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The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-02-11
ANmpORTANT OPINION.

Warden Innis has written letter to
Attorney General Little on the subject
of the passage of the Geghan bill, and
received the following reply:
Colonel e.. S. InHis, Warden Of the Ohio
Penitentiary:
SIR: am in receipt of your commu-
nication of the 81 ultimo, in which you
ask if ''the word person in the bill of
rights, article 1, section 7of the constitu
ton of Ohio. includes eonvicts in the
Ohio Penitentiary, or is it restricted TO
persons outside who have not forfeited
their rights by being convicted OF
crime" Also, IF prisoner says it is
against the dictates of his conscience
to attend any particular religious serv
ice, would it be violation of the cen
stitution and laws of Ohio for me TO
compel his attendancef' The portion
of the section 10 which your inquiries
relates read: ''AlI men have a natural
and undefr.,sibie right to worship AL
mighty God according To the dictates of
their own conscience. No person shall
be compelled to attend, erect or support
any place of worship, or maintain any
form of worship, against his consent, and
no preference shall be given by law
to any religious society, nor shall any
Interference with the rights of conscience
be permitted" A prisoner should be
accorded the rights and immunities spec
flied in said sec ion so far as consistent
with a proper and necessary prison dis
cipline. To the extent, if at ali, that
their curtailment is necessary 10 such
discipline, he may be regarded as having
put them in abeyauee by his crime for
the time being. What discipline is nee
essary to a just and orderly administra-
ton of the affairs of the penitentiary the
law must determine, and by its deter.
mination the executive officers of the
prison must abide.
Very respectfully,
JOHN LITTLE, Attorney-tieueral.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-02-11
GEN. SHERMAN SPEAKS,
And Assures the Public that lie is Not Pre>iden-
tiaI Candidate.

COLUMBUS, Feb. 3.-Hon. Jas. NJ.
etter from Gen. w. Il. Sherman:
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Feb. 2.
DEAR Sir: Your kind letter is lust
received, and though L thought every
body knew my general opinions on
points of your inquiry. can not hest
tate to answer you ill such IL way as to
admit of no misconstruction. | never
have been, am not now, and never will
be candidate for the high office of
President before any convention or the
people. | shall always prefer to See that
office filled by one of the millions who,
in the civil war, stood by the Union
firmly and unequivocally; and of these
| notice many names of willing and cap
able men prominent among them that
of Gen. Hayes, now Governor of Ohio,
whom we know as a fine officer and a
gentleman in every sense. do hot,
however, wish to be misunderstood as
presumiDg to advise anybody in his
choice of the man.
MY wife and family are strong Catho-
lies, but l am not. That, however, is
nobody's business. Ibelieve in the COM
mon schools, and don't stop over the
little matters that seem to be exaggera-
ted by the press in sone quarters. How
ever, these schools are extruvaguut, and
indulge in costly buildings and expen-
sive teachers, so as 20 be heavy burden
on the tax payers. This tendency ought
to be checked, which may easily be done
without making it a political question.
Self-interest will regulate this, and make
schools free to all, and capable of i'm
parting the rudiments of good English
education. Yours truly,
''W. II. SHERMAN"
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-02-11
OPENING OF THE BRITISH PARLIi.
MENT,

The Parliament of Great Britain was
opened yesterday CFuesdayl for its third
session, and as was the case with the
former Parliament, the third session was
opened by the Queen in person instead
of by Commission. The last time she
opened Parliament in person was in
1871. This time she did not go in state,
though crowds lined the route. The
Queen was accompanied by her two
daughters-in law and by her two daugh-
ters resident in England The Royal
Speech was not read by the Queen her
self, but the Lord Chancellor,
The speech, like all its predecessors, is
somewhat vague and non-committal on
some important topics and profuse on
promises that will not be fulfilled in
Others. Bills for amendment of the
merchant shipping laws, for prison man
agement, and for primary education are
promised. When it is borne in mind
that promises made at the beginning of
the session and summary of measures
perfected at the end rarely agrte, and
especially tie experience in this direc
ton of last years session, much conf
-dence will not be placed in the promises
made yesterday.
The two points that were lightly
touched On-the Slavery Circular and
the SueZ Canal Purchase-are the i'm
mediate rocks ahead of the Disraeli
Administration, and will give it no little
trouble unless carefully handled
Cteceidnd Leader.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-02-11
OHIO LEGISLATURE.

FEB. 3.--In the Senate bills were
offered prescribing the time of session
of the Supreme Court Commission, ere
ating and regulating inclined plane
companies, appropriating 81, 500 for a
work shop at the penitentiary, and to
allow only paid up stockholders of rail
pany. A bill was passed cutting off the
pay of Overseers of the poor in Hamil-
ton county. \ bill was introduced
allowing students to vote where they are
attending school. In the House reso
luton was adopted authorizing cole =
ton of statements of all delinquent
taxes in the State by the Auditor of
State.
FEB. Sin the Senate, bills were in
troduced TO provide for taxation of dogs,
and to establish county boards for ex-
animation in pharmacy of persons pro
posing to engage in the business of sell
ing drugs. In the House, bills were in
troduced TO abolish the Office of State
Commissioner of Railroads and Tele
graphs, and to transfer his duties to the
Secretary of State. To require gas com
panies to accompany their monthly bills
for gas, with aifidavits from the party
examining the meter; that the meter is
in good condition and accurate, and
that the gas is at least of twelve-candle
power
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-02-11
PRESIDENT MAKING.

The political outlook has become de-
cicedly hayesy.-EcdnscilIe Qnd. Jour-
ncl.
Aprop0S of the Mem York Worlds lie
about Banks Presidential candidacy,
the Buffalo Eepress says it is sorry to
see the World encroaching on the Suns
orbit.
If Job had lived during the present
Presidential campaign he would have
altered his famous phrase, and made it
read: 80, that mine enemy would
write confidential letter expressing his
views n-NelC York World.
The Ipdependent says: 1--WE had it
from Vice President Wilson's own lips
that about year before his death he ad- :
vised General w. Il. Sherman to be
careful in his public utterances, as he
was very likely to be the Republican
candidate for President.
And now Gen. Sherman, in a manly
letter. throws the weight of his great
name In favor of his younger comrade
and fel.o g-citiZen of Ohio, Gov Hayes.
for the Presidency. How these Ohioans
love one another! Catch IL PennsyI-
vanian ever nominating another Penn
syiVauian as IIeSiuchI- -LHNuNetpNtu
Press.
The best evidence that the Democrats
have no hope of succeeding in electlng
the next President is found in the action
of the leaders at Washington. They
propose to reduce the salary of every
man in Office. Whatever else Democra-
CIV does. il never cuts off the fodder it
expects to feed on.-Ne1C York CONNER
cidl dGueTtiSer.
Gen. Sherman's letter on the Presi-
dency question is genuine surprise to
the politicians of both parties, but gives
more satisfaction to the Republicans
than to the Democrats. Among GER
tain class of fDemocrats-thosew who have
been advocating the nomination OF Gen.
Sherman as the Democratic candidate
for the Presidency-the letter falls like
a bombshell. They are thoroughly de-
moralized, and say that it is plainly evil
dent. from the aliusion in the letter to
Gov. HAYES. that Gen. Sherman will
support the Republican candidate, and
that ne has abandoned his inclination of
two or three years past 10 act with the
Democratic party. The appearance of
tile letter at this time is regarded as
significant. To the Republicans the
declaration i'm favor of the election of a
man to che Presidency who stood by the
Union firmly and unequlvocally during
the civil war is accepted as positive
ulti.natum that he will act with them in
the coming Presidential campaign =
Washington Dispatch to the baltimore
American.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-02-11

WHILE a pension case was under con
sideration in the House last Thursday,
where Confederate soldier had enlisted
on consideration that his crippled broth
er should be released from rebel prison
on charge of having acted as guide,
deserted and t.fterward enlisted in the
Federal army ana was wounded, Mr..
MORRISON jumped up and said that IL
man who would join one side and ,iese rt
to the other. was a scoundrel, and did
not deserve pension. KASSoN asked
whether his remark would apply TO those
who, having taken the oarh to support
the Government, had left the Union
army and Joined the rebels. This was a
poser, and demoralized Morrison badly.
He made ont to say that lie would ALLOW
no one to state a case for him. Town
send, of New York, then asked him if
he would apply the term scoundrel to
a man who had served in the Union army
and became so much ashamed Of it that
he would not allow 1T TO appear IN print.
As Morrison really suppressed that part
of his record in the record OF the Con
gressional Directory which relates TO his
services in the Union army, this placed
him in a terrible position before the
House. He fioundered fearfuily, and
was at last compelled to support tine bill,
which passed, as il should have done.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-02-11

Ben. HILL feels very much as if he
had put his ''foot in it" in making his
speech in defense of the AIdersonville
atrocities. Some of his Democratic con-
freres found it out sooner, and feel fully
as bad over it as he does. Phe boys who
starved and suffered in Southern prisons
are waking up and looking around to
see whether the time is coming when
they shall have to ask for amnesty.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-02-11

The sensation in Washington now is
the marriage of Senator Cbristiancy to
young lady clerk in the Treasury De-
partment. The Eoening Star refers to
esting topic lit the capital to-day was
the marriage of Senator Christiancy, of
Michigan, this morning, TO Miss Lille
Lugenbeel, of the Bureau of Engraving
ana Printing of the Treasury Depart
ment. The marriage took place where
the Senator and his wife had rooms and
was very quiet affair, the ceremony
being witnessed by but very few persons.
Senator Ferry, who was the only Sena-
tor present, officiated as groomsman.
with Miss Belle Linthicum as brides
maid The Senator, who has now
reached the age of sixty-four, lost his
wife about nine months since. He is the
father OF six children. His bride is a
blonde, is quite pretty, and is about
twenty years of age. 1t is understood
that the courtsbip was quite brief, last
ing bur few weeks. When the name of
Mr.. Christiancy was read in calling the
roll of the Senate this afternoon, Mr..
Ferry, President pro tenn, said with a
sly twinkle, II desire to state that my
colleague is paired" a remark which
created general laughter all over the
Chamber.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-02-11
ufPORTANTR IL TRHE

Wefind the following going the rounds
of the press:
The Suez Canal was an old scheme of
NJ. de Lesseps' and by 1852 he had sub
mitted plans for its construction to the
Porte, but the Porte decided that Tur-
key was not concerned. However, when
Mohammed Said came to be Viceroy of
Egypt the Frenchman had a friend in
power, and the work was ordered TO go
on When N. de Lesseps was Consul
in Egypt, Said was a great fat boy, and
his father, Mehemet Ali, annoyed at
seeing this fatness increase, had him put
on restricted diet, and used to send him
for two hours day to walk round the
city, to skip with rope, to row, and to
climb the masts of ships. The boy
made friends with NJ de Lesseps, and
got secret meals of maeearoni from his
servants. This was the beginning of a
friendship which led to such memorable
results; and it is curious instance Of
how great things and small are interwo-
ven into the web of life, that is if Said
Pasha had not been a fat boy with a Sc
we're father, NJ de Lesseps's scheme
might have been treated by him with as
little attention as it was by the Porte,
and we should have had no Suez Canal.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-02-11
Washington, Jan. II, 1876.

BEy. Hills amnesty speech was bid
for the Georgia Senatorship, and in that
respect it was success. But then it
was damaging blow TO the Democratic
party at large. 1t has kinfled anew the
patriotic fires of 1861. This Govern
ment will not be safe in the hands OF
party that will tolerate such sentiments,
and suffer them to go unrebukej-
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-02-11

THE amnesty speech of Ben Hill has
not yet appeared in the columns OF the
Courier. The time of the editor of that
paper is too much taken up with post
Office afTaiFs. We will furnish him
copies of that speech gratis, il he viii
place them in the hands of his subscrib-
ers, and let them see the ''true inward
ness" of the men that his party has
placed in power Does the Courier ac
eept?
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-02-11
REPUBLICAN
State Convention.
Wednesday, March 20, 1876.

STATE REPUBLICAN CENTRAL 4
AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Rooms,
COLUMBUS, o., Jan. "a, 1876. y
The next Republican State Convention
viii be held in the city of Columbus, on
Wednesday, the 29th day of Ma rch, 1876
The Convention will nominate candi-
dates for
Secretary Of State,
Judge Of the Supreme Court,
Comptroller Of the Treasury,
Member Of the Board Of Public Works,
And TDo Electors IF President md
Vice President Of the United States.
1t will also designate four Delegates
and four Alternates to represent the
State in the Republican National Con-
vention to be held in the city of Cincin-
natl on the 14th of June. The delega-
ton from each Congressional District
will also come prepared to announce or
select two delegates and two alternates
to that Convention.
We recommend that the meetings in
the several counties for the selection of
delegates to the State Convention be
held on Saturday, March 18th, 1876, and
that efforts be made to secure large
attendance at these meetings, so that
the people shall be fairly represented in
the State Convention.
The basis of representation III the Con
vention will be one delegate for every
four hundred votes cast for General X.
B. Hayes for Governor in 1875, and one
additional delegate for any fraction of
two hundred votes and upwards in each
county.
Under this basis Hancock county is
entitled to 6delegates.
All voters, without regard to past
party affiliations, who desiie the success
of the principles of the Republican or
ganization, are cordially invited to join
in electingdelegates to this Convention.
By order of the Committee,
A. T. WIKoFF,
Chairman Republican State Ex. Com.
j. G.. DONALDSON, Secretary.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-02-11

We believe our neighbor of the Cou
rier, last Fall, predicted that even If the
Republicans should get majority in the
Legislature they would not dare to re
peal the Geghan Law. But then our
neighbor's massive brain has been so
much troubled over pcst-sfiice affairs
that he is not capable of forming con-
clusion upon any other subject.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-02-11

A CORRESPONDENT of the n. Y Trt.
bune asserts that Hambleton, Clerk OF
the Ways and Means Committee, who is
charged with naming his child after John
Wilkes Booth, the assassin of Lincoln,
was an inmate of Ft. Lafayette during
the war on a charge of carrying contra.
band goods, and that he he was engaged
in blackmailing New York merchants
Such is the character of many of the
men that Democratic majority in the
Hbuse-Aas galvanized into life, They
are evidently bent on making treason
odious.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-02-11

JEFF. DAVIS is out in letter defend
ing himself from the charge Of cruelty TO
the Federal prisoners during the war.
The man who would permit such bar
barities would of course deny them.
The man who thought that If Lincoln
better 1t were well DONE" should be
thankful that he Is permitted to live
under the Government lie attempted to
overthrow, and keep silence. His letter
has not raised him a whit in tn estiina-
ton of patriots.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-02-11

PRESIDENT MAKING is very much the
order of the day in Washington just now.
The SHERMAN letters have given a new
impetus TO the name of our own Gov.
HAYES. 1t is conceded on all hands
that he has the requisite ability and
availability, and that he is one of the
safest and purest men in the nation.
HAYES stock may be safely quoted as
above par and rising.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-02-11
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION
-1S76.

The next Union Republican National
Convention for the nomination of can
didates for President and Vice President
of the United States will be held in the
city of Cincinnati, on Wednesday, the
Nth day of June, 1876, at IL o'clock
noon, and will consist of delegates from
each State equal to twice the number of
its Senators and Representatives in Con-
gress, and of two delegates from each
organized Territory and the District of
Columbia.
In calling the convention for the
election of delegates, the committees of
the several States are recommended to
invite all Republican electors, and all
other voters, without regard to past
political differences or previous party
affiliations, who are opposed to reviv-
ing sectional issues, and desire to pro-
mote friendly feeling and permanent
harmony throughout the country by
maintaining and enforcing all the con-
stitutional rights of every citizen, in-
Guiding the full and free exercise of the
right of suffrage without intimidation
and without fraud; who are in favor of
the continued prosecution and punish
ment of all official dishonesty, and of an
economical administration of the Gov
ernment by honest, faithful and capable
officers; who are in favor of making
such reforms in government as expert
ence may from time to time suggest;
who are opposed to iinpairing the credit
of the nation by depreeiatiDg any of its
obligations. and in favor of sustaining
in every way the national faith an finan-
cial honor; who hold that the common
school system is the nursery of American
liberty, and should be maintained abso-
lutely free FROM sectarian control; who
believe that, for the promotion OF these
ends, the direction of the government
should continue to be confined to those
who adhere to the principles OF lTlo,
and support them as Incorporated in the
Constitution and the laws; and whoare
in favor of recognizing and strengthen
ing the fundamental principle OF Ma
tional Unity in this Centennial Anniver-
sary of the birth of the Republic.
ED. MORGAN, Chairman,
WM. E. CHANDLER, Sec'y,
Rep. Nat. Com.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-02-11

II. n. F. LEWIS, late editor of the
Western Rural, has commenced suit
against MILTON GEORGE, and others, of
Chicago, for false imprisonment, laying
his damage at $4,000. GEORGE had
caused the arrest of LEwIs for the
alleged crime of concealing his property
to defraud his creditors.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-02-11

THE Toledo Blade, speaking OF the
appointment of Hon. Cooper K. Watson
as Judge of Common Pleas, says: "Gov-
ernor Hayes has appointed Hon. Cooper
X. Watson, of Sandusky to fill the va
cancy occasioned in this Judicial District
by the resignation of Judge Lane. This
appointment will doubtless give general
satisfaction. Mr.. Watson has long held
a high position at the bar, and is emf
nently qualified for the Office to which
he has been appointed.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-02-11

Ii is very evident to the most obtuse
observer that the Courier man has
studied the post Office question until he
has the 'jimjams" on that subject, and
imagines all sorts of things We would
suggest to him that closer attention to
printing @ assessors blanks at SL25 a
quire, in doses of say fifty rearns annu-
ally, would help him. We don't think
homeopathic doses would do him much
good. For tho other kind, cold wat,
is said to be certain remedy.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-02-11

THE Babcock trial at ST. Louis is fairly
under way. 1t promises to be thorough
and searching, and if guilty, BGbcock will
have to submit to his fate. His hitherto
high position will only serve to make
his punishment more certain. We still
trust that he is innocent.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-02-11

CONGRESS has been in session over two
months and but little business has been
DONE The Confederate Democratic ma
jority in the House has OILY been intent
on fighting over the Clerkships and
other spoils.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-02-11

GKN. SHKRMAN's letter which appears
in another column, is rather cold COM
fort to the Democracy who have been
calculating on making him Presiden-
tial candidate, 1t was thunder from a
clear sky.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-02-11
"RLSE UPn WILLIAM.

The Cincinnati Enquirer recently
sent a correspondent to interview Hon.
WIN. Allen. Regarding the duty of the
Democratic Convention, he said: 'Ti
the hard-money Democrats prevail the
party will go to the devil. Nothing can
be gained by carrying the country on
the same platform the enemy have.
The vigor of the party would be wasted
in such fight as this. If the Ohio plat
form is abandoned it will be a grand
scramble of parties. The Democrats
can not carry Ohio on any other plat.
form than that of last year, or something
like it, and no Democrat can be elected
President without carrying Ohio" As
to candidate, he said this-nothing
more: "As for myself, / have nothing
to say. am private citizen, as l was
before the people of Ohio called me to
the Chief Executive Office of the State
am not candidate for any Office. /
am not seeking any Office, but will not
disfranchise myself by saying that
IsooIId not accept office if it soere ten
dered to me-" Whereupon the Enquir-
ersolemnly remarks: 1.-The Democrats
of Ohio owe William Allen debt of
gratitude, the people recognize in him a
friend, and the expression which comes
to us from earnest hearts, in the shape
of God bless William Allen, may yet de-
velope into something more tangible in
these days, when the country longs for
a man of stern mold, who bears the con-
fidence and the good wishes of the peo
pie, who can not be bought nor turned
from their cause"
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-02-11

TIE Democracy themselves in the
Hoase Of Representatives cannot agree
on "a amendment limiting the Presiden-
fiai term to six years. How sad indeed.