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The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1869-09-24
SECOND DAY.

THURSDAY, Sept lG, 1863.
Conference opened with reading and prayer.
Minute journal of yesterday read and adopted
without remark. The roll of this morning
shows Il2 members in full connection, 50 in
attendance and IL on trial.
The reports of Presiding Elders being in
order, they were taken up.
Joseph Wykes, T.. E. of Bellefontaine Dis
trict, reports appointments taken from tile
district, and two added-reducing the men,
bership AS There are IS appointments in the
district, 800 persons received ON probation
during the year, l church erected, repaired
and The Sydney church finished
Samuel l.. Roberts, p. Z. of Lima District.
reports a membership ofS,Oo0 at the beginning
of the year, churches dedicated, Sin course of
erection, 3 improved, and parsonage finished.
Noah Huff and II. f. Pitcher We're granted
a superannuated relation from this district.
L. c. Webster, p. f. of Findlay District, re-
ports IL charges, 80 societies, 40 churches, IL
parsonages and 80 Sunday Schools. This is
the finest district in the Conference, and the
universal opinion is that bir. Webster Is one
of the best Presiding Elders.
At this point, DIR. Holdrich, of the American
Bible Society, was introduced to the Confer
ence by the chairman, together with several
other visitors.
:. Ii. Alderman, 7. E of Kenton District,
reports l3 appointments, preachers all in their
places, liberal provisions for ministers, pow
erful reviyals of religion during the year, Sab
bath Schools all organized into auxiliary mis-
sionary societies.
B. C. Gavitt, p. Z. of Defiance District. The
cause of the church prosperous throughout
this district.
Ii. Wilson, 7. f. of Toledo District. 4
number of new churches have been built and
large accessions of members have been made.
Motion by DIR. Harris that the Presiding
Elders make their reports I'm writing next
year, and that these reports be filed with the
Secretary, as part of the history of this Con-
ference. Objections were made to this on the
ground that it would encourage the reading
of sermons Motion carried.
DIR. Rusk made a splendid appeal in behalf
OF the freedmen, whom he represents.
The committee appointed TO draft an educa-
tional plan, were granted another year To
complete their arrangements
A communication from J. Warren Kiefer,
Grand Commander of the G. A. r.. was read,
asking for the appointment OF G. W. Collier
to the work of establishing Soldiers Or
phans' Home in Ohio. Referred to Bishop
James.
Adjourned.
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BLANCHARD TP.. Sent l3

EDS JEFF.:-l noticed in your
issue of last week, q communication
from w. p. Wilson, OF Vanlue, on
the subject of raising potatoes, which
set me to figuring. | bought OF
Davis d Green one peck of potatoes,
of the Harrison variety, which |
planted by cutting one eye to each
piece and two pieces in each hill,
making in all two hundred hills
planted, three feet apart each way,
making 30x60 feet, or eighteen hun
dred square feet-one twenty-fourth
part of an acre. On the Sd inst, /
dug from that patch 164 bushels OF
nice potatoes-that being at the rate
of 396 ushels to the acre. From
four hills (eight eyes, | dug twenty
nine pounds-that being one-fiftieth
Of the patch-being at the rate of
62l bushels and "a pounds to the
acre. II that don't beat the VanlueJI
potatoes, I'll knock under.
Yours truly,
s. P. Lowry.
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THIRD DAY.

FRIDAY, Sept. II, 1859.
Session opened with prayer by Rev. ii. $.
Bradley. Calling of the roll dispensed with.
Minute journal read and adopted. Twenty
rrrrrr-rrv-----,Ps~v rrrc rrrHutc, vi the
Conference ordered to be printed. The follow
ing communication was received:
To The Bishop and Members Of The Central Ohio
Conference:
You are invited to visit the Union Schools
of tindlay. h MlLl4Els, Supt-
The invitation was accepted with thanks
p. p. ingalls, was introduced TO the Conference
by the chairman, and also Revs. Coleman, OF
the Iowa Conference, and Mower, of the
North Ohio Conference. ii. s. Bradley offered
the following resolution:
Hesolred, That we vote by ballot on the ques-
tion of Lay Delegation.
Amended that the vote be taken ricd rOce.-
Objections were made TO the resolution on the
ground that 1t was not customary to vote in
that way in any Conference. To the amend
ment that the members have no constituency,
and therefore ii was not necessary thai the
vote of the members be known, DIR. Harris
thought il best, but because the people had
asked it. Marshall Howison, Henry a. Brown
and Andrew j. Fish were admitted in full
connection. John ID. Thompson was passed
over TO next year, he being absent as a mis-
sionary to South America. Alter the ceremo-
nies, Bishop James delivered an exhortation
to the candidates-a description of which it
would be impossible TO give other than the
speech ITSELF which can not do for want OF
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The Democracy claim to be the
especial champions of the laboring
men, yet they passed a law soon al
ter coming into power, increasing the
road tax from 81 to So! AS this is
the only tax that reaches the very
poor man, it does not show such
great respect for the working man to
increase it. Their speakers advocate
the propriety of abolishing the tax
on incomes, and favor q tax on all
property. Tax the widows mite as
well as the rich man millions. How
do our laboring men like such De-
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LETTER FROM MT. BLANCHARD
Correspondence Jeffersonian.

Correspondence Jeffersonian.
Eds. JEFF. We read in sacred
history that Lucifer created war il
heaven, was cast out, and drew after
him one-third of the stars OF heaven.
We learn Furthermore that it has
ever siuce been his business to fol.
low the churches, seeking to create
dissensions therein. After tue Re
formation, the church had compare.
tive resi- tor season, but in 1928,
at Baltimore, it was discovered that
Satan had buried his leaven in the
III. f. Church, and it was claimed
that he then and there drew off near
ly one half of the stars of that body.
In few years after he made a sec
ond draw, then third, and SO on,
until he had switched off, more
than a dozen of those factions.
To-day the NJ. 4. Church more
than trebles them all in numbers and
wealth, and is steadily moving on,
numbering to day one million two
hundred thousand, xelusive of pro-
bationists. But where is the Balti.
more faction They have not dou 5led
the numbers they claimed forty one
years ago. Where are their institu-
tions of learning? How can the
world have confidence in men who
have pledged themselves to certain
rules and regulations of church,
practiced and enforced the same for
fifteen or twenty years, and then
declare the same to be unjust and
tyrannical, thereby publicly adver
Using their own deception2 While |
these factions remained in the
church, they served the same pur.
pose that the colored mud did to the
Did Constitution wagon. But when
brushed off she moved with more
Ease and greater rapidity. Therefore
We deem 1T expedieHt for the mother
church to be purged from Satan's
eaven. N. B, BUsHwHAckEE.
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THE MASS MEETING TUESDAY.

Owing to the fact that the Nj. f.
Conference had just closed its ses-
sion, and that our farmers were very
busy, our meeting was not the sue.
cess in point of numbers that We
could have wished.
Our opponents dared not attempt
a meeting, Notwithstanding their ma
jority and the perfect drill they exer-
else over their voters.
As regards enthusiasm, the meet
ing was perfect success 1t was
:alFed TO order at the Court room, by
Z. T. Dunn, Esq Chairman of the
Central Committee, who introduced
Gen. John S. Beatty, who led off in
an argumentative and earnes. speech
The General dealt in close, compact
argument-convincing and concise
with no attempt at oratory. He
took u the Democratic platform anu
.lissected it plank by plank, and by
close reasoning and convincing argu-
ment, showed its fallacies and soph-
istries. His speech was attentively
listened to by those present, of both
parties, with the difference that, as
the General finished up each propo-
sition there was lengthenlng of the
Democratic countenances present.
Gen. Sherwood next took the
stand, and as he stepped down in
front of the speakers desk, and com
menced in rather a conversational
tone and unaffected manner, our
Democratic friends began TO resume
their wonted longitude of counte
nance and take courage The Gen
eral began by contrasting the letter
of Gen. Rosecrans to the Democratic
State Central Committee, urging
a "new departure" with the late
speech of Geo. H Pendleton, show
ing that Pendleton was undoubtedly
one of the ''fossils"' that Gen. Rose
Grams urges should be shelved for the
good of the party. After paying his
respects to "Gentleman George be
opened on the late Democratic Leg
islature, and held up their record in
its true light, and proved conclusive
ly. and beyond the power of success
full contradiction, that it was one Of
the most extravagant and partizan
Legislatures that ever cursed the
State. When he commenced to COM
ment on their partizan legislation
their shameful attempt to disfranchise
the MANNED and crippled soldiers in
the State Soldiers Home, and the
young men of our State, by the obi
Gus "Students' Voting Law" the
General poured forth such torrent
of scathing invective that the Demo
Gratis present began to squirm like
good fellows. The Republicans were
correspondingly jubilant, and as the
General appealed TO them to do their
whole duty, the hearty applause that
his eloquence elected showed that
the appeal was not in vain. We
wish every Republican in the county
could have been present.
The meeting closed with three
rousing cheers for the speakers and
the cause.
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The Courier of last week has an
article headed "Good news from
Maine !" Wepresume it rejoices on
the same ground that the fellow did
who broke his leg, and was very pro-
fuse in his thanks that it wasn't his
neck. In this connection we may
that the Courier has actually
given up Vermont to the Radicals.
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"He who attempts to disfran-
chise the negroes of Tennessee will
be buried so deep beneath tue noun
tain of scorn and indignation that the
hand of resurrection will never find
the lost and id recusant."-MeDa-
phis { Democratie) avalanche.
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Our '.-.i, ,,-A-.-- -ef- tho GAHsss1 stiii
refuses To publish Rosecrans' letter
to the Democratic Central Committee.
Why is this thus Bro. Glessner P
But one short month agoyou assured
your readers that he was statesman
and q patriot; now, when he gives
your party good advice, you refuse
to lay it before your readers. We
believe the Republican Central Com
mittee would willingly pay advertis
ing rates for the use of your paper
for that purpose. Come, Bro. g., let's
have that letter, next week
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Republican Meetings.

The Republican County Central
Committee has appointed meetings
at the following times and places
mentioned, viz:
Duhn's School Hou Sc, Portage Tp.,
Saturday evening, Sept. %, 1869.
> Cass Center, Monday eve., Sept,
%. 1863. Is, .,----i ..'..s q
.pl Louisville. Tuesday eve., Sept. 2S,
1869. .s--., 80. -.-.....s-
~ Nogel's School House, Liberty
TIP, Wednesday eve Sept. 29, 1869.
Harpster's School House, Biglick
-Tp.. Thursday eve., Sept. 80, 1863.
y Nc Comb, Friday evening, Oct. l,
1863. Jl...
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81 shall not abuse General Hayes.
He is an excellent gentleman. He
has been an honor TO the State, and
it is an honor to his party that they
have renominated him."-GeOrge T.
PHgh at Cincinndti
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The Stark county Democrat pub
lished Gen. Rosecrans' letter to the
Ohio Democracy in an obscure part
of the paper without word of com
ment. Our neighbor of the Courier
is afraid to lay it before his readers
at all. He can find room for the
demagogery of Geo. Fl. Pendleton
this uaak-fs,n Af---i---r----s'-ss '-ss0'ao
as it is-but no room for the letter of
the man, whom, in his paper of July
18th, he eulogized as the "soldier
and the honest mani.
Why is this thus, Bro Glessner.
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THE FIFTEENTH AMENDMENT.
ARTICLE XIV.

SEC. 1. The rights of the citizens
of the United States to vote shall not
be denied or abridged by the United
States, or any State, on account OF
race, color, or previous condition OF
servitude. . .a
Sec 2. The Congress shall have
power to enforce this article by ap.
propriate Legislation.
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at is the duty of the Democracy
to abandon dead issues by accepting
the established fact of universal and
unqualified suffrage."-J g. adams,
Dem, Can. for GOo. Of Mass.
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FACTS FOR TAXPAYERS.

Below we give comparative tables
of taxes in Hancock county for the
Yeas 1853 and 1868, as taken from
the reports of the Auditor of State /;
~ 1873. AIs5s.
Totaltax for all purposes SCI 0sl G2 sl35, SIS 81
state taA-----.---------- li-ta5 - -"-aVl ",
Tax for all other purposes. i6,59o2 hs,ss' 81
IH nine years eur State tax has
been increased but 1851 81, or at
the rate OF SS06.S4 a year, whilst in
the same time our county tax has
increased So .09l.77, or at the rate
of ST, ,S99 10 yesr. Our county
during the entire nine years has been
under the control of the Democratic
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NOTWITHSTANDING tie labored ef
fort of our friend of the Courier, we
can not yet see the advantage of pay
ing off the national debt in green.
backs. We recognize tie fact that
the conversion of the bonded debt
into greenbacks will relieve the Gov.
ernment of the payment of the In
terest thereon, but we would remind
our neighbor that the presen. volume
of greenbacks is totally inadequate
to the payment of such a sum, and
that every additional greenback is
sued serves to lower the value there.
of in the markets of the world. aud
we opine that the saving of the inter
est by such doubtful means would
scarcely couDterbalance the depreci.
alton of our currency, and the gen.
eral discredit to the Government
which would naturally follow.
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81 am amazed that any one could
think of peace on any terms He
who entertains the sentiment is fit
only to be a slave; he who utters it
at this time is, moreover, traitor 10
his country, who deserves the scorn
and contempt of all honorable men. T"
letter to the Ohio Legis
lature, Feb. 3, 1868.
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CERraIN Democratic stumpers are
perambulsting the county and talking
about high taxes, for which they
allege the Republican party are re.
sponsible. Our article, in another
column, places the. responsibility
where it belongs. We commend to
the perusai of the aforesaid stumpers
the following extract from Gen.
Rosecrans' recent letter to the Ohio
Democracy:
whatsoever obtains votes under
false pretenses, is baser knave than
he who obtains goods under false
pretensions, and, on account of the
greater difficulty Of detecting and
measuring the evil done, deserves
severer punishment and reprobation. y |
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Although our taxes have been in
creased enormously from year to
year by Democratic officers, the lead
ers of that same party, assisted by
the Courier, assert and re. assert,
what they know TO be false, when
they ch irge the burdens of your
taxes on the Republican party,-a
party which never had the control OF
your county affairs for one single
day. This base demagoguery is used
for the double purpose of covering
up their own acts, and thus wardine
off investigation, aad at the same time
cheat you out of your votes by false
pretenses.
Taxpayers, look to your own in
terests. 1.
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Thus it will be seen that the State
taxes are about one.seventh OF the
total levy. For every dollar we pay
for the support of the State Govern
ment, we pay six dollars for the
support of our County Government.
This levy for State taxes was
, made, much of it, to meet the increas-
ed expenses for a long and uncalled
for session of a Democratic Legisla-
ture-a Legislature which was in
session more days, and passed fewer
laws at a greater. expense, than any
proceeding Legislature in the State
The taxes in Hancock county for
the same year, for State purposes,
were s2G,701 06; AMI for all other
than State taxes, $IOs, ss7 81;
making total tax of s135, ,5eS 80.
Less than one-fifth of the taxes
levied was on account OF State taxes.
For county purposes alone, the tax
was s17;;927 9s; and for bridge pur-
poses S4,62s 80. The Republican
-.--i----- TevyIng of taxes
in Hancock county. We will not
now discuss the necessity for this
ty, or whether or not it has been ju-
diciously expended, but call atten-
tion to the fact that Democratic
speakers are either grossly ignorant,
or wilfnl vilifiers, whec they charge
these things on the Republican party,
and thereby attempt to mislead the
masses. a-
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s.Hold high the banner of univer-
sal freedom, impartial justice, and
equality before the law, of all who
live beneath the flag of our country"
letter TO tie Democracy.
awe join ourselves to no party
that does not carry the flag, and
keep step to the music of the Union"
-Rufits ChO0te.
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Since Gen Gr-nps Administration
.he Public Debt has been reduced
over -.-.. 4-.-
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Adjourned.
FOURTH DAY.

| SATURDAY, sept Is, 1853.
Session opened with prayer by II. o. Shel.
don. Order of the day, Lay Delegation. The
vote stood as follows: For Lay Delegation
55 /; against Lay Delegation, 81; absent and moi
voting, 20. The following are the yeas and
nays:
| Yeas-Alderman, Allen, Barlxdull, Barnes
Bates Belt, Bigley, Bower, Bulle, brown,
Crooks, Deal, Donelson, Farley, Fegtley, Fer
ris, Ferguson, Fish, Gray, Harmount, Harris,
Henderson, Holungton, Holmes, Kennedy,
lLongswOrtll, Love, Lunt, Maltbie, H., Malt
bic, s. b., Mather, Miiler, j. e., Mounts, New
ton Pope, Poucher, Powell, Reynolds, Rob-
erts, Hoadley, Ingalls,, Smith, j. ~, Strong,
IL. Wykes, Zimmerman and DeLeal.
Ndys-Ashton, Ayres, Barter, Berry, Biggs,
Boggs, Boyers, bradley, Club, Cook, Drown,
s, Hill, Hoag, Kalb, J: n Kalb, j. s., Long
fellow, Lyncn, Marriott, Miller, j. ", Miller
q. W., Pitcher, Reagh, Howison, Sheldon,
Winter, Wright and Young.
Dr. Byers on behalf of the Board of State
Charities, asked the church and ministers to
dire ct their attention to the poor houses and
public prisons. He said the poor house sys-
tenn has become Il system OF horror. Let this
be looked to. He spoke of our Hancock coun-
ty institution in the highest terms, censuring
only the small cells for tile confinement of the
insane.
A memorial of Leonord II. Hill was SUBJ
mitted. Addresses on the life of Father Hill
were made by DR.. Harris, Revs. Collier, Pilch-
er, Gaddis and Others.
The select number appointed to try T. ]. |
found him guilty OF the charge OF
using intemperate language and sentenced
him TO be admonished by the Bishop. After
he had complied with the sentence of the
court, the Bishop administered gentle ad-
to him.
SUNDAY. Sept. 10, 1860.
Love Feast at Q, y. NJ. Ordination services
commenced at l012, A. NJ, sermon preached
~ Bishop James, from James, 5th chap. and
9Th and 10th verses:
Brethren, IL any of you do err from the
ruth, and one convert him, L
Let him know that he which converteth
he sinner from the error of his way, shall ,
ave soul from death and shall hide a null
1tude of SINS" IN
The sermon was very eloquent. "The con- !
'ersion ofsouls is the highest and nobIest call
ng."
Five candidates for deacons' orders and five
Or elders orders were ordained. Bishops |
iorris and James, DIR. Harris, and Revs. Lynch, {
'ewton and Webster participated in the cere- I
nonies.
DIR. Wheeler, of the Erie Conference, spoke y
n the Methodist church during the evening.
ervices were also held by members of the =
onference at the different churches of the u
OWN. In
Rev. ]. A. Disney and Miss Hannah NJ. Har- O
were married in the evening by Bishop Ia
anes, assisted by Revs. Webster and Ne wton. :,
SIXTH DAY. In
MONDAY, Sept. 20, 1859.
Met pursuant to adjournment Of Saturday.
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$49,500,758.

Will our Democratic brethren
make a note of this :? Will our neigh
Dor of the Courier deny it ?
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Thus it will be seen that the Stat,

Total State taxes levied in 1865 to
be collected in 1869 9.............. 39g7, ,472 50
Total taxes other than State. l6,49l ,675 "a
Total taxes including delinquen-
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WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE?

The leaders OF the Democratic
party, from Pendleton down to the
smallest demagogue. are continually
and persistently asserting that the
Republican party are responsible fo7
every cent of tax upon the duplicate
or that any one is required by law to
pay They would fain have their
hearers believe that the only refuge
from taxes is in the bosom of the
Democratic party. Here are q few
figures from the report of the Audit
or of State for 1865, which may throw
to fix the responsibility of taxation
where it belongs:
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SMALLEST ADVANCE ON
NEW YORK PRICES.

These goods have been bought Close and will be sold cheap
as we believe the old motto of
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MONDAY, Sept. 20, 1852
Net pursuant to adjournment Of Saturday.
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BRO0ALYN INTELLIGENCE.

KINGS COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Kings County Board OF Supervisors met yesterday
afternoon, Supervisor Osborne in the chair. COM
munication was received from Judge Troy, of the
Gounty Court, complaining OF the unhealthy condl-
ton o. the room used as tho Court Of Sessions say
ing hat the Jurymen and Others get SICK there, anu
that the business OF the court is Interrupted in con-
sequence The matter was referred to the Court
House Committee.
THE FuRMAN STREET CALAMfTY-The testimony
of John Murray, an employe in the white lead fac-
tory OF Henderson. Douglas Pierce Furman street,
the scene OF the are terrible catastrophe testified
follows before the Assistant Fire Marshal yester-
day, in relation to the innammable material con-
tanned in the premises or No. 93:-l haa
charge OF the third floor OF No. 90; used
gas stove there through the day 10 solder cans;
the fire was out In the gas stove on Friaay hight;
don't know whether the fire was out Ia the other
stove or not OF the boys had charge OF that nre
1t appeared 10 be out; there gasllgnt burning
AZ The head of the stairs on the third moor Tor the
Janitor's use; don't know whether he lett IL
burning all night or not; taere were about
seventy empty barrels and five casks OF llnseed
oil that moor; there also two barrels OF saw
dust quantity OF which was saturated WITH
oil from the cleanings OF pant cans; the
Janitor was particular about this for we all knew "
would easily take fire; there was about quarter OF
a cask or this oil saturated sawdust on that moor
back among the empty barrels; the oil stood along
side oil the stone wall on the north side OF the build
ing; this sawdust, saturated with oil and paint mas
been standing there about two weeks.
jury was empanelled by Coroner Jones yester-
day, aud the inquest VIII be commenced on Wednes-
day evening.