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Radical Il

towards shout loudest when mos
afraid. When they feel the sweat OF
fear starting from every pore, their
panacea for relief is the couuter irri-
tant of vociferation. AnybodS might
know that the Radicals gave up the
election, from their noisy Boosting
that they were sure to carry it ; and
that they were especially afraid OF
Horatio Seymour as a candidate, from
their reiterated declarations of his total
lack of strength. A revolutionary
faction always goes straight to these in
cidents of q canvass, never to the
substantial facts of the general issue.
They want to cover up, to confuse, to
mis'ead, to give the wrong scent, to do
anything, in fact, that holds out a hope
of escape for them. Not a bit eff noise
was heard from them until the Democ-
ratio Convention met and after it pre-
scented its distinguished candidates to
the country, then their row began.
They have shown neither spirit mo-
enthusiasm except through the chan.
mel of their fears. And when they as
sure one another from. day to day, and
almost from hour to hour every day,
that they shall certainly win in this
contest with the people, their hearts
thump their ribs in CONSERVATION, and
they concert a scheme for arming the
Southern negroes for help in their ex-
rremity.- Wooster Democrat.
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CAMPAIGN STATES & UNION

That We may bs able TO contribute
our full,share X trcs the success Of
the democratic ticket Ais fall, We have
concluded to offer the Estates and
Union" for six months, Turing the
campaign, at the following rates:
o For a club of twelve new subscri.
Hers, 1920 OF 60cts each an ADVANCE.
For a club of 24 new subscribe rs,
lS14, so or 60cts each, in advance, and
one copy for the person getting ur
the club.
Our expenses for publishing the
Estates and Union" have been greatly
increased, in consequence of charging
the sheet /; aud VIC will be under many
obligations to cur democratic friend
throughout the county, if they viii
make an effort to enlarge its circula-
ton 500 or 600 copies. 1t a be
easily doae.
Give us a trial, friends, and see.
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THE PUBLIC DEBT.

Observation-Disclosures glitteringp prom.
ises made in the Chicago Platform IL
reference to retrenchment and reform
in the public expenditures, we find
on examining the exhibit of the Score
tary of the Treasury, that on the Isl
of August the National Debt had act.
ually increased in two months, orer
thirteen millions Of dollars! In the
same statement, it is shown, that the
gold bearing debt had been increased,
during the same period, orer sixty-SeU-
en- millions Of dollars! How long will
the people-the tax payers-tolerate
such a party in power? AT this rate,
the increase of the public debt will be
over one hundred millions a year. A
snn' t,eenty millions greater than it took
to carry on the government under
MI. Buchanan. Amazing as these
things appear, the leaders of the repub-
lican party are again before the the
country begging the people for their
suffrages. With taxation increasing
at this rate, and a purpose to convert
the ive-twenty bonds into gold, what
hope is there for the laboring masses?
Do these fellows intend to drive the
to desperation? If SO, when
he tornado comes, woe be to those
whom it sweeps.
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REPUBLICAN ECONOMY.


The following resolution was adopt,
ed at the Republican Congressional
Convention which met here on Wed.
nesday last;
RESOLVED Thatthe action of the Dem
ocratic majority in the late session of
the Legislature of this State, by its
useless and extravagant expenditure
of the public money for partisan pur-
poses, and by its Wanton disregard of
the Constitution in passing laws dis
franchising students, crippled soldiers,
and other citizens, and by spending
the public time and money for parti-
san purposes only, to the neglect of
the business of the public, demon
strates that the Democratic party of
to-day and during the war, is not to
be trusted.
The author Of the above resolution
intended doubtless to perpetrate ahuge
joke on the convention. when he in
troduced it. The expenditures of the
last DemocraticL Legislature, were about
n million three hundred thousand
dollars less than the expenditures of
he previous Republican Legislature
How does this happen? in this way,
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REPUBLICAN CONGRESSMAN.

The Republican Convention which
met in Ashland on Wednesday last
nenominated, on the..third ballot, Hon.
Martin Welker for Congress. Thi;
is the fourth time the Republican par
ty. has nominated him for that office
1t would seem that the claims of al
other gentlemen, for the nomination
are to be ignored. If we are allowed
an opinion in the matter, we would
suggest hat the services of Col.-Bar
ber, entitled him to better treatment
than he received in that Convention
Being an outsider, of course our opin-
ion costs nothing. We will merely
intimate however, that there is a SLIT
TIE GIANT ON the track after the
LITTLE JOKER" who will make good
speed for the prize.
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The last Legislature actually appre-
priated 5000, 900 less than its prede-
cessor, to carry on our State govern
ment and Institutions. The last Re
publican Legislature which met in
Columbus, to make up its deficiencies,
actually seized upon s85O,00o of the
SOLDIERS RELIEF FUND-whfch, added
to the above, makes 81 ,450, 900 dollars
of a reduction in a single yearI In addi-
ton, the last Democratic Legislature
discovered a fraud of one hundred
and fifty thousand dollars in the
erection of the Athens Asylum, and
some sixty thousand dollars in the
erection and furnishing of the New
Asylum at Columbusll Still these
fellows insist, hat there was great ex-
travagance in the appropriations. of
the last Legislature? The man that
drew the above resolution, is fit to
make a useful Republican member of
Congress, if a first class falsiier en-
tiers into such a qualification.
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THE STATES & UNION.

We are under many lasting obliga
tons to our democratic friends
throughout the county, for the lib
eral support we are receiving for the
Estates and Union" If our friends
will continue their good offices, its
circulation will be nearly doubled
before the campaign closes. If in
dustry, care and attention will aid
in producing a good county paper,
ours will certainly succeed. Let us
have a club from every township in
the county. Remember that the
campaign price of the Estates and
Union" is only sixty cents each
aor clubs of twelve, and sixty cents
each for clubs of twenty-four, with
one copy free to those getting up
a club.
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The Ohio LegislatIIre--Presi
DENTAL EIectiOn---A Game
that Two can Play At.

Many Democrats believed that the
Ohio Legislature ought to have taken
a.trecess" till September, and then
met again in case any contingency re-
quired or justified it The wisdom Of
sue, a course-speaking after the man
ner of Republican Congressional lead
ers-is now made manifest.
The Florida aud Alabama negro and
carpet-bag Leg slatrres have determir.
ed to choose the Presidential electors
They are afraid to trust even the neg
roes of their States in a popular cleo
tion fer the Presidency and having
secured the Legislature by bayonets,
they are determined now not to lose the
opportunity of patching up GRANTS
falling chances. In this they are but
carrying out the favorite style Of the
Republican leaders for the last seven
years-''do any thing to secure and
hold power"
Now, had the Ohio Legislature taken
a recess till the 21st Of SEPTEMBER"
they could upon assembling, have
"blocked" this revolutionary game by
providing for the choice by themselves
for the twenty electoral votes of
Ohio, so as to secure the States for
SEYMOUR and BLAIR And why not {?
Is not "Iurn about fair play?; Is not
''sauce for the goose, sauce for the
ganderY 2" Why shall the negro and
carpet bag Legislatures of Florida and
Alabama be I G,mittedto choose GRANT
and CoLFAX electors for their States,
and the l~egitimately chosen white Leg,
i%slaure of this State, not choose
SEYMOUR aud BLAIR electors for Ohio?
And it is perhaps rot too late yet
Acting according to Republican no
t;ous, the d. mocratic majority could
assemble at Columbus at any time. aud
res cind the resolution in regard to the
adjournment, aud then proceed with
the necessary legislation, and then ad-
j,urn till the 10th of November, and
then choose the electors, What could
Congre IS do in that event.? Would it
count the electoral votes of Alabama
a nd Florida !? If so they must count
Ohio also, and automatically, the case
would stand thus 81 minus 3, plus s,
equal 10 clta ar Democratic gain by the
operation.
We shall certainly carry Ohio on the
popular vote, and thus secure the State
for SEYMOUR and BLAIR.
we desire Republicans to learn that
choosing electors by Legislatures is ga
game that two can play at."-DdytOn
Led1er.
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Where ID oes the Money Co?
Tax Payers Look!

Over fifteen hundred millions o
dollars have been collected by tn,
United States Government, in the shap,
of tax es, since the close of tie war !!
Just think of it
One-half of the National debt!
Where has the money gone!
Is the debt any less? ,
No? 1t is more than it was three
years ago!
While Congress has been making
the negro the white mans equal and
"reconstructing," and impeaching,
fifteen hundred millions have been
raken from the pockets of the farmers,
the mechanics and laborers of the
north
The people were told by the Radical
patriots and thieves and bummers,
that the close of the war would see a
restored Union, with peace and pros.
perity and happiness. Well, the war
ended thres years ago, the South laid
down its arms and surrendered, but
Radical hostilities have not ceased
The fight still goes On against eight
millions of White men, and
children, and it costs the country Just
Five Hundred Millions a year-that's
the price.
What has bacome of these Fifteen
81 undred Millions?
Where have they gone to?
Have they gone to pay the Public
No. Not q bit of it?
How is it that in spite. of all this
MISUNDERSTANDING one-half of
the whole National debt has been rails
ed from the sweat and toll of the peo-
pie, the burden is as heavy, as oppress-
we, as crushing now as ever !?
Fellow citizens, these are questions
or you to answer. Don't allow your
ielves to be hoodwinked. Don't let
lust be thrown in your eyes by the
'onspirators and your money at the
anne time.
When you are asked next November
or your vote in favor of Grant, who is
he tool of a crazy Congress, demand
know what has become of the fifteen
hundred millions Of dollars taken out
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ANOTHER WAR

The Republican .jSarnals abound ii
threats, that if the democratic party
succeeds in the election of Seymour
and Blair this fall, there will be an.
other bloody war? These utterances
are put forth to and alarm
the people. They come from a fac
ton that seeks new rebellion (; and
principally from the same class OF
men who fomented and brought about
the war of1861.
Let us examine this new terror that
is haiDg held up to the gaze of the
people. Suppose we succeed in elect
ing our candidate. What then p
Does any one suppose the democratic
party will make var Of any section ?
Men act from motive. Such a pro-
ceeding would be destitute of motive.
There would be no occasion for that
party to make war in the North; and
if the assertions of the abolition press
be true, there would be still less to
make a war with the South.
Who then will make the new war ?
We have shown that the democratic
party has no occasion to do so.-
Does tue republican party expect to
get up a new war if Grant and Col
fax fail to be elected? If so, let that
party speak out. That party deceiv-
cd the people about aformerwar.s 1t
will never succeed again. If that
party intends to hold on to the treas
ury, and the public teat at all hazards,
let it be known at once; and then
the free ~hite men of this country will
understand what they have to do, that
the country may get rid of a party
that has outraged public sentiment,
and now seeks to overthrow the liber-
ties of the people.
Speak out Catalines, speak out.
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your pocket during the past three

of your pocket during the past three
years.
Ask them the reason why the South
now that the negroes are free, produces
only . haifwhat it formerly raised
Ask them If the Fifteen Hundred
Millions have not gone to support a
great negro boarding house in the
South And to support a standing
army over the south, in order that we
may have
Negro judges
Negro governors!
Negro legislatures!
Negro governments
Instead of appropriating those fifteen
hundred millions of dollars to the pay
ment of the public debt, they have ex-
pended it for tho maintenance of a
grand system of pauperism, black pau
perism, and Congress has just voted to
continue the ~stupendous robbery an
other year.
What is the remedy? You have it
IN your hands. Vote for men for ev-
cry Office, from President down, who
are opposed to these outrageous swim
dies. Vote for a President who will
agree to abolish the negro bureau and
let the negroes shift for themselves.
Abolish the expensive standing army
in the South.
But Grant won't do this. He says
he has no opinions of his own, and will
do Just as Congress directs.
Vote for Seymour and Blair.-Stdrk
Co Democrat.
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The Presiden tial Election
Outrage in Alabama,

1t would really appear that the
Radical leaders are determined to con-
summate the outrage which was threa-
tened a few days ago in our Washing
ton dispatches, viz to deny to the
whites and negroes in the South; even
under their own reconstruction military
desrotism acts, the privilege of voting
for President. They have passed a
law in Alabama, which coolly proposes
that the present Legislature, made up
of negroes and carpet-beggers, shall
choose Presidential electors. This K
ample will probably be followed in other
Southern States which are thought
Il go Democratic.
Now, what do tho people think of
Is a party which will commit so
desperate and fragrant an act worthy of
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Gentlemen I congratulate you on
what L have done to-day. My dele
cation put the "little joker through.
L am positive we will carry the four
teenth district for him by a majority
of not less than forty thousand, tire
mendous cheering,) for 1 intend to
take the stump, and when I speak,
the copperheads tremble. (cheers.)
l cordially endorse the nomination
of the 'little JOKER" and when his
time is out, he will give his influence
for my nomination; and then you
will have a man fit to represent you.
(cheers.) Friends, I am too full for
utterance, [ must leave you for the
present,
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any support ? Ought it not to disgust
even their VI partisans? Was there
ever such a high handed and reckless
game to maintain power at xll hazards
ever before played
Il can not be successful. The people
OF all The Southern States, as we'll as
Northern, must and will vote for Pre-.
sidential electors. The votes of the
electors SO chosen will be counted, and
the candidates they elect will be Pre-
ident and Vice President of the United
Statesl The people are not going to
be despoiled aud robbed of their rights
in this way. How would the Radicals
like to have the Democrtic Legislature
of Ohio choose the electors for Presi-
dent p Gin, Enquirer.
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to see you often during the campaign.
L think our struggle in this district
for victory will require all our ener-
gies. We must work unremittingly
for uccess Don't deceive yourselves,
because we carried the district two
years ago. Our enemies are at work,
and you must meet them everywhere.
1t will be no easy task to overcome
them, still l think we will carry the
district: / havesdone. CHEERS
NoTE2This speech, we believe,
faithfully represents the effort of the
'Little JOKER" Though our reporter
labored under great disadvantages in
getting it, having made a table of the
cropn of his hat.
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DEATH OF THADDEUS STE.
VEINS.

Hon. Thaddeus Stevens died at pre-
cisely twelve o'clock tonight, at his
residence in this city on Capital Hill.
Simon Stevens, Thaddeus Stevens jr,
a nephew, and his h~ousekeeper, Mrs.
Smith, were at his bedside; also his
sister Losetta, and sister Genevieve,
Of the Providence Hospital, and j.
Scott Patterson, of the Interior De-
partment, and the servants ofhis house
hold. Breathing his last, he passed
off quietly and calmly, without a strug-
gle, as though falling asleep.
Such is the Geographic m
nouncement. This distinguished
leader of the radical party, has since
been buried at Lancaster Pa, by his
friends. We have. often listened to
his bitter TRADES against the South in
the House of Representatives, and
wondered whether the old man ever
entertained a really humane sentiment
concerning anything. A man Of
strong will-of resolute purpose-of
undying hate, skeptical-vulgar in bis
education and manners-he was just
the man to lead the radicals. His
life has been spent in doing mischief;
and to him more than any other man
may be attributed the late war, with
all its calamities. If his scheme to
Impeach President Johnson had been
successful, We would have had an 9th
er war that would have ended our re-
publican form ofgovernment. Thad.
Stevens is dead! We leave him and
all his acts, in the hands of one, who
can judge, and do justice.
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ROAD NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that I have
presented a petition to the Town Coun
Gil of the Town of Ashland, praying
for the vacation of so much of an alley
extending from Cottage street on the
East to an alley west side of lots be-
longing to Mrs. Eliza Ann Limbeck on
the West, as embraced between said
Cottage street and James McCools barn
in said town. and that said petition.
will be for hearing before said Council
at their first regular meeting after the
tenth day of September next
S. s.. DAVIS.
Ashland, o. July 90, 1868. 6w4
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AUDITOR OF STATES OFFICE
DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE,


DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE,
COLUMBUS, July 18th 1868.
Il as Hereby Certified, That tie
Home Insurance Company, located 1T
New Haven in the State of Connecti-
cut has complied in all respects, with
the laws of this State relating to Fire
Insurance. Companies. for the current
year, and has filed in this Office a sworn
Statement, by the proper Officers,
showing its condition and business, at
the date of such Statement, as follows.
Amount of actual paid up Cap
ital, 81, 900, OOO,O 90
Assets ISIS, $780, 81
Aggregate amount of Liabilities
except Capital Stock IA. 623. SO
Amount of Income for the pre-
ceding year 1900, 512,17
preceding year LIPS, 751, 90
In Witness Whereof, l have
hercunto subscribed my name and
[seal caused the Seal of my office to be
affixed, the day and year above
written.
jas, II. GOODMAN. at
Auditor of State.
BY JAS. WILLIAMS CHIEF C2crk
JOHN. d. JONES,
agent. ashland o.
23A5, l yr.
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DOGBERRY.

john DoGBERRY makes a speech
John is graceful, sonorous, eloquent,
ehaste, learned, profound. John is
the big dog of the radical party
John is always positive. What he
don't know is not worth Knowing
John was called for and appeared on
the stand in all his magnificent pro-
portions. Here he is.
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TRAINS GOING EAST.
Stations Exp'ss Exn'

Stations Exp'ss Exp'ss Exp'ss Exp'ss
Chicago s,2Oam 9,20pm 5.35pm 4,50am
Valparaiso 9,59am IL ,96pm Z, 10pm 6,67am
Plymouth l1,25am 12,37am 9.o0pm 9,1Oam
Warsaw 12,2lpm l ,82am 9,5Opm lO,2Oam
Columbia l,O0pm 2,17am 1O,3Opm II ,15am
Van Vert 3,02pm 4 .SOam II. l5am 2,Ospm
Lima 4,00pm 5.35am 1.15am 3,19pm
Forest 6,09pm 6.53am 2,lsam 4,43rm
U Sand Ky 5,3Spm 7.1sam 2,42am 5,14pm
Bucyrus 6,09pn 8,01am 3,l6am 5,57pm
Crest A {. 34pm 8,30am 3,4Oam 6,3Opm
line Sd 6,55pm 9.lOam 3,55am 5,sOam
Mansfield 7,23pm 9,37an 4,24am 6,1Oam
8,53pm IL ,00am 5,5Oam Sloan
Orrville 0,18pm 11,27am 6,I5am 8,41am
9,50pm IL ,57am I6.47am 9.2Oam
Canton lO,O6pm 12.13rm 7,3Oam 9,4Oam
:tlliance Il ,50pm 12.55pm s,O5am / O,4oam
Salem 11,2Oam 1,25pm 8.32am 11,25am
Rochester 1,O5am 3,02pm 10 O5am 1.55pm
Pitts egh 2,1oam 4,10pm lilo am 4,20pm
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A GREAT SPEECH.

The "Little Joker" makes a speech
He blows his own horn-He gives an
account of his stewardship-The great
est speech of the season. as7a "
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Iron & Nails,

Iron Chain and wood Pumps, Lead Pipes.
Clothes Wringers. including the MoNIroR
q CoLB's Patents-none better-together
with every article to be found in a first
class Hardware Store. Persons contempla-
ung building will do well to give US a
call, prices ara very low for cash
We want your trade.
REMEMBER THE PLA &C..
Nearly opposite the First National
Bank, Main Street, Ashland, o.
April %, 1868, n43.
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PICTURE PICTURES.
BOOK BINDING

We are prepared to do all kinds of blnding
with neatness and dispatch. So fetch along
your Magazines and get them bound. You
Will ind US on Main street. a doors east OF
the McNulty. House. at the sign of The Big
Book.
R. NJ. ZUVER,
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Youngstown, New Castle aud Erie Elk
press leaves Youngstown, 2,sopm; New
Castle, 4,O0pm ;~arrives Pittsburgh, 6,O0pn +.
Returning, leaves Pittsburgh 7,15am ar
riyes New Castle, 9,40am ; Youngstown,
10,4oam. y
Youngstown, New Castle and Pittsburgh
accommodation leaves youngstown, 500
am New Castle, 7,1fam /; arrives Allegheny
l0,9Oam. Returning, leaves Pittsburgh,
4,55pm. arrives New Castle, 7,05pm Youngs,
town, 7,50p.m.
F. R. MYERS,
Gen eral Tic ket Agent.
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TBAINS GOING WEST.
Stations Exp'ss Exp,ssI Enp,ssI Exp'ss

Pittsburgh 6.45am 9,30am 1,45pm 2.eOam
Rochester SLOAN 10, 4Oan 3.05pm Sloan
Salem 1C,31am 12,26rm 4,51pm 4,54am
Alliance 11,25am 1,15pm 5,45pm 5,45am
Canton II 1spm 1,5spm 6 ,2Spm 6,27am
Massillon Il. 40pm 2,1spm 6,4opm 5,47am
0rrvl!lo d,s2pm 2,52pm 7,i8pm 7,17am
wooster 2,oapm 3,20pm 7.A5pm 7,45am
ansfeld 4.o0pm 6.00pm e,28pm 9,I6am
Crest,e A 4,45pm 5,3Opm 10, O6pm 9,45am
Sd 6,OOam6 .O0pm o ,l5pm IO,OOam
Bucyrus 6,29am 6.40pm 10,4Ipm 10. 25am.
U Sand'ky 7,1sam I ,13pm II ,14pm 10 58am
Forest 7,49am 7,5Ipm 11,47pm IL ,27am
Lima 9,03am 9,0spm 1,15am 2,27pm
Van Vert 10,l5am 10, 16pm 2,O7am 1,2spm
TT Wayne L, I0pm l1;50pm 3,20am 3,00pm
Warsaw 1.55pm 1.32am 4,42am 4,22pm
Plymouth 3,OCpm 2,33am 5,55am 5,1Opm
Valparaiso 4.47pm 4,15am 9,24am 6,35pm
Chicago 7,00pm 6,20am 9,10am S,2Opm