The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1842-07-14


obnoxious measure under such circumstances,
and The people would cone like mountain
torrent, and purge The halls of Congress, a la
Cromwell Of the men whom they sent here
10 transact the business of the peOIe, and not 10
intrigue for the sucCessotshlP.-E Evening
Index.
"reminiscences for the ad0Ocdtes cfpaper
mOHey.--Durrng the seven years war be"
tween the government and the U. s. Bank,
our greatest polcsns and 6uanciers conten-
ded that the currency issued by the latter
was better than gold or silver com. Gen.
Jackson was considered either fool for
doubling, or a bypocrite for pretending 10
doub', the safety of the public money in lis
hands. When, ata period cfgreat mercan'
IIe distress, Mr.. Bdde came 10 New York,
10 afFold the merchants relief he moved
through Wall street like prince-and
crowds followed IN his train. A gentleman.
smitrn with admiratisn of his greatness, said
would rather be that man this dey, than
Autocrat Of all the Russians The stock Of
his Great Regulator then sold al $l29 at
share. 1t now is dowu tp 6 or 7cen's on the
doIar-and stllI sinking! How are the
mighty fallen,
G~The HOUSE OF THE WICKED
shall be overihrown- but the tabernacle of The
righteous shall floursb.- Prov xiv.
The CorpOraL-A farmer was elected 10
cYprpo ralShIp in mslitia company. HIS
wife after discOurslng with him for some time
on The advantage which the family would de-
rive from his exallaton, inquired, in doubt
ful tone, "Hu>band, will it be proper for US let
our ch idern play with the ne'ghbors. now?"
One oftbe little urchns eagerly asked, Are
we not all corporas?" Tut, (sald the moths
err hold your ,onuge; there is no one corporal
but your father and m, self"
A QUESTION FOR ALL TO AN
SWER. If ihe G ay men succeed in introdu-
cIug the british system Of taxation into this
country, how long will it be before the same
oppression and wrelchedness follows il that
starves its millions in that country. Are our
working men and mechanics wiling to lend
their AID 10 The introduction of such oppres.
sions here. We canno. believe il. Taxa,ion
for the support Of an econBomicnal government
is all that any people ought 10 bear, or that
justice can. demand. Presidents iof broken
banks may preach up taxation, tsxatiou, taxa
l'on, but will the people follow their caIIl
"Free trade and sailors rights" was he motto
OF our revolutionary fathers; why then is it
SO odIous now? Is there no revolutionary fire
left in their sone? 1t would seem not. Let
our demands he reasonable; let taxes be as
light as the condition of The public treasury
will admit. Let us be patriotic enough to bear
all ree sonable burdens poverty, wretc chedness
and slavery Of the English aborer, who
we pray may soon be able to throw off the
yoke tlat binds him down to the earth.
BIT OF ADVICE 1t is proposed to hold
NaouaI Convention of Negroes in The Uni
ted States, for the purpose Of depressing
their sentiments in regard to their rights and
privileges as freemep," and for variety of
other purposes, such as proving that black IL
white Sy the rule of three, &c. The Conven-
ton is 10 assemble in Philadelphia, on the
3Oth of August next. We recommend that
these negroes hold their convention in Vlcks-
burg, Mississippi instead Of Philadelphia.
Several important questions tffectiug their
interest would be decided much quicker there
New York Herald
1t sgeneray agreed now, that ESQ.," at
10 hogs ,ail-more for ornament than
use.
To dread no eye and suspect no tongue, is
the great preroga,ive of innocence; an exemp-
tion granted only TO invariable virtue.
Reading backwards the word murder makes
red rum, and feeling backwards under the in
Auence ofred rum, men sometimes commit
murder.
General Harrison wished The true prnc-
pies Of the Government carried out. The
WhigS have done more; they have MrOwn them,
Om Of their policy entirely.
A man is taller in the morning than at mig ht
TO the extent Of half an inch or more, owing 10
the relaxation Of tho cartlages,
FAILURE OF THE WHEAT Chop Through
the entlre eastern shore of Maryland ct being
80 miles long, there has been universal fai>
lure oflhe wheat crop from rust, come fields
are hardly worth cutting.