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The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1866-06-21
Political Hyenas---Outrage Upon
the Dead.
From the Dayton Empire. '--N'

From the Dayton Empire.l '--'".
We are both amazed and grieved,
to learn that the grave of the Ia
mented Bollmeyel, in Woodland
Cemetery, has been desecratedand
outraged by the removal, Of theJ
marble slab which marked the
resting-place Of the honored dead.
By whom the outrage was perpe-
trated, we are not definitely advis!
ed. We may state, however, as a
matter of public information, that
Mrs. Bollmeyer, the widow Of the
deceased, and by whom the stone
had been placed at the grave of
her departed husband, was official
ly notified, a few days ago, by the
officers of the Cemetery Associa-
ton. that the tombstone must be-
removed. She peremptorily de-
clined to comply with this strange
and unnatural demand, and so in
formed them. Friends Of hers,
who visited the Cemetery a day or
two since, observed that the stone,
had been carefully removed, but by
whom, or where it was taken, still
remains amystery.
The marble slab, thus clandes-
timely removed, contained the fol-
lowing inscription, which, though
true to the letter, appears to have
been offensive to some "intensely
loyal" citizens:
"FELL BY THE HAND OF AN ASSASSIN,
A MARTYR TO THE
FREEDOM OF SPEECH AND OF THE
'' PRESS" '' :"
That such deed should trans
pire in a community like ours
where all had a right to believe
that the repose of the dead would
remain undisturbed-is something
that surpasses all our ideas of
right, justice, or the dictates Of
common humanity. We do not
feel like giving full utterance to
our sentiments on a matter like
this just now, and therefore shall
defer more extended comments
until another occasion. In the
meantime, we shall see whether
there is any attempt made to de-
fend or apologize for this daring
and inhuman outrage upon the
resting-place OF the dead, and the
holiest affections Of the living.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1866-06-21
A Soldier Vindicates his Chief. a.,
We take the following from the
Commercial of Sunday: "
GENERAL LEFEvRE.

GENERAL LEFEVRE.
SIDNEY, o., June 16.
To the Editor of the Commercial:
Seeing an attack upon the mill
tary career of General Benjamin
LeFevre, Copperhead candidate for
Secretary Of State, | desire, in jus
tice to a soldier and comrade, with
whom Iseryed three years, to make
the following statement: ,s
He was mustered as Adjutant Of
the Ninety-ninth Ohio Volunteer
Infantry in July, 1862, and served
with his regiment in all the march
es, fights and skirmishes until af-
ter the engagement at Dallas, in
June, 1854, with the exception Of
thirty days after the battle Of Stone
River. at the battle Of Stone Riv-
er, he, with the regiment, brigade
and division, was driven across
Stone River As soon as were
reinforced and able to take posses
sion of the field, he was among the
first to look after our wounded
After they were all removed from
the field, he, with the Lieutenant
Colonel, went to the field-hospital
to render such services as they
could. Immediately after the bat
tie, upon Recommendation of his
superior officers, he was promoted
from Adjutant to Major, and pre-
sented with a sword by the regi-
ment. He was at the battle Of
Chickamauga, the storming Of
Lookout Mountain, Mission Ridge
and Ringgold, and commanded his
regiment in the fight before Dalton,
in February 1854. - He was at
Rockyface Ridge, Resaca and Dal.
ton, after which he went, home sick
He returned to his regiment in Oc.
tober, at Rome: Georgia, Being
unable to march, he was. sent, to
Chattanooga, where he was assign.
ed TO- light duty. He next joined
his regiment in April, 1855, al
Goldsboro, North Carolina, and re.
NAMED in command until we ar.
rived lat Raleigh, North Carolina
Shortly after the rebel General
Johnston surrendered, he was tax
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1866-06-21
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY CON-
.-..-r f.... VENTTON.

The Democratic Executive Committee
of Yinton County, in pursuance of reso-
luton adopted at the last Democratic Coun-
ty Convention of this county, held at Nc
Arthur, on the 2lst day of August, 1865,
declaring-- ........
"That the candidates at the next annual
County Convention be nominated by a
Delegate Convention"
do hereby call Delegate C,unty Con-
vention, to be held at the Court House, in
Macarthur, on
Monday, July 3Oth, 1866,
at one O'Clock P. NJ, for the purpose of Sc
lecting candidates for the following county
offices to be voted for on the second Tues
day of October next, to wit;
One Auditor j;
frOne Treasurer;
One Czerk; i
One Probate Idge;
One Sheriff;
One Coroner, and
One County Commissioner.
The Democracy of the several Town
ships will therefore meet at the several
places Of holding elections therein, on
Saturday, july 2Sth, 1866,
between the hours of two and five P. NJ
and elect delegates to said Convention.
The rate Of representation is one dele
gate for every 25 votes cast for Gen. G. W
Morgan, for Governor, at the last October
election, and one delegate for each fraction
over twelve votes.
The following is henumber of Delegate;
to which the several Townships are res
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1866-06-21

or Territory in the United States;
nor is any person entitled to more
than a pre-emption right; nor is it
extended to land to which the In
dian title has not been extinguish-
ed. The time of payment for pre-
empted lands is not extended be-
yond twelve months, within which
time the minimum price must be
paid. .Ip
Where the settlement is upon
unfruitful territory, the time for
payment is limited to the day Of
public offering designated by the
proclamation of the President /;
while to prevent depreciation of
the land by waste or destruction of
what may constitute as value, Pc
nal enactments have been made
for the punishment of persons dep
redating on public timber. Now,
supposing the New York and Mon
tana Iron Manufacturing Company
to be entitled to all the pre-emp-
! ton rights which it has been found
expedient to bestow on natural
persons, it will be seen that the
privileges conferred by the bill in
question are in direct conflict with
every principle heretofore observ-
ed in respect to the disposal of the
public lands. -. .'. y..i
The bill confers pre- emption
rights to mineral lands, which, ex-
cepting coal lands, at any enhanced
minimum, have heretofore, as a
general principle, been carefully
excluded from pre-emption. The
object of the company is not to
cultivate the soil or to promote
agriculture, but is for the sole pul,
pose of mining and manufacturing
iron. The company is not limited
like ordinary pre-emptors to one
pre-emption claim Of a quarter
section, but may pre-empt tW(
bodies of land, amounting in the
aggregate to twenty sections, con
tanning 12,S00 acres, or eighty or
dinary pre.emption rights. The
timber is not protected, but the
contrary. ,o a.,.t-,.# .. rl
Before the consummation of the
title the company are allowed tt
consume whatever may be necess
ary in the erection of building
and the5business of manufacturing
iron. For these special privilege
in contrayention of the land poll
cy of so many years the compan.
are required to pay only the mini
mum price Of one hundred anC
twenty-five per acre, or one-six
teenth of the minimum, and ar,
granted a credit of two years O.
twice the time allowed ordinary
pre-emptors of offered land.
Nor is this all. The pre-emptiol
right in question covers three sec
tions of land containing iron-or
! and coal. The act passed on tn
1st of July, 1864, made it Lawful
for the President to cause tract
+ embracing coal or coal fields, to b.
offered at public sale, in SUITABLY
legal subdivisions, to the highes
bidder, after public notice, of no
! less than three months, at a mini
mum price of 500 per acre, and an,
+ not thus disposed of were to be Ii
able to private entry at said mini
mum, t,'T. at.uni De-, al ii.r .4r
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1866-06-21
The Democratic Candidate for Sec.
retary of State.

The Democratic Candidate for Sec
retary of State. p
That bitter, but sprightly Radi-
cal paper, the Mac-a-cheek Press,
is not pleased with the low person
al assaults which some of it's CO.
temporaries have made upon LIE
Fevre, the Democratic candidate
for Secretary of State. 1t says:
ave have been long enough in
political life to learn that personal
abuse is damaging only to the par
ty that INDUCES in it. 1t some.
times creates sympathy in quarters
least expected, and always excites
the combative, without adequate
return. We thought this while
reading violent attack, in a good
Republican paper, upon the Dem
ocratic nominee for Secretary OF
State. Had the author of the ar
ticle been assured OF hlE facts, il
would have been more sensible to
have suppressed the charge.
GAS a soldier, we know that he
was a brave man and efficient off
Ger; and it is to the credit OF oul
organization that,recognizing these
noble qualities, and disregarding
his political errors, our Republican
administration gave him high pro
motion" o.
The Press then copies the com
plimentary notices of General Ii
Fevre from Generals Crittender
and Rosecranz. s....
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1866-06-21
A deceased Chief Justi

A deceased Chief Justice once
addressed a jury in the following
model speech "Gentlemen of the
jury, in this case the counsel on
both sides are unintelligible; the
witnesses incredible and the
plaintiffs and defendants are both
such bad characters that to me it
is Indifferent which way you give
your verdict" -
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The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1866-06-21
ANOTHER VETO MESSAGE.
Objections to the Bill Stated by the
...a President. f 81. -...-

Two questions arise, viz: wheth-
er the privileges the bill would
confer should be granted to any
person or persons, and secondly,
whether, ii 0 unobjectionable in
other respects, they should be con-
fined upon corporation. '%
The public domain is a trust set
apart and held for the general well
fare, upon. principles Of equal JUS
tice, and not to be bestowed as
special privileges on every class.
The proper rights for the disposal
of the public land have, from. the
earliest period, been the subject of
earnest inquiry, grave discussion
and deliberate judgment. h The
purpose of direct revenue was the
first object, and this was attained
by public sale TO the highest bid
der, and subsequently by the right
of private purchase at a fixed min
imum. '' ''.'". s'. ' '
1t was soon discovered that the
surest and most speedy means OF
promoting the wealth and prosper
ity Of the country was by encour-
aging actual settlement and occu-
patton; and hence system Of pre-
emptory rights, resulting most ben
eficially in all the Western Terri
tories. By progressive steps it has
advanced to the homestead princi-
pie, securing to every head Of a
family, widow and single man, 81
years of age, and every soldier
who has borne arms for his .coun.
try, a landed estate, sufficient, with
industry, for the purpose Of indie.
pendent support. Without tracing
the system of pre-emption laws
through the several stages, it is
sufficient to observe that it has Ger.
tain just and plain principles firm,
ly establishedin all our legislation
The object Of the laws is to en-.
courage the expansion of our pop.
ulation and development Of our
agricultural interests, and hence
they have been invariably restrict
ed to settlers! no ,'".Fs o''" o7"l'
Actual residence and cultivation
are. made indispensable conditions
and to guard the privilege from the
abuses Of speculation or nonopo
Iy the law is rigid as to the mode
Of establishing claims by adequate
testimony, with penalties for = per
jury. Mining, trading, or any pur
suit other than culture of the soil
is interdicted, the mineral trade
being expressly excluded from pre-
emption privilege, excepting those
containing coal, which, in quaint
ties not exceeding one hundred and
sixty acres, are restricted to indi
yiduals in actual possession, ani
commence with an enhanced mini
mum of twenty dollars per acre.
For a quarter of a century tht
quantity of land subject to agri
cultural pre-. .emption has been lin
tied 50 as not to exceed a quartel
section, or one hundred and sixt.
acres; and, further, to guard agains
monopoly, the privilege Of pre-
emption is not allowed to any per
son who owns three hundred ant
twenty acres Of land in any Stat
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1866-06-21

The Conservative Republicans
Moving - They Can't Swallow
SambO.
We have been frequently asked,
since the Radicals In Congress
have so completely developed the
"cloven hoof" and come out for
negro suffrage and negro equality,
our opinion as regarded the future
organization of the Republican
party-whether the Conservative
portion of that party, (Which We
have reason to believe constitutes
a very considerable number there
Of will adhere to the Radicals
and vote their men and measures?
To this question we were unable,
until now, to give any very definite
answer. AT Hamilton, Butler CO.,
on Saturday last, the Conservative
Republicans held a mass conven-
ton, on which occasion Hon. Lew
is d. Campbell, who is we'll known
as one of the most prominent Re
publicans in the State, delivered q
stirring speech in which he coun.
seled the cutting loose from the
Radicals, and the organization of a
separate wing of the Republican
party, whose principal question at
issue should be unwavering oppo,
sition to negro suffrage and the
Radicals generally.
This, to say the least, looks like
a row in the Republican camp
that needs but the Convention Of
the leading members Of that party
which is soon to come off at Co.
lumbus, to bring about an open
rupture and grand smash-up of the
Abolition organization in this State
at least.
In speaking OF the meeting a
Hamilton, the Cincinnati Enquirer
says: .. .'
ave should not be faithful
chroniclers of political events j
we omitted to publish the proceed
ings of the conservative Republi
cans Of Butler county, at Hamil
ton, Ohio, on Saturday last. They
mark the great difference of senti
ment which prevails at this time
in the ranks of the dominant par
ty. The speaker on the occasion
Hon. Lewis d. Campbell--is vel
known as one of the most promi
nent Republicans in the State, ant
is distinguished for his long exper
ience in public offices, and for hi
ability and sagacity. He has late
ly been appointed by the Presiden
as Minister to Mexico, and confirm
ed by a unanimous vote, with
single exception, Of the radica
United States Senate. The con
flicting views of the radical an(
conservative Republicans will bc
strongly manifested at the STATE
Convention which meets at Colum
bus tomorrow, The party wire
workers may seek to fix up mat
ters by an ambiguous and dodgin!
platform, but it will not avail, =
The earnest Radicals are for negr,
suffrage, and the Conservatives ar
against it, and the issue is bouno
TO be made in the election" ...-
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1866-06-21

Bulwer says: "Female friendship
is to man the bulwark, sweetener,
ornament Of his existence. To his
mental culture it is invaluable
without it all his knowledge Of
books will never give him knowl,
edge Of the world"
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1866-06-21
pectively entil

The Convention will also appoint Dele
gates to the Congressional and Judicial
Conventions, unless further notice is given.
BY order of the Committee.
-...''--...rI ID. B. SHIVEL, Sec'y.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1866-06-21

DLANKS OF every description, for sale
d. at this Office - r'rs p sa'1s,
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1866-10-05
Our District Attorney.

On Saturday last, it was ascertained
that Capt. ID. S, Lee. the Republican
Candidate for District Attorney in this
district, had become involved in some
dubious entanglcmcnts with the Con
sentative movement, as exhibited in
letters written to Van Anda in June
and July last. He was at once obliged
to withdraw from the Republican tick
ct, and his letter of Withdrawal we
publish below. The Central Republi-
can Committee of the District at once
met, and substituted the name of Gen,
NJ. NJ. TRUMBULL of Waterloo, as our
candidate for District Attorney. This
is an excellent selection, and though
the hour is late for coming before the
people as candidate, the Colonel will
no doubt be handsomely elected.
The affair of Capt. Lee is all unfortu-
nate one for him. But the promptness
with which it was met by the party,
shows how true is Republicanism to its
principles, how determined are its adj
herents to vote for none but out-and. out,
silnon-pure friends of Congress and OF
the Constitutional Amendment. We
may have something to say next week
i'm mitigation Of the sad ENHANCEMENT
and seeming detection of Capt. Lee.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1866-10-05
THE NEWS.

The new Catholic Bishop was con-
secratcd at Dubuque, on Sunday, with
great pomp.
Santa Anna is negotiating for i loan
OF $1,000, GOO, with which to prosecute
his Mexican scheme.
At the town elections in Connect
cut Monday, the Republicans made
large gains.
The cholera is reported to have brok
en- out with fearful virulence in the
vicinity of North Adams, Mass.
The Southern loyalists had a magni-
, ficent reception in Chicago Monday
evening. They addressed the people in
Lake Park Tuesday afternoon. There
was an immense turnout to hear them.
| Tuesday evening the city was illumina-
ted and n grand torchlight procession
moved through the streets to the
''lausic fthe InioR,' ...
The news by the steamers arriving
| from Liverpool is very Important as
regards the English harvest. From all
! parts of the country, in consequence of
the very unfavorable weather, harvest
ing operations are in very back ward
state, while large quantity Of grain
has been entirely lostin consequence of
the recent heavy rains. From France
and other parts of the Continent the
advices are, OF a similar tenor. The
changes, therefore, are that a heavy
demand, to make good the deficiency,
will bc made upon the American mar
ket. This is good news for the farmers
here. .r.
1t was announced few days ago
that Oregon, one of the youngest of the
sisterhood of States, had through Its
its Legislature, ratified the constitution
al amendment proposed by Congress
making the sixth State to do so. Ii is
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1866-10-05

now announced that the Oregon Legis-
lature has just elected III. w. Corbett, a
Union Republican, United States Sem
ator in place OF James w. Nesmi,h,
elec Eed as a Union Democrat, but since
gone over to tho copperheads. This in
creases the Union majority i'm tile next
United States Senate, and so dimin-
ishes the chance of President Jollnson's
threatened coupFctat by the recogni-
ton of Il new Congress to be composed
excl usivcly of rebels and copperheads.
Reports from the great Soldiers ard
Sailors Convention at Pittsburg,
Illinois, describe the enthusiasm, num-
bers, and imlosing character of the
demonstration rs far exceeding any
thing published on the subject I'm
fact, ii is stated the whole affair was
a demonstration of popular. sentiment,
far surprising anything that has ev-
er occurred on this continent. Every
battlefield since Lundy's Lane was
represented in the Convention, which
comprehended all array of the bright
est names connected with the political,
civil, and military history of the Gov.
srnmcnt. ~ a.a, asD# r4.... t.. -ls t#r
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1866-10-05
Stick to Your COlOrs,

There is no reason for any Rcpubli-
can to leave the old tried party of the
Union, and go into new Johnson or
ganization. Republicanism has been
fully tested, and has been found faith
full to the country. 1t carried on the
war; it conquered the rebellion it still
stands by the flag, and insists Oh per-
feet reunion of loyalty and freedom
No principle of the party has been
changed; nor has it taken any steps to
forfeit the confidence of patriots. Why
should not the same men who faith
fully stood by the nation in the days of
its peril, be still entrusted with the ma
tons interests in returning peace.
Does any one answer,-the party has
taken ground against the restoration
of states, and must be rcbukcd for thus
hindering a return of unity? Friend,
is it SO? DO you not know, that Re-
publicans have not opposed, and do not
oppse the return of Statcs9 On the con-
trary, they are anxious to have all
speedily restored. They are only eau
tious, not to have them come back in 1,
still rebellious condition.. And is it not
right to be careful on this point? ..
Do you say, the philadelphia John
son Convention adopted excellent reso-
lutions, in favor of loyalty, against pay
ing the rebel debt, and the like; and
therefore you must go for it: But is
not all that mere borrowed captal?-
thunder stolen from the Republicans
Must you desert to the enemy, merely
because that enemy has found it ncces-
sary to take up with part of our great
vital doctrines? Their conversion tt
our faith, only shows how just our long.
maintained faith is acknowledged to be
and only increases the propriety of oul
sticking to it, in all its original purity
in the Republican platform. Every
good idea advanced by Johnsontcs is
still better set forth by Republicans
and in the only efficient form. The
conservatives tax about certain safe.
guards to freedom and right; but the
Republicans propose these same safe,
guards as Constitutional enactmcnts
where alone they car be of real force
and permanently.
There is all good doctrine, and nc
evil, in the Republican party. Why
then leave it for new and untried fac
ton?