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The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1867-10-03
THE PRESIDENTS POLICY.
Views Of Senator Howard.
Drrprt-r Arrcrrr CT o.

DETROIT, Mich, Sept. %.
The Tribune this morning publishes
an interesting letter understood to be
from Senator Howard. In referring
to the threats of the Washington I'm
ion, that Senators who have declared
their convictions beforehand shall not
sit in judgment upon President John
son, Mr.. Howard says it is generally
understood that the Union is under
the patronage and control of Mr.. John
son, and his immediate advisers, and
that in view of the military prepara-
tiOns now going on in Maryland and
other border States, such threats can
hardly be regarded as merely for bun
cOmbe, but that the original purpose
of the President to attempt violence
upon Congress has become deepened
and intensified under the malign in
fuence of his private advisers.
Mr.. Howard continues: "COngress
will do their duty firmly and regard
less Of these revolutionary prepara-
tiOns. Let him be sure of that, and
it rests with the people and the army
to protect them in so doing. If rebels
and rebel sympathizers have not yet
had enough of strife and blood, they
can in my poor opinion, become easily
satiated by stirring up johnson to as
sault Congress by military violence.
And, indeed, I am not sure that in
the long run such a mad attempt
would not, as leading to a final and
conclusive suppression Of the rebel
lion, and of rebelism, by the cOndign
punishment of their fOmenters, be a
decided benefit to the Government
and the nation. There must be a
final decision at some time; perhaps
it's the will of Providence that John
sons madness shall hasten it.''
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Great Distress IN Sicily.

Sicily, in addition to the ravuges o
cholera, has been suffering the hor
rors of famine. A drought, which
has now lasted nearly two years, ha.
parched up vegetation, and deprived
the dOGlls and herds of the food ne.
.cessary for their sustenance. The
cities and towns are deserted by the
wealthier inhabitants, the shops are
closed, and the markets scantiIy sup-
piled. In Palermo, the kiEogrammc
Of beef (thirty-fve ounces) is selling
at four and a half francs, the kilo-
gramme of mutton for three and a
three-quarters francs; veal and pOuI-
try are fetching fabulous prices, and
brandy and rum of very inferior quail
ity from twelve francs to thirteen
francs a bottle. The cholera however
is abating, and the municipalities are
exerting themselves to feed the poor,
and have dispatched steamers to the
mainland of Italy and the island Of
Sardinia for grain and cattle.
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expect to carry eZeUeB. If we do not,
it will be for want of local organiza-
tiOn. We give these facts for the ben
eft Of all engaged in the canvass. The
Republicans fear nothing from the in
crease of votes, and, therefore, are
quite willing their Opponnets should
know the whole ground and make as
much excitement as they please. So
far the canvass is evidently in favor Of
the Republicans. The old fires are
beginning to burn brightly, and in
some counties the full vote will be
polleds E. D. NJ.
MORROW. September IL.
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Poetry.
THE NATIONS DEAD.

-Four hundred thousand men,
The bravs-the goOd-the true
In tangled wOOd-in mountain glen,
On battle plaiD-in prison pen,
Lie dead for me and you
Four hundred thousand Of the brave
Have made our ransomed soil their grave
For me and youl
Good friends, for me and youl
In many fevered swamp,
By many a black bayou
In many a cold and frozen camp
The weary sentinel ceased his tramp
And died for me and you
From Western plain to ocean tide
Are stretched the graves of those who died
For me and you'll
Good friends, for me and you
On manya bloody plain
Their ready swords they drew,
And poured their life-blood, like the rain,
A home-a heritage-to gain,
To gain for me and you
Our brothers, mustered by our side,
They marched and fought, and braYeIy died
For me and you
Good friends, for me and you'll
Up many fortress wall
They charged-thoss boys in blue
Mid surging smoke and volley's hail
The bravest we're the first to fall
To fall for me and you'll
The noble men-the nations pride
-Four hundred thousand men have died
For me and you'll
Good friends, Tor me and you'll
In treasOn's prison bold
Their martyr spirits grew
To stature like the giant Of old,
While amid agonies untold
They starved for me and you
The good, the patient and the tried
Four hundred thousand men have died-
For me and you
Good friends, for me and you!
A debt we ne'er can pay
To them is Justly due,
And to the nations latest day
Our chiIdren's children still shall say,
''They died for me and youl"
Four hundred thousand Of the brave
Made this, our ransomed soil, their grave
For me and you
Goods friends, for me and youl
1.-The Round Table.
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"The blessings Of Government, -
says Andrew Jackson, '1ike the dews
Of Heaven, should descend alike on
the high and the low, tne rich and the
poor This is a noble and Godlike
sentiment, worthy OF the great man
who uttered it. The only way to give
it practical force, and insure an equal
distribution Of the blessings and bur-
dens Of Government, is to see that all
have equal rights and privileges.
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Wendell Phillips latest communica-
ton to Anti-SIavery Standard, relates
to the United States Supreme Court,
which, he says, has always represent
the opinion Of former generation.
The signs at Washington indicate, in
Mr.. Phillips opinion, that Mr.. John
son means to try to find refuge under
the old shelter The checkmate he
intends to call on Congress, is to be
some action Of the judiciary declaring
all the reconstruction legislation un-
constitutional. Whether ne will sue
coed in obtaining such decision no
one knows. His main object is to
confuse public opinion and divide the
Republican party. Round such a de-
cision would rally all the timid, tired,
weak kneed, halfway, compromising
and dishonest elements which victory
has lured into the Republican ranks.
Mr.. Phillips closes by entreating the
radical members Of Congress to re-
member how much hangs on their ac-
ton. The nation will support them
in going, he says-borrowing the
words Of Franklin-"tO the extreme
verge of their constitutional power"
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SHALL THE NAGUR VOTE.


Shall the nagur voter 'Tis question
That seems hard to decide Alright,
But the divil one CT yes axed it
When ye stint him away to fight.
Could the nagur carry musket?
Could the nagur help man a gun?
We're the questions ye all were AKIN
And wouldn't the nagur run
Shall the nagur vote? viii ye tell me
What liver a nagur has done,
That he should be given the highest
Of allsthe rights under the sun
Suppose he did fight in the trenches,
And lose many an arm or limb,
shure, didn't he have the glory,
And amt that enough for him?
Shall ths nagur vote7 Tare and agesI
Now didn't we let him fight,
And have all the pleasure Of dyin'
As If he'd been free and white
And don't he 60 round on crutcbss,
Or with niyer an arm or leg?
And haven't we paid him nObly
By givin' the right-tO beg7
Shall the nagur vote? Did ye iver
Hear aught so ungrateful yit
Don't we let him live-if he's able,
And work for-jest what he can git7
And didn't we do our whole duty,
(As we read the law unto US given)
When we placed him in front of the army,
And gave him a chance fur heaven ?
Shall the nagur vote 0, the haythen,
To be akin for such things when
The strife and the danger is over
Better wait till we want him again
When his strong arm is needed in battle,
When he'll wo rk for poor pay and live poor,
When he'll lift of the load from our shoulders,
And then we will promise it shursI
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It will be eObserved from this list that
accidents have already exhausted
themselves in favor Of the Democrats :;
for out Of SiTte6H counties which may
be fairly deemed doubtful, only four
voted for the Union party. The coun-
ties of Ashland, Belmont, Darke,
Hancock, Ross and Sandusky, can ali
be carried for the Unionist5 if proper
effort is made. Out Of the sixteen we
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DEMOCRATIC POLICY.-The Demo
cratic Constitution Of the State of Ma
ryland, adopted last week, provides
for the following reforms" namely
The abolition of the school system of
the State; the conterring of the veto
power upon the Governor the aboIi-
ton Of the test Oaths against rebels"
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[FOr the News.
TO THE G. Ar.
March on, brave boys, make good your ground.
Let all your sprightIy trumpets sound
The "rally'' to the polls, where we'll oOnfound
The foes Of our Constitution.
Braves Hayes and Lee are in the field
Heroes who ne'er were known to yield
Well stand with them and brsvely shield
Our glorious Constitution.
Let this Election, like peRls of thunder,
Fill traitorous hearts with fear and wonder,
Wen keep ValIandigham, the Traitor, under,
And support our Constitution.
Let the C. A. R.-the ballot try,
WelI make Val and Thurman's bugbears fly.
Then shall every loyal citizen cry,
''Success to our Constitution I"
Long live our Army may It stand
To '0atch and guard this glorious land,
Wen stand by our "F:lag," and never disband,
But defend our Constitution.
Long may our Loyal Congress remain,
To curb old Andy johnson reign,
Aud with their sovereign voice maintain
Our glorious Constitution
Oct. 1867. COMRADE
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Miscellaneous.
Amnesty Proclamation,


The South Bend Register, formerly edit.
ed by Speaker Colfax, and probably re-
fiecting his views on the Impeachment
question, thus speaks of Johnson's Amnes-
ty Proclamation
We publish in another column the proc
lamation Of A. Johnson, extending a gen
eral amnesty to all the rebels with trifling
exceptions. Such a movement has been
expected for some time, and of course,
causes no surprise. Though it is in direct
opposition to the expressed sentiments of
Mr.. Johnson in the first months Of his Off
cial term, and is an outrage and insult to
our loyal dead and their surviving rela-
tives and friends, it is in perfect harmon :
with the treacherous character ofthe prei-
ent occupant of the White House. We trust
Congress will have the courage and patri-
Otism to impeach him on the first day of
the next session, and turn him out of the
place he has so shamefully disgraced. It
is due to the world that our institutions
suffer the crucial test to which they are
now subjected, and that the fact be de-
mOnstrated that they possess an inherent
strength which will enable us to dismiss,
even from the highest Office, the scoundrel
who attempts to defy the peoples will, as
by their representatives. The
sooner this is done the better it will be for
the people.
This last act of Mr.. johnson is part of a
deliberate scheme to unllify the laws of
Congress and add voters newly manufac-
tured from Unrepentant rebels, to the
ranks Of the Democracy. But it will not
win. The OmRipOtent hosts of freedom
will teach the drUnkard, who by an in
Providence is permitted to tram
pie for the time being upon their will, that
be who dares to disregard the laws which
they have made, whether he be a beggar or
a President, will not long escape the pen
atty due to his crime.
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From the Gin. Gazette
The Canvass in Ohio Some
Facts for Politicians,

The Canvass in Ohio Some
Facts for Politicians.
One of the greatest errors in politics
is to underrate your opponents; and
the next greatest is to doubt your own
strength in a good, cause. Both ot
these lead to a failure in bringing out
your own voters, or, in other words,
those who think with you. Another
great error, and often a fatal one, is to
suppose a battle won when the first
charge is won. The King of Prussia
(OId Federick) beat the Austrians at
the battle of Cannersdorf, and wrote
back "we have won a glorious YictO-
ry"
The Prussians, thinking the battle
won, were careless; the Austrians
rallied, charged the Prussians when in
confusion, and defeated them, when
the King wrote again, "RemOve the
archives from POtsdam all is lost but
honor" To apply this, we have
beaten the rebel army, but we have
not destroyed it and the country is
not safe till it is destroyed. If our
opinion had prevailed in 1865, it
would have been destroyed efectuaIly.
We would have tried the leaders by
court martial, eXiled at least ten thOus-
and of their abIest men, and disfran-
chised every man who voted for Sc
cession or took up arms against his
country. This would have done the
work. Because we did not do it, be-
hold the consequences. We have to
go to work in the old way, and vote
by parties, to see whether the party Of
patriots is greater than the party of
rebels. Its a make-weight in therebel
scale. We have the President in his
madness not helping anybody in par
ticular, but, as far as possible, throw
ing things into confusion. In the
midst Of this, the great COpperhead
party, who run Vallandigham in 1868,
and declared the war a failure at Chi
cagO in 1864, and supported johnson
in 1866, and now proposes a semi-re-
pudiatiOn in the shape ola paper bot
tom, takes advantage Of all the acci-
dents of the day, and hopes that
enough Republicans will stay at home
to give them a possibility of success.
What is done in Ohio will be done in
all the Northern States. The chapter
ofaccidents, in a year where there is
no excitement about the Presidency or
Congress, is in their favor. But then
on the other hand, accidents are not
generally all one way, and the Demo
cratic peace party will find that some
accidents are against them. One of
these, we propose, shall be in Ohio,
and we propose that it shall be a fatal
accident to them. If the Union men
want to end this battle and not have
it to fight continually, there is but one
thing necessary. See to it that the PeO-
pie Uote, and not three-quarters vote,
and one-quarter stay at homo.>- In or
der to show how the a6Sentees at an
effect results, we give the fol-
lowing aggregate votes of Ohio in the
n Ct tbrnn Xrp9rC
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Youths Department.


8
am composed of 25 letters.
My II II 20 range Of mountains in Europe
MY 10 p % p 10 D q is a musical instrument.
My Y 20 81 p l6 is d city in Europe.
My "a Is 3 l6 is the fruit of the palm tree
My q . p "a is what officers have
My Y u 10 81 4l6 2 10 is the name OF a cannon
that belonged to Queen Aune.
My Is l3 10 % p q is the name Of town in n
My s Is l6 is a kind Of stone
My 10 II are domestic animals
My whole is a maxim.
Waverly, o. FIDES
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ANNEXATION OF MExICo.-Recent
Mexican Correspondence declares that
annexation to the United States is
generally looked for and desired.
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Gen. Griffin, who has had command
of the Fifth Military District since
the removal of Sheridan, died last
week at Galveston of yellow fever.
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]
We see that in 1865, the vote fell of
$4,000. Of these, the Democrats fell
off $4,000, and the Republicans Il.
600. The proportion Of falling off will
always be in about the proportion Of
one Democrat to three Republicans
The Maine election illustrates this
The Democratic vote has actually fail,
en- off, but the Republican vote q great
deal more. There is no change Of
opinion in the country since April,
1861, for there has been nothing tc
make a change. Those who sympa.
thized with slavery and with rebellion
synpathize with johnson, rebels and
COpperheads. They are the same ami
mails, having the same instincts they
have always had. There is a reserved
vote in Ohio Of over 10000, and 30
900 Of them will vote the Union ticket,
if they vote at all. This, added to the
vote of 1866, would give a majority of
more than 10000. But if we added
those who are utterly disguised with
such men as Vallandigham, Wood, B.
H. Hill, Wade Hampton, &C., (who
are the present leaders of the Demo-
cratic party the real majority of Ohio
would be over $4,000. But there is a
wavering body (worthy soldiers of the
wary who have been trained to vote
with the Democratic party, but who
would not vote for Vallandigham,
who ought this year to vote for Gen.
Hayes; for his real opponent is Val
landigham, and the whole Democratic
scheme now is that Of the Vallandfg-
ham school. However this may be,
the Democrats Of Ohio sincerely hope
but for one thing-tO carry the Rep
resentatives' branch Of the Legislature;
and if the nearly even counties were
Gn the chapter Of accidents) all to goI
for them, they possibly might get that
branch. The consequence would be,
they would permit no election Of Sen
ator, unless they had a majority on |
joint ballot, when they would be eager |
for an election. If they had a MAORI !
ty in one branch, and prevented an
they would have a lever to |
divide and confuse at next election. |
Now, that should be prevented by all
means.
In order to show where the nearly
balanced counties are, and which, if
possible, we must secure, we give the
following list of counties which gave
less than 25O majority in the election
Of 1866:
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For the Holidays.

TXTRACTS Of Lemon, Vanilla, Raspberry Straw
u berry, Rose, Orange, Almond, Nutmegs, Ginger,
ach Pineapple, and Fuschine, for havOriHg Cakes,
om, Jeles &c, for sale the old and reliable store
[decI5l b. z. CLAYTON.
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BAR O. AIN s !
CONSTITUTION OF OHIO.
Proposed Amendment to the
Constitution.


STATE OF OHIO,
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE. I
l. WILLIAM Henry SMITH. Secretary Of State Of the
state Of Ohio, do hereby certify that the following
true copy OF joint resolution passed by the General
Assembly Of the Stale Of Ohio, the 9th day Of April
A. D. 1867 taken from the original rolls on file in this
Office.
In testimony whereof, have hereuntO sub
scribed uy name, and affixed the Great Seal
lsEALl Of the State OF Ohio, at Columbus, the 9th
day of April, A. D. 1867.
WILLIAM HENRY SMITH,
Secretary Of State.
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From fake .; from take 10; from 30 take 20
The relnaInders added together will equal g. How is
dUne2 BDAZ
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Relative TO amendment Of the Constitution, provid-
ing for the extension Of the elective franchise:
Resolved, BY the General Assembly Of the State OF
Ohio, three-hs Of the members elected to each House
agreeing thereto that it be and is hereby proposed to
The electors Of this State to vote at the next annual
October election upon the approval rejection Of the
following amendment substitute for the hrst sec
tion Of the fifth article Of the Constitution Of this
State, towit Every male citizen Of the United States
Of the age oftweutyone years, who shall have been
resident Of the State year next preceding the eec
tCB, and al the county tOwashp ward in which he
resides such time may he provided BY law, except
such persons have borne in support Of any
surrectiou rebellion against the Government Of the
United States Of have fed from their places Of resi-
dence to avoid being drafted into the military service
thereof, have deserted the military or naval
vice OF said Government in time Of war and had not
subsequently been hOnorably discharged from the
same, shall have the qualifications Of eector and
be entitled to vote at all elections.
ED. A. PARROT,
Speaker Of the House OF Representative
ANDREW g. MCBURNEY,
President Of the Senate.
Passed April 6, 1867. apllm8
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Vol. S1-NO. 23.7
THE HIGHLAND WEEKLY NEWS,
pLDEsTPAPERINF THE COUNTY.


FRICE-Man ST. north side, second door east Of High
nearly opposite the Post Office.
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Answer to Enigma in last weeks News: ssWhere /
the Lord God Of EIijah?"
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AS CHEAP FOR CASH,

auy other merchant, either at Wholesale or Retail
NV Family Groceries are selected with great care,
d with view more to QUALITY than the low price
the article believing that GOOD Groceries are much
Z Of less value. I would say to my old friends aud
stomerH, that now have a good assortment Of Su-
rs COees Teas, &C. Of all grades and prices, and by
dealing, and small profits hope to receive con-
1uancs Of the liberal patronage heretofore extended.
Please call aud examine H. F. CLAYTON.
.HflRboro. Dec I3, 1866. decl3
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Pure N. o. MOlasses.

VERY choice article Of New Orleans MolaEsss,
warranted direct from the South. Just received.
'Tnr sale by Tdecl3 H. ?. CLAYTON.
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CANNED PEACHES,

TRAWBERRIEs, and Lobsters, TO be had at
oecla H. F. CLAYTON'S
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H0MINY I!

CHOICE article, to be had at the old stand Of
deol3 II. F. CLAYTON
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MAIL SUBSCRIBERS.
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August IS, 1867.