relative proportion Of the de0I
and resources of the country will be as 0as
TO tioenty foe. But as this debt is to oe
paid of oy instruments in 30 years the
ear 1880. being the medium IL viii have
diminished one hals,
The British debt in 100 was half OF
10 &c as ours is now. after which II rapid,
increased null 1915, when II diminished
for time, aud has since remained nearly
the same, being now one third above our
debt. that is about 81, ,000, 100000. if
The rates oi increase 10 population afford
q very good Index or the sbilisy and pros
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rae NIysteriss OF Iron.

There is no m'aele recorded 10 The
annals OF any religion moe mysterious
in"re incOmpreheusible. more incouceivabIe.
man some OF the well known properties Of
the simple metal, iron Consider. for ia.
stance, its change from is Ordinary to ifs
passive state. Ii piece of The metal in
It's Ordinary condition is immersed in nitric
acid, it is powerfully acted upon, entering
iuio combination with The scid, and los
lug its melaiic form. But if u piece of
platinum wire has one eDd inserted ia the
acid, and The iron is then immel sed in con-
tact with the wiie, it is so changed that
the acid has no power upon il, and this
condition continues after The platinum
wire is Withdrawn. The contact of a single
point with the platinum sends transfer.
nation through all of its particles, which
renders them invulnerable TO the attacks
OF The most po~erfui acid.
Even more wonderful is its change under
the nflence Of a current of electricity
Wheu u bur of pure soft iron is welded
with all insolAted wire aud current of
electricity is seat through the wire the
bar Is Instantly con9er,ed into magaet.
1t is endowed wi an unseen force which
stretches out from It's eDds, aud sr,zpg any
other piece of iron within It's reach. draws
them 10 Itself and holds them in its m INVISIBLE
grasp. The OBJECT Of insulating The wire
is TO prevent the electricity from leaving
it, aud yet exerted, which changes SO
strongly tbe nature Of The irou, eaaOllng, it
to act on substances with which il is not
in contact. As soou as the circling cur.
rent ceases, the7ironj becomes like Sampson
shorn Of bis loeks--its MIRACULOUS power
has departed.
No less mysterious than either of these
is the more familiar phenomenon Of the fall
OF a piece Of iron to the ground, under the
simple action OF gravitauou. What is that
invisible force which reaches out in ali
direc ions from The earth, and clutches all
matter in its grasp? Tue foers OF this
power are iwperceptible to any OF our
senses. If we pass our haIds uuder a
suspended rock. we can feel nothing reach.
ing from it o The earth, yet there is some-
tning stretching up from the earth, taking
hold of the rock, aud drawing il down with
the strength of huDdred cables. We
walk euveioped In mysteries. aud our daily
life is miracle Scientific American,
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The Opening OF Girard's VIII.

The following graphic account is given
OF what took plnce When Girard's Will
was read, sud how his sffeetonale relatives
received the intelligence that be had given
bis estate 10 lhe orphans and the poor,
rather than to them
Death having Dissolved the powerful
spell of presence which few men had been
able 10 resist, il was 10 be seen how far
ais Will would be obeyed, now that he was
no louger able, personally, to enforce it -
rhe Old mfn lay dead IN his house u Wafer
,treet. While the puhlio, out of doors,
were curions euoUgh 20 learn what be had
done with his money, there was a smaller
uumoer, within the bonSe, the kindred Of the
deceased, iu whom this ca iosigy ragged ike
a mania They invaded the cellars of the
house, bringing up bottles of the old mans
choice vine, and kcp, up Con ,inual ca
rouse. Surrounding Mr.. Duane, who had
neen present at Mr.. Girard's death. and
remained 10 direct bis funeral, they demau-
ded 10 know If there was will. To SILENCE
their iudcceut claDor be told them the le
Vas, pnd that be was one of the executors.
Ou hearing this, tEeir desire to learn it's
SSH'Su'o iUSO W iu' 1u vain tHC CAsCu'
tors reminded them that decency required
The will SHOULD not be opened till ater the
funeral. They even threatened legal por.
ceediugs if the wi,lwas not Immediately pro
duced, and, at length. TO avoid a public
scandal, the executors consented to have it
read. These affecionate relatives being
assembled in parlor Of the house in which
he body OF their benefactor lay, the will
VAS taken from the iron safe by ooe Of tue
executors. .,...,t
When be opened it, and was about to
,egin 10 read, he chauced to look over the
cop Of the document at the company seated
,efore him. No artist that ever held a
crush could depict the curiosity, the frenzy
u expectation expressed 10 that group of
paid faces. Every individual among them
expected to leave The apartment the con-
scious posssssor of millions I; for no Que had.
even dreamed of the probability Of his
leaving the bulk of his estate 10 the public
If they had ever heard of his saying that
no one should he gentleman upon his moa-
ey, they had forgotten or d,sbelieved it.
The opening paragraphs Of the will, all
tended to confirm iher hopes, since the be,
| QutStS W IA SUNG HoN'h'iOhS "S'o W omo
| amount. Bat the reader soon reached the
part of the VIII which assigned 10 the
ladies and gentleman present such trling
sums as We thousand dollars ten thousand,
tw enty thousand and be arrived ere long
at he sections which disposed OF millions
for lbe benefit of great cities and poor
children. Some of them made not The
slightest attempt to conceal their dslp.
pointment and disgust. Men were there
who had married with view 10 share
the wealth of Girard, and had been
waiting years for his doa'h. Woman were
there who had looked 10 that event as the
beginning Of their enj 'yment Of life 'Tne
imagination OF the readar must supply the
details OF a VIII ch we might think dlshonor-
ed human nature, if we could believe that
human nature was meant 10 be subjected
TO such u strain. @i s
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Sold.

| Any person, says the Detroit Adrert;s,y
who has recently passed along the dock
ueat tue foot oi F,rst street, will nroh.,lv
have noticed large wood N figure ,,f as
ludIsu, embeisned with al lbe trspni.vs
Of CDippe~a ciief sud leaning ay.,,.s,
the @al enouse Of Not long sgo :
stranger appeared III front of the p,
Maishal's .tiice. and beck onug to QUE Of
the substitute brokers banging around
there, said TO hun: You are ii The subs,i.
tule business, believeY Being answered.
afi matively. be continued: Do yoo lake
ludiansl O1, yes, said lhe broker
Well, said The stranger, what will vou
give if will tell you where Won can Get
Que sound iu every respect, dot liable 10
the draft, aud will go as a substitute n
accep,edf Give you. replied the broker
every feature IN his face beaming With de-
light atthe prospect OF making lucky
srlke. give you / why III give yon QUE
hundreu doiia's in greenbacks It's Q
bargain. said the stranger. aud they clasp
ed hands traternaily over It. Here is my
name, he continued, handing the broker q
card which was peucilt d. Enoch Ke chum.
Take TINS 10 ----- near tie foot of First
street, aud tell Them that seut you after
that IudIAn hey viii understand il aud
don't forget the hundred dollars when you
get through. AL right shouted the
croker, as be jumped ou board a street
car, on bis way To the foot OF FIRST street.
Having reached the wa'ehou,e, he present.
ed The card. aud informed QUE OF the at.
leudan,s OF bis mission Go right through
The back door on TO the dock, aud ,u,n TO
the lief, aud you. will 6ud Tie only Iodian
that l Know anything about Ia this neigh.
borhood, said ,he attendant and having
followed the directions, he soou came face
TO face with the Chippewa chef heretofore
referred 10. Fully reaiizug The jJke which
had been played upon hun, he came back
10 the warehouse, aud finding party
laughing at his expense, he bawied out
That was I'D we'll done, but the wooden
Indian is better than solns live men that
have gone rs substitutes. aud lett the dock
iu hurry. occasionally looking around 70
see il any one he kuew was interested 10 tho
sell.
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L,t,l. w,ll,. waking up.
BIZ REV. Il. II. snEARs.

Some have thought that In the dawning,
In our beings freshest glow,
God Is nearer little children
Than their parents ever know,
And, that if you listened sharply,
Better things than you can teach,
And sort of mystic wisdom
Trickles through their careless speech.
How II Is / cannot answer.
But / knew a little child,
Who, among the thyme and clover
And the bees, was running wild.
And he came one summer evening,
With his ringlets DER his eyes.
And his hat was torn in pieces,
Chasing bees and butterflies.
'Now I'll 60 to bed, dear mother,
For I'm very tired of playi"
And he said his snow lay me-"
In careless kind of way:
And he drank the cooling water
From his little silver cup,
And said gaily "When It's mo,niag
wa the angels rake me up?"
Down he sank with roguise laughter
In his little trundle-bed,
And the kindly god of slumber
Showered the poppies DER his head.
"What could mean his speaking Strangely
hSkeu niS nuSlDB DlOlneT tDeh-
20, twas nothing but his prattle,
What can he Of angels ken2"
There he lies, how sweet and placid!
And his breathing comes and goes.
Like zephyr moving softly,
And his cheek is like rose;
But she leaned her ear 10 listen
If his breathing could be heard:
"Oh, she murmured, 'if the angels
Took my darling at his word2
Night within its folding mantle
Hath the sleepers both beguiled.
And within bis soft embraces
Rests the mother and her child;
Up she starteth from her dreaming,
For sound hath struck her car
And ii comes from little Willie,
Lying on his trundle near.
Up she springeth, for it strikes
Upon her troubled ear again,
And his breath, in louder fetches,
Travels from his lungs in pain,
And his eyes are fixing upward
On some face beyond the room
And the blackness of the spoiler
From his cheek hath chased the bloom.
Nevermore his eNow lay me-"
Will be heard from mothers knee,
Neyermore among the clover,
Win lie chase the humble-bee;
Through the night she watched her darling,
Now desparng, now in hope;
And about the morning breaking
Did the angels take him up
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Never too Old to Learn.

Socrotes at aB- extreme age learned to
play GU musical instruments.
i Cato. a, eighty years of age, though,
proper to learn the g eek language.
Pntarch, when between seventy aud
eighty, commenced the study of L itin.
+ BSccscciO was thirty.fve years of age
when he commenced his studies in polite
literature yet he became one of the three
great masters of the Tuscan dialect Dante
and Petrarch being the other two
Sir Heury Spelman neglected the scien
ces in his youth, but commenced the study
of them when he was between fifty and
sixty years Of age After this time he be-
came a most learned antiquarian and law
yer. -t
Ludovico, at the age Of enc hundred
AND fifteen, wrote the memories of bis own
times. A singular exerlion noticed by
Voliaire, who was himself one of the most
remarkable instances of The progressing of
age in new studies.
Franklin had not fully commenced bis
philosophical pursuits Till be bad reached
his 6flieth year.
Dryden, 10 his sixty.eigbth year, com.
menced the translation of The Hid and his
most pleasing productions were written in
his old age.
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ASHTABULA, O., SATURDAY MORNING. MARCH 95, 1865.

perry Of country.
The population. Of the United States IN
1880, was abost s. 000, 900. 1t continues
steadily TO increase at the rate OF about
30 per cent, every ten years In 1860, 1t
cached o population Of 1900, Bssing
our estimates for the future on the rate OF
increase in the past, in 1880 The population
Of The United Stats will be 5T,7l4.5S2
The British population In 100 was
ID, 400, ,000--nearly three times that Of
The United States. IL continued to 10.
crease, but was overtskeo by the United
States in 1858, when the population of
each country was about $4,000, 600. In
1880, Great Britain will have Al 1876. 900
inhabitants, and we shall have 1854, ,582.
So much for the relative progress Of the
two countries in popu alton
The property Of country sometimes in.
creases faster tban ils population. This is
eminently true Of both Great Britain and
the United States, Great Britain, since
1870, continued TO increase rapidly, aud
the increase still goes on. and according to
estimates it will in 1880 smount to S52
543 ,560-or more than .jfjty toe thousasd
millions Of dofiars--or nearly half more
than that If Greut Britain
Our debt, large as it is, and astounding
as it would have been to us oil befufe the
marvellous developments Of this war, must
he estimated, noI but by the census returas
If 1860, but bysthe facts Of our national
growth. >t.s
The eroakers forget that war iu modern
times has often developed and expanded
national power as retarded 1t.
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PRIM PEOPLE. is set OF people.
SAYS DR.. Chalmers, Whom canuo, beat
the plnks Of fashionable proprie,y-whose
every word is precise, aud whose every
movement is uaexceptiensble, but who.
though well versed IN all The cstegories of
polite behaviour. have not q particle Of
soul or Of cordially about them. We
allow that their manners may he abundant
ly correct. There may be elegance ia every
posture and graeefulness in every position;
not smile out Of place, and not a step
that would not bear the measu' ement OF
The severest scrutiny, This is all very 6ue;
but what want is the heart and the
gaiety OF social inlercourse--ihe frankness
that spreads ease aud anima,ion--,he eye
that speaks affabiliiy TO all, that chase.
limid,y from every bosom, aud tells every
man in the company TO be eonfd aud
happy. This is what l conceive TO
be The vir'ue of The text, and Dot the
sickening fofmaIily OF those who walk by
rule. aud wond leduce the whole of hnmaa
life to wire-5ouud system of precision aud
misery. flE l
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Erie Railway.
Great Broad Gauge Double Track Telegraph Route 10
NEW YORK, BOSTON,

and sal1 Eastern Cities,
Carrying the Great Western and South Western u s. Mails
T t-. t3
IMPRESS Trains leave Dunkirk daily
arrival Of all Trains the Lake Shore Railroad from
Cleveland Cincinnati Toledo Chicago Milwaukee, St Paul
ST. Louis &c and run through to New York without change
The only route running through from the Lakes to NJ
York City Splendid Ventilated Sleeping Cars Night
Trains.
Baggage checked through Fare always low by any
other route.
Boston Passengers and their Baggage transferred Free in
New York
De particular to call for Tickets via Dunkrk and the Erie
Railway which sold at all the principal Railroad Offices
the West.
ThisRoad affords superior facilities for shiment oreight
Express Freight Trains n
Leave New York daily making close connections through to
all points West.
For Freight Rates. enquire Of A. H. WARD 240 Broadway
New York JOHN s. DUNLAP. Is State Street. Boston
Mass Of e. s. SPENCER Western Agent "a Clark Street
Chicago. 6e2 Cha's Mtnot, Gen. Sup't.
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rN. People. CURE o1;:;ss:s s..,,,s:. s.i'. other

Ny wits has been IN poor health for long time. having
Gently very much wsrss fef5 weeks ~ had no anna
te lost all her strength and da, erownS worse
and ecnsdeaby during the day and ali shs
going OF With the consumption when hsr "a
eda change Al On the third day she had he,
appeti,e and was fast regainng her stengh until an ne
taking the me ddps saying she veil q ever IA
vas and ~ well a. any body could be- and she hs
30 ever since. PAUL KLEIN Gatdnsb "a Pearl 81 :
BsnAIo. October !, iss2 For Sale By - DpefisE
IA O. okosRr ee9sssl Agsnk !
~ vacn Al ordsss sbslia = - 6ssss6
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weodsll Phillips said the other day IN

Wendell Phillips said the other day 10 q
lecture: r
Can you conceive biterer drop tha,
God's chemistry could mix for son Of the
Palmetto State. Than thar a achuset,s s
fi,g aud q colored reg ment should take
possession Of Cnarleslony [Grsa, applause
in the whole history Of pos,is retsInu,ion,
whsn. did the wit Of the poet ipseiae .
more complete rstribusionf
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DIR. TOBIAS
VENITIAN HORSE LINIMENT.

n pint bottles at fifty cents, cnres lame.
4 ness, cuts gals, collie, &c. Read the following:
BosToN July 9TH, 1868;
Dr. ToBAsWe have used for the past year your Horse
Linment for ameness kicks bruises collie and cuts and
every instance found the best article tried this
Please six DOZEN as It is the only nm.nt
We use now We have Jos horses some very valuable and
do not want 10 leave town withoutft fIYATT Frost.
Manager. VauAnibnrghk Ce,s Meuagerie.
Sold BY all druggists. oce, SO Cortandt St. New York
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A woman is either worth good deal or
nothing. III good for nolhing she. sis nos
worth getting jealous for; Il she be . true
woman, sAs ~iil & We no cause for jssieasy.
A mau ~ . bruie 10 lie jssivns OF god
" onlan---a fool 10 be jealous of worthless
one; but he is double tool " cus bic
throat for either Of them M
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will entte him to share Of business hopes merit IT,
All orders for hauling to and from the Depot
village viii be thankfully received and executed
He will be found upon the Road all times not necessarily
devoted to rest and feed. 5l0 VIII TERRY.
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IN. People. CURE cs:.; s...s::.:. gs%s'.

nave been In feeble health ever The birth OF my boy
,,, nJ ~ years old have had many troubles and dih-
a ns ums nnntting every kind OF labor aud
All my comfort Last began taking the
sns nave used -four bottles and almost
we umcoities have nearly all disappeared and feel
cheerful and happy. Mrs 6ATH. DEWALD, 4,
Ror.o o, % ,ss eood Alley above fuPPs st.
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peek..

n. @. DICK, Bookseller. Ststionsr and News
Dealer. Ase, Dsslsr IN sbsstNudc Toys. an6 ospsl.
vsHss sssts ,Nsis s,sss, Ashtbslsi iohie, ~
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THE Subscriber
Il has starts
Ora ying Bllsinee

and will devote his unre-
mitting attention to its
prosecution. II prompt
ness, energy. and fidelity
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II lssysr is 10 dsngsr .of sIsrvIsg p
Town or viisgs, DO i6vIs5s soQtbsF, epd
tbsy both thrive ~ s'S
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Cures Scrofula and
Salt Rheu.n.
I'll. People. CURE

nsve used the Peoples Cure In my family with great benz
ent 10 eases f scrofua aud Salt Rheum and have
frequently To my friends all ofwhom believe have
been benehted and most Of them entirely cured by It,
fcHAhl4ES SCHARFF, 21s Main ttreet, up stairs.
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LINUS SAVAGE. Furniture Dealer aud Man
.hcursr steam establishment North Main street the
emes fDr rasriHston AshtAbals. o. Isl.
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PEOPLE. SPH CURE

"Buhslo, Nov. s, 1862.
1.-TWO OF our subscrbersone OF them afflicted with bad
Fever Sore the other with the ad-
yerDent Of the Peoples Cure in this paper purchased
the medicine. and after having thoroughly tried it,
port to U.S. recommending Ii heartily thorough rem.
edy In their case.-Edtors Christian Advocate"