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The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1868-04-15
DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY ELECTION.

The Democratic Electors of Ashland
County are requested to meet at their
usual places of holding elections in their
several townships, on
Saturday, May 30th, 1868, s
for the purpose of voting for the nomina-
ton of the officers tosbe elected at the
October election in Ashland County, to-
wit =, aesgaq Il
: One auditor, d H.. ,-f5u.Taf ac
One Sheriff, ka.kv
One Prosecuting Attorney, sya 81
One Commissioner, !. +; F1r!st 81
One Infrmary Director, 80 bt;tu
TIE Democracy of the several town
ships will also, at the same time, select
some Discreet reliable person to act as
Central. Committeeman for the ensuing
year. ,1a 81 rod 1s af
Said election to be holden in the follow
ing manner, to wit: the voters present to
elect one Clerk and two Judges, who shall
make a poll book and tally list in the usual
farm adopted at State and County elec-
lions The polls to be opened at 9 O'Clock
A. M, and closed at 6 p. M. One of the
Judges to carry the pool book TO Ashland
on Monday, the lst day Of June.
Said return jugdes to constitute a board
of canvassers to open and count the votes
cast for each candidate; those candidates
having the highest number of votes for
the respective offices, to be declared by
said board to be the nominees. A full at
tendance is requested at said election.
By order of the Democratic Central
Committee,
]. NJ. LANDS. CH'N.
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Bridge Notice.

The undersigned will ofer for sale to
the lowest responsible bidder the follow
ing Bridges and Stone abutments at the
times and places as follows, viz:
On Wednesday, April 22d, 1858, at 9
o'clock A. NJ. the building of a bridge in
Perry township near George Morris. Al
SO on the same day at ] o'clock P. NJ.
the building of stone abutments. for a
bridge near Orange, in, Orange tic township.
On rhe 23rd, at 10 O'Clock A n, the
building of a stone abutment for aybrldge
at Ashland. waE $50
Also on the same day, at 1 o'clock P
M, the repairing of the Court House in
Ashland. ssl5 shsfa
Written. contracts win be required by
JOHN VAN NESP Mat
Henry WIGKs, comr's
VIM. COWAN.
March 25, 2W37. s~si5o.ss.
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General Morgan,s 7Case.

u Pending the taking of testimony in
the contest between Gen. Morgan and
elano; in the 18th Congress
'fiohal District, We published what
Rouh : satisfy any candid mind, that
stGen. Morgan had a clear and decided
majority, giving to MIR. Delano the
advantage of claimed irregularity.-
Although aware that the Radicals in
Congress hesitate not to stoop to the
preparation of any meanness, if there.
. by they can reap any advantage, we
did not then suppose they would do a
thing soindefensibly mean as to unseat
Gen. Morgan from the seat he now
) holds by virtue of having received a
a majority OF the votes cast at the time
The and Mr.. Delano ran for Congress
In this, il seems, we have been mista-
ken. The Radical portion of the com
mittee ON Privileges and Elections
Eha7e reported against Gen. Morgan,
2 on the following grounds:
/. That-the act of Congress disfran-
chises and all deserters, and that, con
seqnsntlyJ thesEbody have the right to
regulate the elective franchise in the
Stategof Ohio; regardless of her Con-
stitutIon and laws. 9s3E b-a
,st 2. That to establish that a man is a
dEserter, conviction of the offender is
not necessary; but it may be proven
by having.the opinion of his neighbors,
or on any otter sort of testimony that
Mr.. Delano can Eanufacture,
8. When there is no proof how those
dessrtets voted; that il Is to be pre-
sumed that they ali voted for Genera
Morgan and, ftherefore, their votes
must be deducted from his poll to give
Mr.. DelGuo q majority of 81
: People Of Ohio, this is the SORT oil
logic used by this truly loyal Radical
committee to unseat a.galIant soldier,
FOR differing with them in politics, and
q giving his seat to Columbus Delano, q
true representative of shoddy loyalty,
Who Is said to have paid $1,000 for q
substitute to take the place of his son
in the army.
18th District gave at the last cleo
ton Democratic majority of 1000
nandi if this outrage shall be eonsumra
ted, we have no doubt that the voters
THAT District We return Gen. Morgan Il
Congress backed BY 8 200 majority
asft would be doing them injustice Il
supPose they will mot condemn in tn,
strongest manne possible this nefari
Gus Radical wroug-Statespsan.
- = M I'm . a
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The legislature orConnecticut.

There are some Who may not understand
why it was that the Radicals carried the
Legislature of Connecticut, while the
Democrats ell cted the Governor. We
will explain. Every tow in Connecticut
has one member of the Legislature, how
ever small its population. No town or
city has more thar two members. The
large owns, such as New Haven and Hart
ford, are Democratic, bat they have no
more votes in the Legislature than small
towns, with not one7renth-their population.
II is under this system, based ON towns,
and not on popu' alton, that the Radicals
always carry the Legislature.
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SOLDIERS RELIEF fund.

the. session Of 1856, the re-
| publican members Of the Ohio Iegis-
tare transferred to the General Reve-
nue. about s925, 100000, Of the Soldiers
Relief Fund, in violation of the ex
press provisions of the Constitution Of
the State, which provides that no tar
shall be levied except in pursuance Of
laN; and any law imposing a tax shall
distinctly state the object Of the same
and to which only It shall be. applied.
At the time this great wrong and
fraud vas practiced against the sol-
der aud his family, the democratic
membersiof the Legislature protested
against the outrage, and declared their
belief that it was q systematic attempt
to ,sWindle the soldier and his family
= out of the fund raised by the people
for their support The auditor Of
I 8 tate, and the republican members Of
the Legislature, denied this, and
pledged themselvesthat the fundsheuld
be returned in the session of 1867
That session cane, and instead of re-
placing the money, the republicans
1actua1lY zeaazized the Misrepresentation
OF a fund that had been intended to
be sacredly Set apart, by the people,
for the benefit Of the poor soldier and
his distressed familyil At the early
part of this session, the whole subject
WAS referred to a committee with in.
structions to inquire into.thei facts. That
committee has reported, that the sol
der has been swindled out of $685.
900, Of the relief fund, by a faithless
and dishonest republican legislature.
Having squandered and stolen vast
sums raised by taxation, by the peo-
pie, to meet the instaIlments and inter
est Of our State debt, they had to &C.
knowledge that the State Treasury
was Bankrupt and fearing TO ask the
people to make up the amount stolen
by dishonest republican managers, they
NJ SEt-tE~ 49, C-
seized upon the SOLDIERS RELIEF
FUND.- and thus snatehed the very
bread from the m onths of those who
had been to the front, and had suffered
wounds, loss of limbs, and health, to
put down the rebellion II Hereafter,
we trust, this sniyelling crew of pre-
tended friends of the soldier, will be
estimated at their full worth. There
was never q greater outrage inflicted
upon aoBorthy and brave class of men
Well do VI recollect the promises made
to these men, to induce them to enter
the service. They were told, that their
! families should be taken care of in
their absence, and if they returned
crippled or in shattered health, they
would be amply provided for. Here
Ahen, is the evidence of violated pledges.
Soldiers, can you affiliate with a party
that has thus deliberately robbed you
and your families? We will see.
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Grant Sick of Politics.

The Washington correspondent OF the
Cleveland (Ohio) Leader RADICAL says
sThere is q rupor about the streets to
day that Grant is getting disguised with
politics, and especially with the persistent
importunities of expectant office holders.
He may retire from the field after all.
A lady of his family remarked the other
day that there would be a great deal OF
difference between his receiving and &C.
cepting a nomination. You can believe
this or not. I give it for what i: is
worth" :
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wbat is being called for.

We notice that the Democratic press
are beginning to call upon the legislature
to pass the bill intended to restrict 70.
ting, as the Constitution of Ohio restricts
it, to White male citizens of the United
States. of requisite age, The vote OF the
people at the elections on the 9th inst ,
disclose no regret that they last fall de-
clared there should be no Negro Voting
in Ohio. The Legislature can do no
more acceptable thing than to pass a law
combining voting exclusively to White
mep.-Sfatesmdn.
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.respondcnce Of the states and Union.
WASHINGTON CRY, D. C. !
April 10, 1868.

The Testimony for the prosecution
in impeachment bias closed, and if a
better case cannot be made outsin the
future, the Impeachment project is a
failure. The prosecution have utterly
failed to sustaia a single allegation in
their arraignment ofsthe r esideat.-
The whole impeachment project is
VIGOROUSLY, and undisguisedly partisan,
and is produced for no other reason, as
the political harrange Of BENZ. r
BUTLER shows, than to ayenge the
spite of the radicals upon the President
for boldly pursuing his RECONSTRUCTION
theories.
The fsebIeness and faIsity Of the
charges brought against the President,
are manifest at every step the proseeu-
ton have taken, and they have failed
to.make out even the sembanee of a case
in court. The long and windy har-
rangue, of the harlequin Butler, eyrnces
the fact tina. every. artful and unserue
pulons means viii be taken to force
the Senate to comply with the demands
of the frantic radicals, to burl the
President from his constitutional posi-
ton. IL zto-a ,sfttl
The desrerateness of the case, and
the imperious demands of the conspira
tors for his condemnation at all haz-
ards, GO far1to demonstrate the revo-'
~lutionary tendencies of the Jacobin
party who are now seeking to place
the iliiterate, vulgar and INSCRIPTIONS
aspirant. BEN. MADE, in the White
House, that his friends may have an
other lease of power.
To this enc, the New York Tribune,
Forney's Press, ard all the other
leading radical papers in the country,
are urging upon the Senate the neces
sity of the impeachment and are
threatening, the Senate with the ven
geance of the Republican party, if
ANDREW JOHNSON escapes condemna-
toni! The truth is, the President
has already been condemned without
testimony, by these papers, and they
hope to find the Senate as corrupt as
they are. Will the Senate, under oath,
hear candidIy and fairly a full state
ment of the charges, and with equal
candor suffer Mr.. johnson to confront
his accusers with his defense? We
will see.
It is now generally conceded that
the chances for the nomination of that
gifted and honored son of Ohio, Hon.
GEO II. PENDLEToN, for the Presi-
deney5 are Frightening daily. He is
decidedly the choice of this region, in
consequence of his soundness on the
greenback, and taxation questions
So far as / can learn, it is the opinion
Of nearly all the leading democrats
here, that if Dir. PENDLEToN should
be the nominee of the democratic par
ty, he will sweep the west and north
ike a tornado.
The report of the committee on the
contested election case CT Delano VS.
Morgan, has excited the surprise and
Indignation of every impartial man in
the District. There can be no quee-
ton that Gen. Morgan is entitled to
his seat; but-the critical condition of
the republican party has prompted this
outrage, to maintain its ascendency.
So n GRANITE.
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you arc beginning to feel your arms.
weary, and you desire either mental oc-
eupatiop or enjoyment with your fam
lies me tax gatherer comes in and
says: .N3i W own four hours of
your labor yet--yeu must pay them to
u.s. IApplause Nov l ask you, Ia;
boring mep can you aford all thasin
order that these gentlemen may amuse
themselves with their policy of South
ern reconstruction 2"
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7HE BRIGGS
STOOL.

NEW PATENT PIANO STOOL.
Acknowledged by the trade and profession
to be the Neatest and most Salable Steol
Manufactured We are Wholesale Agents
fer this city and are now supplying the prin-:
ciple Music Houses in New York with these
stools, aud so great is the demand, that Q
large factory has been erected capable of
turning out 200 stools per month. Dealers
supplied at the Manufacturer Lowest whole
sale ~prices-boxed and shipped free of
charge-seni for pricelist giving full par
t~iculars and correct likeness.
sfS3 ~ FO.J. WILLARD & CO.,
irisssol Wholesale Agents, 627 Broadway NY
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N o T I C-E

NoTICE is hereby given that I have been
IN dulyiappointed Executor Of the Estate
Of Henry Sunday late of Mifain township,
Ashland County, Ohio, decd -
= AN persons knowing themselves indebted
toisaid estate are requested to make imme-
diate4 payment, and all persons having
claims against said estate are requested to
present them within II months for payment.
LUKE SELBYSExr.
prifl, 1868.
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o. SHARP "A young woman of the tribe
of the Oldtown Indians in TIE cars the
other day, was asked by a rowdy, if she
would like to marry a white man.
"No," said she, "because good men do
not want to marry me, and seamps like
you | won't have !"
The rowdy left at the next station.
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p6y-Our citizens are anxious to see
that Radical wagon, with its music, which
paraded the city on the afternoon of the
election, which presented ,"Five thousand
majority for the Radical ticketl" Where
is the five thousand /?
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Washington, D. C April 10.


In spite OF the inclcmency of the
weather an immense crowd was at the
Capitol to- day to hear the conclusion
oil Judge Curtis great speech. &
The diplomatic gallery was again
crowded, and a large number of distin.
guished gentlemen were among the
spectators On the floor of the Senate
General Sherman and his father, in law,
MIR. Ewing, were again in their seats,
attentive listeners. General Hancock
made his first appearance to-day.
Judge Curtis spoke two hours to an
attentive Senate, the only exceptions
being Sumner, who occupied the time in
writing letters, and Cameron and Chand-
Ter, engaged in %conversat on.
Wade was present during the session,
and paid earnest attention. He ANUS
ed himself with his thumbs The
speech of Mr.. Curtis ELECTS general
praise. Able judges pronounce it the
finest legal effort ever made in Ameri-
ca. When he concluded he was imme-
diately overwhelmed with coDgrauIa-
tions. He soon after retired.
In the meantime Chandler and 9TH
ers took charge of Wade and carried
him to his room, where they admins
tered appropriate consolation. The
~impeachers gathered in groups during
the recess aud discussed the situation.
General Lorenzo Thomas was then
called, and intense interest was again
manifested to hear the testimony of the
prosecution to figure in the impeach-a
ment. He stated the duties he had
been detailed to perform for several
years past, to rebut the declaration of
Butler that he was a disgraced officer.
He recounted the manner in which he
received his orders to take charge of
the Wa Department but when he
came to tell the conversation between
himself and the President, and to ex-s
plain his being authorized by the Pres
ident to ac', in order to rebut the tes-
timony of witnesses who had given in
the declarations of Thomas as to what
he would do, the managers objected,
and argued their objections elaborate
ly. When it was submitted to the
Senate, only ten Senators where found
to sustain the Infamous proposition
Their names should go down to poster.
ity by words of contempt and scorn-'
Cameron, Chandler, Cragin, Drake,
Harlan, Howard, Nye, Ramsey and,
Thayer. What a list for history =
Even Charles Sumner could not n
sent TO have his name enrolled thereon.
He was unwilling to sink to a level with
men who had reached such a depth of
infamy. When he voted to let the
President be heard, there was a decid-
ed sensation throughout the chamber.
The vote was q, sumner to the mana
gers, who bad urged their objection
with great confidence add pertinacity.
Thad Stevens became SO much ex-
cited that Mr.. Butler had TO. request
him TO keep quiet, which request he
promptly obeyed. General Thomas
then proceeded to ignore completely
the whole theory of the prosecution,
that he had been instructed to use force
or intimidation to secure possession OF
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II oTfcE

There win be a meeting of the Board
of Agriculture of Ashland County, at
Ashland, on Saturday, April ffth, 1858,
at one O'clock p. M.d T&H 9Ea
By order Of the President dro
r. NJ. CAMPBELL, Sec'y. n
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Impeachment.
WASHINGTON, d. G.,
April 9, 6

April 8, 1868.
Impeachment is dead, and to-day Judge
Curtis commenced to deliver the funeral
oration.S EEgg
= = An immense crowd of spectators is in 1
attendance. The mourners are but few
The diplomatic gallery was filled for the
first time since the trial commenced
. Nj. Thornton, the ng lish Minister made
81 his first appearance. The whole corps
entered, headed by Mr.. Giralt, their Dean
9iso G eneral Sherman occupied a seat near.
: his brother, while on the opposite side of
j. the aisle sat the venerable Tom Ewing,
hale and hearty, a type of the public men.
who filed Senatorial seats in the better
days of the Republic. -
81 When the managers were announced
they came, not by twos; as formerly, but,
in r u Indian style, and looked demon
allied, az if just returning from the war
path. 1 H.
Mr.. Bingham headed the line, while
Butler, the beast, played tail. Why thus
q disgraced no one could tell. Attic begin
ping of the trial Butler and Bingham en-
tered arm-in-arm. Since the effort at i'm
parchment Butler has been sent to the
loot ofsthe class. 90" aG loss
The Sergeant-at-arms announced in
stentorian tones the House of Represents
ives. Twenty four honorabIes appeared
prosecution sin the name of all the PEG
ple." Mr.. Stanbery passed up the main
aisle, returning the situations of Senators
on the right and left. Mr.. Curtis qnjets
ly entered The rear door. and took q Pc
sition in the rear of q breastwork of law
Z books. Messrs. Evarts, Groesbeck and
Wilson followed, and occupied their ac-
customed seats. r
Mr.. Butler called another witness to
the great disgust Of the audience. W. H
Wood, the carpet bag nan of Alabama
said to have been at one time Speaker Of
the Ohio Legislature, was sworn: Had ap-
piled to the President for. Office !; could
not get it; the Presidents motto was;
Justice to all, favors to friends oily
Mr.. Stanbery explored tho witness by
asking if he had not told Koppel tt at be.
had been advised it would be greatly to
his interest to testify against the presi
dent. Blodgett, the carpet-bag Postmas
ter of Augusta, Ga, had a plaintive tale
about suspension, but was mum on the
cause
Mr.. Curtis now arose, and amid pro
found silence commenced the funeral ad
dress. However much the impeachment
has been butehered by the managers,
Mr.. Curtis has at least given it a decent
burial. The speech, SO far as delivered,
is pronounced by all an effort every way
worthy of his great reputation. He held
the Senate and galleries spell bound three
hours. Leading men of the Senate sat
as if magnetized. Mr.. Curtis expects to
occupy over an hour to morrow, when
the evidence on the part OF the defense
will be proceeded with. 1t is now thought
the trial may close in ten days.
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CHEAP CHEAPER! CHE APP ESIH
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No. 10, Nan 81, 4shfdad, o.

No. 10, Nan 81 Ashland, o..
lave thiaday commenced closing out
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at greatly reduced prices, No make room
for their Spring stock, and will for the
mex 60 days give better bargains in Ma
renos, Empress Cloth, English Poplins,
Irish Poplins, Alpaeeas, MoSairs, and ali
other winter Dress Goods than any other
House this side Of New York. We are
now selling
Best French Cloaking worth So at $3.50
/" Felt 4 at 800
Balmoral Skirts " $50 at, $50
g 200 at 1,50
We have reduced the price OF our Elan
mel 25 per cent.-are now selling extra
Gray Twill Flannel at 80 cents.
7-s White WoolQFlannei worth 60 at 45 6
7-S Shaker Flannel IS at As
Remember these: prices cannot be
found elsewhere. iii ytEa l5as Hes -sar rs5
We would call especial attention
the fact that we will in the next 90 days
close out our.entire stock of FURS and
!. FUR GOODS at SO per cent. below the
real value of the Goods. slei saa ss,b s.
Best No. / Mink Collar and
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Good mink collar and muf ~ -
~ worta- IS at so
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worth----------- 60 at 40
Best Russia Fitch Collar aud 100 :
muf worth ----------s ~ at AZ
f, -, npff worth -r-z SO at 80
Good Russia Fitch Collar & .of .di92'ef
,a.i muf worth -------- 80 at ga ~
. Best French Coney Collar r
,,,.Gt and muf worth------ " 3 at -
Best, Nat Rat Collar and d1s4
70 eia muf worth--------- 8 at
Fur: Hoods worth------- g at 10y
-" |" .-- 5 at $50
&C. Remember these Goods will be sold at
the above prices for the next so days on,
", and at these extremely low prices the
Stock is being rapidly reduced. Ladies
wishing@t to purchase a fine sett of Mink
re or Fitch Furs, can save from Twenty to
Thirty Dollars by calling soon.
We have a full line Cloths, Cassim eres.
Dosskins, Satinett, Jeanes, Tweeds, &c /,
&c, which have all been marked down.
Shawls marked down. German Bed
Spreads marked down. Ladies and gents
underware marked down. White Wool
Blankets marked down. Buck Gloves
and Mittens marked down.
We are now offering great bargains in
our entire stock of knit Goods, compris-
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Nubias. Hosiery, &c, &c.
Our Stock of Dom sites will be kept
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Have just received a large invoice Of
Delains and Prints, which are very beau.
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We nave also a complete stock of Car
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very low, to make room for Spring Goods.
pe Remember the Place,
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No. 10, Main ST., Ashland, O..
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