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The Democratic pioneer. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1845-1853, 1845-09-26
VOL. 1. No. A.
Prepare for the Bate.

The enemy, however feableits rower,
or in whatever prctean shape it exists. is
always awake and on the alert, holding
out false Inducements. at every opportuni-
~ TO deceive the wavering. and seddce
them from the path ofpolitical rectitnds'
Its vigilance though ohscured in the dark-
ness Of sly intrigue and chicanery, Is un'
tiring. II is always al work in some un'
derhanded way, and always employed Ia
connecting new schemeu ani devices 70
oonsummate nefarions purposes, and "
possible frustrate the true and honest ac'
,ion of th . people. Opposition Is always
tie same foe, il matters not from whence
ii emanates. 1t sometimes springs from
Iunnatural sources, and does not sorupla'
as instances through the state have shown
TO amalcamate with tie common enemy,
federalism, to make efforts TO defeat the
true interests Of the people and OF me
party.
1t the duty Of the democracy TO guard
against such things, and their pernic'oua
tendencies, by a sleepless vigilance, ana
an untirng energy, lfa lingering spark
of disalected, dsorgani2ing democracy
should exist any where. II may possibly
. be induced, at the beck and assistance OF
, open wAiegery, 10 resolve itself into So
{ cret AMI unnatural opposition, TO scatter
l., If possible ,by system Of false professions
and misrepresentation, digision and dis
n sention where il should not exist. bu
/. discord and division are not, naturally, al
h element of the democratic party, aud W.
bope that no such unfayorable apprehcn
4 on may bo realized. Harmony and con
I. Ger, Of action in the support OF The cause
g should continue TO be lis distlnghlshe
v Characteristic, at il always has boen.
Shield and Banner
The Democratic pioneer. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1845-1853, 1845-09-26
EQUAL TAXATION.

Ii issuggested that the people IN each
county in the state get Up patltiopst} - lle
next Legislature, praying that they may
be taxed on the pr.fis Of their respective
occupations, after dedncting5 the expenses
of carry ing on. their business, and losses
AS the wings have refused to put banking
capital on an equality with ether proper
~, the people are thinking OF asking lheW
irthey have majority in the nest Legs
lature, TO put them on an equality WIN
bank. capilal --Query; Will the banLs . I
| this city deduct Nlorohead' & notes! or ra
| they considered as assets TO add 10 to
make up the balance sheet! AS the obi
tor of tho Journal is director 10 the Ex.
change, pro badly he can tell us, as It u
SAID that that Bank has Morehead's notes
to the amount Of two or three thousand
lllars! Bnt we suppose this ia only ons
of the evils incident TO the new bank law.
Statesman.
The Democratic pioneer. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1845-1853, 1845-09-26
An Editorial Mistake.

While we were sitting in our sanctum
one pleasant afternoon last we elk wonder
ing what in the name of bogus had become
of all our paying subscribers, and musing
sadly upon the ingratitude Of mankind in
general and newspaper readers in partic-
ular, we were suddenly aroused from our
revere by the entrance of juvenile E.
thiopian, blacker than the murky clouds
of oblivion that lower over the gloomy re-
gions of CO ondomcome. He was aniuter.
esting countenance; a nose as fat as a bus
admirably Calculate to create famine
in the surrounding country. and which
appeared to be like the German Bank o.
Wooster, "dead open shut, and an
eye like revolving chalk cliff, which as
il rolled from earth to heaven and from
the ceiling to the floor again, seemed to
exclaim,
"My souls in arms and Niger for de fray'
We addressed the fascinating little che>
rub in our usual bland and affec tona e
manner, enquirng what might be his bus
mess with us. He pertly replied:
at nought be to AK you ont TO take
suffiug, but II amt; Missy tole me TO foch
you dis here basket ,wid her best speoks. F"
Receiving the basket from his gentle
hands, we eagerly commenced perusal of
its contents. We removed the cover Ia
last weeks Tippecanoe Journal) and good
gracious us, what glorious sight met our
delighted vision!-a vi hole basket full of
huge, delicious, ripe and rosy cheek !
peaches, We turned around to enquire
the name Of The donor, when 10, our sable
friend had mizzled, vanished, sloped,
gone
'Gone like the baseIess fabric Of vision
Leaving no, wreck behind"
On locking again into the basket we
saw what cur establishment had before
prevented us from perceivipg, neal bill.
The Democratic pioneer. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1845-1853, 1845-09-26
Eastern Parable.

Among all the pointed aud impressive
say ings which we get from Asia, there are
few better than the following Persian Fa.
BILE. was walking in beautiful mead
ow with FREUD, where ] saw a man wLe
knew 10 be villain sleeping in grea,
comfort and tranquility. GOOD iieav-
ems" exclaimed /, ''ihe evils which this
man has committed do not break his re-
pose!"-"God [said my friend] siiTsrs viii
fains TO sleep, that honest men may live
undIsmrbed.n .n-Wonder If The Rat up
street was repusing there.
The Democratic pioneer. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1845-1853, 1845-09-26
From the Saturday Evening Post.
Father Miller.

We observe by the papers that Mr.. Nils
ie y lielress uFy md 4HTss II HEpiEg~
in relation to his doctrines concerning
the end of the worl', He admits his mis-
take as to time, but says he was actuated
By pure motYes-also, that since he was
wrong as to time, lie can only live in con-
tinued expectation of the event. He
concludes thus:-"For my iDdiscretions
and error, ask pardon; and all who lave
spoken evil Of me witout cause, | freely
forgive. Ny labors are principally ended
shall leave to my younger brethren the
task OF contendIng for the truth. Many
years toiled alone; God has now raised
UP those who will Gil my place. ] shall
not cease TO pray for the ePread Of truth
We have no doubt Of Mr.. Miller's sin
ceriy and honesty of purpose, but he has
been notwithstanding the cause of a
great deal of misery and mischief. In 2
parer before ms at this moment, we no
tice that four of his folowers-pervert
ing his teachings, have been sentence te
the House of Correction, Fetersham, M as
sachuse It's, Ellinwood for five months
| Fuller three months, and Strattop two
months. Gage was fined ten dollars and
costs. and for want thereof was commit.
ted. The Barre Gazette says:-"The
proceedings Of these wicked or delud ed
fellows, with women and others, have fol
long time been disgraceful beyond meas
urp,o
The Democratic pioneer. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1845-1853, 1845-09-26


Editor" II was soon opened, and we
read the following, written in beautiful
and delicate female hand
Fear Sir:--Al!ow me, on the part of
committee of young ladies appo nted for
the occasion, to present you this slight
testimonial of our regard for you as SOL
der. scholar, gentleman, an editor,
and benefactor your country in the
Invaluable service you have rendered her.
That the peaches are but trilng gift we
are fully aware although they were pluck
ed BY our own hands, but we trust the
time is not far distant when your services
will be properly appreciated and reward
ed by grateful country. Yours with
the highest rega.d. MARY
Chairlady of the Committee, :"
| Here, thought we, is lady ofkeen dis
cerpment and most excellent Judgment
All hands were Immediately at work, aud
scarcity in the fruit market was soon
the natural consequence. The lncious
ceilings" made the eyes CT our devil gtst-
en- with satisfaction: but while their eyes
were gIoatng over the honeyed treasure,
ours were sin fine poetic phrensy rolling,
the spirit of poesy was reused within
our nnulored soul. and like young ca,
gle taking its first heayenward flight from
tie eyrie. the following touching lines
scared from our fertile brain
I'm sittin on the stool Mary,
And like a modest bride
The red ripe peaches that you sent
Lie blushing by my side,
And their sweet lips | sip, Mary,
:, can but weep and sigh,
To think their checks comp AIRED viii
yours,
Would be bu;--all in my eye!
The bottom of the bask Ell soon made it
y appearance and with ii a curious littl
bundle--a bundle in which we discovere
seuen mysterious pieces of towelIn stuff
each about three quarters ofa yard sqnar
and paper of large, very large pins W
were considerable puzzled, as 20 mha
might be their probable use, when horro
of horrors! on The corner of each di--
to,cei we caught sight Of the following te
rible characters
MAJOR ]. B L., TIP. jour.
A fiery oonglommeratiun of enragt
msJ 1rs, red-ciee eked peaches s. md an e q 10
infant editresses, hominy blocks and pri
og cells shot across our darkened visio
and with loud groan we fell Sc useless
Il hoor;--the niger had woke up t
wrong editor, and We had therefore ro
bed the father Of seven children ofhiS ST
- tenance and their--dry goods!
We assure the gentle Mary we SINGER
" regret the error, ,and shall willingly Il
: dergo any punishment she may deem p;
per TO infct upon us. But the Major!
U.s. tremble lest he should decide that g.
Ill must have uar.r-r! bloody, relentless Il
d. compromising tcrr.r>r!"
The Democratic pioneer. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1845-1853, 1845-09-26
Reading and Reflection.

The mind Of the man Of extensive read
ing without reflection, resembles vast
army of barbariaus. The materials to
form comm anding power are possessed
by both, bun are inc cient for the want
Of order. The numbers Of he one, and
the acquisitions of the other, instead OF
fnrthering, frequently retard their opera
tions. and neither are under the conti ol
of their nominal masters. Both attempt
to carry their point by the display rather
than the disposition of their forces, and
are TINS often foiled by much inferior
but better regulated antagonist. A skill
inl general is 10 such an army what
thought is TO suctamind. Arranging lis
-eson rces, conc ceniratiDg its strength
Substituting discipline for chaotic confa
ion, and giving energy, point and perse
verance to its effort. Teaching to delvt
the secret mine-to aim its artillery and
WELD its weapons; in fine, to conquer III
foes by conquering itself, to command b.
being commanded.
The Democratic pioneer. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1845-1853, 1845-09-26
Select Proverbs of ali Nations.

A drowning man Will catcn al straWs
All truths must not be told ut all times.
A fool s tongue is long enough to Gu! his
throat.
A hand saw is good thing, but not to
shave with.
A wicked mar is his own hell, and his pas.
sons and lusts the fiends :hat torment him.
A libertine life is not life of liberty.
A goose quill is more dangerous than
lions claw.
There is no fishing for trout in dry breech-
es.-Spanish.
Use soft words and hard arguments.
When Aatterers meet the devil goes to
dinner. 4
We neverknow the use Of water till the we'll
is dry.
To whom you betray your secrets, you give
your liberty. Italian
Wealth is not his who gets it, but his who
enjoys It,
When man is not liked, whatever he does
is amiss.
Who will not keep penny, will never have
many.
We are bound TO be honest, but not to be
rich.
At the gate which suspicion enters, lcye
goes out.
A woman that loves to be at the window Is
like bunch of grapes on the highway.
A woman that paints, puts up bill that she
is to let.
Commend welded life, but keep thyself
| bachelor.
From many children AMI little bread, good
/ Lord deliver u.s.
He that marres a widow, will often have
dead man 8 head thrown in his dish --Spans
ish
Every man can guide an iii wife, but he
| that hath her.
II the doctor cures, the sun sees 1t, but #
he kills, the earth hidesat.
E--4er go to heaven id rags than to he'll IN
embroidery.
Bear and forbear is good philosophy,
Better be alone thank. ii company.
The Democratic pioneer. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1845-1853, 1845-09-26
LAW AND LAND AGENCY NOTICE
Chester II. Mott,

A TTORNEY & COUNSELLOR AT
IA LAW, and Commissioner To take the
acknowledge of Deeds and other in
struments under Seal, to be recorded in
Pennsylvania, will hereafter practice in
the county of Wyandot, and the adjoining
Counties. He will also faithfully aud
promptly attend to any Land Agency bus
mess entrusted to his charge. Deeds,
Mortgages, aud other instruments Of wri>
ting, neatly and correctly drawn.
OFFICE, Upper Sandusky, Wyandott
CO., Ohio. Csept. 5, lS45.
The Democratic pioneer. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1845-1853, 1845-09-26

W'rincn for The Saturday Evening Post.
BY HENRY MoRroRD.
And am glad that he has lived thus long,
And glad that he is gone to his reward,
Nor deem that kindly nature did him wrong,
Softly to disengage the vitalchord,
When his weak hand grew palsicd, and his
eye
Dim with the msts of age--it was his time
to die.
The Old Mans Burial.
The sun was low in the western skies,
And evening drew apace,
And we saw a mist in the old mans eyes,
and we knew his soul would soon arise,
For the the glorious light that never dies
Was heaming on his face.
We gathered around him one by one,
With hushed and silent breath
For we knew he would die with the setting,
sun,
And that like him when life was done
We too should be called to tread alone,
In the silent valley of death.
But we did not sob and we did not weep,
How could we at such an hour;
When the silence should be low and deep,
When no bitter thought was mine to keep,
And the old mans heart was folding to sleep,
AS folds up an evening flower.
!. The setting suns last lingering glow,
Came in at the window pane,
And the old man s eyes moved calm and slow
, To the golden wall with its sunset glow,
J That he ever had loved, and seemed to know
) He never should see again. n
} The light was gone, and his thin lips moved
And We knew he breathed a prayer,
) To the God whose mercy he had proved,
D For the weary world whence he removed,
7 And the better land his soul had loved,
And looked for many year.
! There was no breath in the darkened room,
2 No whisper round his head,
And we felt show, but not of gloom
| The Angel of Death, with his sable plume,
8 Stood by us, and sealed the old mans doom,
% . And we knew that he was dead.
y He had run the cheerful heihg out,
g That natures God had given,
g And Immortality hoyered about
70 And life flowed in as life ebhed out,
. And his soul went up, we need not doubt,
To rest in his fathers heaven.
The Democratic pioneer. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1845-1853, 1845-09-26
An Efficient Sarcasm.

A pastry cook in London had q cat which !
he found very mischievous among his pastry,
and being tired with the repeated depreda-
tions of her tender foot breaking through the
tops Of his more tender parties, his interest
got the better Of his affection for puss, and
he ordered his apprentice to tie her in bag,
and carry her a half mile from home, and then
turn her lose in the street. The expedent
did not succeed the cat was home as soon as
the boy, though the experiment was often re-
peated and the distance of her removal great
ly extended. One day, upon seeing the cat
unexpectedly return home, the poor pastry
cook, who had cause of twenty years stand
ing in the court Of chancery, exclaimed, Oh!
that this cat were in the court of chancery;
am sass she would never get cut, of tha.
place. The apprentice hearing his masters
wish, and being little provoked that his for.
mer attempts had failed, but quite ignorant Of
the wit Of his master, instantly set off with
the cat into Lincoln's Inn Hall, and turned
her adnft.
1 The cat, who found the court as full o.
lawyers as her masters shop was of tarls, rar
like made thing from side to side of the
court, and at length over the CHANCELLOR lap
threw down his ink disordered his notes, ant
created so much confusion in the court, tha
for a time 1t put stop to all peadings; till a
length the Chancellor, with more warmth thai
became man in his high station, (but he ha,
natural antipahy to cats,) asked who ha
brought the cat among them3 The poor boy
who had waited to see how puss conducte
herself, was so terrified that he thought it be
to confess, and accordingly told the Chance
lor that his master had often sent him out
lose the cat but she constantly returned, ar
= hearing his master say that morning if h
could get the cat in the court Of chancery
was sure she would never get out again,
had, in obedience to his masters wish, thoue
: : not his orders, turned her among them. TT
Chancellor was man OF humor, and upon /
'' quiring the name of the pastry cook he foul
{ he was plaintiff in case of long standin
{ Paste against Puff which he immediate
II ordered to be set down for hearing; and
II happened he decreed in favor of Paste; thou
: the whole counsel were unanimous for Put
The Democratic pioneer. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1845-1853, 1845-09-26
.WESCELL.ANY..
An Editor :tOut West"

Who ever saw any thing witty in news,
paper [ al was not credited TO an "Edl-
tor cut west?" 1t takes the western edi.
tors to do the thing. For instance, here
is "side cut" from the Wabash Stand,
ard which no. only proves that the west is
a great country, but that the editors are
the greatest men living in it. Hear the
Joker:
The Democratic pioneer. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1845-1853, 1845-09-26

Nearly Eve hundred thousand dollars
coined in single month-not rags and
lampblack, but the hard-ihe constitu>
tionai currency Of gold and silver. And
vet some folks talk as IL there we're no
tpccie in the country = CkillieOfae Ado.
The Democratic pioneer. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1845-1853, 1845-09-26

.an Cneneiobie Posi;ioa.-To have tie
sore throat, tooth ache, and the horrors,
be out Of meney. and have uc frieads.
The Democratic pioneer. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1845-1853, 1845-09-26
Business DIRECTORY.

COUNTING HOUSE ALMANAC
For the Year of our Lord.
lS45.
The Democratic pioneer. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1845-1853, 1845-09-26

Cutting up Dandy A dardy in Broad
way wishing to be wi}lf, sccastsa the old
beltnan as follows;
'Yoa take all sOr,s Of trunpefF in yeGr
cart, don't you!'
'Yes, jump ia, jump To-
The Democratic pioneer. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1845-1853, 1845-09-26
McRelly,

Attorney at Law and Solicitor in CT am
Gerry,
UPrER SANDusxY, ONO.
Office 10 the Land Office.
The Democratic pioneer. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1845-1853, 1845-09-26

.4ggrarakirg, 10 court pretty gul
when tie old folks sleep IN the same room.
The Democratic pioneer. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1845-1853, 1845-09-26
John Sell,

.4TTOR.NE Y AT Law AND SOLIC-
ITOR IN CHA.NCERY,
Has located in Upper Sandusky, Ohio,
where he will hereafter practice, and al.
so in the adjoining counties. lie will also
faithfully and promptly attend to all basi.
ness entrusted to his care. both English
and German, as he can speak both Ian
guages luently.
September l2, 1S45.
The Democratic pioneer. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1845-1853, 1845-09-26

JOHN A. MORRISON, Recorder.
Office at Col. McElvain's Hotel, up tairs
where he may at all times be found
when not necessarily absent,
August 29th, lS45.
The Democratic pioneer. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1845-1853, 1845-09-26
POETRY.
THE OLD MANS DEATH.

Writtca for The Saturday Erening Post
BY HENRY MoRroRD.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-07-17

You talk ofthe true prosperity of your town
l know but one true prosperity. Does the human
soul grow and prosper here Do not point me
to your thronged streets | ask who throng
theml Is it the low minded, self-seeking, gold
worshipng, and man-despising crowd which see
rushing through them? Do meet in them under
the female form, the gaily decked, idle, wastefu,
man showing off his pretty person as the perfect
ion of natures works, wasting his golden hours
in sloth, and bearing in his countenance and
gaze the mark of proAigate? Do | meet q
grasping multitude seeking to thrive by conceal
ment and fraud? An anxons multitude driver
by fear and want to doubtful means of gain! Ar
unfeeing multitude, caring nothing for others, i
they themselves may prosper or enjoy In the
Ineighborhood of your comfortable or splendiC
dwellings, are there abodes of squaIlid misery o
reckless crime, of half-famished children, OF pro
faneness, dissoluteness, oftemptation for thought
less youth And are these multiplying will
your prosperity, and outstripping and neptraliz
ing the influence Of truth and virtue Thel
your prosperity is vain show Its true use
to make better people.
The glory and happiness of place consist
not in the numbers, but in the character of ii
population. OF all the fine arts in city, tn
grandest is the art of forming noble specimens {
humanity. The costieSt productions of our mar
ufactures are cheap compared with wise, goo
human being. A city which should PRACTICAL
adopt the principle, that Man is worth more tina
wealth or show, would place it at the head {
cities. A city in which men should be trane'
worthy of the name, would become the metrop'
lis of the Charming.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-07-17
From the Albany CuItvator.
ECONOMICAL WAY OF MAKING
MANVTRE. &C.

Luther Tucker, ESq-The writer agreeable
with his promise, will now give you the simple
method by which, during the past winter, he
collected much larger quantity of manure than
he has heretofore done and which, his present
crops are showing the advantage Of
He will premise, by saying, that his stock
were well fed, housed and bedded with leaves ;
and gave evident proof of the value of proper
care.
Immediately behind each row of dairy cows, is
a wood gutter, IL inches wide, A inches deep,
and running the length Of the stable, which re-
ceives the droppings from the cattle; and as the
gutter is laid little sloping, the liquor passes
and with the use Of a scraper) the dung is read
lily removed into a pit on the outside of the sta
ble which is thus kept clean
The pits are 2 feet deep at each end, anc
rather more in the centre, where an old oil cask
containing about 200 gallons, is sunk into the
ground, so that one-half the cask is below the
bottom of the pit here augur holes are made il
the cask, by which the pits can be drained a
pleasure.
The pits are half filled with muck from tn
adjoining woods, (mostly old decayed leaves o
vegetable moud,) and over it is spread goo
coat of plaster on this layer Of muck, the gut
tiers empty themselves.
About once a week, a man occupies half al
hour in levelling the heaps, and thoroughly soak
ing them with the liquor from the casks at tn
same time sprnkling over little plaster to pre-
: vent any offensive smell
AS soon as the muck is sufficiently covere
l with manure, fresh layer is laid on, and in th
way the pits are filled with alternate layers (
muck and manure.
There is no waste of liquor; what is not absorI
ed by the heap passes through it to the botto
Of the pit, and again into the cask. During tn
: past winter, we had not only sufficient to satura
It all the materials we had leisure to collect, b.
were able to haul out several hundred gallons
: the grass lands.
On the pits requiring emptying, their conten
d were compactly stacked where wanted for sprir
II use, and on being opened contained a mass
rich manure, collected as you will see at a We
ct triAing outlay few bushels of plaster beiI
'i the only ingredient not furnished by the farm
Is WooDslDE.