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KEEP 1T BEFORE THE PEOPLE

That Henry Clay and Theodore FreIinghdysei
both voted against the proposition to amend the
pension act ofl832, so to extend its provisions
to the soldiers who taught under Wayne, Clarke,
St. Clair, Harmer, and Hamtramck,' ai,d to those
who were in service 'under the authority of the
United States against any tribe of Indians, prior
to the 1st of January. l795' (See Congress de-
bates, vol. 8, part !, page 95o)
"That Henry Clay voted against proposition
to amend the same bill, so as to extend its provis.
ions to the widows of soldiers Of the revolution.
(See same vol same page.)
s'That James K. Polk voted in 1926 Tor the bill
for the relief of the surviving officers Of the army
of the revolution.
''That James X. Polk voted for an amendment
to that bill, to provide for the widdows of officers
and soldiers who fell or died in the revolutionary
war
"That James K. Polk voted in 1929 for the biI
"to provide for certain persons engaged in the land
and naval service of the United States in the reyo.
lutionary war;"
"That James X. Polk voted in 1882 for the bills
granting pensions to those who defended our from
tiers in the Indian from l776 to 1895; and for
the bill supplementary TO the act for the relief Of
certain surviving officers and soldiers ofthe revoIu'
tion. Penmsyluaniap.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1844-09-20

How can any democrat vote for Clay. who, in
1924, sold the democratic party, and defeated the
voice ofa large majority Of the people of his own
State and ofthe Union, by electing Adams over
jackson in order to be made Secretary of State!
How can any opponent ofthe old United States
Bank vote for Clay, who ever sustained that rot.
ten concern, and now advocates new one Just.
like it,
How can an opponent of the bankrupt law vote
for Clay, who, although positively instructed
against said law by the Kentucky legislature, new
ertheless voted for it, and procured its passage!
How can any old Jackson man vote for Clay,
who was ever the opponent Of the old Hero, not
only politically but personally!
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wooDsFIELD OHIO FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 90

true western interests, which they feel vitality
connected with the great principles advocated by
Mr.. Clay, and which they conceive in great
measure depend for their contamination upon the
success of his future exertions. If, therefore, its
should be perceived that the tendency of Gen.
Jackson's measures, as President, would be to
suppant Mr.. Clay by promoting the views Of
Adams, then have no doubt that the voice Of all
those who are in favor Of Mr.. Clay would be, If
we are doomed to have Mr. Adams as Pre-
sident at some time let US have him now; if
he has General Jackson's preference, let the
General himself make way for him. We would
rather have him now, at the expense of Clay
But if Jackson gives earnest that he will throw
his weight into the western scae then let US throw
our weight into his This, believe, would be
the decision of three fourths of the people of
Kentucky"
by these and many other letters of similar
import, Mr.. White was induced to vote for MIR.
Adams, believing that he was complying with the
wishes of his constituents. In letter to the
editor of the Argus, dated June 9th, 1928, Mr..
White himself uses the foIlowig language, viz:
"These letters, with many others of like i'm
port. and on the same subject were received by
me between the last of January and the 9Th of
February, 1925. My correspondents were nume-
rous, and from the coincidence of their views and
sentiments, had reason to believe that it would
be most agreeable to my constituents, and strictly
consistent with the wishes Of majority of them,
to adopt the course which did finally pursue.
Thatsuch communications, voluntarily made, from
highly respectable and intelligent gentlemen,
differing on local politics, and leaders of parties
at that time, on subject of such interest and
pressing emergency as that of the election of a
chief magistrate, should have powerful influence
on my mind, is perfectly natural. That was
confirmed in my vote by their suggestions, do
freely acknowledge; and therefore, as have often
heretofore frankly avowed, now state that
voted for Mr. Adams with view to promote Mr..
Clay's future prospects for the Presidency"
[ConclusiOn merit ,ceek]
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1844-09-20
FACTS AND OPINIONS UPON THE BANK
QUESTION


GAS soon as the bank charter was obtained, its
friends began to build up princely fortunes for them
selves, at the cost of the widow and orphan, and
all honest persons who had subscribed for stock.
The people have furnished thirteen persons "a ma
ority Of the directors) with cudgel to break their
own heads; for they can fix the value of every a.
ere ofland from Florida to the Lake of the Woods u
GNile's Register, S,pt. 1919.
"An institution like this, penetrating by its
branches every part of the Union, acting by COM
mand, and in phalanx, may in critical moment,
upset the government Thomas j. ferson.
"For long tmeI saw with pain the advances
OF an aristocratc moneyed institution which threat
ened to cast poisonous mildew over our precious
liberties. He always spoke fthis country as his
own.] They would have rendered our fair coun-
try passive instrument in Their hands, in which
case freedom would have vanished from among US. !"
General Lafayette, in Nou. 1888.
"What is a corporation, such as the bill contem-
platesi 1t is A SPLENDID ASSOCIATION
OF FAVORED INDIVIDUALS, taken from the
mass Of society, and invested with exemptions,
and surrounded by immunities and privileges"
Henry Clay, tchen a Democrat, in 1911.
"May not the time arrive when the CONCEN-
TRATIoN ofsuch a vast portion the circulating
medium of the country in the hands of any corpo-
ration, will be DANGEROUS TO OUR LIB
ERTIES' BY whom is this immense power
welded? By body. who in derogation of the
great principles of all our institutions, responsibility
to the people, is amenable only to few stockhold-
ers, and they chiefly foreigners. Henry Clayin
1911.
"Within four years ofits existance, the last bank
of the U. s. became little better than DEN OF
ROBBERS. Its hangers, with few exceptions
pursued systematic scheme of pflnder and
fraud. John C. Spencer, chairman Of the Com
mittee Of Investigation, IN 1919.
ga bank is great Electioneering machine; so
are we all. ."-Theodore Frelinghuystn in 1884.
"What am to think OF amoneyed corporation,
welding funds larger than the revenue of this ma
tion that tells the nation to its face that it will
spend as much as it pleases on the press, and deal
with Presidents as it would deal with common
felons' have barely time to say, 90 on with
your patriotic work of extirpating such corpora
ton. In such warfare with it, am with you
heart and hand. "-Rehard Rush in 1884.
During the half year, ending 3Oth June, 1884,
the Bank of the United States paid the following
sums for printing eleetioneering documents. to be
used by the wings of 1884, in, the panic campaign
against the administration of Gen. jackson:
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The following article we copy from the New
York Sun, neutral paper. Itshows the opinion
unprejudiced and disinterested persons have ofthe
operation Of the present whig tariff on the farming
interests, and itsunust and partial character gen.
orally Read it, farmers:
"There is doubt of the fact that heavy duties
increase the price Of the article and for the proec.
tion to the manufacturer the consumer has TO nav.
an additional price on every article he uses A.
farmer looks at the pile of buildings which the man.
ufacturer Is erecting; and while admrng the palace
ne is building for his private residence-his beauti-
full lawns, orchards, flower gardens, nch carriage,
and pair of spanking grays, cannot avoid saying to
him, 'Look ye, Mr.. Manufacturer, this is all very
elegant; but do you know that and my neighbors
have, in part, paid for all these improvements"
"Ah;" says the rich manufacturer, taking pinch
OF snuff from agold box, and wiping his nose with
cambric handkerchief, spray explain how you
have assisted to build my mansion and factories"
"Why thus" says the farmer. 81 have to pay
you shilling yard more for my flannel, and six
shings yard more for my broadcloth, than
would have to pay ifthere was not an exorbitant
protective duty attached to those articles; so that
The 25 per cent excess is paid by me, and goes
into your pocket. Now this would be very well,
II the protection was reciprocal; but my flour, corn,
oats and hay 60 down, while your articles are go
ing up. buy from you, and pay you Is per cent
higher than ought to pay; whereas no one buys
of me. Wehave no foreign market open for our
surplus Honest John Bull floods the country
with his low priced articles, while the high tariff
enables you to compete with him; but he takes no
corn or breadstuA; from us. We who constitute
the million. the bone and muscle of the yeomanry
can lay no money by. but the privileged few-the
rich manufacturers-ar taken care Of"
The farmer was right. The duties on articles of
necessity for the use of the poor are too high, and
the duties on luxuries, with the exception ofa few
articles are too low. We have tariff for the pro-
lection fone class at the expense of all other class
es. instead Of having duties mainly for revenue!
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1844-09-20

THE BEST CONDUCTOR.-A writer in tho
Journal of Commerce, in speaking of the best
mode of protecting houses from the effects Of
lightning, says that surface, and not weight of
metal, is requisite to conduct the fluid to the earth
Also that the tube was the best form, as it has the
inside as well as the outside surface
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1844-09-20

HORRIBLE.-A wretched man in the South,
who is made mad BY the sight of blood. was
imprudently sent out in the barn yard short time
since, to klsom chickens for dinner; he perform
ed the deed, became excited rushed into the house,
with the decapitated fowl IN one hand and the
bloody knife in the the other, seized the coloredi
cook, dragged her to the fire, and plunged the.
chicken into the pot!
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1844-09-20
POETRY.
THE MOTHERLEsS.

THE MOTHERLESS.
You're weary, precious ones! your eyes
Are wandering far and wide;
Think ye Of her, who knew SO well
Your tender thoughts to guide;
Who could to wisdom's sacred lore
Your fixed attention claim'-
All! never from your hearts erase
That blessed mothers name!
IT'S time to say your evening hymn,
Myyoungest infant dove!
Come press thy velvet cheek to mine,
And learn the lay of love;
My sheltering arms can clasp you all,
My poor deserted throng!
Cling, as you used to cling to her
Who sings the angels song.
Begin, sweet birds! the accustomed strain;
Come, warble loud and clear;
Alas! alas! you're weeping all,
You're sobbing in my ear!
Good night-go say the prayer she taught
Beside your little bed;
The lips that used to bless you there
Are silent with the dead!
A fathers hand your course may guide,
Amid the thorns of life;
His careIprotect those shrinking plants
That dread the storms of strife:
But who upon your infant hearts
Shall like the mother write!
Who touch the strings that rule the soul!-
Dear, smitten flock Good night
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POST THE BOQKS.-Among those who hay,

POST THE BoQKS.-Among those who have
renoupced whiggery since 1910, are the following,
W.; One PRESIDENT of the United States, two
members of his cabinet, two or three ATE whig
governors, several whig Congressmen, Eve Har-
rison electors in ls4c. whig Legislators without
number, and host Of wing orators, exofficers Of
Clay and Tippecanoe clubs, &c,
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Total,

Total, S24 4,252, 80.
The proceeding facts are upon the unquestion,
BILE authority oia report to the Senate of the Uti-
ted States, December 1884. made by John Tyler,
now President Of the United Statess.-[See the re-
port, Senate document, No. IL, I'd session, 2ad
Congrssss
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THE DISTRIBUTION SCHEME.-No wri.
ter has ever described il SO admirably as Pol Lox:
with one hand he pu

-"With one hand he put
A PENNY in the urn of poverty,
And with the other took SHILLING out"
That is the way, precisely, the feds propose to
benefit the great laboring and producing classes of
this country, by distributing the land proceeds to
the States.
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Before the Senate Of Kentucky, Mr.. Secrest, a
member of the House of Representatives, made
the following statement in his testimony, viz:
"After his return from Congress in 1925, he
heard Mr. Trmble give as an apology for voting for
Adams, that if Mr.. Adams had not been elected
Mr.. Clay would not have been Secretary of State;
and that if Gen. Jackson had been elected Mr..
Adams would have been Secretary"
John Mason Jr. on the same occasion, testified
as follows, viz:
"When witness heard that Trmble had voted
for Adams he was surprised; and soon after his
return he had conversation with him about his
vote. in which he gave as his reasons, that we
ascertiained il Mr.. Adams was made President
Mr.. Clay would be made Secretary of State; and
that if Gen. Jackson was made President, Mr.. Clay
would not he made Secretary; and that it would
be better for us to have Adams, with Mr.. Clay
Secretary, than Gen. Jackson without him.
.Mieajah Harrison, in letter to the editor of
the Argus, dated 7th February, 1928, states as
follows, viz:
without entering into all the minute Of con.
versation which took place, will state that the
Hon. David Trimble observed to me, that zoe
(meaning, supposed. the Kentucky delegation)
had distinctly ascertained that if Adams were
elected President Mr.. Clay would be appointed his
Secretary of State; and that if Gen. Jackson were
elected President, Mr. Clay would not"
Jesse Summers, in letter to Gen. Allen, Of the
Kentucky Senate, dated Feb 5, 1928, says:
~ have heard Mr.. David TIimble say, it was
ascertained that if John Q. Adams was elected
President. he would appoint Henry Clay Secretary
of State and he also stated, that, in all probability
If Gen. Jackson was elected, he would not. At
the same time, Mr.. Trimble stated, that the Rep
resentatiyes from this State, or majority of them,
thought that it wonld be better for US to have
John Q. Adams President and Henry Clay Secre-
tary of State, than to have Gen jackson President
and some other person Secretary"
Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1844-05-02
VALUABLE LAND
For Sale.

ME subscribers. being DESTROYS TO reyaoye
e to the west. offer for sale the valuable
Tract of Land OH which they reside. called
'Frnt Hill' lying in the county OF Rock bridge
miles south Of lexington 9 miles from Fan.
cy Hill p. o. in pleasant and healthy neigh
borhood, and Containing between s 3, 800
acres, about 400 being in original timber of
the purest growth.
The quality of this land is equal if not sppe-
7iof to any in the county. and is particularly
valuable for the growth of wheat 1t is in lie
neighborhood Of four manufacturing mills, the
arthest about miles Qf--wi:hin three miles
from boat navigation, and near the turnpike
road from Lexington to Iynchburg,. distant
about IS miles fromtle latter. The land lies
well for cultivation and is easily improved =
There are many excellent springs on the tract,
and the one near the dwelling house IS not
surpassed by any in the state. Fifty or sixty
acres of watered meadow may be made-there
is also large peach and young apple orchard
on the land.
The improvements consist of a good and
commodious Brick Dwelling House and Ktch-
en-Smoke and Ice House--2 large barns
shielded all around-Corn Houses-Negro Ca
bins new with stone chimneys, and in fact all
the necessary out buildings for large family.
Also a good Log Dwelling House. with the
necessary out houses on one end of the farm,
so that it coul1 be divided to advantage.
This would be line Situation for a person
who wishes to educate family. as the Military
Institute, Washington College and Female
School are in the 'full tide ofsuccessful 9pe.
ration at Lexington.
A further description is. deemed unnecesso-
ry' It's but rarely such property is in mar
ket, and persons disposed to purchase are re-
quested to call and examine for tbernsaI,,ac
to whom the premises viii be shown by the
subscribers with pleasure.
The terms will be accommodating, and pcs
session given in the fall.
BENZ. T. PORTER,
jas. S. GRIGSBY,
AND. J. GRiGSBY.
Jr,v ( t94qtF
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tutlng all arbitrary monotonous, metrcal regu
larity, TO the Poets own native melody. AcA
cordingy, very many of these emendations
have been rejected by the last and best En-
glish editors, especially Mr.. Knight and Mr..
Collier, and the readings of the old folios and
quartos have been restored. unless where
some error OF the press or manuscript was I'M
denabiy manifest. Yet there are many such
passages confessedly corrupt, and requiring
conjecturai cancellations: there are also diff
ierences OF reading betMeen the several old
impressions affording grounds, for some diver
slty OF text and warm controversy. between
the more recent editors.
Upon these, the American editor thinks it
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for himself. without implicitly following the
text OF aoy one modern edition. AS the in
dustry and learning of prior editors have fur
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the authorities upon which they may be sup
ported, the task is no longer that of laborous
investigation, but. as it were. of judicial de-
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PAGE COUNTY. TO WIT:

At 8 Court OF Querterly Sessions, continued
helc TOT the County of Page, on Wednes-
day the 29th day of November, l843. Car.
ter VS.. Moore's administrators, &c.
FHHHE defendant Henrietta t. Moore fles
IL her answer in this case, and the case
coming on TO be heard upon the papers for
merry read theresh and upon the answer of
SAID Henrietta /. Moore and the report of
Master Commissioner Mcpherson. to which
1lefe is no e&cepton--was argued by counsel.
On consideration whereof the court doth
ddjudge, order and decree, That SAID renort
be adopted and conhrmed-that plant # Lew.
is S. Carter and the other creditors of peter
5 Moore, deceased, who have proven their
debts before the Commissioner, to wit. rauck
& Shenk, John J. Thompson, use of Gabriel
Jordan, Nicholas ". Wager, Wager 8, SDitler
James Fl, Carson, administrator of Isaac Over
all, who is now deceased, e. Almond. & ca
Edward and Mann Almond. Mark RuGner and
Elizabeth Ruffner, administrator and Admins.
tratrIX OF Jonas Rtlffner deceased, William
wood, use OF Benjamin +. Graykon. william
Z. Overall, Robert Rogers and BENJAMIN Fl
ood are respectively creditors Of Peter s.
Moore deceased, 10 the amount, reported in
'helr favor, with the interest as, reported
that these parties have no priority over each
"'iSl, put are Sntitied to charge their debts
rateably upon the land descended from Peter
3 Moore to his heirs-and the court being
satisfied that the land descended will not keep
down the interest and discharge the principal
or the debts reported in a reasonable time
The court doth therefore adiudge, order and
Gecree, That John Mcpherson, who is hereby
appointed Commissioner for the purpose,
do, after advertising the time and place of
sale tor three weeks in a newspaper printed
at Woodstock, at the court house door of
Page county. on court day, and at two
public places in the neighborhood of the pre-.
lmses, proceed on the premises to sell the
land reported as descended from Peter S
Moore to his heirs--seling for so much cash.
as will defray the costs of suit and of sale, to
be paid in len DAYS, and for one half of the
residue on a credit Of six months, and for the
residue On credit Of twelve Notwithstanding
bonds and good security for the purchase
money-The Commissioner is directed to
make deed to the purchaser. and report his
proceedings. in order to a final decree.
n coPy-Teste, SSH
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G T JONES, D C

{ N compliance with the foregoing decree,
x | shall proceed to sell at public auction,
on fr'day the 24th dag Of Moy 1914. on the
premises, to the highest bidder, pant of the
Milford Tract of Land, III the county of Page,
near the tavern at Milford, containing about
ElghtyfthFee Acres, which land descended to
the hers ofPeter Moore deceased. ..
The terms viii be-Ten DAYS credit Tor the
amount CT all costs and commission on sale,
and on the balance credit of six and twelve
months, divided in two equal sums Bond and
good security viii be required of the purcha-
ser on the day of sale.
JOHN MCPHERSON,
april 1914. 1t Commissioner.
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DIR. THOMPSON'S
UTERINE TRUSS.

IT is the opinion of all the principal profess
sors Of medicine in the United States, who
have given their testimony, that DR.. THomp.
sans 'Patent apparatus fer The cure of PrQlap.
sus ard other diseases, +" possesses su perior adj
vantages over any other apparatus of the kind
ever presented to the public Their certf.
Gates TO that effect can be seen by calling or
the undersigned at his store in Woodstock.
These Trusses have been examined by DR..
Irwin, DR.. MagrudeT, & DR.. Wunder, and they
concur with the above sentiments-that it Is
The most easy, safe, and certain remedy for
those diseases it processes to cure, ever inyen-
who stand in need of an article of this kind,
would do well TO make immediate application.
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Woodstock, July 20, 1845.-y