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slavery In Canada.

A slave case of twenty-five years
standing was decided hy the Supreme
Court of Missouri the other day.
Charlotte, negro, sued Col. August
Choutoau for her freedom and the
case outlived the plaintiff. The moth.
er of Charlotte was q slave in Canada
in 1875. and by several sales became
the property of Chouteou,s father in
st. Louis. The question turned up
on the fact whether slavery was rec
ognized In Canada at that time, and
the Court decided in 1859 that it did
exist there from 1850 to 1893. The
Supreme Courtreversed this decision
the other day and assessed the costs
that had accrued for quarter centu.
ry against the defendant Chouteau. -
1t is probable that had slavery and its
influence continued rs 1t was in 1859,
the decision of the Lower Court
would have been confirmed and the
State have lost the costs. Thus it
took the Court a quarter Of century
to do for one person what a an hours
work in the Convention did for 1l4,-
600 slaves and probably the rebell-
ion was the means of enabling the
Court to do that much for freed ON.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1865-02-17
Gov. Ogiesby on the Negro.

Gov. Oglesby, of Illinois, is Ken
tucklan by birth, and doubtless shar.
ed the prejndicos Of his native State;
but he has been fighting rebels until
he carries a pretty fair allowance ol
lead IN his body, which seems to have
operated to clear his brain, since, in
his Inaugural Address, he says:
"ls the pnblic sentiment of the
country to be checked or delayed in
its determination TO eradicate Slavery
from the soil of the Republic by the
constant inquiry: "What is to be-
bone of the negro after he is free?"
1t might better be asked, what may
not become of himp He can labor,
he can learn, he can fight, improve
and aspire, aud fafter weIshll have
tried, for rs long to make him a use.
Iul free man as we have n useless
slave, we shall fail, and he shall fail,
there will be time enough left in
which to solve this persistent ques.
ton"
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1865-02-17
II bel Torpedoos on jaime. River.

A Norfolk correspondent of the
Philadelphia press says very import
ant capture of torpedoes was recently
made by q party, sent out from the
fleet, in cabin near Newport News.
The torpedoes were the size Of a bar
rel; and were compactly fixed within
tin compartments with hammer and
percussion cap attached. The cap
had the following Initials on ii. &c.
II. c., Woolworth, Eng"
The hammer was insulated with q
glass knob, and contained in Il hollow
handle a most ingenous arrangement
of magnetic wire, This entire work
was evidently the product Of an in
ventive mind. For several minutes
after the capture they were afraid to
move them, fearing lest they had
some connection with wire, by means
Of which they might be exploded
Captain Kernes cut a deep trench
around the two torpcdoes at q dis
tance of ten feet from them. They
dug To the depth of nine feet, but
HO WIZ. TIC anu
caps were removed from the instru.
ment, and they were taken on board
with great care. They are now safely
housed at the Portsmouth (Gosport)
navy yard, where they are being taken
apart. They are Of a shape not unlike
barrels. They taper ut each end,
and are closely bound with strong
steel hoops. Had the rebels been
successful in this attempt, they would
have undoubtedly blown up several
of our vessels which often lay in that
vicinity. 1t is an old trystiug place
of the Ironsides, and her loss to the
Government at this time would have
proven disastrous. Additional forces
of the river police are now on duty
on both sides OF the James yiver,
whose duty it is to keep continual
lookout, and be more watchful than
they have heretofore been.
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HOW MANY KINnSt

The course of events bring to light
many things that were hidden. Ev
cry one knows that there has been
two kinds OF Democrats, but Dem
ocratic paper declares that there are
two more, making four distinct kinds.
OF the newly discovered two, Cox
represents one and Long the other
The former, latterly, does not favor a
dishonorabie peace, while the latter
favors separation. It's easily enough
seen which the mass of the Democrat
Ic party will follow, if their former
protestations OF devotion to the Union
were honest. 1t has been their cry
that If peace and Union could not be
gained by negotiations, they were
with the war party In the prosecution
Of the war. II they are honest they
will follow Cox; If they have beer
living lie they will cling to Long
Anxiously VIC wait.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1865-02-17
The Provost Marshal. General has

The Provost Marshal General has
postponed the draa. Wherever vol
untcering ceases or is not kept up
briskly, itis, however, IN ba.enforccd
At elce.
! Cook county, Illinois, [ (Chicago. }
seems to be in trouble. Her quota is
about 5000 and the papers say there
10 no use attempting to fill it with q
draft, as 1t would cost $4,000, 600. -
The quota is so large because the en-.
rollment is HEAVIER than it should be,
amounting to 81 ,007, while the whole
number Of votes polled was 27 ,239,
and the enrolment was made immed-
lately after the election. The ooun-
try towna whioh, ia the aggregate,
cast 5,779 votes, returned $500
names of persons liable to draft. At
this ratio for the city the enrolment
should be lS,500, instead of $1,000.
But as it is, Chicago is charged with
1l5 enrolled men to 100. This, says
the Tribune, lis perfectly outrage
ous."
The Boston Transcript says that
the high price obtained ior some land
sold In State street, on Monday, in.
duccd bank officer to soe how many
silver dollars would cover square
foot. He found that sixty five Amer
lean silver dollars could be put into
the space. The land in question was
sold for $50 80 per square foot.
The gallant Lient. Cushing, rs we
learn from his official dispatch to Ad.
miIal Porter, which the latter has Tor
warded to the Navy Department, has
made succosslul landing on the
Carolina coast. lie held. with his
small force OF sailors and marines
tho village of All Saints for twenty
-four hours, burned $4,000 worth of
cotton, and brought away two fiat
boats containing twcnty.three bales
of the staple, besides capturing u
number OF rebel soldiers.
Senator Trumbull and Representa-.
tives Wilson, of iowa, and Dawson,
of Pennsylvania, compose the Joint
Committee to wait upon President
Lincoln and inform him of his re-elcc
ton, snd also to notify Andrew John.
son OF his election to the Vice Presi-
dency.
Within the space of three days
over 400 desertcrs from Lees army
arrived st Washington from City
Point. These men represent overy
State now in rebellion. and strange
as It may seem, the larger proportion
are from South Carolina; the next
from North Carolina, and the least
from Virginia and Georgia. AS fast
as they arrive and take the oath they
are provided with free transportation
North. All of them say that they
would have deserted before, but upon
learning that peate negotiations were
on foot, they decided to wait until the
result was announced.
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Sherman nj IYoYk.

Telegraphic dispatches which give
the substance of intelligence in the
Richmond papers of Saturday last,
show that Sherman is operating in
earnest. The supposition is, that his
main force was moving upon Branch
vile, South Carolina. He had man
aged, without attracting attention, to
advance to a place called Whippy
Swamp, thirty miles northwest of
Pocotaligo, and about the same dis
tance south. west of Branchville at
the same time strong column of
cavalry had been started toward Au.
gusta, and upon the coast the appear
ance of barges at Young Island, and
steamers at Whites Point, upon the
Edisco, below Adams Run, was tel
egraphed from the Cutter Point to
Charleston, from which it is distant
about twenty miles in q south west
direction.
Thus it will be seen that Sherman
threatens Charleston and Brapchville,
in South Carolina, and Augusta, in
Georgia, at the same time, variety
of operations which must bother the
rebels immensely, III they imagine
that Charleston is hfs aim, their troops
at Branchville will not be available to
defend the cradle OF the rebellion -
In the position which he held on Fri
day, lie might threaten Branchville,
and turn upon Augusta by rapid
march. BY capturing Branchville he
cuts off Augusta and Charleston, and
makes himself master of the whole
railroad communications Of South
Carolina. There seems to have been
no effort at opposition at Young's
Island, and if rapid movements are
lmade, . body OF troops might be
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1865-02-17

| Chat VIC arc the warsted party. These
instructions will meet favor with eve
ry loyal person
EXECUTIVE MANSION.
WAsniscToS, january 81
Hon. Wm. II. Seward, Secretary of
State
You will proceed to Fortress Mon.
roe, there to meet and informally con.
fer with Messrs. Stephens, Hunter
and Campbell on the basis of my let
ter to T. p. Blair, Esq, of January
18th, 1865, copy of which you have.
You will make known to them that
three things are indispensable, to wit:
1st, The restoration of the national
authority throughout all the States
I'd, No receding by the Executive OF
the United States or the slavery
Question from the position assumed
thereon in the late annual message to
Congress, and in the preceding doc
uments; and Sd, Nc cessation Of hos. il.
tilities short Of an end of the war, and
the disbanding of ali the forces
hostile 10 the Government. You will
inform them that all propositions of
theirs not inconsistent with the above,
will be considered and passed upon
in spirit Of sincere liberality. You
will hear all they may choose to say
and report to me. You will not as
sumo to definitely consummate any.
thing. Yours, DC,
TtScotS
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CONf.IfI,SSfpNAI A.,

HoUsE.-A joint resolution was
adopted appropriating $25 000 for &
contract with VIM. H. Powell to
paint picture illustrative of some
naval victory. to be place at the head
fthe Grand Staircase OF the Capitol
Tho revenue hill WAS amended 50 lay
a tax on maple sugar and maple mo
lasses, and to exempt from tax bibles
prayer books and school hooks val
ned at less than two dollars. An
amendment was agreed to, imposing
II tax of 3 per cent. 0d paiorem on
manufactured clothing when the an.
nual products exceed $1,000.
SENAEE.-The hill establishing the
mail steamship service between the
United States and China, was passed.
The bill passed by the House repeal.
ing the duty on paper was amended
in the Senate making che duty Is pei
cent. A resolution. was introduced
favoSng the appointment of discharg.
ed sailors and soldiers to such civil
Government offices as they may be
capable of filling.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1865-02-17

The rebel leaders are busily en-
gagged in trying to do away with the
encouragement Of their followers.--
War meetings are being held, fiery
speeches made. aud o general effort
put forth to cause the people to think
that their csuse 10 not q desperate
one. 1t viii not succeed, for when
the people once get their eyes opened
10 facts, no amount of fallacious reas-
oning will close them. The Southern
people are not half SO fierce for indie
pendence AZ their leaders, and they
are making it manifest. They begin
to see that the independence they
would gain under the Confederate
Government world not improve thei'
condition, but rather make it worse
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Term, offered the Rebels.

The following is the letter Of the
President to Secretary Seward, as he
was about to 60 to Fortress Monroe
to meet the rebel Commissioners to
negotiate for peace, AS will be seem
the instructions breath the right spir
it. While they are sufficiently con
ciliatory, they do not bear the least
appearance of feeling, on our part
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1865-02-17
landed in that neiphborhood, |, thew

landed in that neighborhood: they
might be thrown across the Charles.
ton & Savannah Railroad in advance
Of the force at Pocotaligo, which
couldmove up to its assistance. q
= The rebels have acted upon the
theory that either Charleston OF
Branohville is to be attacked They
have also feared an attempt upon
Augusta. Bat they probably are not
as well prepared at that point as they
are at the great railroad center
Sherman is master of the situation,
and may direct his movements against
either OF the three points. At Whip.
py swamps he Is about equi.distant
from Charleston and Augusta. He
had hitherto made movements at
Combahee river and Ashepoo river
which seemed to indicate that Charles
ton would be his main point of attack.
His efforts were in that direction, but
by skillful and swift march he has
succeeded in getting much nearer
Branchville than ever before, and is
apparently in earnest, and with his
main force going in that direction.
Stirmishing has been going on at
two bridges between Wbippy Swamp
and Branchville One of them, Nc
BRIDES Bridge, had been taken, and
efforts were made at Braxton's Bridge
to stop the seemingly triumphant
course of Sherman. Rranchville will
undoubtedly be defended Sherman
may or may not attack 1t. If he
chooses he can flank it and reach the
railroad above at point between
Branchville and Columbia, which
would be as effectual in cutting of
South Carolina from Virginia as if he
had set down before Rranchville with
determination to go through the tedi-
um Of siege. The eyes of the
couRtry will now be turned toward his
hitherto invincible army. Unfortu-
nately it is so tar inland, that for some
time he will have to trust TO the reb.
el reports for information of the cam
paign.
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Had Vice President Stephens th

Had Vice President Stephens the
power TO make peace in his own
hands, the war would not last anoth-
or day. He favors peace on the ba-
els of the Union. While at Fortress
Monroe. In conversation with Gener-
u Grant, he expressed himself in IA
,or Of peace in sufficiently strong
terms TO induce Grant to telegraph to
Lincoln tc come down there to con,
fsy with him. However, he could
rot have his say, and it amounted tc
nothiug tt ID a notable fact that a,
she war meetings since held in Rich
mnnd. Stephens has made It conve
nieIi not 10 attend.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1865-02-17

Mcclellan was in favor of "ex
hausting the resources of Statesman
ship" TO bring back our erring breth'
ron Of the South, and if that failed he
was in favor of forcing them back
1t has failed. How many Of those
who voted for him and his opinion,
will come up to the fighting point2
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CERrIsIcATE OF AUTHORITY.

TO expire on the 3lSt day OF January. 1861
OFFICE OF rHs AUDITOR OF STATE,
lnsur'ce Dep, Columbus, iJ., Feb. |, IS. I
WHERgAs, I METROPOLITAN INSURANCE
New York, has file u IN this flee sworn
statement of its condition, as required by
the first section OF the act 10 regulate Insu.
rance Companies not incorporated by the
state Of ONO" passed April slh $50, and
amended February OH 1864 and, Whereas,
said Company has furnished the undersigned
ga at.slactOry evidence that II Is possessed Of
at least ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOL.
LARS Of actual Capital invested IN Stocks or
Bonds, or IN M"rlgayes OF Real E,tale, worth
m0rtgaged; and. Whereas, SAID Company
has tiled in this Ofiioo u written instr ument
under It's corporate seal, signed by the Pres.
ident and Secretary thereof, authorizing any
Agent " Agents Of said Company IA this
State % acknowledge service of process. for
and IN behalf OF said ompany, accordieg to
the terms oi said law.
Now, Ihereforef In pursuance Of the nrst
section Of the aforesaid aot, \, JAMES ID.
GOODMAN, Auditor of State for Ohio, do hereby
certify that said ME- fR IP0I.lrAN IN5URA'CE
COMPANY, of NewYurk, is anth orized 10 trans.
act tue businesa.Of Fire andMarine Insurance In
this State until the thirty-hrst day OF Janu.
AIRY, in the year one thousand eight hundred
in wives, wHEREoF,.I have hersunto
subscribed my name and caused the seal Of
my Ollice 10 10 ani xed The day sid year above
- - 81, re~JAME5 Il GOLDMAN,
IssALl tsrAMPI HAud,tosof state
Applications received and policies promptly
ISSUED by Or
]. 3. & e. T. DUNN,
ILtl Agents, Findlay, Ohio.
Feb. ~, lssEvllnssts.
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TOUCHING a TENnER sroT.

TOUCHING TErbEk StOF.
Two weeks ago, in mentionin!
0en. Shermen'e plan Of settling ne
grees In South Carolina. we remarked
that that state would be inh abited by
"a nev and better race" whcreupol
she Courier, touched in it's tende
spot, raised the ancient howl of mig
ger equality"
The Courier lie, ns usual, Mt fault
we do nor assert the superiority o.
the negro over the white man. We
only assert the superiority of the ne
gro over some white men. we do moi
believe the negro Is the superior o.
the educated Ohioan, or Michigandcr
but we do nost pnhesitatingly nsser'
that the most humble negro, the
longest.hceled, nkiest-haired, fiat
test nosed, lpud.smelling Ethiopian
that ever piled hoe or handled C
whits.wash brush 10 better man, in
all respects, and more entitled To the
consideration OF o loyal American,
than the best sccessicnist on the top
OF the earth.
We are very well aware that the
Courier will not agree with us. We
know that 1t has regard for seces-
sionists on general principles--that
it has always regarded the Southern
nigger.driver Ns but little below the
angels, and that at heart it does not
condemn them for the act that has
deluged the country with blood
We know Il looks upon the Govern
mept as the aggressor in this conflict,
and the Southern secessionist as the
injured party striving for his rights,
that in looking upon men and things
,hus II looks from Southern stand
point. Therefore, il regards
Lincoln as an ape.
Butler RS beast.
Soldiers (Federal) as blue. coated
hirelings.
Negroes as balloons.
The Suutherner us the true type Of
manhood, and
Blood-hounds as ciyiliziug and hu.
rnano institutions.
But we, occupying another stand.
point, looking through other specta-
cles. regard Lincoln as true man,
Butler ditto. soldiers as patriots,
Southerners as arrogant, tyranical
curses to humanity, and negroes us
good, bad or indifferent men, as edu-
cation and circumstances have made
them. The Southerner is our enemy
--the enemy Of the only Free Gov
ernment on earth. He has made war
upon us--he has billed hundreds of
thousands OF our best men--he has
starved tens of thousands, he has fill ,
ed our land with mourning. The ne
gro has ever been our true friend; and
the bitter enemy Of our enemies. =
lie has fought for us, died for US
lie has assisted our neighbor's sons
in their escapes from slow death, at
,he risk of his life-he has fed and
clothed them from his scanty supplies,
and SO far az man could be has aided
us.
Therefore, being friend of the
Government, we regard the negro NJ
q better man for us, than the South
Carolina rebel, and when we said that
State "would be occupied by new
and better race" we said it intention.
ally. 1t was no slip of the PEN
We regard the negro dressed in Fed
cral uniform, fighting the battles OF
the country, as worth more 10 tue
world than million of South Carroll
Ia autocrats. We are not willing in
this case to stop with mere equality.
Over such white men, we boldly assert
pcgro superiority.
The rebel leaders are busily en-
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10000 90
No deposit in any State.
THE srlrs uY Ew YoRx. =.

City and Codrty OF New Yors. IS.
JAMES LoRA.R GRAHAM, Presidnnt, ana
JoHS Z. G"opniDGs, Secretary OF Tho Metro.
pollttn Insurance Company, being severally
aud duly sworn, deposs and say, and each
for himself says. that the foreg ,ing is 4 tuii,
true and correct statement 90 the affairs OF
SAID Company and that they are the above
described Officers thereof. III
JAMS LOR MEK GRMH tHM, Pres't.
}. {. GOOORiDGE, secretary.
Subsol ihed aud sworn before me, this 3I,t
day oi January, A. ID. lfGi.
SEALl MOSkS .. hACLAY,
lsTAApl Ohio CoTiluiy' r In NewYork
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order Of American Knights ~ Ohio

order Of American Knights IN Obi"
The report of Adjutant General
Cowan speaks of the existence of this
Order rs the most disgraceful feature
of the times. Early in the year the
Governor instituted such system OF
espionage that the existence of the
Order was fully proved. and that its
numbers in Ohio ranged between so.
600 and 10000 members, bound by
oaths which they held paramount to
their obligations to the State. The
report says:
"Thc purposes and operations of
the order we're fully known early in
the summer, and ample steps were
taken to meet any overt act OF vio-
le1ce with such q power as would
crush it ut once and forever. The
programme OF the uprising last con-
templated, empraced the destruction
OF the railroads and telegraph lines,
and the sudden movement of force
to this city; the siezure Of the State
and United States arsenals here; the
release of the rebel prisoners of Camp
Chase, who were to be armed by the
arms captured here. The column
thus Ye-enfGrCed, was to cooperate
with John Morgan, or some other
rebel commander, who was ex.
peeted to demonstl ate at some point
on the border, more prohably in Ken
tucky. The time fixed for the com
mencemcnt of this grand movement
was the 10th day of August last
This date was learned from several
sources, and from Lodges in differ
ent parts Of this and other States -
1t was also known to the rebel pris-
oners ut Camp Chase, and Of course
they were on the qui Vipe for thcir
expected deliverance."
Various other measures were to he
carried out to further the cause OF
the rebellion, and minister to the dev.
iiish malice Of these conspirators.--
For instance, the military and civil
officers Of the Department and State
were to DE captured, or assassinated,
the private property of influential
prominent Unionists was to be des-
troyed or stolen, and all soldiers or
detectives were to be murdered wher-
ever found unarmed, or not in sufil-
cient numbers to defend themselves.
In short, every means which the con-
spirators could devise whereby the
rebellion might be strengthened, or
the cause of the Union injured. was
to he made use Of in the course Of
their operations.
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NAME AN2 LOCATION

fNhe ntinJ Ot the Company is THE ME-.
l. ItOPOLiFAN tNsIRAyCE tny.
rANN' incorporated in lS52 and located IN
The City VI New York. -
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|. ChPIT1L

fhs CAP iial OF said Com .,any &C.
ludl! ptid up In oasi is. t1oo M, IA
The surplus on the lst dty OF '''O' Y"
"A"St i'''''''''''''.'..... ass. 32l 81
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OyrIeE OF rus AvDlr1R or rlrg,

n,
Columbus, U. February |, ls65.
1t Is hereby certified, thai tue fregIing ia
Il corrcol copy Of the Statement Ut Cunditi N OF
tie METROPOLITAN INsUR \NCE COMPA'H
ct Nv YORK made TO and hed in this once,
for. the year 1876.
Witness my hand and seal officially.
JANE, II. GOODMAN,
lsgALI tsrAMPl Auditor OF State,
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--latest telegraphic reports state that
Sherman has passed Branchville and
left Hardee and Beauregard far in
the rear. ..st6 -sps