The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1844-11-28
DEMOCRATIC

You have again noby irumphed. You have ii
umphed BY the force Of your equitable principles and
measures You still sand by your own strength, and
your foundation is the ock Of truth The sle is over
and you have won a decisive victory, New steady
course Of policy. win prevail. There win be no dan
gerous national bank, having power to raise and
I'LL prizes and value Of prJp rJ at pleasure
with power to expand and cheaper the currency, and
thus produce an artificial state of things excessive
speculatons- -bloaed credit system-sad explosions
ruinousp postrations and to be followed by another bank
rupt law Thecohstitntion win be kept as is, and
not be deprived Of feature which would njure its Just
proportions There will be no assumption Of the State
debts BY the national government-no national debt
and each State pay its own drbls. There will be no
DIRECT taxation; but revenue tariff continued and SO
framed as 10 protect all the great interests OF our eoun
TRY Now is good lime TO impress the superiority Of
the democratic system o3 the minds of ALL and with this
view familiar conversations SHOULD be held with those
who want light. You can point 10 our country, which
has gained her high station by democratic principles
measures; you can speak of the geaer prosperity and
happiness enjoyed by our people than by any other por
lion of the earth and you can state how suddenly our
ter fruits of wheeey Every one can do some good by
spreading the truth and intoxicating American princi'
pies And all fit occasions should be embraced and
improved. ....
A HORRIBLE AFFAIR IN THE SANDWICH
as7a gs san 7.-. ISLANDS. ssiai D siu, 'l.a.
The following extract Of letter from Ealiaia gives
aatcount Of most horrible occurrence which recent
ly happened at neshboring island, dated March the
22d: 4-t.. .a1o. ID : ytats. ........s. ~. t....
"You will have heard from Capt. Green, of the On
tario, that three man deserted from him last Friday
night To-day two of them returned they were brot
to the U. S. Consulate Agency, and made one OF the
most horrible statements ever heard. o.. ar,.r
They as they said hired boat OF three
natives on Friday evening, and started for Hawaii;
there were three il the boat, viz: Walter G. Pike, oil
New Windsor, Orange co. N. "; Robert MCarty,
New York city, and Jacob Won .Clief belonging 10
Middletown Point New Jersey-the latter colorsd
man. They pulled all Friday night, Saturday, Sun
day. and their nights and became exhausted and were
unable to pull any longer On Tuesday they driled on
the rocks at Lanai, and having been without food or
fresh water the whole time and having drank salt wa
ter they were in State of starvation g.. .a. ... T..
They were not able to get up the pail [precipice) and
agreed 10 cast lots toee who Should die for rthe benefit
of the other two. The lot fell Won Clie who was
killed by blows on his head with sone-hey then cut
his arm apd.throat and drank his blood-af which
hey cul piece from his right arm and ate it,. Alter |
hey became strengthened they got up the pa and met
with some natives, who gave them tood and brought
hem across the island and to this place in canoes The
natives have been examined, and confirm the statement
made by the men. The dead body was found as they
described, and buried by them The governor will send
o Lanai to- morrow for the Women they first saw after
anding and for the remains CT the boat
We are informed BY letter that these men were sub
equenty tried for nurder, and acqhited-and subse-
Iuenty tried for stealing the boat and fined 80 dollars
ind costs Having no means of paying the fine, they
we're working it ou on the public roads-Netcark d
Ado 10. f'r .... ..... ,..