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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1865-04-06
Drunken Public Men,

From the Troy Daily Wing.
The newspapers of the country all com
ment on the unseenily exhibition of Andrew
johnson, on the day of his taking the oath
of office The Republican papers all regret
and condemn the act, but most of them find
some apology for t,in the events of the past
four years, which have overtasked the body
and brain of man of his strong constitution
and iron will. The Iadepel2dent laments the
fall of such man and the disgrace of the
nation. The Tribune says that if, as is
affirmed, he has fallen into habits of intoxi
cation, he cannot retain his office unless he
reforms at once and completely. Such is
generally the conclusion of the Republican
press.
1t requires but little knowledge of histo
ny to know that Andrew johnson is not the
first man who has disgraced high station
by gross and ultinely drunkenness.
And since the attacks upon Andrew John
son will justify personaliti es,it will do to re-
member that Daniel We Ister, at the agricul-
tural dinner at Rochester, where he made
one of the best speeches that ever fell from
his lips, got shalnefully drunk. His friend
and rival, Silas Wright, was in the daily
habit of soaking his clay and would fire.
quently speak i'll the senate when he had to
hold himself up 10y leaning on his chair
And is Andrew johnson the first President
or Eice President who disgraced his station
by drunkenness? Is it not we'll known that
John Tyler used to get drunk in the White
House? And have the people forgotten
Franklin Pierce. 1t is well known to thou
sands of the citizens of New Hampshire and
Massachusetts that he was an habitual
drunkard. de fell from Ills horse in Mexico
because he could not sit in his saddle, he was
SO drunk. And yet the politici ms, who were
well acquainted with his habits, nominated
him for Pres ident, and elected him over that
gallant soldier, perfect gentleman and pru-
dent statesman General Scott. 1t is notori
Gus fact that on the day he was nominated
he was at the fremont House, in Boston, so
drunk that he was unfit to be seen, and that
his friends had to take charge of him. Was
he not frequently unfit FOR public business
at Washington? And who does not re-
member his disgraceful exposure of himself
when he came on to New York to attend the
opening at the Crystal Palace ?
And coming down little later, let us ask
who as the last Dernocr attic Vice President
of the United States /? Was it not John G.
Breckinridge, whose incorporate habits were
well known to the Senate and to the people
who ever attended its sittings Have PEG.
pie forgotten the Presidential campaign Of
1860? The conservative American party
of that year nominated John Bell for Presi-
dent, a common drunkard then, and Who
has since become driveling sol. One wing
of the Democratic party nominated John G.
Breckenridge. a drunkard, and the other
Stephen a. Douglas, hard tippler.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1865-04-06

A lady with sigh exclaimed
We'll have lost my law suit - .
oh mamma how glad am . said her
child, that you have lost it--for it tormen-
ted you awfully !"
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1865-04-06

"My friend, said a seedy individual to
a waggis'i Acquaintance, at a ferry, 81 wish
you would lend me two dollars to cross the
ferry haven't got q dollar in the world
We'll, would ike to know. was the re-
ply what difference it makes to a man
who hasn't got dollar in the world, which
side of the river he's on
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1865-04-06

HY~ The last personal anecdote of General
Grant is told of recent journeyof his in rails
road train, where he displayed usual none
of the insignia of rank. A youthful book ped
Ter trsversed the cars, crying, Life of General
Grant" A mischisvous aid pointed TO Geu-
eral's seat, suggesting to the boy that that imam
might like a copy" Gen. Grant turned over
the pages Of tho book snd casually asked
who is ihis all about The boy giving him a
look of ildi- naii3n and dsgu.. r Piled yoa
must be dfintd greqUy Bof d know Genera
Grant? ~ After tbs ytjts 81 ieut>Generail
Of course surrender ed and bought his biography
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1865-04-06

The London Puach reports Sudden con-
version" 1t says that "A gentleman WIN o
went to the Haymarket Theatre (where Mr..
Sothern is playing a-decided partisan of the
North came away an oat and out South
erner' g.a ~
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1865-04-06

'Thou art little bear madam " said a
Quaker to fashionable belle ct an evening
party. Sir q exclaimed the dismayed
one ''About the shoulders, mean, :"
smilingly replied broad brim.
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1865-01-18
Description Of Our saviour.

The following description Of our Sa.
viour was written by Publius Centullus,
Governor Of Judea, to the Senate Of
Rome, 10 the region of Emperor Angus
tus Caezar: ''' 'i '''
Conscrip, Fathers There appeared
in these our days q man named Jesus
Christ, who is pet living among us, and
of the Gentiles, is accepted as a prophet
Of great truth but his own disciples call
him the Son Of God. He hath raised
the dead and cured all manner Of dis
cases. Hp is a man of statute, tall and
comely, with very ruddy countenapce,
such as the beholder may love aud and
fear His hair is the color Of the flbert
when fully ripe, plain to his ears whence
downward it is most ornet in color, curl.
ing and waving about bis shoulders; 10
the middle Of his head is scam Of par.
titiou 70 long hair, after the manner Of
the Nazarites. His forehead is plain aud
delicate, his face without spot or wrinkle,
beautiful, with q comcly red-his nose
and mouth arc exactly formed--beard
the color Of bis hair, but forked. In re-
proving, he is terrible in admonishipg,
courteous; in speaking, very modest and
wise in proportion Of body, we'll shaped.
None have ever seen him laugh, but many
have seen him weep. A man, for his
surprising beauty, excelling the children
of men.
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1865-01-18
A Lady's Repentance

A youuglady was addressed By . young
man, who though agreeable to her, was
disliked by her father. or course he
could not consent to the union, and she
determined to clOpe. The next night was
fixed, the hour came, hc placed q ladder
to the window, and 10 few minutes she
was in his arms. They mounted . doub'
lc horse and were soon at samc distance
from the house. After while the lady
broke silenca by saying "Well, you see
what proof have given you Of my Of.
fectiop hope you will make me good
husband" He was q surly fellow and
grufly answered, "Perhaps l may, and
perhaps not" She made no reply, but
after silence Of some minutes, she ex'
claimed: ooh, what shall do I? ! have
left my money in my room Then,
said he, "you must 20 back and fetch IL
They we're soon again at the house. the
ladder again placed, the lady remounted,
while the lover waited below. But, she
delayed to come, and so he gently called
"arc you coming ?" when she looked ou'
oftho window and said, "Perhaps l may
and perhaps mott" and then shut dowr
the window and left him to return upor
his double horse alone9 Was not that
happy thought on the lady's part-a 70
nous joke p Life Of DR.. Rr6le.
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Washington's opinion Of fPaper
''S' '0I 1of Money. 70 1.A s2ia

u
The following letter written BY Gener:
al Washington more than seventy years
agaEon the paper Or band currency ,ques,
tipn, will be read just now with more more
than ordinary interest q n, should bpfP
read, slpdied and reflected upon by'eyery
man and boy IN the land ;g,,,,, -, t,,.,.
\ lint ,YERNos, February 81, 1881
i1Dcar Sr :--Yopr favor of the 30th
ul! came duly to hand. To give az
opinion on an issue Of SO much Import
ance as that which has warmly agitated
the twobranches ofyotr Legislature, and
which from the appeal that is made, is
likely to'create dangerous division, is
rather a delicate matter; but as this d.
versity Of opinion is on a subject which
has, ] believe, occupied the minds Of
most men, and as my sentiments thereon
have been fully and decidedly expressed
long before the Assembly either of Mary.
land or this State was convened, | do rot
scruplc to declare that if l had voice in
your Legislature, it would have been Civ
en- decidedly against the emission, upon
the general principles of its utility as a
representative and the necessity of it as
d medium. To assign reasons for this
opinion would be as unnecessary as de.
dicus the ground has been SO often trod
that o place hardly remains untouched
in word, the necessity arising from 0
want Of specie is represented as greater
than it really is. I contend that i, is by
the substance, not the shadow of thing
that we are to DO benefited. The wis
dom oflman, in my humble opinion, car
not, at this time, devise plau by which
the credit. of paper money would be long
supported consequently depreciation
keeps pace with the quantity of emission
and articles for which it is exchanged
rise in greater ratio than the sinking
value of the money. Wherein then il
the farmer, the planter, and the artisan
benefited The debtor may be- because
Of / have observed, he gives the shadoy
in lieu Of the substance, and in proper
ton TO his gain the creditor or body pol
itic suffers. Whether it DO legal tende
orhot, it will, as has been observed yer,
trniys lenya NO ether alternatiye--t mus
be that or nothing. An evil cquall.
4 great is.the door il Immediately opens 10
/ speculation, by wbiph'the least designing
\. and perhaps most valuable part Of tn
community are ,preyed upon by the nor
knowing and crafty spectators. But
contrary to my intention and declaration
! [ am offering reasons in support of m.
opinion--reasons, too, which, Of all 9th
ers, arc least pleasing to the advocate
for paper money. I shall, therefore, on
ly observe generally, that SO many pee
pie have suffered by former emission:
that, like burnt child who breads th
fire, no person will touch it who can pos
sibly avoid it; tho natural consequence
of which will be, that tho specie whic
remains unexpected will be Instant
locked up.
With great esteem and regard,
E9t9 L'e5 am, dear sir, &C..
'It,.I.I GEORGE WASHINGTON.
How are you, Greenhacks?
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1865-01-18
For the Ashland Union.
N LINES. / a.
BY FRANK FARMAs.

When skies are fair and life is young ~,
And love 10 in heroic's sung, s,tsl ,,,y,.
When far adown life's stream we glide.
And flowers grow rank on either side, h z
And when we grasp at golden gleams Ii1
That to our vision golden seems. ~ 80.
And when we thinkthe days ore hours, 4
And ehas~the bee anosg the fowersol
The g'iden sdnlightlspans the scene,5 gg7p
Our young lives growing up between. ,r
But, when these halcyon days are passed,
And storm clouds gather thick at last,
And hope has fed the troubled breast,
With dark remorse, preventing rest,
When friends have fed in wild dismay,
And night scarce darker than the day,
i'Soods thoughts amid these hours Of gloom
VI death and judgment aud the tomb.
When bowling storm and wintry blast
Burst o or the soul their torrents fast,
Then stop while; be not dismayed,
Do not your troubling soul upbraid, D..
Look up sbove the bursting cloud,
Where storm wiads wild the wood lands
bowed, ...... .ls D..
Look up, there's One makes you His care
Whose blessings sppingsth rich and rare,
On whom your burdens you may cast,
And claim His love. cen 10 the last.
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1865-01-18

Richmond. IT'S less would be Of 90
great injury to the COnfederatesy while
III, gain would be Of no advantage to us.
"The vital point" of "the rebellioh,p tas
is called, is in The hearts Of the southern
people. 9 Eight millions of people pos;
sessed Of suchaa country as theirs, scah'
not DO subiugatsd it they will it other
wise. If this Present administrator were
either wise or human onsg it would
cease7the impracticable and wicked at-
tempt orcfdlure stares IL absolutely
| ia the face. afn order To- show what ap
/ PigaS f4tuus ths Abolition party is phr.
sutng, we have only to recall their thou-
sand and one predictions. On the f3th
of October, 1863, Mr.. s. P. Chase, now
Chief Justice, delivered q speech in Gin
ciunati, from which the following is an
extract: r-tr.t..,,,
"It is Just as certain that now we have
that valley Of East Tennessee--that great
mountain region-and hold il. just as
certain is it aquestion of time whether
this rebellion shall be put dowa or not
We shall just as certainly succeed as
time rolls on, because we have that great
interior fortress, and all we have to do is
to send out our armies from it. Be-
sides, we have complete control Of the
Mississippi river; the commercial pos
session Of the river soon to become com.
Elete by the advance of our army. Ev-
erybody can see that the party that holds
the Mississippi, holds the control Of the
Mississippi valley, and we hold, to. day,
virtually the control Of the Valley
"The grea. mountain region" has now
been virtually abandoned, though herein
it is assumed that it was the point from
which sour armies were to be sent ont to
subdue the rebellion" But have We
complete control of the Mississippi riv-
er I" We rather think not. Bcsidrs,
everybody "don't sec" that "the party
that holds the NJ ssissippi river, holds
control of the Mississippi valley" We
have little strip along the river who're
our gnnboats are, which extends just SO
far as their shots will reach, aud no fur.
ther, but this is not the Mississippi val
ley by an immense extent. In the same
speech Mr. Chase gave it as his profound
opiui9nl and it was received as if on ora
Gle was speaking, that "lhe rebellion wa:
virtually subdned'" This was year age
iast October, and yet the srebelhoa'' sou
givcrs. How long, oh how long, viii
delusion aa1 slaughter walk hand ia
haDd' - Day BoOk.
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1865-01-18
Another Classical Joke by Mr.
. wv Lincoln.

"now do you Now York Democratic
chaps take my election 7" asked Mr.,
Lincoln, few days ago, Of q prominent
New York McClollanito, with whom the
exeeutive is pleased togbo on good per-
sonal terms. "0h pretty well on the
WHOLE" was tho reply, "Somc Of our
boys complain, however that you carried
the State by your postmnsters s'eapias
the envelopes that contained Mcclellan
aud Seymour votes,g thus looscning the
gum, opening the envelopes, and substi-
tuting Lincoln and Renton for McClellen
and Soymo II ballots" "Ha2baI laughed
the President, leaning forward and grasp
ing his ankles tightly, So they Say, DO
ihey; that I came the gum game oyer
them to be re,electedl Well there's one
comfort about it, old fellow, aud this You
may tell them for me, that If tried to
cheat which they did4-by gum l was
successful, and they weren't" The New
York McUlelanito hadn't word to say.
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1865-01-18
The Kind Of People who make
'a F7i' mn the World. bss 1a.7p

An exchange furnishes Us the follow
ing very smart things. As they may
have a local application, We give our
cal eolanp the benefit Of them :fi asso
'AiFfNE FELLOW. Tho man who i'd
vertises in ourp paperr the man who nev.
er refuses 10 lend you money and the
fellow who Is counting. your sister.
GENTLE PEorLE.-The young lady
who lets her mother DO tho ironing, fol
fear Of spelling her hands; tho miss who
wears thin soled shoes on q rainy day
and the young gentleman who is ashamed
to be seen walking with his father.
INDgsTRIoUs PEOPLE. = The young
lady who reads romanccs in bed; the
friend who is always engaged when you
call; and the correspondent who cannoI
fud time to answer your letter. ,1 500 q
UNPOPULAR PERsoNAGE.-A tat mar
in 40 omnibus; tall man in a crowd
and short man on parade.
TIMID PEoPLE.-A lover about to POI
the question /; nan who does not like
to be shot at; anda steamboat company
with a cholera case on board. .t ID.
DIGNIFIED MEN.-A ship in q coun
try town a midshipman on quarter deck
and school committee on examination
day. ''" " - F. ,'
PERsEcUrEp PEOPLE. - Women BY
that tyrant, man boys, by their parents
and teachers; and all poor people by SO
ciety at large.
2 UNHAPPY PEoPIE.--Al. old bachelors
and old maids. a..1 ,.1,..sl s.aa
AMBITIOUS CHAPs.-The writer whc
pays the magazines, for inserting his com
lDunications; the politician who quit
his party because he cannot get int,
office and the boy who expects to b.
President. ., .
HUMBLE PERSONS. - The husband
who does his wife's churning; the wifi
who blacks her husbands boots ; and tn
man who thinks you do him SO muc]
honor. a. %
MEAN FoLKs.-The man who kick
folks when they are down and the sub
scriber who refuses to pay fer his paper.
30 Sensible People. You and 1. '''
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: srakinr tlle 5sIost Of It.

We find the following paragraph in an
exchange. If the facts did occur as
stated, We hope there is mistake in the
name of the State 10 which, it is alleged.
they took place: 1ga m
A respectable farmer, though violent
Republican, in southern Ohio, ascertain.
ed that his daughter had become prac.
teal misceguationist, by the astounding
fact that she gave birth to q inulatto ba.
by. The author si the misfortune was
found to be strappiDg big niger in tho
vicinity. He was arrested, taken to o
provost marshal and disposed Of for the
sum of 81 900, and sworn into the ser.
vice of Uncle Sam, The "grand.pa" Of
the little contrabaud took nine hundred
dollars of the money, gave tho niger Q
hundred dollars "for his trouble" and re-
turned home feeling that the dark rros
pect before his family was somewhat
frightened. ~.
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1865-01-18
The Way the Money Goes. a

The Washington correspondent Of the
New York ErpresS says: w, ,4sai ees|
Congress makes nothing of putting
through million in a minute. It'is as
,tonishiug how cheap in mems estima.
tion the art Of printing makes money.--
When money was coined, and dug from
mines, Of cracked from nuggets, q dollar
made some little impression upon the
people, and million staggereda man.
A million now is nothing. "y 90 a1u.
Tho Lake Revenue Cutter Bill, with a
million in IL, was put through the House
without o word Of debate or inquiry I
The Invalid Pension bill, to-day, with
ell, $4,000 inlR, went through, as zap
idly as read, without nword 5l ltxphua.
tion. Il was only olevon and . quartcs
millions. That u nothing, Hpnslous
by-snd.b ~ Do 100000, 900, Why
: make 1 fussevsr eleven. NY "a,
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1865-01-18
ssThe War Still Oontinues.'
q How are you, Greenhacks ?

The way this war "drags its slow length
along" is q curious phenomenon well
worth studying. Its, however, one by
no means of rare occurrence in humar
history. A civil war continuing for years
with varying success on each side, when
it becomes question Of mere subjugation
on, the ono hand, and Of servie submiss.
ion on the other, is usually protracted for
an indefinite period, and is never finally
settled till mutual satisfactory concessions
and compromises are made. y
sc There is morbid curiosity and fever.
ish anxiety in the public mind to hear
th, war news of the day. Yet whoever
has carefully noted years or six months
history otthe present awful war tragedy
now being enacted in this country, may
form pretty correct idea of the remain
| ing acts, The President announced, 10
his last message, that "the war still con.
tiuues;;" and he might have added, with
equal irnth, that lit continues with the
same phase and general result as hitherto
| it cannot but be apparent to every man
not infatuated by mere partisan delusion,
| that there can be no eud to the war un.
der tho policy and management of the
present. Administration, The Executive
| branch of the Government is doing moth.
ling but taking measures to protract the
var for tho ayowed and single purpose Of
1csrryihg out the schemes OF the radical
wing of the dominant party. Congress
has less Than two months OF its present
regular session left, and j. is loudly call
| Cd by the leading Administration organs
10 take up, as it's leading aim and object
| the proposed amendment to the Constitu
i ton for the entire abolition of slavery ID
all the States, But constitutional amend
ments win not effect the abolition of sla
very. Like other mere partisan measures
infringing upon leng established, aud I'D
united constitutional rights of the States
-lthey will serve 70 protect the war, ant
postpone the day Of peace and reconcili
1atcn. 1twauld seem from their acts
iEwhateterl they mhy, for mcrs political ef
VIfecta my to tbeIcontrary, that the leado,
jafthe party in power hare Ldetermius,
that that day shall never come if the,
can prevent it,-Siatesp,aa
obSesI leInM lIAAal LON ,IG0A 81 4
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For Sale 1t all Times. !

II always keep on hani q Tot ofthe besto
Lime aud Mortar for iPlasiefing or Stone
Work, which will sell At the lowest rates for
the accommodation Of the pubic. Itiskspt
in o building directly opposite MoKanes
Black Smith Shop, IN Orange street. and II
my absence Mr.. McKane eill attend 10 Gus
:oners l have also 10 hand'a large. lot 81
good, sawed, pine lath 70 sale cheaper than
they can DO got elsewhere. ~ w N.r'rs
s6 ssiiNsrsll Joshua ROWLAND.
Aashland, June %, IS64--no. Q, u
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r9- A dancer 10 the National Thea q
tire at Cincinnati came 10 sad death.--'
She had been dancing, and in passing
from the green room to the stage, In re-
sponse to q second encore, drank . tum.
bier full Of iCe water, from the effects Of
which shc dropped dead in full view Of
the audience. She was swollen past
Identification in few minutes. & 1fiRfe'
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p@ "Shon," said a Dutchman, ayou
may say what you please bout bad neigh.
bors had te worst ,neighbors as never
was. Mine pigs and mine hens came
home nit dere ears split, and fodder day
two Of dem come home missing o. - gst
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.OsRORNSsI q CURTIs.

HAvEkrmsd q psrtnership In the practice
sofi ivj aud dwillattendt 10 businessin theil
iproia sion'ip Ashland and adjoining eoun
lies sifice In the building heretofore oc.
erpnl byW. Osborn, on Chsrcn street.
Jnst, 1854. S19nl N ~
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.aM.aRIc.s.r nOHSE.

FORMERLY McNULTY's, BY AnonIpAIp
FINLEY Ashland Ohio, The House gis
thoroughly rof,iad. and It, proprisiari.
prepared, 10 accommodate all his old
friends as many new ones as maybe
pleased to give him call irafaggsr
June 3. 1864: vlQnl. ,.ltats. ..Ig..r
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u. n. JOHyS7Oks

ATTORNEY at Law, office over Beer & Gra
h,ms Sore, Main Street, Ashland, o., will
ahs,d promptly to Ill business entrusted
10 h!sesre. Special attention given TO col
lection Of Soldiers claims Of all kinds.
June 8, 1854, yI9nt | ''Is
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No. "Ah, Sam. so you've been IN
trouble, have you r - oA'
"Yes, Jim, yes.D ae-sssS
aWell, well, cheer up, man; adversity
tries US aud shows Us ourbetter qualities.r.
"Ah, but adversely didn't try me; it
was an old vagabond Of Judge, and he
showed up my worst qualities" d;sa
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W.TEER HOUSE,

MAIN STREET, between third and fourth
lNensield, Ohio. o. H1iith ~ . 7
b. NJ. MILLER, Proprietor
Junos, 1904, vianl .as B. .t,r
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y ID. .lEcCOMBE.

ATfOBNEKY and Counsellor at Law, Ash.
land Ohio. Office in the Bank building
ever the Hardware Store. vl9nl