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The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1845-12-06
From the Trumbull Democrat.
COLONEL TOD.

This gentleman has just returned from Lake Su
perior, where he has been upon public business
most of the fall. and we have had the pleasure o
an interview with him, for the first time since hi
return. We were gratified to meet him again il
excellent health and spirits, and not at all dismay
ed or dsheartened at the result of our recent cleo
tion. He leaves soon for Washington city to close
the business Of his appointment and make report o
his doings to the government.
We sometime since adverted TO the fact that
most of the democratic papers in the State had raj
sed his name to their mast heads, tor nomination
as the democratic candidate for Governor in 1916;
and we were not advised as to his views and wish
es upon the subject We are now authorised to
state that far his private feelings are concern
ed il is now, and ever has been his wish, not again
to be candidate for that office; preferring the
peace and quiet of his private pursuits, to the
possibility and labor which that position imposes
upon him. But while these are his private wishes,
he has and never will suffer them to interfere
with the wishes Of the democratic party and his
duty to it, and he is now, as he ever has been, will
terest or ease to promote the union, harmony and
consequent success of the democratic party, and to
insure the triumph of the great principles which
constitute its basis, as well as the found ,on Of our
republican institutions.
With these views and feelings, he leaves himself
in the hands of the coming Democratic State Con-
venion If, in the opinion Of that convention his
name will better unite the party, and better pro-
mote its harmony and success; or if, by reason OF
his having been candidate in eighteen forty-four.
MS acquaintance through the state will lesson the
abor of the party in the coming contest, or If, in
heir opinion, he can command one vote more than
mother they may agree upon, his name and best
Energies are at the disposal Of that convention.
OF Colonel Tod's talents and ability, il would |
'e superfuous for US to say any thing. Almost |
very voter in the State has had an opportunity of
eeing and knowing him. Although unsuccessful |
the contest Of eighteen forty four he batted for
quail rights with zeal and ability never surpas-
ed. He nobly bore aloft the democratic standard
laced in his hands by the party, and was always
,und in the thickest of the fight. He run ahead
the Congressional ticket in every district in the
tate-in the aggregate over four thousand votes.
OF his political principles it Is unnecessary to
ate, that like the eternal pr nciples of truth, they
iange moi. What they ,Uere last y,ar, they are
us. Alike in prosperity or adversely in triumph
defeat Every voter in the Stats knew him in
ghteen forty-four-fron that they may know
hat they are now, and what If his life is spared,
ey will be in eighteen forty-six.
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FAMINE IN ENGLAND.

The desperate CO nditlon to which England is re-
duced, by the failure of the crops Is thus graphi-
cally set forth by British Journal Hitherto, the
cycle of the seasons has befriended Sir Robert
Peel Four good harvests in succession have FL
led bis exchequer-ied the stomachs of the lieges
made the nation prosperous, the people CO nten-
ted Alas! the scene is changed-,he evil day has
come upon him, and has found him unprepared to
face it. Famine-gaunt, horrible, destroying
famine-seems impending. Fears have seized tho
public mind. In Ireland matters look appalling
in England gloomy. The granaries Of the conti-
nent are exhausted. The corn-felds OF the Yistula.
the Danube, and the Elbe are barely sufficient for
the local wants of the inhabitants. The nation il
in commoton; and the cry of I" open the por,s and
let in corn duty-ee," 10 heard on all sides, reyer-
berated from every part the empire. The " pres
sure from without" has made itself heard in Dow
ming street; and faith in the sliding scae--Peels
siding-scale-is gone forever. third of the no.
tatoe crop in Ireland is destroyed The govern
ment has sent scientific professors 10 the scene Of
the mischief; and the awful nth is out, that this
large portion OF the peoples food--the esculent
N'"' Soooeu auhoTTeu-is is unnt Tor use. What u
TO be done, in this terrible, this unlookedfor emer
gency' "Open the ports" is the exclamation;and
there stands the shivering Premier, like reed in
in the wind, paralyzed batween affection for his
slIding-scale, and the horrors of public famine
There he is balancing the prosand cons But ne.
cessity 10 superior to consistency even
to law. The ports must be opened. O'ConnelI
who assumes to be the tribute of the Irish peo-
ple-goes beyond this He demands grant Of
public money to the extent of million and half.
to be expended in the purchase of food; he calls
for tax Of fifty per cent on the absentees, and Ia
tax often per cent on the residents; he asks f,r the
prohibition Of corn and provisions leaving the isl
and, and the prevention of distilleries consuming
grain. Large demands, these. Will they be con-
cededi day or two will solve the question ;and,
in the meantime, speculation will find margin
for the exercise Of its ingenuity" 1t cannot be
wondered that the minister should hesitate little;
Tor the question is not whether the corn-laws shaI
be temporarily suspended, but whether they shall
be forever overlhrown. II suspended now, they
never will be revived Any endeayor to revive
them, would most likely lead to bloody rsvolu-
ton Statesman.
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THIS WORLD.

| What is this world? Who can tell
To US it seems large, but compared
with the Solar system it is nothing
and in comparison with the universe
less than nothing, We call it old, ano
so il is compared with the lifetime o
man. A creature Of a race whose
average lifetime is 'sthree score and ten
years." is old at 60. One belonging to
race that averages only ten years,
would be old at seven years. For ex.
ample: An eagle is old at 4O-a hen
at lO--a horse at 10 or l2-and cat
or dog at 5 or Z. We know that some
insects are old at the age ola few days,
and others few hours. But world
only six thousand years of age, we ap-
prehend, should be considered young.
To be sure there is no means of kno W.
ing how long worlds hvs. But for
aught that appears TO the contrary,
this ,Oorld is now better than when it
was only six days old. It's mountains,
and rivers, and lakes. and seas, and val
leys, and islands, and moon and stars,
and sun, look as fresh and beautiful
now, as they did when Noah's Ark
rested upon Arrarat Who has wit.
messed any change since he was born,
that indicates decay and death? The
only change is that Of the seasons
The death Of Autumn, becomes life and
beauty each returning Spring. "What
has been, is now; and that which is
now shall be again, Is there any
thing under the sun whereof we can
say, it is new." The generations OF
men follow each other in quick success
sions. To-day comes the infant; to-
morrow the young man, and then the
old. But the world endureth from
generation to generation. For aught
we know, or can know to the contra
ry, it will revolve on its axis million
of ages hence as bright and fair as it
was on the morning when the Creator
pronounced it "very good" If the
usual lifetime of worlds be millions Of
years, world 100000 years of age
would be but mere child. lf"this
world" is only six thousand years Of
age. it is not very old worlds it? (
But is it a good world? Some peo-
Die are always complaining Of it. But
n our view, it is good. Seed time and {
do not fail. He that plants it,
caps a rich reward. 1t pours forth its s
counties in profusion, into the lap Of t
he husbandman. 1t is our beauteous r
nd bounlful mother. We rose up
rom her lap at the bidding Of our AL c
mighty father, and when we have !,
'rown old. and sick of life, it will kind
y give us resting place "where the 6
wicked cease from troubling, and the !.
weary are at rest.- Cincinnati Enqui- v
er. !,
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1845-12-06
From the TrumbulI County Democra
THE CAUSES OF OUR LATE DEFEAT

THE CAUSES OF OUR LATE DEFEAT
Many of our contemporaries are engaged in indi
ting long articles, showing how we were defeated
in the State.
eve, in common with our brethren OF the tri.
pod of Jefferson, Stark, Licking, &c. &C., could
explain how we were defeated but there is no use
in il. We are badly beaten in the State, and il
can all be explained in three words We. wanted
union, harmony and energy! These we wanted,
but had them not, and our opponents had, with the
addition Of the new hank influence, which was
used to its utmost power.
We say to our friends that we must have unity
Of sentiment and action, or suffer years Of defeat
and disgracs We must have less pickering Grim
inaton and recrimination--less reading out of the
party by the extremes, or we are doomed to defeat
b ereafter.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1845-12-06
From the United States Journal.
THE NEWSPAPER PRESS.

In our country, at least, from the very nature
of our political institutions, the press is and must
necessarily be, potent-public sentiment being
ever paramount to law-for that gives force as
well as existence to law, and the press exerting
controlling and almost irresistible influence upon
it. There is, therefore. high, solemn respoD-
sibty resting upon its conductors--a response
bllity which some of them seem to realize; while.
in many instances, renny-making propensity,
not only robs it of the good which Its conductors
would probably be v,liing to do. but infiicu upon
the community vast amount OF evil.
Such, we believe to be, the result of the course
of those who hunt up and go into detailed accounts
Of all the crimes which are committed in our wide
~ extended country, and publish all the particu-
lars Of the last moments Of murderers, including
their death-bed repentance, even at the foot of the
gallows; for, there Is certainly no slight degree of
truth in the language of the Poet:
"Vice Is monster of such frightful mien,
That, to be hated, needs but to be seen;
But, seen too oft, familiar with his face,
We first endure, then pity, then embrace"
The celebrated FISHER AMEs, when asked by
the conductor of newspaper, his opinion. as to
The utility of publishing and giving the particular.
OF all the crimes which were committed, replied
in substance, as follows: "The better course for
editors, think, would be 10 make an annual e.
innate OF the number of crimes committed increas-
ing in the same ratio with populaiion-thus saving
themselves much trouble, and their readers much
harm"
Not the least of the evils which the course We
condemn brings upon the ommunity is, that il
vItiates the public tastebegets dsrelish for more
useful, but less exciting reading-so that thous-
ands when they have searched out and read all the
horribies, throw down their paper, considering
nothing else worthy of perusal
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1845-12-06
THE RIGHT spra1r.-Ths Mt Vernon Bar

THE RIGHT SPIRIr.-Ths Mt. Vernon Ban.
ner says:
Z" 1t is impossible for the democracy to triumph
in the coming campaign unless we are perfectly
united The harsh and angry feeling which for
some time has marred the harmony of our party
must be forgotten. There must be spirit Of good
feeling between our prominent men, and the feuds
Of the past must be lost sight of in the brightness
OF the future. In order that there may be hamo-
ny in our ranks, there must be no arring in regard
to men. Our candidate should be man who can
unite the party-a man who is strong with the
People-a man who has not identified himself with
either of the divisions of the party, but occupies
a friendly attitude to both. Such man is DAVID
Tod--he is the'decided choice of the people, and
the only man in Ohio who can unite the party
And this, alone, should cause his nomination"
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1845-12-06

THE GREAT FooT RAcE.-The foot
race between Jackson, the American
deer, and Gildersleevo, the New York
er, came off last week at the Bulls
head course, near Albany. The dis
tance was ten miles, and it was run IN
IS minutes and 80 seconds, being the
quickest on record. Jackson was the
winner by about seven rods.
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We see it stated in several journals,
that the Secretary of the Navy has
ordered the naval apprentice system
to be Immediately discontinued. No
such order has been given, and none
such is in contemplation.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1845-12-06

MIsassrpPI.---The late election in
this State shows that it is strongly dem
ocratic. The popular majority will
not be far from 5000.
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THE CUMANCHE INDIANS.

These Arabs of the American will
derness range over our continent from
Arkansas to California, and from Or
egon to Mexico, plundering frontier
settlements, numbering the whites, and
stealing children. They sell the cap
tured white girls to neghborlng Indian
tribes, retaining the boys to tram up
as chiefs and warriors. The present
great war chief is red-haired Scotch
man, whc was stolen from his parents
while quite young. They use the bow
and arrow; and among their twenty
FIVE thousand warriors, they have on
ly twelve hundred rifles. The British
government is said to have had an in
terview with some of their chiefs early
in the present year, near Monterey, in
Upper California; and the presence of
their warriors in Texas is always at
tributed to hostile motives; they having
an old grudge against the Texans for
the murder Of number of their chiefs,
out of revenge, at San Antonia few
years ago, while in the Texan camp.
They are faithless race, and seldom
or never make treaties. They live
principally upon parched wheat, which
they carry with them in small bags.
They never eat animal food. Their
villages are usually built among the
mountains, where their wives, children,
and old men are protected by natural
Notifications. A Cumanche always
fights to the last; and seldom or never
has one of them been taken prisoner.
In athletic and equestrian feats they
excel every other tribe; and, to their
honor be it recorded, that eumanche
never offers an indignity to female.
In burning the frontier settlements in
the United States and Mexico, they
make it principle to murder every
adult, male and female, over fifteen or
sixteen years of age; but on some oc-
casions, when they rob the dwellings
of the rich, they carry off the young
women, to obtain ransom money from
the relatives or friends ofthe captured
In one instance, few months ago.
they took two daughters of rich Mex
lean in Durango, and received five
thousand dollars for their safe return.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1845-12-06

Titles Of honor, are like impressions on coin
which add no value to gold and silver, but only
rsnder brass current
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1845-12-06

AN IMMENSE HoRsE.--Carter the
Lion King "has purchased the largest
horse in England. He has named him
"General Washington" He is twenty
hands high, and looks as large as an
elephant. He is black gelding, beau
tifully dapped--his name is nearly four
feet long; his tail sweeps the ground;
he is perfectly formed, and is regarded
as one of the finest specimens of horse
ever seen in Great Britain. He is
only six years old: he will be exhibited
shortly in London, and then sent to the
United States. A most splendid COW
ering of blue silk velvet, fringed with a
deep border ofgold, is being made for
him.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1845-12-06

Heavy pork IS now bringing S4,25
per hundred in Cincinnati.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1845-12-06

COLONEL TOPS vfEws.--The Ohio Patriot
after remarking that there is every reason to be.
leve that Mr.. Tod does not countenance the prop
ostion of abandoning, for time, all discussion Of
the currency question, adds: We are equally Ger.
tain that he would deem it unwise and untimely to
go the length which certain Others have sugges-
ted. He is unchangeably in favor Of the individ-
ual liability of bankers Let this test be applied
to the wings in the next legislature. If they reject
it, as heretofore, then let them also vote down a
proposition for the unconditional repeal of the pre-
sent monster bank bill. Place these issues before
the people-let the democracy rally upon them IN
good teeiing--and the result will show splendid
victory"
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1845-12-06
MEMPHIS CONVENTION.

This much talked of Conventio q, has At last me,
and adjourned, after a session of four days. The
object OF It was to advance the interests of the
south and west There were delegates in atten.
dance from nearly every State and Territory west
ofthe Alleghanies, and from number of the =" Old
Thirteen" The Convention met, on the 18th
inst, the day appointed by the convention held at
the same place on the fourth OF last July. The
Hon. John c. Calhoun, OF South Carolina was
unanimously elected President. Thirteen vice
Presidents, and seven Secretaries were appointed.
Mr. Calhoun, on taking the chair, addressed the
Convention at considerable length en- the objects
of the Convention, and the results likely to be
produced by its action. The following among
other subjects were acted upon by the Conven-
ton:
The improvement of the navigation of the ives.
tern waters.
The building and equipping of war steamers in
the west
The connection of the Mississippi and the Lakes
by Ship Canal.
The fortifyng the Gulf and Lake coasts.
The establishment of National Armory and
foundry at some point on the Western Waters
The completion OF the Marine Hospitals CON-
menced
The construction of Railroad from the Missis-
sippi to the South Atlantic Coast
The construction of Dry Dock on the Gulf Of
Mexico.
The claiming Of the public lands now rendered
useless by the overflow ofthe Mississippi
A number Of standing committees were appoin-
ted to take charge OF the different branches Of the
business of the Convention Committees were
also appointed to memorable Congress, and to ad-
the Convention.
The Convention adjourned sine die on the even
ing Of the l5th.--ZanesuiHe .4urora.
Democratic banner., 1845-11-08
DARKNESS. LOCO FCCOISbI. &
THE NO. WING.

After our best bow to the talented
Young editor Of t." VIM for the
large amount uf "Sp.t soap" which
he has been gracious enough - be.
stow upon us. we are called upon 10
sax that he is woetully mistaken N
the differences which he irawS from
our article. Il he can make 1t ap-
near that the Spectator. the stock
iobhnr and the Bank ~aristo"r5cv are
the most enlightened portion of our
population. then he is correct in say
ing that .Locoiocoism loves d7rk-
ness" The best proof that can pos
Sib,y be produced. TO show the error
INTO which the Wing has fallen. Is
found in the fact that the Democratic
party has ever been the party Of
progress. While its march has been
continually progressive. overcoming
Obstacles and surrounding difficulties.
that Of lis opponents has been sta
lionarv. forever standing upon n lev
cl, eternally binding down with gal
ding shackles the "toiling millions
hy old forms and p~recedents. Which
should have passed away with the
age of feudal darkness which gave
them birth. Can Il better commpn-
tory upon the relative enlightenment
of the two parties be conceived Of
than the very position which they
now occupy; one the advocate Of
he "greatest good Of the greatest
number" "equal and exact Justice to
all men," the other the avowed apol-
ogIst for "soullesS and swindling cor
porationS,' who thrive and fatten up.
on the hearts blood Of the labnring
few, drawn from them hv uriue' ".l
iniquitous legislation. In our article
alluded to. the name OF South Caro-
lima appears where North Carolina
should have been, as any one will
discover by the evident allusion
which appears 10 sOM Rim" In
TINS the proof reader was in fault
The Wing is correct in saying that
South Carolina is truly Democratic,
perhaps more thoroughly so than any
State in the Union. Her Statesmen,
from the lamented Lownrs 10 the
"arch NulIifier," the Murat of the
spotless plume, have drawn their
principles from a fountain, pure and
Democratic banner., 1845-11-08
TIL f 3 4 \ \ f r.
THE ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC
OCEANS CONNECTED.

We have been favored. by the
Hon. Judge Douglass, of Illinois, with
his latter addressed TO A. Whitney,
Of New York.
We have heard much of Whitney's
plan OF running a rail road from lake
Michigan to the Pacific Ocean, but
from the unearthiv magnifcence Of
the work we had been disposed 10
leok upon it as a chimera, e~manaling
from the brain of a visionary.
He offers to construct a Rail Road
from Lake Michigan to the Pacific.
provided the government will deed 10
him all the land laying in thirty miles
of the intended route.
In this matter Judge Douglass has
taken the view of a far.seeing and
sagacious Statesman. If tins grant
be made by the general Government
the whole which Whitney would nc.
quire would be larger than TIE entire
States of New York. New jersey.
Pennsylvania an! Ohio, and, after
all expenses are paid. viii nett Witt
npv. saying that it is sold at SI,25
Democratic banner., 1845-11-08

cry thing for measures, and nothing
for men," For we may be well as
sured if any man would sacrifice the
interest. unity, or harmony, of his
party, for the pecuniary interest of
himself or his friends. that such an
one is 10 be suspected, and if ever
we see 7 ambitious d~emagogue
wishing Il ord i,over his party soon
er or later he must 90 down. and the
sooner the better for his party. Ii
nothing is endangered by the sober
discussion of each individual voter
assembled in township counsel, why
should any object! Surely no reflec-
ting man will suppose we adopt the
late system, known as the '.ii5erai,
soft, or independent policy through
out the nation? Does it require the
ken Of prophecy to know that we
never would see democracy rule a
gain after the present incumbents go
out of power! Then if dangerous
in all the states collectively, why not
a dangerous policy in an individual
state, and if dangerous why should
any hazard the stake when there is q
remedy thai is every way commend
able, liable to none Of those intrIgues
so easily palmed off upon the under
signing many? hope that each in
dividual may weigh this matter well,
and before they are again called upon
TO exercise their sufierings determine
to not rashly nor unadvisediy cast
their vote. for il i an Old maxim, and
'g..' one. tt.at when there is eau
ton there Is safety.