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Important Views.
The following views from Stst ahto Il q rs, u
cous Journal, the N;silpaal Era. viii te .eac at
this time with peculiar Interest.
FrUgn tae Na,ioao, Eso. sac. e

From tae Nasteaas Esa.. ssz< ssah.
CcsuEssbEaMa County, ObSa.
Letters from this county ponr IN uponl ls appr ev-
ing of our article in The Era Of The lsth inst res
commencing the independent democrats to GO. eE<
crate 10 slectng The Peoples Ticket" Seme
of our friends there however, are Gfrntd that &C
operaiye action with men of other parties will de-
strov the Free Democratic character and organ
ization. This fear ia natural, and such q resul t
would undoubtedly follow if our friends should
give up or deny any of our cherished principles
Our impression is that none OF ont principles wouh
be repudiated by supporting the People, Ticket
Let US refer to Massachusetts, where the expert
ment of coalition with the Democrats for State
officers has been tried. The result has been en-
inently successful, and our friends are manifestly
st, onger that State to day than they ever were
before. They have sent Charles Sumner to the
Senate and have good prospect of electing Hen
| ry Wilson governor. They have done more
they have carried convection TO reform the con-
stituton. The question arises, could these results
have been achieved if our friends bad stood aloof
and refused to coalesce with democrats to carry
out State reforms? Manifestly not; and the wis
dom Of their coalition is vindicated before the
world
Our friends gain nothing by the exhibition of an
exclusive or ntolerant spirit. We profess to be
liberal; let the liberalty Of our acts vindicate the
sincerity of our professions. The Peoples Con-
ventiou have nominated good and worthy men as
candidates for the legislature. Could they be
elected they will be in position to do something
efectual to help the cause along.
Fusion is not the right. term 10 designate this
policy. The true word is cooperation. Fusion
implies rather loss of our identity; eo-operatons
the maintenance of our identity. The IndePen-
Democratic party does not by this policy become
toedded to any other party for good for evil; it
simply agrees to act with other parties, in a given
case, for certain purposes in harmony with its
principles. The OCCASION past, it spontaneously
resumes its individuality.
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K,ssANE has been at last convicted on the charge
of forgery. He has had two tria's, one IN Hamil'
ton and one in Warren county. Since his convc'
tion he attempted 10 commit suicide by cutting his
hroat with a razor. Poor 'Kissnue will probably
spend his best days in the Penitentisryi
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Campaign suBscrss, ers.

We take leave with this number Of such of our
campaign subscribers, as have not re-su5scribed-
hoping that brief intercourse has been satisfuc
tory. and that mag meet and renew our &C
qnaintance under pleasant circumstances, at no
distant Gay.
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Coalition.

Several errors occurred in this piece as publish
ed in the last No. ofihe STAR
Twelfth verse, third line, for legislation, reads
degradatien verse, 3rd line for praying. reads
paying, le.h verse 9th line for Gil. reads free
There are other errors Of minor importance.
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A Subject for grave Consideration.

| A SUD}eCE HOE grave kOMS1OeTsnIhOEs
The Western Christian Advocate states that
the Ohio Annual Conference has decreased
in membership The past year, 500; and that this
is the fifth Conference in which decrease this
year, has been noticed.
The New York Independent of which Henry
Ward Beecher is of the editors, lids The fol-
lowing language skepticisrn and reform. 1t is
supposed to be from Mr.. Beecher's psn, and is as
follows:
'Anopg all the earnest minded young men who
are at this moment lending in thought and action
in America, we venture to say that four 1fths are
skepticaI even of the great historical facts of
| Christianity.
| What is tcd as Christian doctrine by the church
| es is not even considered by them. And further
more, there is among them general i'll concealed
d;strust of the clerical body class, and an ut
ter disgust with the very aspect of modern chris
| tianity and of church worship. This akeptcism is
not flippant; little is said about it. 1t is not Pc
culiariy alone of the radicals and fanatics; many
of them are men of calm and even balance of mind.
and belong cass of ultraists. 1t is not world
Iy aud sslfish The doubters lead in the bravest
and most self denying enterprises of the day."
| why 10 llls! my udso tiie CuuFCH auu CloT-
gy to SO painful exteut lost their power and in
| huence! Is it because the whole gospel is not
preached with due faithfulness? because the true
gospel standard is not elevated! because each
needed reform is not duly pressed! Does Nam
mon more than righteousness rule! The state
of the case is alarming. Christianity and civilza-
ton will thus go backwards.
How fsarfu!ly is worldly mndedness world
ly conformity the sin of the Church. This grave
topic might be run out to indefioits extent, but
we forbear Reader, ifyou are clergyman or
church member; we commend the subject to your
careful thought. We ask you to trace out, if you
eau the cause of your loss of moral power. We
see the world lying in wicKedness, oul
youth beyond the reach ofyour influence, going af
ter strange gods. Why is this? Earnestly seek fol
the cause-diligepty look for the retnedy-casl
mamm"n, sel6shness and every hateful lust from
the church, and let The image Of Christ be truly
revealed there, or terrible will be its plaques
Through purified gospel church alone, can this
world ever be reformed and redeemed.
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CoLNAN's EUROPEAN AGRICULTURE is q
wois tnat ought to be read by every cultivat,r
OF the sarth h.-Agrieultural Paper.
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Seveuty-ive County Fairs are held in Ohio this
fall. That is twics ss many as is held IN auy 9TH
er State.
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Ladies of RlardopEa.

All honor TO the noble and devoted Temperance
Ladies of Randolph. On Tuesday they had q
Ballot Box of their own, and though the movement
was not generally known, cast respectable VOTE
The following is the certificate of the Judges and
Clerks:
At an election beld at the centre of Randolph by
the Ladies on the lth day of October 1858, we
do hereby certify that the whole number of votes
polled at said election was ffty-s and that
"Maine Law" had fifty-seveu votes, and Anti
Maine Law had - votes.
CYNTHIA Nj. PRICE,
SOPHRONIA C. SMALLEY, Judges.
- COMFORT HARMON.
E. ANToIsETTE merriam, c,.rLs
SoPnRoNIA G. SMALLEY. {
We are assured by gentleman from Randolph,
that the ladies there induced many to vote for
Brown. who would otherwise have voted forCoch-
ron. Have not the Randolph ladies presented an
example worthy ofimtation.
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.NEW BOOKS! .N.EW BOOKS!

APEEP INTO UNCLE TOMS CABIN.-By "Aune
Mary for her nephews and nieces with an ad-
dress from Mrs. Stowe to the Children in England
and America.
The TELL TALs, or Home Secrets, by the Au-
thor of Sunny Side, Peep at No. five, &c
My NOVEL, or Varieties in English Life. By
Buwer.
UsLY ErFuE. By Mrs. Caroline Lee Heutz.
The SENATORS Son, or the Maine law last
refuge. By Miss Fuller.-a ntw supply received
and price reduced-goine off fast.
DEMOCRACY OF CHRisrIANIrY, by VIM. Good.
ell. Vol. ii. received.
A general assortment Of School aud Miscelluue.
ous Books constantly on hand. Caliat
HALLS BOOK STORE.
Ravenne March a. 1888
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DOT OF man was never intended as a Curse
And whatever curse there was uDon tho
ground, was removed when Noah went forth
from the ark; when the Bow of promise was
made q substitute for the flaming sword. and
the holy Patriarch, after having offered up his
sacrifcies commenced tilling the earth anew
Notwithstanding in, later .imes agricultur-
.darkened BY the eruptions of wickedness and
war; it is destined to shine again with the
greatest possible s. lendor in the clear light of
Christianity"
We might have dwelt for moment on tho
happy moral influences of agricultural pursuits
on the well being ofsociety. They are the on
~ dehghtfsl occupation that wins the attention
aodco-operatlen' of all classes, from the cradle
Oh infancy to the utmost lingerings of decrepi-
tude and age And as man goeth forth to his
peasant task, to his work and labor "unti the
evening" what sublime and harmonious
Dienoing ,.'a DO we find human industry, taste and
sRiil united with Almighty wisdom, power and
gooanesS-man cooperating with his Maker
ne neafs the voice of God whispering in the
breeze; ne meets his smile in the br;obt s,,,
shine, and benevolent favor in the refrasb;n,,
rain and dews of heaven. God neryes tho own
.andguides the intellect, while man thus goes
on to develop his glorious purpose. In this
way under the benign influence of the gospel
the lost Eden will be restored and bloom again
not only in Armenia but in all the inhabitable
sasth.
And who con look at the magnificent result
OF this nnion Of Gods power and mans agency
Is here annually exhibited in this such Joyful
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COUNTING.

Ihls is rather delicate subject, we know:
but then we dare say, subject bearing this
head will be read by the ladies, as Quick as
anything on which their eyes can rest. And
it is for their benefit that we are now wriitinp.
There issomething in the idea of counting which
causes an indescribable thrill. We have lust
read the following account of how the ladies do
up these things in Rome, and which may offer
them some useful hints:
A Roman lady who takes likinp to n
foreigner, does not cast her eyes down when
he looks at her, but fixes them upon him long
and with evident pleasure-nay, she gazes at
INN alone, whenever she meets him in coinpa-
ny, at church, at the theatre, or in her walks.
She will say, without ceremony to friend of
the young man, Tell that gentleman / like
him. If the man of her. choice feels the Ike
sentiment and asks, Are you fond of me pr.
She replies with the utmost frankness. Eyes
my DEAR
There, that is coming to point at once. and
not going round about with bushes and SIM
Permg, and finally get out mo, when yes is.
intended. What is the use of making such a
stammering and suffering about it when one
is oyerjoyed with pleasure?
The ladies at Rome do not seem to be at all
troubled with any undue restraints of deicacv
and modesty. They say what they think. and
act accordingly. On the contrary, our Amer.
can'ladies are so modest and bashful that thew
let allthe good opportunities slip through their
fingers, while they are bIusfing behind a fan.
They would not for the world let a Young mar,
suppose they cared anyt thing about him, thoueb
they might be dying with love. Now we tTi5Ig
it best to split the difference. The Roman la
dies rather too fast and American ladies ;ttIa
toos slow. Our advice is thatyou take for ys.
platform the compromise and unite the 1--WE
Medium ground is generally safe. But donif
forget chat time is flying.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1853-04-19
MORMON INIMIGRANrs.

From time to time, for nearly month past the
New Orleans steamers have landed at our port com
panles OF Mormons recently arrived from England,
The emigration from Europe is setting fairly in and
we may expect large accession of these strangers
from week to week. We statement 10 the effect
Mormons have seeded from their creed since they
have been in this city. By close management the
company who have taken in hand the removal ofEng-
llSh Mormon families to this country it is said are
pool to SLouis at the almost nominal rate of S4oper
head. The temptation to profess Mormonism SO as
secure such cheap passage has caused temporary alb
cases. and the journey having been accomplished the
new is again laid aside for the old The Elder in this
city is making arrangements We understand, for the
early removal ofscveral hundred Saints to Salt Lake
all told-St. Louis Republican
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A SERMON FOR YOUNG MEN.

Iert: Owe no Man AEYTH1Se Keep out
of debt. Avoid it as you would war, pestiience
and famine. Shun it as you would the devil
Hate it with perfect hatred Abhor 1t with
an entire and absolute adherence. Dig pota-
toes, break stones, peddle in tin ware, do any
thing that ishonest and useful, rather than run
in debt. As you value comfort, quiet, indepen-
dence, keep out of debt. AS you value diges-
ton, healthy appetite, placid temper, a
smooth pillow, sweet sleep, pleasant dreams,
and happy wakings, keep out of debt. Debt is
the hardest of all task-makers, the most cruel
ofall opPressors. 1t is an incubus on the heart.
1t spreads cloud over the whole armament of
mans being 1t eciipses the sun, it blots out
the stars, it dims and defaces the beautiful blue
sky. 1t breaks up the harmony Of nature, and
turns to dissonance all the voices Of Its melody.
1t burrows the forehead with premature win
Aes, it plucks the eye of its light, it drags all
noblehess and kindness out ofthe port and bear
ing of man. 1t takes the soul out of his
laugh and all stateliness and freedom from his
walk. Come not under It's accursed domains
Pass by it as you would pass by Ieper, or one
smitten by the plague. Touch it not. Taste
not of its fruit for it shall turn to bitterness
and ashes on your lips. Finally, Tsay 70 each
and to all, but especially to young men, keen
out of debt
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General agateIllgelre.
FROM IRELAND no AMERICA.

= srts-~ z
The Galway Packet of Saturday the 2sth ult gives
the subjoined remarkable statement in reference to
the progress ofstnigration from that quart -
> The rush of emigration still continues unabated
Every American post brings its supply of remittance
away communication by post does not receive
supply more generally than letter from an Irish eu-
igrant in America is followed by the immediate de-
parture OF one two three the relations at
nome The peculiarly of this years exodus consists
IN the fact that thesewo compose are not broken
down tenants terrified by the pressure of poor rates
and the fears of future famine or driven TO esnair
by the menaces ola harsh landlord and the frightfl
VISION OF and bars who fly to emigration
as their last desperate resource; but they are
sons wei enough to do in the world whom the sticeess
OF their friends IN strange land stimulates to follow
tnem. If one may judge by the numerous instances
winch have come under our notice the spell that
bound the Irish peasant to his matt We soil ia r
KEN and he is as ready to break every tie which at
tached him to his home and to 90 forth in search of
adventure, as Scotchman or an Arab of the desert
most remarkable instance of this change of feeling
ana OF altered circumstances of emigration. has been
auorued thts very yin extensive migration which
mas taken place from the islands. of Arran Sseven
years ago even while famine scared them frtorn n
wretched home to part from would
nave been second death to these primitive secluded
people Now when they are in comparative affiuence
able to satisfy all their moderate wants in a home en-
deared by the regard of kindred and halIowed nv
many sacred traditions departure TO a distant land
causes them little or no emotion. To leave their
friends at home and kindred here forever apparentIv
gives them as little concern as it would have afforded
them few years ago to leave their isolated shores for
fair in Galway, where they might be detained two o
reedayS by some changein the weather Some ahor
4O OF them have left this town day for Liverpool
their passage to America seemed quite
at their expatration. They were fine young men and
specimens of the Irish peasant be-
lore famine had bowed his frame crushed his spirit
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Qa8Irg
THE BREEzE OF spRING.

=
Doll winter hastens to be ss,oTns'S ~r,4.t4.-..,
r -, Hes disappearing fast :;
T1 sunny hours are coming on,
Ihe stormy time ispast ,I'a ~ 5s
II ne Ice no longer binds the fill ID -I
Nor SHOWS their mantle fling:
FOR every bleak and barren hill
has kissed the breeze of Spring. - lE3s
{ hear its music in the wood, &
Its signs along the vale $50
It iise s n III ae SSa in beauty stood.
II plays upon the primrose banks az p.
Aud rests its ms try wing; ta7
ne IS cropping snow-drop kindly thanks ai
The western breeze of Spring. = : - = .i{t
All A. well It knows where violets grow e
IN the lone and shady lane;
% II bldS its sweet, blue fav'rite blow 55q sev
And onward speeds again. 3.
IL wakes the flowers of the field; ---5s ~.
And they their offerings bring:
The flowers their sweetest incense ,ieI5 T
scent the breeze of Spring. -
The blaekbird from, the bav,tl,o,,,, l,,,sl &c &
Renews his lively strain;
On toPnaost branches stands the thrush,
And tunes his throat annain |: -
AT close of evening calm and mild
he makes the forest ring. 1881 u. as-if 80
WIN native wood-notes, clear and Wild {,
dc loves the brcczc of Spring.
The rebip leaves lis winter friends
For hedge-rows far away
Above his messy nest he bends, ~ @
And pipes his plaintivc lays. 10 r, ..
The lark uprising with the light
On merry mountain wing 1'i''71
Strains all his might till out of sight
And halls the breeze of Spring.
A hundred voices fill the air, g-.s
The sun shines warmly down:
Away with each intrudinsr care ~.
And leave the gloomy town. .5,fil - zssE
Come, roam along the wood path green
Hear Natures favorites sing
Enjoy the soul-enlveninn scene
And WOO the breeze of Spring
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A WORD TO YOUNG MEN.

Wishing and signing, imagining and dream
ing Of greatness, said William Writ will not
make you great. But cannot a Young man
command his energiesa Read Foster on de-
cision of character. This book will tell YOU
what is in your power to accomplish. You
must grid up your IONS and 90 to work with
all the indomitable energy Of Napoleon sealing
the Alps. 1t is your duty to make the most Of
time, talents and opportunity. Alfred, king of
England, though he performed more business
than any of his subjects, found time TO study.
Franklin In the midst of his labors, had time to
dive into the depths of philosophy, and explore
an untrodden path Of science. Frederick the
Great, with am empire at his direction, in the
midst Of war, and on the eve Of battle found
time to reyel in tie charms of philosophy, and
feast on the Injuries of science Napoleon with
Europe at his disposal, with kings in his ante
chamber, at the head Of thousands Of men,
whose destinies were suspended on arbitrary
pleasure, found time to converse with book
And young men who are confined to labor OF
business even twelve hours day, may take an
hour and half of what Is left for study, and
this win amount to two months in the course
of the yeaf.-iSassdag VGTieftes.
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THE GARDEN.

E.. --rf
The last number of Blackwood contains n
capital article with the above title, and the
season is one in which those who delight in
tins pleasant pastime begin to look around the
garden. 1t is not unbecoming in one of the
bestwrlters who adorns the pages of the maya
zlneto say that he feels his affections gradually
concentrating on his garden, for if divine wis
dom placed the perfect man in garden to
dress and keep it, the place and duty must
have been divinely congenial with the exercises
of an unclouded reason and an undeprayed
heart. The love of mans prilneval calling
seems yet to linger fondly in the bosom of the
exiled race; ,boyhood and the succeeding period
of immature manhood with their tuuultuarv
passions and noisy pleasures, show themselves
alien to the tranquil delights of the garden ::
but years that bring the philosophic mind
and that chasten humanity with their 1nilden-
ing influence, conduct the belated pilgrim back
to the garden, and teach him there to find
pleasures serene and unalloyed
We often wonder why so many who have
around them spare piece of our mother earth.
and neglect TO adorn it with the flowers and
plants which will shed upon them, in the sum-
1ner time, ian Misunderstanding rnorn."-
There is nothing which tends, more to throw
around a home, however humble it may be. an
ar VI clSRaHCe ana taste, ana TO give the resi-
dents real refinement, than the cultivation of a
garden. 1t is school in which none are taught
the vices of the world, and we cannot question
but that many are kept pure, amid the tolls and
temptations of life, by the calm enjoyment of
horticultural pleasures. We trust that those
on the outskirts of our town, who possess the ne
cessary plot Of ground, will adopt this cheap
method of ornamenting their houses. 1t is not
all who boast of fine residences or costly furni-
ture, but these is not home however humble.
which cannot be decorated by those natural at
fractions which bloom alike in the garden of
the rich and poor.
AS the spring opens upon us, let many who
have almost forgotten their early hours, when
they rambled through fields fragrant with per
fume, recall, by the culture Of flowers and plants
the earlier and better periods of life. Let them
shed around their homes the sacred influence
of natural beauty, and deck the room devoted to
family union, with flowers which charm and
soften the erring orthe tempted. No one can
tell how much happier one can go forth from
such home than from one of wretched and
squallid poverty, In which no form Of beauty
enters. The hours devoted to the garden viii
not be lost. The pleasure thus gained will last
when the wintry winds have withered up even
the lilac crocus of autumn. There will still re-
main breath of fragrance and a form Of beau
ty, which the first glance of spring can walken
info life.
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ANECDoTE OF THE PRESIDENT.

a correspondent in Washington furnishes us
with an anecdote of General Pierce, which will
give our readers some idea of the man without
the politician. A few days since the President
appointed an individual to a responsible and
lucrative office in a distant part of the country
on the recommendation of two u. s. Senators.
and the Senate confirmed the appointments
This gratifying event produced an exhiIarating
effect upon the successful applicant for office,
who so far forgot himself as to indulge in a
GLORIOUS jollification." AS he was lodging in
fashionable hotel his disgraceful conduct be-
came known, land was freely commented on-in-
decd, it became the 'town talk" The Sena-
tors who had recommended him to the favor
of the President, finding that he had disgraced
himself and was unworthy of confidence, wait
ed upon the President, stated the facts, and ask
ed his removal from Office Gentlemen said
the President, in reply, this man was nomina-
ted by me, on your recommendation, and at
your solicitation, to an office under Govern.
ment, and the nomination was confirmed by the
Senate. You now say that his habits are in
temperate, and that he is unworthy of the stu
alton. But if were to remove him now, the
consequence would be inevitable ruin to him.
The shame and disappointment attending his
dismissal from Office under such circumstances
would lead him to find solace in the intoxicat-
ing bowl, and he would become confirmed in
ebriate, whereas if this conversation be repeat
ed to him, he may and probably will reform,
and become sober and exemplary citizen. I
shall not remove him from Office for this of
fence, but this, as it has been the first, SO it
will be the last time can forgive him."
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