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.UMB1A, S. G., SATURDAY, MAY IS, 1866.

corner behind the door, consuming sherry
wine. From the nuttY smell OF that be
verage pervading the apa, tment, have no
doubt she was consuming a second glass
full. She were black bonnet of large d
mensious, and was copious in figure. The
expression Of her. countenance was severe
and dscontented. The words to which
abe gave utterance Oh seeing me we're
these, -'Oh! git along with you, sir, If you
please;. me and Mrs. Bigby don't want NO
male parties here! /.
That female was Mrs. Prodgit.
+. Immediately withdrew, of course. I
was rather hurt, but made no remark.
Whether it was that I showed Iowness
of spirits after dinRer, in consequence of
feeling that l seemed to intrude cannot
say. But Maria James mamma said to me,
Oh her retiring for tie night, in a low dis
tinct voice, and with look Of reproach
that completely subdued-me, George Meek,
Mrs. PsoHgt is your wife's nursei'
bear no ill-will towards Mra. Prodgit.
Is 1t likely that I, writing this with tears IN
my eyes, should be capable of deliberate
| animosity towards females so essential to
the welfare OF Maria Jane? am willing
to admit that Fate may have been 30 blame,
and not Mrs. Prodgit; but it is undenably
true that the latter female brought desc.
lation aud devastation into my lowly
dwelling.
We were happy after her first appear
ance; we were sometimes exceedingly SO.
But, whenever the parlor door was opened,
and MIS-. Prodgitr announced (and she
was very often announced,) } misery ensued.
l could not bear Mrs. PfodgiSs look. I
felt that ! was far from wanted, and had
no business to exist in Mrs. Prodgits pre-,
sence. Between Maria James mamma
and Mrs. Prodgit there was a dreadful,
Observation-Disclosures dark mystery and
conspiracy. pointing me out as being to
be Stunned: I appeared to have done
something that was evil. Whenever Mrs.
Prodgit called, after dinner, retired to ray
dressing room-where the temperature Is
very low, indeed, in the wintry time Of the
year-and sat looking at my frosty breath
as it rose before me, and at my rack of
boots, seryceab!e article of furniture, but
never, in my opinion, an exhilarating
object. The length.o of the councils that
were held with Mrs. Prodgit under these
circumstances. II will not attempt. to de-
scribe. I will merely remark. that Mrs.
Prodgit always consumed sherry vine
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aBirshs. Mrs. Meek, Of Son"
BY CHARLES DICKENS.

S~~~~SS~~ IS
My name is Meek. ans in fact, Mr.
Meek. That son is mine and Mrs. Meek's.
When I saw the announcement in the
Times 7 dropped the paper. had put It
in rasself, and paid for it, but it looked so
noble that it overpowefed me.
As soon as could compose my feelings
took the paper upto Mrs. Mcek's bedside.
maria Jaue,' said I, O alLyde to Mrs.
Meek), you are now public character
We read the review Of our child several
times, With feelings OF the strongest
emotion; and sent the~,boy who cleans
the boots and shoes to the Office for fifteen
copies. No reduction was made on taking
chat quantity.
1t is scarcely necessary for me to say.
that our child had been expected. In fact,
it had been expected, with comparative
confidence, for some months. Mrs. Meek s
mother, who resides with us-of the name
of Bigby-had made every preparation for
its admission to our circle. =
/ hope and believe am quiet manakI
will 90 farther. know l am quiet man.
My constitution is tremulous, my voice was
never loud, and, III point of stature, have
been from infancy, small. I have the
greatest respect for Maria James mamma.
She is most remarkable woman. honor
Maria James. mamma. In my opinion,
she woulu storm town, singls.handed,
with, q hearth broom, and carry It. Ihave
never known her to yield any point what
ever to mortal man. SIZE is calculated to
terrify the stoutest heart.
Still-but will not anticipate.
The first intimation [ had of any pre-
patations being in progress, On the part Of
Maria James mamma. was one afternoon
several months ago. came home earlier
than usual from the Office, and proceeding
into the dining room, found an obstruction
behind the door, which prevented it from
opening freely. 1t was an obstruction Of a
soft natere. On looking in, I found it to
hn q femala ,-Ss.S
Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1865-10-04
WHOLE NUMBER Isl.
The Democrats Platform. -

Il am opposed to comforting the right Of
suffrage on negroes in Ohio, or in the South,
now, or at any future time, or under any cir
cumstances. - Gen. Geo. W. Morgan.
81 hold that this Government was made
on the white basis, by white men, for the
benefit Of white men and .heir posterity for
ever, and should be administered by white
men, and none others. I do not believe that
the Almighty made the negro capable ofselE-
government" s. a. Douglas.
"NOw that the war is over, shall we say
to the soldiers as reward for your Yalor,
we will reduce you to the level Of the ne
groes2 And our laboring men, are they, too
to be brought into competition with negroes
at half wages, and be forced to take negroes
prices or starve7 No, si1s, itmast not b. dom"
Gen. Geo. W. Morgan
Resolved, That the effort now making by
certain persons to use the power Of the Gen
srsl Government with view to force negro
suffrage on the States against the win Of the
people and contrary TO existing laws, is not
only high crime against the Constitution,
but deliberate and wicked attempt to put
the States of this Union Call Of them more or
less; and some Of them entirely,) under the
domination Of negroes to Africsnize large
portion of the country, and degrade the
white race morally and socially as well as po-
litically, to the low level Of the black. We
viii not acknowledge the incapacity Of our
own race to govern ITSELF nor surrender the
destinies of the country into the hands Of the
negroes, nor put ourselves under the guardi-
anship, nor give up to them the political priv
ileges which we inherited from our fathers,
and we exhort our bretheh IN other States, to
take this attitude and maintain it firmly
Pennsylvania State Platform.
Resolved, That tine effort being made, to
confer the right Of suffrage upon negroes, is
an insiduous attempt to overthrow popular
institutions BY bringing the right to vote in
to disgrace That the negroes are not com
petent to the exercise Of that right, nor is It
necessary to their safety or protection. Oh
the contrary, its exercise BY them, if attempt
ed, would be fraught with terrible calamities
to both them and the whites We. sre
therefore, uneqnivocally opposed 70 uegrC
suffrage.
Resolved, That the e&perienos Of 4,oOt
years has demonstrated that negroes are nol
equal to white men; and an attempts e
place them on 6 footing Of equality, politically
and socially, with the Ehires ever have prov
ed, snd ever win prove failures; and 81 such
attempts ever have proved, and ever vii
prove, injurious to both races.
Resolved, That this Government was rnad'
by white men, and so far as we have III,
power to preserve it, it shall continue to b,
a Government Of white men.-0bi6 Siat
Platform.
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What do You Find.

You 6nd throughou the entire Reserve,
that the supporters of General Cox have not
only nominated candidates TO the Senate and
House Of Representatives, who are in favor
of amending the Constitution Of the State Of
Ohio so as to allow Black meH the privilege
Of voting; but in the Conventions in which
they nominated these candidates they passed
resolutions declaring and instruoting in favor
Of amending the Constitution by striking out
the word white" They know that they car
count on General Cox's influence in behalf o
their NcgroiFn,
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THE SONGS OF OLD.

TIE songs Of old How deep spell
Lies in the old familiar words,
Once sung by those we loved so well,
In other days, in happier years;
Visions of hope long passed away,
Come DER the heart so lone and cold,
And Memory asks, oh, where are they
Who sweetly sung the songs Of old?
Where are they? somein silence sleep
Beneath the 1nournful yew trees gloom;
Others, within the boundless deep
Have early found an ocean tombi
Dim are the eyes that gently shoue,
The once warm heart lies stin and cold,
And hushed for aye, forever gone,
The voice that sung the songs Of old.
Where are they? On some foreign strand
For many a weary a day they roam;
Cherries they tread the strangers land,
From friends afar, afar from home.
Do they not long to join once more
The Joyous dance, the social throng,
And mingle, as in days Ofyore,
Their voices in the olden song!
FondIv the heart still loves to hnger
Amid the ruins of the past,
Tracing, with fancy's fairy finger,
Visions too beautiful to last,
Bringing to memory's eye again
The long lost friends. the cherished ones
yUoting the past with some sad strain,
Some well-remembered olden song,
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A Republican Editor in Search Of Information
He Gets It.

Tnr Detroit Tribune, (Rep) has the fol.
lowing for the benefit Of the editor Of the Chi
cago Republican, who affects not to know
who Gen. Geo. ". Morgan, the Democratic
candidate for Governor Of Ohio, is, and mean
ly insinuates that he left the army on account
of cowardice. The Tribune say:
The Chicago Republican inquiries whether
George W. Morgan, Democratic candidate
for Governor of Ohio, is the same individual
&c
Does it2 The Chicago Republican, edited
BY Charles A. Dana, late Assistant Secretary
of War, wants to know who General George
w. Morgan is-does it? Well, if Mr.. Chas.
A. Dana will turn to "VOl. XVI, New Amer
ican Cyclopedia, V-ZWI, edited by George
Ripley and Charles A. Dana" he win ind
his life and character fully described by the
biographical hand of Charles A Dana afore-
said He will there discover that the man
whom he would now basely insinuate is q
coward, is recorded as one who "at the age
of sixteen, enlisted as private in a company
raise in Western Pennsylvania to aid the
Texans in their struggle for independence, ;
and by his bravery rose to the rank of Cap
tain, with which he returned home after the
struggle was over. He will there find that
he has recorded General Morgan as the man
who at the outset of the Mexican War raised
and led the I'd Regiment of Ohio Volunteers
to the field. and on the expiration Of his term
of service was, in consequence Of the fitness
he had shown, made Colonel OF the 18th reg,
ular infantry, 'in which capacity he partici-
pated in the campaign of the Valley Of Mexi,
co under Gen. Scott, and for his gallantry al
Contreas and Churubusco, at the latter o
which places he was severely wounded, re-
ceived the thanks o. the Ohio Legislature
, and was promoted to be a Brigndier Genera
nv bFevet" He will there find that he hal
recorded Gen. Morgsn's acts in public Lite
from the close Of the Mexican war to the out
break of the rebellion, when be volunteered
! his services and was made a Brigadier Gen
? ersl his deeds in which capacity are glow
: ipgly eulogized-particularly in the affair o
Cumberland Gap, in which he is declared t.
have accomplished objects in spite Of almos
ipsuperable obstacles" If the late Assistan
Secretary Of War and the editor Of the Cy
y clopedia, in the face of the public aud wha
he has put forth over his own name in rela
O ton to Gen. Morgan's career, can now ca
bis own words aud insinuats what he dar
not openly sllegs, cowardice against th
n Democratic nominee for Governor Of Ohio
# if he can do this he must be greater liar an
IS dirtier dog thanAwell-thsn ever the editC
= Of the Republican is supposed to be-.
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The Abolition Platform
Se51geT.

"a negro has as much right to vote as an
1rishnan. ."-Lanoaste- Gazette.
Now, ask you, who is there here who
would not rather vote for negro than for
Democrat Columbus DslanO.
"The negro has fought and conquered Tor
ps and deserves his reward. He has right
to sit on iuriss, to hold Office. and to vote as
a freeman at the bsllot-bOz. Columbus De
Iqno.
1st. The right of suffrage should be ez-
tended to the colored usn of the South"
I'd. The State Constitution must be 80
uended as to give equal suffrage to white
and black. The word WHITE must be
stricken from Article 5, Section l, otthe Con-
s,i,ntiop of Ohio. Cleveland Leader.
Rssolusd, That in providing for recon
struetion Of the Union and reorganization o
the Government in the rebel States, we IN
sist that slavery must be abolished and iorev'
er prohibited, and suffrage secured to all 10y
al men without regard to color, as the only
spre guarantees Of future peace and FrosPeri
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WinEot Vote

SEVERAL who have arted IN opposition to
the Democratic party have said to US that
they will not vote this fan.
They are in favor Of equal taxation; oppos-
ed to negro suffrage; in favor Of immediate
union Of the States; opposed to official cor
ruption; in tsvor of economy in public ex-
penditures; opposed to the present oppFes-
sive militia laws; in favor of abolishiug the
thousands of useless offices. In short, they
agree with the Democratic party on al the
living issues of the day.
But they won't vote, simply because they
dislike to change. This is a most singular
conclusion. When man feels that the SEN
timents of his political party are averse to the
best interests Of the country, he sho'd be
prompt to change to that which he conceives
to be right. It is always creditable TO man
to renounce the wrong and advocate the
right-RoIme, Co. Dem.
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Whstyou Don't Find.

vou don't 6nd any Of ths supporters Of
Gen Morgan, in any part Of the State in
County or Senatorial Conventions, resolving
to strike the word "whits" cut Of the Consti-
tuition of the State Of Ohio, for the purpose Of
allowing the negroes the privilege of voting.
Among his supporters throughout the entire
State there is unity Of feeling on tie sub
iect Of Negro Suffrage and Negro Equality
and tdat Is decided opposition to it orPos 3,
ton 10 Negro Suffrage means General Nor
gan, and General Morgan means opposition
to Negro Suffrage. About this there can be
no mistake. He marshals the great army el
white men in Ohio.
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HobSrabls Roninstioa5.

ANoss the nominations eidinently ht to Be
made ia ths- of Harvey Rice, of Cleveland,
for Senator. Mr.. Rice was in the first Ser
ate under the new Constitution, and as chair
man Of the committee on Common Schools,
had the honor Of draf,iug the law Of this State
among school men declared to be the most
perfect Of any in the Union. An attempt
was subsequently made TO ROB Mr. Rice Of
this honor, but public opinion gives it to the
rightful man.
Mr.. Barney, the candidate for School COM
missioner, was the FIRST under the law, and
did much to increase its popularity by the
ability be displayed While in ofHcr.
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-AsRtaBu7a County Abolition conysr-

fion.
Rssolvsd, That it is the sense Of this Con
venticn, that the word white be struck
from our State Constitution. That the cleo
tive franchise can be more safely entrusted
to the intelligent freedmen than to those who
have spent their lives thus far to overthrow
this Republican Government, that we ask
those whom we have put IN nomination, to
support these resolutions.- Cuyahoga Co.
Convention.
"We speak of the late slave Slstes for 30
far as the free States are concerned, there is
not an objection to negro ballot thut dOesnot
apply to large minority of our present vOt-
ers. In intelligence, loyalty and property in
terest in the Government, the colored popu-
lation are the equals of the great mass of legal
voters. The war has determined the moral
right to negro ballots. We have called upon
the black man to 6ght for our liberties, and
he has the right to demand the privilege Of
voting in return. = Cleveland Herald.
al say n the face of all prejudice, that
amid the gallantry, the patience, the heroism
of this war, THE NEGRO BEARS THE
PALM Wendell Philips.
II have seen the black troops fight nobly,
and I say Of ell, that they who were good
enough to fight with US are good enough to
stand on the Union platform with me. y Gen
Coz, in a speech at ObsrIin.
Resolusd, That we place ourselves uue-
quivocally on the fundamental principles Of
our institution, as enunciated IN the Declara-
ton Of independence, believing that the @log-
ic of events" will soon settle the great ques-
ton of Universal Suffrage in accordance
therewith.-Sumn,it county Union ConveR-
ti6n
The Union men of Mahonlns county at
their nomination on the 18th nit, declared
themselves in favor ofequal suffrage to whites
and Cleveland Leader. Republican,
Resolred, That we are in favor ofso amend
ing our Constitution and laws that no dis
tinction shall be made on account Of color by
our iegisfation."-Ashta5ula,L Lake and Gea-
uga Union" Senatorial Convention.
"Resolued, That we are in favor Of a uni
form and equal rule of suffrage, for all the
States and for all loyal men. n."-Trumbull ant
Mahoning Abolition Senatorial Convention
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OUR CAPTIVE SOLDIERS.
4 UNION SOLDIER TO SECRETARY STANTON.

A UNION SOLDIER TO SECRETARY STANTON.
TwENTY.FIvE acres ofhomestead,
Meadow, orchard, and spring,
And amid the laden fruit trees
The voices of song birds ring.
Where the ripping stream glides lightly
By the fields of rustling corn,
And the winter hearth shines ruddy
When the summer days are gone.
IIeft that dear old homestead
In the North, to join the fight,
To brighten our country's honor,
Or die to set her right.
To fight mid the smoke and rattle,
Where the deadly bullets hiss;
To find a death in battle,
But not such a death as this.
Twenty-Five acres Of mire,
Cut-by a filthy trench,
Stumps, and swamp, and brier,
Vermin offal, and stencil.
Through that black ditch is crawling
The drainage Of a sink,
Rippled with living corruption,
And this we have to drink
Thirty thousand wretches
People this Internal;
Fathers, brothers, husbands,
In misery seeming eternali
Twenty-Five acres of white men-
(Oh happier those who fellD
Whenever new-comnanders enter
Ehey whisper, is this hen:"
Naked, with nothing to shelter
Against the hot suns ray;
Hungering, wasting, starving,
Dying q hundred day.
Horrors no tongue can utter,
Horrors of which could boast
No Black Hole of Calcutta,
No pen on the African coart.
Oh! you who have brought US to 1t,
And left us in our despair,
CNo hope ofexchangc or succor)
As you sit in your cushioned chair,
Think what viii be your portion
In the future-not one Of bliss!
Tomorrow III cross the death line"
And make an end to this.
TIE sToCKADE PRlsoN, ANDERsoNvHLE, GA
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sEItft 9attrT.
HuRRAH FOR GEN. MORGAN

Hurrahl for General Morgan,
The White mans nomfneel
Hes opposed to "negro suffrage" )"
As honest men should be.
Hurrah for General Morgan,
A patriot brave and truel
Stand by him laboring white men
For he win stand by you.
Hurrahl for General Morgan,
A soldier to the corel
Hurrah for right and freedom,
And the Union evermorel
Hurraht for General Morgan,
A friend Of the "boys in bluem
Vote for him, patriot soldiers,
For he's the man for you.
Hurrahl for General Morgan! !
The White mans friend shall rule,
And defeat the AbolitiOnists
Ofthe ''negrosufrage" school
WARREN, o., Sept. 4th
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Law pf HEWsPAPERsI

=. Subscribers who do not give express notice
o the contrary, are considered as wishiDgto con-
Inuetheir subscriptions to the paper.
9. II subscribers order the discOntinuance Of
heirperiOdicals, the publisher may continue to
aend them until all arreOrages are paid.
8. Ifsnbscribers neglect or refuse to take their
periodicals from the Office to which they we're di-
.ecteds they are held responsible tllthey haysset-
tled She bin and ordered them discontinued.
4. If subscribers remove to other places with
9utinforming the publisher, and the papers are
sent to theformerdirection, they areh ldresPon-
1ible
5. The Courts have decided thatrefusingt
periodicals from the Office, or removing and leav-
hgthem Incalledfor, is pTiBla faeie evidence o8
utentional fraud.
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LINES TO A THOMAS CAT.


BY ADoLPHUs DoOLITTLE.
Caterwauler,
H0rrid squaller,
Can't you fall a
Tone or two;
Lest / try a
PISTOLS fire,
Or to shya
Stone at you.
From my backyard,
Dernd old blaekguard,
You must track hard
Nor return;
Lest a brickbat
Or a stick that
Makes q lick az
Your gray stern.
Breaks q limb or
Douse the glim DER
4 vie sinner,
Such as you;
All to fnders4
On the cinderA
By my windows,
You get slew
In the morning,
Heed this warning,
Ifadorning
Ny domains,
Twill promise,
Hewling Thomas,
To kerfommex,
Your remains
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THt father Of Payne the conspiratOr,
recently took the oath Of allegiance at
jacksonville; Fla, with a view Of visit
ing Washington to receive the body Of
lis vretched son.
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General Morgan.

Iris unnecessary to enter into a de-
Tense of General Morgan, for'his military
career is familiar to our whole people
And we will simply recall the fact that
in consideration of his services in the
assault upon Cbiokasaw Bluff, he was
Immediately promoted from Division,
to the command Of the 18thArmy Corps.
AS for Cumberland Gap, we copy the
following article from the New York
Evening Post, indOrsed by the CleVe-
land Leader, both Republican papers,
and we could FIJI the UNION every week
with similar articles from the Ohio State
Journal, Cincinnati Commercial, New
York Times, and in fact from all the Re,
publican papers in the c0untry. But il
is unnecessary, for the people remember
these things:
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The MARK IS Observation-Disclosures
ing the fact that the editor of the big
negro voting organ in Fremont said
Sherman was a traitor, he now, seeing
the immense popularity of the crazy
General, as we'll as being fearful that
one of Sherman's boys will tweak his
nose, denies his own words. Everybody
knows he did-the soldiers know it. In
deed the language was so glaring and in
sulting to Sherman and his men that the
whole community commented upon ii
with vehemence and anger. A stay-at,
home, draft-escaping, Soldier-dunning
editor questioning the patriotism of old
crazy Sherman Bah ; Whine, old
fellow, whine, and beg pardon of every
Sherman boy you meet.-Frsn'Ont Mes
se1sger.
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A ssoidisr Of Three Wars, an Accomplished DiPio-
mat, a Glorious Gentleman, and n True OnEa'sF.
ing Democrat.
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VOLUME ". NO. q.
UNION.
=. w. uoUz, Pz0P'R-

OFFIcE:-Coulson's Building, (seeond hoor,
lVestside North Main-street, near the square.
TERMs.-s2 90 per annum, invariably in ad-
rance. 81, so for Six Months.
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From the Cleveland Leadsr.l
General MOrgan's Victorious Retreat.

"The march of General George v.
Morgan with his entire army, from the
Businesses Of Cumberland Gap, to the