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The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1865-06-23

The official list of Grants losses.
from the crossing of the Rapidan in
May 1864, and ending with Lees sur
render, foots up at nearly ninety
thousand men.
"A monument to the victims Of the
Baltimore massacre of April 10, 1861
was dedicated at Lowell, Mass, on
Saturday with impressive services. -
Two of the soldiers killed by the Bal
umore mob were residents of Lowell,
and were the first dead of the war, if
we except the man accidentally killed
by an explosion after Fort Sumter
had surrendered. The monument
was dedicated on the ninetieth an
niversary of the battle of Bunker
Hill. A flag was sent from Balti.
more, with an inscription expressing
the regrets of the now redeemed
Maryland for the madness of four
years ago. The main feature of the
occasion was the speech of General
Butler. The General, il will be
seen, comes out unequivocally for ne
gro suffrage, and demand that jus.
tice be done the black soldier, who
has always been loyal, and has per.
lied his life for his country.
President johnson has followed his
order removing trade restrictions,
except on goods contraband of war,
east of the MississiDpi. with n similar
order covering the country west of
the Mississippi. This will interfere
seriously with the calculations of
trade officials, who had we'll laid
schemes for pockcting q heavy per
centagc of the property brought to
but it will wipe out or pre-.
vent II large amount OF corruption /;
increase the receipts of Southern pro
ducts, thereby checking the advance
in gold, and exercise a healthy inhu-
encc on trade generally.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1865-06-23
WIllthe Negro Work ?

Rev Charles Lowe, of Somervillo,
Mass, an Unitarian delegate TO the
South thus gives the result of his
observations on an important topic
It's important to consider, l.
Whether they will work; and O.
Whether they will have any desire or
capacity to rise in the moral and in
tellectual scale. 3. Ask any South.
ern planter, and he will tell YOU that
it is proved by all experience that the
negro will not work except upon
.compulsion; and YOU cannot make
him believe otherwise.
l. Ask many casual observers who
have been annoyed by some expert.
.ence of the negro's shiftlessness and
laziness, and they will say it probably
is true. But careful investigation
has brought me to the conclusion in
support of which think have abun.
dant proof, but no time now TO offer
it, that the indispositiOn to labor, and
the tendency to shirk, is nothing more
than the inevitable result of the long
habits Of working with no other mo.
tive than fear Of the lash. 1t has al.
ready been tested and proved I could
mention, il | had time, many very in
teIesting proofs that with judicious
management they can be employed
under q voluntary system with as
much certainty Of service rs any 9th.
er class of people. And there are
Individual instances of enterprise aud
thrift (and those not few which
ought to put this puint ut rest.
. As to the aspiration among them
tor higher things little need he said,
though it would be pleasant to say
much. For this aspiration is so uni.
versal and so apparent that IL has
been noticed and testified to by all,
rs has also their Intelligence and
quickness to learn. Not only do they
welcome the teachers sent from the
North and try in all ways to avail
themselves of their instruction, but
almost their FIRST care, when they are
settled for themselves, is to provide
for the education of their children
In Savannah the colored people have
supported free schools at their own
cost, by voluntary subscription, ever
since the capture of the city, at m ex-
pense of three hundred dollars a
month, while there has not been one
public school supported by the whites.
| met the leading colored people of
Savannah IN many ways-in their
committee meetings, in their church
es, in their political gatherings and in
thei- homes-and I found among no
class Of men higher tone, q more
intelligent appreciation of what was
most desirable in life, a purer pur-
pose to do what is right, or moro
determined resolution to improve all
the opportunities that God has given
them.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1865-06-23

main asleep in fancied security, while
the boat was thus careened and was
sinking Thus nearly all of them
were carried under. Some who were
outside or could easily extricatc
themselves, rose to the surface and
swan ont. Some clambered up the
side and noor of the boat, and thus
escaped, but about two hundred OF
them were undoubtedly lost. AS the
boat carcened, great rush took place
on the hurrican deck. Many of the
passengers were in their bcrths and
were save /.
The ladies generally succeeded in
gaining the hurricane deck, and were
all saved. Some children were lost.
Some of the passengers gained the
nearest bank, and others reached the
side in safety.
To render the disaster more ap-
palling, the texas took fire after the
steamer had careened. 1t was sup.
posed that the coal oil lamps were
upset by the shock, and that their in
ilammable contents were spilled upon
the beds. This fire was fortunately
quenchcd, otherwise a very large
number of persons would have per-
sons would have perished by it, and
would have been added to the mourn
full list OF lost, but for the noble acts
of the officers of the United States
steamer, Colonel Chaplin, who came
to the wreck and assisted in rescuing
some 400 to 500 souls, and admins
tered many acts Of kindness to the
servivors, especially to the women
and children, many of whom lost their
all.
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The Wayorth. rransp,esso,s

"A prouder set of self sufficient
egotists never trod the earth than the
leaders of the great Southern rebel
lion. In the halls of Congress, at
the watering places, in political con
ventions and in newspapers they were
always naughty, arrogant and uni.
Versally insulting. They it was who
resolved to establish q slave empire
upon what ought to be the free terri
tory of America. Alas, how the
mighty are fallen. jeff. Davis sits,
clanking his manacles in dungeon
at Fortress Monroe, awaiting his
doom; poor old Floyd, the thief, has
gone to his grave; Yancy, the bril-
liant orator, who did more to "fire
the Southern heart" than any other
man, has found ''his rights in a mar
row bed twenty-five by six; Brecken-
ridge is sneaking in the swamps of
Florida, seeking an outlet from the
country he has betrayed; Robert L.
Lee begs his daily bread from the
government he sought to destroy,
Hunter and Campbell are prisoners;
half dozen Cf rebel Governors are
in safe keeping; Roger Pryor, a pau
per; Beauregard disgraced and for
cotton man; Foot an exile; Mason
and Slidell self banished, and Alex
ander A. Stephens who warned the
South against secession with the
tongue of prophet, has lived to see
the end he so truly predicted would
come, and himself a prisoner. What
failure, what a punishment and what
a calumination.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1865-06-23
PITTS SEPARATOR.

also Manufacture Inntuer eIu,ii'S eXcel.
leht mtch ne, NnnwH as PITTS Sapiratur-
lhey are manufactured with lreI, care, and
are a good machine. They nave become
wen established and are justly celebrated
Doth for rapid aud perfect work. In manu-.
iaoturng these machines | have selected
such patterns only as have been tested by
long usa aud in Offering the two above be.
lele oler the very best that are made. 49,
~ u claimed ny those who use them, that
ihey VIII threSh clean and 90 for msr.ot,
more grim III gwen time. aud do IL better
than any other maciiino. In fact. the only
Hhlt 10 the amount they can threSh. depends
upon lhe ldcilltles nj hanl for getti. tho
sra'I' l" Tue machine and taking care of tho
straw &c. alter II " threshed. These ma.
chlhes drei bj'h "i them. : rnng AMI durable,
the JOINT, are all ftsi' ned 18th h"l,s. aad are
Alttu UP W IN Gust St,ti Cg'ird,r Shaft pr.
"td e'm Brass E0rss. hc cylinder In SO
lhches IN lenEtn: and pm " mdkIngt @
separator % inches wider than tho cylinder
ihah'nS tue canvas belt or grain carrier
5S4 inches wide. Width of Shoe inside, ~
% lnchos. The beatcr shalt IL furnished
win Orass boxes; brass boxes also for can.
vas Oeit shdit and fan shan; steel Jour AIS
WIN ron ""Hes for tta side shaft; iron pul.
leNs Vedlhered) and cast iron COuyeyar. la
every particular, they are constructed in
vac very hesl RlTnher IN evory part they
run easily, are easily tended, requiring about
400 revolutions per minute.
In The minaldCtre Ot these maghinCs,
have made 5 me Improvements on the orig.
inti patterns, and aln rcIiy TO make such
n'her changes as e%pcrieEce may suggest Is
being valuable.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1865-06-23

We wonder how much Alexander
III. Stephens would give now, to re-
call the following, which he uttered
in speech in Congress, some years
since, when the Kansas Nebraska bill
was under discussion. In his seclu-
sion in Fort Warren he will have time
to consider these words. He then
said
"Well, gentlemen, you make a
good deal Of clamor on the Nebraska
measure, but'it don't alarm us at all.
We have got used to that kind of
talk. You have threatened before,
but have never performed. You have
always caved in and you will again.
you are mouthing, white livered
set. or course you will oppose we
expect that; but we don't care for
your opposition. You will rail, but
we don't care for your railing. You
will hiss, but so will adders. We
expect it of a1ders, and we expect it
of you. You are like the devils that
were pitched over the battlemcnts of
heaven into hell. They set up a
howl of discontinue, and so viii you.
But their fate was sealed, and so is
yours. You must submit TO the yoke,
but don chafe. Gentlemen. we have
got you in our power. You tried to
drive us to the wall in 1850, but
times are changed. You
went wooling, and have come home
tleeccl. Don't be so imprudent as
to complain. You will only be slap
ped in the face Don't resist. You
teiU only b. iaShed into obedience.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1865-06-23
Fearful Disaster ON Red River-2OO
Lives Lost.

CAIRO, June 20.-The accounts by
the survivors of the late steamboat
disaster on Red river, agree in their
reflections on the officers Of the lost
transport for the carelessness and
criminal indifference manifested on
the occasion. The accounts say the
Kentucky, which appears to have
been an old weakly craft, had shortly
after leaving Shreveport, been run in
to the river bank with quite jar, but
nothing serious was apprehended
from it, and all retired to sleep. The
passengers on board, chiefly Conled.
crate soldiers from Missouri, were
lying about the boat and in the for
ward cabin on the floor soundly
asleep, when about nine and half
Z. Nj. it was discovered that the boat
had two and a half feet of water in
her hold. No alarm was given At
first an attempt was made to run her
ashore, but as the boat proved un-
manageable, this failed The stern
line was then got out and fastened to
the shore, but not in time to do any
good, for the boat swung out into
mid river where the current was
strong and the water deep, and the
bow was carried under. She Ca
reened over on her side, slowly at first
and then suddenly the bow went down
and only about twenty feet of the la
liaa' cabin ramainnl nut nf tha
water, this too standing at an incli-
nation SO nearly perpendicular that
it was with great difficulty any one
could climb out. 1t is likely that the
boat broke in the middle, as the tex
as and hurricane deck forward re-
main out of water, as well as the
bell, which was kept ringing after the
vessel sank until the steamer Chaplin
came to the rescue.
For some reason yet to be explain
ed, the soldiers were permitted to re
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1865-06-23


Mrs. II. E. Lee, wife of the late
Gen. Lee, has written to the authori-
ties, claiming Arlington Heights as
her property. She complains that
the grounds have been greatly abused
by the Government, and states that
she will visit Washington in few
days for the purpose of demanding
them from President johnson.
II Mrs. Gen. Robert f. Lee, impu,
dent wife Of an unhung, yet gallows,
deserving traitor, would also deman
OF President johnson that her man
sion be repaired, rc-painted, and re
papcred, currant bushes mended
gravel walks fixed, and the hundreds
OF Union soldiers who have been
buried there, dug up and their graves
smoothed over; she would only be
giving another illustration of the il
limitable impudence of a rebel, made
so by the education acquired IN hand
ling the raw hide over chained vic
Tins, and in appropriating as thei,
own that for which they never work &c
10 pay for. We hope the Preslden
will open her eyes by showing he
that a soldiers grave, yard is not tc
he insulted by having her title to til,
soil acknowledged.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1865-06-23
GUARDIANS SALE

pursuance OF an order OF the Probat q
- Owurt uI hahc"ck county, Ohio, made on
me 2ls, day OF Jlna 1885. IN The case of
siE hegarry, Guar0ish If Villa n W Me.
w'll "Her. on the
10Th Day of WiB A. D. 1865.
AtOie O,cio1k y. VI. at the door ol the ,,,u p.
louse IN Hancock county Ohio, olT,r al
pubic sac lhe following real estate, situate
VI sald Hancock county, TO wits,
The undivided one.hfth part of the sop,h.
ives! qntrter o! the nOrth.uasi q iarter. con.
tanning thirty.nne and 80 100 acres, and tho
unuivlded osc nth part 0f tho north west
quarter pf the s'uth east quarter, containing
l1rty aores-all beng IN section ono, Town
smP lWoi south OF Range ten east to he sold
SUBJECT to dover assigned therein.
Terms OF sale;--One third cash on dav of
salo, ono.third in ore year and one third in
TWO years from day OF sale-to be secpreJ
oy mortgage on the premises sold, and The
uelerred payments to bear interest at Tho
rate OF SIX per cent per annum, payatIe an.
hually. Appraised at $500.
El.lI MEGARRY,
Guardian tf William W. Merarv.
by u. Brown, her Attorney
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1865-06-23
n the so.callsa seeded States, and

in the so. called seeded States, and
that, as Union men of Ohio, we will
give him our hearty and undivided
support. -. a.
3D.. That the thanks ofOhio and Of
the nstioa nre due TO the heroic men
OF our army aud navy whuse labofs
and sutferings have saved the R,pub.
Ilic. We honor Our martyred dead,
and joyfully welcome to their homes
our returning veterans.
4th. That the thanks Of this Con
vention are due, and are hereby ten.
dered to the loyal men and women OF
Ohio at home, who have so nobly and
liberally sustained and cheered our
brave soldiers in the fell, in their cf
forts TO maintain the natiopnl author.
ity in conflict with armed rebellion
9th. That four years of sanguinary
war, with its fearful sacrifice OF life
and treasure, forced upon us by the
Shareholders rebellion, has demon
strated to us and the world that sla.
very and its institutions are irrecon
cilably opposed to freedom and free
institutions, and all the teachings Of
history; the dealings of Providence
and our own better experience point
uneiringly TO their overthrow and
eradication, rs our only safeguard
against the recurrence Of like evils in
the future.
9th. That while we are anxious for
an early reconstruction Of fraternal
relations with the insurgent States.
we demand that such reconstruction
shall he at such time and upon terms
as will give unquestioned assurance
Of the peace and security, not only
of the loyal people of the rebel States,
but also of the peace and prosperity
of the Federal Union.
7th. That the thanks Of the loyal
people of Ohio and of the Union are
due to the three War Governors of
Ohio-Dennison, Tod, and Brough--
for the earnest, faithful, and patriotic
exercise of the Executive authority
of our State during their rcspcctivel
administrations, and that through
their efforts, and the hearty co-ope
ration of our loyal people, the citi.
zens and soldiers, Ohio stands in the
front rank on the roll of honor amongI
her sister States, in the great strug-
gle for national existence.
Sth. That the experience of the last
four years shows the absolute neces-
sity, in all our political acton, of
keeping steadily in view the great
principles of our Government. ms set
forth in the Declaration of Independ-
ence.
That we will cordially support the
ticket this day nominated, aid prom
Use our collective and individual ef.
forts to secure its triumphant elcc-
ton.
The ticket nominated, is unexcep-
tionablc. 1t is composed of the best
men Of the state--men fitted in all
particulars for the responsible places
they are called to iill
We have no room for further re-
marks this week.
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Notice
Notice..

4, FORGE W. Baldwin, formerly of Benton.
W in the county OF Hancock, and state - Z
ONO, but now n resident OF Miss issippi, is
notified that fiebecca Baldwin, did, on tho
29th day of May, A, d. 1865, hle her petition
IN the o1ice OF the Clerk of the Court of Com
mon Pleas, within and for the county OF Han.
cock, and state Of Ohio, charging the said
George w. Baldwin with extreme cruelty and
habitual drunk encss for more than three years
and asking that she may divorced from the
said George W. Baldwin, which petition will
stand for hearing at the next term ol said
Court, dated this the End day of June, 1866.
REBECCA BALDWIN.
By Il. COLT her Attorney.
June ., ls65.-vlln3w6. U.IH
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Threshers and Separators.

In tho manufacture of Threshers and Sepa
rators, have aimed, In the first place, to so.
iect INC most approved patterns-srch ns
nave bern lried, and found TO give sttisrac.
u1n' hnII'ng myself ready ut all times to
adopt such improvements as experienced NAV
suggest as being desirable. In the next place
nave endeavored 10 select the best miteri.
vi, aud nave always been careful to employ
none put the most competent workman. 1
r,. 70, a'no ,s.iuteu the most careful scruti.
ny or all my Jobs before they were nj tced i'm
the sales-room and In this way, have been
aOie TO supply my customers with none but
the most complete work. II Is to these facts
mat my machines owe their reputation with
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1865-06-23
TWO PRocLAMATIoNs.

President Johnson has rec entity is
sued two proclamations--one pro.
viding a Military Government foi
Mississippi, and the other removing
certain restrictions on the trade re.
gulations with the South. The pro-
clamation issued in relation to the
Military Government of Mississippi
Is similar in every respect to that is
sued in the case of North Carolina,
which we published few weeks ago.
President Johnson's plan seems to be
TO hold the Southern States under the
Military control Of the Government
until they prove themselves loyal
Under this arrangement a State can
not prove treacherous to the Union
The terms of the Amnesty Procla-
tion will also materially assist in the
work. BY it the right OF suffrage has
been taken from a majority of the
leaders in the rebellion, so that few
have the right to vote, except those
who have In some degree been loyal
from the start, and those who have
been wheeled and cajoled into fight
ing against the Government by jeff.
Davis and his co-conspirators. Be-
sides, IL disloyal Congressman should
be elected from some of the States,
tho constitution gives full power TO
Congress to protect itself by exclu-
ding for sufficient cause any of its
The question of recon.
structlon Is cnvironed with Difficult
ties, h1t we do not see that President
Johnson's plan could be improved
upon. 1t is clear that the military
authority should not be removed
rom the Southern States until re.
burning sense ofloyalty.
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EG Ozse Powers.

For Powers with which to drive nv Throsh.
ers, have sr'ected. As beng tho best Low
IN use. PITTS lNPRD WE'D PArEN ( DOUBLE
PlNiON POWER
These powers are made by me in the most
thorough manner, OF tho best material, and
are Of d uble the siren 9Th OF any slngle gear.
ed Power.
am making tho shafts OF the bcvel wheels
and master pinnn nf Asst STEEL. which is
\ great Improvement over the iron shaft used
by other manufacturers.
90 PRICES AND TERoIs,-See hand
bills or apply TO me by mail
c. J. MESSER.
June %, ls65.-2m
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THE CoLoRED Men OF RIcuMoNr

The CoLoRED MEN OF RICHMOND
A delegation of colorcd men OF
Richmond called on the 10th to seek
an interview with the President. They
represent that under the military re-
strictions in Richmond their condi.
ton is not better than it was when
they were in slavery, and they re.
quested that especial inquiry be made
as to the facts, in order that the prop
er remedy may be applied to place
them on a footing with the liberal
and enlightened policy adobted by
the Government as to the other col
ored population OF the South
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THE UNION STATE CONVENTION

AhE ONAON 81 EE CONVENTION.
The Convention was the largest
delegate Convention ever assem- bled
in the state. The utmost harmony
aud good feeling prevailed; every
delegate seeming determined TO do
nothing to stand in the way of mag
nifcent triumph in October.
The platform adopted is rs follows:
The Union people of Ohio, great.
ful to Almighty God for the over.
throw Of the rebellion and the preser-
walton OF the national integrity for
the blessings OF peace and for all the
favors which He has vOuchsafed unto
us as q people, do hereby resolve
L lst, That the name and fame OF
Abraham Lincoln stand out from the
history Of the epoch unrivaled and
nlono, and while we deplore his un.
timely and cruel death; and yenerate
bis memory, it becomes US to initiate
his wisdom, firmness and moderation
in the treatment Of vexed questions,
and especially to initiate his example
in waiting for the. solution of Difficult.
ties to be furnished by the progress
Of time and the logic Of events. ~
I'd That President Andrew John
son, by his unswerving devotion ia
the Union through years of eeyerest
trial. las now .0iir ighest condd ense;
.thatve eheerfIdly indofse tho policy
Of fhisadministration,a looking to the
fsstoradou Of paace and civil order
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Wo 1dbury's Patent.

have thus far found that Woodbury.
ratehl is the most sought after by tire shers
md, rs certificates show, II does good work
and gives excellent satisfaction. The nrst
premium was awarded to ,his machine Al the
Mlchigan and Ohio state Fairs. IN 1855, and
VI mas always received the first premium at
county and State Fairs, whenever exhibited
both IN the United states ami CilauI,s. 1
am Inc ON manufacturer OF th.s very suoe.