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EXTENT OF THE U. s. TERRI.
. TORIES. ET

Most rsdcrs probably do not adcquale.
~ conceive Of The vest extent OF the ,erti-
Tory belonging 10 our cenn,ry. TIE fol.
lowing comparative statements NAV aid
them m ionning . proper estimate IL lis
magnitude. -
According 10 the laic report ofthe Gen.
missioner of public lands, \. The srnount of
public lands not included in present Iis.
iriris, lying In the northwestern territory
east o. the Rocky MonnlaiEs, and cxelr-
sive Ct he esyl,i lHnds in lows. is nearly
500,C0O.O00 Of acTcs'-an extent Of Or.
rilory sufieienl 20 make sixteen States as
large - Pennsylvania. ha@
The oregon Territory, 10 cob drrree
Of north l'siIiude, FIVE quoic frcln the re.
port just mentioned. contains 2.s.ssG,
$40 acres. To 5l,h degree 20 minutes.
323, l75,S20 acres. or an extent cf terrific
ny note than ten times as large as Penn
sylrania. H @ &3
I The British government claim 10 49,h
degree, while The United States claim 10
5dik degree 90 mhIries. This statement
shows that The country in dispute on the
Oregon boundary, embraces io4,6i0,cc0
acres--a territory three liurs as large Is
the State Of PonnsylvaRia. -" 4,
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Moro CnuRcH Mrxrrrs.-at h. If.
S"nlh ',hrolina ANNA. Conlruurc nrtbe
Methodist L. Church, IL was asc, y,aired
maj The membership general, amaurt> To
nI~anis oI S2,CGG whites, aud 39,rpo
coI"frd, principally in South Carolina.
ana . raitoi Moth I aselina, v hich lo,ms
'"f = Y ConirIen'r, Tie missi nson-
yer ING rspsclai ca epf this Conference,
are i'lpse 70 the colInred .popuiH tim senc-
ral', ihE,e l'w couh'ry, In Ills dc par
meNa q hen work 5000 are report, d ,as
church mrnbers..g Alternating a liberal
a'lo~ai'' e Tor Tie black sheep. which ill.,
lest every q ck,. rl,enrgr" mcmbrrshipn If
US church 'iu.l Lc cpasi,lere,l large m,d
issfFe'ao'c. 1s9gava astn Efgistsr.a
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!" sSTrtd f.fm RsLi."-se,sn re,.
sons from the Noti. are nov IL Sou,l',,,
PRISONS for assisting Slave. 10 r.n aw,v
from their mas'ff.. Thompson, Work
and Bur'-foImt,ly student. IL Dr.. Mel
sons Mission lnsniuh---s,e IL lie NJ :.
souri penitenusry Gtdrr - htCnre 10, ls
yrsrs: Rev. e. 7. Touet, al Ma.,,eiu.
sets, IN The Pei ilstiiary Il Ma,,l nd Tor
6yta'': Della 4. ", b.iet 81 Fr,,i.bstvh.
Vim the Penlient,sri Of Kentucky Tor
year; Jonathan Walker, or Ilata,ct.
Mas. IN rr,nn in lie Tertiary II Flu.
,,da tH - t'an: aud . Mr.. Bo, i in lie
Penhehliary 81 SoIll Carol, a. r., 4
wears. In Htd'i on 10 llle.s. III. Rev. Mr..
t""bans, Methodist Clergy n an. i. in
la' IN lexington. Ky. awaiting his nal
Oh e'iates 4 The sa,be clarar,rs. II
- Ptgisstr.8
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ir HE RoTrusoniLps Excrnnrs,cArrp.
u'r last adti rfs itpmtJ.Tr.at IN. ssys
{ we s'sztite 'les Tub,nsnx, aeuripn ,Gs,
We synagogue Of u o. city, whose mrm.
oefs are spo9n Tor tier deep a ,rsion
" every innovation. End TO progress IN
genera nave proi ounred n :, ntence Of
eX'"'n" n"irsti"n against all a. I.raeht
WI" should Farnipa,t ilher as coll, c,o,s
:" ~ e"h"Is. IN the suhseri,tIpn no W on. n
=" y, Enr're Ter tie purpose Of sncnuroeins
aRf'r.i'n'e among lhr Jews az Asia. and
f.ss'.oi.shIng 81 Jerusalem. for he ,ndiecn,
o. ,y muse san'J ws. 40 ex ensi,e huspisl
~ sc'aa " Tor dolls and Il. ldrcn Il both
= w. y. Among tie persons viii. d " Ii this
a"a,', M ate The beds Of The d irercn,
cilfs o. ,'Ie Roirhscbili.. u no lave
,u i'sr 100 o0o:. towards tina, q al
"a d 8 y
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Ands KE,pA,Lx CASE. W. I L., !, il :,
~. ,iie United States. Supreme Courff,
' oalci Justice Fancy delivered lie opin-
, 2 !, Of The Court hi The case or Stdck,on
y Stokes r. Amos ktndail. REVERSING d. iho
aecni1n Of tic Client ConarrtI 'I If the
,,t,. OF Goiunbis,q anl sustaining
: w. Ae' q H Mi. Kehtall received Tia
warm, rongraiiilatioiis rcn Els many
friends on die occasion. sasll sssf'fs6 ~
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1845-10-11
THE SHEPHERD.
TRANSLATED FROM THE FRENCH,
BY THE EDITOR"


About the middle of the summer of ls-, little
shepherd of some fifteen or sixteen years, but SO
slender that he did not appear to be more than
twelve drove before him, with that meditative and
melancholy air peculiar to people who pass the
greater portion OF their existence IN solitude, do
zen or two of sheep which would undoubtedly
have been scattered had it not been for the active
vigilance Of large black dog with straight ears,
who rallied intn one group the tardy or caprcious
by slight bite seasonably applied
Romances had not turned the head Of Petit
Pierre;--it was thus he was called, and not
Lycidas or Tircs; he was illiterate. Nevertheless,
he was studious; resting from his long journeys by
leaning his back against tree his eyes wandering
10 the horizon with aspect of ecstatic admiration
Of what thought he ? he was ignorant himself. He
viewed the rising and setting OF the sun, the spor
ting Of the light in the foliage, the different shades
of color in the distance without being able 10
der an account of the causes. He judged it to be
creation of the fancy, even weakness, that
was exercised over him by the waters, the woods,
the heavens, and he said to himself" There is
nothing very curious, however; the trees are not
rare, neither is the earth. What then detains me
awhole hour against an oak, or knoll, neglecting
TO drink and eat, forgetting every thing' Without
Fidele, l would be worse than brute, and the
master would hunt me. Why am not as others,
great, powerful, always cheerful, always singing.
instead of passing my life In looking for grass on
which to feed my sheep!" Petit-Pierre lamented
very innocently his ignorance, and was he wrong'
Without doubt you have already thought that
Pett-Pierre was in love; he may be sometime, but
he was not Men. Love in the country is not so
precociOus, and our shepherd did not yet perceive
that there were two II is true that in GER
tain districts, little favored, people might be decei-
we'd in this; there is the same surnburnt complex
ion, the same shaped dress, the red hands the
s-tie trt IN ess
I'VE do not expect that this translation of the
simple narrative Of sthe Shepherd" will bear the
test Of critical accuracy for the reason that ii is
confined too closely to the original In order to
read as smoothly as il would do with free trans
lation. The moral Of the story is, however good
one, and will repay perusaL II is suited to the
capacity and taste Of young persons EDITOR,
SPIRIT OF DEMOCRACY.
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RELIGIoUs WARs.-There appears to be bel
ligerent spirit in some of the Churches, which is
by no means commendable, and is calculated to
those without the pale of the brotherhood, to have
no very beneficial results. The Methodist Epis-
copal Church General Conference, last May,
agreed on articles of separation of the Church
South the recent Ohio Annual Conference, held
in this city, resolved against these articles of sepa-
ration; and some ofther members protested against
the action of the Annual Conference, and complain
through the Chronicle, that the organ of the
Church, the Western Christian Advocate, will not
publish that protest; and the editor gays that it is
"vexatious persistence, beyond bounds, for the
few to control the many"
The Kentucky Annual Conference Of the same
Church, convened at Frankfort last Wednesday
week. Bishop Soule in the chair; and resolved, by
vote of9S to 5, to adhere to the Methodist
Church South, and that hereafter 'sa proceedings,
records and official acts, be in the name and style
of the Kentucky Annual conference Of the .ifetho-
dist Episcopal church S0ath"
Bishop Andrews arrived and presided on the
next Friday The members were called on indi-
vldually to define their positions, which resulted,
for adherlng to the Church South, 146-for the
Church North, 5.-Cincinnati Atlas.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1845-10-11

THE WooL-GRowER AND "THE TARIFF As
1T is. s."-The Batavia Times illustrates the effect
OF the tariff as it is upon the article Of wool, by
some important facts: sE
''We have at cur Office, some samples of wool
which were lately procured by gentleman Of this
village from the Custom House in the city of New
York, One parcel of this wool was imported
from Brazil, in South America. IL is qH,te as
fine as the best common tUool Of this county, -
The other parcel was imported from Cordova, in
SPAIN 1t is very dirty, but small portion ofthe
parcel, which has been washed, is pronouncedb by
good judges 10 be equal, IN tineness, to the full
bloOded .MerinO Dool raised in this country"
This wool, the Times states on the best author
ity, was imported under the nominal duty of s
per cent, having been invoiced as costing less
which thirteen millions ofpounds were imported
last year, according TO the report of the Secretary
Of the Treasury.
"It is scarcely to be wondered at, under the in
vltation to importations of this article, held out
by the tariff of 42, that wool can be bought as
cheap in this country as any where ese-and that
recently large quantities have been bought here for
manufacturers in England But the fact speaks
volumes as to the degree OF protection which the
farmer receives under the tari il is ccntrast-
ed with the manufacturer, with his 80 and 40 per
cent rate Of protection. Hilary drgus
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For the Spiritof Democracy.
TO W. s. ON THE CHOICE OF A WIFE

Z b
.F-....gf. II by MISS A. A. ila
I'll tell you, sir, what kind of wife,
t,.s I'd have you take through this short life,
.lg To cheer you with her smile;
Let her possess feeling heart,
,... And graceful manners, without art,
t.. Your hours of love beguile,
I'd love to see hei beaming eye
T''- Grow brighter when your form was nigh,
And tenderness impart
Her voice with pleasing accents cheer,
Like music soundingin the ear,
Or thrilling through the heart.
r.4a Thus with spell to bind the soul,
And all its loneliest hours control,
a- I'd have that one to be;
IL. So pure in heart, so free from guile,
So calm and gentle all the while,
y A lovely one, you see.
Thus smoothly may you pass life's vale,
While cheer'd by many pleasant gale,
aa 81 May all to love be given;
And while time speeds its onward way,
May you your grateful homage pay,
s3 To Him who rules in Heaven.
But should cold world turn aside,
.., Or sad misfortune e'er betide, 10,
Or sickness waste your frame; .9
then would have her firmly stand,
With soothing word and willing hand,
To check each rising fame. ....
To point you to that world of light,
g.t Where chilling winds no more can blight,
80. Nor sorrows ever come;
To tell you of that best abode,
The home of angels and of God;
~ Where happy spirits roam.
Thus would have you side by side,
Through all lfe's storms serenely glide,
Bound by the fandest tie
That could a feeling bosom warm,
And give to life its loveiest charm,
p And raise the thoughts on high.
Oh, WrNprIBLD may this be thy lot,
Il being with such kindness fraught,
g., Such elegance of taste;
.n 'Twould be thy wish, 'twoud be thy pride,
To call that lovely one thy bride;
And may you be in haste
For confess I'd Joy to see, -....
The one that gave herself TO thee;
But sure have forgot
That we may nevermeet again,
Yet 'twould be pleasure without pain
To see your Mrs. SCoTT.
For sure am 'twould be delight
- To witness such blessed sight,
a, With two congenial minds;
. To know that they were bound IN heart,
That nought but death could ever part
The haowed tie that binds.
Na-"
have not drawn in beauty's mould,
Nor once have mentioned heaps of gold,
For these are sordld things
Compared with mental charms, at best,
Appear the last, appear the least,
The muse should ever sing.
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BY JMES R. NORRIS.
n E r M s

1RG TIE r MS.
The SPIRIT OF DEMOCRACY ispublished every
Saturday at the following rates:
81 so per annum, If paid IN ADVANCE,
tse 81 90 {" il paid within the year.
IA SO 90 /" ~" if payment be delayed until
after the expiration Of the year.
Or No paper will be discontinued, except at the
option of the editor, until all arrears are paid
1;- All communications sent by mail must be
postpaid. 1
Advertisements inserted at SO cents per square,
fourteen lines or ess,) for the first insertion, and
IS cents for each subsequent insertion. One col
umn one month ~ 90. Three months $40. Six
81 months $sl5. Twelve months 1926
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SOFT AND HARD.

These two antilhe,icsl words, besides
their meaning. have, in Missouri, a poll.
ticai Specification. In tina, State the de.
mccra,ic party are divided into hards'
and .softs.' The former advocate an ex-
clusivelly metallic currency: the latter are
in favor Of q S,ae Bank. Mentally and
physically, no doubt. there are manv
soffs among The hards,' and many hards
smong the soiis.'
Yesterday a young six-foo,er from Mis-
souri, was s,rolling csrelessly along the
l.evee. whistl,ng Jenny gel .our hoe
cake done. looking at the sights that pass
ed in panoramic view, as i, were, before
him, though not taking Of any thing very
minute view, except il was dandy with
his face covered over with black hair who
passed along, aud a. whom he laughed oul'
right. circulating. Well, Iswar', il didn
take that ere cril,er when | saw him firs'
10 be bar in breaches
He had not gone lar, fiinging out h's
legs as he would The oars Of his haiboat
when he was accos.ed by one of those
fellows who 90 abou. seeking for greer
ones to fleece. The fellow, looking We
ry mysterious. pu, his hand inside tn
breast of his coat and pulled out VIVA
seemed to be fashy, emerald. doubl
] brsastpln, Sc. in gold. He mo.ioned III
/ Missourian 10 him with kind Of conf
Dental, stage gesture. aud asked him,
a semisuppressed voice. il he would NJ
buy ,hst--he would get,hs greatest kin
of bargain Of il.
The materials Of the pin, or pins. "
. need not Tell our readers, instead Of b
ing emerald and gold, were stained gla
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PLASTER OF PARIS.

A valuable discovery Of the use Of
ground Plaster of Paris as disinfecting
agent has been made by the keeper Of the
N. Y. State Prison al Auburn. Hiscom
munica,ion on the subject, published in
the Albany Argus. is as follows:
DIR. Editor:--An improvement has
been made at The State Prison in Auburn.
hich is calculated to promote the health
and comfort of the officers and couyicts,
and which may be applied 10 SO many
valuable uses, that think il ought to be
authorilatively communicated to the pub.
lie.
IIydrosulphate Of Calcium, common
unprepared ground Plaster. has the pow
er Of attracting the offensive parts OF all
animal efiluvia, forming two new SUBJ
stances, Sulphaie Of Ammonia, and Car.
donate Of lime, which are inodorous and
harmless. BY sprinkling very small
quantity Of Plaster inplaces that generate
foul air, the adjacent atmosphere is rem
dered pure and wholesome. The con-
vic,s come out of their cells in the MORN
ing free from smell. Exhalations from
the lungs. &c. are corrected by very
light spIinkling OF Plaster on the floors and
galleries after sweeping. II may be mix
ed with whitewash, but causes it 10 dry
slowly. It's use will be found harmless
cheap, and effectual means OF correcting
all foul exhala ions from animal substan'
ces. " he,her in prisons. Jail, poor houses
barracks, or other places. By II stables
and other nuisances about public andprl'
vate houses, in cities and villages, may bt
kent from otlor, and the farmer may keeI
his stables and manure heaps salubrious
willis, he prevents the escape of much fer
tilizing matter in the form of gas. Thu
atmosphere in the streets OF popu'ou'
places, may be purified by occasional.
sowing plaster at the rate OF a bushel Il
the acre, and in The crowded dwellings o
the poor. by mixing it in whitewash
sprinkling il on the floors, or ses'lng II on
inois,ened, in shallow vessels. :,
lis action on malaria is not KNOWN o',
. have little ,lnub, bu, that il rightly used
f it will check the progress OF yellow &c
) yer, pIa que, aud other contagious diseases
| claim no credit as an inventor. u
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, nan o. hags proportions. bur they has.
no drhniis conception u power. Bui lei
hen hat Il they hehave III they viii re-
hsll. o. e lhey hehare nrll. bIankel
and DIZZY know what i mean. II III
oeais q The Fur Company one can lrasrl
win perfect Salty.
Except 10 the hunting seasons the N.
dians lounge about their wigwams. and
kerp drunk wkrn they can ger n isksy,
and gorge themselves with food when
hey ran GET that. When The hunting
seas0n arrives, they purchase blankets and
traps Of The FUR Company. and start an
lheirexpediiion. The squaws do an The
labor, dress lhe skins. &c. This u. Is
r'se 10 strange kind of polygamy. An
Indian three or four squaws 90 do his
work, and looks round Cor the sIrangesl
he can end. lie LAYS Trap Al the door
q her iathfr's uigusm in The nighl--in
nc morning the old Indian sees the nap
and knows that some one wishes 20 pur-
chase his daughter. 1.-The does not choose
70 arrept the offer he does not touch The
rap. The next night another trap Is lefi
a The door, and 50 on iii sufficient num-
Der IS offered, ahen they are l-ken in,
and the owner comes forward and claims
his sqnaw.
They leave their dead upon some lofty
ridges and lei the flesh waste nv nv, and
then colbert and bury their bones. An In
diam soman who has heen most shameful.
~ abused by her husband during his life,
will 60 every day and lament mos, bitter
" over his dead body, and will finally
collect bis homes and carry them about
with her. and when il becomes impossi.
bic 10 preserve them any longer. will bu-
~ Them with the utmost care in the bot
Tom OF her wigwam. " any body has
any reason 10 be thankful Cor christianity,
j y women; for without il. even among
our own race. her condition is little better
Than among the Indians.
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aad larqnsrtd haa.,. This Eaerths Ms.
sosrisn knes n > glance. Ihosrh hsFsE
itrMd 10 be qsiis snennsrnas &C Il. lie
ssns on o bargain GO il. oil he .harp. :
ennssnifd 10 give iiof Eve doll.rs, .hassh
Il he we're not hard up. he ssid. and il n.
shirls sess moi ,eized fEshis bard, be
would not give Il for ioriy.
Well. ! hain'I cot less Than hn DOL
lar bill q The Missuuli Bshk.' said he
M'ssouria'; 'n's, good as gold. Ihsl 4 h
-nevef snspsnded-snd. ss I'm .sUIl,'
yos see. prefer il 70 srerie.'
20. yos'rs 'sOf',' sle your ,a,d q 9
shar9er
Il reckon ! am said he young Ms
soar IN.
We'll do ion know. I ,housh, yeu
were.' laid ,hr sha,psI; now ISL i a.
sfrsnge!' -
'Feryr said the Missoulian, banding
over The Ten D. liar bill. md rssei, ing llIs
brass pin snc i've silver do.Isrs.
They Ia,ied. Tie sh.rper carried
away couElsrftiiien dollar b,l.-ior 50, h
vas the one given BY The Mis- DURAN
tie latter returned 10 his bsai, ibid how
be BIZ the bitter, and II. a,ed al bar Is olt
oil the profits The trade.
The eussed scamp. said he, .iook me
IN be soft but | reckon he T"uns me q
hard. ~. o. Picayme.
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non that al is beast q ana al ,nfo..
menis did not compensate with him foy X,
ln.s OF Mar. land oysters and Lemis,,. M
harpenea slso within our knoTIeslge
maj On accomplished aflieer of the army
from ne West. stationed on our (ron,;ey
applied 10 brother officer in he South for
an exehsnge Of posts. expressly ON he
gfouhd ihst lie Yankees would no, give
him. 90 Dad not understand making. corn
bread. Thase who we're familiar with
The domestic habits of General WASHING.
ION VII remember that even on the mos,
stately orrasinns, - Mount Vernon. roll.
ing could prevail with him 10 foreqo his
asil-cake' ior dinner, made OF Indian
meal, plared between eabbage leaves.
and baked in The ashes on he kitchen
hearth. All these lets are mentioned
TO prove that use would no, only r..
c"ncile the British people 10 he con.
sumption Of Indian corn as q common
diet. but would bege, uilh them the same
parilalily which exists Cor il where used.
and is ins,rinsic excellence. not neces.i.y
or eheapness. recommend II. n would
seem 10 he prep0siereus TO doubt Il, while
The use Of 4 would not interfere with any
grain grown and used there. or likely 10
be used Tor The same purpose.
Moreover, the lluciuaii0n in the ouan-
iiiy and prize of potatoes expose the Il.
boring population Of Great Britain occa.
slonally 70 miserable privalion, bordering
on famine; and then how deplorabIe the
condition af the common people. whose
common food and dependence for life il.
sell. u 81 the cheapest and lowest grade
OF The earih's productions upon which lie
Tan be sustained. with no aliment, even
fonls in reserve, below il, ON which thew
can fall back in case Of scarcily. Finally,
there would really appear 10 be reianing
somewhere some extraordinary and bane-
tul influence. ahen il happens in the or.
der Of Providence or Governments tina,
America. bone of the bone and flesh OF The |
flesh Of England, is producing in ruinous |
snPerfniiy the noblsst grain Of the earth !
-ene OF the most nutritious and palaiable |
ailments OF human and animal life |
amounting as did our crop Of Indian corn
in 1880 to 377.53l.s75 bushels-any
power or circumstance should forbid the
userfit 10 a laboring population, TO whom,
Alter jall. their country owes her real
wealth al home and her power over the
world. But we are Al once aniicinai.a~
&c suggs stions on this head. that we would
fam have commended 10 public notice
more wor,hily aud under more favorable
aud will only add tina, the wri-
ter could not have chosen to address them
10 one more loyal TO England. more
friendly 10 America. or more respected in
all countries than Lord Ashburton. Its
not 10 be doubted That, as his Lortlship's
personal suaviiy and unassuming deport-
ment equally characterize his distinguish.
ed successor, 50 ton will his disposition to
harmonise The interests Of the two coun.
tries. acting on the sentiment, that
"Pcacc Is ofthc nature Of conquest,
For then both parties nobly arc subdued,
And neither party loser"