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Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1878-03-28
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The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1878-05-23

The Democratic Legislature adjourned
on Wednesday morning of last week, un-
til the first Monday in January next.
Their last work was to re-district the
State, and then expel O'Connor, the
thief, deserter and perjurer. They ex-
hibited this man in the early part of the
session as a specimen of Democratic
soldier; and he was fair specimen.
When it was proven that he had been a
deserter. bounty jumper and perjurer, the
Democratic majority whitewashed him
by report that the charges were Repub-
lican lies. They made him Chairman of
the Committee on Military Affairs, and
he became quite overbearing and inso-
lent. Then it was reported that he had
been in the Penitentiary in the State OF
Michigan three years for stealing. This
he denied, but it was conclusively proven
and still the Democratic majority retain
ed him, and brought him into the House
three or four times to vote in order to
carry partisan measures. When done
with him, they kicked the poor devil out
OConnor was thief, deserter, PERU
rer, liar, and, of course Democrat
but there are vastly meaner Democrats
in the Legislature to-day, who hold ur
their heads among honest men.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1878-05-23

"We wonder if it is true, as we heard
a leading Republican assert not long ago,
that the editor of the Cincinnati Times
was an applicant for a foreign appoint
ment, and that his bitter attacks upon
the Administration are wholly the result
of disappointed ambition in that direc-
tion If true, the editor of the Times is
an exceedingly small man,-that is all. ."
We find the above in the Pomeroy Tel
egraph. The editor, Mr.. Chapman, ought
to be ashamed of such talk. We have
always understood that he was one of the
old abolitionists, and he knows that there
were honest men in those days. This
everlasting howl of the Hayes boobies
that every man who is consistent is q
"sorehead," or disappointed Office seek
er, is unworthy of any honest man. If
out of the abundance of the heart the
mouth speaketh, then every Hayesite i:
a sooundre1
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1878-05-23

Twenty years ago the Eleventh Ohio
District was composed of Gallia, Lawrence,
Scioto, Jackson, Pike and Ross, and was
represented in Congress by Miller of Ross,
who defeated R. C. Hoffman of Jackson
in the fall of 1857. That year John
Campbell of Ironton was a prominent
candidate before the, Convention but was
beaten by Hoffman. - [Ironton Era.
The Era is not well posted. 1t was in
the year 1856 that Miller, of Chillicothe,
was elected over Hoffman, of Jackson
The cause of Hoffman's defeat was the
bolt of O. F. Moore, of Portsmouth
Moore was elected as Republican, in
1854, and turned Know-nothing, and in
1856 the Republican party spewed him
out, and nominated Hoffman. Moore
ran as a Know-nothing, and drew of
enough votes to defeat Hoffman and elect
Miller, which was, perhaps, all he expect
ed or desired
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1878-05-23

The Democratic Legislature held on
until they re-districted the State for mem
bers of Congress. The following, we be-
lieve, gives the new districts:
First and Second Decentralization
county divided as now, with the Twen-
tieth ward in the Second district.
Third-Butler, Montgomery and War
rem.
Fourth-Clark, Champaign, Green, Lo-
gan and Union.
Fifth-Preble, Darke, Miami, Shelby,
Auglaize and Mercer.
Sixth-Allen, Van Vert, Putnam,
Paulding, Defiance, Williams, Fulton and
Henry.
Seventh-Lucas, Wood, Hancock, OF
tawa and Sandusky.
Eighth-Crawford Seneca, Wyandot,
Hardin, Marion and Morrow.
Ninth-Franklin, Fayette, Delaware,
Madison and Pickaway.
Tenth-Fairfeld, Gallia, Hooking Meigs
and Vinton.
Eleventh-Brown, Clermont, Adams
Clinton and Highland.
Twelfth-Jackson, Lawrence, Pike,
Ross and Scioto.
Thrteenth-Monroe, Morgan, Noble,
Athens and Washington.
Fourteenth-LlcklnS Muskingum and
Perry.
Observation-Disclosures, Knox, Holmes,
Coshocton and Tuscarawas.
Sixteenth-Ashland Wayne, Portage
and Stark.
Seventeenth-Erie Huron, Lorain, Me.
dina and Summit.
Eighteenth-Carroll, Colum biana, Bel
mont, Jefferson and Harrison.
ineteenth-Ashtabula Lake, Geauga,
Trumbull and Mahoning.
Twentieth-Cuyahoga."
At the election last fall, all the coun-
ties in our new district. except Jackson,
gave Democratic majorities. If the eff
fects of the Hayes treason could in some
way be overcome, the district conld elect
Republican. At the last Congressional
and Presidential elections, the Republi-
can majority in the counties of the new
district was from 600 to 1000.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1878-05-23

Some time ago. when some Of the Iron
ton folks were clamoring for law to
shield them from the payment of their
debts, we remarked that even the JUS
tices of the peace over on the Greasy
Ridge had sense enough to know that
such law was unconstitutional.
Upon this question we find the follow
ing in the n. Y. independents:
CONTRACTS AND EXEMPTION LAWS:
The Albany Law Journal gives the full
text of recent decision of the Supreme
Court of the United States in relation to
the constitutionality of State exemption
laws. The constitution of North Caro-
lima, which went into effect on the Oath
of April, 1868, provided that the personal
property of any resident of the State to
the amount of five hundred dollars, to
be selected by such resident, shall be ex-
empt from sale under execution or other
final process issued for the collection OF
any debt; and in August of the same
year the Legislature passed an act pre-
scribing the mode of laying off the home,
stead and setting off the personal proper
ty so exempted by the Constitution. A
subsequent act, passed in April of the
next year, repealed the prior act, and
prescribed a different mode of doing
what that act provided for.
The question before the Court was
whether these provisions of the Constitu-
ton of North Carolina and the laws en-.
acted in pursuance thereof were valid
considered in application to contracts
which preceded them. After quoting
the provision which forbids any State to
pass law impairing the obligation oil
contracts" and explaining the nature OF
a contract, as we'll as the meaning of the
term "obligation, the Court proceeded
to argue the question, and finally reached
and stated the following conclusion:
The remedy subsistipg in State when
and where a contract is made and is to
be performed is part Of its obligation,
and any subsequent law of the State
which so affects that remedy as substan-
TALLY to impair and lessen the value of
the contract is forbidden by the Consti-
tuition, and is, therefore, void" The
Court, consequently, held that the law of
North Carolina ''exempting personal
property and homestead of debtor
from sale under execution" is invalid "as
to debts contracted before its enact
ment."
the remedy for the collection of the debt
which the creditor had at the time the
debt was contracted. 1t releases after
the contract portion of the property of
the debtor party from sale under execu-
ton, and takes away from the creditor
this remedy which he had by law at the
time of the contract. 1t, therefore, i'm
pairs the value of the contract; and this
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1878-05-23

The New York Times has all the time
been kind of Hayes paper, yet it is con-
strained to say, when speaking of the
resolutions adopted by the Republican
State Convention of Pennsylvania:
"The refusal to accord praise to the
Administration is, undoubtedly, the only
way out of grave difficulty. and in this
respect the Pennsylvania Republicans
have set an example which will have imi-
tators in other States With all his self
complacency, the President can hardly
misunderstood the significance of the
omission as regards his own course or the
general position occupied by his advisers.
Whether he comprehend it or not, the
truth is that party unity is incompatible
with any strenuous effort to obtain an
Endorsement of the Administration or a
contraries which the President calls his
policy. Mr.. Hayes is literally without
friends in the party that elected him, and
though a section of its members adheres
to the Administration in vague, unin-
telligible way, the controlling force of the
party is against both. To ask for a dec
laration in their favor would be to chal-
lenge q trial of strength that could end
only in their discontinue. Expediency
dictates silence, though, after all, silence
in circumstances like these is equivalent
to condemnation. The Pennsylvania Re-
publicans share the common distrust of
Mr.. Hayes Southern action, the common
inability to understand his civil service
reform, and the common want of sympa
thy with his methods and alliances. Hav
ing virtually cut himself off the party, he
cannot complain that in its representa-
tive assemblages it deliberately ignores
him."
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1878-05-23

About a year ago we suggested to the
Democrats that the proper way to treat
Hayes, was to extend to him the same
recognition that he extended to Packard
and hamberlain-not recognize him as
President His title is precisely the same
as that of the Governors named AS
Howe said, in his speech, all the world
knows that if Packard is not Governor of
Louisiana, then Hayes is not President
of the United States.
Last week the Republican members of
Congress held a caucus, and Gen. Butler,
the shrewdest of all of them, was on hand,
and the report of the meeting says:
"Gen. Butler was sharply questioned
as to the possible modes which the Dem
ocrats might adopt, and among other
things answered that after 4th of March
next, when the Democrats have control
of the Senate, it would be possible for the
Democracy of both houses to decline to
recognize either Hayes as President or
Wheeler as Vice President; to recognize
the Democratic President pro tempore of
the Senate as the President of the United
States, and to refuse to hold any commu-
nication with the present Executive. He
did not think that Tilden could by any
means be seated"
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1878-05-23

There was fine exhibition of Demo
cratic honor, in Congress, on last Friday.
zone of Grants paroled prisoners, u
Goode, of Virginia, was paired with a
Republican member-Mr. Loring. Loring
being unable to attend, by reason Of sick
ness, asked that the pair might continue
but Goode announced his intention ot
voting, notwithstanding the pair. Upon
this Mr.. Conger of Michigan, remarked
that it was merely question of honor
This aroused the Virginia statesman, al
most to the pitch of frenzy, and he mott
fed Conger that he must not attack his
(Goode's) honor, or he would be hello
personally responsible. This sounded
really alarming, but the only result tina
was to be expected was the necessity of ;
change of linen, on the part of the ex
citable Virginian.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1878-05-23

The Ohio Statesman is the only Demo
cratic paper published in Columbus 1t
is a very wicked paper, but it sometimes,
In its rough way, comes pretty near tell
ing the truth. For instance, it says:
Without wishing to say anything un-
kind of those who are termed religious
people, or their work, we give it as our
opinion that the work that preachers do
is especially calculated to make some
people shiftless and improvident - to
make of them tramps. The whole theo-
ry of prayer, as it is preached in the
churches, we believe to be false and per-
nicious. Teach that like causes will in
fallibly produce like results, instead of
the Gospel of luck and Providence, and
we think better system of morals will
prevail than we now have. Teach people
that it is right, and good policy to cheat
the devil, and the chances are that they
will experiment more or less upon their
fellows. Teach that they can sin till they
get rich and then swindle the devil out
of his dues by repentance without resti
tuition, and you teach social economy
that is about as bad as can well be con
celved; yet it is what the average preach
er breaches. Teach that if q man sins he
will go to hell proportionably, without
the possibility of escape through repent
ance, Gods help, or in any other way
just as man will get his finger burned i
he sticks it in the fire, and we think il
will have healthful effect upon society.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1878-05-23

1t is beginning to work through the
dull brain of Hayes, that the rebel Dem
ocracy is capable of doing anything, and
that kindness extended to rebels is
thousand times worse than casting pearls
before swine The N Y. Times of last
Sunday had dispatch from Washington
City, in which we find the following
A gentleman in the confidence of the
President, and having perfect knowledge
OF MIR. Hayes views respecting the re-
cent revolutionary proceedings of the
Democratic majority of the House, said
this evening that the President, while
tanning his natural equanimity of
temper, was not inclined to look lightly
on the situation. He did not think it
was matter to treat with Indifference.
Great events in history had sprung from
smaller beginnings. The present move
ment originated at Annapolis only few
weeks ago, and when the resolutions of
| the Maryland Legislature were published
to the country they were received with
derision, and their author characterized
as mailman. At that time great diff
Guilty was found in persuading any Sena-
tor to present them to the Senate, and
when finally Senator Dennis submitted
| them he did SO in q speech disclaiming
any sympathy with their contents. Trac-
| ing the movement from its birth, the
President has been struck with its rapid
growth He points to the significant
circumstance that such independent and
| influential men as Alexander 81. Ste
phens are already powerless to stay the
caucus mandate.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1878-05-23

The followingis the law to prevent m en-
from making their own contracts. 1t was
gotten up and put through by that la
boring man-that grand and beautiful
Senator, Irve DUNCAN:
"a bill to punish certain offenses there
in named.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Gen
eral Assembly of the State of Ohio, That,
1T shall be unlawful for any person, firm
or corporation, to pay the wages of labor
In goods or supplies, through the inter
ventlon of any evidence of Indebtedness,
or otherwise, at higher prices than cur
rent cash rates for like goods or supplies
at the nearest retail market; provided,
that the actual cost Of transportation of
such goods and supplies, from such near
est market to the place Of sale may be
added
SEC. 2. 1t shall be unlawful for any
| person, firm or corporation, to sell goods
or supplies to laborers on orders or other
evidences of Indebtedness issued to such
laborers by their employers; or to sell to
laborers by any arrangement with their
employers by which such laborers are to
receive such goods or supplies on their
wages, at higher prices than current cash
rates for like goods and supplies in the
| hSoi Sot iOtali lHdiheG IFOVlueu Iudt lue
actual cost of the transportation of such
goods and supplies from such nearest
market to the place Of sale may be added
Sec. 3. Any person making any sale,
in violation Of this act, whether as prin-
cipal, agent. clerk, or otherwise, shall be
deemed guilty of misdemeanor, and upon
conviction thereof, shall be fined not less
than five dollars nor more than fifty dol
lars.
Sec. 4. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1878-05-23

The Presidency has been to Mr.. Tilden
will-o'-the wisp, which he has chased,
persistently, through the thickly settled
East, over the prairies of the great West
through the bayous of Louisiana, and the
everglades of Florida. But it still eludes
his grasp, just when he thinks he has 1T
secure, and away it sails, in another di-
rection. Then the old man braces up
lays new plans for its capture, and pursues
the fruitless chase Poor Sammy was so
sanguine that his gigantic frauds, the
murder, the intimidation, the numberless
outrages perpetrated in his interest,
would succeed, that he had come to look
upon himself as President of the United
States, and has never been able to realize
how it could be that another occupied the
high position to which he aspired. Could
the election in Mississippi, and some OF
the other Southern States be investigat
ed, the old mans eyes might be opened
but as this is not probable, he will 60 on
pursuing the treacherous object-evel
changing-but always eluding him. And
in case Mr.. Tilden should fail in captur
ing the Presidency, he will so down the
remaining years of his life firm in the
belief that he was the peoples choice
Poor, deluded old mani
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1878-05-23

The Republicans of Pennsylvania met
nomination for Governor Henry NJ. Hoyt.
The Convention passed some good, sound,
Republican resolutions. One of them,
the seventh, gives the wooden man who
thinks he is President, severe kick in
the rear This is the resolution:
"Seventh-That the Southern Repub-
licans, white and colored, have our earn
est sympathies in the unequal contest to
which they are subjected for civil liberty
and the maintenance of their constitu-
tional privileges, and that in the inter
ests of their guaranteed rights we de-
mand from the general government for
them the equal and fair ballot and that
equality before the law which should be
the boast of every government"
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1878-05-23

All the time until recently, the Hayes
ties in Washington City have been ex-
tremely jolly and serene. One thing
however, has looked suspicious We have
often noticed that when little boys de-
clare that they are not scared-not a
particle afraid, that is the time that a
mere noise will cause them to take to
their heels.
Gen. Banks of Massachusetts, is far
seeing politician. He was Speaker of the
House nearly quarter of century ago.
At the Republican caucus last week, he
is thus reported:
"Mr Banks declared that the purpose
of the Democracy was to attack the gov
ernment, and that the motives of the
promoter of the movement were to in
some manner remove Hayes, either by a
declaration of the vacancy in the Presi
dental Office or by process of impeach,
ment, He thought the situation very
grave and serious one"
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1878-05-23

The original bill for re-districting the
State had our district composed of the
counties of Jackson, Lawrence, Gallia
and Meigs, which would have been very
largely Republican. Senator DUNCAN
opposed this, and voted time or two,
we believe, against the bill. Gov. Bish-
op got on one side of DUNCAN, and the
notorious Tom Pirt on the other side,
and wrestled with him in the interest of
Democracy; but DUNCAN held out until
the bill was referred to him, and he put
it into its present shape, no doubt believ-
ing that Lawrence and Scioto would con-
tinue to act the fool, and let the rebels
carry those counties ogain, and thus give
Mr. DUNCAN chance TO go to Congress.
We believe that Mr.. Neal, Judge Harper,
James Trip or Milton L. Clark can be
elected, if the proper effort be made. If
Mr.. Neal desires the nomination he
should have it.
The following is the vote at the Presi-
Jopt;ol alootion in 1874.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1878-05-23

The good old times, when it was
thought exceedingly honorable to kill a
id niger" have fully come, under
the policy of pacifcation. The Middle
port Republican tells of one of the most
recent cases, thus:
There was a conflict last Thursday
morning, in West Columbia, between
parties belonging to the first and Second
Families of Virginia. While one of the
deck hands (colored) was rolling salt on
to the steamer Telegraph, he rolled a
barrel into puddle of water. Col. Clark.
son, of the F. F. VS., called out, Look
at that black s-n of b-h." The dark
member of the S. F. V. retorted, "I's no
more of black s-n of b-h than you
is" At this the Col. felt his honah
wounded, and struck the negro. There
upon Mr.. Williams, an employe OF
Clarkson's, came up and asked the Col.
"why didn't you shoot the id nigger?"
and, pulling pistol, fired himself, the
the ball striking the negro in the left
arm, passing through it and into the
lungs. The negro fell, but was picked
up and taken aboard the boat which
passed on down. At Gallipolis, DR.. New
ton dressed the wounds; after which the
negro was taken to his hime in the coun-
try He is improving, and will recover
from his wounds Col. Clarkson and
Williams have been arrested, but moth
ing will be done with them. The time
has again arrived when "Virginia gen
tleman" can shoot negro without fear
of the law.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1878-05-23

Collector Weitzel, of Cincinnati, gave
Civil Service Reform probably the worst
backset it has received yet. Secretary
Sherman demanded his resignation, with
out giving reason for it, and even gave
Weitzel certificate showing that he was
a good officer. The President then sent
to the Senate the name of one Amor
Smith. When Smiths name was pre-.
sented to the Senate for action, Weitzel
appeared, with certificates from Hayes and
Sherman, showing that he (WeitzeD was
an excellent officer. 1t is scarcely a sub
.ject of wonder that the word fraud is
used so frequently in speaking of the
present Administration.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1878-05-23
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