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THE COU N T HYMAN.
The Peace Movement in the
'North.—Mr. ’Long had a public re
ception, on his return from congress,
h)- his constituents of the 2nd district
of Ohio, which, as described in the
Cincinnati Inquirer, was not onl>
large, but enthusiastic. He was wel
comed by the Hon. Win. M. Gerry, in
a speech of -some length, which was
responded to, by Mr. Long, giving an
account of his stewardship. The repre
sentative, and the constituents, alike
iustified the bold stand taken by Mr.
Long, in congress, for which he was
censured by all fanatic Abolitionists.
To show the spirit of the people, we
subj’oiu the resolutions of‘ the meeting,
which were adopted by a unanimous
vote :
Resolved, That the Democracy, of
the 2nd district of Ohio, hail with de
light the return of their representa
tive ; and that we are proud of the
record he has made for himself in the
congress of the United States, as the
advocate of our rights, our liberties,
and immediate peace.
Resolved, That, like our' represent
tative, we believe there are now but
two alternatives—either an acknowl*
edgement of the independence, and
sovereignty of the states composing
the Southern Confederacy, or the
complete subjugation, and extermina
tion of their people; and, ofjlie al
ternatives, like him, we prefer the for
mer.
Resolved, That wc are in favor of
immediate peace, and against the fur*
ther prosecution of this wai.
Resolved, That the government of
the United -States has light to co-
.erce a sovereign state.
Resolved, That we are opposed to
the present administration, in all its
principal measures. Jt has suppress
ed free speech, imprisoned Citizens
without cause, impoverished, bank
rupted, and depopulated the country,
ar.d attempted to destroy Republican
government in the United States.
Resolved, That the Democracy of
.the Second District of Ohio, to-day,
unfurl their banner for the presidential
campaign, and, -having an abiding
faith iu the honesty, ability ^statesman
ship, and firmness of their representa
tive, they present him as their .first
choice for the Presidency of the Uni
ted States.
Resolved,, That the Domaeracy of
Ohio has beheld, with indignation, the
vile treatment used toward the illus
trious ex-Seoator, James A. Bayard,,
of Delaware, by the senate of the
United States, and behoving that he
should return to preside over that as
semblage, in its deliberations upon the
liberties of the people, we send greet
ing to the noble state of Deleware,
and present bis name as our first
choice for the Yice-Presidency of the
United States. ,
Resolved,, That the secretary of this
.meeting furnish a copy of these reso
lutions to the'Cincinnati daily papers,
for publication.
The President requested the meet
ing to signify, audibly, their assent to
the passage of the resolutions. The
response was a vociferous and unani
mous yes.”
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Sale Day.—Yesterday being sale
clay, the following sales were made at
the Lower Market House :
By Milner, Keen Sf Co.—The fol
lowing negroes were sold : A negro
man, 50 years of age, his wife, 48
years of age, and two children, #6,000 ;
a negro man, 50 years of age, unsound,
his wife, 40 years of age, and child,
$5,800 ; a negro man, 25 years of age,
unsound, $1,750; a negro man, 21
years of age, unsound, $1,800.
By C. V. Walker Sf Co.—The fol
lowing negraes, and real estate, were
sold : A negro woman, 46 years of
age, $1,100 ; a negro boy, 15 years of
age, unsound, $1,750 ; a negro man,
his wife, and child, not likely, $2,350;
a negro woman, and child, $3,300 ; a
negro woman, and two children, $2,-
450; a negro woman,and child,$3,350;
a negro woman, 25 years of age, $2,-
600; 3,00.0 acres of land, at $137.50
per acre.
By W. A. Ramsey Sf Co—The fol
lowing negroes, and real estate : A
negro man, 50 years of age, $925; a
negro woman, 24 years of age, and her
child, $5,000;. a negro woman, 22
years of age, $3,65.0^ a negro man,
27 years of age, $4,000 ; a negro wo
man, 26 years of age, $1,875 ; a ne
gro man, 22 years of age, $2,800 ; ail
old negro man, 42 years of age, $,600.
Lots of land, known as the Mauge
lots, near the city, from $550 to $1,200
eacli; lots of land, known as the
"Force lots, from $700 to $3,150 each.
— Constitutionalist, Aug. 3.
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Kentucky.— “Ylie Louisville
Press, of the 10th, says : We are in
the midst of elements of destruction,
which require the utmost prudence on
the part of every influence ; but this
is the time that the Governor takes
for the display of conduct that would
be more at home in a lunatic asylum,
than in the executive chamber of the
commonwealth of Kentucky. He has
advertised for army supplies, and, we
are informed, is endeavoring to raise
two millions of dollars from the banks.
We learn on good authority that .he
has already obtained two hundred
thousand dollars, a portion of it from
that patriotic concern, the Bank of
Louisville. We warn the people of
Kentucky to keep their eyes on these
suspicions movements. The air is
heavy, and people should take care
how they breathe.”
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Monster Turtle.—“There arriv
ed at one of our wharves, on Wednes
day, November 14th, the pilot boat
Sea Foam, having on hoard a .monster
turtle, weighing twelve hundred
pounds. He was caught about ten
miles from this port, after a conflict
of ten hours. He would go down,
remaining under water for some min
utes, and then coming up, spout like
a whale, and remain on the-surface
fifteen or twenty minutes, swimmiug
about as fast as a boat is rowed.
He was severely wounded in a vital
part, before being taken on board, but
lived until Thursday morning.
His back is black, the shell divid*
ed into five parts by ridges—the belly
spotted with white. With liis head,
a foot long, he measured seven feet,
from his r.ose to his tail, and girted
ten feet. He was two feet thick, aud
about five feet from side to side, being
of regular oval form. When his fore
flippers were extended, they measur
ed eight and a half leet from tip to
tip. Many old salts examined him.,
hut not one ever saw the like si?:e in
any part of the world. He was doubt
less what is described in the boojks as
the ‘leathery turtle.’—Portsmouth (N.
H.J Journal.
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Sugar from Sorghum.—We men
tioned, some days ago, that a sample
of s} r rup had been left with us by
Dr. Ooates, of Henrico county, in
which there was a large deposit of
sugar, the result of the gradual evap
oration of the syrup. We have now,
through the same gentleman., a speci
men of cleai, dry, well-flavored su
gar, of a rich, bright color, obtained
by mere straining and drying, from
the syrup above referred to.
The fact that so excellent an artic
le of sugar can be made from sorghum,
is of great interest to our people.
Every farmer can now render himself
independent of the high prices of -the
grocer, by producing his own sugar.
It has long been denied that sugar
can be obtained from sorghum at all;
aud we believe all the experiments,
heretofore made, have failed of that
object.
It will be an acceptable service,
therefore, to publish the process by