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The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1870-08-17
The North Carolina and Kentucky
Elections -Their Significance

Notwithstanding that by the Fiji
teenth Amendment $4,000 negro vot-
ers have been added to the poll in
Kentucky, the Democracy have car
ried that State by a majority of. 80,
600. In large sections OF the State
the white vote is almost unanimous
for the Democratic cause. The Re
publicans have been making large
calculations upon the accession of the
negro vote, and have been in high
hopes that it would give them the pre-
p~onderance, but for all practical pur-
poses Kentucky is as hopelessly
against them now as it was before.
The victory in North Carolina is
even grander and more significant
than the brilliant triumph in Ken
lucky. We there had little hopes OF
a favorable result. The negro vote is
immense, and it had been ~skillfully
manipulated in secret lodges for
the Republican party. Holden was
at the head of the State Government,
and has proved himself n of the
most INSCRIPTIONS tyrants of whom
history has any mention So far as
he could, it was certain that military
force would be directly employed to
defeat any expression of the popular
will. Nevertheless, under these cir
cumstances, the Democracy and the
Conservatives-which IN the South
mean one and the same thing-have
overwhelmingly swept the State. In
the Senate there are thirty-two Con-
servatives and eighteen Republicans.
In the House OF Representatives there
are seventy-ive Conservatives and
torty-fve Republicans. In tie next
delegation to Congress there are five
Democrats and two Republicans.
A victory such as this has a wide
significance. 1t indicates that the PEG
pie of the South. even under the dis
advantages to which they are subject
ed by military rule-with the dis
reimbursement of large numbers of the
most intelligent and wealthy citizens
have triunphed over negro suffrage
and given to the Democracy the pow
eriul support of their Suites. W. no
longer doubt hat the great majority
of the members in the House of Re
presentatives, from the Southern
States, will be Democrats, chosen IN
der the reconstruction laws, and up
the most severe terms which have
been rendered them by their opponents.
The Republicans will be beaten on
their chosen ground, upon their own
field of combat. With a partially
united South, it will require but a
moderate support from the Democ-
racy OF the North to give us the House
OF Representatives, which is Dol to be
The Republican game in re-
lation to the South is being rapidly
IL That party can not long,
by its reconstruction contrivances,
however hedged In they are with
bayonet, continue to govern "a people
that are SO strongly hostile to their
rule. They are, in the lapse of time,
put upon their feet, and from
Delaware to Texas we count an al
most unkroken electoral vote for the
candidates for President
and Vice President.-Enq.
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Arnsxs, Ala, Aug. 9, 1870.

1AhA1SHn, La mug. %
Ed. STATES & UNION Lime
stone County, North Alabama, brags
of its large potatoes aud tail corn
stalks. The potatoes weigh from "a
to "a ounces and are plenty. Corn
stalks have run up as high as Is feet.
Can Ashland County beat thatS Ma
verify. If it can, let the "emigrator''
hear of it. Yours &C.,
L. @. JEFFRIEs.
Ashland County raises some tall
corn-some large potatoes-and wheat,
oats and barley equal to any section IN
the United States
The corn story, is a little ahead of
our section, but We will venture to
say, that Ashland county can produce
as much of that article, as ary county
in Alabama, of the same dimensions.
Nevertheless, our good county can
spare a number of agricultura'ists,
who might bean ornament to Alabama,
if properly encouraged.
Mr. Jeffries. is the Agent for the
Tennessee Valley Land and Emigra-
ton Company, and resides at Athens,
Alabama. If any of the farmers of
Ashland County desire to find a
southern home, they should address
him.
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your money! The idea that the Re-
publican party should condemn land
stealing after it has appropriated ev-
cry foot Of valuable land belong
ing to the people in tina West, is ex.
ceedingly richl And this, in the tacs
of the fact, that the entire crew ofcon-
gressional land thieves are again ask
ing the suffrages of the people for re-
electionl The only way to rebuke
such insolence is to kick the whole
crew from place and power. Will
the people do it? We think they will
The sixth, and last resolution, de-
clares in favor of Prussia i'll the war
now pending between that power and
France. This is done to be-fog the
German vote, 1t will deceive no bo-
dy. 1t is we'll known that at the late
session of Congress a bill was attempt
ed to be put through which had for
its object the disfranchisement OF all
foreign born persons who may hereaf
ter settle in this country, but which
applied specially to the Germans and
Irish. The United States have moth
ing to do with the war in Europe, and
this attempt, by a few old spawned
Know Nothings, to create prejudice,
will most signally fail.
IL Our:G overnmept.ha has declared for
neutrality, and so long as that is the
case, the question of European politics
has no place in u platform.
The Germans and Irish understand
hat the party hat takes the ground
that they are not as good as Southern
negroes does not need their votes, and
they will see that they are cast in ia
vor of the party that has always defend
ed them against Know Nottingham
and political prescription:
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EUROPE.

LONDON, August 13.-The Times
says: "In the last fortnight the EN-
Peror has more perfectly undermined
his throne tnan his enemies in q score
of years. Re assured by the Plebis-
cite, he has thrown away the votes of
the people, and. his dynasty. The
seat of war is 'how the ,ivers Saar and
Moselfe. An abstract of MacMahen's
report of the battle OF Worth or Fros-
chwiilen says: On the 9Th the enc
my attacked the Heights of Guersdorf
opening with cannon and rifles. The
attack was so violent hat the first di
vision vas compelled to change front.
Soon the Prussians made a feiEt from
the right of the Saar. and followed
at noon by a renewal of the attack on
the right, wing, and charges of cavalry
and infantry were made to disIodge
the enemy, and at four o'clock the
French right was broken and the re-
treat upon eaverne and Neiderf he.
came a necessity
Advices from St. Avolt, to Friday
night, represent that the french army
is west of the Moselle, and still rerreat.
ing. The Prussian cavalry had
reached Pont-a- Moussau, about half
way between Metz and Nancy, on the
railroad. Part of the Prussian army
has invested Strasburg. The Prus
rians as they advance, capture vast
stores which have been abandoned by
the French.
The King of Prussia has issued a
proclamation at st. Avolt, in which
he declares that military CONSUMPTION
is abolished in all French territory
occupied by German troops, He al
so announces that throughth French
Government should persist in the for
chile expulsion of Germans from,
France, no measures Of retaliation
will be adopted by him, as it would
be unfair to punishment for belonging
to a country cursed with a Bonaparte
for a sovereign head Frenchmen in
Germanyneed lot be uneasy. They
shall, in common with all mankind,
be convinced that Germany moves at
the head of civilization
The Globe is informed that the
French army h dds the best possible
position on the Moselle, and that their
front is at right angles with their line
OF communication with Paris.
Reports from Paris represent that
seventy thousand reinforcements have
already moved to the front Gener-
al Changarnier is appointed command
ant of the fortress. of Metz. The
corps at Chalons; consisting of raw
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Roback,a Stomach aialers-

Some time ago, DR.. Roback, of CfncfA-
natl. through his agent In this placss&sA.
Maxwell, Esq, placed in our hands a bottle
of his Stomach Bitters, designed for dys-
pepsia, to give toie to the stomach; as q
preventive against the bilious complaints
incident to the Western country and, IP-
on using it we regard it as second to- none
in America or abroad. To be able 10 STATE
confidently that the Bitters are n certain
cure for dyspepsia and like diseases, is
to the proprietor a source Of unsllsyed
pleasure. 1t removes all morbid matter
from the stomach, purifes the blood,i i'm
parts renewed vitality to the neryous sys-
tenn, giving it that tone and energy soindis-
pensable for the reservation of health. The
numerous acknowledgements of iAs1peyior
excellence and beneicent results, have as
sured the proprietor that II can not bus
prove a great cure to the afflicted, andim
part vitality to the through system. We
advise those who use hitters, to use w
hut Roback's, which can he abtaiDed ST.
A Maxwel!'s Drug Store, In Upper San
dBskv.
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Democratic Primary Election.

The Democracy of Ashland County
will meet, ut the places of holding
elections, in the several townships. or
Saturday, the 9th day of Angus
next, and vote for candidates to be
placed on the Democratic ticket Of
Ashland County, for the following
Offices, to-wit: One auditor; one
Recorder; one Prosecuting Atty; one
Sheriff; one Commissions enc mfr
mary Director; and one County Sur.
veyor.
Also 10 accordance with the rule
heretofore adopted by the County
Convention, the electors of each town
ship will at the same time, vote for a
member of the Democratic Contra
Committee of the County. to repre-
sent their respective townships.
The return Judges of said election
will meet, at the Court House, in
Ashland, on Monday, the 18th day of
August, at I o'clock p. NJ. to canvass
the vote of the county.
It is especially desired that the per-
sons elected as members of the Coun
~ Central Committee should be in at
tendance at that time for the purpose
of organizing the Committee and tax
ing such action as may be best to fur
Their the ipterest of the Democratic
parry in the present campaign. =.
By order of the Democratic Coun-
~ Central Committee.
w. B. MCCARTHY,
Chairman.
". H. GATES, sec'y.
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when the enemy must be chased from

when the enemy must be chased from
the land.
a dispatch dated Metz, August 13,
IL A. Al. says the frusslan pockets
yesterday appeared in the valley OF
the Mosselie, and a detachment for a
Snort uln held Pont a-housson. A
brigade OF French cavalry drove them
way aud made thirty OF them prison
ers. Wore Prusslan spies have been
arrested in Metz. The French army is
IN hne Condition.
Sluce the foregoing dispatches weae
Put IN type, two great battles have ia
ken place, one before Nancy and tho
other near hietz. The French are re-
ported defeated IN bofn, and again on
the retreat.
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ID e9!5J june Yssasrak
4th SATURDAY Of Aueust, 1s70.EES&

These examinations win eomnnence a,
10 O'Clock A. M. and close at 4RsME-.a50
No applicant will be admitted oaaeP II
O'Clock A.. M. Written testimonials Of
good moral character signed 1t Ieast6yTwos
responsible persons will be required, which
testimonials will be kept on file. No Ger.
tifcate cansbe ante-dated. md The Ech6ol
Law prohibits Township Clerks from Civ
ing olders to teachers for pay, unless they
certificates embracing the whole term
of service. The School Law requires teach
ers to un ierstand the following bfaaehes,
be ableto impart instruction on. sthehs
all: Reading. Writing. Orfk0frSbHf,
Arithmetic. English Grammaf. nnds GsaeE
raphy. A failure in one. is a failure in al,
and those not having a fair knowledge 81
each and every one of theSabove byanehes
need not apply for n certificate. RsFkich@
lar attention will Be paid to 0rthogfapky,
and those not having studied lit will Sc
prompt ~ rejected. No. private examina-
tions will be held, and no application NV
letter. will be answered, Only fur grads
of certif- cafes will be issued viz: ForE
months, r months, Is months mds26
months. A certificate for 8 months. isa
trial certificate and will NOT be listed the
second time to theisame applicant-uLEhoaa
having certificates for six months must 30
able to procure certificates foD II months
or none. School Directors are requested to-
furnish us reports of the, sueesss of teachers,
as they VIII aid us materially in granting
certificates onlyto those who are succeaafai.
expectingto teach the higher branch
es will Be examined accordingly. Tie
standard'of Ashland County Teachers must
be advanced. and applicants will bear this
in. mind.-There will be no a~djoufnneat
aftef examinations commence until they
close /; and q fee Of 50scenIe il feduif6Sa az
n condition OF Examination. and Hpst By
By order of the Board
r. N. CAMPBEEE Clerk.
eSpt. IL 1a69-Ir4 n .e7qs1 .rrG.fyy
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SHERIFF9S SALE.
Akron Land & Building Loan Asso
alton.
Josiah Cunningham ct. al.

Josiah Cunningham ct. al.
State of Ohio, Ashland Couty, IS.
BY virtue of a certain order ofsale,
issued from the Court of Common
Pleas of Ashland county, Ohio, dated
July 30th A. D. 1870, and to me d.
rected, 1 will offer at public sale, at
the south door of The Court House, in
Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio on
Saturday, September 10, I'D. 1870,
at 1 o'clock P. NJ. of said day, the
following Real Estate, situate in the
County OF Ashland and State OF Ohio,
to-wit: Being a part of the North
west quarter OF section thirty lone,
(31), township twenty-three, (23).
range sixteen; commencing at the
Southwest corner OF SAID Northwest
quarter and running north on the west
line of said quarter one hundred and
fifty-siz and 20-l00 perches to the
northwest corner /; thence Fast on the
north boundary line seventy one perch
es to u stone; thence south parallel
with the west line n hundred aud
forty perches to a stons ; thence paral-
lei with the north line eight perches to
a stone; thence south parallel with
the western boundary of said quarter
sixteen and 68.ieJ perches to a stone
on the south line fsald quarter, thence
on said line g. perehes to tile place OF
beginning, containing sixty eight and
6O-1OO acres OF land, ~rcserving and
excepting from the said grant fifteen
and 1900 acres of land heretofore son
veyed by said grantors to Benjamin
Cunningham by deed of date June
10, 1865.
sale cash
WIN. O1PORTE, Sheriff.
J.-W. q G: B. Smith,sPpfs@AttS.
Aug: 10, IS70-5w5
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The Republican Convention.

The Republicans held a State Con.
vention in Columbus last week and
made their nominations. Having
adopted a series of resolutions, as a
Platform, the issue is now joined for
the campaign. 1t will be proper, there
fore, to examine that platform te see
Whit reforms,i any, 1t proposes to in
augurate to relieve a tax-ridden and
outraged people.
The first resolution, ia laudatory of
the Republican party for its preserva-
ton Of the Constitution, % and the
establishment of liberty! 1t is uncer-
tain whether this is intended to be
ironic, or is put forth as a solumn
truth. 1t is well known that the Re-
publican leaders have trampled out
every guaranty of the Constitution
concerning personal liberty, aud so
far as that party has been able. it has
changed, by military force, the whole
nature and intent of the Constitution,
that Radical ideas may be enforced by
the sword throughout the land.
The second resolution congratulates
the country on the success of the AID
ministration @ on its unprecedented
economy-its wonderful integrity-its
diminished taxation-and all without
impairing the national faith and hon
or! The economy, consists in reduc-
ing the Governmental expenses from
seventy millions per annum, under a
Democratic administration, to about
five hundaed millions, for the same
period, under a Republican admins
trationl This is economy with a n
geance!! Its integrity consists in the
fact that it has stolen more territory
from the people than Napoleon rules,
and donated it to corrupt and remorse-
less corporations, called rail road mo
nopolists! In fact the whisky and
other rings r fleeing the govern
ment annually, out of millions, and
its debauched President is subsi-
died by the presentation of houses,
lots, money and pups, into selecting
mischievous and incompetent men to
manage the affairs of the government;
and all this, without imperiling the
national faith and honor! Ye Gods !!
The third resolution declares for a
revenue tariff. What is a revenue
tariff? This is NOT de6ued. 1t may
mean a tariff sufficiently high to ex-
clude all foreign competition to build
up Yankee monopolies, and hence,
produce no revenue, but double the
burthens of the laboring masses, thus
destroying our commerce and allow
ing our navy to go to ruins. This is
a sop for the Yankee, and will deceive
no rejecting free trade man.
The fourth, declares in favor of a
change in navigation laws, The
policy that now governs the Republi-
can party, would destroy any navy in
the world, The carrying trade is al
most all done by foreign vessels, in
consequence of a tariff that makes
odious distinctions in favor of New
England, while it forces the vest to
pay monopoly prices for all the Yam
kee manufacturers produce,
The fifth, declares against the poll
cy OF granting subsidies ofpublic lands
to corporations and monopolies, and
says it is unqualifedly condemned !
This is akin to the declaration of the
robber, who after stealing your last
cred" cries out in condemnation of the
crime of theft, but refuses TO return
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Home and other Items.
W. H. GATES. sec'y.


The nights are becoming chilly.
Two much green fruit produces fal
fevers.
The recent rains have done mucl
for the fall crops.
The Ohio State Fair commences OF
Monday Sepl. 18th.
The first camp meeting in Ohio wa.
held at Marietta in 1905.
NellieE Worthington committed sui
eide. at Chilicothe last Thursday.
Admiral Farragut died on Sunday
last at Portsmouth New Hampshire.
Mansfield is infested with a gang OF
outlaws, and the citizens are talking of
organizing a vigilance committee in
order t, get rid of them.
Mr. George Gordon, a respectable
citizen of Medina, fell dead in the
road on Friday week. Heart dis
ease was the cause.
John Norris, living near MELVILLE,
Richland county, died on Monday,
from the effects of a blow on his tenn
pie with a billet Of wood in the hands
Of his brother William, inflicted dur
ing an alteration on Friday night
last.
Four kittens were born in Medina
the other day, which are all joined to-
gether after the manner of the
Siamese twins. They are alive and
fHsky.
John G. Wright, until recently a
merchant doing business in Mansfield,
was drowned while bathing in the
Maumee river on Monday.
Captain A 8. Mcclure and j. G.
sanborn have purchased the Wooster
Republican, the former to take hold Of
the editorial department.
Two men named Stevens and Webs
ter got into analtercation in the saloon
of the Lagonde House, Springfield,
on. Sunday, which resulted in the lat.
ter stabbing Stevens in the abdomen
twice, inlicting fatal wounds. Webs
ter was arrested
Charles N Lamison, of Allen coun-
ty, is the Democratic candidate for
Congress in the Fifth District. AS
this District is very largely Democra-
tic he will be elected without au eff
fort.
In the Fifteenth District, John Cart
wright, of Meigs county, is the De-
mocrstic nominee. The Radical ma
iority in this District last fall was GOT,
yet the Democracy are hopeful of car
rying it this fall.
A man named Gotlieb IIinkstaffer
had his head torn off at Pittsburg, on
the Sd instant. by the bursting of a
arindstone. The stone weighed pro-
badly two thousand five hundred
pounds.
Gen. George w. Morgan. of Mt
Vernon, will open the campaign for
the Democracy by a speech at Della,
ware, on the 18th of August.
A minister o. Springfield. Ohio.
asked the name of a bride who ap.
peared before him and was astonish
ed to understand that it was Mrs.
shoo Fly. 1t was Mrs. Shofely.
Mrs. Lincoln. it seems, did not, a:
vas anticipated. reject the pension al
lowed her by Congress at its late ses
sion. A letter from her has been re-
ceivedby a gentlemanin Philadelphia
in which she expresses her grateful
acknowledgement of the act of Con-
gress. Mr.. Lincoln IS sui in Ger
many. and expects to remain there
for The present.
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TRAINS GOING EAST.
Stations. Exps Z 1ps FEI'ps Esp's

Chicago IL. 20 am ,2opm6yooan6S6rn
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Alliance ! A $50 1880 10.45 $40
DS,55S3.55" HOO " 8.40"'
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F. R. MYERS.
General Ticket Agent
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THE CHINESE QUESTION.
Letter of Governor Seymour to the Meet
ing Called by the Workingnien's As
sem6ly in Rochester. ~

a meeting was held in Rochester on
Thursday evening, called by the Work
ingmen's Assembly, to consider the la
Dor question in its relation to the
Chinese and to politics. The follow
ing letter from the Hon. Horatio Sey-
mour was read -
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NoTIcE To. ~TEAeHERss

YNhe Board O School Examiners of Ash
land County viii hold die fofEo1ing
Examinations during the school years 1869,
SPRING AND SsUAfafEeO ss ~
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RAILROAD TIME TABLES,
Atlantic Time Table, -

G.. II. TOPPING ,.AEeqt~
c. G. & G. TIME TABLE
On and after Monday, sDec. 2fst, 1855,
passenger trains will arrive At the follow.
ing places at the time set. E%" SD
GOING SOUTH. qs -fir
n. London 1910 a. m. 4:30 p. m. 9:5l,p. N.
G Gr9;tline 1 y 40 a. |. m m 30 s.a5 !. m 19:sS |: R-
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Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne g. Chicago
Railway

On and after June 18th, 1870; trains viii
cave Stations daily. Sundays excepted,)
as follows. Train leaving Chicago al SIS
p. M, leaves daily.] Train leaving Pitts
burgh at 2.55 p. m. leaves daiiv.14
TRAINS GOING WEST: -;
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UTICA, August 8, 1870.


SIR: I put off until this time my
answer to your letter asking me to
speak to a meeting at Rochester upon
the question of Chinese immigration,
as 1 hoped it would be in my power
to do SO. 1 am sorry that l cannot
attend. All agree that it is a grave
subject. 1t is one that must be met,
and it must be met now. Strong in
fuences are at work to open the flood
gates and pour in upon us the worst
classes of over-crowded China. They
can get to our shores at less cost and
in greater numbers than the people of
Europe.
If they continue to crowd in, they
will overthrow the customs, civiliza-
ton, and religion of the whole Pacific
coast, and they will also crush down
the position of laboring classes through
out our country. 1 am against this, 1
am not willing they should gain a foot
hold here. No nation in Europe would
suffer such an invasion. If Britain,
Germany or France should allow any
thing of, the kind, their Governments
would be overthrown. Why. should
we give VI our civilization in any