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Year: 1860

JUsT LIKE BARRY.-In 1850, when the
Convention to revise the Constitution
met at Lansing, that body found that tho
Legislature had omitted to make any
provision for stationery for the Convcn
ton, and how to buy the necessary paper
pens, ink, &C., for the use of the dele.
gates, in the absence Of any appropria.
tion for that purpose, was question,
John s. Barry was Governor at the time
and not one cent would he permit to go
from the Treasury without the sanction
Of the law. "But, gentlemen" said the
Governor, "There is an appropriation oi
$500 standing to my credit for the pay.
ment of private secretary; and as do
my own writing without extra charge to
the Treasury Of the State, have never
drawn a cent Of the $500, nor do / mean
to, for private Secretary while ] am
Governor. l am able to do all my own
writing without help, and therefore will
authorize you to use that appropriation
to buy stationery for the Convention
And thus was the stationery bought, az
the journals Of the Convention will show
Oh, that the OH ROMAN could have been
orr Governor for the last six years.
They would not then have been bank
rupt; nor our taxes increased seven fold


barry Pioneer. ''l pa. h
Year: 1860

ground than right of rebellion for
gross and irremediable wrongs.


You say that the South Carolinians
twill even suspect that he (meaning me)
is governed by disappointment and the
revenge consequent thereon" and that,
"under other circumstances, he enter
tanned another sort of sentiments"


Il plead guilty to the charge of disap-
pointment, though it has filled me with
sorrow rather than revenge. My disap.
pointment was in the apparent fact that
the present administration had not the
sagacity to perceive that their policy
would inevitably destroy the democratic
party, and minister to the designs of
those whose ultimate object is the de-
struction of the Union.


AS evidence of my inconsistency you
quote certain sayings, of Senator Doug
las might, with propriety, demur to
this testimony; but / adopt those quota
tions as in the main my sentiments, then
and now, unchanged and Interchangeable.
l believe that fidelity to this constitution
in the North and in the South is the only
means by which the Union can be long
preserved. do not doubt that when
the theory of Senator Seward, false in
fact and treasonable in effect, that slave
labor and free labor cannot exist Iii the
same community, becomes the settled
rule of action in the general government,
the Union will come to an ends But my
faith is equally strong that it is in the
power of the friends of the constitution
in the South, by cordial union with its
friends in the North, to avert this catas-
trophe and all its consequent calamities.


In conclusion, L implore you, and those
who act with you, to abandon your de-
nunciations of men with whom you must
ultimately act in preserving the constitu-
tion and State institutions, if they are to
be preserved at all. Do not further ver-
ify the old maxim that "JVhom God tl.
tends TO destroy he first makes mad" That
the cordial cooperation of the support
ers of Brecinridge, Douglas and Bell
might have prevented the triumph of
black republicanism, and may hereafter
render its triumph transient and innocu-
ouSj hc oc'S''ihS5 hi"h S"i N'pNp' W hi
then, not labor to bring them together
instead of thrusting them further apart?
Is the new tangled dogma on which the
Charleston convention split, or any theo
retical claim to right of secession, of
more Importance than the preservation of
the Union, the constitution, the peace,
the happiness, the prosperity, and the
glory of our country, hitherto unequaled
by any other people on the face of the
earth or shall black republicanism in
the North and secessionism in the South
be allowed to cut assunder our bond of
union and divide us into hostile States,
occasionally drenching our now joyous
fields in the blood of their cultivators +?
Any man who thinks this Union can be
peacefully broken up, or, if it could, that
peace could always be maintained be-
tween its fragments, shuts his eyes to
the events Of our own age and is deaf to
the lessons of history.


AMOS KENDALL.
Year: 1860

The missionary enterprise Of the Church tho


last four years has been more prosperous than
in any former period Of its history. The con-
tributions Of the church 10 this cause during
that interval oftime have exceeded those of any
previous quadrsnnial+erm Of the General Com.
ference, notwithstanding the extraordinary
Year: 1860

Pet Birds.


Gagged birds are source Of pleasure,
and while they give great happiness if
they are kept in good healthy condition,
seem to enjoy life nearly, If not quite as
we'll as their mates in the bush or the
Wildwood especially if, either from
lack Of memory or blissful ignorance,
the Gagged birds do not know what pleas
ure they lose "Where ignorance is
bliss, tbs folly to be wise" One of the
great drawbacks to the happiness OF
birds, and to the pleasure of keeping
them, is lice, and having recently learned
of a safe and sure way of removing them
we give it to our readers. The Michi-
gan Farmer says:


clay a piece of Canton or cotton
flannel over the cage, several nights in
succession, taking it off at daylight
Multitudes of the lice will be found
upon it, which are easily killed. After
few days all will be removed. A case
in which this operation has been very
successful has just been brought to our
notice; from a pair of bobolinks hun
dreds of these little parasites were re-
moved in this way
Year: 1860

over toshis successor quiet and peaceable
possession of the penitentiary buildings,
with all the property Of the State in his
possession, together with the convicts;
and it Shall be the duty of such succeed
ing warden to give to his predecessor a
receipt for the property and convicts
aforesaid; the warden whose term of Of
flee shall have expired shall also make
out, under oath, a full and detailed ac-
count of all the receipts and expendi-
lures of the penitentiary since his last
annual report, OF that have not been re-
ported to the auditor Of State at any
time during his term Of office; also a
true inventory, with the contract price
ofall the property in his possession as such
warden, belonging to the State, consist
ing of, raw materials and manufactured
articl medicines, forage, and all kind
of provisions provided for the peniten-
tiary, and shall deliver the same over to
his successor, together with all moneys
on hand, stating in full the sources of
said moneys and the amonnt from each
source; it shall be the duty of the sue
ceeding warden to give to his predecessor
in office his receipt for such property
and moneys as may be scheduled and
| delivered over to him as aforesaid; and
if any such retiring warden shall refuse
or neglect to comply with any of the
provisions of this section, he shall be
held guilty of misdemeanor, and on con-
viction thereof, shall be fined in any
sum not exceeding one thousand dollars,
and be imprisoned in the county Jail for
any period not less than one month, nor
more than six months, or both, at the
discretion of the court.


Sec. %. That whenever any bond is
required of a contracting party by the
provisions of this act, every such con-
tracing party shall file his said bond
with the said warden and directors at the
time of putting in such proposals or bids
for each contract, which said bond shall
be in such sum as the said warden and
directors shall direct, conditioned that
the party making the proposals or bids,
will accept the contract, if the same
be awarded to said party, and for the
faithful performance of the contract on
the part of such contracting party, and
no bid or proposals shall be received,
unless such bond accompany the same.


Sec. 20. That the act entitled ''an act
providing for the appointment and a
more thorough system of accountability
of officers of the Ohio penitentiary, fix
ing their compensation, prescribing
their duties, and determining, the man
ner of working the convicts,'' passed
April II, 1853, and all laws and parts
of laws inconsistent with the provisions
Of this act are hereby repealed, and the
terms of all persons now holding office
under the provisions of the acts hereby
repealed shall expire upon the appoint
ment and qualification Of the officers,
whose terms of Office are provided for in
this act.


SEC 30-This act To take effect from and
after its passage.


RICHARD C. PARSONS,


Speaker Of the House of Representatives


ROBERT c. KIRK,


President of the Senate


Passed March "a, 1860.
Year: 1860

In his Covingten speech, Cassius NJ.
Clay calls the threat Of dissolving the
Union in case Republican President
dodge-and says:


Let us look at that while-this new
dodge for 1860. If you elect Re pub
lican President, ''we will dissolve the
Union" Who are aoe? Let us look at
that. "We," the shareholders, the
number one, might, under some foolish
prejudices, think that they could do bet
ter by dissolving the Union; but what
are you the twenty men from Kentucky,
going to do? Why dissolve the Union?
Answer me that. We the Republicans,
say that in the free Territories of our
common country there shall be a place
reserved for you and your children, in
case misfortune or slave competition
shall drive you from your homes into
exile, into some new country, as it has
sent millions, where you shall be untram-
meled and undegraded again by labor
ing alongside the unpaid slaves. For
this you are going to dissolve the
Union.


Well, now, that reminds me of an an
ecdote that [ used to hear in old Madi-
son. There was good natured old
grand mother who had all her children
grown up and married off, and little
grand-child used to come and see her
Well, when the child wanted anything
of her grand mother, and she found that
she could not prevail on her good feel
ings, she would exercise ON her fears.
When the old lady refused to give her
anything she wanted, she would go to
the top of the stairs and say, "now,
grand mother, give it to me, or [ will
throw myself down stairs" And the
good woman would be much moved and
would say, "don't, for Gods sake, throw
yourself down stairs!' Is there any man
who is laborer, who does not feel that
this thing of slavery is. degrading to him?
Is there any that does not feel this?-
Have I not felt it? Have not my chill
dren felt it since 1 have been thrown into
this new attitude of non stakeholder, and
now are you going to throw yourselves
down stairs?
Year: 1860

We copy the following from the Wash
ington correspondence of the Philadel-
phia Ledger:


We have more decided evidence of the
fact that the whole South is more de.
termined now than ever to insist, at the
adjourned Baltimore Convention, upon
a plain, and explicit, and unequivocal
declaration that they have an equal
right to go into the Territories with
their property, and that the right shall
be protected, when necessary, by all the
branches of the General Government
There can be no trifing, and, indeed, no
compromise on this subject between the
Southern and Northern Democracy.
Year: 1860

Newspapers.


Many people like newspapers, but few
people preserve them; yet the most in.
teresting reading imaginable is file of
old newspapers. 1t brings up the very
age. with all its hustle and every day al.
fairs, and marks its genius and its spirit
more than the most labored descli ,,ti6h
of the historian. Who can take up Il
paper half century i k, without the
thought that almost every name there
printed is cut upon "a tombstone at the
head of an epitaph?
Year: 1860

Should He!


If Teller catch feller carrying off
his wood, should feller whale feller
if feller could?


If "a body spy body creeping round
his lot, should body treat body to
load of shot?
If body catch body stealing his
cold rye," shouldn't body kick body
till body cry?


If body see a body appropriating
his hat, should body lick a body just
for doing that?


If body catch body winking at his
wife, should body with pistol take
body's life? :,


If body love body with body
might, should body kiss body IL
her mama's sight?
Year: 1860

One OF the On1neS.


On a strictwestern steamboat the usual
amount of gambling and other expedients
for getting rid of time was resorted to,
and one evening some of the passengers
asked the captain if he had any objec-
tions to their holding a prayer meeting
in the cabin-"None at all, gentlemen"
was his bland reply, "amuse yourselves
in any way you liks; only remember that
it is the rule of the boat that all games
must cease at ten o'clock"
Year: 1860

Cured, Easily.


The habit of drinking can be cured by
giving the drinker all the liquor he
wants to drink, all the time. We know
of two, says an exchange, in our own ex
perience, who were cured in three weeks.
One jumped out of a four story window
and ran a curb stone in his head; tic
other didn't get up one morning, and
has universal curb stone growing out
of his head in the graveyard.
Year: 1860

There is now in New York, a young
man of slight figure, master of certain
wonderful talent. His name is Hutch
ins, and he is a native of Philadelphia.
This peculiar faculty he discovered only
year since, and it is SO surprising as
to merit notice apart from the fact that
he teaches classes and individuals. He
will take three columns of figures; and
more quickly than an ordinary person
can read them, or instantaneously, give
the sum in addition without fail. The
whole is quick as fash, and appears to
set aside all the ordinary proceedings
of the mind His manner of this, how
ever is convulsive. The figures being
written down on a board, he seizes a
piece of chalk, and as he writes down
the amount, he utters it in loud tone
apparently in an ecstacy. He say this
is not gift, but scientific process,
which he can impart more or less to pu-
pills. The effect appears to be like that
of brain over-wrought by concentra-
tion to a single thing; but he says his
health improves under the practice.
Year: 1860

~ WARSING.-An individual lately
started business in this place as a furniture
dealer, says the Hydraulic Press Did not
advertise. did not have any printing done.
and--mark we'll, ye non advertising trades
men-did not get sufficient custom to sup
port him. The fact is. no man thrives who
fails to patronize the printer Who are our
successful business men ? Those who adver-
tise. Who are selling OF at cost, or would
like to- These who do not advertise. Who
are reputed liberal and enterprising! They
who disply these traits in the local paper.
Year: 1860

The new Act to suppress gambling, an
proved by Governor Downey on tue 7th Of
March last. imposes fine OF not less than
one hundred dollars aud not more than one
thousand dollars, and imprisonment in the
county Jail until such hne, together with the
costs Of prosecution, shall be paid, on each
and every person. who shall be convicted OF
playing as owner or employee, whether ror
hire or not, any game Of faro, monte, rou-
lette, lansquenet. rouge ct noir, rondo. or
any banking game played with cards or any
other device, whether the same be PLAYED
for money. checks. credit, or any other
representative Of value"


The second section provides that no per
son, otherwise competent as witness, shall |
be disqualified from testifying as such. on
the ground that his testimony may criminate
himself, the law relieving him from all liza
bilities to prosecution, on such testimony.
The District Attorney in the various coun-
ties shall receive fifty dollars for each and
every conviction under this Act, to be col
lected from the property of the parties SC
convicted


Every person who shall knowingly permit
any Of the games mentioned In the frs
section to be played in any house owned by
him or her shall be guilty OF msd.meanol
and, on conviction shall be fined not les
than enc hundred dollars, and he imprisoned
in the county Jail until such fine, together
with the costs Of prosecution, shall be paid


Section filth provides that If any person
refuses TO attend as 4 witness be shall b.
deemed guilty OF a misdemeanor, and on
conviction thereof shall be punished by fiue
Of not less than one hundred dollars nor
more than one thousand, or imprisonment
in the county jail not more than three
months, or both such fine and imprisonment


All moneys collected under this Act are
to be paid into the county treasury, and for
the benefit Of the general fund. This Act
went into effect from the day of its passage.
Year: 1860

Pol1cE.-0Afy two little cases yesterday.
Our <ity is very moral, or the police arc not
very sharp. All the evidences in the great
lack Of anything very demonstrative, point to
the former
Year: 1860

WINE MANUFACTURING AssoCIATIoN.-Such
an association as the above is about being
formed in this city. There is no reason why
our grape cuItivators should ship their grapes
to Cincinnati and St. Louis, when wine can
be made here just as well IS there. Upon
the farms on the St. Clair road, a great pro
fusion of grapes are raised, which are of the
very best quality, and these will hereafter
be manufactured into wine at home. We
hail the movement with pleasure, salts
fed that when pure wine-the true juice of
grape, shall be abundant, there Will be less
intemperance than at present. It is well
worth while, too, to keep in our own hands
the profits which have heretofore gone into
the pockets of manufacturers in other cities.


A meeting will be held shortly to make
definite arrangements in this matter.
Year: 1860

" LAST DAYS OF POMPEH. The once
proud castle and baronial halls of Elephant
Bill is shorn of its glory. Some ruthless
invader yesterday destroyed much that was
left from the fire, and the ruins are deserted.
Peace to the ashes
Year: 1860

BURIAL OF FIREMAN.-The funeral Of ia
cob Hironbaeh, member of the s. P. Chase
Engine Company No. 3, was attended yes
terday afternoon by the Company in uniform
from his late residence upon Lake street
The body was laid in fine coffin which was
placed upon the Engine and drawn to the
Cemetery by the Company, band of music
playing solemn music in advance. The ce-
remony was verv impressive.
Year: 1860

FIRST WARD.-The First Ward Wide
Awakes will parade this evening at o'clock,
meeting at the torch room, in Old Baptist
Church, at half past six A full attendance
is required BY ORDER.


FIRST WARD CLUB.-The Wide Awakes
met last evening for drill. A good number
were in attendance and good spirit mani
tested. The Club will parade this evening
and after visiting the principal portion of
their own Ward, will march to the West Side
and join in the parade there. We are glad
to see this, and hope that full delegation
will be present. Let the First Ward show
that she is not behind any of the others and
let one and all be on hand early Tonight
The procession will form at g. o'clock.


THE WEST SIDE PARADE.-The West Side
Wide Awakes have been always ready to Join
those of the East Side in their parade. Now
let the East Side sent a good delegation to
the West Side. The First Ward will (as above
noted) march to West Side and join in the
procession.


Sixth WARD.-The Sixth Ward Club we're
to come out last night but it was too stormy.
They will be out tonight and again Monday
night


FOREST DALE MUsEUM.-The Newburgh
Wide-Awakes were to meet the Sixth Ward
Wide-Awakes last evening at the museum
at the juncture of Kinsman street and Will
son Avenue, but the storm prevented. At
the hour for the meeting two reporters might
have been seen upon the ground, rushing
frantically about, with their usual indifer-
ence to mud and rain, but no meeting was
visible to the naked eye.


FOURTH WARD CLUB.-In consequence of
the bad state of the weather and streets, the
parade of the Fouth Ward Wide-Awakes,
which was announced for last evening, did
not take place. They will parade tonight
however, though it was not definitely ar
ranged whether they should do so alone or
form part of the West Side procession.


The Ninth WARD.-Republicans will meet
at A. Gross, No. 95 Pearl street, this evening,
at 7 o'clock, for the transaction of business
A full attendance is expected.


H. STRONG, Sec.
Year: 1860




4 LIZARD IN THE SroMAcH.-The Troy
Times relates the case of Mr.. Hamilton Of
vergennes, Vt. who was thought BY his
physiciaus and friends to be near his end,
from consumption. A brother of his from
Troy visited him last week, and not being
convinced that it was a case of consumption,
suggested that the difficulty was in the
stomach, and proposed resort to the stomach
pump. to see if any foreign substance was
there. 4 large green lizard. alive and
sprightly, was drawn into the pump and
extracted. which had caused the illness OF
the patient Not the least remarkable fea-
ture in the case, Is the fact that the patient
originally weighed 2l7 pounds, but at the
time the lizard was elected, he was reduced
to little over 100 pounds.
Year: 1860

that "the wheat so put in has invariably
yielded one third more an that sown IN the
ordinary manner the same year; and tAat
although it takes a longer time 10 make 't'
appearance, it is never winter killed, nor
is it later in ripenlng." Shallow covered
wheat is most liable to winter kill.hence one
advantage of drill-seedlng or plowing in.
Year: 1860

KAlLRoAD BoorJACK.-Last evening d man
VINO was at the Central depot, watching the
making up OF the express train for the East,
carelessiy allowed his foot to be caught
between the iron rail and the wooden floor
ing just as some cars were being backed
toward him. be was unable to extricate his
boot, but fortunately had time to pull his
foot out OF 1t before the wheels went over it,
and after the train went on, secured the
discarded article again Rochester Democrat,
9th.
Year: 1860

Philadelphia getting full share of
the increased Southern trade. The South
is laying in a large stock of Northern goods
ana will have no intercourse until she
shall have CONSUMED it all, when trade
win be resumed.
Year: 1860

A PROTEST AGAINST EARLY
R1slNG.-Dr. Hall, in the February
lumber of his journal Of Health,
says: 'One Of the very worst econ
omies Of time is that filched from
necessary Sleep. The wholesale
but blind commentator of early
rising is as mlschievous as it is ar
rant in theory. Early rising is a
crime against the nob'e5t part Of
our physical nature, Unless it is pro


cecded. by an early retireing. Mul-
titndes of business men in cities
count it a saving Of time if they can
make a journey ofa hundred Or two
miles at night by steamboat or rail
way. 1t is ruinous mistake. 1t
never fails to.be followed by a want
of general well-feeling for several
days after, it indeed, if the man does
not retura home actually sick, or SO
near it as to be unfit for full at
tention to his business for a week
afterwards. When man leaves
home on business, it is always i'm
portant that he should have his wits
about him; that the mind should
be fresh and vigorous, the spirits
lively, buoyant and cheerful. No
man can say that it is thus with
him after night on railroad or
on the shelf Of a steamboat. The
first great recipe for sound, connect
ed and refreshing sleep, is physical
exercise. Toll is the price of sleep.


We caution parents particularly not
to allow their children to be walked
up Of mornings let nature wake
them up-she will not do it pre-
maturely but have care that they
90 to bed at ali early hour; let it
be earlier and earlier, until it is
found that they wake up of them
selves in full time to dress for break
fast. Being walked up early, and
allowed to engage in difficult or any
studies late and just before retiring,
has given mary a beautiful and
promising Child brain fever, or de-
termined ordinary ailments to the
production Of water on the brain.
Year: 1860

derstood thereby that the cat lifted
up its hands and swore an oath that
it would not leave their treatment
OF it unrevenged.


Then one Of them took a long
pole and struck at the cat, but the
cat caught hold of the pole and be
gan to Chamber down it wherclp-
on all the people grew greatly
alarmed and ran away, leaving the
fire to burn as it might. And be-
cause no one regarded the fire, nor
sought to put it out, the whole vii
lage was burnt to a house; and not
withstanding, the cat escaped.


The Shildhurgllers fed with
their wives and children toa neigh
boring forest, and at this time burn
ed their chancerv and all the papers
therein; which is the reason why
their history is not to be found des-
cribed in a more regular manner.