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Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1844-12-05
MOUNT VERNON-SALT RIVER
FARM-MR. CLAY.

IA correspondent of the Philadel-
phia U. S. Gazette" says the Nation
al Intelligencer, proposes that the
friends of Mr.. Clay shall purchase the
MOUNT VERNON estate, which was
the residence Of Washington while lly-
ing, which, is now offered for sale, and
present 1t to the Sage Of Ashland. =
The Alexandra Gazette says this es-
tate is not for sale; and of course, there
fore, "the friends of Mr.. CLAY" can
not purchase it for Mr.. CLAY" and
are therefore released from confor-
ming to the suggestion of the U. s.
Gazette, as the Democratic party have
provided the "Great Embodyment" OF
Wings with a farm at the head q
"SALT RIVER" where they intend
soon to send him accompanied by Inc
"Glee Clubs" whose music, from the
Book with the Yaller Kiver," will keep
up his sinking spirits. There will also
be Dutch "Glee Club,' with HER
RENE at its head, who will sing, (in
Dutch, of course,) from the 'sPatr'-
otlicbe Leider." AS the Democrats
have had this farm in possession for
the last four years, we should suppose
that the fences are at least high enough
to keep Mr.. CLAY from leaping over
them, into public life again. And
the soil has no doubt been so much-im-
proved blythe "hard fsted'' Democrats,
during their residence there, that it
will yield an abundant support for the
whole whig party, ''coons" and all,
for several generations to come! There
is no necessity, then, ofpurchasing the
"Mount Vernon estate" for "the Sage
of Ashland" He would either die
there, because the climate, would not
not agree with him, or starve because
the farm wouldn't produce that alinent,
POLITICALLY speaklng) upon which he
subsists. But this is not the case with
the farm the Democrats have prepared
for him; there everything will he exact
ly adapted to his case; besides, there
will be lots of the circulating medium
-son.esyhere-for we have heard
'ucgue rumor," that much of that ar
ticle, now that "the hurly burly's
done," has been "lost by the wings
and won" by the Democrats !! The
wings will sing the following tune, on
their passage cup Salt RiverP' lthas
been "altered and amended to suit the
times" from the "YaIEer Kiver::"
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" HONOR TO Mr.. CLAY"

We observed in late number of the
Richmond Wing, letter signed by
Mrs. Lucy BARBOUR, who, we are
told is the widow Of The late James Bar
bour, in which she proposes TO 'Fraise,
by subscription, a sufficient sum ofmon-
ey to p urchase handsome service of
plate, with suitable Wing emblems and
inscriptions" to be presented to the
Defeated one'', or, as the Wings are
pleased to call him, "ihe sage of Ash
land," alias Hy. Clay. We are not told
by Mrs BARBOUR, (good woman! she
deserves ga serviceofplate, "too!) what
those "suitable emblems and inscrip-
TONS" are-to be! but we suppose as
matter of course, one of the "emblenas" at
least is to be "CooN," as that very
significant and interesting animal fig
ured SO eonspicuously on their banners,
badges, and at the heads of the wings
newspapers. Certainly they (the whigs)
will not now desert " that same old
coon," because he has fallen, and espe-
cially asthey have beenthe cause Of the
terrible disaster which has come upon
him. We say then that the "CooN"
is to be, or ought to be, one of the Gem
blems'' proposed to accompany and a
dorm the "seryice ofplate;" and suppose
one ofthe descriptions, super-scriptions,
or subscriptions, will be, or ought to be,
" coon quiescatn' or, as we are told
the memory of the Immortal YoRIcK is
kept fresh in the recollection of the world
by the simple subscriptions" "Alas!
poor Yorick "-perhaps twill b." Alas!
poor coon!o Another "emblem" we
suppose, will be new edition of
that exquisitely beautiful, and Ger
tainly very appropriate cut, which a.
doTned the third page OF the Richmond
Wing, after the nomination of the
Wing National Convention;-we mean
the cut which represented "John GUM
cy Adams Secretary" as the ".MiH
Boy ct The SIashes," riding Oh Don
key, or some other beast-(it couldn't
have been a horse, because the ears
Ton the eut were two long, by half,
with hole in his trowsers ora
helnl-at least, something "streamed
out d''-perhaps it was meal
bqgi The superscription, in this in
stance, we suppose, will be, "7he
NIL boy of'the SIdshesf" Well, there
is one more "emb!em' that has just &C.
cured tc our mind; ard that is the
celebrated /" White Durham Virgia
Heyer,'' which the retentiye reader
will remember, was served up at Lex
ington, KY, sometime prior to the
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celebrated, in a spirited manner, our
late great triumph over whiggery.-
We were not present; but we We're IN
formed by those who were, that the at
fair there went off in manner highly
creditable to the sterling Democracy OF
that place. We understand that adj
dresses were delivered by Capt. Will
L1AMs and DR.. WEIBLY.
Now, we desire the reader to under
stand, that our rejoicings were notion
these occasions, because CLAY acGsds-
5eated, and the sscoon" skinned; but
because Polk aces elected, and the
country restored TO the government OF
Democratic principles. As we have
before said, we cannot find it IN our
heart to rejoice over eur fallen oppo-
nents.
Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1844-12-05

Wing Convention, and which Mr..
Clay SO e.oquently referred to in a
speech he made on the occasion-and
which we feel confident, "Cdptain Ty
Ter, "will long remember. This "Heif-
err" we were then informed by the
speaker, was purchased for the hand
some little sum Of sac hundred aollcrsi
-(it was imported from England, we.
suppose,) A thing so valuable, we
should think, ought certainly be placed
among the "emblems" on the 'sservice
Of plate" But what shall the "in-
script on'' be? How would "Roast
Beet" answer: leaving out the "Two
Dollars Day" clause. It would seem
to US to be more significant and appro-
pirate than anything else we can jast
now think of-the "emblem" and the
inscription" in every case, ought, if
possible, perfectly to agree-one should
explain the other. But there is still
another semblem''-it is far more beau
tiful than any yet named, and it cost
more money, too, than the "Hiefer. .
We refer to the ''PriSe Banner"
which was awarded to the little state of
Delaware, at the great Wing Conven-
ton. The "SteB7'by which the''Ban-
ner" is supported, as our readers all
know, was cut by Mr.. CLAWS own
hands, at Ashland, and with live
"coon" chained to the top of it, was
forwarded to Baltimore, accompanied
by committee, into whose hands they
(the pole and the ''coon," y were COM
mitted. On one side of the Banner
liz we are not mistaken, is full, large,
portrait of the "Farmerof Ashland. p
Under this, let "HENRy CLAY, q ca7adi-
date for the Presidency, an 1884," be
written. (By the way, what has be-
come Of that "Bannera" Have the
Wings Of Delaware still got it in pos
session? What will they do with it?
Would it not be well to place it among
,,ooo:,,oDc n ~ +Io+ bovo boox oo1Ioo
ted in the "National Instituted" We
merely ask these questions, in order to
get our Wing friends to reflect upon the
subject. ltwould be pity, indeed,
that SO splendid a specimen Of work
manship, and one around which so ma
ny pleasing(') predictions cluster, should
be destroyed, or placed in some obliv-
ious corner, where its beauties cannot
be SEEM Now, we can assure our
good whig friends, 1--WE will not call
them "coon-whigs"any more-because
the "coon' is dead; and we cannot
take pleasure in torturing their feelings,
by naming him, that we have no OBJ
lection, not the least, to their honoring
their defunct leader, Mr.. CLAY. If
there is man on earth, who has done
the Wing party more efficient service
than any other, that man is HENRY
CLAY; and if he We're a Republican
"a supporter Of the principles adyoca-
ted by the Republican party-we
might say, that no man has performed
more important service: or if they wish
to erect statue to his memory, why let
them do it. While they will thereby
show their gratitude for the man, they
VIII perpetuate the memory Of one Of
the greatest statesman and orators,
though we believe him to be a misgui-
ded politician, the world his ever pro-
duced! Vsrbuno sat-
WuJC STNTFpTTv
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s. Ge SSe,1ffuec:

Theirs History Of the French Req
olution.-We refer the reader to the
advertisement of Carey & Hart, for pub
fishing the above great work. It ought
TO be in every mans library-eyery pc
litician ought to have it. It can be
had for one dollar and quarter.
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One Cent Reward.

EEJ ANA WAY from the subscriber living IN
Page county. FRANCES FLACER1Y. Z
bourd gri | hereby forewarn the commu-
ui:y from harborng her. The above re watd
win be given to any one who may bring her
back 10 me. but no thanks.
JOHN RODEFFER.
Dec 5. le44-1m
Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1844-12-05

At has acork again The House Of
Representatives was scarcely organis-
ed, before Mr.. ADAMS gave notice that
he intended 10 offer q resolution to re-
scind the 25fh rule, which prohibits
action on abolition petitions.
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atS% .QGENTS W7NTED. -

Postmasters are authorised. and are usually
willing. to transmit orders and moneys fc-
periodicals FREE, provided the letter 4
written and placed in their hands for ,!.eis
sign4tures.
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E1ied,

On the Gath ult., Mrs. Barbara
Painter, consort ofMr. jacob Painter,
and daughter Of Henry Cline, Of this
county.
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Married,

On the 28th ult., by the Rev. Hiram
Myers, Mr.. David Snav, to Mss
Elizabeth Fel!er, al of this county.
Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1844-12-05

The Legislature ofthis State convened
in Richmond on Monday last. In our
next we expect to be able to lay Gov.
McDoweil's Message before our rea
ders.
The Electoral College met on yester-
day in pursuance ofthe Governors proc
lamation.
Congress alsom met on Monday. The
presidents message viii be given also,
if not too long.
Jack Downing says, "There's moth
ing that greases the wheels Of business
like newspaper advertisin'. Bears lie
amt no touch toit."
Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1844-12-05

IN VOLUME (xEw sEarKs) FOR tbs rEAni345
Established for the
DIFFUSION OF USEFUL KNOWLEDGE
Emhelshed with
NUMEROUS FINE ENGRANINGS.
Edtei and published by RoBsnr SEARS.
No. ia Fulton street. New York CITY.
In Monthly Parts, of FIFTY octave pages
Terms, 81 year, payable on the delive.
ry Of the January and February
Numbers. -Q-J5No subscriptions
received fora less period
Wisconsin herald, and Grant County advertiser. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1844-1845, 1844-10-12
ABROAD AND AT HOME;
or, THE Two FACED HUSBAND.

There Is TOO much truth in I'll. pic
tlrl here prcscntc !. There are too
May such husb nds tn the world
'i'nosc pcop!: who ut the club aud
elsewhere are acqnain cd with Mr..
Was.t III. dscllrc he * the most gen
croIs aud Agreeable creature that ever
tlragd out OF the cily. lie arrives,
hi,jo!ly face banning with good hnmor.
IL mas IA gcol word for every body,
IN every man good word for him.
Som: bachelor says, "Wag, my boy.
there is a whitehall party at Grecn-
wich. viii you be oac!' lie llcsitatcs.
Il promised Mrs. Wagstalf to be at
home ut dinner says he; and when
hcsays that, you may be sure he will go.
yol propose TO him a game of BIZ
lard. in the afternoon. he will play
al dinner. and make the most indi-
cfoas Jokes abou: his poor wife wait
in, ill his return. Il yon ask him to
smoke cigars he will 10 80 till morning.
AMI gccs home with story to Mrs.
w, waich.tlc poor soal receives with
DESPERATE crrduiily. Once she used to
sit up for him; but 10 continue the
practice would have killed her. She
goc. 10 bed now, and Wagstafi reels
~ vii n he likes.
IL i not ill.humorcd. Far from it.
Hcncvcr says IN unkini word TO the
children, or to the coo';. or TO the boy
who blacks hi, boo.,, or to his wife
Sle wishes he woal1. He comes
down stairs exactly three minutes be-
fore office time. He has his tea and
newspapers in bed. His eldest daugh-
ter brings the paper in. and his dear
wife appears with the ten. He has a
kind word for both. and scrubs the lit
tic girls fresh check with lis grisIy
beard. and laughs at the joke, and
PROCESSES proiirious interest in her
lessons. and in knowing whether Miss
Wigeles, the govcrncss. is satisfied
win her; and before she finishes her
answer. he is deep in the iolios Of the
Times. and docs not care one flTthing
piece what the little girl says. lie
has promised to take the child to Asst
ley any tim, these four years. She
colII hardly speak when hc promised
II. Sac i. linc tall las, and can read
aal write nov; and though il was 50
long ago, has never forgotten the
promise about As;ley's.
When he Is away from homo. Wag
s.a'f talks about hi. family with great
affection. In the long days when he i
away. their mother, God help her! i
telling them what good man thei
papa is-hos kind aud generous-and
Wisconsin herald, and Grant County advertiser. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1844-1845, 1844-10-12

THE LORDS PRAYER.

,v.I,v before our readers The Lords Prayer
,.,o,ifuly paraphrased into an acrosiic' b'
ghoras Slurevant. Jr.. a soldier IN the 26it
..,inen, # The United States Infantry,
,,soner of..war in The prosinee ct uPpel
r.osd..-.S. Louis Reuiiie.
On, Lord and King who reign'st enlhroned or
high,
r,tker OF light mysterious Deity!
JVho are The great AM. the ias', The hfs''
7rtrlyhleous, holy, mercllul aud just.
IN realms If glory. scenes where Angels sing
Rsqrea i. the dwelling place OF God cur hlng'
Hago,oed be Thy nsme, which doth all names
transcend,
p. thou adorej our great Almighty friend,
TIN uI.ry shines beyond creaIion's space,
Mined ~ the book Of justice and Of grace. =
Tag Kingdom towers beyond The starry skies,
Esgdom satanic falls, but thine shall rise.
ro7ls lei thine empire, y, thon holy one.
I'M Urea, aud everlasting viii be done.
lg,n God make known his will, his power
display!
p, he work of morias TO obey.
noue is ,le great the wondrnus work of love,
n, caiyaty's cross he diei. bu, reigns above,
E,tyts bears the record in tn, lily word.
!, n, ayen aicres Thy love, lie! earth, o lord
\ shines ifansctnd-n in the eternal skies.
L,r,issd in hraven-.or man the SavIour dies.
n Songs Immortal ANGELS iand his name.
rjs1psn .ho4s with Joy. ana Saints his love
proc aim.
GRE us o I'd. our food nor cease TO give
rs a lha food on " hich onr souls NAV live
Ills he our boon to-day, and days 10 come.
mn without end in eieraa home
or ne, d. souls supply from day TO day,
ia Ia assist and all US wien We pay.
Bred though sc ask, yer. Lord. thy blessing
leEj,
.ial make rs grateful when thy sf's descend.
E,ry're our sins, which III destruction place
[, Inc vie rebels # rebel race /;
orr iol,its. sin> and ire spa,ses forgive.
lRjts which We ne or can pay. or .hau receive;
.!,wp. o Lord. our nelshbor, faults o'eriooh.
IT: brs hond'st bot ours from Thy memo
rvs boob,
re our enemies. extend Thy grace
Or souls 10 save. cen Adams guilty race.
DsJtors 10 thee ia gr ,t'ude and love,
nd IL that daiy paid by SAINTS above,
Ltll Us from sin, ana IN Thy mercy raise
& r1n the ,einpirr aud his heIii.h ways.
M N our oan, hui IL his nana who bled.
ilg .hne Ear We po0r or every need.
Il q5iat:on's f4ta' charms help us 10 shnn.
Ba nay w conquer BY lhy ronqaeTlng Son
D I usr rs fr m all which can auncy
l. "a hi, I'd and may on sous destroy.
Fran an ca'amliies Inch men he;ice,
IT,! AID death. o tnfn our ie.t aside,
For j. are mort3i worms. and c'eave 10 clay
Time IS 10 rule and .mnrais 10 Obey.
l. no, Thy mercy. Lrd, forever free !
TIE Whole cfeai,n hnnws no God bu, thee.
Kgg70n aud empire in thy presence fall.
Tie k,ng eternal rtians The King # all.
Pocer Is uuh ihec--.o lice be slnry given.
.ild be thy name a!oreI by earth and heaven.
Tie praise Of .aai+ and angels is Thy own;
Glory 10 Thee tbs Everlasting One,
t6rerer b. Thy lryune name adored,
-3a.sa II3slnna blessed be the Lord.
Wisconsin herald, and Grant County advertiser. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1844-1845, 1844-10-12
THE SEiGE OF BELGRADE.

ADDRESSED TO The ADMIRERS oF ALLIveEtrlcN
AND THE ApvocaTts or Noisy NU1DlRs
An Austrian amy awfuIly arrnyed,
Boldly by battery 5cseiged Belgrade.
Cossack commanders cannonadmg CONS,
Dealing deslruc.ion's devastating doom.
Egery endea,or engineers essay;
For fame, for tnrtune AUTHORIZATIONS fray.
Generals sainss Genarai, s,apple-grae ious Cd
iiow honois heaven heroic hatdihood.
Observation-Disclosures i'll
kinsnen kit Kindred kindt>d kinsmcn Kill;
Labor low levels oicest lcnsesl lines,
Men march 'nid mounds, mid moes, mid muir
dtroui m mes.
Now noisy aox ious numbers notice nousht
Of outward obstacles, opposing ought:
Poor palrios partly purchased, paulT pressed,
Quite quakins, quickly, "Qua,ter, quarter" quest
Reason retn;ns, religious right redonads,
Suwarrow stops such sansuinary so1nds,
Truce to thee, TURK y, ir.u neh 10 my train,
On v sc, uni st, unmeicilni Ukraine!
vanish, rsn victory! vanish, victory vain
my w..h we Warfare! Wtcte:ne welcome were
Xe, xes, X,mercs, &an,hus, X.viar,e.
Yield, yield, yc youths. We leomen yield your yei'
Z.no's Zampaieo's Zof,as,er's zeal,
Attracting all, arms against arts appeal!
Wisconsin herald, and Grant County advertiser. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1844-1845, 1844-10-12

] am here IN orr new town. which
VIC have named as above, in respect
for Hr. Inns scviccs for :!li, Tcnlio-
~. Zen. VI. III. McIaiIa AM nysel.
have laid out the Town togeth =. lie IS
a gentleman from Iowa Territory, and
lain OF i,u,iieg,ul,, ti.c seat OF Govcrn-
ment. licis an cn!crprislng man,
Orr piece is 10 miles from Vancouver,
on the west bank oi the Wallam> tie
ri,cr. Ill INC head of snip navigation.
and ; or 1 miles ahovc the montn Of
the Willamette, and - miles below
the Wallamttc Fails. have no doub!
but that tits place will be the great
onrncrciaI town in the Territory =
We are selling lots at $50 each. an"
sell them fast at Chat. 1T the Fails
there is qa'sc Il town .,ircady. ow"
two lots in Oregon city, Nh" town al
tic r..ll,). The, arc said TO be worth
$500 each. got them OF DR.. Me
i.aushlin, for {" o lots hire III lihnton.
wa SIX wct ks It Vancouver. where
myself and family were most hospita-
bly, ctto,tained by DR.. Mc.nusi'fa.
free Of ali cgargc. lie has been a great
friend t. me, and has done much 10!
this cAeg,ation generally. find pro
visions high, pork 10 cents; beef 6 ct'i
POTATOES, 4 cents; lonr, 5 90 per hun
drcd. But find il costs me as little.
even less to live here than in Weston.
| paid for wood the last year ! lived IN
Weston, S75. for corn and fodder, SD.
all OF which is saved here. We use
mich les. pork here than in Missouri.
The Salmon are rannins now, and VII
continue TO ran until Oct. next. They
generally commence running last Q,
i'cbrfarY. and end in Oct. have had
several mess ) oi fresh Salmon. ~
tbs point we purcha' II q the lnd.aas.
Dnck, Geese. Swans. Salmon, Fo.a-
toes, feathers, aid veltison. for little or
nothing. Ducks load. 1a,s, lG,t!s.
Salmon, load. Of Powder and SLOT
each. -i'ratalfs c0.t about "a cen :
per lh. 1hcto arc more ducks. st..
here than YOU ever saw, also, fhcas-
ants, in great numbers. They remain
hero ~ wiutar. have ian-. q very
!ild.. being too busy. We End il more
profi.ahle 10 get 81 the iodIap-. 10
WHOM wc trad: old -'.ir.-, pan!al"on-,
Acst-. and Ill cGt; Of clothing. They
are more anxi2nsto purchase ciothe-
than any poo,lc yon ever saw. IoH
can sch any G,ing ihat ever was .o'd.
:stocl.ing Gary "iows. - each. We
have m cxcc!irnt blact-mri' living ~
orr rl,ca. who makes tir,t rttc Emy
rloH., al 3i4 cent, per ID, he finding
~.
Have seen cnouyh or DIS coIatrj
10 c.@c ,or a fair da-' ription Of it,
Won have irT,dy som knosi.dle Of
i. grc.rlp,y. The t,-t and s-conI
rngion- di.I.s mo-: q it"f'tih ih"lmo-'
rvoey Sing. .ha!I ONLY speak o. tbs.
the af-t r. zion, i}iug along lie
cons. ~ YOU c"nia ho.m th" "ig:n'
bit liver. from the Cascade, w"cr tie
fret q gion irrninatg :. Won sec iigl
mountain, on each -idcofihc view. run
ming clos. a. lis banks. and covered 10
tacsr very surunils. viii hcary bodic
or Pine and Fir. Thcgc arr some mar
Wisconsin herald, and Grant County advertiser. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1844-1845, 1844-10-12

Fhr May ASD iEAy MEy--r-t
men feel certain Of tacif txi-tenec.
i'bcy haze tnnsihiIity notcasiIy dis
tnrb.d. Hence. laeis ca.,, quiet,
good natpred liz. iir tim man, on
,hc CONTRARY, NUT make up in uomcn-
.am villa. he wants IN Foadrrosily.
The lat man. notwit'ist ndiag liz bulk,
i ever tllc rcadicsf to make room in n
coach; u proof that he isa. mrch of
! man Ia linz rs IN size. The IA!
MN i liz tie most perfect OF figures
the sphere; the lean man, poor eel.
low, can oo!y be compared TO the
piAinc.l and ,implc,i--iaIln line.
Wisconsin herald, and Grant County advertiser. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1844-1845, 1844-10-12

Arabellas, be meek and gentle STILL
If an angel can't reclaim man, who
n?--[Ncw Monthly Mag.
Wisconsin herald, and Grant County advertiser. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1844-1845, 1844-10-12

Cn%EsE MAx;Is frin&s and
Ri od,hp We MY di-prnse witt.
III u. bn. we require hiaa4. Ccrc-
moria- arc tic smokc OF friendship.
We hos, NOR" friends J oar requests
than =, orr rel1,ais.
ON Neart.-fhc heart, the most
e,Ir,bic 81 !ytinI i. tlat witch las
u yer loicd- Water 10 Co.,, ,enain
oa tit monH;.in., nor vengeance in
srcdt mind. Whc",c, has iound the
m"as1re cihi. own heart. has i0and
tan: Of al. others. The iightest re-
proarh - ...s navy GA tic hcari.--
t>ap. i'idIiqg'> Ch.Acsn olio.
Wisconsin herald, and Grant County advertiser. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1844-1845, 1844-10-12

SI,s WRiour j. native Of Massa-
riiusclls. lie was born in Amherst,
on the 2llh Of May 1916.
Wisconsin herald, and Grant County advertiser. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1844-1845, 1844-10-12

ADDRESSED To THE ADMIRERS Of ALLrvGEArlcN
AND THE ApvocaTfs or Noisy NUlptRS.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1844-04-26
For the Spirit of Democracy.

Mr.. EDIToR:-
'M' in his communication of the 10Th
inst, has made some thruss at me, which, in duty
to myself and my country, am bound to repel.
Ihumbly ask the generous readers of the Spirit of
Democracy, to peruse the following paragraph,
which quote from M, aud then say whether the
language he uses there, against me, is not more
than flesh and blood can bear He says, "twelve
men are set in judgment Oh his case who pronounce
him guilty ofthe crime for which he stands charg-
ed. The Judge delivers the sentence prescribed
by the statute-of death! The day arrives-the
culprit is brought from his living grave, and while
the eXecutoner performs the bloody deed, all ma
ture seems paralyzed High Heaven droops tear
Hell laughs, thunders roll, vivid lightnngs fringe
the dark, ponderous clouds that hang about the u-
rid sky The sun muffles up his majestic face, and
bids all the stars withhold their lights and all the
planets move on in solemn masquerade. The as
tonished earth shudders as ifconyulsed by the sire
of earthquakes, woke for the first time, bursting
from earth's nmost centre, and muttering deep, in
dignant remonstrance, which seems to say, foul
murderer stay thy hand' The Ocean too, great
reservoir of creations tears, weeps herself away
upon his tomb; but aher tears fail to wash out the
bloody stain, and the individuals doom is sealed "
The above, between the words twelve and sealed
inclusive, is the language of M. in reply TO my
communication of the 18th inst Now / would
say to the gentleman, ifhe cannot use more cour-
teous language toward me, will not correspond
with him. Let me further say, that when he re-
fers to me hereafter, he must quote me Correctly.
wish to have no affairs of honor to settle with M.
or any other man. am opposed to duelling but
- enough is said. Ifhe can make the people be-
lieve that the great Charybdis is any thing more
than good mill privilege, let him do it; and see
how long it will be, before we are all Millerites
UMPIRE.