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State Rights.

Hen. James M nroe, tn the amaze
ment of the "Federalist" portion of
the Republican party in Ashland, on
Wednesday evening last, at the Town
Hall, declared he was in favor of the
Rights of the States, and condemned
the Oberlin rescue of some dozen of
years since. He was decidedly fear
full that the usurpations of the FEEDER
al Government for the last eight years
might endanger the perpetuity of u
republican institutions, and thought
all parties should be careful to elect
men who would watch with jealous care
every attempt, on the part of the Gen
al Government, to trench on the re
served rights of the States. This is
sound doctrine, and was exceedingly
frank on his part, but certainly in di
rect opposition to the Republican creed
which regards State in the same
light that a State regards a county
wholly subordinate in everything.
How will this suit his Federalistic
supporters on the Western Reserve,
who desire a strong central govern
ment, with consolidated powers?
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and leave an immense quantity OF
lands, besides making a gratuity of
the roads.
Thus, private corporations are to
swallow every foot of our public do
main, and the people are to go land
less or pay these corporations five or
six times the original value of the
lands.
Corporations are becoming ex-
ceedingty alarming in their power anu
if not checked, will overshadow
all opposition, and rule the Western
Statesl
Yet, our friend Monroe, Is prepar
ed to offer but a feeble opposition to
future donations of this Kind, and is
opposed to the repeal of the acts of
the late Congress.
We want a man who bas the cour-
age to confront the monopolists of
every class, and denounce, without
co covering, all their schemes of plumber
and robbery.
Mr., Monroe, is not that man.
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authority be not too far removed
from the people. just in proportion
as the law maker is independent of
and separated from his constituents,
in the same proportion will corruption
in legislation increase. Give to Con-
gress jurisdiction over the subjects
that now belong to the State Legisla-
lures, and it would soon become a
more corrutp body than ever disgraced
the earth. And unless a government
can subsist In utter rottonness, such a
government could not endure.
These are, briefly, my objections to
that Capitalization of powe. with which
this country is menaced. l am no
enemy of the Federal Government. l
glory in its existence and in the Union
of the States. 1 regard the Union as
of the greatest blessings a people
ever enjoyed. / am the advocate OF
every power in the Federal Govern
ment that ought in reason to be belong
to it, and that is conferred by the
Constitution. But 1 am not willing
that it shall absorb all powers. 1 am
not willing that the States shalEbe
overthrown and local self government
be blotted out. am not willingthat
either peoples shall make laws for
Ohio in that which concerns Ohio
alone. I am not willing to e cor.
ruption and legislation become synony
nous terms. I am not willing to see
a consolidated government first crush
out the liberties of the people and fin.
ally end in a disruption of the repub'
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MIR. Washburne

In the long list of Grants appoint
ments to important civil stations we
have seen very little to admire, and
very much to criticise. This was to
be expected under an Administration
which, in the distribution of patron
age, seemed to recognize no test of
qualification except former personal
friendships or recent pecuniary dona-
items. Yet we are glad to stand cor
rected as to an individual who holds
a position which the European war
has magnified into many times its Isl
al importance and responsibility. We
have not been among the personal or
political admirers of Mr.. Washburne
but we are free to confess that his
conduct in the prompt recognition of
the French Republic has been, both
as to its matter and its manner, high
ly c~reditable, not only to himself but
to the Great Republic in whose name
and in whose behalf he speaks and
acts. He has shown himself a true
American and q true friend of free
institutions in extending the right
hand of fellowship to the struggling
people of France. So far from be-
lieving, as the newspapers tell us
Mr.. Fish and Mr.. Grant believe, that
he has gone too far, !" we are conf
dent that he might have gone much
farther without impairing'.the digni-
ty of his Office" which is the accusa-
ton made against him by the State
Department 1unkies. He might not
only have expressed sympathy for the
French, but hostility for their enc
mics. While .despotic Prussia is max
ing "a against Republican France
there can be no sincere neutrality on
TIE part of the United States; and
whatever the Government at Wash
ington may do, through fear or favor,
the great heart of the American peo-
pie throbs responsive to every effort
on the part of France to beat back
the marauding myrmIdons who are
making a causeless and aggressive
war upon her. What we need now
Is another Washburne at Berlin to
ask, on behalf of the American Re
public, that the wal shall cease, now
that Its further prosecution can have
no 'par} of the justification set up fol-
its Inauguration. Let the President
and his Cabinet, instead of conside.
ing the removal of our worthy Minis
ter to France, think if lit :would not
be wise to transfer him Temporarily
to Berlin.-Cn. Enquirer.
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continues. Last night a large body
of troops left the walls and proceeded
in the direction of st. Denis. 1t is
believed they intend to engage the
advanced forces of the enemy, and
retreat toward the Notifications on the
approach of the main body. Several
Uhlans have been arrested in Paris
disguised as citizens, and will be shot
The Prussian army continues its dew
%astation. To-day they took possess
ion OF the railroad station at Chantil-
ly, captured a tram, detained the pas
sengers and confiscated their baggage.
Another train was fired upon, but
succeeded in escaping. 80
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Funding the Debt.

1t will be remembered by all, that
by the terms of the act authorizing the
issue of the Five-twenty bonds, Sc
called, because they were redeemable
in five OIL twenty years, at the pleas
ure of the Government-they we're to
be paid at the expiration of that time
in Legal Currency, or Greenbacks'
while the interest was to be paid in
coin.
Thus, at the expiration offive years
a debt of Fifteen hundred millions OF
dollars could have been paid in Green
backs, and ninety millions of interest
saved annually thereafter.
These bonds cost their owners about
forty.five cents on the dollar in de-
preciated paper. Thus, a clean specu
lation of fifty five cents on the dollar
was made in their purchase. Hence,
the holders of these bonds more than
doubled the sum invested in their
purchase.
Notsatisfied with this, they have
beseiged the Government, until the
Republican party under the lead OF
John Sherman, Morton and others,
has agreed to pay the original debt,
dollar for dollar in gold, thus making
a gold debt of Fifteen hundred mil
hons of dollars, with interest at four
per cent, running for thirty years.
Thus, the original contract has been
repudiated, the debt doubled and fast
ened npon the shoulders of the people
for an other thirty years under the
false plea of saving interest, when
both debt and interest should have
been wiped out.
Let it nox be remembered that the
people will have to pay sixty millions
interest on that debt annually for the
next thirty years, and still owe the
principal Can rascality and Unjust
ice go further?
Now, let it be further remembered
that Hon. James Monroe, the Repub.
lican candidate for Congress in this
District, stated in the Town Hall, or
Wednesday evening last, that he was
in favor of the Funding bill, by which
the American people are to be ieeced
out of Two thousand millions of inter.
terest in the next thirty years.
Farmers and laboring men, how
do you like it? Can you vote for g
candidate holding such opinions =?
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Land

On the question of land grabbing,
Mr. Monroe, declared his opposition
to the system; but said he would not
vote to repeal the infamous legislation
of last winteri
a Territory sufficient to make five
States as large as OHIO, was given IN
to the possession of rail road compe-
nies-mere private corporationsI If
the Government had built these roads,
and. then bestowed them as a gratuity
Upon a company. every man in the
Country would have been astounded
at the transaction. Although this has
not been doney yet, the practical diff
ference amounts to nothing, for the
Government has donated lands and
bonds sufficient to build those roads,
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a Lie Nailed.

The Wooster Republican, Of Sept.
18th, saYs:7a
son the occasion of the soldiers
reunion at Ashland, the Germans of
that place, to testify their love for the
Fatherland and their respect for the
American soldiers, prepared a SPLEEN
did Prussian flag, which they propos-
ed to raise in celebration of the heroic
deeds of the two countries, Germa=
NY and the Uuited States. The eve
ming before the reunion they were ad-
monished by q batch of second class
politicians of the Democratic persua-
sion, that, if they exhibited the Prus-
sian flag, they might expect tro1ble,
The Germans, with their characters
tic desire for order and tranquility,
consulted with Gen. Slocum, Presi-
dent Of the Day, as to what would be
advisable under the circumstances
He recommended them to unfurl their
flag in the most conspicuous place IN
the town, and to allow the soldier O.
boys to protect it from insult ~ The
flag was accordingly tossed to the
DIeeL Inc 4Ohn 1AuII, WiCAC IL
remained, unmolested, during the fes-
Invites of the day."
The foregoing, is a lie of the BALI
est kind, and a base SANDER upon the
people of Ashland. No such occur
renee took place. Nine-tehths of the
Germans Of Ashland county are Dem
ocrats and needed no protection from
the silly braggaHt, Gen. Slocum?
&c The Germans put up their flag
without opposition; and every body
without reference to political afinities,
contributed q full share towards the
hospitality extended TO the soldiers
JFhe story that the Democrats Of
Ashland would offer opposition to the
German flag, had its origin in the
brain of a puppy who cannot tell the
truth, when a lie will contribute to
carryio out his purposes. 1t seems i'm
possible for him to tell the truth, at
any time, without drawing largely on
his imagination.
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Roback.s stomach Bitters.

Some time ago, DIR. Roback, of Cincin-
natl, through his agent in this place, ia.
Maxwell, Esq, placed in our hands a bottle
of his Stomach Bitters, designed for dys-
pepsia, to give tone to the stomach, as a
preventive against the bilious complaints
incident to the Western country and, up
on using it, we regard it as second to none
in America or abroad. To be able to state
confidently that the Bitters are a certain
cure for dyspepsia and like diseases, is
to the proprietor q source of unalioyed
pleasure. It removes all morbid matter
from the stomach, puriies the blood, i'm
parts renewed vitality to the nervous sys-
tenn, giving it that tone and energy 80 indis-
pensable for the reservation Of health The
numerous acknowledgements Of its superior
excellence and beneicens results, have as
sured the proprietor that il can mot but
prove a great cure to the afflicted, and i'm
part vitality TO the thro lgH system. We
advise those who use hitters, to use none
but Roback's, which can be obtained at J.
A. Ma1welrs Drug Store, in Upper San
dusky.
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The opposition are busily engaged
in a secret way, in organizing their
forces for the campaign; and will ac'
complish more than is suspected. 30
far as we can see, it is the determine
ton of our Committee to do nothing.
To organize a party, in the last week
of . campaign, is morally impossible.
If 4 portion of our ticket fails, let
the blame rest where it properly be-
longs.
The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1870-09-21

A preacher in Waushara, Wiscon-
sin, has been discharged for being
personal to his hearers. He said: eff
you should take a barrel and fill it
with Holy Ghost, and another and
fill it with whisky, and call this con
gregation up and let you take your
choice, the whisky would be gone first
The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1870-09-21

I'd Saturday b Dec. xaBHet, y
These examinations will Commences e
10 O'Clock A. NJ. and close at 4 p. III. * -
No applicant will be admitted after II
O'Clock A.: M Written testimonials fof
good moral character. signed at least BY two
responsible persons will be required, Which
testimonials will be kept ON 6le. No GER
tihcate can be ante-dated, and the School
Law prohibits Township Clerks from Civ
ing orders to, tsachers for pay, unless thew
have certificates embracing the whole terra
of service. The School Law requires teaeh-.
ers to understand the following branches,
and be ableto impart Instruction. on them
all: ReaainssrF1Writine = Ortkseranhx.
Arithmetic, English Grammar, and Geoe-
raphy. A failure in one. isa failure mali
and those not having fair knowledge sof.
each and every one of the above branches
need not apply for a certificate. Particu@
lar attention will be paid to OrthographyS
not having studied twill Sc
prompt ly rejected. No private examina-
tions will be held. and no application Aby
letter" will be answered. Only fur grads
of c~ertifi- Gates viii be Issued viz: Eor4
months, IL months, Is months and rs
trial certificate and will not be issued the
second time to the same applicant. Those
having certificates for six months must be
able to procure certificates for II months
or none. School Directors are requested to
furnish us reports of the success. Of teachers,
as they will aid US materially in granting
certificates only to those who are successful
Those expectipgt to teach the higher branch
es will be examined accordingly. The
standard of Ashland County Teachers must
be advanced. and applicants; WHIP beartkis
in mind.-There will be no fadjeurhment
after examinations commence until they
close and a fee of so cente is required as
a'condition of Examination, and m9st.b be
paid in advance.
By order of the Board s
Z r. M. CAMPBELL Clerk.
eSpt. 1~21s69-1y4 .
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The War.
The. Russians Closing In Around
Paris.

Paris nearly Isohtea-Ns Preparations
for Defense Very EJicient-1ts PeO-
/. pile Calm, Resokute and Confdent-
Strasbuxy still Dgfant-Great French
Armies Organizing for Batle-Ihe
Prussians FSAo,oing Up HI Aduan-
tages-Bismarek Still Declining He'd
itation or Intervention of Any Kiud-
MacAah0n i'm Belgfum-General
Var Intelligence.
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COUNTY OFFICERS.

AudHor,
EMANUEL FINGER.
Recorder,
GEO. w. URIE.
Sheriff,
WM. o.
Prosecuting Attorney,
J. T. McCRAY.
Commissioner,
JNO. p. SMALLEY.
Lyfrmary Director,
GEO. MYERS.
Surveyor,
HENRY PIFER.
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A SCIENTIFIC WoNDER-The Craig
Microscope adapted to popular and
scientific use. Read the advertise
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NOTICE no TEACHERa.

TNhe Board ofeeii0oI ExanineFs OF NsH-
land County viii hold the following
Examinations during the school years 1868,
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SPECIALITY,

And mean to give all who may favor me
with their patronage,
THE BEST QUALITY OF GOODS,
THE BEST TRIMMINGS.
THE BEST FIT, AND MOST
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Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne & Chicago1
Railway

On and after June 18th, 1870, trains will
leave Stations daily, Sundays excepted,1
as follows. Train leaving Chicago at 5,S5
p. M, leaves daily.] lTrain leaving PittE-
burgh at 2.55 p. m, leaves daily.l
TRAINS GOING WEST.
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GENTS FURNISHING GOODS,
TRAVELLING BAGS

o LEON.
Ashland, Sept. Z, 1870.
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TIME TABLES.
Atlantic Time Table.
G. II. TOPPING, Agent.

C. G. & G. TIME TABLE.
On and after Monday, Dec. 21st, 1868,
passenger trains will arrive at the afslIow-
ing places at the time set. 49,,
GOING SOUTH.
N. London 1910 a. m. 4:30 p. m. 9:51 p. m.
Crestline 1l:1O a. IN. 5:45 d. m. 1925 D.. m.
Gallon 11:30 a. m. 6:25 p. m. Ills p. M.
GOING NORTH.
N. Lond'n 5:15 am 10:1Oa am 2:15 pm 8:0epm
Crestline 400 am $40 am IT'S pm $40 pm
Gallon 3:51 am. $50 am 1:06 pm 5:27 pm
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As far as the first class Cutting ard the
very best workmanship can accomplish
1 shall make Custom work q
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STYLISH GARMENTS

Equal to any made in the largest cities,
My stock of
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I I'M sure to give full satisfaction. especial
ly as my prices will be as low and lower as
any in the State.
A full Sock of
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BY other laws, the State banks have
D,en ruthlessly taxed ont of existence
their destruction, and not revenue,
being the avowed purpose of the laws
and thus the States are prohibited
the exercise ola right enjoyed by them
from the foundation of the government
and the whole subject of the currency
has been seized upon by Congress.
An Unlimited right to construct
works of internal improvement IN a
State or States, without their consent,
is boldly declared and often acted up
on. while a power to regulate, by acts
of Congress, tolls and charges upon
every railroad or canal and every ma
vignble river in the Republic, is open
ly asserted in the Halls of Congress.
Power to charge a higher rate for
transportation than their State chart
ers allow, has been conferred by Con-
gress upon State corporations, and to
other corporations of the privileges
and faculties have been by Congress
that the States creating them refused
to confer. The State corporations are
thus, on the one hand, made superior
to their creators, and enabled to set
their charters at defiance; while, on
the other, their very existence is made
dependent on Congressional action,
and they may oon become the mere
slaves of Congressional will.
Then look at your judicial system.
Turn to your Federal statute books
and you viii find them covered with
new laws to enlarge the powers of the
Federal courts at the expense of the
The New York herald., 1870-12-09
TEE OPERA IN THE BoWEaY

A New Scene in Tnnnbauser-A Faded Priinm
Donua's Jealous .nge towards Prctty
sOnu cite.
For some time past large and unusually good
operate company has delighted the German resi-
dents Of the city with choice renditons OF Tn cir
fayorIie composers and nuretyists at the German
Stadt theatre, in the Bowery. Among the members
OF the tronpe, who wear here reputation won in
otner days Ii Europe, IS Madame Louise Lchtmay,
the leading primo donna. Madame Lchtmsy
was warmly received on her first appearance here,
and at times her rendition Of dilncult part has
won rom the audience other countrymen and coun
women sucn applause as almost became an ovation,
There Is also Oh the stage ui the German Stads
theatre a very
PRETTY YOUNG soUBRETTE
named Alma Krauscr, whose modest air and glrllsh
beauty have made her general iavorte, not only
with those VINO ohanoed to witness single repre-
seniatloa. but with hI0daGs and critics. Some o1
the latter ndeeu, praised her warmly the notices
the various performances, and Il i sad inns praise
became very unpaiatdpie 10 The pl7aad Donna. Ma
dame 4, no longer yefy young nor very fair-at least
Der beauty As not o. so excel cut type a5 IL may
have DeeA twenty years ago. One cannot remain
ALWAYS YoJSG AND ALWAYS BEAUTIFUL,
yet honely AMI pain as this iact may appear
actresses are never willing to recognize IL. Ihey
cling TO the memory OF liielr early triumphs, they
re I've the III to tner managers, rneir irlends anc.
ewes, and they live 50 much in the iose"eoorea
pasg CIab Uney resent ii.sult everything mat
reminds them ol their peseat
FADED CHARMS
and barren lllumrhs some Cwo weeks ago Madame
Lichtnay grew very cold aud very formal in ner
treatment oI Tie iittie s.uDrette. Que evening wheG,
1t was The duiy OF hrauser " hald tne ptld a0,tnG
q letter the latter snatcned IL radely from her,
and tie fornai5y iaaly grew 10 Stiffness and the
coiiness TO clness. A lev nights smce the opera
ol "Iannnausefi was put uson The stage. Madame
Llcnvmay, as tue lueeli, was
,EATED Uf0N faE THRONE
aud Miss kranser - the page, sat on step or tire
uals a, her f3et. oudlcniy sle p'slad do7eaQ, wno
wore pair o. oid-tashionel loDgJoed shoes, Of the
sty o. the Sixteenth century, administered 10 the
person oi the pretty page a number ol
yast then os slso@3ys son1yss slG g "A ors e. so ror
Ward v,a upon laT laco Oh lie moor OF the
stage. II was her place to sing at thiS
point IN the opera a Few sta1zas. She began, her
Voice failed her ana sne nasU,y lett the stage. Tue
prtnia G0lt{G
DESCENDED FROM TIE THRONE TRIUMPHANT
ald sang curing tie reMiinaer OF the evening Wltn
more Than hef usaal power and sprtt, receiving
round alter Iouna o applause. IL Is said the httie'
souOreSe Is loW, ana nl, eser since tndt niShs.
been, contineu TO her bel. Ii is believed that the
Atle naked gou had something 10 do VITA stirring
UP the ureeneyed monster. However the matter
VIII be brought up IN tile colrts, anu some racv
0eNeiupiAeAts may De egpeCt ell.
The New York herald., 1870-12-09
POLITICAL NOTES AM COMMENTS.

Sumter county, Georgia, has elcvoa independent
carpe bag candidates FOR one ONCE. Each candi-
date asserts that he has been requested To enter the
fed by a large majority OF the people
The people OF Sa Francl.co are rejoicing over
their deliverance from corrupt ring which has for
years controlled their city government.
Some OF the Massachusetts papers want TO know
whether the central and western portions OF the
Commonwealth are gong TO let Boston and it's i'm
mediate suburbs permanently hod both the Sena-
orships in Congress- Us they have for the past fifteen
years and more
The state o! Delaware is making vigorous efforts
TO I'D Itself OF the Sausbuly family.
Governor Clayton ls working lniustriously for his
election To the United states Senate in place OF ena.
t,r Mcdonald OF Arkansas, whose term expires
Wlth The present Congress.
The editot OF the Chicago Journal has discovered
that the editor OF the Chicago Republican is a COP
pernead. The editor OF the Chicago Republican is
free to maintain tnat the editor OF ne Chicago Jour-
2idi is o chucke-head. They probably both right
in their e e'timation Of each other.
The President says he offered four Pennsylyanians 8
places III MS Cabinet and never had been ole 20 get
the politicians OF their n state TO agree TO any
single appointments