The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1865-07-19
NEWS ITEMS.

The Rebellion in uayti ha, gained
ground,
A Fortress Monroe correspondence
states that yellow fever prevails at Viii.
ming, North Carolina, and that strict
quarantine is enforced in Hampton Roads
on all vessels arriving from there.
Extensive rich silver mines have re-
Gently been discovered about fifty miles
west Of Denver, at the foot of Snowy
Range. There is great excitement there
10 the mountains. Hundreds are out
prospecting at and beyond Snowy Range.
III 1861 Illinois had one million two
hundred and six thousand six hundred
aud ninety.iyc sheep, and ii is estimated
that they now number full three millions,
worth Eve million dollars.
Major General Jacob Dolson Cox, Ne
gro Suffrage candidate for Governor, has
taken command Of the district of Ohio
This arrangement will afford him an ex-
cellent opportunity to canvass for his
election at Governmental expense.
Col. A, V, Rice, Democratic candidate
for Congress in tho Toledo district last
fall, has been promoted to B~rigadier Gen
eral. That was a promotion emiuently
fit to be made.
II is men Of moderate means and poor
men who pay the bulk of the taxes
Rich men have their money in Govern
ment bonds, and Abolition Legislators
have exempted them from taxation. Let
poor men remember this.
Billy Cory and Bill Munnell have an
nounced their withdrawal from the Dem
ocratic Party. SuperauOus. They were
considered only transient members, and
therefore but little reliance was placed in
their professions
II il better to be a good Democrat aud
work hard all the days Of your life, than
to buy exemption bonds and live off the
fruit Of other mems labor.
The negress who represented the God
dess Of Liberty, at the 4th Of july cele-
bration at Cleveland, was the true EN-.
blem Of the Abolition party. Like the
.infdcls Of France, in the reign of terror,
the God Of the bible is dethroned by
thcm and one moro congenial to their
taste is enthroned in His stead.
The New York Tribune, Cleveland
Leader, and Cleveland Herald all unit,
in the statement that General Cox is II
favor Of negro suffrage Nc one has YET
undertaken to coutrovert their testimon,
as to this fact.
After using the "war Democrats" unit
they are fastened in power, the Adolf
tionists now turn the cold shoulder tc
them, and call them "Hunkers." 1t il
evident from the action Of the recent Alb
clifton State Convention that they iutent
10 let the war Democrats sit on thei,
hunkers in the future. Serves then
right.
The indianapolis Journal, the leadins
Abolition organ Of Indiana, gives as
reason why the alledged Indiana conspir
ators were NOT tried before a civil court
that they would probably have been &C
Quilted for want Of testimony agaius
theml Yet these men are incarcerate,
in prison for life. Truly, this is 9TH,
land Of the freep'
"All men are born equal" is now III,
political battle cry Of the Abolitionists
II must not be supposed to include tn,
war Democrats, however, that class o
politicians having been set aside at tn,
Negro Suffrage State Convention. It i
intended to apply only to radical Adolf
iOnists and niggers. That's all.
A Miss Manson. a bowitching "schoO
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