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The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1847-12-11
Young Men.

The ldea rs prevalent IN some com
muni,ies, that yong men are fit neither
for generals or statesmen, and that they
must be kept in the back ground unit
their physictl strength is impaired by
age, and their intellectual faculties be.
come blunted by the weight Of years.
Let US look into the history OF the pas
and from the long line OF heroes and
statesmen, select some who have dis.
tinguished themselves, and we shall find
that they were young men when they
performed those acts which have won
for them an unperishable need Of fame,
and placed their names high on the page
of history, Alexander, the conqueror
Of the then whole civilized world, viz
Greece, Egypt, and Asia, died at So
Bonaparte was crowned emperor Of
France when SO years ofage. Pitt, the
was but 20 years of age,when
in Britain's Parliament, he boldly advo.
Gated the cause Of The American colo.
MES, and but % when made Chancel-
Tor of the Exchequer, Edmond Burke,
at the age Of IS, was first Lord OF the
treasury. Our own Washington was
but 81 when he covered the retreat
OF the British troops at Braddock's de.
feat, and was appointed the command.
er in.ehief Of all the Virginia forces
Alexander Hamilton, at 90, was a Lieu
tenant Colonel and Aid to Washington
at 25 a membef Of Congress, at SO
Secretary Of the treasury. Thomas
Jefferson was but 80 when he drafted
the ever memorable Declaration of In.
dependencies. AT the age Of 80 years,
Sir Isaac Newton occupied the Mathe.
NAUTICAL chair at Cambridge College,
England, having by his scientific discov
cries, rendered his name immortal
We might continue the list to a much
greater length, but enough has been
said already, to show that the idea, shat
young men are not capable Of perform
great and ennobling actions. or Of
a high position in the councils
ofa nation, is chimerieal and visionary.
And what has been said will serve To-
encouragethe Young to sci a high stand
ird, and to press towards il with ardor
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alf I can" replied the Navajo.

"Our races have long been at war;
said the Pueblo; vt has done US NJ
good, il has only thinned off our PEG
pie, till we End both nations dwlndiins
slowly axay. lft agree to what yol
say, will you go to your people as
will go to- mine, and try to make peace
between theaf."
"lt was now the Navajo's turn tt
think, and another hour was spent ir
in profound silence. When he hac
made up his mind;
81 will do it," said he;"lt is the bes,
to do it,"
"Then." sand the Pueblo, "from this
day we are friends. We will ex
change presents; we will defend each
other; and each must here promise on
the sacred arrow to avenge the death
of the other, if killed by friend OF foe.
Let US smoke"
"Let Us smoke" echoed Navajo.
The Pueblo then took a small pipe
from his pouch at his belt, filed and
lighted it; and the two who were SO re-
Gently enemies, smoked together 10 &C.
ment their newborn friendship.
They soon after parted leach to his
own people. Both were true to the
pledge, and exerted themselves 10 in
duce their people to make peace. With
their bloody crowns and curtailed nos
es, they were strange looking ministers
of peace; but as both refused to tell
now they had lost their scalp and the
tips Of their roses the mystery begun
to have its effect among The rude peo.
pie, and they become invested with the
character of profound sacredness.-
influence rapidly increased, so
hat in a few weeks their object was ef-
iected and a general council Of the two
ribes was held, at which a peace was
entered into which lasted many years.
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sE' From the st. Louis Revielle.
The In dian GameSterS
BY JOHN DROWN.

In former times the Navajo Indian.
on the borders Of New Mexico, and
the PuebIa Indians in the country were
ut war, and the deadly hatred Of the
races for each other extended to indi
viduals.
One autumn day a Navajo Indian
had gone out hunting, bu, Mad not been
at all successful, and towards night be.
came weary. To add to his misery, as
evening drewnear, a furious storm was
approaching. His anticIpalions were
gloomy in the extreme, for in order to
facilitate his hunting, he had brought
but a small piece of blanket over his
shoulders, and he knew that to lie out
in such a night, with his body more
than half naked, would be little short OF
death itself.
The Indian had remained in this frame
of mind for some time, when he OBJ
served a particular rock which hung
out from the side of the mountain, and
was by that suddenly reminded that
there was a cave in the neighborhood,
and this he was atrcngth fortunate E.
nough to discover.
The aperture of the ave was small,
but he squeezed his body in, and soon
was at the extreme END Of the cham.
Der, where he cooled himsslf to sleep
with q rock for n pillow.
On the same evening a Puebla In
dian, the mortal enemy OF the Navajo,
was similarly situated. Having had
poor success in his hunt, he too was
without a blanket; sad and weary, he
too was 10th to spend the night in the
storm; and he had thought ofthe cave,
which he was diligently seeking. AT
lengh, like the Navajo, he found It and
crawled in. He did not 60 so far back
as the first hunter.but laid himsilf down
near the middle Of the chamber. The
Navajo. in a sound slumber, WIS IN.
conscious of his entrance, and the "a.
aigued Pueblo was so soon asleep thai
he did not hear the breathing Of his en-
emy.
In the morning the Navajo, having
slept longest. was earliest awake, and
rose when he saw the first faint light
at the aperture Of the cave, Attempt
ing to pass out he stumbled over the
Pueblo, who was laid across the mar
row chamber, and aWokc him. In.
the Pueblo sprang to his feet and
demanded who had disturbed him.
The Navajo answered BY asking when
aDd how he came into the cave, to
which the Pueblo replied that he came
in the nieh.. previous, md had slept
there. And who are you: demanded
the fierce Navajo. The Pueblo repli.
ed, giving his name and nation. and de-.
Manding The same ofthe interrogation,
which, as the Navajo was a "brave,"
were Of course given.
The Two mortal enemies were sur.
prised TO fad themselves, thus strange.
iy, in The presence of each other. Ru,
they did not fight, for two men, alone
togather, when there is no spectators
10 hiss them on. and they can remain
at peace without Gsnsupe or ridicuie,
very seldom fight. Whether the In.
dams were like other men matters not,
but at least they did not fight. On the
contrary, they very quietly and ration.
oily talked over the war Of their ma
discussed it in all its BEARINGS,
and finally agreed, as soon as the cave
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|" WAere are are The songs Of Spring, az, WAei
are they ?"-KEArs.
-alf The flowers of summer now are gone,
And scar and wither'd every bower;
de The autumn wind has rudeIy blown.
mas And blighled rnw is every flower;
..o The leaves are fallen from the tree,
.ed. And shickly scattered on the earth;
All! every flower and leaf see,
Are types of faded joy and mirth.
The songsters now have left the spray.
And fled cold autumn's whistling blast,
And every echo seems to say,
"Winter steals on-the summer 5 past"
The friends we see-the notes we hear,
Reminds US of past f,ded joys;
And memory sheds a passing tear,
To tancy's fond alluring toys.
Since then the fairest soonest fly,
As swiftly as morning dreami
Turn, lady. turn thy weary eye
3 To friendships lasting starry beam.
IT'S nat the f%irefy's feeble ray.
When rocking OIL the newborn flower;
This transient CLEAN goes out by day,
.,- That fades and withers in an hour.
Friendship is not the flower that fades
Beneath the suns bright glowing ray;
IT'S not the wreath that beauty braids,
That soon as woven doth decay.
No, tits a bright and fadeless gem
That some kind argel' $ to US giyeni
He took it from his diadein,
Just as he pass'd the gates of heaven.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1847-12-11

The velvet moss will grow upon the
sterile rock; the mislletoe furnishes on
the wilhered branch; the ivy clinssto
the Wondering ruin; tho pine and the
cedar remain fresh and fadeless amidst
the mutations Of the dying year; and,
heaven be praised! something beanti-
inl TO see, and grateful to The soul, will,
IN the coolest and darkest hour Of iats,
still twine its tendris round the eranr
bling affairs and broken arches OF tn
desolase temples OF the human hearts
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suffering nothing to discourage them
from soaring ''onward and uRward~ in
the paths Of fame. or in the pursuit If
literature and scieAce.
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Captain Walker, the Texan Ranger
A NOBLE TRIBUTE TO HIS MEMORY

"a ~ AlhA0
The New Orleans Picayune Of the
9TH inst, pays the following tribute to
the memory Of the gallant Ranger,
Capt. Samuel H. Walker:
Tue Brave RANaER.-The death Of
the gallant Texan, whose fame has been
extended aver our whole country, and
reached foreign and remote lands, has
created a melancholy sensation in our
city. He was we'll known here, and
had many friends, some of whom had
witnessed, and all had warmly admired.
his daring and intrepidity. We all re-
member his brilliant deeds on the Rio
Grande, in cutting his way, with a few
gallant companions, through Arista's
large army, communicating with Fort
Brown, then besieged, and returning to
General Taylor, with full information
Of the state Of things in the fort, and the
position of the Mexican army-we re-
member his boldness and sagacity on
the blaody fields Of Resaca de la Palma,
where he endorsed a Mexican lancer,
and chased the retreating foe on the
charger of the slain Mexican. These
have become part Of our national re-
cords. They will be immartat in his
tory and song.
But long before this Mexican war
had began, Capt. Walker had shown
himself the hero. In that extraordina-
ry expedition. WHOSE history furnishes
the most striking examples of the cou-
rage, fortitude, firmness of the Ameri-
can character, which have ever been
recorded-,the Texan expedition against
Mier-Samuet II. Walker, though but
a beardless youth, was n Of the lead.
ing spirits, owe foremost in the CON-
bat, and the last to yield. Endowed
with great activity and skill in the use
of arms, whether the deadly rifle, the
sure revolver, or the irresistible bowie
knife; capable Of great endurance a.
gainst all dangers, suderings and trials
Of the battle, Of captivity, chains, want
and starvation-he was a terror to the
Mexicans. These qualities enabled
him to pass safely through the unparal-
|eled fight Of Mier, where two hundred
Texans KEEP, at bay Ampudia and a
and complete Mexican army Of
staying five or six hundred, and
only su~rrendering on honorable TERMS,
were basely violated by the bru-
tai Ampudia--to bear up under the hor-
rible oppression and cruelty Of the
whilst a prisoner--to sustain
The severest visitations Of hunger, thirst
and d~estitution in the desert valley Of
Salado--and finally, TO break through
he walls and iron bars Of that famous
Mexican Bastile, tie castle Of Perote.
By a strange 20 coincidence, he has now
allen in the neighborhoed Of tho castle,
where he once pined in captivity, but
,ot in his iormer unhappy condition,
rs one Of . few ragged, dispirited, half,
prisoners, ieered at by tho das- J
ard Mexicans, but he fell in glorious
heading the charge Of the resist 4.
ess Rangers, and in the arms Of Veto, !
". Cap. Walker was one Of the best !
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JOR PRINTING

OF every description neatly and expeditiously
executed at the office Of the Spirit Of Democracy;
and al reasonable prices. 2'stAa
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MECHANICAL EXECUTION
BIZ H.. ADoLPHUs RuTTEA
B OF ADVERTISING.

advertisements inserted at so cents per square
fourteen lines or less, } for tae first insertion. and
rs cents for each subsequent insertion. One col
umn one month ~ co. Three months $40. Sig
months SIS. Twelve months $25. te
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-02-13
GRAND DEPOT
OF


GRANTER'S FRENCH BLANKETS!
The subscribers Successors to the late }.
MaoHR,0 sole. Agents of MT. ZoH GEAEIER, OF
montpelier, take pleasure In announcing 10
the planters, commission merchants, and
dealers generally throughout the South, west
and South westerns States, that their Depot,
No. 81 aHrgazinc street, viii always be well
sppnIicd by fresh arrivals of these SUPERB
OkBLANKEr5. The assortment Will con"
sistof.
list quality 9-point white Blankets, 8 to Q lbs
per pair.
superiorin indigo blue do ITO . do do.
Superior green 40 10 . 40 90
Superior scarlet 40 fto = 40 40
A1so-Superio rMerino Bed Blankets from
6-point to l2-point.
N. B.-The above goods will De sod at the
Lowest market price, and a liberal discount
made from irregular prices when large quan''-
ties are taken.
II. DE GOER 4 RIFFLARD.
Agents for Mr.. Zoe Cranier, and Importers
French Dry Goods, q Magazine street
New Orleans.
rrThe Louisville Journal, Nashville Ban
ner., memphis Enquirer, Vicksburg wing
Natchez Free Trader, Natchiloches Chonlcie
Alexandria Republican, Baton Rouge Gazette
wohile. Advertiser, montgomery advertiser
and Pensacola Gazette, will copy The ABOVE
Twice j week for three mOntAs, and send oiiIS
htos.his office for collection.
eel. i0--36
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HATT ARRIVALS.

sAsern Hrss II Co, have just received,
and will constantly receive during the winter
4 full and splendid stock Of gocdq, of al SFs-
Icriptions-fro The rhniDoDesf brown doines.
tic 10 tie richest casbmerss and silks,
They have now on hand and III efcrr, tho
beat assortmept Of Dry goods thai aver came
10 the town Of Baton Rouge: Lsdies' fancy
goodg, unsurpassed IN quality and c~hespnrss
rentleman's clothing hats, cape shoes and
brogans'of every description, also full siork
Of boys clothing, and an elegant and fresh
lotof pe1funery.
We have not mentioned EvEEr article we
have in store, because tod0 50 would taks mp
Ia full page Of this papef-so numerous are
the a%rticlep We only invite our old friends
and the public gonefallyi To yisils our store,
and they Will find fhst tfey can bcsuitsd in
any article they may wish TO buy. The low
prices 1T which we cell our goods, are TOO
well known. 10 make il necessary for NJ again
10 repeat, that goods can he Obtained in our
store much cheaper illan any uhaFe slse.
Only come 8nd Judge Of THE fact for your.
selves, before purchasing elsewhere.
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SaddlGrV.

We have Just received from New York an
assor,m Mt Of. saddles, brides etc, made ex-
prossly to order, and forming one of the lar
rest and best asfortments ever brought to,
Baton Rouge, alt of which we offer for sale at
the lowest New Orleans Cash prices.
Mems Creole, Butcher, Oregon, Mexican
Pato Alto. Rough and Ready, Spanish, COL
umhIan and American Saddles.
Ladies' superior quilted seat, Fancy Blk,
! Velvet and plain seat Saddles.
Bows spanish, Creole, Columbian and Amer
lean Saddles.
Trunks, valises, double and single Sad.
die Bags. Portmanteaux. Brides, Bride fl.
lings, martingales, Worsted and Cotton Girths
and Sircingles, Stirrup feathers, Snafle and
Curb bits, Curb chains, Blind Brides, Collars
| Cart Harness, Planters, Coach, Gig anC
Twig Whips, Spurs, etc.
PHILLIPS and LANOUE.
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PLANTER AM LAND
HOLDERS.
Surveying, EeyeHHimS &c.

The subscribers, residents of Baton Rouge,
will attend to calls in any part of Louisiana
for surveying or subdividing land, laying out
city or town lots, l~evelling for canals or ditch
es on plantations, give estimates Of the num-
her Of cubic yards Of excavation for canals or
8i,ehes. or the quantity of Embankment for
Ieyees, and the necessary cost for construct
ing the same. y
Having had many years practical experience
al Civil Engineers on various public works
and Surveys, in Canada, New York, Penn.
sylyania and Virginia, besides having beer
engaged for the last three and a hall and one
and 1 half years respectively as clerks IN tht
surveyor Generals Office Of this State, they
feel confident Of their ability to give salts
HENRY tsHTHIIAM "a. WALLER.
Surveyors ~ Eurfneara.
{ Col. P. Hicky, III Rotg
References Hon. T, Gibbs Aorga9,A q
Hon, Judge ~Iintton, lbefViii'
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MORE
.NEW GOODS

1,te undersigned nave received to their al
ready we'll filled store, the following addi'ioh;
Bar4yps 81 the Iatept patterns, Frsnch ana
EnpiIsh Bilzarines, jaconefs, printed lawns
embossed prints. black and white MUSINGS
printed rbanbrey, Colored Grape taPe'
check m~uslins. patent Victoria m%uslins; nee.
worked collars, fine etnbroiderod handRcr-
chief ladies and gentleInen's fancy craNa's'
Scotch and Ogandle g%inghanis, lrIsh linen
psta piiIas, linen lawn, bishops lawn, BOOK
m[nsiia. swias and null 'nusliDs, Russia
sbeetiap CD, 1913 and 1914, Russia DIAPER
hirdaeye do. dainask table cloths, napkins,
fancy drillings, cottonsde, French mofino'
linen ticking, cotton do, linen check ~llstatas'
Yotkadenjms. colored catnbrick, fancy prints,
eordad skirts, grass do, cremolinU do barege
ec.rfs and shaw IL, black and white yella, bon.
moi rIbbatnIs, Tap and Polka rthbanda, Ius,
can bonnels, C1ipsey bonnets for ladies' and
misses. t,evhorn and Panama hats, c%aRalnere
hats. silk and l.. c. pocket HANDKERCHIEF
nardle. worked cambria bandkerchiefs, stlE
n,rses and reticules, bobinct for caps anc
coils. thread and cotton edrings and irBer'
| tinrs, infant caps, porfumery, ana so many
ntipr articles too numerous to mention.
Centtemrn's merino dress and frock coats
! linen drills do, cottonado d0, gambroon 40
cotton cloth do, paralnons Of The same ma
f~criala, fancy summer vests, 81 AL description
bows clothing also hats and caps, shoes, boots
gators, bootcep, half b]ootees, busRin' ana u
fact n general assortment Of shoes for gentle
men aud ladies and children, suitable for To-
season. altof which will be sold at the loves
ratos. fot cash and cash only, at the cheaI
store Of
SANGER, HESS, & GO.
All the. goods have been purchased BY
Sanpnr himEclf.
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DON'T BE ALARMED II
MOORE HAS GONE TO TEXAS,
nrTAM HERE. YETl!.T -

~ \ hAf&N5 %
YOU can al have your watches, clocks
and iewclry repaired, al the phorteat notice,
by leaving them at the old ~stand-for have
now, IN NY employ, a irpt-rate workman,
and between us both, We are prepared TO do
things up broten.
j have just received a fine aSsorfTens Of
~jewclrv, consisting, in part, of the follow
ing
Gold and silver pens and rehfils, g"ld
lockois and miniature cases, EAR. rinRF La
diee' and gentlernen's breast pins, gold studs,
bracelets, clasps, tips and snaps, fnger-rlngs.
| watrh.peals, scarf. pins, gold spectaeIe', gold
and steel watch keys, yest and fob chains,
gold, steel mounted watch ribbons, bouquet
holders, hair ornaments, polka head dresser,
coral NECKLACES, silver tbimblee, &c.
Besides a fine assortment Of stee&zE.
ry.
Alsosa great variety Of other goods, such
az knives, scissors and razors, steel pens,
combs brushes. pcrfumery, dr..
Ladies and gsntIamen are are repeatedly
invited 10 csll and examine for fhtmFeiyes,
N. d. Old gold and silver wanted.
G. g. FUTILE.
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Dr. r H Harden would inform tho ladies'
and gentlemen Of Baton Rouge IN the colih.
try and it's vicinity, that be intends settling
himself permanently in this city, where ne
F. will n~racficp nn the Thomsnnian system.
vilI mention n few cases for tita beneht
| OF the afflicted, which | have cured.
A radical cure OF consumption has 20 Tong
been ronsiderod Impossible that We are fear~
| fol OF hazarIing the impntation Of enthusiastic
or dealers in the miraculous, should we Az
sert ANYTHING to the contrary, but we are con"
strainad 10 declare our belief that many cases
Of his most fatal malhdy may be cured IN al
most any stage, but the last, with use OF pro-
per medicines.
Child births, the fears and forebodings, of
many Irnorant RufI9rcrs, who imagine that
ouIy professional akill can afford relief, many
such objects Of Gofnmiseration have long
wished day after day, relief for the want oil a
little information.
prolaDsed uterus and all diseases Of wo.
men occ ,aioned by cold can be cured, and
midwifery. -,
Inaatnnation of the liver, lnnga, Kidneys
p]leurigy, spleen, yellow fever, spotted lever
small D X, measIes, Cholera infaniufn, drop
Nv in all cases bat the last stage, hopping
cotoh, piles, bleeding nj the lungs,chilla ant
fever, infIa mutation ofthe brain, water on the
brain, tits.
posrrryE TRurn-l have discovered a Vo-
Il ueiabIe preparation by which ] can cure any
antail Of the worst forms Of Syphilis ant
merrurial disease after 1t has been in handl
b, OF fashionable practice with the aid Of the no
springs for 10 or - years.
eau remove the poisonous mercury iron
tho system and relieve the vlcti1rfrom thos'
,ormenting pains ~ his bones caused by Gallo
mel and charged to Rheumatism. can cur
almost every grade Of Chronic disease tina
j. the human family is heir to, such as eaucore
, white dwellings, s%crofuIa, loprosy, turnor'
. scald head. Rheumafisn, govt and every grad
Of uicer6us affection whatever, ! givesfo poi
sonous medicine.
He Gao also cure the cholera, polypus, Bar
E%ennese, and govt.
We the nndersie ned citizens OF The city G
. Na,cb,2. Adams County and Stat
b of Mississippi have been acquainfe
r with Doctor Richard II Harden for tn
= last ten ortwclve years, during which tim
d he has been practising in the county Of Ad
q ANS a. 4 rhotnpHonian Doctor, and from gu
knowledge Of his practice, has been quit
suceaeafnI, DR.. Harden is a mar Of quo
heart, and we have no doubt the good peopl
u To where he il about residing will be please
with him, not only ~ a noighbor, but az
= Doctor Of the new school.
Natehez, Miss, 1896.
= Dr.IIenry TooIoy, J B rhachrin", Jane
: Welsh, 9jchard CArkeetr II POlkinghort
Dr. JB SS~pplewhItes James Carson, p II Nc
Craw.