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Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1869-02-20

CoUNT1No THE EiEcfoRAL VoTE.-Quitel
n stormy time was had in the convention of
the two houses of Congress over the counting
of the,votes last week. by the rules in use for
the performance of this work. when there is an
objection to any part of the proceedings, tho
Senate retire to their chamber for dclibcrating
upon it, leaving the House TO take action upon
the objection by itself In obedience to this
rule the Senate fctlrcd three successive times
The trouble arose upon the reading of the GER
tifcate of the State of Georgia. the election
having beeu informal and out of time, (len
Butler raised the point of order that when
either house objected, the reading should be
stopped, and the State not admitted. The oh.
lection was sustained 10y wholesome major
ity OF the House, and Georgia ruled out. The
action Fl, the Senate was in conflict with this,
ardtheir vote admitted the reading and count
ing Of that States certificate. The ground for
this was placed upon another rule, or agree
mcnt that, if the counting of the vote OF
Georgia made no difference with the result, il
might be countcd if it did, il should not
The storm ragged iearfully, and Gen. Butler
went into the work with his sleeves drawn ub
and Senator Wade, as chairman, refused tt
recognize the objection, and directed the teller,
to proceed. Points of order were numerous
and so fierce the spirit that Speaker Cola,
called for the assistance OF the Sergeantat
! Arns The chairman of the convention hat
| his metal put TO the scvercst test, but carried
his point in face Of tire storm ADHERED td tht
agreement upon which the Senate had acted
finished the work, and dismissed the conven
tion.
The next day calmcr councils prevailed il
the House, and notwithstanding it had votet
with Gen. Butler, it went back Oh ITSELF ant
The proceedings of the convention Of the da,
before were sustained and approved, by vot
even larger than that by which their lcadin.
member had been sustained
The Ohio delegation among whom wa
prominent Gen. Garfield with the single Re
publican exception of Gen. Schenck, SUSTAINED
the action of the chairman and the action O
the Senate. ..
The whole affair is of slight importance, s.
far as the present case is concerned, but Of to-
grave import as Il precedent to be left in ii
present e-jonted state. .-.r. ... .
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1869-02-20

We have Ii Ved to see n wonderful day
when even such man MS Ex-Governor
Henry A. Wise can thank God for the
overthrow of slavery. This Gov. Wise
was thrown into n panic, and into an
ecstacy of fear by the demonstration
of John Brown ut IIarper's Ferry upon
"the patriarchal institution" and moth
ing but the fife of the heroic old aboi.
zionist could p2ease the alarm of his
Excclcncy. Gov. Wise signed the death
warrant of John Brown, and thus con-
signed him to hcnored Immortality
The name of John Brown will be spoken
with reverence in all time and in all
lands where the spirit of liberty is
cherished, while tho name of his chief
murderer, Henry A. Wise, will rot
in inGamy. Henry a. Wise, n rebel
against his government has done moth
ing to pcrpctuato an honorable fame,
and, at last, will be remembered only to
be cxccratcd as the executor of John
Brown. nut this Wise, now approves
of the overthrow of slavery. In one of
his long winded speeches on the late re-
bellion, reconstruction, &c, he said, "For
myself, praise God for the war every day
not withstandng ils disasters and deaths
AS special providence, indispensable to
free me aud my heirs forever from the
weakness, il not wickcdness, OF African
slavery" .s........ ........
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1869-02-20

GoINu BACE.-The readiness with which
the present Ohio Legislature rcpeals lis own
legislation is M evidence how partisan and
unwisc ihai legislation Is. Last winter the
Democrats Of the Legislature, by party vote,
uassed q bill to prevent The Supreme Court OF
the State from taking up eases out of their
order on The docket. This was done in order
to prevent the coart from reaching and passing
on the visible admixture law before the cleo
ton OF last fall. The schcme failed and the
court knocked the law into II cooked hat, Now
bill 10 repeal this law, which inteItercs so
arbitrarily with the privileges of tho court has
been introduced into the House Of Representa-.
lives hy q Republican, and has passed that
body by the emphatic vote of o. 10 q, n ma
lority at the Democrats voting In favor or H.
When The Democracy are so ready to undo
their own work, ", way Woll understand how
partisan and unjust II Is
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1869-02-20

"Tnr CHocrAws the Choctaws, who
appear in Washington - nsk for the nd
mission of their "Natiou" Ms n State of
the Union, occupy the territory south of
the Canadian River in New Mexico, or
from Santa Fee to the northern boundries
of Texas aud Mexico. They were re-
moved to these lands from their old
homes IN the rich cotton lands lying
Aftween the Tomldgbce River aud the
Western Alabama and tho Mississippi.
They are among tho most highly civil
iacd Of oar Indian tribes, they have q
written constitution and n regularly or
gani2ed Government they live by ag-
Ticuture, and are sAia to lee industrious
and prosperous. They have schools aud
churches, have adopted our customs and
onr clothes, aud are nj lenst lot the iA-
feriors OF many OF our people in morals,
II the plan Of attempting to Incorporate
the Indians into our body polite is 10
be tried, We could probably ave no bet
tor material on which 10 begin; hut the
small numbers Of the tribe would so0m
70 fsrIn an insuperable obstacle TO lheir
request for admission rs State. They
cannot now in all probability reckon ~
10000 Tib,me.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1869-02-20

THE ALABAMA TREATY.-This treaty was
briefly debated Oh Tuesday, when Mr. Sumner
Thursday next, for the purpose of considering
and finally dsposing Of it, It appears that II
strong pressure is being made hy Secretary
Seward and Others in authority to secure its
ratification, The English Government, 1t Is
understood is very anxious 10 know what It's
chances are for ratification before the fourth OF
March IT is reported that the English Min
lister has informed his Government that If the
treaty is not ratiG i before the fourth Of March,
il will stand no chance of confirmation hy the
incoming ADMINISTRATION. Mr.. Seward has
begun in earnest, ah,1 some weak Republicans
are already beginning to favor the ratification
Of the treaty.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1869-02-20

TSE BOYSToN-H Howard CoNTRoyERsY.-
The friends % GcncFal q. q. Howard will be
grutifcd 10 Iearu that thc Congregational
Council-culled for the consideration of The
difficulties between the majority aed the mi
nority Of the Congregational Church NJ Wash
ton, tho former headed by the Rev, DIR, Boyp-
lloward-have unanimously decided in vindi-
cation of the course pursued by General How
ard aud his friends. The Washington GORE,
s2ondent of the Cincinnati C0mmeroiai writes
that attcr careful examination of the charges
against General Howard, is convinced he Is q
pure man, and that the further The inycstlga-
ton goes the purer viii appear this noted
Soldier of the Cross. n t..
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OFFICERS, rl II


CLARENCE n. GIlAIfl, nrrsi atstt >, EoGv a.
JAY COOKE, Chairman, Bihanes and Exscatita Gem
mitte"s.
HENRY ID. COOKE, Visa Pfezdenti. B.. "a .ris
EMERSON W. PEEF. Secretary and aetuary, e'., j,
The Company Nateaa in its chaFaetes offers by rea-
son Of large capital low mtss on Iveans and New
tables the most desirable msans Of nsans ie Ietpre-
scented to the public.
The ratcs Of premium being lsTscs rhAoe1 rn rnads
as favorable to the insurers thsse oftiie hestnfp
Companies and avoid all the complications and unoer-
tanes Of Notes Dividends and te Observation-Disclosures
which the latter apt cause the Psliryholher
several now and attractive tables new Bnasonsed,
which aply need TO be understood 10
the IuhG such the INcoxErP PRoDucE lck'cf anIin
TURN PREstpM PoLICY. III the former tho psAny hela
er not only secures fe Insurance., payasls ~ ueaths
but viii receive fIiving after period of iew ysAes
an aual Income sqydf 10 ten er cent 40 per tes
pdT Of bis policy ~ the latter the ceripay agrees 20
retGyn o. Ie assuTe9 the t2ai Gaonnf % money ne q"
maid ia an 40 ditSoa 70 TIC aps0YQt ~ ~ policy
The attention OF persons contemplating insnring ther
vos or ,ncreasing he amount N iRsnTancs they asaqx
ve ts ealied totbe RIaolpl s&Tanages offered hSihe
,ya,ion Life INSURANCE. Company. .- ..-,r.,,..
cSrculays, Ppmpnets sps fun particulars given en
,,,,ion 10 tic hrulch oise Ct the Company or ~
JOHN w. ELLISs.E CO.,
-sr.f YDgtf.T CINCINNATI, o.,
oenefal agents for Ohio and Central and Southern In
diana.
l. 1T. sANBJRN, EPainesviiic, 'spec.'A gt',
ror Iake and Ashtabula Counties, lyo9l
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avolunt6as Correspondence.
II conrstnrs, Feb. IS, 1859.

Detr TtssgrdDh The second three days ad-
iournment of tho Ohio Legislature has tcrmi-
mated, and the members of both Houses are
again at their post The only exciting qucs-
tiens now before the General Assembly are
those in reference TO the rate of interest and in
reference to Railroad Corporations The gen
cral impression is that the Senate Bill to le-
gulizc 10 per cent on contract will fail in the
House. The Stickney Railroad Bill seems TO
meet with general favor and will probably
pass 1t authorizes foreign Railroad Compa-
mes to consolidate with Ohio companies, sub
joct TO Ohio laws and regulations. Ii is most
ly in tho interest of the Eric Railway Com
pany and if passed will result in the cOnsoh-
datiDn of the Atlantic & Great Western II. *.
with the Erie and also legalizc the suh-lett,no
of the Cleveland e Mahoning Il. r. TO the Eric
Railroad 1t will also be taken advantage of
by the Baltimore & Ohio r. r., to consolidate
with the Ohio Central & Little Mama r. II.
thus completing four great through lines from
East to West,
nCdce that the Cleveland HernM of late
Gate gives the member of the House from Ash
tabula, the somewhat doubtful credit of pre-
sentng Bill to make eight hours labor a
days work. The credit should have been Civ
en- to Mr.. Evans, Democratic member OF The
Senate The member from Asbtabula is deci
dedly opposed 10 any such legislation. Il.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1869-02-20

c&RJNo SHADOW BEFoRE.---Gen. Grant
Is not'yS President of the United States, but
lis power Is already felt Since it il known
thashe As opposed TO reckless railroad suhd-
dies, ,itIs surprising what grea, party has
spfHng upfn fhTor Of economy. Ills dsap-
proysl Of thc Reyerlg Johnson treaty has de-
veIopsd great indigestion at tho Anglo'soah.
ern Rebels. Even tile eofrup,lons Of tl,c New
Tyyk whisky rilis arc checked, and riir repro
bates undor the encouraging and protect
ing sEls-of executive shallow, are duly i'm
p5ssscd lwilhJthe propriety OF booking out for
taoll welfare in Sasy Of the epelsY and hon
esty that are sosoen 70 preside over i've PhaTs
o. the country. This becomes slrikingly clear
I'm tlerepopt secentIy made 20 The District At
torney In the city - N, }ort. thai not a single
dlstllery Is Ct present IL eps;ationln lhat clIy'
Several Of The prominent " hlsky nlAl' pow un.
dor lAdietment have fed, and ne Srs@Ys and
easroese action reesntly hikeH IN bringing sshfs.
In men and1y Indictment for fridi. and In arrest
ing Others prominent in the business, has struck
tS,goy Z, ne JVLisLy Hi1g.'
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1869-02-20

OUR Representative at Columbus has had to
suffer some for the misfortune Of having n
name. the chroSrnphy Of which looks like that
OF another member of Assembly. Senator
Erdss made a move recently in favor of the
eight-hour chimera aud forthwith some Of our
Cleveland contemporaries catch up the thought,
and not only put The responsibility of this
piece of dcmagQgry upon Eames--whose name
looks so much like EeGHs--hut clinch the thing
by making it DR.. Eamcs. of .ihhtbHid. IT,
therefore, our respectable cntcmporary, the
HryaH has done injustice 10 the member from
this place, it will, we doubt not make the
anncnde honorable .
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1869-02-20
Pen ana Poste Bi.evities.


Ly~The present Seosetary of State of Flor
da, a gentleman Of, tAlent and learning, is an.
AfridaA pure pkd'bimpie Y IllVii q
RN-A ban ttYxovfde for tho Organization Of
Bureau of,Immgntion has passed the AS
embly df Florida.
es~Abill has been introduced in the Ne
vada Legislature for the protection Of Ohinese
aborers from odtrages at the hands OF the pale
aces t
-Ph;ihdeIphia youths of eighteen years
of ste and upward have held meeting and
resolved that they are fully competent to eXcr-
else the elective franchise. sf
es-The DSiIg Wisconsin is graiiicd TO per
cciyc that there is a strong probability that the
Legislature of Wisconsin will submit the ques
ton of female suffrage to the people of that
State
sy-The physicians report Henry Ward
Bcecher better, but insist that he must remain
quiet two OF three weeks, through fear of II re-
lapse His case on Saturday was considered
quite critical.
eY-Soft-brained people in London arc buy
ing up ola COntcderatc DOhdS at u COnStuCIdblV
price, induced, as London paper says, by
an iaea "that some recognition of these bonds
may be given by the Anglo American com
mission"
tB~The Adrian (Iich) Journal Copper
head, Is glad that johnson will soon be re-
leased from the Presidential Office and then be
IAN uncaged lion, who twill serve to supply
the great need of the Democracy, both North
and South, with leader able TO do and TO
dare" FL. -.r"HF
ey-A man was executed in Brigham Young.
dominions the other day. lie was brought
ironed into the courtyard, where there was
crowd of some four hundred, and seated in {
chair die then read aloud chapter from tht
New Testament. the irons were taken off Iii
hands, and, al signal from the sheriff, he wa
shot dead. r...... .I.t. ...I ..
tg- The bin in Consrtss changing IN
boundaries of Colorado so rs 20 include TIN
greater part of the settled portion Of Utah
creates alarnrat Denver City and other point
in Colorado They seem to think that In sucl
event the control of the Territory, for tht
present, n, feast, would inevitably fail into tlt
hands Of Brigham Young
!.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1869-02-20

The BLA1Hs.--A bit of rather keen
satire is INDUCED in by the Tribune at
the expense Of the somewhat notorious
Blair family. The revelation was made
during the stormy operation Of opening
the electoral votes in convention, the
other day, of the fact that the State of
Maryland had rejected. the young Mis-
souri reprobate by the name Of Blair,
and cast her electoral vote for the ven
erablc Sage OF Yellow Springs. IT, c
State that knows them best is evid:ntly
sound on the great Blair question. If
she must vote for one of them, she is de-
termiued not to select the one who, in
the common way of life, may be likely TO
last the longest Between Francis and
Francis, jr, there is difference Of thirty
or forty years, constituting thirty or for
ty distinct reasons why Maryland pre-
icrred "the old man" for the Vice-Presi-
gcncy. This we take it, is the true
though hiSherto hidden meaning of that
sage remark of Montgomery's, that the
ticket was wrong end up. . His own
State has taken his hint, and put it right
end up.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1869-02-20

That Elevated Railroad, about which some
lining has been said by the New York public
and papers has heon actually inauguraed, and
n half mile Of the structure through Broadway
up W CourtanAi street WAS put 10 trial the
other dug hy hundreds ayniling, themselves Of
tseopporiunity to ride high abuvc the crowded
STREETS, out of the reach OF the mud and dirt
IL lis said 10 be the intention Of The company
70 have the road open for travel 10 Thirtieth
street by the first Of September.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1869-02-20

A Bill has been introduced in the senate of
the United States for tho relief Of the Drew
Theological Seminary In New Jersey from the
Ipternal Revenue tax Of six per cent ON The
SleoOOO given In them by Mr.. Drew Can the
United Suites afford TO give them $6,00Or And
il they do, Will II not be n precedent for al
churches and semlnares TO escape the law
taxing them six per cent ON money or lands
leit 10 themg
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1869-02-20
HOME FLASHER.

NO Washing Machine has been sub
nited to public notice that has CHALLENGED 10 general
app oval aud npprob1uon as the here named Not
withstandug, The skepticsm OF the public rom we
thousand and one machines that haze heen Invented,
urged upon tue people and hicd the princlpie pgon
which this Is constructed Is 50 clearly apd foreiby
adaptc 10 the object and end to be attained that cent
mends itself the common sense of all who examine
H. The agent has shown their opeIatfon 70 number
~ hmiles IN nearly every one Of which machine has
R'NNf f''N M WIN, WILLARD,
Mr. w will superntend the starting OF the machine
wherevcf desired and supply them at short notice'
Ashtabula, 1eb, 10, 1863. rrisH Hr .aHis.f' mo
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1869-02-20

THE Constitutional Amendment, providing
for impartial suffrage, has passed the Senate in
little different form from that wlJch passed
the House, and hds been reIerrc@to Com
miitee of Conference. II win not probably
vary much ipem the House form given IA Ihe
IslegF0ah lagt week.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1869-02-20
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The Cleveland Hecald gives a list of names
of parties who have been ngrccdupon between
the jorring parties, as directors of the Glove
land & Pittsburgh railroad, with j. N. NCul'
loch MS President, ]. Gould, Treasurer, and e.
A. Ingersol as Secretary and Assistant Trca-
surer, upon the election of whom, the roud
passes again into the hands Of tho stockhold-
crs by the vacation of the receiverslip.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1869-02-20

THE ISTtINII'S C\SNI The IN vGtpriDuS
mission of CoIoh Cusbirg has bcon
cleared nm and tho truth Of wbat wos
intinotod lint not understood 40 foIIv
h.l;ovod ~ ,ho ,;,,o ,f Iis do,,,,rrt
ost,l1;sbod and .o,tirmod lv b;s go, ,rn
with the trca,v with the Columlian
c,>.orn,,on, i, III, oola, Th. c,.,n,o.
of ,ho t,oo,v oro ,,;,.or l,,. - o,,r,,,s,.,,,,l
of ,ho T.n,oe .a,I, conco,o, - nm
1r,;,od S,,,os ,ho oEgalu.;,o ,;,L, ,a
construct an mtor.oco,nic ,.,r,I ,,,o.s
tho Is,hr,ns nf n,rian o. .nn ,,in,
which NAV ho so,oc,ul II, ,nn y rni,od
sto,oo Tho Columbia, co,or,,no,,,
codos six milos or lana q, cooh ,i1, r.
Tho co,ol one.haIr for ;ts own horoG,
and rho othor tor tho Marty nuder,,kir,,
tho construction Of tho work Thc 70,
hmhion Government Is to roccive tcn
nor con, Of fine NET iucomc for tho fr.,
r., vaars and ot,or ,bc canal j. ,o;l f,.
% nrr cent of the net profits. The
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Tribute 10 conneotieut.


The folloylng Is the full report. from The
Globe, of senator Fery's reply u Senator
Chambers attact on Connecticut N---.a
Mr.. Ferry. Mr. President, do not
know what / have said or done that
should Nlraw, ppop my little State ofCon-
necticut the vengeance of the Senator
from Michigan to this extent J -hayo
said nothing about lumber OF salt or
wool. / have been arguing here tor jus !
tice to certntn great interests, not one
OF which has an establishment i'll my |
State; and instead of meeting my argu-
mOnt the gentleman turns upon Inc with
a threat that all protection shall be ta-
ken off from all fabrics manufactured in
Connecticut; that they will not let us
alone; that wa shall be, treated as he
would have treated jeff Davis We'll,
now, sir, | have just this to say about
my State OF Connecticut in this connec-
ton; We ask no favors of the Senator
from Michigan; we have not been accus-
toned in that little Commonwealth 90
look up to the Government of the United
States to help us in developing our re-
sources and building up our enterprises.
Sir, by the energy, the industry, the cap
ital OF Connecticut, invested and devel-
oped through the indomitablo persever-
ence OF ITS people since the very iounda-
ton OF this Government, its rocky hills
have been made to blossom as the rose
its every valley has been made to resound
with the hmm of machinery. .. So
Sir, yoa may strike off from your stat
ute-book every farthing of protection
which you gave to our interests. and
Connecticut will go on as she has gone
in the past, Yon may take away from
us your tariffs; you cannot take away
from us the irdomitable energy Of our
people. You may take away from US
your protection as you term it; but, sir,
a people whose sailors visit the remotest
regions of the Artic and Antartic zones,
whose merchants follow the sea birds in
their flight to the lone guano islands of
the Pacific to bring back home fertility
to our rocky hill sides; n people who
have gone out the pioneers of civilization
all over this land, whose footprints are
seen in the church and the school house
from the Atlantic to the Pacific, are not
to be put down by taking away your
tariff and your protection. We ask no
favors; and, sir, the people OF COnnecti-
cut, as a part of the governing power
of this great Republic, know will be
unwilling that their representatives here
shall stand silertly and see this nation
plcdging itseltto injustice, by absolute
ly striking down and destroying the
great interests of one section OF hand to
build up mere local interests in n siir-
gle State. 1t is not right, sir; and be-
cause il is not right, not because it AZ
fccts my local interests, do i stand here
to oppose this bill unless the amendment
of the Senator from Vermont should be
adopted. -. ... ..u.. ...r