The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1865-02-08

und wife, and then set&ilre 10 tile house, ut
Woolstock, Lenawee county, Michigan.
Tho orcu,natancos show that lie had be.
como cnamored Of young lady at Grafton
III this State, and murdered his wife that he
might marry her. lie is said to have kill
I'd his parents to obtain possession of their
property He has beon arrested
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rr haa COUNTY Va AZ cElhS.
In an article under tho above heal, which
appeared In tho Toledo Rscor,i of Friday
last, wc find tho following statement:
Sin Wood County the people would
scarcely know how to receive an honest
and competout county Official II is an
aaolnaa that is lit,lo expected by them
None OF the officers of this county are
followers Of that pollticulfaith 10 which the
editor, OF the Rsso,d has, within very
fow months past, been converted; nor is
thore any danger of the election of
officers OF that ilk, at any period of the
"immedate future" Sucl, being tho case,
tie above notice from the Record, is the
worry bost that could bo expected. For
who ever knew n democratic" parer
toppcak Of its opponents, exccptto slandcr
thcln.
We Will not pretend to refuto the base
charge that none Of the officers Of this
county are either "honest or competent"
Tor tho people who elected them. and whose
iatercsts they are sworn to serve know
that such a dcicnsc is needless. But il
any Office, in this or any other county,
possesses so nleagre supply Of the " hon
cat and competent" as composes tho enire
"stock n trade" Of the Record office in
that line, We earnestly protest tlat Mdt
Office needs oyerhaulmg.
The officers Of this county need no do
fense from any such asporsions Ms the
above, froa, the Record Four OF then,
have been soldcrs, and bear upon their
persons the marks of of rebel bullets; and
il will require better evidence than the
Record to convince tho people that any
of them are not "honest and competent"
TIaEc NATION EI1EES
On Tuesday January 3lst., the joint res.
olption submitting to the Legislatures Of
the Several several States proposition to
amond the Constitution of tho United States
-aud which passed the Senate last session
passed the House of Representatives. by
ayoto Of ll9 yeas, to Sc nays. The reso-
lation il as follows:
BE II resolved, by tho Senate and House
Of Representative of the United States o
;,,N tlI tl,tr 1.
IL both houses concurring. That the Iol
lowing articles be proposed to the l,egisla
tares OF the everal States as an amendnen
~ tho constitution OF the United States;
when ratified ny tliroe.f .fourths of said Leg
islatures shall be valid to all intcnts nnt
purposes MS q part Of the said constitution
uamely;--
ARrIcIe ~ SEcrrox l. Neither slavery
nor Involuntary servitude, except us a pua
ishmeni for crimr. whereof the party sha)
have been duly convicted, shall exis
within tho United States, or any place sub
joot TO their jurisdiction,
Sgo =. Congress shall have power L
enforce this article by appropriate lesis
lati0n,
unquestiouaby; BY the passage Of thi
.Iesoluiion, the United States becomes vir
tually auatioa Of freemop---ior there ca
be no doubt but the legislatures.of three
foprths Of the States Will ratify the pre-
posed amendment
Glorious as is this result, and great as ar
its auguries for the future prosperity an
peace Of the couutry, we can not contcn
plate tho beni6eient results it promise
without a feeling OF sadness at tho sN
icnng which the nation has ondured er
il would grant what should have bee
granted years ago, as an act Of simple risl
and justice to an oppressed race.
The passage Of this amendment marks
glorious epoch in the history of the natio
hutits luslrs is dlmmed by the fact tht
il has been literally wrung from us by Il
hluod and livus of many 0; America
briveet sons Praiseworthy AS is the a
nov, though yielded as sacrifice to a.
lsease the demon Of war, how much mo-
ghHsne would il have been had v
struck tho shacklcs from our hcndme
wtile The nation was at peace, as q ma
ter v Right, rather than whio At wa
as q matter Of necessity How many n
ble lives aud how much precious bio,
might have boon saved how much SUITE
ing anguish, weeping aud. want, mig
such course have av0idedi
Fhs act which, prompted by nee ssit
.sgrAnd to-day would have been subln
had itbscn teadOred purely as ,aa act
JustioS and Right
AN honor and glory to the Snprer
Ruler Of nations. that our country
been led. even through tho bloody and d
Astrous paths of war, to do All act OF just
which We had steadily and persisten
refused 70 do, in our days Of peace a
prosperity
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Al the recent fires In Syannah, il
said tllat twenty liyea were lost and 0