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Hen BeaSt ROltked butler.

u p.nlbnua sgE ID HTfW nj GIgWs ssH
AT last this great American, chef and
blpSderipg murderer has resigned and il
no more an officer Of the army, he dis
gracsd,e Grant bottled him up forever,
and in a few words proved the truth Of
our oft expressed opinion Of this natural
thief, coward and military ass, What
he will DO now is more than, we know
Most likely GO, to shop lifting, grave rob
biDg or insulting women. At heart q
traitor-by instines a tbief-by educa-
ton robber-Bchjamin +. Butler has
won q name for ,infamy, venality and in
competency second to none in the world.
He was one of the peculiar tools of Lin
coin and the republican party, and has
been nightmare on tie American peo-
pie for the past five years. An original
secessionist, he never had patriotic mo-
tive in his heart. He never deserved a
position in the army-he never fought a
battle--he never won vietory--he new
er lost an opportunity to steal from and
plunder the ,defenceloss-ho never made
the Union flag other than asignal to mark
the depository of stolen goods, and should
have been dismissed the army long ago.
|, The greatest curse q mother could put
upon q child, would be to wish it the
heart and attributes Of Ben Butler, whose
sun has at last sunk 10 the ,derpeat infa.
my, and whose eternity we, trust will be
spent in tle home Of bis employer. Thief,
robber, abolition patriot, military blum
derer, woman insulter, grave; yard robber,
soldier murderer, egotistical, ass, pet Of
republicanism, child Of the devil, cock
eyed abortion Of humanity, bottled brag,
gadocio, played our politician; dishonored
general aud traitorous citizen faregeH.
Thus, one by one Of the po Gtical gen
erals and causes ef our, national, trouble
lone by one the cotton thieying, plum
deripg scoundrels, who have strutted
their brief hour on the bloody stage, drop
into infamy here as we trust they will
into hell hereafter. Bottled Blunderer,
Big Bethel Butcher, Bigoted Bruggado-
clio, Ben Beast Butler, farepeu = La
Crose IEB } Democrat. /, g, ..,.r.
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The Power OF Habit.

A class Of men live here who have al
ways worked under ground. To crawl
about mineshaits and dig in the rock has
become second nature, They hold in
contempt all who work on the earth's sur.
face, and rather than do such outlandish
labor they prefer to be rinched with want
A company of them having been
thrown out Of employment in the copper
district, applied for work in an iron mine
near Marquette. The contract was near
ly made, when one Of them asked how
far beneath the surface they would have
to dig, On being told they must work
on the surface, they stood moment in
silence, when ono Of them said: "Come
on, boys, let us be off," aud in contempt
they turned their back on the contract
and contractor, preferring idleness and
destitution to toll which, in their estima.
tion, is igpoblo. A son Of Erin, howev.
err gave me his reason for preferring un-
derground laber. i"The mine shalds us
from the colds Of wiuthur and the hate
of somer. r."-Christiaa Times, .t \
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aMAck," the Oi,,cianati O t C0mn,e,ciats ,n .ca I
Washington, ID nndcr dSaida date
Dec thus dispaospfrs dildlbaSasf dalboSuas tie bjn
M Ashley, Of the Tsledo@ District, Dst isft,'Ai In.
trOduced into Congress !: /" ao'sSi 'D''
"ME Ashley Of Ohio, has introduced IL rSdiuc
ins6ahe House one n th6 uidst 'fahsticai
ofthe radical measures YET presented 4
compound Of nonsense, stupidity and nal
ice, by which it is proposed 10 reduce The
Southern States to territories, and govern
them as such so long as it shall please
the good will and pleasure of the North
ern malignapts to do SC, d The real object
OF the bill is to make few Federal Off
ees for the benefit of men whose consti
tuents' will have no further need Of their
services after the o4th Or March, 1867
and such ought to be its title. II need
not say that the people who sent Mr..
Ashley TO Congress do not indorse any
such proposition The people Of the To.
ledo District have paid too dearly for tho
triumph Of the Union arms in the field 70
be in favor now Of ncutralizing the great
work eonsummated in April last They
have lost too many brave men for the sa-
cred cause Of the Federal Union to be
the advocates Of practical and theoretical
secession now: and as the Government
under which we live is a representative
Government, where men are chosen not
to'car.y out their own peculiar views, but
Y refeetthe views of, those who, place
them in official stations, suggest that
Mr.: Ashley has transcribed the limit Of
authority and stands sadly in need of a
warning Vciee from home q r may be
mistaken In my estimate Of the political
status of Northern Ohio, b1f1 dont
think Pam 70 | have never heard ofthere
being any secessionists up there, and I
have seen, from time to time, gre {
many men from that section, d . jsed in
blue, with guns on their shoulders, earn
estly intent 10 giving the doctrine Of SO
cession an effective quietus Can il be
that oil Their efforts have fail d, notwith-
standing the JRlcts'doac that passed be.
tween Grant and Lee, and between Sher-
man johnson, lastspring, and that, while
the North was all ablaze with bon6res { r
restored Union, secession had become
an accomplished fact, and 1tlic rebels,
while nominally defeated, we're tualy
successful ! So says Mr.. Ashley's bill
for recognizing the destruction of eleven
State Governments? It virtually ac-
knowledges the destruction of the Union,
and thesuccos of the bause of secession
Will notthe people Of Toleio give their
mlsrepresenative gentle hins on this
subject ?" s'n2i7 'i"'
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A Hardened villain.


i' A burglar named Wilson wss execu q.
ted onithe 23d ult., at Genessee, My,
for the murder of man whose house he
had robbed. When on the scaifold he de-
MED the MURDER but said9he thought he
know who thcoright man was, On the
evening preceding his execution he con.
fessed to five murders, and offered the
son Of one of the victims some tobacco as
partial amends for the murder of his "a
ther. lie occupied the closing days Of
his liie by writing his autobiography, in
which he confessed to q fearful list Of
marders and burglaries, and in reading
Buntlin's tales and Beadle's Dime Nov.
els, An attempt was made to take his
photograph as he assembled the scafold,
but he jerked his head aside and chuck.
led over his artifce, repeating bis deri-
siye remarks concerning the baffled artist
just previous to the fall of the drop
When asked if he had anything more to
say, he replied: II have nothing more
to say, and you may go on as soon as you
please, for it is no consolation to me to be
kept standing here in the cold" When
all the arrangements were completed the
Sheriff asked if all was right, when tine
murderer cody told him to ego ahead,''
and then the drop fell. nH',-
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JosH Br1IJNo's ELEMrNrs OF Mo

JOSH BILLIEa's ELEMENTS OF NOR,
Al PHILosopHY- We are apt to hate
them who don'ttake our ahvice, and de-
spise them who do. ,e'si2 re',Yl
nj Itis dreadfuleasy to be phool, a man
can be one rnd not know il. 20 avis
Elegant letaure--chewing plug tobacco
and splitting in dorg's eys. ca
ia Real happiness don't consist SO much
in what a man don't have, as in what he
don't want ,rr-rAi bp ya64h,l
Ri Fear Is the fast leasOn larn't and the
list forgotten. stri t8aaoasru MIR
Nobody but phOol gets bit twice by
the same dorg, .,,- II
A pet Ia anb alwus makes a cross ram,
Ephitaphs are like circus bills theae il
more in the bill than ever performed.
J Two be shealthy'-eat ouiOnsl and g
nakeqaA az aaa iau bns wal Isfog,
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of the war the tfoopseame I'd love General Lee
as,much asthey admired him 2ioHrriveat which
point they had denlyt TO know, the great warm
heart Which beat under tile Somewhat cold ex-
terror. Then he was for his men lone altogeth-
en- loyely." ni,1rK 4 If
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IN. s. SEE.

ATTORNEY AT LAW, FIRE AND LIFE
Insurance Agent and Notary Public. Par
ticular attention paid to collecting, Probate
: business, Partition cases anC Execution Of
y Deeds. Mortgages and Contracts, Office in
Niller's Block, Second Story, Main Street,
opposite the Town Hall, Ashland, o.
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W. T.ayOHTS7 ON.

ATTORNEY At LAW; Office over Wallack
4 Andrews Shoe Store, Main Street, Ash
land, Ohio. Also authorized by the Gov
rrnment to procure Pension Certificates
and Collect Bounty and Back Pay, y,...rl
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n GEO. ". HILL, M. d.,

PHYSICIAN & SURGEON, Ashland Ohio. -
Particular attention will be paid to the
"a treatment ofthe following special diseases:
Dyspepsia, disease of the Liver, the KID
leys, Scrofula and Epithelial Cancers.
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rMisoeuaneoH1s
W. RALSTOT,

4 JEWELLER and Silver Smith, one door West
X y Of Potter's Drug Store, Ashland, Ohio
Gold and Steel PENS and choice variety
Of Jewelry kept constantly on hand. i
.dup HigheH p.ice paid for old Gold and Silver.
b,e Repairing done 70, order, on reasonablp
fsfhSL Enthusiastically warranted sI,'
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PHYSICIANS.
DR.. Il. l.. CR.aY.E,

OFFICE One Door West of Qquirs's Drug
Store, Up Stairs. Residence Corner of cen.
TIRE, and Washington Streets, Ashland, o.
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i. III. .McCOMBS,

ATTORNEY and Counsellor at Law, Ashland
Ohio. Office in The Brick building over
Singers Hardware Shre. d
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bnrHICKOK & ROW;KER /

..oD baGHICKOK " BOW'KER
HAVE ALARGE ASSORTMENT OF FURNI.
.Ytase, consisting of Tables, Bureaus, Bed
atasda, ghsiPsv Of every description, &c,-
They keep constantly on hands lot Of Me-
tallja Burial Cases and Caskets. Having a
new HSsrse they win attend promptly to fun.
an Esrals in any part Of tho county. Furniture
Isaio msdeto orderde Room one Door East Of the
Post Office. Up Stairs (yl9n60)s
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]. p. COW.an. III. d.,

PHYSICIAN &sURaEoN, Ashland Ohio |.
{ a 0fice over Hughes & stacher's Store. op-
; Il posite the Town Hall Mn y-FrtHI
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n Qd 1AlH tlKtfOzkKNI u = H17YIF u 1NlIrI
Office, 81 NASSAU STRkET, New YORK

Nudnq o epalines slaael sfl WI (
'onssN-I aoiia5s1ssb Uoiaaa. pshf.
10. NJ !
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F1Etao EsIRSEasBs
MILLER HOUSE.
10 AMY H5@I2Se
..I0HE ~. JONES.l

,zail.SUA Ah.F9YD.I SU'' HSI
ATTORNEY. AT LAW, Ashland, o. Partic-
I, +, eulan attention paid to Collecting and bu-
sincss in Probate Court. Office on Church
street, between Main and Sandusky b l.
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~f''.N FN+'HfNAh -f ri'ts +Aig fpiitffg
yd Tisdo bdi Of hslIpo .es .7olaaas ,ssblo
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l.'5Not however, thlt aarlng thelattet n0nl
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ASHLAND OHIO. WEDNESDAY JANUAR RY 10, 1861

dss9 asns hnn s,3aa..lol.a oaI ..l ).
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1866-02-02
From the Burlington Hawk Eye.
Injustice to Local Papers.

Reports say that the Legislature has
enacted or is about to enact that its laws
shall be published in two Des Moines
papers, and that a certain number of
copies one report says 10 and another
l0O-shall he sent to the Clerk of each
county. In our view this method OF
bringing the laws before the people OF
the State is Objectionable. Ii 10 copies
only are to be sent to each county, and
this is to be relied Oh to acguaint the
people with the acts of the Legislature,
it would look like an attempt to initiate
Mrs. Darlington, who made desperate
effort to keep back the tide of the ocean
with her broom. If 100 copies are to be
furnished, while it would be very in
efficient distribution of the laws, it
would be serious injustice to county
papers, and the law should be entitled
IAN Act to Break Down the Local
Press" We do not think the plan pro-
posed by the Legislature has single
good argument in its favor, not even
that OF economy, as it will cost good
deal more TO send out the necessary
amount of papers from Des Moines, or
any other one pla e in the State, than
it would to have them printed in one or
more papers in each county. The cor
rect way to bring the laws before the
people Is 10 nave them published in the
county papers, and we are surprised
that the Legislature should think of
making so unjust n discrimination
against the country press, which is in
this State conducted with marked tai
ent, energy, and public spirit. If the
Legislature were to subscribe for and
circulate 10000 copies, for three or six
months, of the Gate city, Muscatine
Journal Dayenport Cyuzeffe the Duhu-
que Times, or this paper, we should
consider it nothing less than an outrage
on fifty weekly papers, more or less,
that are equally worthy of patronage
The Legislature is not bound to con-
tribute to the support of county papers,
but when it has patronage to bestow,
and when the object it desires to accom-
plish can be reached much better by
distributing that patronage through the
State, it certainly is not justitiable if it
overlooks the claims of the local press.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1866-02-02
Soldiers OrDhanS.

I"From an Orphan whois an inmate of the
Soldiers Orphans Home in this city, comes
the following article, clipped from the Little
Corporal, with request thet we give il place
in our columns, which we chcerfully do.--ED.l
Dear boys and girls, do you know any
of them ?-soldiers' little ones, whose
papas are slumbering in unknown
graves far over all the broad, sunny
South? Did you ever think that we
were indebted to them even these same
little, fatherless OneS-for all the broad
precious liberty that we are 50 blissfulIy
enjoying, after the long night OF storm !?
Let me tell you how it is. They have
given their precious fathers such 1,
treasure !-who have fought for us, eve
ry one OF us, even you and / that sat
peacefully at home, while the struggle
went on and who now are sleeping
under the magnolia shades, or by the
sounding waters of the Gulf, or the rush
ing Potomac! What have zoe given
that can at all compare? Nothing |!
though we may have poured down mon
ey like water. And now, after the storm
has blown over, and Peace is in all the
land, what can we do to pay some small
1.-THE of the debt which they hold against
us? No one can pay for a life; we may
not hope to do that! but may we not,
with love and kindness, brighten all
their young days, and with help and
comforting words, cheer their foneli-
ness, and ever show them by our actions
that, though papa be slumbering in a
nameless grave, his memory is cherish
ed, and ever shall be, by the grateful,
thankful hearts of the whole wide ma
ton?
Let us, then. dear bows and pirls. of
the army of the Li,tle Corporal, haste to
pay some portion of the debt,-not with
grudging, scanty hands, as though it
were alms-giving, but with hearts that
throb with love for those whose fathers
threw down precious life that we might
have Freedom!
GLANCE GAYToRD
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1866-02-02
CHAPTER v.

l. Aud the men Of the North were mishsr Than tho
men Of the South. and took all their frongholds and
shief cities, and made many captives
g. And the of the North pursued tho King Of the
ed himself in crnolne and Calico thus introducing
new style Of rnnlent among the sons OF men;
8. And wM ZEALAND Co., fearing to be like Othei-
iotheir occupation goneand left with large amount
Of Coats Pants and Vests hand decided to sell the
sons OF the North those garments as cheap ~ hoop
skirts and calico could be bought for.
4. And as the war drew near an end. there arose n
great panic among the sellers Of merchandise of food
OF rament and the prices Of these things began TO fall
and they said among themselves. behold the Is
and shall be left with large stocks goods
, on hand, which have bought at high prices.
And among the sellers OF raiment in Cedar Falls,
which is the chief city Of the tribe that dwell the Co.
dar, were WV. IRELAND Co. who the keepers Of
the Model Clothing Store. Main Street, in that CITY,
6. And WIN IRELAND Co.. when goods very
low because Of the panic bought many bales and
of cloths of all kinds which they made up into Goats
and Pants and Vests and all raiment.
T. And in the Spring time Of the year 1885, they id
yersed in all the papers, and sent out their hand oils
into every town, and put their posters every WALL
procaimng to all the people that they sold Clothes and
ranent Of all kinds and descriptions, of better guaty
and at cheaper prices than could be bought for any
other place.
8. And that VIM IRKL AND Co., at the Model Cloth.
Ing Store dealt in shoddy in les nor In govern
ment contracts but sold Clothes at retail at very low
prices.
9. And every man ,ha, lacked a Coat. or Vest, or
pair OF Pants or Shirt or Collar, or Drawers. or raj
nent OF any kind bought them at the Model Clothing
store until every In the land clothed from that
Store.
TO- And they went their way rejoicing and Pre-
claiming aloud, tina. wM. IRELAND 4 CO., at the
better and cheaper than be bought any where In
tho land. vi
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1866-02-02
Seranade to Secretary Harlan.
He Thanks the People Of Iowa for the
SenatOrship-Iis Views on
Reconstruction.
WASHISGTOG. In

ASHISGrOE, Jan. rs.
Tonight large number of the friends
of Secretary Harlan repaired TO his res.
idence ana complimentcd him with a
serenade. William Duane Wilson in.
formed the Secretary that this was done
in view of his distinguished services as
citizen OF Iowa, whlie officially engag-
ed in Washington, and his recent cleo
ton to the Senate.
Mr.. Harlan in response said: In eX-
pressing my gratitude for this call, it
may not be Inappropriate TO respond to
the kind illusions made by one of your
number to my public services. Hereto
fore | have not done anything person.
ally to entitle me to this distinction.
unless it was to endeavOr faithfully and
persistently to discharge the duty of
representative of your state, and since
that to devote myself to public duties as
a member of the Union party. [ pre-
sumo I am indebted for this mpliment
to the recent action OF the Legislature of
Iowa, in giving me the legal right to
anticipate the acceptance OF seat in the
L. >. Senate, q year hence. This is
personally gratifying to me as an en-
dorsement of my official services, and
imposes additional obligations of fidel-
ty and vigilance in the performance of
my public duties.
Mr.. Harlan alluded to the question OF
reconstruction, and said it could not be
expected that the people who had been
in rebellion would at once acQuiescc in
giving negroes the rights of citizenship;
but the safety of the country was OF
more Importance than the feelings OF
rebels. lie argued that it would be dam
gerous to give power into the hands OF
the southern leaders and exclude the
loyal portion of the Southern people
from any voice in public affairs. lie
thought it safer to trust the ignorant
loyal man than II wise rebel, and secure
a loyal minority by uniting them with
those hitherto in bondage. He did not
claim to speak for the President, but
thought he entertained similar views.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1866-02-02
The legislature and the Local Press.

we have seen some disposition upon
the part Of some of the worthy Iegisla-
tors of Iowa to cut and shave the mcagcr
patronage extended to local papers in
the way of public printing. Now there
should be no exercise Of such disposition
as this. It is all wrong. The local press
should be fostered and encouraged in
every possible way. The benefit of q
good local press to State is incalcula-
bic, and how in the world can it be good
without liberal support? For instance,
now, we saw that somebody proposed to
make legal advertisements by posting,
instead of by newspaper publication
This struck us as very small measure,
and, indeed we might say, as a very
mean measure. In the first place, such
advertisement does not amount to
shucks; in the next place, it is down
right fraud upon the local papers.
There seem to be some members at
every meeting of the legislature who
can find nothing else to do but pick
away at laws which add to the income
of newspaper publishers. These men
would do better if they would exercise
their minds upon measures for increas-
ing the pecuniary resources Of the local
press. There are few classes of business
men whose iabors are attended with
less profit than those of country pub
fishers. 1t ought not to be SO.
"a ~ l.
position it might add very materially to
the profits attending the conduct of To-
cal papers. And this disposition our
legislators ought to have. The people
would be none the poorer, and the press
would be much the richer for it.
The legislators, nor the people, have
that appreciation Of the local press
which its importance justly merits. If
1t were possible we would like to see
every newspaper in Iowa suspended for
time sufficiently great to bring all par
ties to their senses. We warrant there
would speedily arise disposition to
give country papers abundant pledges
In the way Of advertising, subscription
and cooperation. 1t might not last
long; but it would be satisfaction to
see so good an exhibition of common
scnse, be it ever SO short-lived. We have
all seen illustrations in communities
that We're without an organ, and where
the people were anxious to secure q
press. Strange that lessons in life are
forgotten so easily. It's downright
meanness to induce a man to lock I'D
his scanty means in a country printing
Office, and then stand back in q very
indifferent mood and tell him to "sink
or swim, survive or perish"
We hope the Legislature will study
the true interest OF the public in it's en-
actments of laws affecting the local
press, exercising spirit of business and
liberality, and avoiding all penny-wise
and pound foolish legislation.