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The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1853-03-23
Our New Volume.

The reader will perceive that the esprit
Of Democracy" comes to him this week
much enlarged. We have made this inn
provement without adequate encourage
ment; but if we are sustained in our under
taking we shall be truly grateful. Should
we fail for want of support, it shall not be
because we will not use every effort to give
our subscribers a readable paper.
If our citizens would for a moment con-
slider that our actual cash expenditures for
the next year, not including the cost of
our new press, nor counting any thing for
our own services. will be over eight hun
dred dollars for the Office expenses alone,
we believe they would at once give us that
support we so much need. FIVE had to
depend upon our present list Of four hun
dred and fifty subscribers, alone. for sup
port. as matter of course we should new
er have undertaken this improvement. An
extension Of our circulation must be made
We, therefore, hope that each one of our
present patrons will be kind enough to gel
us an additional subscriber. This would
give us respectable list.
According TO the promise made in a Feb
ruary number Of our paper, we publish ir
an other column, the names OF those who
have paid on subscription since February
18th.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1853-03-23
Taking the Law into their own
Hands,

The village of Ashland. Ohio. was the
scene Of Il queer transaction. week before
last. We learn from the papers. that the
town council defeated. Oh Monday. an
ordinance to prohibit the sale of hqnor.-
TN Tuesday evening. some thirty oil the
most respectable ladies in the place: sup
ported by few gentlemen. assembled
and after organizing marched to the gro
Gerry kept by one Anthony Jacobs: and re-
quesled him to discontinue the sale Of Ii
quor. and the use Of ''bagatelio' board
which they claimed was running the youth
and enticing some Of the married men
from their business. Upon his refusal. the
ladies chopped the "bagatello'' table into
pieces and poured out his liquors. Re
assuming their lines Of march. they next
visited tavern and another grocery. both
OF which surrendered. They next char
ged upon "lIoiher Younker's" who. arm
ed with a poker, resisted vigorousl y their
assault, bu, overpowered by numbers. was
forced TO submit and witness the destruc-
ton Of her whole stock of liquors. Every
rum hole in the place was visited in this
manner. and the result is that not drop
of liquor is now sold in Ashland.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1853-03-23
The Aspden Estate.

An exchange paper says: 1.-The i'm
mense Aspden estate was divided on Mon
day the 18th inst, among the thirty-fve
heirs, and each one received the snug lit
tie sum of $4,000. 1t is curious cir
cumstance that John Aspden, one of the
heirs, whose claim was not recognized by
the decision of the United States Supreme
Court, died suddenly the same morning.
just before the decision took place."
Mr.. ELIHU Norris, Probate Judge oi
this county, and Mr. AMOS RlDGAwAY.
also of this county, are heirs, in right oI
their wives, to one Of the shares of $780,
ooO-giving to each the snug little sum oI
ten thousand dollars. We congratulate
them on their accession to this comfortable
"wind-fall."
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1853-03-23

Jurists, statesmen, orators, poets and his
torians as flourished centuries ago. Such
notions are contrary to the very nature
of things. Is it possible that this age oi
steamboats,, railroads and magnetic tele.
graphs is not congenial to intellectual pro-
gression?
Another law passed by the Legislature
provides "That the Auditor, Probate Judge
and Prosecuting Attorney Of each county
may contract for the publication Of such
only Of the general laws OF the present and
each succeeding Legislature, as they shall
deem Of general interest to the people Of
their respective counties, to justify the ex-
pense of publication, and in not more than
two weekly or daily newspapers printed
therein. and also in one German newspa.
per if there be one in such county, at a
price not exceeding sixty cents per thous-
and ems. to be paid out of their respective
county treasures"
This is reduction OF fifteen cents per
thousand, as compared with the old law.
Many of our brethren Of the press. have
censured tine members Of the Legislature
for the passage of this law. We have said
but little on the subject. We used TO be
able to make living without the aid of the
compensation allowed for publishing the
laws, and we hope still to be able so to do.
We have no particular objection to that
feature Of the law giving certain county
officers the power to say what laws shall
be published; but we have thought it strange
tina, while the compensation or pay of all
State officers, including the members oI
the Legislature. was being increased, that
allowed to the mechanic must be reduced
But SO it is. If the people will sustain
them in their high salaries. we suppose
we need have no fears but that they vii
be as generous toward US.
P. S. After the foregoing was written
we received copy of the New Schoo
law, and will publish it in our next, or sc
much of it as we can find room for. As
all are interested in this law, we hope to
have large addition TO our list Of sub
scribers by next week.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1853-03-23
Township Officers.

Hon. ]. Cradlebaugh, member OF the
Senate of Ohio, has published in the States.
man, letter or communication relative to
the officers to be elected at the coming
Spring election. We notice no officers to
be elected by the new laws. other than
what were to be elected under the old
The local officers under the new School
law are TO be elected on the second Mon
day Of April
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For the Spirit of Democracy.
A Woman in a Well.

Mr.. EDIToR:-As ]. Tschappat, Esq,
S. Pancoast and myself were returning
from trial, in Switzerland township, on
Thursday night last, we were requestedto
call at Mr.. Dunlap's, in said township,
which we did, and were there about half
an hour. 1t was then about half past IL
O'Clock at night. We had started for home,
when we heard an unsual scream, which
appeared to be up stairs in the house.
This was soon followed by another and
another, when we called to the house at
the top of our voices, being at distance
Of abou, fifty yards. We finally made them
hear, when Mr.. Dunlap came out with q.
light and said, "Come here, quick; M
is in the well.'' We Immediately repaired
to the place, where we heard female voice
in the well, which is forty five feet deep
We called to her and told her to get in the
bucket, which she had carried down with
her, when she fell in. She answered in
half English and German. she would. We
then commenced pulling on the well rope,
calling to her all the time to hold tight
Finally we succeeded in bringing her to
the ;op Of the we'll in safety and unhurt.
She then informed us that she had gone
to the we'll to get drink, when she slip.
ped and fell in, feet foremost, and was in
the well about half an hour, trying all the
time to get out. She is about 90 years Of
age and is step-daughter Of Mr.. Dunlap.
There was about seven feet OF water in the
well, and she kept herself from drowning
by holding on to the rope which was fas-
tened at the top. She understood,-th
were strangers about the house, and did
not wish to raise any alarm until they were
gone! II she had not called fop.ielp when
she did, tits probable that she would have
perished, as they could not have heard
her in the house from the bottom of the
we'll. ELlEL HEADLEY.
March 81. 1853.
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Ohio LEGISLATURE,

The first Legislature Of Ohio, under the
new constitution, adjourned on Monday
morning. the 14,h INST. The session has
been very protracted one, and many i'm
portant laws have been passed, some of
which we believe will work well in practice.
whilst othors, perhaps, will need amending
or repeating. Among the most important
are the New Code, the School law and the
acts amendatory of the Tax law. The
School law is very lengthy, and provides
for the election of State Superintendent
in October next The bill, as it passed
the Sepate, provided for furnishing each
school district with copy Of Webster's S
Dictionary. This feature was not retained
in the bill as finally passed. The State
Superintendent is to prescribe a series Of
rules and regulations to govern or direct
minor officers in the discharge of their du-
ties under the law. 1t provides for State
levy of two mills on the dollar Tor school
purposes. which is TO be appor:ioned among
the several counties of the State according
to the number Of youth in each. If we
understand the effect of this, and we think
we do it will bring into our county about
three times as much school money as we
will have to pay. In other words. the tax
able property Of this county will pay some
thing over four thousand dollars. whilst the
apportlonment will give US about tacelre
thousand The law further provides that
school shall be taught for seven months in
each district, and that no district shall con-
sist of less than 60 youth, except when abb
solutely necessary. These, which we be-
lieve are the most prominent features Of
the law. we gathered pending It's consid-
Grafton in the Legislature. We have not
seen the law since IFS final passage. We
hope to be able to lay it before our readers
ere long. ..
As to the tax law, we understand the
exemption to be- fifty dollars, instead of
two hundred as under the old law
There is much discussion among law
yers as to whether the New Code will work
we'll in practice. Many are disposed to
doubt the policy Of the reforms IN legal
procedure prescribed by it. We confess
TO not having given it such an examin alton
as would justify us in saying more than.
that we approve of many of the features
of the law, whilst others are so novel as
to rather startle our notions OF judicial
proceedings. We hope the Code may
have a fair trial, and if it is found defec-
tive it can be easily remedied by subse-
quent legislation. OF one thing we are
we'll assured-a radical reform was much
needed. That the old English forms oi
procedure should be kept up in our courts
is absurd. To say that the legal science
has not kept pace with this progressive
age. is paying very poor compliment to
the talents Of the legal profession. And
the idea that judges and lawyers Of the
present day should be,ied down to the old
and antquated notions OF some English
ljurist, of a hundred years ago, is ridiculous
in the extreme. We are not Of those who
believe that we have not nov as grea,
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1853-03-23
New uss es MiM.

An English paper states that novel
discovery has recently been made, whicR'
is likely to effect a revolution in the milk
trade. In consequences Of The advance in
the price of Olive oil, from Gao per ton to
f7O, the manufacturers of wooden cloths,
who use this oil in large quantities, have
found out that necessity is the mother Of
invention. One Of them in the neighbor-
hood OF Thurlstone, near Penistone, tried
whether milk mixed with oil would not an
swer the purpose. The experiment ak
ceeded his most sanguine expectations,
the mixture being far better forthe purpose
than olive oil alone. The consequences.
has been that milk has advanced to Is Sd
per gallon in the neighborhood of some Of
the woolen cloth mills, and cows are be-
ing bought up in all directions.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1853-03-23
March 81. 1858.

EThe following letter from our esteem-
ed Columbus Correspondent. was mailed
on the 18th inst, but was not received here
till the 2lst. Oh, for the ''good time com.
ing"
COLUMBUS, March 12, 1858.
DEAR SIR:-The Legislature will ad-
journ virtually this evening. Both Houses
will meet on Monday morning, but no
business will be transacted other than the
signing Of bills, &c. Sixty.six laws Of a
general nature have been signed by the
Speakers. The volume will be much the
largest ever issued The Constitutions is
placed first in the volume, then comes the
Code, and the other laws will be placed in
the order in whichthey are passed. Look
out for large and handsome volume, and
one too that will be Of great value, not only
TO lawyers but to all who have duties to
perform in administering the laws.
A law has been passed in relation to the
printing of laws in newspapers. This re-
quires the Secretary of State to lei con-
tracts to the lowest bidders, for printing in
one English and one German newspaser,
such laws of general nature as will go
into effect before the laws can be published
and distributed to the counties in book
FORM, Copies of the papers are to be sent
to the Clerk, Auditor, Probate Judge and
Prosecuting Attorney; and the latter three
officers are to contract with the publishers
OF papers at price not exceeding sixty
cents per thousand ems. Tor the publication
of such OF the general laws as in their
opinion the interest Of the citizens Of their
county would require 10 be published.
You will have noticed that Mr.. Med -
Clerk of the House, has been disrn:s, ~
for an assault and battery committed upon
Mr.. Barnum, a member of the House from
Cuyahoga county, while the House was in
session. MIR. Sheffield. of Henry county,
was elected to fill his place.
The appropriation bill is about all that
remains to be acted on. The school bin
has become law, and also the ,crowbar
bill and the treasury bill. The labors d
the undersigned still prevent him from Civ
ing that attention to the ''sayings and do
ings" that he has promised your readers,
but the ''better time is coming.'' ].
~ The Christian Advocate refers To-
the accounts recently received from the
"diggings" Of New South Wales IN the
following terms:-
AUsTRALIA.-The accounts from this, to
us, far of, country. are more and more fa-
vorable to the mining interests. Large
amounts Of gold are dug out every day,
and heavy shipments have been made from
time to time to England. New mines are
being discovered, and large fortunes are
sometimes made in few days. In other
cases, as in California, the laborer :oils
long and hard, with comparatively little
success. The state of society is represen-
ted as deplorable. This may reason ably
be supposed. It's perhaps, worse thaa it
was in California in l848."
Mr.. MEAGHER has already told us that
Australia would soon be great county,
and we sincerely trust thatihe people who
inhabit it will soon declare themselves i'm
dependent of Great Britain.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1853-03-23
Received on Subscription

To the Esprit Of Democracy" from Feb.
ruary 18th, to March 18th, 1858.
]. M. Kirkbride, Woodsfeld, 81 so
F, Muhlemann, Baresville, B. 1,5O
]. Muhlemann, Esq, do. 1,5O
VIM. c. Bevan. Stafford, 1,5O
Barcus & Moffett, Alum Run, 1,5O
VIM. Myers, Esq, Laing's 4,50
VIM. Blackledge, Jerusalem, 1,50
Jesse Bell, Masterton. 1850
Benz Henderson,, Woodsfeld, 1850
John Erixon, Malaga, SO
Anthony Hunter, Woodsfeld, 900
John ii. Ayres, Lewisville, IS
Joshua Strickling. Wayne. 1,5O
John Powell. Stafford, SO
A. Mccullough, Beallsville, 500
David Steel, Nlitonsburg, SO
James Walton, Sunfsh, so
]. Irwin, Esq. Witten's, l,5O
Jonathan Harris, Antioch. so
Moses Payne, Woods6eld, 25
David Morris, do. 1,5O
Thos. Miller, Esq, Master,on. 500
S. P. Wood, Laing's. 800
David Person, Woods6eld, 42
Henry Okey, Sen. Po,osi, Wis, l,5o
Thos. A. Way, Graysville, 1.5O
DR.. J. D. O'Connor, Sunfish, 1,5O
John Mason. Stafford, 800
]. B. Noll, Woodsfield, 1,5o
Reuben Smith, do. 95
J. +. Morrill,, Esq, Sunfsh, $40
Hon. R. ]. Alexander, ST. Clairsville, so
C. C. Carroll, Esq, do. 800
Henry Long, Miltonsburg, 1877
George Walton, Sunfsh, 1,5O
T. Martin, Jr., Stafford, 200
Alfred Ogle, Esq, Middle Creek, 100
T. ]. Cunningham, do. 200
David Farrensworth, Wayne, I,5O
In the above list we have given the Pos,
Office at whichthe papers are received, ex-
cept when taken from our office. If we
have failed to givethe proper credit to any
one the correction will be made upon be-
ing informed of the fact. This list makes
tolerably fair show, and we hope the
next month will be as good; but this we
cannot expect, as during the past month
our new volume commenced, and the
lSpring term Of the Court Of Common Pleas
intervenec.
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A young naval officer when asked what
period of the battle was most appalling re.
piled. .'I'he few hushed moments when
they sprinkle the deck with sand 10 drink
up the human blood as yet unshed''
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1853-03-23

G.J We are under obligations to our
friend Wilson Martin, Esq, of Sardis,
for new subscribers.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1853-03-23

3 o. The Legislature Of Pennsylvania
has passed the Lew, without restrictions,
authorizing the city Of Philadelphia to sub.
scribe $500,o0o to the Hempfeld Rail.
road.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1853-03-23

Or The Cadiz Branch Of the Steubens
vile and Indiana Railroad is under COM
tract to be completed by the FIRST Of Ssps
temher.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1853-03-23

BREACH OF PRoMISE.-An action for
breach Of promise Of marriage was tried
last week in New Lisbon. Columbiana
county, Ohio, wherein Miss Rena Coulson
was plaintiff. and Aaron b. Farquhar de-
fendant The trial excited deep inter-
est. and the jury returned a verdict for
$4,000 damages, being the full amount
claimed.
G5 The receipts Of the American Tract
Society for January, were $62,129, Of
which $2l .352 were donations.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1853-03-23
Territory of Washington.

The New Territory organized at the re-
cent session Of Congress. comprises all
tina, portion Of Oregon Territory lying and
being south of the forty ninth degree OF
north latitude. and north of the middle o!
the main channel of the Columbia river.
from It's mouth to where the forty sixth de
gree of north latitude crosses said river
near Fort Wallawalla. theEce north of said
forty sixth degree of latitude TO the Rocky
Mountains The title to the land within
these limits. not exceeding six hundred and
forty acres. occupied as missionary sta
tons among the Indians. or which were
so occupied before Oregon was organized
into a Territory. is confirmed to the religi-
Gus societies to which the missionaries be-
long.
The President of the United States ap-
points the governor. secretary and Judicial
authorities. The Legislature is to consist
Of a Council Of nine members elected Tor
three years. and House Of Representa-
OF eighteen members elected for one year.
The number of Representatives may be
increased to thirty by act Of the Legisla.
,ure. Every white male inhabitant above
twenty one years of age, who was resi-
dent of the Territory on the 2d instant. no,
belonging to the army or navy. and who
If not citizen Of he United State. has de
clared on oath his intention 10 become
such. is entitled to vote at the first election
of which the Governor is TO appoint time
and places; bni the Legislature is to pre-
scribe the qualifications of voters at subse.
quent elections. United States property
cannot be taxed; nor can any higher tax
be levied on the pr oprrty Of non-resid ents
than Of residents. Congress has veto on
all laws passed by the Legislature. The
Territorial Legislature is expressly pro
hibited from granting banking powers ol
privileges. and from issuing scrip or Other
evidedce Of debt. The territory is to be
represented, like other Territories, by g
delegate in Congress. Sections sixteen
and thirty six ofthe Public Lands wher
surveyed. are to be reserved for the sup
port Of Common Schools in the Territory
Journal Of Commerce..
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1853-03-23

SECRETARY OF WAN JEFFERSON DAVIS.
Col. DAVIS was born in Kentucky. but
removed at an early age. to Mississippi.
Having disposition for military life. he
was entered as cadet at Wes, Point.
where he graduated in June 1928. The
same year Tin Julv) he was appointed
second lieutenant Of infantry, in the Uni
ted States army, and was made first lieu.
tenant OF Dragons. in 1888. The same
year he received the appointment Of adju-
tant In 1886 he resigned his commission
in the army, and retired TO private life in
Mississippi. As politician, Col. Davis
has filled number OF important positions:
Presidential elector, in 1914. and United
States Senator in 1847; in the Senate, he
was placed on the Senate Committee on
Military Affairs. as chairman. lie took
an active part in important debates. par
,cularly in advocating State rights, and
his talents placed him in the front rank OF
the democratic leaders. lie resigned his
seat in the Senate to run against Mr.. Foote
for Governor. but was defeated by ma
jority ofone thousand. As a military man.
Col. Davis distinguished himself in the
Mexican war, he was Colonel Of Regi-
ment OF Rilemen. and distinguished him
self particularly at Monterey and Buena
Vista. President Polk offered him the
appointment of Brigadier General in the
United States Army. in 1847. but he de-
clined the honor Since his defeat, when
running for Governor in 1850, Col. Davis
has remained in private life. In person
of the middle size. and his habits are ac-
tive and energetic: his age is about forty
five years. and he is considered well quail
fled for the duties of the War Department.
Col. Davis is Il son .in-law of the late Pres
ident Taylor.
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New Mode of Grating.

friend from Massachusetts has COM
municated the following mode Of grating
the peach on the willow. Bend the willow
short until the two ends take and grow in
the ground. Then bury peach stone
midway between. and when .he young
tree a,tains height to intersect the vii.
low above, cut slit in this latter, pass the
peach twIg through it, and close up the
opening with the preparation commonly
used in grating. A short time thereafter
cut off the peach stem, underneath and it
will continue to grow out OF the willow.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1853-03-23

ton OF Gen. Pierce by the Virginia dele
gation to the National Convention. Mr..
Dobbin is in the prime of manhood, and
Of industrious habits.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1853-03-23

" The contributions to the Washing
ton National Monument during February,
amounted to 81 604 ,22. The expenditures
for the month Of February, were SO, ,l09, ,19.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1853-03-23

POST MASTER GENERAL-JAMEs CAMPBELL.
Mr.. CAMPBELL. previous to his appoint
ment as Post Master General, was Attor-
ney General Of the State. to which Office
he was appointed bv Governor Bigler.
after the election of 1851. Aleading prac-
iitioner at the Philadelphia bar. he was call
ed from his position as a leader. to preside
over one Of the County courts. This office
he filled ably and successfully. In 1851
he was nominated by the Democratic State
Convention, as candidate Tor Supreme
Judge. Five Judges were to be selected
by the prople-GlBsoN. BLACK, LowRlE
LEWIS and CAMPBELL were nominated.
The resul, is well known. and it would be
out Of place to advert here to the causes
OF the defeat OF Mr.. c.; it was accomplish
ed however. aud by the union OF faction
of the democracy. with the Native Amer-
can and whg parties. good man was
prescribed. Shortly after the election,
Gov. Hgler. in the exercise OF his consli-
tulional prerogalive. appointed Judge
Campbell Attorney General Of the State.
The duties of this Office have been per-
formed by Mr.. Campbell with signal abl.
ty, since that time. During the campaign
which closed with the triumphant success
of the democratic party, Judge Campbell
was raised in every part Of the Common
wealth, in behalf of the glorious cause o!
democracy. Judge Campbellis the young
est member of the cabinet, being about
thirty five years of age.