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Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1871-08-12
Justice to Lake and Geauga.

While we have no axes to grind, nor any
particular preferences in the nominations soon
10 be made fOr Senator and Common Pleas
Judge, we cannot help thinking, with many OF
the candid people of all three counties, that,
so far rs location of candidates nre concerned
granting the fitness aud ability of the most
popular candidates in either section of the
district TO he equal, the county OF Ashtabula
ought in fairness to concede to the other two
counties both the nominations to be made this
fall. The last Senator was from Ashtabula
Co.-his predecessor hailed from there. For
nearly 20 years Ashtabuln county has had the
Judgcship. Turn about is fair play. Let the
best and most available men be nominated, do
ing Jastiue to eaoh section and county and to
every citizen, according TO that principle
which, being the golden rule of good morals,
is also the golden rule of all political action
and of public life. Justice to each rs each
claims Justice for himself,
Thus speaks our friend CLARK of the Palnes-
vile Adpertier. Whether the article is to be
taken rs speaking the sentiments of Lake and
Geauga, we are, perhaps not fully advised OF
his fact, hoN ever, theBe is no doubt that those
counties are not unit in asserting tho claim
Of locality for some of their prominent poll
licians have been in, this county urging the
bringing out'atleast one candidate from this
county for the bench and to show that Ash
tabula is not wholly bound up in herself, the
declining judge makes his abdication, as far,
perhaps, as delicacy would allow, in favor OF
Geauga Then, too, the complaint that an un-
broken line of favors have been enjoyed by
AshtabHla fer near 20 yeavs, may be met by
the assertion that this result has either arisen
from the inability of the other oouLties of the
district to bring out and unite upon eandi-
date Of their own, or from their readiness TO
grant, and assist In bestowlng the favor now
complained of As TO Lake and Geauga taking
both Senator and Judge, we presume there
will be no serious opposition TO the decisions
of the convention, If such should be arrived
at But We have some excellent material In
this county for the Common Pleas Bench and
shall be pleased TO see fair chance given fol
Its being brought out As TO Senator, We
have not heard name mentioned In this Co
Our ambition seems to run mole for the lower
house. If, Therefore, either Lake or Geauga
are Willing TO divide the honors, there may be
no disposition to oppose such an arrangement
Cannot cur friend CLARR let himself down tC
some such m arrangement
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1871-08-12
The New Departure a Mockery.

Col. John NJ Connell of Lancaster, Ohio,
having been invited by the DemOcratic State
Executive Committee to enieR the pending
canvass as speaker, responds by a letter ad-
dressed to Senator Thurman, Chairman, which
falls in the Democratic ranks like bomb
shell, Col Connell declines to enter the can
.vass, on the ground that the party is conduct
ling il under false pnetsnses, and with leader.
Col. McCook, who did not receive the nomina-
iion. lie says
L lad hoped that such wise oounsels
would have prevailed at our State Con-
ventiou as to have almost insured our
success in which event would have
given all of labor, influence, and strength
| have to noble cause for which have
herel otore labored. But in the house
Of its friends, at that COavention, were
dealt the deadliest blows to the Denaoc-
racy it has yet received. The
voters Of our party are not uninformed
Of the false position the party is placed
in. They know we are going before the
people this fall with at least two untruths
glaring conspicuous on our front. First,
they know that Col. McCook was not
nominated Governor, and that his yFinci-
pal competitor led him on the irst ballot,
when the unaecountable mistake or fraud
occurred in the announcement OF the
vote which scores OF delegates knew to
be false ; and they will soon learn how
| shocked were the friends of our de tdctO
candidate for Governor who believed
him to be too high-toned and sensitive
to stand III his present disagrceable posi-
tiony when they di, covered that he per-
mitted his immediate partisans to simply
say in regard TO the fraud or mistake in
the nomination, that they could only
'hope that it would not get out"
This, howeI er, is small matter com
pared to the falsehoods expressed in
the party platform. When the Conveu
ton took upon itself to declare that tn,
Democracy OF this State recognized as
accomplished facts the two later $50
called) amendments to the Constitution
and regarded them as no longer politi
cal issues before the country, it stated
an untruth. Nothing in the politics
then or now, has more affected The
hearts and minds of Democratic voters
than these, there denominated dead is
sues. And when, in the second rcsolu
ton, the Convention undertook to say
that "lhe Democratic party pledges itscl
to the full, faithful and absolute cxecu
tion and enforcement of the Constitu
ton, as it now is, so as TO secure equa
rights to all persons. under it, without
distinction OF race, color, or condition,
it exceeded its authority and simply as
, serted what was known to be false
hood. If the Democratic party is NOR
iband, then its political priests may b.
allowed to dictate to it confessions o
SINS of their defining. But they hav,
certainly made the party to appear lik,
the dying African, who, when asked b,
his preacher if he was ready to die, anC
whether he had forgiven his enemies
and especially his colored neighbor, be
tween whom and himself there had lon.
been feud, answered :: "lf Pse gwin
to die, l. forgive him !; bat ii l gets well
dat darkcy had better look out fes bis
self"
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1871-08-12

ADvESTURoUs.-The Norwalk, CT. Gazette
in traciag the peregrlnaIonS of one of lis ac-
qnaintences and neighbors by the name of
SAMRuL A. ST. JOHN, says he went early to
California; after n short sobOnsn iw the Gold
en- State, young ST. John went to the Sand
wich Islands, from thence TO Australia, and.
from thence to the Feegee Islands, where he
has been for sevaral years past exte nsively en-
gagged in the cultivation. Of Sea-Island cotton.
HIS plantation is on an island of the Feegee
group; his cotton is of the very best quality
known to commerce aud sells readily in Lon
don for dollar, gold, per pound. He EN-
pioys about one hundred and thirty native la
borers on his plantation and is entirely salts
fed with the pecuniayy results of his enter
prise. His family is with him there, and their
chief amusement and recreation seems to be
10 avoid being "baybeeued" and devOured.
The fact that the few American missionaries
on the Island are considered by the natives to
be far more tender, delicate and juicy than On
ordinary planter has served TO save Mr.. 81.
JeAa thus nL lie has been called 10 his old
hnmes fhF the Arst time IN many years, and
leaves very shortly for his far distant home.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1871-08-12

The democrats Of Ohio county, Indiana,
refuse to ':depart." At recent conven-
tion they resolved that they "vicw with
surprise and regret the attempt to lead
the party in the wake of strange and un-
godly gods that "if the good old dem
ocratic ship must SO to the bottom we
will sink with her, in blaze of glory,
our banners nailed detiantly to the mast $
head )" and that when we descend SO
low as to barter our principles to partake
of the loaves aud fishes, we will be, aud
ought to be, damned"
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1871-08-12
ITEMS.

tB The telegraphic announcement of n
consolidation of all the California railroads
appears TO have been confirmed.
cB- Seven vessels have arrived al New York
lower quarantine tile pasE few days, with
cases of yellow fever on board.
eEr In the midst of all the outcry the House
Of Commons passes the bill TO give young
Arthur his $4,000 per year by vote of 276
toll.
tT- \ Cleveland merchant lately received
package labeled, IL box Tom. Cats" 1t took
him some time to decipher the fact that the in
seFiptEon meanta box oitomato catsup.
eS"The result Of The primary meetings in
Louisiana indicates the defeat of Governor
Warmoth, and the probable nomination Of
Dnnn, colored, for Governor.
tH-The schooner Jennie Muln from Toledo,
with wheat went ashore nine mics above
Oswego, on Saturday night, 9th inst, and is
probably a total loss.
The entire work for the new railroad
east fIDm Mount Vernon. Ohio, TO Millersburg,
ia now under contract and progressing rapidly.
II is expected that trains will run regularly
between that city and Cleveland by Christmas.
tBThe Prince of Wales and hiS- party of
reconciliation did not meet with an enthusiastic
reception at Dublin the other dny. The
weather was cold anil the people were cold ;
indeed, it is said that ,he future King of Eng
land was actually hsscd.
tB- So II seems that the 80 900 unfortunates
who constituted the rank and file Of the Com
munist organization are to be tried in detail
after ALL 1t was thought that rough sort of
justice would la dealt Out In, u lump, and /,
aser proper classification, the whole would be
dealt with as each merted. But the Assembly
proposes to increase the number of Judges
until they are equal to the emergency and oil
are duly tried.
tB-A number Of highly respectable ladies,
who take an active interest in public affairs,
have discovered that bill has been quietly
pssssd through the Territorial Council which
substantially adopts for Washington what Is
known as the St. Louis system, for regulating
houses of ill-iame. These ladies strongly
oppose this mcasare, and have set to,work 10
defeat IL in the Bower House of the Eegis-
latase..
tBMr. Seward said AT Constantlnople. at
an enieresinment given him by the Sultan,
that he had '.eompleted nearly two-thirds of a
voyage round the glsbe. aud he had not as
yet found n people who. wore not friends OF
the United States and he had to find in the
rest OF his journey the people or Government
which Is hostile, II there be one" He forgets
that Ubcie Sam had foreign enemies enough
when we had q civil war on hand.
tE-A terrible hail storm occurred in ih'
vicinity Of Albion, Wis, on the 3ist nlt
Great hall stones raine down in tremendou
shower. some Of them being as large as hen
eggs Some Seport them two and half inche
through. In places the ground was covered
Window glass suffered general smashing
Persons were haihAHaok. The wind laid th,
corn fiat as IL II had been rolled. II blew
down several barns. and tobacco sheds. Mos
tobacco fields thatit passed over were com
pletely ruined.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1871-08-12

TUE SLEEPING-cAR SCANDAL against
the illustrious jeff Davis, was pro-
nounced by that gentleman "a Radicap
lie,n and many of the Southern papers
have had the bad taste to treat the mat
ter as of Radical origin and as If invent
ed by Radical malice. Rut there is one
Southern paper that dares to tell the
truth, even of jeff Davis. The Knox
Vile (Teun,) Chronicle having published
the tale abou! Davis, and having fallen
under rebel censure for 10 doing, says
that Mr.. Trice, the conductor of the car
in whish Davis slipped through the Stats
of the upper berth down into the berth
below, is Virginan, and DIR. I. de-
clares he is as good rebel as jeff Davis,
and moreover, he is perfectly outspoken
in his statement of the affair and will
stand square up to his written report
which he has made out. That paper
Gays it has other evidence of the truth
of the story if the public wish it.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1871-08-12

An army officer tells the following
chicken story ''While ut Bowling
Green, the rebel women bothered us TO
death. 1t was always the same old
Complaint-'the soldiers have MIXED our
COWS, or stolen our chickens, or busted
into the sinoke-house.' Always the same
old story through Kentucky and Ten
nessee, too. At Chattanooga we were
bored. 10 death with these women. One
morning they beSieged the Generals
hes.Afuarters,. when General Sherman,
rising himself to the most solemn posture,
and addressing the foremost woman, re.
marked "Madam, the integrity of the
republic and the solidity of the Constitu'
lion must be maintained, ,ifA takes ecery
chicken In ItnNsssee 2
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1871-08-12

Col. MeCook's views of the right of parade,
or the right TO peaceably assemble, etc, are
clearly set forth In the following, as reported.
by the Steubenville Herald The words were
spoken in public place in that city
81 think those Orangemen OF New
York had no right to parade in the
streets OF that city that they should no
more expect to parade in apeaceiul man
ner, than would procession marching
through the streets OF Sieubenville, hur-
raining for JEFF. Davis, and carrying his
banner,, expect to escape attack"
Is THE sound Democratic doctrine ?
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1871-08-12
District Convention.

The Republican Nominating Convention for the Sen
atoria and Judicial District composed Of the counties
Of Ashtabula, Geauga and Lake, will be held in the
Town House in Madison on Tuesday, the 18th day of
August 1871 at IL O'Clock. when candidates will
be nominated for one Common Pleas Judge and one
SGnatOn represent the said district In the General
semDly. The delegations to- this convention will be
votes given for Secretary of State at the last general
election be chosen at the Primary meetings ordered
BY the County Central Committees for the choice Of
delegates the County Conventions apportioned-32
TO Ashtabula, 1Ito,Gcanga and 20 TO Lake.
j. F.. SCHOFIELD,
w &. HOwELLs,
j. q. CONVERSE,
District Committee
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1871-08-12
Where the Immigrants 60.

This is the season when immigration is at
its maximum, and the people OF Northern Eu
rope are pouring into this country at the rate
of forty thousand a month. Every steamer
that arrives is crowded. a new line with new
attractions has entered the lists with the old
ones, and New York, Boston, and all the ports
of entry, are swarmng with the recent corners.
The late war, which claimed the attention of
all Europe, seems scarcely To have affected
the steady tide of emigration to our shores.
Where will these immigrants gog is a ques-
ton which it is difficult to answer, but which
is of vital importance TO the nation at large
Many of them, no doubt, will remain in the
large cities, to swell the ranks of the workers
who arc without work more will go South,
and beyond the Mississippi To- the vicinity of
the recently built railways ; but by far the
largest number, especially of the Scandina-
yans, are moving towards the great North
west, whose area of settlement and attractions
to settlers have Immensely increased by the
building OF the Northern Pacific Railroad
Already the results of this movement are be-
coming conspicuous. Minnesota is filling up
even 10 her western boundary, the broad
prairies of the Red River Valley are being
staked oG into "claims," colonies are buying
large tracts In order to prove on an ample
scale the advantages of organized and CO.
operative industry, and at the other end OF
the road, in Oregon and in Washington Terri
tory, the better lands are rapidly being taken
up by settlers Even to Maritoba and the ad-
jacent British possessions, the tide OF popula-
ton seems to be rising, and there can scarcely
be doubt that in II few years., as the advan-
tages of the Northwest are more and more
understood by the world, n broad belt of
towns, villages, and prosperous farms, will
extend across the continent, from Lake Supe-
ror to the Pacific. The public would not be-
icve this year or two ago, when the North
ern Pacific enterprise was first broached, but
the curtain has already risen on the first act
of the drams, and events in our day move fast
Let the people COME ioFwayd' now, and with
their means expedite the enterprise which is
thus transforming one of the richest portions
of our territory. They are invited to do this
not from charity or patriotism, but simply
from intelligent selEinterest for safer OF
more remuneratlye Investment cannot be found
in our markets than the first mortgage bouds
of the Northern Pacific Railroad.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1871-08-12

COMMISSIONER PLEAsoSTOS was suspended
from Office by the President on the 9th inst,
and Deputy Commissioner Douglass, formerly
of Erie, has succeeded to the Office. A resig-
nation Was asked for by the President, but
Gem, Rleasonton declined an acceptance Of
that course
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1871-08-12

The Homeopathic Midical College, the Wo-
mems Medical College and The Homeopathic
Hospital on the HeightS-Cleyeland-have
been consolidated.
The plan Of vaeating the Suildings now
occupied and erecting more extensive aud
commodious hospital building. near the bear,
Of the city OF Cleveland, has-been virtually, u
not formally, decided upon.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1871-08-12

REDUClSS 1nE PUBLIC Dmpp.--pbe
Secretary OF the Treasury has, says the
Cleveland Herald, issued tabular state
ment showing the present conditiOa of
the Public Debu aud the monthly ex-
hibits since the lst of March, 1869. The
total debt on the lst of August, less
cash in the Treasury, was S2,283- -32sT
s57SS, showing reduction during July
of So, ,7ol ,967.92, decrease during the
fve months of s37,s79, ,9SS.94, and q
total decrease since March lst, $780, of
$242, ,l34, ,4t2O3. The monthly intei est
charge on the lst of AuGNst, 5s7L, was
50 SO2, ,9455o, being a decrease since
March LIST, 1869, of Sl,23O,ll7, and de-
crease in the annual interest charge of
$l4,76t,4o4.
During 1869, the monthly statements
showing the greatest amour: of reduc-
tion. were those Of June Ist and July
lst IN 1870 those of July 1st, and
August list, and III 1871 that OF April
lst. The beaViest rrGNactTon was in the
statement Of July LIST, 1870 when the
decrease was $40, ,2o3,772.
If the rate Of redaction should be il
the exact proportion of the decrease
shown by the present August statement
or according to tn" monthly average
since March 1st, 1869, the debt would
be wiped out in less than twenty-thret
years. To accomplish this, in fact
would require less payments monthly
than the sum for August, by the amount
of the steadily decreasing interest charge
This, it should be borne in mind, has
been under what the Democracy call a
"wasteful" and "extravagant" Republi
can Administration, and this too when
the burden of taxation has been repeat
edly lightened.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1871-08-12

Col. MoCooK is certainly to be COM
miserated. Not Democratic paper has
a word to say in his praise, and, what
is worse, he has been accused Of making
Republican speeches on the Reserve,
and compelled to explain in speech to
bis Cosbocton friends. His Northern
Ohio stumping tour is universally pro-
nounced bluodery but, like true Dem
ocrat, he takes the responsibility, saying
that nobody is to blame for it but him
splf
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1871-08-12
Republican County Convention.

The Republican Nominating Convention for Ashta-
bua County will be held at the Court House in Jc1er-
son, on Monday, the l4th day of August 1S1l at IL
O'Clock, a. m. This convention will he composed Of
100 delegates chosen from the several townships
Ssss OF thirty votes AfacOn OF 10 or more votes.
poled the election In October last for Secretary Of
atate and apportiunsd NJ foil avs
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1871-08-12

The qualified voters Of the Republican party are
therefore requested to meet at their usual places Of
holding elections in. the several townships, Satur-
day, Aug 18th lsIi, aT o'clock. p. and choose by
gates above apportioned by the County convention At
the time and place, they will elect ThrtytwO del
egates to the Judicial and Senate Convention above
called choosing two each, from the townships Of Ash.
tabua, Conneaut, Geneva and Jefferson and one from
each Of the other townships in the county.
The nominations to be made at this convention will
be candidates for the offices Of Representative
County Auditor County Treasurer, Recorder, Sheriff,
Prosecuting Attorney, County Commissioner, one
Director Of the Inhrmnry Surveyor and Coroner.
1t is also recommended that at the Primary meetings,
Advisory member Of the County Central Committee
be chosen for each township, and that his name be
ported TO the Convention along with those of the dele
gates. W. G. IIowELLL JAMES REED.
c. s. SIMoNDs, SAM'L HAYWARD,
s.. A. NORTBVAY, w. Il! SPENCER.
". +. IlowLAND, Central Committee.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1871-08-12

"THE VIcroRiA LEAGUE" so called, with
Mrs. Victoria q. Woodhull of New York, as
its candidate for President, is sending out Its
circulars, announcing the association rs In
working order" asking the good Will of the
Press, &c, &c. To complete the ticket, we
would deferentially suggest the name sf Ills
RxeeIleLcy JET Davis for President, and Mrs,
Woodhpll tor Vice President Thia ticket
nOiOriety, just at this time.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1871-08-12
Republican State Tiokai,.

Republican State TiOket,.
n0RsovERSoB,
Edward r. NOycs, Of Hamilton.
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR;
Jacob Mueller, Of Cuyshogs.
SUPREME JUDGE,
william N. West, of Logan.
TREASURER,
Isaac n. Welch, Of Belmont.
AuDFTOR,.
Lsmes. williams, Of Franklin.
ATTORNEY GENERAL.
Frank u. Pond, Of Morgan.
SCHOOL COMMISSIONER
Thomas w. Harvey. oiNLAaeS.
CLERK OF the suRHENE COURT,
Rodney FoOs, Of Clinton.
NEARKa BOARD OF FUBLIc WORKS,
SIR. HOsmer, Of Muskingum,
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1871-08-12

The stumpag business Of tue Democratic
candidate has caused as much pleasantly
among Republicans, and chagrin among Dem
O0rats as anything that has occurred of late
NpOn' tiie political arena. The speech at
Paincsville was apologized for on the ground
Of indlsposltion. One of our Ash,abula Repub-
lcans took advantage ofthis while In the pres
ence of one of the Plymouth godiathers of the
JcespsOnian, 10 intimate that some similar diff
hculty of tile bowels must have been lxperenc-
ed here also. The reply was--"I know moth
Ing about the sickness OF the speaker, but o
the sickness of the Ashtabula Democracy
there was very little room for mistake"