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The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1866-04-27
senators It is 1,o49 and on sberif,

Senators IT is 1,049 and on Sberiffs
1921.
Under the Civil Rights Law in q
recent case in Anne Arundel county,
Maryland, a negro was placed on the
witness stand "a new thing in that
State
A negro makes the singular pro.
position in q Pennsylvanias paper,
II at he will raise $4,000 among
colored men for the Fenian cause,
provided the Fenians will do all in
their power to dispel the Irish pre-
judice against the blacks, and go In
for their right to vote.
The barracks of the colored troops
at Washington was attacked wi b
stones, and some of the houses inhab.
tied by blacks were fred, about the
time of the negro celebration last
week.
Reports continue to reach us of
great destitution in Alabama. Many
have died from want, and thousands
are said to be now on the verge OF
starvation, with no prospect OF re.
lief. .
Detective Baker has made a very
voluminous report in reference to
bounty jumping frauds perpetrated
under the coll Tor troops. He traces
the jumpers from the time of being
sworn in till their reaching the field.
IIe shows that of the five hundred
thousand men called out and sworn
in by the Government. only one hun.
dred aud sixty. eight thousand reach
ed the field as soldiers, although
lhouands of others received theil
bounties. This wholesale system oi
fraud is shown to have been perpe
trated in nearlyevery loyal state.
The French Minister had an inter
view Saturday with Secretary Seward
1t is said he presented the formal al
hesion of the French Government tC
the American principle of non inter
vention, as explained by the Secre
tary of State. The Emperor cor
daily replies to the United States
and agrees to withdraw his troops
from Mexico in three detachments
as already published. The full and
final correspondence, it is reported
will be laid before the House OF Rep
resentatives during this week.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1866-04-27
The Test Oath.

The President recommended tc
Congress that the test oath be modi.
fed. The committee appointed by
the House to investigate the matter
have reported against modifying the
oath. Their report is long, and We
give only the closing portion of it.
If the test oath should be so fai
modified as TO enable an ex-rebcl &c
take it, the social influence which
now overawes loyal men would still
push them out of the way, and force
the Government to bestow its Offices
on the disloyal. This would not
make "treason odious," nor would il
punish traitors" On the contrary
it would increase the odium whicl
now attaches to loyalty in the South
ern Stotes, and punish men because
of their faithfulness to the Govern
ment A community that will not re
spect an officer OF the United States
because be has been sufficiently loya
to the Government 10 allow Of hi;
taking the test oath does not deserve
to have the advantages and convent
onces of the postal service extended
to it, but does deserve 20 have the
revenue laws enforced upon it by
such officers as the Government may
be able TO secure the seYvices of.
There are thousands of loyal mer
in the South who can take the test
oath, and 20 sdch should the offices
in those States be given. Let Tia,
Government recognize their claim:
in this regard, and loyalty and re
spect for the Government of the Uni
ted States will soon be strong enough
to overcome the social power whicl
now frowns upon every Union mar
who stood by the flag of the republic
throughout the whole course of th,
war.
Temporary inconveniences should
not turn the Government aside from
this policy. The unhappy condition
Of the Southern States cannot be i'm
proved by changing laws which may
he opposed to the views and feeling:
of those citizens who fought for foul
years to destroy the Government
They must learn that obedience tC
law is duty not to be lightly regard.
ed, and that loyalty to the Govern
ment is virtue that cannot be de.
stroyed by the social power OF the dis
loyal. When these ends are secured,
it may be cxpedient to modify the
test oath, but not until then.
The committee therefore asked to
he discharged from the 1urthcr con.
sideration ofthe subject.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1866-04-27
A southerner's Eyes opcued. Z

Alexander II. II. Stuart, Congress
man elect from Virginia, in an article
published in the Staunton IVA.
Spectator, of February 9th, makes
the following remarkable statement: {:
The recent war has taught us some
useful lessons. 1t has shown us how
dependent we have been on the North
and foreign countries, and how help
less we were when cut Off from the
outside world. Let us profit by this
painful and humiliating experience,
and try and put ourselves on bet
ter footing in future.
Why should we hot beat the North
with their own weapons? We have
as much inventive genius as they,
and we have, as l have shown, great.
ly the advantage in geographical
position, and all the physical Gle.
ments necessary to q successful pros
ecution ofmanufacturing industry.
The North asked protection for
her white labor, which was essential
to its existence, because it5ahAl TO
compete with the pauper labor OF
Europe. The South, needing no
protection for its peculiar labor and
productions, because they had no
formidable competition in the mark,
cts Of the world, refused to accord
It to the free labor of the North, and
thus, by short sighted and mistaken
policy, the two systems were brought
into relation OF antagonism which
eliminated in the war. If we had
supported the protective system,
really believe we would have had nc
war, Ifyou will revert to the history
of the last forty years, you will find
that whenever we had a protective
tariff comparative quiet prevailed in
the country; but as soon as protec
tion to free labor was withdrawn
sectional excitement and animosity
followed
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1866-04-27
Serving the Devil.

The Republican party, when the
war broke out, stole the livery oil
Heaven to serve the devil ln.-Cop-
perhead Paper.
Well, they served the devil to pret.
" good advantage if that is the case,
though we always thought before Tat
the devil favored the other side, that
he put the dtpil in the hearts Of the
rebels to cause them to attempt to
destroy the government, and used
his influence with Copperheads North
to make them assist treason, as they
did. If taking the course that the
Union party did, duriLg the war, is
serving the devil, he is the one we
want to serve. 1t would be a fine
thing II Copperhcnds could make /,
appear that their opposition to the
war, their endeayors 10 dissunde men
from cnlisting, their X. G. C.'s. theii
attempts TO resists drafts, and the
thousand other modes that they took
to help the South in its schemes, was
done through love for the Union
Copperhcads may "squirm and wrig.
gle" but they will have TO labor un-
der the load of wickedness that they
willingly shouldered Stand from
under, gentlemen, your course is not
forgotten.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1866-04-27

The cholera will undoubtedly get
into this country before long, al.
though every effort is being made to
prevent it. The steamer Virginia
left Liverpool on the 4th inst, aud
before arriving in New York the
cholera broke out among the passcn.
gers She is now laying in quaran.
time OIL that city. Thirty eight deaths
have occurred already, and many arc
sick Everything possible is being
done in thu city to keep ont the dis,
ease, but it is hardly possible that il
can be done.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1866-04-27

sEcTIoNl. Be 1t enacted by the General
Of the State of Ohio, That Section of IAN
act t' provide bounty tor Veteran volun
teers," passed April l3lh, lsGj, be 50 amend
ed Hs To read ~ iOliCws:
SIC. |, That the Comm ssilners of the
several counties. the Tru ,tees ut the several
Townships and City Councils Of the severai
citieS ct this State, are hereby author Zed
nd RFQvIRED to issue % each re enlisted Vet
erIn NlUul eer |hu. has been heretofore cred
lied upon the qlOia uf sush County, Town.
ship or City. or my ward of such G ty. NJ der
tuv r.qIisitiru orthe President OF the United
>t;t es Tor v lIIlears, during the late rebel
lion, ind wHO lave not received any lcta'
bounty uIou sad re erlistmstL, Il bond f,r
the sum ui o g lldnJred Dollars bear NJ SIX
per cent I'M rest, redeemable al the pleasure
Il such Trustees or cay Council, one rear
AZ er the daie thereof.
SEC 2. That Section of salt act be So
amended AS to read as follows: Section
Said bond. when issued by the MY Com
nl.siuuers shall be signed by the Commis
sionsrs and counto sigue By the County
Auditor; when issued by the Trustees vt any
township shall be sgned by the trustees
and couniersgnCd hy he CLERK Oft tu"n
hip. and when ssued by City Cuunc Is shall
be signed by the President and counterslgn
| ed by th6 c ERIK Of aid Council, and "a soon
rs practicable, delivered TO SAID yuluutee =
/ or Their lelal representatives.
! SIC. J. That section tour OF said act be 81
| dlntHub1 as 10 fetd as IuHoNs. ottllon 4
For the purpose of paying SAID bonds, TIE
| County Commissioners uf any County. the
iruslees Of any Township, and the Cuy Coun
ell at any city issuing the sNn1. shan levy
such tax each year Hiter issuing the s.,ine a.
may be required & pay one third Of the
amount of each bond with iI.eIest, and said
| levy shall be certinrd tn the Aud tor 81 he
| County ard shall be entered upon tho d"ph'
cate and collected rs other taxes, AID the
money raised thereby for tie several town
/ ships and cities shah be assigned to such
townships anG cities, aud paid out by SAID
several authorize AS otter funds are re
quired to be paid out upon said bonds pro
vided that the Commissioners Of any Cou W.
trustees otanv township, or CITY Council ..
any city may IT they deem the sane expe'
dent, levy a lager amount in any year than
would be sUili1lent 10 pay one third Of the
bonds so issued; provided; That The repeal
| thereof shall III no manner Affect any rights
acquired or liabilities incurred uw.er SAID
sections So renefled
sEC. 1. That original sections enc, three,
and lOur, OF tue said act to which this u
amendment, be and the same are hereby re-
poalrd.
sEo. s. That this act shall take effect and
be N force from It's passage.
Soldiers and Veterans who have not re
ceived the 800 local bounty can obtain the
same by applying to the undersigned. The
sooner Tie pi,lication Is made the sooner the
money VIII he obtained.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1866-04-27

Copperhead papers, since the war,
have discovered now test OF I'M
iani7m. During the war they claim
cd that every one in the North who
favored the continuance of the war
till rebellion was crushed out was a
traitor--now every one is q traitor
who does not fall in with the Presi
dents policy Of reconstruction, rs
they understand it. This policy, in
the Copperhead view, is to admit
Southern representation into Con.
gress on equal terms with that of
the North, not caring whether it is
rebellious or otherwise; free forgive.
ness to all rebels, including jeff. Da.
Wis and surrender of all that has
been gained by our soldiers during
tho war. With this they dare come to
the soldiers aud ask them to affiliate
Verify if Copperhcadism was impu,
dent while the rebellion was in pro,
gress, they are ten times more so
now
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1866-04-27

Below are part of series OF
resolutions adopted at a soldiers
meeting, held in Washington recent
ly, in which soldiers participated:
Reso'Ued, That we fully concur in
the oftrepeoted declaration of the
President of the United States "that
treason is q crime and ought to be
punished :" and we have been wait
ing most patiently for a practical APP
plication of the principle TO the lead.
ers Of the rebellion.
ResolUed, That this meeting, com.
posed as it is of soldiers and sailors
who have struggled against the her
culean effort to subvert our instltu
tions and destroy the precious jewel
of civil liberty, desire to unite in
bearing testimony against the horrid
atrocities of the leaders of the late
so called Conieder tc States and ar
my; that its head and front, Jeffer.
son Davis, should be held up to the
eXecration Of all persons, of all ma
tions, who are imbued with the prin-
ciples of Christianity and common
humanity; and that lie should be ar
raigned, tried and if found guilty,
suffer the extreme penalty Tor his
crime.
ResolDed, That we hereby express
our unqualified diapproval of any at.
tempt to restore rebels to power, and
earnestly protest against the admis.
sion to a seat in Congress of any
Representative or Senator from
States lately in rebellion who is un-
able to take what is known as the
''test oath :" and it would be an in
suit to every Union soldier in the re.
public to allow men whose hands arr
red with the blood Of their comrades
to legislate for them, and for the
wives and children Of the gallant
dead who fell on the battle field or
were atrociously starved or murdered
in Southern, prisons.
ReSo!lcg, That, in the opinion OF
this meeting, no State lately in re.
bellion should be allowed to come
back into practical working relations
with loyal States until they have Civ
en- unmistakable evidence of a desire
to cherish the Union and protect the
great principles of civil liberty which
they so lately attempted to destroy.
The above resolutions can but NEE
with the rovahof soldiers every
where, and are about of the right
character. They will not meet With
4 cordial endorsement by Copper
heads, but that is of no Importance
for that class Of citizens have not
liked soldiers, nor their doings, du-
ring the past five years. The Cop.
perhead clamors for the unqualified
forgiveness of blood stained rebels,
and their admission into Congress
ON an equality with loyal men is not
approved of by those who have borne
the brunt of the battle for the Union,
and crushed out treason and rebell-
ion. May the Copperheads persist
in their reasonable efforts.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1866-04-27

a Copperhend poper says, "Thers
are scores of Office holders who op
posetAe President and who will be
turned out to make place for his
friends and supporters whenever q
proper representation of the mat.
ter is made ut headquarters. Repub.
leans who are opposed to negro
equality and dionnlon ought to get up
petitions, setting forth the facts and
have the changes made Democrats
don't want these positions"
Magnanimous creatures! do not
want office -wouldn't take post. of.
hco unless it was offered an asses,
sorship would be scorned, unless
"many citizens" forced it upon them !.
a collectorship would lind no takers
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1866-04-27
An Ordinance
To provide against nuIsanees in the bore
cf Findlay.

To provide against nulsanees in the borough
cf Findlay.
SEQ. /. Be II ordained by the Town Coun.
cil OF the incorporated village of Findlay.
That If any owner or owners. occupier or oc.
cupiers OF any lot, house, stable, out house
or other building or inclosure. within sad in.
corp Grated village, shall permit the same 10
remain unclean, every person so offending
shall foi felt aud pay TO said Incorporated vii
lage, tor each ofiense, not less than Ave nor
more than fifty dollars, to be recovs red by
ac ton betnre any court G! competent iuriS,
diction ard u said nuisance shall not be 70.
moved, or premises thoroughly cleaned with.
n Ave days by the owner or oceupier Of the
premises, building or enclosures, in this sec.
ion named, II shall be deemed u second of
ei SO.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained by the Town
Council of the Incorporated village of Find
lay, That II shall be the duty OF the Marshal
Of said village TO enter upon the premises OF
eac b aud every y'Owner or occupier IN said yil.
lage, as often as he may consider necessary,
aud examine the premises /; and 1t is made
his duty to prosecute and enforce the proyis.
ions Of the first section Of this act against
each aud every person who shall not clean
up aud Gle anse the promises Q cnpjed by such
erson or persons, as directed ~ such Mar
shal, within lhree day 5 Aher being so notified.
Done ~ the Council Room, April 20, 1865.
JACOB CARR, Mayor.
d. =. kIsaoSs, Recorder.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1866-04-27
Road Notice.
t.t..
Is HEREBY GIVEN. Tu AT

In Spetition Will be presented TO the Com.
mlssioners OF Hancock county, Ohio, AT thar
next session, to be held on the irst Mondav
OF June, 1886, praying for the establishme,,
ot county road ON the following described
route, 10 wiG Commencing at the county line
between Hancock and Hardin countiss al
the corner OF sections thirty .hss and thisty
six, township two. south, range len. east.
thence north on the SECTION lima be- vean MI
SECTIONS th,rty-hve and thirty.six, untiift il,
ierseols The Upper snndusky, Williamstow
there terminates. 's@h. q" l'N 7T'
ADAM pUPEs, and other petitioners.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1866-04-27

Armed rebellion may be in tact
wip ,d out, but the spirit of 1t still
rankles in the hearts of the people
of the South. The Richmond Ex-
nminer calls upon the Southern peo-
pie to pray that the "cholero may de.
eide the question between our adver-
saries aud ourselves" referring to
the Civil Rights bill The Whie-
wants the President to take the trad
ical, sectional Congress" in hand, and
relieve it Of It's labors. 1t proposes
that President Johnson shall call to.
gether Congress composed of mem.
hers from all the States, both North
and South that If the radical mem.
hers refuse to attend, he shall organ.
ile the Northern Conservative and
Southern members as the lawful Con.
gress to sit in The Capitol and legis-
late for the country. The Enquirer
takes substantially the same ground,
ms also does the Charleston News.
This, practically, is bid for anoth-
er war, and might be looked upon
as dangerous, were it not for the
certainty that the President has no
idea of trying the experiment, and If
he hsd, the power is wanting. But
it shown the Southern disposition,
shows how much they have learned
in the late war, shows how the South
ern people. are being trained to re
spcct the Constitutional, law making
power of the country, aud shows
what would be done by reconstruct
ed rebels if an opportunity were
given.
1t is not in the South alone that
this rebellious spirit-it cannot be
called 10y any other name--is mani
Tested. Northern Copperheads are
tinctured with it. They adopt the
President, and take sides with hun
against Congress, which in it.
self is a good thing for the I'm
ion party, for it is generally the case
tina. any matter that they take hold OF
is wrong. But they go farther--they
urge the President TO do what would
undoubtedly cause bloody civil
war. That is, they urge him to dis.
band Congress, and take the power
INTO his own hands, and reconstruct
the South as he sees fit; and assure
the President that the people will
sustain him. Certainly, there is no
danger of this being done, but does
it not show to what q length Copper
heads would go to get into power,
and how much their loud boastings
of love and devotion to the Union--
which have been indulged in since
the war was over--are worth.
Congress represents majority Of
the people of the nation; it was
was Constitutionally elected, and has
the right to logislate for the country.
1t is composed of the best minds of
the country, and being such will leg
islate for the best interests of the
nation, both for the present and fu.
trre. The Copperheads have a spite
against only that portion OF Congress
which they delight to call the Radi-
cal Rump Congress. 1t, however.
represents, in the Senate over two.
thirds Of lis members, and in the
House by over -four fiths. 1t will be
seen how foolish are the clamors of
the Copperheads North aud the reb-
els South, and how little different
are their feelings toward the Gov
crnmcnt.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1866-04-27

just think of it---if there were none
but Copperhead Democrats in The
country fat offices would go begging.
How extremely kind Of them. Such
magnanimity is unpsralleled--over-
poweripg. 90
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1866-04-27

Our Copperhead friends are very
much opposed to Radicals. What
their deiinition OF the word is we do
not know, but suppose it ia this
RApIcAL--A man who is not Con
perhead, and who does not think the
aebels are entitled to more rights
under the Government than loyal
men.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1866-04-27

A number OF new cases OF cholera
have occurred on board the infected
vessels at the New York quarantine,
but the disease has not reached the
city. The authorities arc takino
various precautionary measures, such
as the fitting up ofhospitals and clean
ing Of streets. Y '''TIi ~.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1866-04-27
u. s. Internal Revenue.
Annual Taxes for lS66.

THE ATTENTION OF TAXPAYERS Is
i hereby cHlied to the provisions Of the
United states Excise Law, relative to the as.
sessment Of Annual Taxes.
By the of June 30, 1864, and the amend
atory act of April |, 1865, tits made the duty
Of all persons, partnerships, firms, assooia-
tons, or corporations made liable to any an
nual duty, license or tax, on or efore the
hrst Monday OF May, in each year, TO make
y list, or return to the Assistant Assessor OF
the District where located, Of the amount OF
annual income, the article or articles charged
with special tax, namely: carriages, gold
Watches, piano fOrtes, lrgans, meOdeons,
billiard tables, gold and silver plate, and the
business or occupation liable TO pay license.
Every person who shall hail to make such
return by the day specified will he liable,
under the act Aforesaid, to bo assessed by the
Assessor or Assistant Assessor, according 10
the best Information which he can obtain
and In such case the Assessor Is required TO
add twenty-five per cent; and In all cases OF
wiliul neglect or refusal W max o returns, and
of false or iraudul Mt returns, to add one
hundred per cent. ~ renalty To the amount
of duty ascertained to be due Payment OF
the annual taxes, except those for licenses,
viii not be demanded until the 30th day OF
June. The appropriate blanks on which to-
make returns, and all necessary Information,
will bo furnished by ID. B. BgARDsLEY, Assist
ant Assessor for the second division, TO whom
the returns should be delivered. In order to
facilitate the assessment, and obviate the no.
cessity OF the Taxpayers vh0 are remote
frem his office, calling and making their re.
turns, have directea said Assistant Asses
sor to be at
Mount Blanchard. May slh and 9th.
Yanlue. May 10th and llth. ... -
| West Iudep endence, May nth and l5ih.
| Arcadia, May 10th and nth.
McCumb, May 22d and 23d.
Van Buren. MAY 2ith and 25th.
| Cannonshurg, May goth and 3Otb.
| Benton, MAY Jlst and June LIST.
Arlington, June 5th ami 9Th.
Ana nj his office In Flndlay thereafter, until
June J0th, 1866. After which the penalty Will
bo enforced according to the acts aforesaid
The returns should be made out and deliver
ed at the times and places designated.
| @. W. BERRY,
u s. Assessor, 9th District, OHIO.
Upper Stndusky, April 18th, 1855.
ASSISTANT AssEssoR's OFFICE, [
FRDLAY, o., April Is, 1866.
You VII please notice the instruction OF
the Assessor above given, and you are hereby
notified to call upon me at the time and place
above mentioned, nearest your place of res
dence, and furnish me with "a list OF your
lproperty. according to law. non.compii-
Ance " wiil subject you To It's penalty.
D. u. BEARDSLEY,
Assistant Assessor for Hancock CO., o.
apr273w