The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1842-06-23
DlsTR ESSINn ACCIDENT,


On The 18th inst al tbs raising Of frame
barn on the farm Of M, ANlhony Miller, IN
Columbisua county, near New Franklin in this
county, an accident Of the most distressing
nature occurred, - which we record with feel>
ings Of sadness, and regret
Through-t the criminal neglect OF The head
csrpenle:, Sebastian SemerlOl, sfier one side
of The barn was set up, it was not stayed so as
10 Keep it in lts position, and It consequently
fell, hitting thirteen Of those Present-of
whom two young men were killed on the spot.
The names Of those who we're killed, are
Jacop Hahn, aged twenty two years, and
Mr.. Edwards; another named SIeTDberg who
was Married man, died on The same even
ing; and Mr.. Freed was moi expected to
survive many hours when our informant left
the neighborhood. A number Of others are seri
ously wounded; have arms and legs broken,
so that The recovery Of several is consid-
cred very doubtful. STARK County Democrat
DsmOcracy.--No man is Democrat who is
low, mean, aud selfish, and possessing aar-
row contracted spirit. Pride is an enemy 10
democracy; so is faction, so are ciques
Democracy is the same in all places and at
all times. 1t Iabors for the good Of the poor,
the despised; and The oppressed. 1t requires
honesty, integrity, capacity, and iDfexbity
ofpurpose 10 ito followers. llrejects the sor-
did, The cunning, the base, the wicked. It
rises above error, exposes sophistry, and looks
around & abroad for objects of com,seralitn.
Democracy demands the language Of truth,
and dignifed, plain exterior. 1t delights
no in pomp and gorgeous trsppings. l! looks
to the heart and mind, and not to the purse,
for the man. Ito standard bears the flag of
equal rights, and It's pedestal rests on the rock
ofjustce & humanity. IL exposes intriguing
and hoary headed vice 10 public coLdem-
nation.
What a school! for the American patriot we
have in tie study Ofdemocratic principles.
Here The mind can expatiate in all The round
offascnalion that man and nature furnish.
Here is The pabulum for which the anc;ents
lhrsed and on which we may satiate the long.
ing for earthly perfectbility. Here we study
the metbod Of mellora.Dg mans condition,
and render him only little lower than the
angels Here We learn, that acting rightously
and performing justice, make men wise, hap
py and prosperous. Here we learn to reform
errors anb' abuse, and cloihe humanity in the
unstained garb ofiunOoence
= Est. Clairsville Gazette.
MORE DEFALCATIoEs IN WALL STREET.-A
few days ago gentlemen called upon Abra-
ham Schermerhorn. the latest Wall street de-
fauI,er for $l50,O0O. "Well Mr.. s how do
you doi" "As we'll as can be expected"
SchermeThorE then went on 10 bemoan his
destiny, and 10 describe how he had been led
away from The paths of honesty by irst dab
bling in slocks-g gambling in fancies' But
said he, 81 am not alone. There are several
more such cases in Wall street, and they will
be out soon."
We believe this-and it begins 10 be the
general belief that dozen defalcat:ons, each
as bad as Schermernorn's, will explode in
Wall street before the year is out. 10 fact
no confildencelcan be placed in any incorpo-
rated company now .a-days. The Careless
ness, folly neglect, roguery, and dis honesty Of
directors and agents, ale too general and too
often repeated. Capitalists will be careful
what banks and insurance companies they
meddle with. The whole frame oilhat portion
Of society that resls on Ii c incorporated credit
system, banks or any other, is tolteriDg to the
base. .z.t.4s
The paper credit system Is destined 10 e.
nal prostraliOn in this country from the disbon-
esly of it's managers Such a result was
once produced in France, soon after the revo-
luton ofl792. The States banks, and other
interpretations in the United Sia,es, arc run
ming the same career. All !he empty pride and
fashion: based on the paper system, must have
a Call. The defalcations of Swsrtwou,, Lewis,
Lloyd, SchermetborD, and thousand others
the suspension Of the New Orleans banks
Tho breaking ppoof the United States Bank,
and hundred sothers--the reputation by
l0.O0O baukrup's Of $3.50. .OOO,OO0 of debts,
and Of six States of$l00. 100000 Of stocks,
all spring from the same use-extravsga game,
folly, mismanage cement, want of morals, and