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The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1847-01-09
From the Statesman, January, 4.

Our river commenced falling on Sat
urday night, and up TO this time (Mon-
day evening" has fallen some three feet.
We hear of losses from all par's.-
Some of the bridges north of this have
been carried off, and some much injur-
ed. The fences in the valley have
nearly all been swept away.
We mentioned IN Saturdays paper
the fact that the pork house Of Col.
McElvain had been swept away, which
contained a large amount of pork be-
longing TO Isaac Bryant. We under
stand that Mr.. Bryant's loss is between
six and eight thousand dollars. as near
as it can be estimated at present. On
Yesterday Sunday the slaughter house
of Messrs. Buttiers & Comstock was
swept of; no loss other tl,an the house.
They have, however lost considerable
by damages done by the water in the
lower story of their warehouse. The
pork house of d. Mitchell was sur
rounaed by water some five feet deep.
The loss to Mr.. Mitchell is inconsidel-
able, he having removed much of his
pork into the second story before the
water had reached its highest point.
The pork house on the canal, owned
bv Mr.. Jao kson, was visited by flow
OF water, but no damages worth men
tioning have been sustained by him.
We learn from the West that Day
Ton was nearly all under water. The
canal and rofd from DAYTON to Frank
lin, about 90 miles, are covered with
water. The stages to and from that
place have been stopped on account OF
the flood. We have no news direct
from Dayton by this mornings mail.
We fear that Dayton has suffered much
by his food. The loss of fences and
corn in the Miami and Scioto valleys
is very great.
SO high has been the waters, and so
great the destruction Of the bridges, that
we are almost destitute of the news OF
the terrific flood. The bridge below
Delaware, at the paper mills, is either
injured, or the approaches 10 1t. Re-
)urt said it was swept away, but this,
we believe, is not so. Report also SAYS
the bride over the Milestone, at Warth-
Ington, is gone. Also. that over the
Sc.olo al Be!lpoint, Delaware county.
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Great Flood.

This morning the Scioto river was
% inches higher than at the time of the
great flood IN 1882. At that time il
was higher than ever known before, ex-
cept in 1906, when, it is thought by our
Oldest citizens, it was some hat higher
than in 1882. The National Road be-
tween this city and Franklnton, and
from FrankIinton tn Sulivant's mill is
covered with water. The largest siz-
ed trees, rails, and shocks of corn are
drifting in abundance. The oss to the
people in the Scioto valley is incaicu-
liable. Nearly all the corn Iellin shock
in the field, and the quantity is immense,
has been swept away. The fences IN
the valley are we'll nigh gone. The
National Road between this city and
the hill, three miles west, must be con
siderably injured. The railroad from
the prison to the stone quarry is con-
S derabIy damaged: part of one of the
bridges of the road has settled in one
place some l8 or 90 inches, and may
vet iall. The embankment between
the bridges is also much damaged.
Since the above was IN type, part
of the railroad bridge has fallen. The
water has made its way into the lower
r'oms of all the pork houses. and much
damage has been done.
he dwelling house and mill of RolIin
Moler, two miles below the city, are
completely surrounded by water four
feet deep. Some of our citizens went
to the family in a boat, and rescued
them. Many cattle stood in the water
up TO their mid-sdes.
The river has broken through the
banks of the Columbus feeder in several
places. The amount of property des-
troyed is immense.
p. S. The pork house of Col. John
McEIvain has been swep, away. which
contained about S25,O0o worth ofpork.
1t Is thought that great portion ot 1t
will be lost. 1t belonged to MIR.
Bryant. - Statesman.
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ground yearly. Potatoes do not gro A
here. A bout Satlllo the fields are
without fences, and are watched for
safety against cattle, &C., daily and
nightly by sentinels. AS we arrived
at Saltillo we captured 1875 pack mules.
each loaded with 800 pounds of public
-four, destined Tor the Mexican army AT
San Luis Potosi. While there Gen.
Taylor detached Captain Graham and
myself with our companies and an en-
gineer officer, to reconnoitre the coun'
try and passes lying south of that place.
with view of earning its means of de-
fence. We were out three days, and
examined the country around for about
thirty miles. Found some strong pas
ses, hut none so formidable as those on
the Monterey road, and none which
could no, be turned by infantry. They
had been represented as stronger.
General Santa Anna is at '>an LUIS
Potosi with $4,000 men, regulars and
rancheros. His army is represented as
much frightened, poorly clothed and
fed. Santa Anna is iorltying the town,
which is situated about $50 miles south
of Saltilo, and over an almost lmprac-
licable road. Gen. Ampudia is said to
have lost most Of his horses and many
of his men in falling back upon this
place. He is under arrest and is to
he tried.
The Mexicans are determined to
hang out; and the on y way to termi-
nate the war speedily is to send not
less than 10000 additional troops at
once into their country and overrun it
on all sides. When their capita and
several other large cities fall, then, if
they are pushed, they will be compel
led to give up. for they cannot subslst.
At present they carry terror wherever
they go and subsist upon the people.
A report reached US while at Saltilo,
Urom the Mexicans,l that Lieut.. Col.
Fremont. and all his party. had been
cut off and murdered by the MeXicans.
but we cannot attach much weight
to it.
We have now some four thousand
men here, and what the next move will
be none can find out. II the general
had men enough, he would at once
push on to San Luis Polosi; but as it is
he cannot. 1t is necessary to leave
garrisons all over the country; hence
the diminutun of the man force on the
field of battle.
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A Change of lune.

John p. Hale, the apostate that was
elected to the United States Senate by
Il union cf the votes of the federaists
and aboItionists. SAID, last summer, that
the war" "was unparaiie ed in The annals
of infamy." At meeting recently
held al Epping, N. H.. he declined say
ing any thing about the war. After
the meeting. one Of the federal sboIi-
tionIsts asked him why he did moi de-
nounce the war. 10 this Jack replied,
that sit would not do TO say SO much
against the war as had been said, for
the people did not Ike it, and the war
was beginning to be more popular"
II we are not much mistaken in the
people Of this country, they will teach
the federal party that they do not tol.
crate such n treasonous course as has
been pursued by the leaders Of tina,
party since the war commenced.
Ohio Salesman. 3.
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Dec. 2s Mr.. Edgerton, from the majority of
the committee on Privileges and Elections, made
report in regard to the contested seat from the
Wayne district, concluding with resolution de-
claring the right of Mr.. Wford, the contestee, to
his seat
Mr. Edgerton moved that the report and resolu.
tion be laid on the table and printed Agreed to.
Considerable discussion was ecIted in relation
to the above case which occupied the greater part
of the day. ......
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From the New York Globe.
THE MEXICAN WARTS OUR GOVERN
MENT JUSTIFIED IN PROSECUTING 1T!

FROM tne view 1IuDe.
THE MEXICAN WARTS OUR GOVERN.
An examination Of the official docu-
ments on file in the State Department
at Washington, shows nineiyfre in
stances of wanton murder, robbery ag-
gression, and Outrage, perpetrated by
the Mexican authorities upon the per-
sons and property OF American citizens!
An abstract of these cases is about to
be published in the New Hampshire
Patriot, and also issued from the office
OF tha, paper in pamphlet form. There
will be sufficient number of copies is
sued to supply all who desire to became
acquainted with history lthe wrongs
and injuries our people have sustained
from the government of Mexico. 1t
will be an important and interesting
document, and we hope it will be cir
cnlaed through the Union.
When the people of the United
States become fully acquainted with
the causes that led to the war in which
we are now engaged, the manifold
wrongs and grievances we have borne
from Mexico ever since she became an
independent government, all opp"sI-
lion to the war will cease. If war can
ever be justified by an appeal to the
reason and intelligence Of men, then
the one in which we are now engaged
is Just and righteous war. Had Mex
leo been a powerful monarchy, and
had her conduct towards our govern
ment and people been the same that il
has, war would have been declared
against her long ago. 1t is her weak
ness that has prolonged the period OF
chastlsement due to her crimes. That
period has, however, arrived and eve
rv ]ust principle of humanity requires
that her chaslsement should be in pro-
portion to the magnitude OF the crimes
she has committed.
1t is surprising that narrative OF the
wrongs we have suffered from Mexico
has not been long ago transcribed from
llle OlllCldl uOCullleulS III lnc h'tdtc DC'
partment and spread before the people.
The President, in his recent message,
alludes To these wrongs, and the great
desire on the part of our government TO
obtain redress without an appeal to
arms. The President trul y says:--
THAT compulsory measures of redress,
under similar provocations committed
by any Of the powerful nations OF Eu.
rope, would have been promptly re.
sorted to by the United States, cannot
he doubted. The national honor, and
the preservation of the national char.
acter throughout the world, as well as
our own seil-respect, and the protec
ton due to our own citizens, wnulc
have rendered such resort lndlspen
sable. The history OF no civilized ma
ton in modern times has presented
within so brief period, so many wan
ton attacks upon the honor Of It's flag
and upon the property and persons o
its citizens, as have been borne by The
United States from the Mexican au
thorites and people," But Mexlc'
was sister republic, on the same con
tinent, occupying a territory contigu
Gus 10 our own, and was in feebl
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Monterey, but the name Of only one
we have ascertained-Mr. VIM. j.
Downing, clerk for Mr.. Mann, suter
at Monterey. Mr.. Downing left Mon
terey in company with Mr.. Mann, Col.
l.. P. Cook, and others, for Camargo,
and with Mexican servan. of Mr..
Mann. was riding some distance in the
rear ofthe party, when he was attack
ed by Mexcans or Indians, and killed,
and the servant either killed or made
prisoner and carried off. Mr.. d. was
personally known 10 US, as also o large
number of the citizens of this city, who
will receive the news his death with
the deepest sorrow. He was native
Of Baltimore, Maryland, but has resided
IN Texas for number of years, where
he was universally known and es-
teemed."
For THE SEAT OF wAR.-Depariure
of Gene, al Scon.-The United States
steamship Alabama, Captain Windle,
left last night for Brazos Santiago, and
it is believed she will imme diately pro-
ceed from thence to Tampico. Gen.
Scott and staff were passengers on
board. Company A, United States
mounted riflemen, Captain Loring and
Lieutenants Morris and Palmer; Com
pany B, Captain Sanderson and Lieut..
Gordon; Company d, Captain Pope and
Lieutenants Claiborne and Hawkins;
Company E, Captain Crittenden and
Lieutenant May and Company G, Cap
tain Simonson and Lieutenants Russell
and Gibbs, also left in the Alabama,
and destined Tor Tampico.-th the whole
under the command Of Major Sumner,
Major Burbridge being compelled to re-
main here in consequence of Illness
Lieu,enants Newton, Upton, Taylor,
Lindsay, and Ewell, with detachment
of men, will remain here for some days,
in order to superintend the shipment
of the horses belonging to the compa-
nies, which will be despatched at the
earliest possible moment.
N. O. Picayune, Dec. "a.
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Saltillo.

We are favored with the following
copy of letter received from an Off
Ger uuder General Taylor. Although
it contains no news, strictly speaking,
it is of interest for its account of Sal
tilIo. and of the march to that city
being, indeed. the first we have seen.
N. Y. Com. Adv.
DRAGON CAMP, NEAR MONTEREY, MEXICO,
November 25, 1916.
have Just returned from Saltllo,
where have been with the Dragons
as escort to Gen. Taylor, who accom-
panied the command under Gen. Worth
which marched from here for that place
on the 18th inst.
This force, IN all numbering about
one thousand men, marched into the
city and took possession of the same on
the 18th instant; and Gen. Worth.
with his division of about eight hun
dred men, now remains ln command
of the same.
We found no troops in the city, nor
met with any resistance in taking pos
session Of it. 1t is situated about fifty
miles southwest from here, and con-
tains at present over twenty thousand
inhabitants. AS city it is far inferior
to Mon,erey-the buildings being bulll
Of sun-dried tiles in place of stone, thus
offering; as you see, dirty appear
,,oo IA tho phcarUar
In the nicer parts Of the city. how
ever, and around the main plaza, the
buildings are covered with hard
white cement, which makes them ap-
pear quite well. 1t has most mag
nifcent cathedral, built of stone; and ,
as | surveyed the "thousand and one
statues. images, candle-slIcks, crosses.
&c., with which its inner halls and
domes were ornamented, almost be-
gan to imagine that was gazing upon
the vast riches OF the halls of the an
cient Montezumas; but it was the house
of worship.
The entire loute from Monterey to
SaltiIlo lies along narrow valley, vary
ing from a quarter TO three miles in ex-
tent, while on either side bold and pre-
cipitous mountains rise almost to the
very clouds. They are entirely oes-
titute of timber or vegetation OF any
kind, and the scene at times was par
ticuIaTly grand and sublime. On one
occasion the sun was obscured from our
sight at 10 a. m. by these towering
heights. But cannot dwell here. -
The whole distance was gently ascend
ing, and the road rocky and broken.
AS our route for the most part lay along
stream, we generally found plenty OF
water.
On one Of these narrow deiiIes the
Mexicans had thrown up some deien-
ces, which were evacuated after the
fall Of Monterey. At Saltilo we found
no wood OF any kind, and were under
the necessity of purchasing brush
enough from the Mexicans to boil oul
coffee. This they brought some ten
miles or more upon their bucks, or upon
pack mules, as is customary in this
country. At Monterey the orange
lime, lemon. cltron, &c. prosper to per
ec,ion, while at Saltilo Qarther south
they do not grow or do well. This !:
owing to the different attitudes Of the
two places.
Both wheat and apples do well al
Saltilo. At Monterey they are no
raised. Corn grows wellin both places
and the seasons are so long, that tw
crops are raised from the same piece o
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0o-I any person has borrowed the July and
August numbers for 1915, OF the Democratic Re-
view. from the editor Of this paper. he will con-
fer favor by returning the same Immediately.
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condition; and these considerations IN
duced our government and people to
forbear until longer forbearance would
have made us equally criminal with
Mexico.
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SENATE AND HOUSE.

DEG 3l-Tbe following Joint resolutions, orig
;,a,;,o in the House ware unanimously sdopted
py oo'h orahches u 'ne legislature
Mr.. Ellison rose and asked tor dlspensatlon OF
the rules to enable him to offer proposition;
,,b;cb ho;no nr,n,ed bv ,napimo,s consept he
,.-.,....,..
sent up Preamo'e ana JOINT RESOLUTIONS re'a''e"
the death OF Gen. Hamer, which were read as fol-
lows, to wit:
WHEREAS, The mournful intelligence has
reached US 'nat zen. nonlas L. iialnel' the ao.
,,anafnra
Resolped by the General assembly of the State
OF ono, lhat III the death OF Zen: Hanler, our
o'".e va. .os' ,a'o,:.e sun VIC I;'u Gu
beneiactor Therefore,
ResoiDed, That the members of this General As
semo'y aeepy synpa.l'he WIN '!e oeieaveu WIZ
os,;,,;on
Resoired That the Speakers of the two Houses
procure suitable person to pronounce euiogy
upo, T .,e 'u hoe ,s'o raI 81 ~ con,..i
Assembly and tbe citizens generally. at some con-
venient season TO be fixed by themselves
Res0ioed' mat the oody OF the deceased be
Oh;n a, ,ne exnsnse IF the State
Resolved, That the Speakers of both Houses of
this General Assembly, Jointly, send copy OF
'hese reso'u''o"s 10 'ne Wiuo" anu ta""y 0I ue
and ,ha, ,hev i"fpr,n ,bem Of ,he ,;ms the enioay
will be pronounced
Resoiced, That as further token of the highest
respect 0 'he memory OF 'he oecease"' 'ha' octh
nov, at 10 o'clork ''>''" ''s
Mr.. Ellison then said-In offering tbe resolu.
t;ons he nronosed notbino mnre than a simne ,rb.
MI. of resnect N the memorv of ona If tho mast
DISTINGUISHED of the citizens and statesmen of obo
II wac unnecessary IN remark m the nublic char.
acter OF the deceased as the resolutions contempa
tea 'ha' h ha'er Sha'i oe a''ehaeu 10 III Inc euo-
gy proposed
Mr. lr'mb'e' OF Highland sa'd -As a citizen OF
'he oS''ct SO long represented IN tne congress OF
The United States by Gen. Hamer' ne feIt that It
was proper thal ne should second these resolutions
lie mad long known Gen Hamer as man IN Puohc
and private liie' and at last as commanding ohcer
OF the troops oil ohio' IN 'he war win Mexico; ana
1t was most certainly que 10 the Legislature ana
the people, that these resolutions shouid De now
passed There was special proprlety IN 'has
resolution winch provided at the expense OF tho
s'ale'for bringing away the remains OF the deceased
tanlv due to the family and memory of m an who
had so long occupied conspicuous stations, both
in connection with the state and general govern
ment Gen. H., he said, was indeed a great man
--he was SO regarded by all-and more than that.
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Dct- Our thanks are due to Messrs Mackal and
Yost for various Legislative documents.
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SENATE.

JAN. 4.--Mr Reemelin, from the standing COM
mittee on Finance, reported back the bill to amend
the tax law so as to tax bank cap,ts, money invss-
ted in State stocks, and jewelry the same as other
property. l,. i jrlsefta, IA % a4gs
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SENATE.

DEC 29.-Mr WeIch offered a joint resolution
providing for the adjournment of the General As
sembly on Monday the 25th day of January next;
sions to amend, which were lost was adopted
yeas 33, nays l.
The bill to repeal the fourth section of the act
to protect purchasers at Judicial and tax saes was
passed.
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HOUSE..

DEC. 3O.-Mr. Blake. from the committee on
common Schools and School Lands; 10 whom had
been referred the petition on that subject, reported
a bill to amend certain acts therein named, and to
extend the time of payment to purchasers of school
lands in the State; which was read the first time
Considerable discussion was had in relation to
going into an election of Judges, which consumed
great part of The day.