Mt. Vernon Republican (Mount Vernon, Ohio : 1854), 1860-09-20

              llllj Jlll O U JilllJWiAj JJMiJil IIJ llJflJlivUMlAJ 6 ; : : : 1 r t - 1 . , ' 1 I, ' . -i . ' ' - - 1 1 ' , , . , i i ?! , r. " - . . . .1 i ...;.,,... f ! i Vol, "VI. TCOTTia'T VEnXON, OHIO, J3H:i7T3I3MlXli:Xl. 130,1000, No. 40. v. i' : TO THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, IN AND FOll KNOX COUNTY, OHIO : . Tiix undersigned Commissioners of said County, represent that the Annual Settle- taeut with the Auditor and Treasurer of snid County herewith filed and made a part ot this Report, will give . a correct statement tf the Receipts and Disbursements - since the Report' made of the Juno settlement in 18"!). The lastAnnual Settlement did not include the Taxes collectedfor the year 1858 lifter the settlement for the first half of sold yeiira taxos, the resent settlement includes ' the taxes of 1858, payable in June 1859, the Uxos of 1869 payable December 1859, as well as the taxes of said year payable in June 1860. It also covers the expenses of the county for a period of fifteen months. This arrangement has been brought about '. by the law authorising the Soiui-Annual payment of tnx'S, and the act of February : :8th 18(30, ohanging the lime for making the Anuual Settlement. Hereafter the i fiscal year will commence and end on the first Monday in September in each year, instead of the 1st Monday of June as heretofore. 1 The statement attached has been condensed .to some fxtint, with the view of ' Tsaving expense in the publicnlicn thereof. The amounts accounted for in the three 1 several settlements with the Treasury, insaid period of fifteen aonths, for taxes tollected on the duplicate, as well as the amount of orders redeemed by the Treas-. urer in said time, will bo to some extent summed up together. The whole will be , found set forth iu detail in the ledger kept in the Auditor's office. Since our last leport, as will appear from the present exhibit, we have expen- tied $1,028 7, mainly in repairing damages done by water to Norton's Bridge, and the road from Mt. Vernon to Homer, west of Brandon. The moneys expended at Norton 8 Bridge were actually necessary to prevent the stream from forming a new ' channel and leaving the bridge on the west side of the same. That at Brandon "was to save the expenses of locating a new road, dec. Since said term, it will also appear, that we have expended $2,988 86 in repairing the old Infirmary buildings and erecting a new one, fusnishing the same, &o. The "dangerous and dilapidated condition and insufficient size of the old buildings, and -the great number and condition of the paupers to be provided for, made this outlay an net of actual necessity. ' We put up a good, subtanlial' frame building 34 by 60 feet, two stories high containing some eighteen rooms with good foundation, piue roof, &a, Also a brick building 18 by 47 feet for kitchen and dining room with cellar underneath, tin roof, &o. The old buildings were re-roofed, painted, new flues put in, cut stones for -stove pipes to pass through were placed at all points where the pipes passed near "wood work, a large Amount of plastering was done, &o. Some repairs and alterations were also made on the out-buildings and fences. The hands engaged in doing this work were boarded at the Infirmary and will go to swell the expenses of supporting the establishment. ' The sum of $25 was allowed Mrs. Green out of the County Fund for the extra trouble she was at while said improvements were beiu made. , For the purpose of providing a fund for eventually meeting the expenses of said .improvements. We sold that portion of the Poor House farm lying in Clinton township, containing about 74 acres for $2950, heing $40 per acre; Considering that from ; 10 to 15 acres of this land is rendered little better than a waste by Dry-Creek and the right of way heretofore sold for some $750 to the 8 , Mt. V., & P. Railroad Co., and also the poor quality of a considerable portion of said tract and its entire destitution of timber, we think the sale was made for a full consideration, and that notwithstanding all that has been said to the contrary the sale and improvements so made by us, will be approved by every unbiased man who will make himself sufficiently acquainted with the facts in the premises to judge of the matter. We have also since our last report made arrangements for erecting seventeen new bridges one of 330 feet in length ; one of 140 feet ; six of CO feet; three of 50 feet, three of 40 feet; two of 30 feet and one of 20 feet. All of said bridges are situated in portions of the county which have heretofore been but little benefited by moneys ex pendedon such improvements. We expect to have all the bridges so commenced. not yet finished, completed the present season. The expense of this work will be mainly met out of the mill of road tax set apart for that purpose in the years 1869 and 1860. We have applications pending before us for bridges at the following points, to wit : At Banning's mill.Swan's Fording,and at the fording south of Fredericktown in Mor-Tis township, at Lilley's in Wayne township, at Bateraan's in Middleburg township, at Mervins in Berlin-township, at Troulman's in Harrison township, at Greenville in in Jefferson township, at Kinney's mill in Clinton township. Other points have been spoken of, .and there is no doubt but that there are numerous other place wheie bridges of a smaller class could be put up to the great convenience of the people. Our intentions are to put up soma four or five of the principle bridges above alluded to next S"8sod, mid in course of a few years to put up a good pei manent and substantial bridge at every considerable point in the county when such a convenience is needed. ' In expending the money set apart for bridges, we have not always been able to satisfy, the persons interested, nor to do it entirely to our own satisfaction. The inhabitants of some sections of the county may feel that they have not had justice done them none more so than the citizen of Morris Township; next year we hope to make amends for past neglect. In our last report we called your attention to the large amount expended in upholding our criminal laws and made some suggestions with a view of curtailing the -expenses in that direction. We are gratified by comparing this report with last years thata saving of about $1000 for the last 15 months has been made over the expenditures for that purpose fur the 1? preceeding months. This saving is mainly owing to the course pursued by your Honor in your charges to the Grand Jury and the cautious and prudent conduct of our Prosecuting Attorney. It is a step in the right direction, which we hope will be followed up and improved upon in the future. In looking over the exhibit attached, it will be found that the expenses for county purposes appears somewhat larger than usual, yet when we take into, view that it covers a period of 15 months, and that it includes $1000 expended on Norton's Bridge and the road at Brandon, nearly three thousand expended in improvements on the Poor House farm; about $2,500 the expense of the late appraisement of real estate in the county nearly $600 for an iron fence t round the Court House lot and about $1300 for printing. It will be found that if the general expenses hare cot been reduced they have at least not exceeded that of former years. In consequence of the payment of the tales semi annually we have not been able to meet the contest fully on our bonds issued for the C. L. Erie RVilroad as it fell due, we have increased the levy for that purpose the present year with the view of preventing such an occurrance for the future. During the last year sevor.il creditors of John R. Robinson have united In bringing suit against ua in Licking county Common Pleas with the view of having the 24,000, paid this county at the time of the last sale of utock in said road, taken from us and appropriated to the payment of these claims against said Robinson. We have no fears of an unfavorable termination of said proceeding, yet it will necessarily put the county to the expense and trouble of defending the same. Some progress has been made in the suit against Amos Nichols on his bond given 'to the County for county bonds and in paying his stoek to the S. Mt. V. Sc P. Railroad oompany. Since our last report, a judgment was rendered against him in the 'Common Pleas, for the interest due. He appealed to the District Court and the 'Case was not reach td at the late session of the said Court, In the meantime no interest has been paid on the bonds issued for the benefit of the stockholders in tsaid road. We hope for the honor of our county, that we may have a speedy and -successful termination of said suit and that those who have invested their monies in - our bonds will receive their interest as it falls due and that it will come from the (stockholders of said road rather than from the taxpayers of the county. We have not thought it proper to incumber our report by setting out Jill our acts and doings, our journal and the books in the Auditor's office are free to be examined by all and will show them more fully and satisfactory than can be done in this report. Al! of which is respectfully submitted. wm. McClelland,) - , JACOB BELL. Commissioners, .-i' i'; , . JOHN McELROY. ) A.N EXXTIDIT Of the Receipts and Expenditures of Knox County from the first Monday in June 1859 t) tne first Monday in September, A-V--Ket Amount Received on Duplicate of 1858 at August sottlement 1859 'do di do do do do 185'J for til purposes, do do do from ill other sour&s for all purposes, Total amount Received $31,912 24 3 03,221 l 1 33.975 69 4 $159,309 82 8 DISBURSED. ' To orders redeemed, and cancelled 82,930 16 7 To Treasurer's fos on U. 8. M. h, Fund &o. , 7 75 1 To balance Miitiftlninif in Treasury. 138.22 3 " $33,082 14 3 SCHOOL HOUSE AND CONTINGENT FUND RECEIVED. By balance remaining in Treasury at June settlem't 1859 ,$ 1J2.4J 2 do am't collected on duplicate of 1858 at Auk, setllem't 1859 ' 4,658 86 8 do am't collected on duplicate of 1859, DISBURSED. 6,079 50 1 $10,870 86 1 Tn nrriern rAdnred anil cancelled. do amount remaining in Treasury, T?OATi frTTKD RECEIVED. Tin .ml, Mim.mini, in Troatlirv nt .T11T1A Hpftlflment 1R59. d ) am't collected on duplicate of 1858 at Aug. settlement 1856, co special roaa tax on uo uo ao uu uu uu do am't road tax collected on duplicate of 1859, do am't of special road tax on do do DISBURSED. Tn nmnnnt nf road rereinta received bv Treasuier, An nrilnia redeemed and cancelled. do amount remaining in Treasury, 10,793 58 6 77 29 5 $10, 870 861 $124,67 7 63 95 2 881.56 8 5,155 80 1 451,80 6 $6,602 30 4 $4,847 29 3 1,744 38 6 100,74 5 TOWXSHIP FUND RECEIVFD. By balance in Treasury at June settlement 1859, '5? do am't collec'd on dup.of 1858 at Aug. settlement I8o9, 910,05 3 do amount collected on duplicate of 1859, ' 2,028 30 8 $2,958 34 1 $6,692 40 4 DISBURSED. 17.81 2 2,897 35 4 43,17 5 To orrnr in nnnortionment of 1856. do orders redeemed and cancelled, do balance remaining in Treasury, r-rmpniiATTON' FUND RECEIVED. llompnt IRfitK 13.08 9 do am't collected on duplicate of 1858 at Aug. settlement 1859, 13,10 11 0 ...... . r.. im . Alton Ql 1 do am't collected on aupucate oi iooa, .wv. . $5 351 14 6 DISBURSED To orders redeemed and cancelled By amount remaining in Treasury at Juuo settlement 1859 90,53 8 do am't collected on dup. of 1858 at Aug, settlement 1859, ' 627 8tf 3 do am't collected on duplicate oi 1859 1,513 69 8 $2,132 11 9 $2,958 34 1 $5,354 14 6 DISBURSED. To amount of orders redemed and cancelled, do am't remaining in Treasury 2,104 40 0 27,71 9 S. M. & N. E.R. CO. FUND RECEIVED. $2,132 11 9 Bv am't.loaned from Knox Co. Bank do am't collected on dup. ot 185b at sag. settlement 1859, do amount collected on duplicate oi 1859, DISBURSED. To amount overpaid bv Treasurer at June settlement 1859, do amouat'paid on loans in 15 ink and interest, do inteaest coupons redeomeu and canceiiea, de amount transferred to county lund, do balance remaining in Treasury, SPRINGFIELD, MVYERNON A. PITTSBURGH RAIL ROAD CO. Tronnnrv at .lime Rett lenient lcj'J. Hi t I do amount of interest of.Silas Ralston on Rail Koad ituiid, ; 35 35 0 - $382 62 1 $1,000 00 0 3,aia U U 5,045 61 2 $9,504 71 1 52 28 0 3,036 50 0 5,571 00 0 900 00 0 4 93 1 $9 564 71 1 To Treasurer's fees on $36,35, do balai.ee remaining in Treasury, DISBURSED. 1810 38U 81 1 BRIDGE.FUND--:RECEIVED. Br am't received from fund commissioner (surp. revenue) ?j00 00 0 do amount loaned Irom John Walkey, W UO U do amount collected on duplicate of 1859, 5 045 63 5 $5 745 63 5 $382 63 1 To orders redeemed and cancelled, do Treasurer's fees, do balance remaining in Treasury, DISBURSED. Ut'UU 1 1 sv J M ivuvu t -j u By amount collected on duplicate ot 1S58 at Aug. seti leineut 1J59, do amount received from Fund CouimMsioners, (surplus reveuue,) An An mManttiA nn iliinliraLe of 1859. do transferred from Railroad Fund, do amount from D. W UotHhMl pay't on lanu ana inieresi, do amouut from A. 0. Elliott clerk unclaimed cost, do amount of money loaned, do do from all other sources, TtlRBTTRSED. To amount overpaid by Treasurer at June settlement 1859, do ao paid Banks on loana, do do of orders redeemed and cancelled, do do of Treasurers fees, do do remaining in Treasury, Total amount, 5 COT Gl 0 6 00 0 112 02 5 5 87865 3 1 m 00 0 3 0183 54 3 901100 0 508 19 9 11314 0 4 610 00 0 332 37 6 $33 816 90 9 $2 794 57 1 5 083 84 0 345 85 45 6 27 77 5 1 335 36 7 $5 745 63 5 $33 816 90 9 $159109 838 A statement of orders issued for the following purposes to County Treasurers from ths 1st mon- day in.JunelB53tonrrtMonaay iu oepwmoer jouu. For School Tuition purpoaea, . Vn, do School Houbc and contingent Fund, i?a? do Corporation Fund, i oralis do Koad and Special Road Fund, iSfiia uu '""'"""r . , 9 078 20 5 do Kail Knad Fund, 67 0 0 0 fit . l Statement of ordora famed for Ceunty poryom arrant tinder Umareral htadiof axpendituro. a t t ? v r L V w f 3 j Alii r.Ar r-itoijo. To I Undorwood f or Jail fees, do do do Uuardiu( Prlinnar, do Sundry periont fur elnthoi and bedding for Prlonri, do Vurr and Uryant fur Uedioal attendanao en priaonen, JURIES. Total To penoni aerTingon the Grand Jury, do do do do Pettit Jury, do do do do Tallea Jurora, COSTS IN STATE CASES. To Jinlleea and Connlabioiln State wti, do witneuea beforo Grand Jury, do do on Htate cwsei, do Clerk o5 Court, do Attorney! fur defondlng Indigent peraonl, OFFICERS. To A. C. Elliott, Clerk for Indoxing Record! Ao, do Wm. C. Cooper Proioeuting Attorney, 8alary, ' do I Underwood, Sheriff aalary, do S: W. Farquhur Auditor f, ' do Constable" attending Court and Juric, do Vm. JlcClelland eomoiiasioner'i feel A, do Jacob llcll eouiuiUsinner feea, do John lcElroy oumuiinio er feet, do E. Wnitncj Infirmary Dlreotor fees, di Thomai Larrimure do do do Tnomai Kogora, do do 64 996 23 5 STATE FUND -RECEIVED. By Balince due State at June sottk-tnont, 1859 do ain't ciH'cled on duplicate of 1858, at Aug. soltlem't 1859 dr do do d do do 1853 do do received from all other sources t. ' Total amount received .' , , , To State Treasurers Receipts, SCHOOL FUND-RECEIVED. "By balance remaining in '1 rcosury at June settlem't 1859,-do State Treasurer's draft for com. school fund, for 1858, ' do '" do do do do ' do do do 1859, do am't collected on duplicate of 1853 at Aug. setllem't 1859, do do i; do do , do 1859, do do for U. 4. M Fund and sou. 16, 4o do of sliotr license, $ 14 45 0 12,492 95 9 85,824 08 9 179 41 0 $18,509 03 8 $43,509 93 8 $1,624 67 1 4,'J2 48 0 15 302 40 0 2254 11 0 7,864 49 6 t)5 48 0 68 50 0 .)3,0t2 11 a 107 10 0 3t9H4 0 Di 44 0 10 26 0 $528,30 0 120V 15 0 1 034 (0 0 470 10 0 $3 8 SO t 1131698 115389 Sit 15 0 Si HO Ui qO 0 120 Pi Ui 00 0 1J5 00 0 1 tn 03 0 2 ts 00 0 97 50 60 00 0 ti 00 0 01 01 46 50 0 AO 00 0 IMS 68 0 PRINTING. ToWm.n.Cechran for publi-hlng lawt of 1850 W1M0 do L. Harper for publishing tewi of 1850 and 18C0, lt) 71 d J. W.eSchuckere publishing law of ISM, 85 00 do Wm. 11. Coohran and L. Harper for pub, amend ir.enU to the Coutltutiqa , 57 00 I do do de la do Bherife proclamation, 13 00 0 do. .do do do do Sxhibitaad Ceuniiaalon't report for 181, 111 0 do do do do do notice to tax-p"7ra, ., ,. 407 0 0 do Wm. II. Coohran for pub. delinqarat and forfeited land (Iff 10(07 0 do J. W. Schucken for printing county epprattera, ktaaiu, do do do do do Koad Beoeipta, 4e fandry printing for etleera, ROADS AND HIGHWAYS.' To lurdry pertons for damages oa roade, T 00 I i Sarrejor newer and chalnmaa on Boada, 171 15 0 CORONOR'S INQUESTS. lo Coroner'i Jury and wltaeMoi oa Iniueels, $3 951 83 0 45 00 04 4100 1 111871 To material) for New Iuflrmary, du work on do do furnishing do 'EW INFIRMARY. SCHOOL EXPANSES. 50 03 0 2li 20 6 250 83 0 -1088 M 0 To Treaaurer vf TowBihlp for lettlomont of SoLool Fundi, do School Examiner! fur feet STATIONERY. To amount for Books and BUnlu for Auditor, do BjoIu and Blunki for Clerk of Coart do do do for l'robate Judye do ' do do fi r Ueeorder do Iliuuks for Rreanurer do Btatiunery for Court and officers do Kcoord of Duplicate for 1850 du Townahl p Duplicates and Uoooid for 1800 ELECTIONS.' -181 50 1 181 tt 0 354 15 0 Tu Judges and Clorks of Annual Elections do Return Judges of Justioes' Klections. APPRAISESMEXT OF REAL PROPERTY IX 1850. To Appraisers of Real Properly do Members of Board of Equalisation do S.W. Furqubar, Auditor's ices in rehitlon to aupt. do 0. C. Bnu;ll Recorder, for recording division of land) do Blanks aud loose sheets for Apprs. and liocord ASSESSORS OF PERSONAL PROPERTY. To Assessors of Personal Property for 1800 INSANITY CASES. To amtforoonveying porsonsto the Lunatio Asylum do Witnesses do Clothing for the Insane do Physician , do Probate Judge fee) FUEL AND LIGHT. To amt. for Coal for Court House and OIBoer do Oa and Cundlos for Court Uouso, Juil and offices IMPROVEMENTS ON THE COURT HOUSE AND JAIL. To staeoy,Rankon A Co., for Iron Fence do amt. paid for putting up fence de Sundry ropuir toCouit Ileus and Jul! REPAIRS TO ROADS AND BRIDGES. To C. Bnrker, for work on Norton's Bridge do do do on Road South of Brundua do sundry persons for work on bridgos MISCELLANEOUS. To sundry porsons for void sales and error in taxes do do for unctaimod cose do James Bluke for freight en laws, books, safe doors, Ao. do Vm.MoClclland,nsajrontand attornoy and for money expended forooanty do Knox County Agricultural Hooiotv do Kuisell A Thompson Modiaal Attendance at Infirmary do amt. for moviug mill at Infirmary do sundries for Court Room and Olfioers do amt of jury fee Thompson A Umlorwood do whito-wanning add sundries for Jail . . do J. W. Russell for dainngo to Rooms rented for offices do Officers formaking report to Comuiissionora of stullithM, Ac. do Other sundries MONEY BORROWED, AND INTEREST. Tu Amt. for borrowed money and intorest Total amt. of Orders issued 00 70 0 104 53 0 71 50 0 57 74 0 14 46 0 00 15 0 67 So 0 71 35 0 241 30 0 4 70 0 553 77 0 240 00 0 ,712 US 0 72 00 00 475 07 0 218 UU 0 52 80 0 2,531 73 0 1,167 00 0 118 20 0 0l0 30 45 0 18 22 0 0740 2A3 31 0 6103 0 542 40 0 7o euo 205 18 0 501 32 0 418 75 0 I8U00 183 21 0 329 24 0 818 38 0 1,02307 0 3784 0 25 800 48 43 0 0120 0 200 00 0 20 0UO 50 00 0 47 07 0 (100 0 27U0 0 15 37 0 38 45 0 0 25 0 616 30 0 3,401 53 0 ,04'JtJ50 0 Auditor's Office, Knox Cocmtv, Ohio,) September 8, 1860. J I. SAMUEL W. FARQUIIAR. Auditor of said County, hereby certify thnt the foreeoini is a full and true Exhibit of the Receipts and Expenditure for said County, from the first Monday iu June a. d. 1859, to the first Monday in September a. d. 1860. ., iiT n i nmf i n s TT1 is. vv. r AtiMuiia.it, a. ix. u. ilHscellanji. A Southern Criticism on DisuKioM.-The Louisville Journal thus discourses on the latest disunion scheme: "A writer, in the Charleston Mercury broaches a scheme for the Southern Confederacy, to be composed of six cotton Statei ('.bey give Virginia the cold shoul der) Atlanta, Georgia, to be the seat of government Memminger President, and Yancy Vice President debts due orth- ern people to be sequestrated standing array organized and fifty thousand volunteers to be held in readiness, and more o such stuff. I'One portion of this programme, the se questration of debts due by Southern in dividuals to men in the Norlh.takea amai-ingly well no doubt with the fire-eaters, a class of people who have generally mani fested an aristocratic antipathy to the pie-bein practice of paying debts. Probably some of them have got trusted by hotel- keepers for their board bills in the Norh- em watering places, and others are wearing hats, and coats, and breeches, charged to them by credulous hatters, and tailors, and others have wine and dry goods procured on time from simple Northern merchants, and all these would like exceed ingly to have a disruption of the Confederacy involving 'the sequestration of debt due the Northern people.' Such sequestration would suit their notions of chivalry exaotly. Bilking a Yankee creditor would be the next most henerable thing in their estimation to killing a man in a duel or running a woman. 'But we guess the Northern creditors would be just about as likely to collect their debts from most of those fellows if the Union was dissolved, as they are now There's ft soit of private sequestration quite as effective as any publio and official sequestration could be." A Dun Between Two Bbothkbs Both Killed The Natchitoches (La.) Chronicle of the 25th, records the following terrible tragedy: A quarrel arose a few nights ago between two brothers named Longino, (William and Burrtl,) residing a few miles above Cample, when a proposition being made by one oi them that they should tight It out Immediately with double-barreled shot guns, It was accepted by the other, and firing simultaneously, both of them wore instantljr killed. The Seymour Times sticks the follow ir.g horn in to a Douglssite: A Douglas candidate said the Republicans got all their smart men from the Democratic party. Yea, and II be was smart they would have him too.. Idiocy Cured by a Surgioal Operation.About a year since a young man named Erambaut, living in Wilmington, N- C. was a;saiKd at night by ruffians and severely cut on the head with a knife, besides nearly having his arm seperated from the body in two places. The wound in the head proved the most disastrous, aa it left a punctured and depressed Iracture, and paralysis, epilepsy and idiocy supervened. Thus was a strong powerful and intelligent man rendeied one of the most pitiable ia the list of human casualties semi-paralyzed epileptic idiot. Alter being subjected to the experience of nine suigeons of Wilmington, two of whom most judiciously advised trepanning, and the re maining seven opposed the operation, the father of the young man(who by the way was in the theater in this city on that luckless night in the year 1811, when so many lives were lost by the.burning of the edifice.) resolved to do something more effectual lor bis son's recovery, and did what he should have dene before, brought blm on to Richmond to consult Professor 0. B. Gibson, who perfoim- edjtbe operation on Monday, assisted by Dr. Cullen, and in the presence of one or two other assistants. Now, before the operation commences, imagine the condiiton of the pateint the idiotic expression of the eye, unvarying condition of the pupil; the palsied, nerveless band; the shrunken features; the pale and hollow cheek evincing to the beholder only an intensity of ruBcring. The operation begins. The bone is laid bare by a crucial incision, and after a very little loss from bemorrhege, the trepbne is anxiously applied, down, down it goes until it touches the dura mater, and blessed resulton the withdrawal of the, instrument reason has again resumed her seat of empire, the idiotic atare has fled, the palsied band resumed its "cunning." and facial expression its varying but conscious sway. Dr Gibson having a -keen appreciation for the feelings of the )ouog man's father, went and brought him. into the room, and on hi approach a flood of tears poured down the checks of the son on recognizing bis father, which he did by an eager grasp with tbe before palsied band, an earnest glance ol the now intelligent eye. The old man opuld not speak for joy tears of thankfulness relieved hin, but. words could not oxpress his gratitude. The brain was relieved the moment the depiessod portion of the Inner table was removed. Richmond Enquires. 59 55 0 Tbe Republicans of Alexandria, Madison eonnly, lad., held a meeting on the 21st of last month, at which thirteen Democrats eame oat openly, and avowed tbeir adherlon in all Mining time to tbe RefuUieatm, political. THE CHARGE CONFESSED-' The Peoria Democratic Union, a Douglas paper,. admits thai the offensive language said to have been used by Douoias, in regard to lltnry Clay, at Ca'rollton III., in 1844, is genuine. That journal Says: Some years ago Douglas was a candidate for Congress in the sixth Congressional District of Illinois. Hon. David M. Woodson spoke al Carrolltoo, ' and In hia spet eh at that place, Douglas ased ths ful-sewing language: "Henry Clay is a sxaot'imuaTKO traitor, and the only America statesman whe ever sold limlf for BntJsf gold." ' THE SLANDEB RBFPTED. The Charges against Helmlok Over . tlrowotl . The following la a communlcatloa from flon. Wm. Helmick, moat triumphantly ptv ing blm entirely clear frora the vile, slander-, ous charges made against him by tbe DeaMx crat of this place, and reiterated throughout the district by Democratic dogs: CIA. df' ) ' ' eaiskieT Ma. Harsis: My attention has been recently called to two articles ia the "Coabo-ton Democrat," one of July 18th; tbe other of a more recent date; and I am informed that the substance of these srticles has been repeated by my enemies Upon the stump.- In these articles great injustice is done soe , and . 1 feel it due to raj self and my eoaatil uents, to repeal tbe violent assaults and false assertions, made in them. , The subetanee ef the' charges made is, that Arthur Edwards, who with his associates bad a claim before Congress for compensation for carrying the U. S. Mail on Lake Erie, bad "securest ma to put his claim through the Heuse, that It was a fraudulent claim, that George W. Mo II vane through the influence of Helmick be came the attorney of Edwards' to engineer the claim through upon the halves.". Not I take occasion to pronounce these charges, and the entire articles so far as they imptits) to me any improper, or unworthy conduct la relation to Mr. Edwards' claim, base fabrications without (he slightest foundation, eo4 most unmitigated and malicious falsehood', end could have bad their origin nowhere but in the corrupt and depraved heart of the author. I bad nothing to do about employing counsel, was never employed by Edwards or any other person whatever to interest myself in tbe passage of the bill, and had nothing ( do with the matter whatever except what I was legitimately required to do as a member of Congress. I had no knowledge whatever of the claim until it came before us la Sow mitlee. , , ... That the people may !orm a proper estimate of the merits or demerits of this . claim, east my connection with it, permit me to give a brier history of the actiju of Congress upon it." ' . The claim of Arthur Edwards sod bis associates had been before the Senate, and a Bill (the identical one that afterwards passed the House) for their relief had unanl-mously passed that bedy. In the House tba claim was referred to the committee on PotC Offices and Post Roods of which I am a aeeoj-bur. The chairman of that committee, sir. Culfax of Indianaio the distribution of silliness, referred this claim to me lor examination and report. I examined tbe claim aa4 testimony, and reported the Senate Bill to the committee. The merits of the claim were then discussed, the testimony examined and the bill unanimously agreed to by the committee composed of members of ths three political parties. Under the iastractieas of ta committee, I made the following repnrt to lb flouse: Mr. Helmick, from the Committee oa ?ml Offices and Post Boads made the following REPORT. Tbe Committee on Post OlSces eal Past Roads, to whom wss referred the "bill fot the relief of Arthur Edwards sad Disassociate.," have instructed me to reput:. : It appeare from the evidence taken la thai case that the claimants were the managing owners of the steamboats Arrow, Baltimore, Southerner, John Owen, and Bay City, froea 1E19 to 1853, inclusive, end that they were engaged, under the directions sad at the request of the Post Department, in carrying the United States eneils n the years 1849, 1850, '51, '52, and '53, between Sandaskr city, in the State of Ohio, and the city of Detroit, in the State of Michigan; in tbe year 1950, '61, and '52, letweea Cleveland, Ohio, and Detroit, Bichigan. , The local mails on these respective roetcs were carried under the instructions of the Postmaster General ef the 21st of March, A. D 1849, by the postmasters at the piece la dicated were instructed to make up and forward mails daily between their respective officer on boats, allowing one per cent per Ut ter and one-half cent per paper for all matter transported over aaid respective route in such' local or way mails. - ' 11 Under these ieatructions' the 'eUlmaatS have received tbe compensation provided for the local way mails, which amounted, oa aa' average, to about $3.T5 per passage. ' ' It appears, however, that during the period above referred to the claimants not eoly carried the local er way mails ever Said routes, but also the great through mails from Pitts-' burgh, Baltimore, Washington, and ether points south snd east of the southern termini of said routes, t Chicago, kfileraakle, and ' other vreatero points, and back agela, for' which service they had received a eoapea-' sattoa trhaiever. The evkleaeo titers lie committee is entirely atifactury that said 1 last mentioned service was fully and faithful- ' ly perforeaed by Said claimants, at great e- " peose and trouble, and itat aaeeapeasftttoa 1 whatever baa eve .bsca allowed le taesa ea " . account IherMUUhpogh the aaid service van I of vast impenaoos and betflt aetealy te lb i Post Office, Department hat at te it tbea-Urge and growing communis of the aorta- . west, , ,, - f ,t , ,: Tbe queeiioa preoenled la this rj"rjt 1s e 4 eerf ererrwr- ene, snd ma be thgt, tatti: Wit! (he government emke aempeuMtiua ler importaat an 4 voJuaUe ersicet actually as- eared by it, and reedvrrd the di'misute nn 1st