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The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1865-02-03
Aneflr fn.fine.

Gen. Sherman, who, IL will be re.
membered, was claimed last fal! rs an
opponent of Lincoln,s policy, has
set apart the abandoned lands in GER
tain parts Of Florida and South Car
olins, for the settlement Of negroes
made free by the acts Of war and the
Proclamation. In the districts thus
set apart. no white persons are adj
mitted--it is for the negroes exclu.
sively.
While this movement answers the
question, "what shall be done with
the negro ?" the fact that South Cur.
olina was selected for the experiment
win heighten the Joy OF every loyal
man. South Carolina, once the home
of the chivalrous nigger-driver, the
land Of the most arrogant, overbear.
ing aristrocrats the world was ever
cursed with, to be the home Of the
despised niger! Thank the Lord
Instead Of condemning the South
Carolina traitor to death, let him be
taken through his old state once a
year, after the present occupants are
gone, and q new and better race has
taken their place.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1865-02-03


"Do they want a peace based upon
subjugation and determination
Courier.
We want q peace based upon the
eternal principles of justice. We
want the South brought back into the
Union Invested of those institutions
and ideas that are at variance with
the idea OF Free Government. We
want no human bondage, neither do
we want any institution set above the
Government. Slavery was opposed
to the freedom of Speech and OF the
Press-'it cudgelcd anti slavery Sen.
ators, and destroyed anti. slavery
presses. LII its arrogance it declar
cd itself above the Government, and
made war upon II, and by that act il
forfeited all its rights under the Gov
ernment. The Government has tn,
legal control of thirty. six States ant
the territories, II rebels submit
they are suhjugatcd--if they holt
out long enough they will be extor
minated, and we are in favor of con
tinuing the war until the authorit,
Of the Government is acknowledged
everywhere. But VIC are not IN favo
of going down on our knees befor,
these rebels, begging them To com,
back and again rule over us--we ar,
unaiterably opposed to a patched. ~
peace that would bring upon us an
other war in four years.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1865-02-03
The Ne w $.

The news from Savannah are i'm.
Iportant. General Sherman's army,
stronger than ever in number, and
still more irresistible in every ele
ment that constitutes an army, than
whom IL aarehed from Atlanta. has
entered upon another campaign. OF
the objective point nothing is known;
bat whatever may be it's object, the
soldiers are entirely confident of sue.
cess. The last heard of Gen. Sher-
man he was about fifty miles from
Charleston, but whether that was
the point he intended to strike is not
known.
New YORK, Jan. 80 The Worlds
Port Royal correspondent mentions
the beginning of new campaign
which will be brief but grand. 1t
says the reputed and ultimate object
OF h.ir attention will probably create
for them more prestige and glory
than the capture of one hundred or.
dinary cities.
Every available soldier of Sher.
mans army has left Savannah, Beau.
fort and Port Royal. Their destina.
tion is still mystery to the enemy,
who continue to guess that no matter
where they may be now treading they
will eventually be seen in the vicinity
OF Charleston. General Sherman has
not given hint of his programme,
and his troops have evinced no Curl.
osity in the matter. Deserters from
Hardee's army report the enemy de
pend almost solely on the resistance
made beyond the city to save it from
capture, and that if our troops should
march to the rear, their presence
would be equivalent to its possession.
A gentleman from New York writes
to the World an account of an inter.
view with Gen. Sherman. He gives
the views Of the latter concerning
trade with captured cities. Sherman
said he believed that whenever VIC
can trade into captured cities we feed
the rebels out Of our own resources,
so that they gain more by their loss
es, than we by our victories. Uo
would exclude trade from every cap,
; tured city, convert them to military
posts The business community will
make money at the expense of oul
country and the interests and honor
!, of our flag,
,l lie referred to Memphis, and sale
the results OF opening trade ther,
were to give Forrest all the supple,
he wanted, and 10000 or 90, 900 mer
besides. The opening OF captured
coasts and cities to trade by the Fed
erai Government is efficiently sup
plying the rebels with all the GOOD
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1865-02-03
PEACE NEco1IArIoNs.

The air is full of peace rumors--
some probable and some improbable
That the masses Of the Southern peo.
plc are ready to stop fighting and re.
turn to the Union we have no doubt,
but that Jefferson Davis and the lead.
ers in the rebellion are ready for this
we do not believe. They have staked
their lives and fortunes on the issue,
and they will never yield so long as
they can muster enough force to con.
tinue the struggle. They fear the
Government, and even If they should
be pardoncd, they have their own
dupes to meet, made desperate by
the losses they have sustained in war.
JEFF. knows full we'll that the parties
seduccd into secession by his lies and
sophistries--those who embarked In
1t on the supposition that the North
would not fight, that the opposition
had strength enough to keep the Gov.
ernment quiet, &c, &C. he knows
that his most severe punishment must
come from these men, who, trusting
him, have lost all. His life would
not be worth moments purchase af.
ter the military power he holds is
broken.
We have no objection TO any one
figuring in the peace business, but in
the meantime our preparations for
war should in no particular be neg
lected. In fact the heavier the prep
aration for war the more probable a
peace without further fighting. The
South is now exhausted. If it sees
the Northern armies, already more
than match for them, re- inforced
with 100000 more" it will have q
tendency to facilitate negotiations
They will see the utter hopelessness
of their cause, knowing as they must
by this time, that we can send 300,-
600 every six months and still keep
the business of the country moving.
The musket is the best diplomatist,
and artillery the safest peace com,
missioners.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1865-02-03
A Victim of IiIsodhonnds.

A distressed looking contraband
who had worked his way up from
Dixie to Freedom. says the DAYTON
70. J Journal ofthe 30th; was present.
ed at the Provost Marshsls Office
the other day, rs recruit. He was
q flrst-rate victim Of the Southern
bloodhound system. On his body,
arms and legs were the marks of the
teeth holds OF the savage dogs used
to bring in refractory slaves, and
"teach them to behave themselves" -"
His flesh was literally knotted Will
teeth marks, little humps about n:
large as the ends of ones fingers
covering his body. He had been
chewed out OF shape, and so abused
by dogs and whips that he was utter
ly incapacitated for soldering; or
any hard work. Persons who saw
the evidences of the scourge aud the
bloodhounds, say it was the most
horrible mutilation they ever witness
ed on the human frame. The shame
ful treatment he had received placed
him in n condition little above all
idiot OF course the poor fellow was
not taken into the service.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1865-02-03
blair RICHMOND.

The latest Richmond papers are
full of reports of the operations oi
Blair, the so-called peace com
missioner. The Richmond Sentinel,
Of last Monday, says that Mr.. Blair
left Richmond on Saturday morning
on flag Of truce boat, on his return
to Washington. There are many ru
mors aaoat as to the object of his Wis
it, and as an object of Importance to
our readers, but without vouchine
for its correctness, we give the pre-
vailing opinion:
1t is said that Mr. Blair sought ar
interview with the President for the
purpose Of procuring certain captur-
ed documents. That in the course
Of conversation Mr.. Blair broached
the subject of peace, but admitted
that he had no authority to negotiate.
The answer Of the President is said
to have been that the Confederate
Government is ready, as 1t has always
been, to receive properly authorized
commissioners of that Government
to negotiate settlement OF the diff,
culties existing.
The Richmond Examiner says that
"it Is believed that Blair returned to
City Point, on Saturday, with the
eiuopio eseurauUv that this Govern
ment has at all times been willing to
send and receive commissioners to
treat on terms of peace. Upon this
assurance Blair expressed hope
that the Lincoln usurpation would
accedc to the appointment of such
commissioners. A confab on the
subject will probably take place, but
there will be no cessation OF hostili-
ties in the meantime.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1865-02-03
Democratic Defcctions

The amendment 10 the Constitu.
tion abolishihg slavery, could never
have passed but tor democratic votes
Some, from sheer fear OF their con
stituents, others because they were
determined to cut loose from the un.
clean thing, and others lodged, that
they might, hereafter fall on either
side OF the fence. OF this class was
LcBlond, our Representative.
The fact is the Democracy are com.
ing to their senses on this question
Slavery is dead, and knowing it they
are cutting themselves loose from tho
corpse.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1865-02-03
CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY.


ITO expire on the 3tst day ol January, lS6i !
OFFICE W rms ArD.rnR uF STATS,
Tnsur'ce benz, Columbus, a., Jan. Is, C5 !
WugnEAs, L e EfNA INSURANCE Cot.
PANY. located at Hartford. III tue State OF
Conuecticut has lie u III tAls fhOe n sworn
statement uf It's condition, A. fequhed uy
the urst section OF the act "Iu regulate lIsu
rance COMPANIES not Incorporated Oy The
.tate of OHIO" passed April o.h, 500, an I.
amenrcd February s.h 1904 and' whereas,
said Company has Iurhlsheu 'ho uhders sned
sa,:sE,ctury evidence thai II Is possessed of
AL leasIONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOL
LARS Of actual Capital lnves'ed lhiStOcSs or
Bonds, or IN Mortgages ot Il al l. lSte, worth
double the amount Tor whloh the same Is
mortgtged; and, Whereas, saiu company
hns Gled in this Office written instruments
under us corporate seal, sisuid by 'ths Pres.
ident and Secretary theretl, authorlL hS ANY
Agsnt or Agents OF sad Company III this
state To acknOwledg3 Service o' PROCESS, Tor
and in behalf OF saId ompany, accordeg 10
the to IN ui said lay.
section OF the aforesaid act, ], JAMES H..
GOODMAN, AuditUr of State for Ohlo,do hsreoy
certify that sad ErNA INSURANCE Gun
PANY, of Hartford, Is auJhorzsd 10 TRANSACT
the business OF Fire and Marine insurance III
this State until the thirty-Arst day oi Janu
ary. i'm the year one thousand eight hundred
in WITNESS WHEREOF, ! have hereunto
subscribed my name aud caused the seal oi
nav Office TO Oe affixed the day AID year above
JAMES II. GOODMAN,
IsEAIl IsrAMPl Auditor OF State
Applications received and policies promptly
issued by
JAS. HARSH, Agent,
Findlay, Ohio.
Feb. 3, ls65.vlln37t3.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1865-02-03
To BE Hung.

The Cincinnati Commercial SAYS
S. B. Davis, the Andersonville { Ga.
rebel prison keeper, who was recent
ly tried as a spy at Columbus, is to
be hung Mt Johnson's Island, on the
18th inst. This, We understand, is
the effect Of the findings and sen.
tence, as approved and promulgated
at Washington. This Davis is the
murderer OF Col. McCook, for which
act he received his promotion in the
rebel army.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1865-02-03
WHAT SHALL BE DONE WITH
IIIE NEGROi a.

The Railway Record, of last week
contains an article in whicl. it is pro
posed that after the war il over, the
regular army be recruited altogether
from the negro population, and thai
that army be kept 200,o strong TO,
a certain time, and BE- employed in
building railroad TO the Pacific. -
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1865-02-03
F OR s AL E

NNE BRICK HOUSE AND TWO LOTS, in
" Carlin 8 addition to Fmdlay, Tho house
is we'll built, large and O bmmodious. ~.
AlSO-One large and valuable FARM In
ianoock County.
ALSO-Elghty acres OF Wood Lane, near
the county seat Of Paulding county.
ALSO-A number of Ia. Lots in The south.
west part Of Findisy. = -
The foregoing property will be sold on
easy ter4as. Enquire Of
HENRY BROWN.
Findlay' Jan. IS, 1858 .vIln3stf
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1865-02-03
PEACE.

PEACE.
Now that the Rebellion is dyinf
from shcer exhoustion--now that Il
is falling to pieces from its inherent
weakness--now that 1t can no longer
bring men into the field to oppose
our victorious armies--it is not sing
ular that such Of the repels as have
anything to lose by a continuance oi
the war, should begin to sigh for
Peace. The world has discovered
finally, that niger whip does not
endow its owner with Roman bravery,
Spartan endurance, or German hor.
esty--it has discovered that a man
owning slaves is not of necessity a
Chevalier Bayard, but on the other
hand, 1t Is now known that they arc
about the same az other men, possess.
ing average courage, with more vices
to disfgure 1t, and no virtues what
ever to adorn 1t. Therefore, nll the
talk of death rather than submission
IL done away with, and the aristocrat
OF the South is found to he as fond
of. his money as any one, and rs will
ing to crawl on his belly to save it.
They went into rebellion on specula
tion. They hoped to build up All en-
pirc founded on slavery, with their
niggers producing cheap cotton and
through that 10 rule the world. Th ,ir
speculation is failing, and like all 9th
er spectators they are perfectly will
ing to crawl out, saving what they
can of the capital embarked in it.
This is not singular, but it is
strange, passing strange, that men
who have suffered by the acts of these
rebels, who have endured the horrors
and losses Of a four years war,
should ask, now that those who made
war upon them are entirely at our
mercy, that the cause of the war
shall be spared. nay moro, shall bo
iostered and re. established with ad.
ditional guarantees for its perpetus.
tion.
Such is the position the Democrat.
ic party now assume. They have
paid taxes to maintain the armies
they have been drafted to ill the
armies, if unwillingly and grudging.
ly. they have been forced to their du.
~. And now, after all this, for them
to stand up and ask that slavery shall
be spared to again involve the nation
in war, is mystery that passeth our
understanding.
1t makes, fortunately, but little
difference what the Democracy want
or desire. The PEOPLE last fall dccid.
cd how and on what terms the diff
Guilty should be settled. When the
Nation reelected Abraham Lincoln,
it.endorsed his acts, and declared
through the ballot box, that the war
must go on until the rebels lay down
their arms and submit to the laws OF
the land. They declared the Eman-
eipation Proclamation right and prop.
er, and demanded Of its ilustrous au.
thor that no part of IL should be mod E
fed. On this platform tho people
stand, and as they took their places
on it in the nations dark hour, they
will not be driven from it now that
success has dispelled the clouds and
r,rv Gnu vt uncrr urIaIs Is NJ mana.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1865-02-03
Road Notice.

Notice is hereby given that a petition will
IN be preseEtod to the Board OF Commiss.
toner's OF Hancock Counsy, Ohio, at their
March session, 1865, praying for the location
OF a road AS follows, to.wit:
Commencing at the southeast corner of
OF the northeast quarter of section thirty
four, town one, soath or range nine east,
Hancock Couu'y, Ohio from thence north
on the section line between sections thirty.
four and thirty'fve, and between sections
twenty. and twepty-six, and between
sections twenty-five ano twenty. three to a
point where the road which runs east and
west, through the center OF OF sections TWEEN.
ty two and twenty. three crosses the section
line between sections twenty Two and tw Q n.
u. three, and there terminate.
- A PETITIONER.
Jan. "a, 1864
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1865-02-03

California. The defendants counsel
moved that before the Court proceed
further, Wood, under the laws OF the
state, should be required to take the
oath of allegiance. The notice was
sent to him, but he Indignantly re.
fused to take the oath, and the suit
was thrown out Of court.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1865-02-03
STATE OF CONNECTICUT, |

County Of Hartford
tn MAS A. ALLExASDEs, RESIDENT ana ~
cirs llESDEE, secretary oil the <fLSA ~
stIKANIE COMPANY, being severaiiy sworn,
depose and say that the foregoing Is a iuli,
true and terrect statement Of the affairs o
said Company; that the said Insurance Iom t
many ia he bona fide owner OF 4, least OAk
HCNURED THOUSAND DOLLAR' oi sctua'
tssn CauitAI Invested IN stocks and Bonds
tbat ,he above described Investments, LOr
any part thereof. are maze Tor the Oehen. %
any Individual exercising authority III Tue
managr meut Of said company either as
president, Secretary, Treasurer, pireolor On
othorwise. and that they are INC aooNe de'
scribed oficers OF said lnsuraIc. Company.
THOMAS A. ALTMAN DIR, rrest.
LucIus }. uENDEE, secretary.
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'sIcE OF THE AUDITOR OF STATE, |

JOiUADus, q. JdIIHaTy IVi TUT
L. is hereby certified, that Tue foi egoilg Is
a correct c'pY vi the statement OF Condition
OF the Il INSURANCE COMPANY, oi
Hartiord, m lde 10 aud lied III this cthce, for
tie year lsG5.
Witness my hand and seal officially.
JANE, h. GODMAS,
l5EALl tsr NPl Auditor OF state.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1865-02-03

Not halt 80 beautiful is the most
penetrating eye as that which let's ey.
irytbing penetrate it,
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1865-02-03
ADMINISTRATORS SALE OF
REAL ESTATE.

TN pursuance of an order granted by the
Il Probate Court OF Hancock Coudiy, ohio,
will ofer for sale at pubic auction, on
SATURDAY, MARCH 4TH, 1865,
at one O'clock, p. NJ, at tho door OF the Court
House OF Hon ock County. Ohio, the follow,
g..desc ribed real estate situate In the coun-
.ty 0f Hancock and state of Ohio, and bounded
and described as follows to-wt: the north
wesI. quarter of the southwest quarter of
section seven. ~ township one, Q,) north
range nlne, (0,l east, containing forty acres.
Appraised at $500.
Terms OF Sale one half in hand and one hall
In enc year f,om tho day of sale, with inter,
est, the payments to be secured by mortgage
upon the promises sold. 7
JOHN WORKMAN,
Administrators Of the estate of Paul Matthias
deceased.
BRowS L. BURKET, Atty's.
February Sd, ls65.-5t.
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Attachment Notice.

J. II. Wilson. Pl'f Before d. B. Boards.
AGAINST le:, j. =. OF Flpilay
wm. Mcconnell, Dert, tp., Hancock Co.. q.
On the 25th day Of January. A. D. 1865,
said Justice issued au order OF attachment In
the above action for the sum OF afteen dollars
and sc yenty.sight cents.
J.H. WILSON.
Jan. 80, ls65-vlln37t3-
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Notice.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the sub.
IN scriber has been appointed and qualified
Administrators on the estate OF Wihiam Wat.
kins, late OF Etgle township, Hancock Co..
Ohio. decd. All persons having unsettled
accounts With the estate will ploase Gail and
present their claims, nj the late residence OF
the deceased; and those indebted will ia |
and pay such indeb tedness,
ROSANA WATKINS,
Administrators OF tho estate of William
Watkins, decd. ~
Jan. ~, 1865
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This idea nay 3 rsactIeable after
the rebellion is -wound up, and--tbe
Ipincb beck empire lately set up in
Mexico properly disposed Of
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1865-02-03
Total Assets Of the Company.
ITl.-LIA BlLlTlES

Losses adjusted and not DUE.
Losses unaCjusted aud IN sus-
ponse, waiting for further
PROOF, ..'.......... s.s.s.s'''
Ali lother claims against the Com
pany arc small, tor printing,
&C., estimated..., ..,"........
Total Liabilities -. .,......
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LUcIus j. tlENDEE, Secretary

Subscribed and sworn 10 before me, this
ID day OF January, 1885.
(srANPl Justice OF the Peaco.
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Iv..-MIsCELLANEOUS

"s sny S one risk is".......... -. $4,000 20
Tho II eatest amount allowed by
the rules TO he insured IN any
one city, town, village or
block ..........s'ssss' Varies
The am .uut its capital or earn
ings deposited In any ether
STATE, AS security ior losses
nenos.,ed with California. IS, 900 90
Win 300 0U
And ohio. ..... ...... 3lUOU W
The charter, or Act Of Corporal on vi SAID
Company Is herewith.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1865-02-03

NAME ANO LOCATION
The name OF the Company IL ErNA INSU.
RANCE COMPANY, and Is IoedIed at Hart.
ford, Connecticut.
1.-CAPIrAL.
The amount Of its Capital stock
is Two Millions Two Hundred
and Fifty Thousand Dollars,
and Is paid up p................. o. ,260 600 90
H.-ASSETS,
/. Cash OF the Company on hand
and In the hands OF Agents and
other persons ................ 2I5,ISl so
9. Real Estate, unlncumbered. 76,Uj6 81
.. The Bonds and stocks owned
By theCOmpany, Gas per sched.
ule hled. )hOw secured and the
rate OF interest thereon. 49,. 3,44s,6 ,65l so
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MIR. Seddon has been appointed. -
1t is stated that Colonel Northrop,
Commissary- General, has resigned. -
A bill was introduced into the Senate
for the appointment OF Commisary-
General with the rank of Brigadier.
Peace again! The report comes
now that Vice President Stevens,
Senators Hunter and Campbell, are
on their way to Washington from the
Contcdcracy, as Peace Commission
ers; informally, we suppose. The
dispatches seem to indicate that there
is foundation for this report, yet it
needs confirmation. There had been
no arrival at Annapolis Wednesday
night from City Point; but if the com.
missioners had come through our
lines as reported, they would have
ocen in Washington yesterday.
Advices from Hilton Head state
that our forces had reached Sake.
hatche on the Charleston & Savan-
nah Railroad, fifty miles from the
former city. The rebels were expect.
ed to make stand at Ashepoo
Bridge, thirty-fve miles from Charles
ton. A portion of Admiral Porter s
feet had joined Admiral Dahlgren in
Charleston Bay.
Gold and stocks were staggered
again in New York yesterday. There
was general decline. Spectators
are seriously If not permanently dis
abled.
Henry S. Foote, the rebel Con-
gressman, came through our lines at
Front Royal OH Monday, and refusing
to take the oath of allegiance he was
] placed under arrest, and sent to
Washington The rebel Congress
censured him, and q majority voted
for his expulsion, but failing to get q
|, two. thirds vote he was not expelled
We presume he has concluded to re,
tire permanently from the Confedera
Icy.
! The Albany Evening Journal tells
-lths following story of Ben. Wood =
He began suit against a creditor in