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North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1865-03-15

GG Toe Monmouth Democrat says Z
robust coiured man of the Railroad Depot in
Freehold, last week, declines to volan teer on
the ground as be expressed it-''that he
didn't believe in kilIin' five million OBJ free
white and black folks to set free one million
oh slaves, to be free2ed to def
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1865-03-15
From The Boston Post. I

Vice President johnson must have made
4:h inst. Those who have thus Inundated
the nation by placing him in its second OF
flee. will have much, we fear, TO regret. To
have the highest officer of the American
Senate present himself before the reprcsen-
tatives of his own country and Of 'he civil
izel world in the manner Mr.. johnson did
on Inauguration day, ana to deliver the ram
bling, incohcrent and sloycnly harangue he
pronounced on that occasion, is a fact unpre-
cedented in our history, aud, it is hoped,
will remain without parallel case.
.lFrom the New York Commercial Advertisor
When Mr.. Seward announced, a year ago,
that Lincoln must be reelected IN order
that he might be President of the whole
country, it seemed at least logical that Mr.
Hamlin should be included in the category,
The Baltimore Convention thought different
lv however, and so SUNNI oned Andrew
johnson Of Tennessee, to the second office in
the Government. On Saturday he made his
maiden speech as Vice President. When we
cay that shis was the most di sgraceful ut
terance ever made by public man IN this
country, we used the midest term that can
be applied to it. There can be but one
excuse for this shameful speech, and that is
more shameful than the speech itself 1t is
charity to suppose that the spirit of cold
Bourbon" had apothesis in the Vice Prcsi-
dents chair. Mr.. johnson insuIted and
outraged all Who stood around him-the
Chief Justice, the Cabinet, the foreign minis
ters and the Senate. Most of all he insuted
the people OF the United States, and de-
graded the high place where the worthless
! in the land have sat. Himself he did not
degrade He fell to his natural level there to
rem ain four mortal years. We will not ana
yze this speech f; we leave it TO the judg
ment Of our readers, who must redden with
shame at the thought that leadership in this
land is intrust I'd to such hands as these.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1865-03-15

E A minister took for his text, "The
flesh, the world, and the devl." He inform
ed his astonished audience that he would
dwell driehy in the flesh, pass rapidly over
the world. and hasten as fast as he could to
the devil.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1865-03-15

E1- DR.. Franklin said "a good kick out
of doors is better than all the rich uncles in
the world"
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1865-03-15
New ENRoLLMEN
4053

These quotas do net seem to bear any very
exact proportions tc either OF the enroll
ments.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1865-03-15

Josh Billings in the Troy News, gives US
weekly scihtillations of the ripest WISDOM
The last is in the form of advice to a young
lady as to how she shall receive proposal i:
''You awt tew take it kind. lookin down hill,
with an expression about half tickled and half
scarf. After the pop is over, if yure luvyer
wants to tew kiss yew, don't think l would
say yes or no. but let he thing kind ov take
its own course. There is one thing have
always stuck tew, aud that IL long courtships
and short engagements"
e Three cent pieces of copper and
nickel have been authorized by last act of
Congress, and tho issue OF fractional currency
under five cents is to be prohibited
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1865-03-15

Mr.. Lincoln on Providence and the War
The New York World of Monday has a
clever editorial, from which we take the fcI-
lowing:
Things have turned out differently from
what Mr.. Lincoln expected when he was in
augurated before, that he is "astounded.n -
Pafalyzed by anazemcnt, he has no conf
denc9 to predict any end 10 the war. No
body, he says, expected for the war the
magnitude or the duration it has already at
tanned" Already This is the language OF
an ''astounded" statesman who, having lost
all hold Of any stable principles of judging
apprehends that the war may, fer aught he
can tell, swell to proportions still more fear
fu! than it has yet attained. Aud so, aban-
doning all pretence Of craftsmanship of which
there is no vestige or semblance in this
strange inaugural-Mr. Lincoln takes refuge
in piety. II this hideous calamity of intes-
tine war is not the fruit of human passion,
folly, iHfatLation, and incapacty, but the
work Of God, then may Mr.. Lincoln stand
excused for the feebIeness Of his statesman.
ship: and oven Mr.. Davis ought to be for
given for his pre-ordalned persistence in re-
belIon live are to believe the ''astounded"
statesman who is to take another turn at the
helm, this gigantic crime is the Lords duings
and it is marvellous in Mr., Lincoln's eyes as
it must, indeed be in the eyes of every body
who adopts his pious theory
And SO our puzzled, ''astounded," and
pious President, giving over all attempt to
solve the problem offered to his statesman
ship falls to specul ating on the comparative
efficacy of opposite prayers offered to the
same God This point, as well as the gov
ornamental ques tions which Mr.. Lincoln alb.
stains from touching, seems too difficult for
lis powers; aud although he does not ex-
actly see how shareholders can have the eff
irontery to pray to God at all he will form
no judgment, he says on the subject lest he
should be judged himself But without
quito disPutirg The right Of any class of
sinners to pray, Mr., Lincoln ventures to hope
that his prayers have a better chance to be
heard than the counter praying of the rebels
in calling down slaughter upon us. But on
this point he speaks with the modest ind2-
ci,ion characteristic of the man. "The
prayers of both should not be answered -
which is as near as he can come 10 commit
ting himself to the opinion that one party or
tie other must fail. But lie finds in the
experienced fruits Of four years praying 10
certain indication of which will DC the sue
cessful party in what he with Gu rious rever-
ence, is pleased to represent as praying
match That of neither" he says, "has beer
fully answered. God has his own purposes, ;
AIr. Lincoln rises in his devotional fervor in
to sort of rymthambic, sliding into rhyme
as unconsciouslY as Monsieur Jourdain had
spoken prose all his lie without suspecting
himSil Of that accomplishment. His poetry
will compare fayoraby with his piety we
merely break it into lines, which the copyjs.
for the telegraph omitted to do, Says Mr.
Lincoln, rerbatim ct Hter0tim:
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1865-03-15
tOndly 40 we nope,
Fervently do We pray
That this mighty scourge Of war
May speedily pass away"


Amen saywe and let all the e)ple say,
Amen We join in the prayer but have no
expectation that God will hear it in any 9th
er way than by sancti iyIug the means which
be leaves human craftsmanship to devise
We have no faith IN staying the cholera by
marching in procession with back image
OF the Virgin; or the more terrible scouFge
of war by calling Gods attention to the con-
dition of the black race.
The superabourding piety of Mr.. Lincoln'S
inaugural is as admirably reasoned as 1t is
appropriate in a state paper Of this kind,
where simple recognition of the power and
providencce Of the Supreme Being, is all that
was ever before thought becoming. If it be
doubtful whether God will listen to the pray
ers Of Shareholders, may it not also be little
uncertain whether he is pleased with the
piety Of a lbeIer? Mr.. Lincoln doubts
whether Divine Jus tice may not have decd-
ed to continue this war until the whole am
cunt of blood shall equaI that drdWa from
the Southern sLares by the lush With
what face can a statesman stand up ia the
face of the world with the language Of piety
in his mouth, and put forth this deliberate
calumny on part Of his countrymen 3
This has been the bloodiest war in history,
and 2Ir. Lincoln charges on the Southern peo-
pie the monstrous cruelty Of having drawn
so much blood from their slaves by the un-
mcrcltul use Of the lash, that, counting drop
against drop, all that has been shed in this
most sanguinary war does not gel eqaal what
has trickled from the acerated backs Of the
negroes Does he think this odious libel
has any tendency to hasten the fulfllment
of his prayer for peace
This representation of the purposes of the
Deity in the pcolongation Of the war gives
an elevated idea of the Divine character. For
whose blood is it that flows in this terrible
war as an Offset to that whipped out of the
negroes? Is it only that of brutal mlscre-
ants who have practiced cruelty upon Slaves?
Would to Heaven it were So According to
Mr.. Lincoln, the youth torn from their hands
ny conscripliohS, W oe sldih VI ihall5eu OH
the battle field, are expiatory victims to
atone for the crueltes Of heartless slave
drivers. Is there justice in that The
President of the United States says that if
God continues the war for the purpose of ap-
peasing the negro blood that cries for ven
geance. it must be said "that the judgments
of the Lord are true and righteous altogether
Instead of regarding God as the author of
the abettor of this horrible war, it would
seem more consistent with humility, at least,
to ascribe it to the unhallowed sectional pas-
sions and the accursed personal ambition
which were the visible agencies in bringing
it on. Instead Of suppoSing thai He ordains
its continuance as a means Of balancing
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1865-03-15
Ulysses MERcUR,
p. JoHN,

Below we give the figures relating to the
enrolment and the quotas of this distr let
under the late call of the President for 300
600 men.
Number of persons enrolled. and number
in service, to Dec. 3lst 1864.
The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1865-03-29
THE JOURNAL TO CLUBS.


We have been repeatedly asked to permit the
formation of "cubs" in several townships of the
county, at reduced rates, but have until recently,
declined doing anything Of the kind. However,
having within two or three days past consented to
an arrangement of this kind in one township, we
believe it no more than right that we should of
fer the same terms 10 all.
To clubs Of TEN or more, will send the jour
NAL for 0NE DOLLAR AND SEVENTY FIVE CENTs
each; and to the person getting up such club
and forwarding us the money, we will send the
JorRNAL for one year free. At this rate, we fur
nish eleven copies of the JoURNAL, for one year.
for SEVENTEEN DOLLARS AND Fifty Gents!
All the names of club must be sent in at the
same times and must be accompanied by the cash
We can not sllow the addition Of names to a
club, after it has been sent in, as this would be
equivalent to reducing rate to single subscrib
ers.
We make this ofrr to those Of our fIi,nds who
desire TO form clubs for the JOrRSAL. The prices
Of all kinds Of printing materials and paper, still
mains so high, that these terms will leave us
scarcely, if any, profit ON our subscription. And
We can make no promise as to how long we will
permit these terms to remain in force.
The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1865-03-29
COUNTV JNFIRMARY,

IT, he Tlr Payers IF Wood County,
The County Commissioners deem il prop.
er to say to the tax payers, before voting
upon the In6rmary question, that il said
vote is cast in tho Affirmative, we will levy
tax for said Infirmmy purposes, dividing
it into four equal, annual installments, and
will cndeavor to have suitable home pre-.
pared for all Of the poor of the County, by
the first day of April, 1866; and that said
lnrrmary shall be located as near tho cen.
ter of the County as practicable.
The amount of taxable property upon
tho Tax Duplicate of 1864 was noarly four
and one-twenteth millions of Dollars. A
rate per centum upon said valuation, neccs
sary for the purpose of erecting all lufrma'
ay, purchasing farm, &c., would not DC q
burden upon the tax payers.
And furthermore, wo fully believe thai
the amount necessary to support the indi
gent within our county for the next five
years, as at present disbursed, will be al
amount sufficient to purchase farm, ant
erect suitable buildings thereon.
Respectfully submitted,
A. LANDSDALE,
w. DAVIDSON,
County Commissioners.
The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1865-03-29
Huge Swindie.

Tho New York Legal aad Insurance Re
porter says: Full one.ha Of the petro,
leum companies now advertising their pre-
tensions in the various newspapers of the
day are frauds. 1t would be difficult to
crowd more atrUeOus falsehoods into the
same space than some Of these concerns
contrive to do in their advertisements
Scores are beiure the public paying dvi.
dends which never earned dollar Ia the
whole course of their existence; the divi
dends being paid from stock subscriptions
Others pretend to own wells which pump
twenty to one hundred barrels per day
when in fact they are not getting a drop oI
OIL There are now on record FIVE hun.
dred and fifty companies, with nominal
capital of three hundred and firty,six mil
lions of dollars, while there are less than
three hundred wells containing oil in the
country. This bubble will burst one o
of these days, and great will be the calam
Ity thereof. BE- guarded in time and exer
cisc great care in the. investment of your
money in this line Of speculation"
The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1865-03-29
Court Proceed ines.

The Common Pleas Court Of Wood Comfy ad-
journed on Friday last The following is the man
ner in which the most important cases were dis
posed of:
State Of Ohio VS.. Alfred Diamond-charged
with obstructing railroad track. Verdict Of "Not
GHity."
State OF Ohio VS.. Thomas ]. McMahon. Prosccu-
ting Attorney entered noils, and case discontin'
ucd.
State of Ohio VS.. J. f. Slater, charged with
burning grain stack. Iniictmlnt quashci, and
defendant released.
State of Ohio VS.. I. F. Jones. Four indictments
were found against defendant, at November Term.
1864, as follows: Keeping Nuisance; Keeping
Gambling Room and two for Selling Liquor
all OF which were continued.
Cass VS., Chapman verdict FOR deCcndeut.
lulley Moore VS.. George Williams. Plaintiff OBJ
tanned judgment for $l74 90 and costs.
Phcbc Gordon VS.. Thomas J. McMahau, settled
by the parties.
Wesley 7. Sisson VS.. A. G. Williams-to re.
cover damages to amount of 81 900. Continued.
State of Ohio VS.. George Miller. The defendant
boy thirteen years old, was indicted at Novem-
bcr Term, 1864, for Grand Larceny. PcaC
"Guty," aud was sentenced to seven years con
finement at the Moral Reform Farm, in Fairfield
county.
State of Ohio VS.. A. G.. Williams. Ne indict
mcnt found by the Grand Jury.
The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1865-03-29
Legnl NOIIce.


TTNO James Weeks, aud Hannah Weeks his wife,
Il who reside in the county of Branch, In the
State Of Michigan; and to Samuel Morchead, Will
liam Morehcad and Phillip Morchead, heirs OF
Margaret Morchead, deceased, one OF the heirs-Nt-
law of Samuel Dull, deceased, whose place of res
idencc is unknown and to Ira Ward, Mary Ward,
Martha Ward and Hannah Ward, heirs Of Sarah
Ward, deceased, one of the hcirs-at-law of Samuel
Dull, deceased, whose place Of residence Is un.
known:
You are hereby notified that Martin Warner, Ad-
nnistrnOr of the estate 0f Samuel Dull deceas scd,
on the % day of March, A. D, 1895, filed his pet.
ton n the Probate Court within and for the county
OF Wood and State ot Ohio, alleging that the por-
sona estate OF the said decedent is insufficient To
pay his debts and the charges OF administering his
estate; that he died seized, in Zee simple, of the
following described real estate, situated in said
county, to-wit: The southwest quarter Of the
northeast quarter OF Section number twelve (l2l,
Of Township number five (5), Of Range. number
nine e(o).eontaning forty acres more or loss; that
The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1865-03-29
NEW SNYINnIE.
County Commissioners.

The Ohio Ftymer says it is Informed
that certain parties residing in Michigan,
are procuring sheep and coloring them
with composition of lampblack, tallow
and gum arabic, and perhaps with other
materials, and driving them into Ohio, and
selling them at almost fabulous prices
and that large sum has already been real
lied by this outrageous swudlc.
Any persons thus swindled may bo put
in way to learn the names aud wherea-
bouts of the principal operators in this ne
farious business, by addressing. a. Becbe,
Esq, lIinkley, Medina county, Ohio.
These same Michigan parties, we are in
formed, have been humbuging and de-
frauding several of our best, but unsus
pectiug farmers in this county, with thcir
artificial black sheep,
Their plan of operating is to purchase
in western New York, Southern Mich
gan, and Northern Ohio, what are known
as grade sheep, at from S. TO SO per head
varnish them up with their miserable de
ccptivo coating, bring them hero and sci
them for Vermont sheep, at from $50 TO 49,
each for the owes--gettiug at the sam,
time, from some customers, from $l00 t.
5000, for Buck, but little better in quality
titan the balance of the fock
The Improvement OF llocks is commend
able; but farmers, better "IOok, before
you leap and give wide berth to thcs'
sheen peddlers and swindlcrs.
The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1865-03-29
NTnSicnl Convention.

A Musical Convention is to be held in Maumee
City, commencing on Monday evening next April
3D., and continuing four days, with three sessions
per day . The convention is to be conducted by
Prof. J. William Sufltrn, of Chicago, gentleman
ofexcellcnt reputation in musical circles.
During the first week in January last, Prof.
Sufesn conducted Convention at this place,
which was well attended, and We believe gave
universal satisfaction.
From the circulars issued, we learn that among
the interesting topics presented to those who at.
tend this Convention, will be the cultivation Of
voice comprising Breathing, Enumeration, linton
alton, Articulation, Moduation; and Vocalizing
Expression, Style in Solo, Quastete and GleC
Singing.
Singers from abroad will be entertained by the
friends at Maumee City-and those who expect tc
attend are requested to forward their names to DR.
Burritt, President of the Association, Maum,e City
Ohio; or to Mr.. 2. G. Hit, Treasurer, that places
for their entertainment may be early secure'.
Tickets to the Convention, only ono dollar.
Twenty five cents extra for incidenta.s.
The Convention will close on Friday evening
April 7th, with a Grand Concert, to which tn
public will be admitted.
The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1865-03-29
PerrHshurr unlnn school.

The present session Of the Pesrysburg Union
School III close Friday afternoon, the Sls inst.
The examination Of the various depaFtm ,nts will
continue from Wednesday morning till Friday
noon. On Friday afternoon there will be public
exercises in the High School, consisting Of comPo-
sitons and Declarations, ntcrspcrsed with vocal
and instrumental music. The result Of all the ex-
aminations will be read at the same time, and
certificates awarded.
Itis confidently expected by the teachers, that
the friends and patrons Of the school will feel suf-
fceptly interested, to encourage the pupils by
their presence on that occasion,
j. w. EWING Supt.
The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1865-03-29
Each Box Contains "a pills.
A CARD.

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inquiries from people in this section of the country
the undersigned take great pleasure in saying
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enables the dyspepdc who has lived for years upon
Graham bread and the plainest diet, to eat as
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The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1865-03-29

III A X ID w A R Er
ATTHE OLD STORE or
o. A. BOstWick.

THE undersigned having purchased ihe stock
Of Hardware, Iron, Stoves, &e., ofO. A. BOs,-
wick, in Pcrrysburg, Ohio, would csn the attsn4
tou Of the old patrons Of the establish iepA aud
all new ones who may favor us with thsis paifOn-
age, IN the fact that the erost escitcmsnVis ne
Gold market has csused ltor, NSits, GLASS. and o.
grca, many other articles, 10 "larnble" With n.
We wish to present Ourscltes 10 the buyers ia
Wood and adjoining coan,ics, with NV stock sf
Goods, bought since the fall 10 gold, eomPrisipg
nearly every article in The Hardware hhs, whish
we offer u, greatly reduced pricsBi
Our facilities for the purchase Of Iron, Nailsi
Glass, &C., enable US TO offer them to out custom-
crs, at = small advance over ristsburg priess,
freight added. III UE
big rcvoutinn Is to be made in the Hardware
trade in perrysburg. We intend To add. W our
stock full assortment of all goods necduiry faFrE
era, mechanics, lHborcrs, and in fact everybody
thereby having stock Of goods where everS bsdy
ctn get what everybody wants--a good ariicis, and
tifty per cent cheaper than any other place; when
they bought goods at "old gold prices"
We havs large lot Of Stoves aud Hollow Ware
on hand, and on the way from Albany, which We
offer At reduced prices.
The Timing business, in all its branches, win
be carried on 10 connection with the Hardware
Store,
We solicit the patronage Of every one who wants
good and cheap goods.
PECK, HAMILTON & co.
POrrysburg, March 20, 1865. t7y