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The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1842-12-08
DROWNING A WOMAN IN A SACI

The barbarous custom of drnwlng women IN
sacks is still continued amongst The Turks.
The following IL an extract from letter from
Greece to ,he Court Journal:
i must tell you very painful story. Last
Sunday fortnight, as was returning from The
raPia IN boa', (or caique) accompanied by
my son aud foreign officer, we were surprls-
ed by the bostmen (Turks) } suddenly stopping
the carque, and desiring Us 10 be silent. 1t
was then about half past nine O'Clock at night,
not very bright; but from the water aud BY the
rushing ofthe current, we could easily dlscov
er any boat that might approsch us, My for.
eign friend inquired of the boatmen why they
stopped the boat2 The answer was--sDo you
see hai!-tbey are about drowning woman
1t appeared that the poor creature had been
sewn up IN a sack, and as soon as our boat
was at distance, she met with watery
grave. The caque IN which she was placed
was rowed by three men and there were two
others citing IN It. Our men we'll knew what
they were about to accomplish. The affair
has caused much conversation in The neIghbor~
hood. 1t ,s said that a young man. slave
10 The service of the pasha, whom happened
10 know, formed an attachment for the poor
young woman, white slave of his harem; that
their attachment was made known to him and
tina, he immediately dismissed the young fell
low from his service. The lover was anxious
to regain The favor Of his master, and applied
to a nobemsn al Conslant'Dople 10 reques, for
g,venes>. The nobemBn, a the desire Of the
young man, most humanity wrote to bis master.
The letter was presented, and the result was,
that The pbsha, instead Of relnstaiing him in
bis service, regarded him sterDly, ordered him
way, followed him, and directed his head 10
be severed from his body. 10 the evening,
the other ,ragIcal affair took place in the BOs.
phorus. How strongly are we reminded Of
Byron: .....
'And the cold flowers her cold hand contained
ln the last grasp as tenderIy we're strained
Az if she scarcely fell, but feigned, sleeP!"
The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1842-12-08
THE ANCIENT IN CENDIARY.

Mr. John u Adams, who 10 MS recent
Address to Temperance Society, e1Pnt'a'es
on The virtues Of temper and temperance. is
cons sntIv violating his own precep. he COM
plains Of the attacks, which are made upon
hImseif- as if he were not constantly ,hfo~-
ing stones at Others. He knows, how sensitive
the south Is on the subject Of abolition and
yet no Is forever gIbIng her heels, and lrTtat-
ing her feelings. 10 his late long and dull
address 10 his constituents. he haTps again
upon his fsvOrite note; descants upon slaves
and Shareholders and Texas; and charges upon
the South, hat "where she cannot effect her
object by brow beaung, she wbeedleS." ls;it
strange, that when he abuses the south, her
members should retahatel He now complains
of Mr. Thomas F. Marshall having stated in
late address 10 his Constituents, that he
had acted as thought for the best, being
sincerely desrous 10 check tha, man, Mr.. Ad-
ams) who, # he could be removed from the
councils OF The nlalon, or sIleuced upon The
exaaperatng subject to which he seems 10
have devoted himself, none other, Ibehsve could
be found hardy enough, or bad enough to fill
his place." Mr.. Adams, of course, pours The
walls Of bis wrath upon Mr.. Marshall. for his
Especial and avowed malevOlence" We cons
sclentIousIy believe, with Mr.. NJ thai no man
else would be hardy enough 10 "s~eeP all The
strings Of d'sco'd that exist in our country"
and that It would be better for The sake of this
glorious Union itself, # such an incendlsry
wore Withdrawn from our public councils
Richmond Enc
The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1842-12-08
BEAUTIFUL INCIDENT.

A most moving ineident, illustrative ofthe extra
ordinary strength, as we'll as attachment Of the Arab
horses given by Lamartne, in his beautiful travels in
the East:
IAN Arab chief with bis tribe, had attacked in the
night caravan Of Damascus and pundered il; when
loaded with their spoil, however, the robbers were o.
veraken in their return by some horsemen of the Pa
cha of Acre. who killed several and hound the remain.
der with cords. In this state Of bondage they brought
one of the prisoners named ALou el Marck, TO Acre,
and laid him, bound hand and foot, wounded as he
was, at the entrance Of their tent as they slept during
the night. Kept awake by the pain Of his wounds, the
Arab heard his horses neigh at little distance, and
aeing desrous to stroke, for the last me the compan
ion Ofhis life. he dragged himself bound he was, to
his horse, winch was pCketed at little distunce,-
"Poor friend said he, -wha will you do among the
Tnksl You will be shut up under the roof of khan,
with tho horses ofa pacha or an aga; no longer will
the women and children Of the tent bring you barley,
canel's milk, or dourTa in the hollow of their hand
no longer will you gaIop flee as the wind Of Egypt in
the DESERT no longer will you cleavs with your bosom
the waters of the Jordan, which cool your sides as
pure the foum ofyour lips IfIan to be slave. at
least may you 60 free. Go; return to our tent Which
The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1842-12-08
GOVERNMENT.

The Porsmouth) Va. Chronicle, laying a.
eide toJ the occasion the editorial "we." thus
dIscourselh concerning he tue object and ma
ture of government:
81 cons der z verumeDt in this county, a
designed 10 be sImpy The agent Of he p"pua
Will; that II was N ended to be always Tho SER
want OF the peop Z; never their benrf+cinr, nor
their master; that i Is insItu ed for the pro-
tectlon Of all, bul has NJ privileges TO confer
on any; that The protection II stf,rA> should
be general, not spec's'; uniVerSai no, pat'a';
uniform, not dIscnmiDa'e; direct, nat ramce
or contingent, TO all individuals, no, 10 any
classes or distinctive interests; against aRgres'
sion, moi against competition; aGd that what
ever special privilege or special protecttoB It
has conferred, on any individual or class Of
individuals, 1t has usurped and wresled 10 the
injury Of every other individual; thus produ-
clng injustice. and positive wrong to society.
From these principles result the leading doc-
tr'nes Of The great republican party, now ss in
all past time. II is therefore not necessary that
these should be spec licslly detailed Il may
however be remarked that among the conelu-
SION 10 which these principles mus, lead, are:
UnIvetsaI suffrage, Uo,vorSal educa'ion, op.
position 10 the further extension Of the system
of legalzrd Privilege, which has crepi INTO
our Legslstl"n, State and national; and the res
torat'on as speedily as possible, u! those rights
the common inheritance of oil men. which
have from time to lime been wresied from man
as man. and gwen TO man as property holder
or corPora'or. For Equal Rights, with equal
Duties and equal Chances for advancement IN
intelligence influence and independence"
The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1842-12-08

y gu know SO wel tell my wife that Abon ell MaTck
will return mOrei but put your head still IN the folds
Ofhe tent and lick the hands oil my beloved children.
With these words, as his hands were tied, he undid
with his teeth the letters which held the couseI bound
and set him at liberty; butthO noble animal, recev-
its freedom INSTEAD ofbounding away to the deserb bent
it. head over its MASTER and seeing him in letters and
on The grounG took his clothes gently in his teeth, f
ted him up, and set offa full speed towards home. -
Without ever resting he made straight for the distant
but well-known tent, in the mountains Of Arabia He
arrived there in safety, and laid his master safe down at
the feet of his wife and children, and Immediately drop
ped down dead with fatigue. The whole tribe mourn
ed him; the poets celebrated his fidelity; and his name
is still constantly in the mouths of The Arabs of Jerche
This beautiful anscdote paints the and The
horses ofArabia better than thousand volumes 1t is
unnecessary to Say after it, that the Arabs are and
er will be, the finest hosemen and have the finest race
ofhorses in the world.
The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1842-12-08
VAN BUREN AND A NOMINATION.

We have before us several letters that have passed
between Henry Horn Esq. and tho Hon. Martin Van
Buren, in relation to the willingness of the latter gen.
,emen to accept another nomination from the Demo,
craric party to the Presidency.
We have not room to spare for the letters in full.
In relation to the nomination, Mr. Van Buren, slates
in reply to Mr.. Horn
"WhiIe such are the lights in which the subject is
regarded by me- aud whilst shall most assuredy
take single step with view to no made candidate,
have at the same time, moi said what you have been
informed some have understood me to say, that would
cuon of whic the people Of the United States should
think fit to call me. and which shall not be Inconsst-
ent with the station l have already held through their
favor.
So Mr. Van Buren, is willing to accept nomination.
The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1842-12-08
A TEXAN JUDGE.

We canno. bu, admire the feeling which
prompted The following language, which is the
concluding paragraph Of a sentence passed by
a Texas Judge, on man convicted Of murder
1t displays a spirit Of kindness and humanity
but seldom found in those whose duty it is TO
condemn TO death the unfortunate. He speaks
as follows, 20 Mr. John Jones the convict:
!'The fact ls, Jo es, that the court did not in
tend TO order you TO be executed before next
spring, but the weather Is very cod-our Jail
unfortunately is IN a very bad condition; much
of the glass IN The windows is brokeu--the
chimueys are in such dllapidaled slate that
no fire can be made TO render your apartments
comfortable; besides, owing 10 the great nuns
Der Of prisoners not more than one blanket
can be allowed TO each; to sleep sountly and
comfortably, therefore, will be 10. Of the ques
ton. In consideration Of these circumstan-
ces, and wishing to lessen your suff,rings as
The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1842-12-08

FEMALE lNoENuITY-M'ss J. Craiehead, a
young Lady Of his borough, has recently coG.
pIeted quilt, which for beauty. and ingenuity
exceeds anything Of the kindSwe have ever
seen. It's composed OF 652l pieces, oil Of he
same SIZE and shape and each one Of differ
en-, pattern. Any one can judge Of The work
there is on ii, as well of The patience of The
lady who made 1t, from the fact that it was
commenced sixteen years ago, and has oc-
Cuped most OF her Leisure moments eve, s,ncs.
Harrisburg Chronicle.
Yes, and any one can judge from tho limo
thai Miss Jane Craighead has been employed
upon the quilt, that she Will be an old II aid
before she finishes another like II, il she is
not inclined ,ha, way already.- Picayune.
The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1842-12-08
LARGE THROAT.

The morning Star. published at Cincinnati, relates
the following anecdote of young gentleman of tho
South, who had expended large fortune; money lands
negroes, every thing in course of lntemperance and
proHlgacy.
He had just paid last years grog bill of $500; one
day he was walking in the street very eisurey, when
seeing physician the opposite sde he called out TO
him saying he wanted him to come over.
down my throat"
'I don't discover anything sir" said the dOclsr, afs
Tor looking very carefully.
"You don'tl' said he, why that's very sirangej will
you be kind enough, sir TO give another lookr
"Really, sir said the the DOCTOR aera second look,
Il don't see any hing
moi why doctor, thereiS a farm, ten thousand dole
lars and twenty negroes down therei
The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1842-12-08
TIE END OFTHE WORLD IN Ie43

u6 CiN ~ Or Tx W NhLD lN OdO
Miller the M,IIersm preacher, gives The
following pas age from The 26th Chapter Of
Levitlcus verses % snd %.
"And fye will not after all this hearke0
unto me but walk contrary unto me; Then !
will walk contrary unto you aso in fury; and
even !, will chastse you seven times for your
slns.'
This he gives as Gods prophecy which is
four times repeated In the Bible as a warning
to his people. The words seven times he
explains as foIlows:-The proph eces that
have been already fulfilled, such as the des'ruc
ton Of Jerusalem, The scattering abroad ofIhe
jews, g. and from Them defines the word
'tme' IN a scrlplurs sense to mean period
OF 300 wears, (the pumber Of degrees in a cur
cle), or 500 revolutions Of the earth around the
Sun. BY this calculation
$50 years,
times,
The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1842-12-08

There is not perhaps more odpus character in the
world than that of a go .between-by which | mean
that creature who carries to the ofone neghbor
cry injurious observation that happens to drop from The
mouth ofanother Such person is the sanderer's her
ald and is altogether odious than the slanderer
himself By his vile oficousness, he makes the poi
son effective which else iner for three-fourlhs of
the slandeers in the world would never injure their
object except by the malice of go-betwesnS, who, un
traitors.
The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1842-12-08
ALLEGORY.

Every fly, and every pebble, and every flower. are
tutors in the great school of nature to instruct The mind
and improve the heart The four elements the four
volumes, in which all her works are written.
Every man has, n his own life, folsS enough-In
his own mind troubles enough-n the performance Of
hi duties, Deficiencies enoush-in his own fortune evils
enough without being curious after the affairs of oth>
The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1842-12-08

UsURY.-'rhe Synod of Kentucky, at its recent
meeting, had the subject ol usurY under consideration,
and the following resolution adopted at the conclu
sion of its deliberations; which passed by 66 ayes
to 9 nays.
"ResOlucd, In the opinion of this Synod, that the
Scriptures do not fix the rate of interest money! but
they clearly and distinctly conde nall oppression and
extortsn; and that as the laws of the land have fixed
the rate Of interest at per cen.-thereiore
ommend to all the members under car, to abstain
from and discountenance the practice Of oaning money
at higher rate than that fixed by the law of the State
The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1842-12-08

FREE AGENTS. --"Genemen," said French officer,
addressing bis men, just after the landing of Napoleon
from Elba, opinons are free, and you may declare
for the Emperor or not just you please, There will
be compuson used; but think it my duty to inform
you, that every man who does not cry Eius lEmpTeur
will be shot in five minutes
The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1842-12-08
APPEARANCE.

became poor, and my appare soon evinced i'll
was universally avoided passed III cough the streets
as through desert. had three old hats-I gave them
all for one one, put it on, and went out--I was i'm.
mejately a6costed by dozens. My wife contrived to
get up one toerable coat out Of two old onesI put
them on also, and went sut-every one now recognised
me, and was shaken hands with at every corner.
Those that have unfortunately brains than bank
notes, can apply the moral.
The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1842-12-08

An extensive forest of dwarf fruit trees has been
found in Texas principally plum treOs in full hearing.
only two feet in height also oaks bearing eight
feet high Nothing like them in airy other country.
In these days Of rasca,y, it is safest to believe ever
cry man scoundrel ill he proves the negative.
A noble heart, like the sun, showeih its gresiest
counlenaOce in its lowest estate.
IF there is cne creature abominate, u Is hH who
will smile upon you, and feed you with soft words, but
the momsn, your back turned will irusl dagger 70
your honor and reputation.
The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1842-12-08

Ono ofthe most agreeable consequences of knowl-
edge is the respect and Importance which it communi.
Gates to old age. Men rise in character often as they
increase years. they venerable from what they
have acquired and pleasing from what they impar.
Ifthey outive their faculties the mere frame itself is
respected for what it once contained
The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1842-12-08

The Battle grounds Of the RcoOtuhOn for Tho Democ-
racy-The towns Of Concord. Lexington. CharIestown
and South Boston, Ward I2 Dorchester Heghts) gave
large maorieS for the democratic candidate for Cover.
nor on Monday Installation Post
The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1842-12-08

ScoLDmG.-l never knew scolding person that was
able to govern family. What makes people 'cold'
Because they cannot govern themselves. How then,
can they govern othersl Those who govern we'll, are
generally calm. They are prompt and resolu,e, but
steady and mild
The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1842-12-08

Many farmer has toiled year after year, begging
as it wers pauper existence from his old and
cuate fields unconscious Of that bog, that swamp,
the prodigous capabilities of which might in one year
have been developed by single DRAIN
The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1842-12-08
VOL. 3. NO a.. wHOLENo l51

much as possible. the Court IN the exercise Of
humanity and comPassIoo, do hereby order
you TO be executed Tomorrow morning, as
coon after breakfast as may be convenient 10
the Sheriff and agreeable 10 you"
The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1842-12-08

Gross and vulgar minds will always pay higher
respect to wealth than to talent; for wealth although
be far less efficient source of power than talent hap>
pens to be far more Ineligible -Lacon.
The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1842-12-08

RANDOLPH ON CLAY.-The eccentric John
Randolph, Of Roanoake in speaking of Henry Clay,
sad:-"He is highly talented, yet utterly corrupt, and
sinks and shines like rbltsn mackera by moonlight
The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1842-12-08
lSa3

Thus 10 ls43 i. the year IN which our pun
ishmen,s are to come 10 an end. The 23d Of
April ls The day set apart for The great event,
but he does moi slate his reasons for setting a.
part this particular day. He may think, how
ever, that he has good 6c'ip'ura reasons for
supposlng that the 23d ofApr will be tho
day y Pittsburgh Manufacturer.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1842-07-30
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
Parish of East Baton Rouge,--In Third
District Court.
Ann L. Penny,
VS.. mo. 1897.

Ill. Sloan. her husband. ) z
Thursday, 30th June, ls42.
Three judicial days having elapsed since
the rendition of the judgment by default duly
taken in the above intituled suit, and the de.
fendant having failed to appear and answer in
said delay, this case was duly assigned for
this day, TO enable plaintiff to make said de-
fault final. Whereupon the evidence, oral
and documentary, having fully established
that the plaintiff is the owner of the slaves
Tom, Cato, and Betty and her three children,
Lewis, Hilary, and an infant, by virtue of adj
publications from the Estates Of her father and
mother, the late James and Nancy Penny,
deceased, and as part payment of her por.
ton of the same; and 1t further appearing
that her husband, the defendant, received on
the seventeenth day of FGorhary, 4. ~, Eight
cen hundred and ihifty.seven, Two thousand
two hundred End seventy dollars and seventy
elSht Eats, it being the balance of plaintiff $
r.,.tion Of the estate of her mother, the late
Mrs. Nancy Penny aforesaid and that defend
ant appropriated the same to his own use,
and that the affairs of said defendant are very
much embarrassed, and the separate rights
and property of the plaintiff are endangered
thereby, it is, therefore, ordered, adjudged,
and decreed, that the plaintiff recover from
Montgomery Sloan, her husband, the sum Of
Two thousand two hundred and seventy dol
lars and seyenty-eight cents, and have a legal
mortgage on his immovables and slaves, to
take effect from the nth of February, 4. n,
1887. That the plaintiff is the owner of the
slaves Tom, CATO, and Betty and her three
children, Lewis, Hilary, and an infant and
recover possession Of the same, and have the
sole administrator of her separate parapher-
nal estate. and finally that she be separated in
property from her said husband, and recover
the costs of suit.-30th June, 1912.
Signed, ISAAC JOHNSON,
Judge Sd District.
I~certify the foregoing 10 be a true copy Of
the original judgment of record in my Office
I'd July, 1912. J. q. A. HOLT,
july 16 20 Deputy Clerk.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1842-07-30
Vol. XIV.
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Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1842-07-30
AUG DUPLANTIER,
aprii9 8 MANUEL MORENO.
CARD.

De-, ron soHs e. NILL1ta respectfully ten
ders his professional services to the citizens
Of Baton Rouge and its vicinity. He hopes,
from his long experience in the treatment of
diseases of the South, having been extensively
engaged in the practice of Medicine, Surgery,
and Midwifery, for a term of more than thirty
years, to be entitled TO a share of public pa
tronage. He will attend promptly to all pro-
f~essional calls, and his charges in all cases
will be made with a due regard to the pressure
of the times. DR.. w. will be in Baton Rouge
every day, except prevented by professional
business; in his absence any commune aflons
left at the store of Messrs. J. 4 e. +. Pasliips
81 Co, will be attended to.
Arlington. July 9, 1912. %