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The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1865-01-27
A cnANan.

That wiry, squirming Congress
man, Sam. Cox, in recent speech in
Congress, OH the amendment of the
Constitution so rs to do away with
slavery forever, gets of the follow
ing:
Speaking for myself, slavery is to
me the most repugnant of sll human
institutions. No man alive should
hold me in savery; and If it is
my business no man, with my
consent, shall hold another, Thus
voted In 1851. in OHIO, with my par
ty, which made the new Constitution
of my own State ] have never de-
Tended slavery, nor has my party"
We wonder how this will suit the
small remains Of the once powerful
Democratic party. "Slavery is re-
pugnant to him--he has never de
Tended it, nor has his party" viii
the party sustain him in his newly ia
ken stand II Will it bear without de
mur, the slur that it has never dejenS-
ed slavery2 1t cannot. For many
years Slavery has been the corner
stone of Democracy, and it would he
the hight OF ingratitude to turn the
cold shoulder to it now, just as it is
in its last struggles. Sam. Cox may
do it, but the Democratic party ncv.
or. 1t should nurse it, and make it:
last days as pleasant rs possible
But possibly the party can do better
than to continue nurtuling that evil
The Democratic party has always
been one of policy-policy has been
its first law. Though ia ruinouS
condition, yet there may he some re.
naming elements of the party that
ar> rolilic enough to direct the insti.
tuition in the right way in the hope
of recovering its former power. Nc
one need be surprised it Democracy
so far forgets its love for slavery, as
to give it n parting kick.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1865-01-27
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IsNYONsT LIE WAIIOP IlS Z"

We find the following choice tit bit
In the last Courier;
"Gen. Lee, as Dictator, has all the
military power in his hands, and we
may feel assured that he will use it
in a manner that will seriously affect
the advancement Of our armies in
rebel territory. Lee is unquestona-
bly, one of the best Generals of the
age, and has thus far proved more
than match for the Generals we
have set against him"
Won't that be glorious "We feel
assured that Lee will clam us beau
tifully He'll drive our armies from
rebel territory. He'll do us up in
short order without gloves. Sher-
. man. Grant, Sheridan, Thomas, etc,
he'll wind around his finger like a
tow string! With his well disciplin
ed and finely equipped troops he'll
drive our demoralized and discour-
aged troops to certain destruction. -
Verify, what power is given to this
redoubtable Generally the Courier.
What love we bear him. ale is nm.
questionably one of tue best Gener-
ais of the age" What q pity the
rebels have not more Lees. There
ought to have been ono at Atlanta,
during the campaigns of Sherma2
and Thomas; one at Shenandoah
Valley, one at Savannah, and one at
Wilmington--then all would have
been well.
=" has thus far proved more
than match for the Generals W,
have set sgainst him" Yes. sucl
Generals as the young Napoleon ant
Fitz John Porter, who occupied mor'
OF his time than any other OF the I'm
ion Generate"
But, Will L., do you really wis
that be may, as you "feel assured h
will, retsrd the advance OF our arm
les. would you like to see our force
cut to pieces and have all the work {
the past -four years to do over again
speak it out like d. man aud let it |
known.
We would respectfully suggest tbs
some Of the older heads OF the d
mocracy take the young man in han
and not allow him to butt his brail
out. He isH either insane or ia h
ySuthfuiness does not possess suf
cient amount OF discretion.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1865-01-27

SENATE All the laws relative to the
poor were revised and amended so rs
TO authorize the County Commission
ers to allow 81 80 per day instead OF
81 80. The following resolution was
passed: "rhat in the opinion OF the
General Assembly, the people OF this
State are inncxiblv opposed to the
passage of n general Bankrupt Law
in which sentiment the General AS
sembly emphatically concurs."
UousE.-A resolution was introdu.
ced requesting our Congressman tc
use all honorable efforts to procure
the adoption of such measures, 10y
law or otherwise, "a will being about
Il more speedy adjustment of th'
claims of deceased and disabled sol
diers.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1865-01-27
ANGELS ANn MEA.

That eminently religious paper, the
Cincinuuti Enouirs7, of the 2lst, con.
tnns an article on peace, in which ii
urges the taking back OF the South,
with slavery, OF course. 1t draws an
affecting picture of the Northern and
Southern soldiers dropping their
mustets and crushing into each 9th.
ers' arms, as brothers," saying, truly,
"it would be pleasant spectacle for
the contemplation of angels and men,"
We have no doubt that the Enqui-
rer's knowledge OF angels is exten-
sive, and that IL knows precisely
what is and what Ia not pleasant for
them. 1t would, undoubtedly, be
pleasant for angels to contemplate
the re establishment of the auction
block in Washington; to see fair wo-
men sold for the express purpose of
prostitauon. They would, no doubt,
"sing new song" to again see chill
dren torn from agonized mothers ;
husbands separated from wives and
broken mp to supply debauched scoun-
drels with the means for gambling
They would cry "Amen" to see the
Bible stri cken out OF the hands of
three millions of human beings who
have with us an equal interest in the
blood of Him who is above angels /;
10 see the law enacted making it
imprisonment aud death to teach q
child to read the story Of the Cross.
As for men desiring to contemplate
this affecting spectacle. we have our
decent doubts. The soldier who has
had brother starved at Anderson
willie by half civilized brutes will. no
doubt, rush at his Southern brother,
but it will be with bayonet. The
hugging business is played out, and
so is the misguided brethren style.
The people Of the Southern States
are not of us. SO long has the poison
of slavery circulated in their veins
that they are altogether another
race. They have shown since the
war commenced not one spark oI
manliness-not particle OF humani,
ty-no honor--nothing but brutality
Their very courage is brutal lerocity.
Our soldiers know them, and if u
peace is mndeuntil the dogs are thor
oughly whipped into submission and
deprived of ALI power for evil, they
are the ones who will be the most dis.
appointed.
The En9ui'er's "angels and men,
must be the seeded angels who went
out with Luciier, and their earthly
imitators the "Sons OF Liberty. -
1t will miss the spectacle it sighs
or.
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GIVE HAVE COT THEN ABOUT
MHIPPED

Some months ago there conld not
he found Coppcrhcad in the coun-
try who would admit that the REBEL
ion could he crushed by force of arms.
IL was an utter impossibiity. Moth
ing short Of compromise or the &C.
acknowledgement Of the independence &C
Of the Confedcracy would bring
about peace. The common express.
ion, when talking with q Union man
was, "Y9u cannot conquer them "
The brilliant successes of the last
few months have changed their tune
With many of them it now is, ~
have about got them whipped"
This is somewhat cheering, consid.
ering from whence it comes. To
think that men who have refused tc
believe that We had gained any adj
vantage who always insisted that
our armies got worsted in every bat
tle---who talked about "your war;
'your armies etc, should come
down enough to say 1--WE have
whipped them, is very encouraging.
a few more Victories and they will
strike hands with Aboltionists -
1--WE have got them about whipped T.
"What big bear and Betscy kill
ed 7"
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1865-01-27
CONGRESSIONAL.

HousE--A Joint resolution was Of.
fered that in lieu OF the present duty
on books and newspapers, duty Of
3 per cent. al valorem be imposed
Adopted. A resolution OF thanks to
General Sheridan. The resolutions
of the Legislature of New York. in
structing Senators aud requesting
Representatives to vote for the ben
ding Constitutional Amendment to
abolish slavery, it being incompatible
with free government. A resolution
was adopted authorizing the Commit
tee on Military Affairs to send for
persons and papers and examine wit
nesscs as to retaliation,a and the treat
ment Of prisoners of war. The Com
mittee OF Ways and Means was in
structed to inquire into the expedi-
ency of removing the tariff on ma
terials used in the manufacture OF
printing paper.
SENATE.-A bill was introduced to
increase the pay OF officers in the
fold, below the rank Of Brioadier.
Gen erals. The petition Of the Ore.
gou Legislature asking for the estob.
lishment of an armory and arsenal'in
that State, was reported adversely
The following resolution declaring
the sense of Congress upon the sub.
ject of negotiation, was ordered to be
printed and laid on the table at pres.
ent:
Resolved by the Senate and House
of Representatives in Congress as.
scmblcd, That no negotiation, terms
OF settlement, or concession, or com
promise, he entered into, proposed,
yielded, or made with the rebels, un-
til they have manifested their lmplic-
it and unconditional submission to
the authority of the Government
'
and further, however much peace may
be desired, the present war must be
waged with all the resources of the
Government, until said submission
shall he secured, and the supremacy
of the Constitution and laws estab.
lislled over the .ntire territory OF the
United States, as heretore claimed.
The Commissioners were instructed
that the State in which enlistmcnts
had been made would be entitled to
credits therefor, unless it should ap-
pear by more direct evidence, that
they belonged elsewhere. a bill was
offered to rc-cstahlish the mail steam
ship service between the United
States and China.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1865-01-27
Lirc,ln ard Davis Cortrn,icd.

when Abraham Lincoln took the
chair of the Presidency Of the Unitcd
States he promised in his ll1tboot
lingo to "run the machine as he found
it Whether he has strictly kept
his promise those may doupt who
choose to consider the subject 1t is
enough for us to know, that whether
"running his machine in the path.
way This predecessors, or not, he
has run it with stern, iuh. Nible pur-
pose, n bold, steady hand, a yigilant,
active eve. Il slcep.css energy i'm.
attic spirit and an eye single to his
misrepresentation. lie
has called around him in council, the
ablest and most earnest men of his
country. Where he has lacked in in
dividuul 9bility, learning, eX. cricn ce
OF craftsmanship, he has sought it
and found it in the able men about
him. whose assistance he unhesita-
tingly accepts, whose powers he ap-
niles to the advancement of the cause
he has undertaken
In the Cabinet and in the field he
has consistently and fearlessly press
ed on the search for men who could
advance his cause, and has rs unhes-
itatingly cut off all those who clogg-
ed it with weakness, inpecilitv, timi.
dtv or failure. Force, energy, brains,
earnestness, he has collected around
him in every department. Black
guards and buffoon as he is, he has
pursued his end with an energy as
untiring as an Indian, and single.
ness of purpose that might almost be
called patriotic. II he were not an
unscrupuious knave IN his end and q
fanatic in his political views, he
would undoubtedly command our res
lpect rs q ruler, so far as we are con
cerned. Abroad and at home he
has exercised alike the same cease
less energy and circumspection,
We turn our eyes to Richmond, an
The contrast is appalling, Stkeaing I
! the heart.-ChariestOn Mercury.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1865-01-27
ii he New =.

The Richmond Examiner of the
l7th says "rhe great Il istake of
the early days of secession was the
dissolution OF the Convention of the
States, and the hasIy formation OF
the Confederate Government. with its.
cut and dry constitution, President
and departments 1t says all admit
the error, but few are willing TO re-
trace their steps and reiustate q SOW.
ereign convention
The Judiciary Committee of the
Illinois Senate have reported in favor
of repeating what are termed the
"Black laws of that State. The
Committee say that the laws are. to n
great extent, dead letter; that the
reasons for which they wer. originally
passed have ceased to exist, are in
all respects unjust,
/ On Thursday twenty five guerrillas
of SUE MUNDY's gang, under com
maId of one armed Lieutenant nam
ed BERRY, made Il dash into Simp
sonville, Ky, and stole about $1,000
, in money, dozen gold watches and
number of silver ones. They then
attacked the Shelbyville stage and
robbed the passengers, They also
} committed other depredations in the
Incighhorhood,
On Friday night Mr., FIELD, whc
claims to have been elected UNITED
= States Senator from Louisiana; at
+, tackled Mr.. KELLEY, member of Con
gress from Philadelphia, at his hotel
= first with abusive epithets, and after
$ wards with knife, with which h
cut Mr.. KELLEY in the hand. Tn
. oiTense of Mr.. KELLEY was a speec
= ip which he opposed the admissio
q of the Louisiana delegation to seat
y. in Congsess.
IS The Secretary of War sent a con
n munication to tue House, stating tn;
&c the whole subject of the exchange {
prisoners was placed in the hands {
,e Lieutenant General Grant. in OctobC
-, last, when he was advised by IL
- President that it was his desire til,
g all prisoners, both soldiers and cit
IA zens, should be released as speedily
OF possible, and that every thing Co
y sistent with the national honor shou
y be done to that end. 1t Is furth
:" ., stated that there is prospect no
'i1 of full exchange at an early da
il, The rebels have thus far refused
II. general exchange. This explanati,
n, will relieve the President and Seer
- tary of War of much of the cens,,
10 cast upon them by the country. II
" fair exchange cannot be effected. I
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1865-01-27
What wisconsin Has Done.

To the calls of Government for
troops, no state has responded with
greater alacritv than has Wisconsin.
She has sent to the field since the
commencement of the war, forty-four
regiments of infantry, four regiments
and one company Of cavalry, one reg
iment of heavy rrtillcry, thirteen
batteries Of light artillery, and one
company of sharpshooters, making
an aggregate, (cXclusive of one hun
drcd Gay men) Of seventy-tive thou
sand, one hundred and thirty three
men. OF this number, thirty two
thousand, nine hundred and seventy
have been lost to the service by
deaths. discharges and desertions,
leaving in the service at the present
time forty-two thousand, one hundred
and sixtv-three men. To this large
number furnished by our young State,
should he added the three regiments
of one hundred day men, who so no
bly responded to the call at Il critical
moment. when their services were so
much needed, and whose services
were of so much Importance to the
Government rs to call forth from the
Commander in-Chief the highest spe.
cial comneudation.
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Administrators A Sale of
Real Estate.

Probate Court of Hancock county, Ohio, |
will, offer fnr sale, NJ Public Auction, on sat
urdty. the 18th dIy oi February, 1868, ut
one o'clock in the afternoon, at the door of
Tie Court House, OF said county, the follow
ing descrhee Real Estate, situate IN fhe
county OF Hancock, and State of Ohio, to-
wit;
The North Wnst Quarter of the Southwest
Qua ter of section elg1teer (lS) In township
twn (2) North Range oleyen Ql) Esst. Ap
praised At sl,3J0
TetmS 0t Sale -One third I'm hand, one
third N one year, and ono third in Two Years
lfrnm The dly OF sale with interest; tho pay
mants to be cured Oy mortgage upon the
prem ses sold.
LODEMA A. DDRSY,
Administrative nf the Estate ut William
Oor'y, deceased.
BRowN h BsRKEr, Attys.
Jannnrv Il lSf5,r3,
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civ Us.


Mr.. James Brooks, Representative
from New York, is one of the bitter
est and most virulent of Copper
heads---as fine a specimen of n rebel
as can be found out of the rebel ar
my. He is an intense admirer of the
Southern chivalry--he loves them
thinks that their manners and GUS
toms are uneXceptionahle. A few
days since in speech, he took occa-
sion to refer to Gen. Butler rs "the
gold rohber." Butler addressed po-
lite note to him, requesting an ex.
planation Brooks Immediately saw
scary visions Of pistols, blood and a
corpse-himself forming the subject,
OF course he was frightened, badly
frightened, and rushed into the House
and threw himself upon its protection
--claiming that Butler, according to
the Constitution, had no right to call
him to account for words uttered in
debate. 1t is to be Chopped that he
will be protected,
Mr.. Brooks didn't do right. IC
should have elnulated the example o.
lis Southern brethren, and called fol
pistols for two. We hope that as hC
has found n protector he will n,
longer from fear.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1865-01-27
legal Notice.

I OSEPH VArUtAS. Of tho State ut Caifor-
- mia. win take unttse that John Workman,
as ndmi0i~trainr NJ the estate of Paul Ma.
thias deror.r,t. nu the 2sth dnv " Decem.
hcr, v b. I-Gl fled his pcttinn In the PRO.
hl'c Court. Wiihl aud TOR tho county Of
Hancock and STATE uf Ohe, alleging that
the personal estate nf said decedrnt II insLf
1ri~rt to pav MS debts and The charges of I'D
mmisterIug hiS estate; that he died seized in
Zee nipple ( ile folllwing read estate, situ-
.te IN spd county OF Hnncork. to-wtt:
Tho North west quirtar nf the south west
quarter at section seven ~. township one
~ nort4. range nine t9) east aso the south
ctt; quarter II the southwest quarter Ia
said section seven 20; also The northwest
quarter Of section eighteen US). township
.u uDrih. RANGE uine 10y cast, containing
lG3 y Too acres: also The west half of the
north east quarter of SAID section eighteen
(ls). cuHtauug 10 acres. also the northeast
quarter ~ the Snuth-we,t quarter of SAID
section giueeu (N). contuhing a. 50 100
u res; and Of the following real estate. sit.
nate IN 'hc county " Put am, Ohio, Ia. wit;
TIE northeast quarter uf section two (O,
tuWn~NI p Due ~ unrtl, range eight (s) east, (,
.c,uttiuing lG3 acres; also the south half of tho
luorth west qtarter of section one (D;.Also
the etS, half Cf The southwest qua ~ OF
section twelve; also the west half OF the
southeast quarter ui section twelve, all ia
said tuwushp one % north, range eight
Ieast that Barbara Matthias, ts widow uf said
( iiecedout. Is M Tied lo dover in said prem
Iisis, aud that Jacob Huhias, I's'ph Matthias,
lEphrilm Nttujt., Cath rinc !lGnI informal.
Iried with John Bum, John Matthias, Daniel
Matthias, William Matthias, Mary A. Matthias.
/ Be itmi1 +. Matthias. David Matthias and Lew.
Is Matthias, rs his Lelrs rs l.S, hu,d the next
estate IT inheritance theron.
/ The prayer ut sod pe.uoA Is fer assign
m NJ uf dover 60 said u .rDLrt Il ttlitS AMI
/ tu = sale ut sad premises, ur So muca there.
/ luf ~ may he rere sary, subject TO SuCn dow
Ter estate. i'r .he pay Meut 'i the Debts and
charges aforesaid sad petiliun will he for
hearing on the 231 day Ot January, 1856.
JOHN NU ,TMAN.
| Administrator Of the Es,atc Vf Paul Ma.
( thIas deceased
! B.owS * BtREgr. ~,
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Guardians sale CG Real
EAtatc.

nN the ! n day # Fcbruarv \. 1865 r.
| ure o'rl"c p. w., "a The door vi he
Court House. iu tho town "f Findlly. o.. " "
b soldtu the hEhestbi ,or.t.e following real
estate. As the property of J'lu +. Sw1ucy.
James w Sv1urv. Aar u o.. SwIney. Mary
Jane Svruey and George ' SNtney. t".wt :
The east half IT the s,l'h vHst qlsr rter o
section ten U0). township two (O. north
range twelve (l2) east. con t'ninS 30 acres
ot land more r less-suDect to dover I"
Margaret ~wtnev.
Appraised 1t 5000.
Terms of sale One third In baud. one
third In one 'cI aud one tlird in two year'
frumdavofs.us. r. tn interest layshlc ANNUALLY
payments 'n be secured by morta1e upon
premises sold.
MAEGArET SwANEY. Guardian.
0'NEAL, BLACLFoRp N UNRsu, Atty's.
January 4, lSG5. vi lu3} 4.
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eminent will not stop at this time,
when success is certain.
Perhaps the writer does not keep
himself posted in regard to matters
generally. He probably has not
heard OF Savannah and Fort Fisher,
and has not noticed the change of
sentiment in foreign papers, and the
change in the actions of foreign oili-
cials. Had he noted these things, he
would never have penned the above
paragraph, unless he wished TO be un-
derstood as favoring the recognition
of the Southern Confederacy. Does
he J.?
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1865-01-27

A short time after the taking Of
Fort Fisher, ave rebel vessels laden
with supplies attempted TO run the
blockade, being ignorant OF the state
Of affairs, aud were easily captnrel
by our yessels Doodle
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1865-01-27

Rebel papers admit that the fall of
Foat Fisher was one OF the severest
blows of the war. 1t is the key to
Wilmington, and already they are
counseling that the cotton be burned
aud the city evacuated
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A Administrators Notice.

Mt LICE /, uER.HY GIVEN, th,,l me sub.
~ scriher has been appuuted and q l,lih ,d
Adm,n sraror ot tho estate of J",eph Pc
'er uan, late ct Hancock county, Quo, de.
ceased. JNO. NJ \RhL.,
Adm'r of the Estate OF Joseph Peternan,
deceased
The apprais ment of the property Will
AXE place on Monday, Ian. 81 at the resi-
lence sf J,S. Peierman.
January ~, 6rvll n3ii3f
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LIGHT Mn G-RODS

Put up an oli ones repaired. A liberal pat
rOnage eolicted.
MORRISON & GROSS.
tindlav. Nav G. 1854
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