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The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1853-07-20
Ancient Babylon-Its RufnS.

II may 6e know TO many Of our readers
that the French government has employ.
ed party of gentlemen to explore The s;ie
Of ancient Babylon. From reports ius,
received from them. it appears that they
have ascertained, beyond reasousbls
doubt. that the ruins beneath tu,nulus
called the Kasr, are those of the marvel.
lous palace citadel Of Semiramis and Nab.
.uchadnezzar. They are ia sucf, 4 staie
Of conhsion and decay, that j, is isRpossii.
BILE TO form from them any idea OF the ex.
tent or character ofthe ediiice. They Is.
pear. however, 10 extend benesfh he hed
of the Euphrates, q circumstances account.
ed for by the change in the course III thaf
river. In them. have been iound sarco.
phagi. Of clumsy execution and strante
form. and so small, that the bodies az ika
dead must have been packed 1p ia hem.
the chin touching the knees, and the srms
being pressed on the breast by ths ieas.
These sarcophgi have every spne sranea
ofhaving been used by the lower class' a
society; but Notwithstanding The iplsos rs
which they were found The discoyerers sre
inclined 70. think that they are Of r.rihian.
not Chaldean origin. There hevs saiso
been found numerous fragments 81 81 am.
eled bricks, containing portions az he 6r.
ures of men and aEimals, together viii
cuneiform inscriptions. the latter whits io
color on q blue ground. Accordins tn
M. Fresnel, the chief Of the exped;sion.
these bricks afford strong proof that lie
ruins are those oi The palace OF Nsbucbad.
nezzar, inasnuch as the ornaments ON
fhem arnoa n ho eonrssv,< !, s.,,,t,: - =
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1853-07-20
A Short Sermon for Young Men.

TEXT: Owe aomda anything Keep ou!
Of debt. Avoid it as you would war. pes.
Hence, and famine. Shun it as you would
The devil. Hate it with perfect hatred.
Abhor it with an entire and absolute alb.
horrence. Dig potatoes, break stones.
peddle tinware, do anything that is hon
est and useful, rather than run in debit
As you value comfort, quiet, independence,
keep out of debt. As you value good d.
gestion, a healthy appetite, placid tenn
per, a smooth pillow, sweet sleep, pleas
ant dreams. and happy walking, keep out
Of debt. Debt is the hardest of all task
masters, the most cruel of all oppressors,
1t is mill -stoue about the neck. 1t is an
incubus on the heart. 1t spreads a cloud
over the whole armament Of mans be-
ing. 1t eclpses the sun. it blots out the
stars, it dms aud defaces the beautiful blue
sky. 1t breaks up the harmony ofnature,
and turns TO dissonance all the voices oi
its melody. 1t burrows the forehead with
premature wrinkles. it plucks the eye oI
its light, it drags all nobleness and kind
ness out of the port, and bearing Of man
1t takes the soul out Of his laugh and all
stateliness and freedom from his walk
Come not under its accursed dominion
Pass by it as you would pass by leper
or one slnitten by the plague. Touch moi
ofits fruit. for it shall turn to bitterness and
ashes on your lips. Finally say to each
and all. but especially to you young men
keep out OF debt.-London Mercury.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1853-07-20
A Ghost Story.

The era of ghosts and goblins it seems
has not wholly passed away. The follow
ing account of the latest manifestation OF
this sort we find in the Ballston Democrat.
Our readers are at liberty to believe just
so much oft as they please:-
.'Something of the ghost order-vouch-
ed for, by the bye, by reliable individuals
occurred at the axe factory Of Messrs.l.
Blood s. Co., short time since. that may
be as well jotted down. even if ii is moi
deemed creditable. Ii has been necessa
ry for some time back, for the proprietors
of the axe factory to keep the grinding
shop in operation for the most part of the
night, in which some fifteen men were en-
ployed. About twelve o'clock one night
some time since. one fthe men at work
saw man. dressed in plain black. but
whose countenance was pale and livld.
enter by one door and pass through from
one end of the shop TO the other without
the least apparent noise. On mentioning
the fact to his comrades they had seen
nothing of the kind, and the occurrance
was considered as some optical illusion.
Ii was but few nights afterwards, how
ever. and at the same hour, another work
man saw the same apparition. and inform
ed his shopmates of the fact, but, as before
no other person had witnessed it. By this
time some curiosity was excited to know
who it was who thus noiselessly and with
out any invitation paid these midnight Wis.,
lis, and the door was afterwards carefully
shut and barred.
But doors and bars did not seem TO ex-
clude the white faced man dressed in black;
and but few nights afterwards as another
person was at his work the same lncorr-
gible individual entered the shop without
being perceived, and took stand by one
of the workmen who. on looking over his
shoulder saw his white face and shining
black clothes as he stood behind him to
excellent advantage. In an instant the
figure had vanished. but not so with the
ltrepidation Of the workman the apparition
had created. He left his seat in quite a
hurry. and did not stop his running until
he had reached his residence in this viii
lage, distance of more than mile.
Since then it has been impossible for
Messrs. Blood & Co. to induce men to
work in the grindshop alter dark"
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1853-07-20

A CRusTY oNE.-The editor Of the Ha.
gerstown News, himself an old bachelor.
says:-"Nothing can prevent an increase
OF bachelorism save All amendment in the
mode of educating women. When they
learn common sense, instead Of broken
French-when they learn some useful en-
ployment, instead of beating the piano
when they learn to prefer honest industry
10 silly coxcombry, and when men find
that a woman is a helpmate instead Of a
burthen. then we may expect to find fewer
bachelors-not till them"
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1853-07-20

oOET The man who is one thing to-day.
and another TO o.morrow-who drives an i
adea pell.mell this week, while it drives
him the next--is always in trouble. and
does just nothing from one years end to
the other essoa
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1853-07-20

~ How many fine hats cover ! nitlt;.
ftude OF sins and worthless heads; and how
many plated shirt bosoms cover : cold
hollow cavern where shere ought 10 50 !
heart $50 80 -, : :
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1853-07-20

PLAIN TALK.-Rev. Nathaniel Howe.
of Hopkinton, Mass, was famous for talk
ing with great directness of speech. la
one, Of his published discourses we find the
following passage, which was addressed to
his people: .'Your habits are so firmly
liked. that no reformation is to be expect
ed during my ministry; and, indeed. il
would require more power in the Deity to
affect IT,. than it did TO create the world.
Tor when he. created the world. he had
only TO say. LET there be light, and there
was light He had no opposition-
But to bring youto asense Of justice and
equity, he must overcome your private
personal attachment TO your supposed
worldly interest, and that would require
more poscer than il did 10 create the world. =
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1853-07-20

"A gorgeous Lesbos CROWN,
With Sapphc thread of gold!"
fulfilling a mission in curtailing its fair pro-
portions, is little better than lool. Let
Us have no more of it.
Our cure for Woman's Rights is-Mat-
rimony!-Deita.
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.CcT-v. " 0-W-RT G. CO.,
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-11-19
LATEST FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

We gather from the New York papers the fol-
lowing European intelligence, brought by the
steamer Raltic > M
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-11-19
THE NEW YORK ELECTION.

Our Democratic neghbor, the Union opens Its
eyes in apparent astonishment that our remarks of
Monday should convey the idea of satisfaction at
the explosion of its party in New York Now, in
order prevent any further surprise on the part of
our neighbor on this head, we beg to state that,
strange it may appear, We have sort OF objec-
ton to witnessing should feel great salts
faction in witnessing-a similar result in every
State in the Union. To our neghbor and the dis
tinguished gentlemen who weekly or daily assem-
bic on affairs of State at the "White House" we
wish every happiness and all success, the con-
troll Of public affairs. AS that control could, we
think be placed in safer hands-we will not say
honester or purer-nothing would afford US more
pleasure than to them gracefully restored to the
enjoynents Of private life,
Our allusion to the satisfaction with which South
ern Wings and Democrats would view the result Of
the election in New York had no reference to what
the Union denominates "a triumph of Sewardism, =
but, as the Jni2a well knew, and our language
plainly indicated, to the triumph of the
Democrats ovcl their Freesoil adver
saries. Simply as Democratic quarrel cared little
which wing triumphed or which was beaten 1t was
the triumph of the friends Of the South and the Union
that we rejoiced at-not that the adherents of the
Administration were vanquished 1t was as de-
monstration of the sound and correct feelings in
that great State regards Southern rights and the
Union that we reoced at the triumph of the Hards,
especially when that triumph at the same time
placed the Wings in power.
1t is in this view of the subject that the result
should be, and we have no doubt will be- a matter
of unmixed satisfaction to the entire South, with
out distinction OF parties They see in it the defeat
of those in the North who are nimcal to the most
vital Of Southern interests.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-11-19
DEMOCRATIC PROCEEDINGS.

Pursuant to a public call, meeting took place
in this city on Monday night of those Democrats Of
the District opposed to Frecsoilism or any recog-
fnition of the same by a Democratic Administra-
ftion,' ITO congratulate the sturdy National De
fmocracy Of New York on their recent sturdy and
triumphant vindication of the purity and honesty
{ of their principles" The Sentinel of yesterday
published the proceedings of the meeting, filling
nearly two columns Of that journal We notice it
only 50 far as to inform our readers of the occur
renee as local incidents and finding in three of the
Baltimore papers of yesterday the annexed account
of the meeting, We presume it to be substantially
correct, and select it for its brevity:
WASHINGTON Nov. 1.-THE meeting of the Adaman-
tine Democrats congratulate the Hards upon the result
of the late election in New York took place at Cops Sa
loon tonight CHARLES S WALLACE was appointed Pre-
sden with fifteen vice presidents aud the usual number
Of secretaries Cornelius W. Wendell offered series Of
resolutions declaring that the nomination and election Of
Mr. Pierce in consequence ofhs
antecedens and known opposition the conduct and
opinions Of those who opposed Cass in s4s that the
Baltimore platform not general amnesty to such
that the attempts Of the Departments crush the Ma
tional Democracy in New York deserve the immediate
attention and correction Of the Presidents congratuane
the New Workers their signal victory Freesoism
deprecatng the recent attacks Dickinson, &c.
The resolutions having been read, d. s. Radcliffe took
the stand and made able speech against the resou-
tons, charging the Of the meeting hostility
the President and design to sink the Administration.
This created great excitement amid which Wendell re-
piled He said be instrumental in calling this meet
ing, and asked the President had carried the prn
ciples Of the Democratic party. Loud cries Of "yes"
and "Rp " much excitement; three cheers for Dickin-
SON. Sc
Mr. Overton, after the turmoil had subsidized was call
ed out and briefly stated that the great question was not
opposition 70 the Administration but whether Freesosm
should be element in the Democratic party.
The question the resolutions was called for when
Mr. Ratcfe reminded gentlemen that this was an attack
the Administration. Wendell denied it, when much
excitement followed, parties almost coming to blows
Somebody moved indefinite postponement Of the re
solutions Another wanted to offer substitute Before
the question distinctly put, VIM. H. Thomas Deputy
Collector for this port, sprang upon the platform and
moved adjournment prior to which he proposed three
cheers for the Administration which given Wal
lach the chairman, then struck Thomas knocking him
from the platform, when general melee ensued lasting
time, but ending in nothing serious. The meeting
was, Of course, eTectually broken up.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-11-19
SOUTHERN ROUTE TO THE PACIFIC.

The Texas State Gazette Of the lst instant published
at Austin gives account Of the return that city Of
Gen. THos j. RusK and party from their Of exporn-
ton Of the most favorable route for railroad between
the Sabine River in the east OF Texas and FL Paso in the
extreme northwest. They had been out two months
From Dallas, the Trinity, they travelled to the mouth
Of the Clear Fork Of the Trinity thence up that stream
its head and into the valley Of the Brazos striking
the Brazos at Fort Beknap Passing up the Clear Fork
Of the Brazos by Phantom Hill to its head they crossed to
Oak Greek, tributary to the Colorado At Oak Creek
they met party who had explored the remainder Of the
route to FL Paso giving ahghy favorable account Of
capabity As to that portion traversed by Gen RUsK
il is spoken Of in terms almost rapturous for fertility
beauty, and general adaptation to railroad purposes
Wood and water Of the best qualities are said to be
where abundant.
complimentary dinner to Gen. RUsK by the citizens
Of the county in which Austin situated was rendered
him, and accepted for Saturday, the 9th instant.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-11-19
COMPLETION OF THE CENSUS OF 1850
IRON THE new YOnx COURIER AND rScunrB,

IRON THE NEW YORK COURIER AND ENQUIRER.
The final Report upon the Seventh Census is nowpass
ing through the press II will be the most impStant
statistical work ever published in the United States To
produce it has required the unbounded Of ii Gov
ernment the ability and zeal Of two gentlemen as sper
intendents Of the work enjoying the highest reT on
for skill in the collection and preparation of stas and
the abors Of multitude Of intelligent subordna Is dur
ing three years and half
The work win be entitled Statistics Of tn, United
States" and has been prepared in conformity With the
act of Congress directing the method Of publishing the
Census Tables. 1t will consist of single volume Of
twelve hundred pages and will be ready for distribution
at the opening Of the next session of Congress Te form
adopted is quarto in which respect the work possess
an advantage over any other document of the class
published by the Government All former oies have
been thrown together in shape inconvenisnt to
preclude their general use, and the money expended,
with the object of multiplying those valuable memorials
of our progress, has proved useless expenditure.
| We are glad to see that Mr.. De Bow has APPLIED him
self of one clause of the prescribing the g1era plan
of his labors to illustrate his work with motel and
mcntares which give it the character it ouAt to pos
sess that of statistical history rather than arigd and
wearsome array of figures This portion of us report
will occupy between seventyve and one hundfd pages
We transfer to columns portion OF the nqs vaua-
Bile and interesting matter to be found in thstroduc-
ton to the tables The Superintendent has PREPARED and
included in this division useful abstract OF te results
of all the censuses from 1890 to 1850 He h9s so given
the forms and schedloo adopted for collecting and
densing information in each census togetherwith
pete view of legislation the subject Stree the founda
ton of the Government This will be valuable for refer
ence, and will greatly abrdge the labors OF Congress
when hereafter called upon to amd or add to existing
laws.
The cost Of taking and printing the different censuses
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-11-19

Here follows, in the Courier and Enquirer, CLASH
fed table of the population Of the United States show
the number Of white and eolered persons and slaves
together with the number Of square miles contained
within the Of each State and remarks showing the
date when each adopted the Federal Constitution
admitted into the Union all Of which has been hereto
fore published.
In the letter communicating his report to Congress
Mr. De Bow refers to the rejection by the last act Con-
gress OF the valuable statistics on manufactures and the
Of deaths and recommends that authority
quested for fun compilation Of the tables on those sub
ecs II cannot be doubted that the Secretary will adopt
this suggestion OF the Superintendent and that Congress
recovered from the dscredtabe deuson which led to the
suppression Of the returns alluded to- viii authorize their
publication in an appropriate FORM
Mr. De Bow likewise suggests the establishment Of
stcal bureaus by the State Governments and their
by Congress- far facilitate their
nexon with foreign Governments
The Superintendent has in course Of preparation
parsons between the returns published and those Of
former which, together with other matter
thorzed by Law, win form supplementary report, which
will be ready during the coming session.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-11-19

CUBAN AFRrcANIzATioS.-The telegraph reports that
Mr. CHAMPION the British Minister, has formally denied
the allegations that his Government contemplated any
such proceedings with regard Cuba have been attr
buted to it. The denial was really unnecessary. No
sensible man believed the statement
Neu York Commercial Adydtiscr.
The Washington onion, which was the first Jour-
nal we believe, that gave currency to the story, and
by its intimate relation to the Administration i'm
parted consequence to it. has itself virtually aban-
doned it. We regret that the Union is not impress
cd with better appreciation Of its position, and the
weight which that position gives to its statements
regarding international matters
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-11-19

There appears 70 be movement in prospect Of con-
testing the eligibility Of Mr. PRICE, the newly elected Gov
ernor Of New Jersey on the ground that he has been
resident q the State for years preceding the
election the constitution requires The Trenton State
Gazette says:
Rodman NJ. Price has unquestionablv received a ma
jority Of the votes cast but the constitution Of the
State yet stands betwxt him and the gubernatotia chair
His claims are 70 he contested before another tribunal
and have abiding faith that he will be declared in
eligible"
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-11-19
since 1890 has been as follows:

To Goth of Septemer, 1853, and exclusive of the ex
penses incurred for fyal printing and binding.
Following these statements is digest of all the circu-
lars and Instructors issued from the State Department
and from the Supntendens of Census to the Marshas
engaged in taking the Census and the persons employed
in compiling TIE returns The utility Of this digest is
evident.
We then have well-prepared description of the Eu-
ropcan Census SYSTEM" showing at what times and in
what manner the population and statistics of the differ
ent counties of that continent obtained
From The introductory details relating especially
to the Census the United States for 1885, extract
the following statements:
Territorial Extent Of The United States
TADLE II. The following table prepared for the
Census Office by Col j. ]. ALBERT, of the Typographical
Engineers
Square miles.
Area of the Pacific Slope, or Of the region
watered by rivers falling into the Pacific. 1926
Area of the Mississippi Valley, or of the re-
gion watered by the Mississippi Missouri,
and their tributaries. ,23T,31
Area of the Atlantic Slope proper. 637,lO0
Area of the Atlantic Slope including
only the waters falling into the
Gulf of Mexico rest of the Missis-
sippi. lSj,b4o
Area of the Atlantic Slope including
only the waters falling into the
Gulf of Mexico east OF the Misss-
sippi......... .......................... l4O,S3O
Total of the Atlantic Slope, or of the
regions whose waters fall into the
Atlanuc....... 967 $40
Total Of the United States and their ter
nrsn "a % &
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This estimate Of Col ALBERT has some claims TO au-
hentcity which cannot be urged for those more
monty used but observe that in subsequent part
the introduction the aggregate of the Unon given
by States and Territories is $780, 600 square miles
The latter amount is the result Of examination Of
rious official reports from the Land Office Congress- and
the State Department The statement given in the Cen
Report s52 Of the territory of the United States is
$3.50, 572 square miles.
Mr.. DE Bow remarks upon the foregoing table fol-
lows: The territorial extent of the republic is there
fore nearly ten times large that Of Great Britain
and France combined three times large as Frances
Great Britain Austria, Prussia, Spain, Portugal, Bel
GUM, Holland and Denmark together; one-and- a-haf
times as large the Russian Empire in Europe onesxth
less only than the covered by the tynne sixty
empires, states and republics Of Europe; equal
tent with the Roman Empire, that of Alexander,
neither Of which is said to have exceeded 100000
square miles"
The area Of all the States Of Europe is given as
1854 1892 square miles The of the different
tries on this continent are given as follows:
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-11-19

SOUTHERN AGRICULTURAL CoSGREss.-The Southern
Central Agricultural Society OF Georgia taking into con-
sderaon the great advantages which may reasonably be
expected to flow from periodical meetings Of persons
presenting the planting interests Of the saveholdng
States invite the cuvators Of the soil in every section
and district Of the to send delegates Macon on
the 10th day Of October next for the purpose Of adopting
measures preliminary to the assembling Of an Agricultural
Congress Of the slayehodng States at such time and
place as may be deemed acceptable to the States to
be represented in IT,