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The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1868-09-04
THAT EAGLE.

The Young Eagle of the West
Geo. III. Pendleton, whose talOn'
were so smoothly cut by the catlik'
Seymour, went TO Vermont TO max,
a speech or two for the purpose o.
enlightening the benighted people Oi
that little State, and behold he gets
his talons clippead gain. Vermont an
swers PendletOn's greenback scheme
with a gain OF ten thousand for the
Republicans. Hurrah for the eagle
Let him be sent into all the states
just before the election, and all will
be well.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1868-09-04
Let us have peace.'
ECONOMY.

The election of Grant will insur
an economical administration of tn,
four years succeeding the 4th o
March next. This was shown il
the large reduction of exendi
lures effected in the War Depart
ment while under his direct charge
The candidate is of more consequence
than the platform, which pledges the
party to economy. The present Re
publican Congress has largely re
duced expenses and taxation. The
next Congress, which will come in
with General Grant, will be especially
charged with the duty of reducing
the public burden to the lowest prac-
ticable weight. The records of the
last two Congresses will show that
Democratic members. as a general
rule, have voted for the most lavish
expenditures. The people have every
reason to trust the Republican party
to complete the good work of econO-
mizing which 1t has so earnestly be
gun.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1868-09-04
DON'T LIKE THE ISSUE!

The Democracy attempt in every
way to lose sight of the issue of Re
construction and devote their time
wholly to bonds and greenbacks
Their Southern friends, for whom
they are working, do not look at il
in that manner, but are prepar-
ed to grapple with the true issue and
fight it out squarely. AS an instance
of this we quote some comments OF
the Memphis Acalanehe, on the Blair
Brodhead letter, after having given
it publicity:
"For uttering similar sentiments
to the above, we have been denounc-
ed and called imprudent. Had the
above extract appeared in the lea
Lanche as editorial, the political fos-
sils would have raised their hands in
holy horror, and stigmatized US as a
revOlutionist. We would have been
taunted with the worn out stereotyp-
ed compliant that such imprudent ex-
pressions injure the Northern Democ.
racy and the Southern people in the
North. But strange to say, it was
the publication of the letter from
which we take the above extract that
secured Mr.. Blair his nomination for
the Vice Presidency Thus it will
be seen that THE NORTH is FAR
AHEAD OF THE SOUTH. THEY
ARE RIPE FOR REVOLUTION.
They are determined that all the in
famous and unconstitutional legisla-
ton of Radlcalism shall be wiped out.
The position which General Blair
has taken, strong as it is, had been
echoed by the Democracy of the
North. This fact shows an intensity
of feeling against Radicalism more
bitter than that which exists in the
South"
1t will be seen by the above that
the Avalanche understands the issue
and wants to abide by it. Further
it believes that at heart the Northern
Democracy are with it in opinion and
'ripe for Revolution.'
These facts are very suggestive,
and point conclusively to the course
ofthe Democracy in case of success
RevoIution-or as Blair says, the
of the reconstruction acts
Of Congress.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1868-09-04
What q Southern Man Thinks

We are permitted to make the fol
lowing extract from letter writer
by one of the ablest men in NOrtl
Carolina, and indeed without supe
rior in his department in the United
States. His logic is irresistible
When the author is known, it will
add ten thousand votes of peace-lov-
ing men to the Grant and Colfax tick.
ct:
"Many say rather than submit tn
let the negro vote and hold office, we
are for war, l say no, 'let us have
peace The last war nearly ruined
us another will finish the job. The
New York Convention prOclaIms the
Reconstruction acts of Congress un
constitutional, revolutionary, and
void, Omiting the word ngR, lest il
should raise unpleasant "Reminiscences
of the days of notification, when it
required the strong arm of Jackson
to keep us out of war. If the acts of
Congress are null and VOid, so are the
reconstruction measures of Andrew
Johnson, and, and it still follows that
the negroes are slaves. But it is
said secession and slavery are dead
issues. How or why? Admit, how
ever, that the only purpose is to de-
prive the freedmen of the right to
vote and hold office, can that he done
without civil war? History furnish
es no instance in which four millions
of people have been reduced to vas
salage and deprived of all political
rights. 1t is against the order of ma
ture. They say we are going to do it
by the ballot, not by the bayonet.
How2 The freedmen have now the
right to vote. If they do vote, the
Constitution cannot be amended. To
keep them from voting it will be neces
sary to act practically, on the dos
trine: the Reconstruction acts ere
unconstitutional, nuN and yOid Those
who advise such course are nullifi-
ers, and their suscess renders war In
evetable. 1t is absurd to talk of the
peaceful success of their scheme
which require the colOred man to re-
sumo his shackles and the existing
State government to surrender to the
NORTH Carolina Stan |
lard.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1868-09-04
COUNTY FINANCES.

The Democracy of Findlay arc
Extensively indulging in attacks on
the way in which the national gov
ernment is conducted in regard To
expenses. but keep very quiet about
Jour county financial conditions We
lpropose from time, to illuminate the
Ilatter.
We have about the worst taxed
County in the State. Hancock Co.
had population in 1850 of 23,OO6,
and in 1866 paid for county purposes
alone a tax of SI7,999 SO. The tax
paid in Seneca for county purposes
was S9.412 %. Seneca, in 1860 had
! a population of Sl,0SS. The taxable
property Of Seneca county in 1866
was $l2.549,661. In Hancock county
in the same year it was s7,99,673.
Champaign county-population in
1869, 22,740-taxable in 1866, $l4,-
|53S, ,259; county tax 1866, ST,996 o.
The vote of Wood county last Fall,
was only % less than the vote of
Hancock. Her county taxes in
1866 we're 1922 55. Pickaway in
the same year paid S4,9O1 so. San
dusky, s7,4sl So. The result of ex-
animation shows that Hancock coun-
ty is taxed for county purposes in
proportion than any other county in
the State.
Again, who makes up to the county
the amount of the defalcation of
Sheriff McCahan 2 Was a cOmpro-
mise fixed up in the same manner as
it was with VIM. Vanlue, when he re-
tired from the Treasureship of the
County, when the Commissioners
claimed that S2,S00 was due the
County, but compromised on s1,7OO.
If so, do the tax payers have to make
it as they did in that case?
How is it? Will not some one
inform us why we cannot have the
affairs of our County as economically
as other Counties. Let
the tax payer be informed.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1868-09-04

All the talk that bonds ought to b,
taxed amounts to nothing; but wheI
you say bonds must be taxed, ther,
is definite assertiOn-an assertion
that carries with it the force OF ear
nestness and sincerity-an assertion
which the people will enthusiastical
ly sustain.-Courier.
Why the "blue blazes'' did mt your
party tax them when the Legislature
was in session, instead of passing
Visible Admixture bills and laws
disfranchising students You promis
ed last fall, if successful in securing a
majority in the Legislature, the bonds
should be taxed. The people gave
you the necessary power in that body,
and why did mt you fulfill your
pledges
BY the way, what are your ideas
on Reconstruction Do you agree
with Frank p. Blair?
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1868-09-04

Said leading Democrat, in Find
lay recently, to a man he wanted ia
convert: "The Republican party are
solely responsible for the War debt.
The party in power is always respon
sible for whatever occurs during its
administration" sis that scr" said
the man. "Then / suppose that the
Democratic party is proud to shoul
der the responsibility of the stealing
OF guns and munitions of war, money
etc, by Southsrners during
Buchanan's administration, besides
the fact that war was levied before
old Buck. got ou:." The Copperhead
had nothing more to say and left.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1868-09-04
In the District Court of the United
States for the Northern District of


In the District Court of the United
States for the Northern District of
Ohio.
In the matter of Alexander Stillings, Bank,
rupt.-In Bankruptcy
At Cleveland, in the said District. on the
27th day of August, A. d. 1868. Northern Dis.
trict of Ohio, 81. Take notice that a petitian
has been filed in said Court bv Alexander
Stillinss, of Findlay township, in the county OF
Ilanccck in said District. duly declared 4
Bankrupt under the act of Congress of March
I'd. ls67, TOR discharge, and certificate
thereof, from all his debts snd other claims
provable under said Act, and that the l3'h
day Of October next, ut 10 o'clock, A NJ. is
assigned for the hearing of the same, when
and where yor NAV attend and show cause.
~ any you have. why the pra yer Of the said
Petition should not be granted. You will al
SO tax o notice that the second and third
meetings of creditors. required By the 27ih
and 2oth sections Of said Act, will be held by
order Of said Court on the sth day of October
A. D.. 1865. at 10 o. clock. A. N. at Findl,sy in
said District, before M. B. Walker, Esquire
one of tho Registers OF said Court.
EARL BILL.
Clerk Of the District Court.
To the Creditors of said Bankrupt.
noi6i2.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1868-09-04
HOW 1T WAS DONE.

We mentioned the denomination
of Hon. VIM. Muneen last week, bu
gave none OF the particulars concern
ing it.
The Democratic District Conven
vention met at Wapakoneta, Angus
25th, and after little preliminary
business, with great enthusiasm, nom
mated VIM. Mungen for his second
term in Congress.
For long time previous, leading
Democrats in Findlay and other parts
of the District had been working as.
iduously to defeat VIM. 8 nomination,
while VIM. and his friends were coun.
terworking. These opposing gen.
tlemen thuoght they had the matter all
fixed, but VIM. made their cake
dough by introducing into the Con-
vention an unbounded amount of en-
thusiasm for himself.
The first candidate announced, as
we learn from Democratic sources,
was the Hon. VIM. himself, and his
name was received with cheers. Fol-
lowing this WAS the name of Lamison
which was received with cry of "Hur-
rah for Mungen!" Then came the
name of Ramsey and a-"Hurrah for
- Then Cowen and a
sHurrah for Muugenr' Then Lay
ton and a-"Hurrah for Mungen w
These gentlemen, judging that if
the announcement of each of their
names brought out a cheer for Mum
gen, he was the one wanted, and not
any of them, and they hastened to
withdraw their names and lett the
field clear to the shrewd Wm., and he
was put through by acclamation.
When the defeated gentlemen learn
ed how their announcement brought
out cries for Mungen, they were very
indignant, and felt that he had used
them unfairly. Had they been beat
en- on a fair ballot, it would have been
all right, but to have VIM. place a
Of his reliable friends In diff
ferent parts of the house, with in
to yell "Hurrah for Mum
genh' whenever any other persons
name was announced, was little too
much sharp play-it was a point or
swo ahead of their ideas of fairness.
VIM, however, thought it was all
right, and now knows it was, be-
cause it won.
We think the trick a shrewd one,
and don't envy the feelings OF the
persons who wanted TO make our
Astrological giant a yearling.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1868-09-04

The Democracy Of Crawford Co.
and few from other counties IN thu
9th District have nominated Judge
Lee, of Crawford, as a candidate fol
Congress to beat Noble. The Con
vention met at Crestline and was very
harmonious. Noble was there and
tried to patch up the difficulty, but
could not eat humble pie as the Craw-
fordites wanted him to, and he re
tired in disgust.
By the way, we learn why Jackson
was not nominated at Clyde and
Noble was. A prominent Democrat
in Tiffin says that the Democracy
have got to be more careful whom
they send to Congress. The State
has been disgraced by the Congress
man from the 5th District, and 1t
would not have done to send Jack
son, who is the same style of man.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1868-09-04
TEN THOUSAND REPUBLICAN, GAIN
John Browns Soul Marching On
Ku-Klux Democracy Beaten
Seymour, Blair, Hampton and Fo
-t. rest Repudiated.
LET Us HAVE PEACE.
', NEW YoRK .September l.


New York September /.
A special dispatch from MOntpel
ier, to the Tribune, says:
Returns from ne-eighth of the
State give Page, the Republican can
didate for Governor, twelve hundred
more majority than he had last year.
The Republicans are jubilant.
A dispatch from Bellows Falls
says Returns from all the towns in
this region show a Union gain OF
from fifty to one hundred and fifty in
each town over the vote of last year.
The gain in the State is over ten
thousand.
Al Bellows Falls the Republicans
marched to the polls in a body, n
Grant and Colfax flag being carried
at the head of the procession, and
after the declaration of the vote they
marched through the town singing
the John Brown song amid great en-
thusiasm.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1868-09-04

The Democracy created the rebell-
ion. 1t lent to it in the South men
and means to make it successful, and
in the North all the sympathetic aid
possible. To the Democracy alone
are due the thanks of the people that
hundreds of thousands of men lie
murdered in the South that we
have national debt; that our taxes
are heavy, and whatever of OnerOus
burdens are entailed upon them.
Nail that record to them and don't
let them ignore it.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1868-09-04
Legal Notice.
IN THE COURT OF COMMON
PLEAS, OF HANCOCK COUN-
TY. OHIO-PErlTIoN

i
Eliza Jennings vs. Daniel Burns, of Morrcv Y
county, o.; Ann Webb and her husband
lsaao Webb, William T. jennings, William
Jennings, WilliHm C. jennings, Eliza AuI
George and her husband, William j. George
OF Coiumbians county. Ohio; Mary Ann An.
man and her husband. James Altman OF
4 Marshall county, Iowa; Mary j. Gould and
her husband, Nathaniel b. Gould, John 4.
| Jennings, OF Henry county, Illinois; Abagail
ID. b, ers and Ler husband, Joseph Byers
Hannah r.. Jennings, Joseph B. Jennings,
Mercy Z. Jennings, OF the state of India "a I.
simeon Smith, Rsbecca J. Barger and her
husband. John Barger, Eliza McRams5y and
her husband Maxwell McRamsby, Seth Smith
James Smith, Solomon Smith, JENNINGS
Smith, Mary Ann Davis ana her husband
Albert q: Davis, Sarah Singleton and her
husband, Jeffe rson Singleton, Mary Ann Ba.
ker and her husband, Thomas BAKER. Mar.
garet J. Taylor George W. Taylor, Andrev
J. Taylor, William A. Taylor, OF the state of
Oregon; ROxaline Callahan and her bushsnd
Delorma Callahan, of MahOning county n
Levi Johnson, Oliver Jo ohnson, simeon John
son Jesse Johnson, OF Williams county, Ohio:
Levi Jennings, Isaac Jennings, John n. Jen,
nings, ofCuyahOga county, Ohio; Rabecca A.
Ellis and her husband; Theodors Ellis. Mar.
tha Smather and her husband. John w
Smather, Eliza w. Hxines and her husband
John A. Haines, OF the state of Indiana. Mi
deyisees under the last will and testans M ~
The above named defendants will taka no-
tioe that the above named Eliza Jennings
has this day hled her petition against Them
ia said court. demanding partition of, and
an assignment Of dover TO her in the follow.
Ing desarihed tracts OF land, To- wit:
situate In the oouI ty of Wood, and State of
OHIO, and described as follows: Being The
west part of the north-east quarter of sac.
ton IL, township 4, United States Rsserve.
containing sO acres. Also the following de
soribed tracts OF land, situate in the county
o, Hancock and State OF Ohio, describe d as
follows Being the southwest quarter of
section 4, township 2, sOuth range 8 east,
containing i6O aorss- Also the north-West
quarter Of section S, township 4, south range |
y east, o0ntaihipg lG6 ACRES, moro or less
And tAat AZ the next term OF said Court |
sald petitioner will apply for an order for |
The Partition of said lands and for the assign
ment OF dover therein, and for general re-
lief.
ELIZA JENNINGS,
By +. G SsRvIs Il H. q. LzsLIE her Att'ys.
august ltth' 1868. aug2lni4 6w.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1868-09-04

Sam. Carey, facettously termed
the "Workingman's Candidate fol
Congress, in Cincinnati, has reached
his level at last. In two years ser
vice in the Democratic interest ht
has got down so low as to allow him
self to be announced to speak at the
same meeting with c. L. Vallandig
ham. 1t must please the working
men who supported him two years
ago.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1868-09-04
Special Dispatch TO the Cincinnati: Gazette
VAN VERT, O., August 26.

Pat. Bnrdell, a delegate from this
town to the Democratic C0ngression-
al Convention, held at Wapakoneta,
yesterday, was found dead at the
latter place this morning. He was
last seen alive beastly drunk There
being no marks of violence On his
person, it is supposed his death was
caused by pagtaking too freely OF
Mungen's whisky.
The Democrats of this place who
were in attendance at the Conven-
tion stigmatized the above as a id
Radical lie, ,.but gentleman who re-
sides in Van Vert tells us that Pat
left in good health and actually
drunk himself to death at Wapakon-
eta. A fearful price to pay for doubt
full honors.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1868-09-04
COunty Ticket.
A PARTING WORD,

This is the last number of the HAN.
COCK JKFFKRsoNIAK that will be issued
by the undersigned, as we have dis.
posed of the office to K. G. DEWoLFE
& Co. OF ourselves we have but Lit.
tie to say. Some one of us has been
connected with the paper for ovel
four years, and all for over two years
In this time the business of the office
and the circulation of the paper has
steadily increased, and the establish
menthas grown to be reasonably re
muneratiyeone.H How much our efforts
have contributed to this we leave to
the public to decide; but we are sat
isfied that we have done our duty as
far as we understood it, and have Ia
bored earnestly for the interests Of the
party, the county, and the town. In
bidding adieu to the good people of
the county, in a newspaper point of
view, we ask them to overlook
all shortcomings, and only remember
the better part of our career.
Mr.. E. G. DEWoLFE. who will as
sumo the editorial and business man
agement OF the paper, comes to us
highly recommended. Hethoroughly
understands the business of a news
paper Office, in its many details, hav-
ing filed all the different positions
from devil to the responsible one OF
editor. He is an excellent writer, is
well posted on the politics of the
country, and is fully competent to fill
the position he assumes. We believe
him to be one who will be acceptable
to the patrons of the paper, having in
former years conducted similar es-;
tablishment, and for the past two
years occupied a responsible post on
the Ohio State Journal; and an
acquisition as a citizen, and ask the
people to extend to him even a more
cordial support than has been given
to US, with the assurance that it will
be amply repaid.
With many hopes that this county
may be rescued from the slough Of
Democratic rule, we take feeling
adieu. o. r. LOCKE,
G. N. LOCKE,
W. G.. BLYMYER.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1868-09-04

Az engineer on the Pacific railroad
over the sierra Nevada range, writes
that in the valley the weather is un-
conf 'r'ahly warm, the plains to the
foot oil the mountains being covered
with thc most lovely wild flowers,
and yet within xty miles snow is
on an average ten feet deep on the
level.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1868-09-04

A correspondent writes "rO Sc.
Niagara you buy eleven silk dresses
for your wife and six shirts for your.
self. You then get all the ready
money you have, and make arrange
ments for unlimited credit at two OF
three good solvent banks. You then
take six trunks, some more money, q
nurse, a GoiOred servant, some more
money, and then alter getting some
more money, and extending your
credit at one or two more strong
banks, you set out. 1t is better, be-
fore you leave, to mortgage your
homestead and get some more mon
ey,
The Milwaukee Sentinel having de-
scribed a 'grand Democratic ratifica-
ton meeting" of that city, concludes
as follows: GAS speculation by
the proprietOrs of the bar at the Rink,
it was a success; as a funeral it was
doubtful, and as a ratification, it was
a fizzle."
During the last Democratic Admin
istration the Government borrowed
money and agreed to pay, and did
pay, the enormous rate of twelve per
cent. interest. Now, the friends and
of Buchanan's admins
tration are raising howl because the
Government continues to pay, as it
agreed to do, six per cent. for the
use of money. Consistent that
"What brought you to prison, my
colored friend ~ 1.-TWO constables,
sah." 'Yes but l mean had intem
perance anything to do with 1t ?"
Eyes, sab, dey was bofe of EN-
drunk"
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1868-09-04

swell, Jones, l suppose you have
been out to lock at Texas. Did you
see anything of our friend Smith out
there?" "Yes, gone deranged."
"Has he ?" "Yes indeed he doesn't
know his own hogs from those of his
neighbors !"
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1868-09-04
One plank OF the Democratic plat

One plank OF The DenOcratlc plat
form reads:
FOurM-Equal taxation of every
species of property according to its
real value, including Government
bonds and other public securities.
AS will be seen, that will reach
bonds and every obligation of the
Government. Further it will extend
to the farmer and Oblige him to pay
a heavy tax on the exact value of his
land, houses and barns.
EQUAL TAXATION ON EV-
ERY SPECIES OF PROPERTY.
ACCORDING TO ITS REAL VAL.
UE.,
How do the farmers like the looks
Of that2
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1868-09-04

Jaundice and all affections OF the Liver are
soon removed by the use Of Rooaok's 5 Stom-
aeh Bitters and Blood Pills, they are CON-
possdO OF vegetable medicinal extracts with
espectsl reference To their direct action on
the liver and digestive apparatus.
Sold by Frey 4 EtIiDgsr, Flndlsy, o.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1868-09-04

PRoMorKD.-We see by the Wyan
dot Democratic Union that Hon. VIM
Mungen has been promoted. 1t an
nounces, "Gen. Mungen re nomina
ted We never heard of his being
anything higher than Colonel, and
guess it is 0 newspaper promotion.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1868-09-04

Frank p. Blair, who is really the
leading man on the Democratic tick
ct, says that the reconstruction acts
of Congress should be overthrown
and is in favor of using the army for
the purpose. Does that mean war 2