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The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1867-03-29

On the abstract from which this i
copied the money is put down 70
Township and poor tax and tn
levy is made for some township mat
tiers, OF trivial nature, besides tn
poor tax. The Auditor says tina
four.lirths of that tax may he Sc
down, on an average, rs going to til,
support of the poor. A little figuring
will show just the amount of poo
tax actually paid by each township
In the townships where there is NJ
levy of the kind made, we are inform
ell, that the poor are sustained b,
benevolent contributions. So that i
may be seen that there is no town
ship without poor, and they have to hC
supported in some way. We believe
that it can he done the best and tho
easiest by the establishment OF an In
Urinary.
We do not know the exact amount
that an Iniirmary would cost, togcth
er with suitable farm, but we are
satisfied that it will not put rs heavy
a burden upon the tax payers for the
present as the sum of SI,202,79, the
amount estimated now to he paid
yearly for the support of the poor by
the county-after the InGrnary is
established the poor tax will be nom,
inal. In the matter Of location, there
has been nothing definitely fixed up
on, except that if the matter is car
ried the Commissioners say the In.
Urinary will be established, five to
eight miles from Findlay, from the
fact that q suitable farm can be pur-
chased for less than it could nearer
town. The Commissioners have
the power Of establishing an Inllrm.
AIRY in their own hands, but see proper
to submit it to the people of the
county.
We hope the people of the county
will give the lnlirmary subject fair
and candid consideration. We be.
lieve that If they do so they will ar
rive at the conclusion that it is bet.
ter for all concerned that we have
one. We believe that it not only ap,
peals to the pecuniary Interest of tax
payers, but also to higher consid-
extraordinarily towards the suf,
fering,
Shall VIC have an Infrmary. We
hope the Aye es will have it.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1867-03-29
The Election.

Undoubtedly before this reaches
our readers, all nominations for th,
different offices in the townships will
be made, but We wish TO urge upon
Union men, the propIiety and neces
sity Of working to elect our men -
Every Union vote should be polled
on Monday next-every man should
consider it his duty to not only vote.
but see that his Union neighbor does
likewise 1t is not expected that all
will come up promptly and vote, but
such should be urged to come. Stir.
ring up committees should be at the
polls, watching to see who the delin-
quent Union voters are, and should
go for them. 1t may be argued that
Spring Election don't amount to
much. To some it may not; but We
prefer to live under tie administra
tion Of our own party, have our own
party men in Office for justice of the
peace, township trustees, etc. ; in
fact we vastly prefer to live In Re.
publican township.
But the election Of Monday is Of
more than usual importance. Demo
Gratis are straining every nerve to in
crease their own, and lessen Rcpubli-
can majorities. Tlis determination
did not originate here, but emannted
from the headquarters of the party III
Columbls-as an evidence Of which
refer to the Democratic circular re
Gently published. With Democrats
the Spring election is intended to be
be a stepping stone to the election
next Fall, when it is expected, that il
Republicans are caught mapping
now, they may sweep tue State.
The following dispatch may serve
to give an idea of the feeling in the
"higher circles OF Democracy:
"The Democracy are thoroughly
organized for the coming campaign.
Clubs are being formed all over the
State, and wealthy men of the party
arc making liberal subscriptions OF
money for their support.
"At recent private caucus, held
at Judge Thurman's S office, that zen
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1867-03-29
Crashed Him.

We find the following in the Cleve
land Leader. 1t seems from the ar.
tcle that William did try to meas.
ure weapons with Stevens, as he said
he would:
The Honorable William Mungen,
n bright luminary of Ohio Democ,
racy, and the representative in Con.
grcss of the unterrilicd of the Fifth
Congressional District OF this State,
aired himself in Congress the other
day 10y an attack on Ihad. Stevens.
After Mr.. Stevens speech on con.
fscatiun, the Honorable William
sprung to his feet and asked the old
leader what he would say to the con.
stitutional provision that no bill of
attaindcr or "a past Jact0 law should
he passed, and intimating that under
this provision The bill was unconsti
Lutioual. Mr.. Stevens answered with
one OF his witheling sneers: "No
lawl er will ever call this a bill of at.
taindcr. II tie gentleman is a la'oyer,
and has reqd the bill, ! pq.Same h,
has ask,d The question inadvertently"
The Hon. VIM. Muugen had moth.
ing more to say.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1867-03-29

The North furnished over a mil
lion of men to defend the Constitu
ton and the Union, when assailed
by the South; but what will it dc
now when that samo constitution i:
being torn to shreds by the Rumps
who are worse enemies to it than the
South ever was Cop. Ez.
You always thought Union mer
worse enemies Of the government
than the rebels. or the million mer
furnished by the north, but corpo
rails guard of them were Copper
heads.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1867-03-29

Shall we have n County Infrmary
We hope to record the fact next week
that we arc to have one-that the
people of Hancock county are as lib.
eral toward the unfortunate as other
counties. There is one thing Ger
tain, some future day we have got to
have an InIirmary, and is not the
present time as good, and better, than
any future time will be2 1t is will
known that the Commissioners
have in their hands So. 10000
which they will, if the people vote in
the affirmative, appropriate to that
purpose. That sum of money al
ready raised for the purpose aiore-
said, will lessen the cost and make
the burden to tho county very light
in CARRYING out this benevolent cn.
tcrp.isc--it is one OF economy. For,
no matter in what way the balance OF
the money is raised, it cannot be as
heavy n burden upon the people rs il
is to support the poor as they are now
supported. And if the Iniirmary is
managed in any manner like the III
frmaries in other counties, three
years will see it sclr.sustaining.
The poor tax now paid 10y different
townships in the county is shown 10y
the following table which the Audi
tor furnishes us:
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County Infirmary.
To the Voters of Hancock Go.

THE Commissioners Of Hancock county.
i Ohio, desirous of acting in obedience tC
he voice ~ the people OF said county on
he question Oi levyIng \ tax Tor the purpose
VI building County 1nnrmary,' hereby
call upon The legal voters OF SAID county, 10
vote on the q ,estion of " 1nhrlnary." or
mo Iniirmary," ut the coming April elec
ton. satd Commissioners therefore request
avery voter IN the county To prepare and
cast "A ballot at said election, on which bal.
OTIS shall be written or printed, TIC words,
" lnhrInary- Yes or " lnnImtry-NU. '.-
Blank tickets not to be counted. The Com.
missioners further request that TOwnshir
Trustees furnisb n separate box for SAID
eIeC tion; and that the vote on SAID question
lie certified by the officers Uf SAID election.
and returned to the County Clerk within
three days after said election. And as the
people decide the question thus submitted
to Them, 81 VIII The Commissioners feel
bound 10 act. whether that vote be cast lOr
or against u " County lnhfmary."
In order 10 put the question fairly before
tho people Ui the county, the Commissioner
will further state that they now have on hand
SIX thousand dollars, available funds, winch
lhey are authorized to convert into an lulr'
mary Fund. JOhN COOPER
WIN. rAYLiR, Com.
marsnO42.4w DIV. ENGLE.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1867-03-29

Gen. Ben. lie Fevre, of Ohio, has
been confirmed by the Senate, as
Consul at Batavia, in the Island OF
Java.
Thus is Gen. Ben. rewarded for
his glorious army record and his de
feat for Democratic Official. I'm
doubtedly he can manage Batavia.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1867-03-29

Mr., S. n. Pike, the present Demo
cratic candidate for Mayor of Cincin,
natl, is decidedly man of function
lie runs big distiIery, Il big hotel,
an Opera House in Cincinnati, an
Opera House in New York, and now
wants 10 run the city government OF
Cincinnati, On the whole, he is Q
man OF great spirit.-~DaytoR .iony,
nal.
He is a great one TO run, but VIC
presume that If he intends TO run the
government Of Cincinnati, the people
will run him into the ground.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1867-03-29

The Democratic evening organ es.
Inmates, on the basis of the number
already registered, that about ten
thousand negro voters will be found
in Washington, which, it says, will be
enough TO control the election.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1867-03-29

A young man in Michigan having
been detected in theft, poured three
ounces OF strychnine down his throat.
IL cured him of stealing.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1867-03-29

Congress is talking about adjourn.
ing. No one can tell when 1t will do
so, for tho two Houses disagree.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1867-03-29

The Great Eastern will arrive at
New York about the lst of April,
ready to take 5000 passengers to the
great Paris Exhibition. She has
new boilers, new shaft, steel steam
launch fifty feet long by twenty wide,
. steam steering apparatus, 500 lofty
and convenient state rooms, new
deck saloon that will dino 500 pas
sengsrs. and other saloons equul Ia
a'n'ne 1000 in all at the same time.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1867-03-29
Ditch Notice.

NOTICE Is hereby given to Ezra Ketoham
IN n nonresident OF Portage tp., Hancock
county, o., that there will be \ petition pre-
sented 10 the Trustees of said township, sci
Tor hearing on the 26th day OF March. 1867
ON the line between Is. Y. Anderson and D.
W. Ankrum, thence on west line to ditch
known as the Whitm0re ditch, and there ter
inmate also a ditch to begin at the south
west corner of Henry Grabow's land and run
north on the line between said Henry Ora,
bow and Ezra Ketcham, 10 ditch at their
north line and there terminate.
HENRY GRAB0W,
And other petitioners.
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N Office.

A LII those indebted TO J. 8. Ballentine are
"A respectfully requested to call and settle.
feblno37
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1867-03-29

The Hon. Parlce carlin was at
home from Saturday till Tuesday.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1867-03-29

BE at the polls early Monday.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1867-03-29
THE WHITE PINE COMPOUND.
GEO. w. SWEET, Proprietor.
rRkrARED BY rus
New England KutuniruI Dpnnt

l0G hanover stre.t, Boston,
Under the supervision OF Rev. j. W. Poland
ES- Benton, Myers Canhed, and strong
X Armstrong, Wholesale Agents, Cleveland
or sale IN rinGlay by NJ. Gray. SD j. NJ.
Huber * Co., and ). ID. Frey " Co., dealers
IN drugs and medicines GENERALLY. marS.ly
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1867-06-25
Political Inequalities.

l
The following are some of the enor.
nous inequalities of our political system
and its practical workings in administra
ton:
Thus, New York, Pennsylvania and
Ohio have about ten millions Of people
and six United States Senators.
The six new England States have three
millions of people and twelve United
States Senators.
Three thousand millions Of dollars
worth Of property invested in agrieultu.
raj commercial or manufacturing indus
try is taxed sixty millions of dollars for
State and local purposes.
Three thousand millions Of dollars in
vested in Government bonds is exempted
from the payment of the sixty millions
of dollars, and is not charged one cent
twenty-five hundred thousand Re-
publican voters North and South have a
hundred and eighty or ninety members Of
Congress.
Thirty five hundred thousand Dem
ocratic and Conservative voters North
and South have now about fifty members
in the Congress of the United States.
As the Radicals are engaged in the
work of remedying what they call po-
litical inequalities, We throw these out
for their consideration.
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AFTERNOON SESSION.

The Convention met at 2 o'clock, and
was called to order by the President.
Prayer by Rev. A. w. Coan, Of Cler-
mont County.
The Committee on Credentials reported
every District represented, and all the
counties but Holmes and Monroe.
The Committee on Permanent Organi-
zation reported the following as perma-
nent officers of the Convention.
President-Robert G. Schenck.
Vice Presidents-One from each Dis
trict.
Secretary-T. G. Donaldson.
Gen. Schenck, on taking the chair, re-
turned his thanks for the honor conferred
and said that he could make no better re-
turn than by asking them to proceed at
once with the business of the Conven-
tisn.
Nomination for Governor being in or
der, Ben. Eggleston presented the name
of B r. Hayes.
G. L. Poorman presented the name Of
| B. r. Cowen.
Mills Gardner presented the name Of
Sam. Galloway.
The names Of j. Warren. Kiefer, w
P. Cutler, D. P. Horton and j. D. Coz
were presented.
The name of Gov. Cox was Withdrawn
as also that of D. P. Horton, leaving the
names of R. B. Hayes, B. R. Cowen, j
! Warren Kiefer, Sam. Galloway and w
P. Cutler before the Convention.
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TDe Next step OF RadicaIism.


a subscriber desires US 60 publish, By
itself, the speech Of the President Of the
Senate Of the United States, upon which
we commented yesterday. We give be-
low what was sent to the New York Press
by telegraph from Lawrence, Kansas:
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, June 10.-Sena-
tor Wade delivered signifcantimpromp-
tu speech to-day, in reply to calls from
a crowd of citizens in front of the hotel
where the excursionists dined.. Helde-
clared unequivocally in favor Of female
suffrage; reiterated views pressed inthe
Senate last spring; declared that neither
johnson nor the devil could tempt Com
gress to leave the people; said the South
erners now had the mildest terms offered
them they ever would get, and # they
rejected them the screw would be given
another turn, and they would be compell-
ed to yield. The Senator added that the
shadow of another struggle was over us;
that Congress, which has done SO much
for the slave, cannot quietly regard the
terrible distinction which exists. between
the laborer and employer; properly is not
fairly divided, and more equal distri-
button must be wrought out. If you,
dull heads, he said, cannot understand
this, the women will, and eanyaasers upon
the eve of an election will have to tell
laborers what they will do for Them
Men should net be compelled to labor
until life is worn out and being is a curse,
1 nor can this always be the case here
where every mans capitalist to GER
tain extent. These inequalities are not
felt as they are IN the East; every man,
then, who wass:ubJect to a capitalist ought
Ito leave him and get two hours nearer
lsundown forthwith. He (Wade) pledged
himself to advocate boldly and persist
emily the natural rights of man, and pre-
dicted the most important commercial re-
lsults from the completion of the Pacif Q
Road. He was frequently applauded.n
| The dispatch also saysthat !" Hon. John
4 IOoyode, Of Pennsylvania, then followed
lin few similar remarks. "
i That simply confirms what we have
said time and again: that the Radicals
cannot pause even to take breath, but
must on, on, or be crushed by the peo-
lple. The banner of agrarIanism is new
raised by one Of the Radical chieftains,
: and responded to by others; and, hence
forth, the Radical cry will be a sair diyis-
lion of property. When that shall be
reached, Radicalism will have got to the
end of its line, and win disappear in the
general anarchy that will overthrow So
: eisty.-Gsa. Eng. s,
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The Prospect This Fan.


Not in many years has there been SO
fair prospect Of the Democracy carrying
Ohio as there is now. Al over the State
the impression widely prevails that the
Radicals will be routed, 'shorse, foot and
dragoon,' and that both the negro suf-
frage amendment and the State ticket,
which sustains it, viii be badly beaten
We have found, by experience, that such
premonitions, when they extensively pre-
vail, are the best indications in the world
Of favorable result. The reaction so
long looked for in the public opinion is
coming fast, and the day of Radical vio-
lence and ultraism is. nearly over. Its
sun will soon set, not again to rise. The
signs of hope are now bright in the po-
litical frmament.-NewarE Advocate.
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@The editor is absent.
July Session of Congress.

The Radicals are frantically urging a
session Of Congress in July. It will be
remembered that on their adjoufa lent
they provided for July session in case
the necessities Of their party should re-
quire it. This was done in anticipation
Of the Judiciary Committee finding
grounds for impeaohing the President
The Committees Investigation, however,
proved the impeachment business to be a
ridiculous izzle, but an unexpected cause
of alarm to the party has transpired.
The Attorney General has laid before
the Cabinet an elaborate exposition Of
the Military Reconstruction Law, in
which he limits the powers of the militia.
~ rulers to such an extent that the law
may become tolerable to the people Of
the South-our Poland. The President
and Cabinet approve of the Attorney
Generals construction, and are about to
issue instructions in accordance with it.
The Radicals are terror stricken. Con-
gress must be convened, and all their d.
abolical work done over again. If the
Southern States should accept the terms
offered, and get back into the Union, what
becomes of the Radical candidate for
President? Such question is absolutely
frightfnl.
Congress will meet in July, if it is
possible for the Wades, Steyonses and
Buffers to get together quorum, and
such further conditions will be required
of the South as to make it absolutely
certain that it cannot interfere with the
Radical schemes fer the Presidential cam
paign.
There is not the feeblest excuse, or the
aimsiest pretext in the condition of the
country for thissextra session. tits sim
ply and solely project to aid corrupt
and reckless party in political cam
paign. =
-
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From the Statesman, 20th.l
Republican State Convention
FuIl Report Of the Proceedings.

The stage and auditorium of the Old
Atheneum were very prettily decorated
yesterday for the use of the Republican
State Convention.
At 10z o'clock the Convention was
called to order by B. R. Cowen, Chairman
of the State Central Committee, and Gen
Robert Schenck was elected temporary
Chairman.
On motion, W. T. Perkins, of Hamil'
ton, j. K. Rukenbrod, of Columbiana
and James e. Ferree, of Jackson, were
elected Secretaries.
The usual Committees were appointed
On motion, the Convention adjourned
till 2 o'clock 2. M.
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nea- The New York Herald says"the Ma
tional banks are gross fraud upon the
public in two ways-a double fraud:
"First, upon the people individually,
who are induced to believe they are all
safe because they are called National and
have a sort of connection with the Gov
eminent; and next, upon the people gen.
orally, because they hold privileges, and
appropriate large amount annually that
belong to the people and the Govern
ment"
The Herald occupies nearly column
to prove that what it says is true. There
is short way of disposing of the Ma
tional banks and their currency, let the
Government at Washington retire the
United States interest bearing bonds, held
by the banks, with legal-tenders, and
then redeeming the National bank cur
rency with the legal-tenders, issued for
the bonds. We should then have but
one kind of currency, for the soundness
of which the United States alone would
be responsible.
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nSHTha anrnmmer

B6 The Drummer boy of the Rap
pahannock," who created a great sensa.
tion among the loyal for his exploits du-
ring the war, has been showing the faith
full trick or two they had not read in
the programmes. Ho was to have been
one Of the party with Ward Beecher and
others to visit the Holy Land, but he
took shorter cut to that region and in
more agreeable company. he ran off
with rich merchants daughter of New
York. He also sold, by subscription his
biography Of himself at So copy, pay
mcnt in advance, but taking good care to
deliver no copies. He was not in the
Army Of the Potomac for nothing.
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The NATIONAL DEBT.-George Fran
els Train, in the course of a late speech,
touching on the National debt, said 'sthat
We have had a grand exhibition of fire.
works, and mortgaged our farms to pay
for it. That the so-called wealth of the
farmer consisted in having his boy in the
graveyard, and thirty in his pock-
ct in,exchange. He said that to pay off
the debt in thirty years we must raise ten
thousand million dollars in taxes, making
the rich richer, and the poor poorer
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sits Dark

The following beautiful sentiments are
from Meisser Karl's Sketch Book, enti-
tied the aNight of Heaven It is full
Of touching tenderness;
cit is dark when the honest and hon
orable man sees the result Of long years
swept cruelty away by knavish, heartless
adversity 1t is dark when he sees the
clouds of adversity gather around and
knows that the hopes and happiness of
Others are fading with his own. But in
that hour the memory of past integrity
will be consolation, and assure him
even here on earth of CLEANS of light in
heaven. 1t is dark when the dear voice
of that dear child once SO fondly loved,
is no more heard around in murmurs.-
Dark when the light pattering feet no
more resound without the Threshold, or
ascend step by step up stairs. Dark
when some well-known air recalls the
strains once oft attuned by childish
voice now hushed in death. Darkness,
but only the gloom which now herald
the day-spring of immortality, and the
infinite light of heaven.
The author might have added: 1t is
dark, when the Republic, emerging from
long, cruel, useless and bloody war, the
lives of her brave sons fallingin fratri-
cidal strife, the Treasury almost empty
and the people crushed with onerouE
taxation, find that the fruit of long years
of toll and of sacrifice is swept from then
by dishonest men in power, who persist il
making the glorious Union of our fathers
a disunited Republic portion of it;
States denied their just rights under thu
Constitution.
] 1t is dark when such bold, bad men a,
Thaddeus Stevens rule the nation, ant
subvert the Government. and hold ten o.
| the States of the Union under military
law, and putting up and doposing thu
Governors of States, as the Czar of Rus
sia deposes his Governor in Poland.
1t is dark, when people, once free
submit for months to such state o
things brought on them by band o
demagogues calling itself Congress, ,wh'
1surp authority to legislate for States de
MED their proper representation.
But light will come out of darkness, a
| day succeeds night, and the rich promis
lof Democratic success, will make Radi
lcalism vanish, and the owls and otho
birds of evil omen, who prefer darkness
to light, will seek hiding places, whor
they will vainly hopo to screen them
selves from. the sight Of deceived an,
betrayed people.