The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1853-08-31
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people. no man was more prompt and vig-
liant to expose and thwart the machina-
tons OF the monopolists.
When the banks were enjoying ex-
emption from equal taxation, James N.Y.
ers brought forward a bill to subject them
to the same rule, which was applied TO the
farmer. the artisan, the mechant, and the
manufacturer. His able advocacy of equal
rights and equal taxation was felt through
out the length and breadth of the State,
and with that of his noble compeers in the
Legislature and in the Constitutional Con.
v%ention, resulted in placing upon the tax
duplicate Of this State, millions Of wealth
that heretofore escaped taxation altogeth-
er. For these valuable services the Demo.
crazy of Ohio have ever felt under lasting
obligation to Judge MYERS. They have
testified their gratitude by nominating him
this day to the second Office within the gift
of the people Of Ohio.
"But these are not all the services which
our nominee has rendered. He was a
strenuous advocate of all those measures
Of reform which have been embodied in
our New Constitution.
"The Convention also put in nomina-
ton Fl. FL. BARNEY, Esq, for School Com
missioner. This is a nomination which
will be acceptable to the friends Of Educa-
ton in Ohio. He was unanimously rec
commended by the delegation from Ham
illon county. We are credibly informed
that he would have been nominated by
the Teachers Convention which nominal
ed Mr.. Andrews if he had not declined.
He refused to run for this office. unless il
should be at the call o Me political par
ty, wiM achich he has erer acted through
his aohoze life. He was a member OF the
Convention which revised the constitution
of the State of New York, and in that body
stood deseryedly high as an unhinching,
radical and reliable Democrat. We point
with pride to the name of Mr.. Barney, in
connection with this Office.
"He is we'll versed in all our education
al interests. He organized the High School
system Of Cincinnati. In many other
ways he is associated with the interests OF
education. His nomination is a noble re-
proof of the mean and unmanly filings at
the Democracy of Ohio, by Wings. and
they will find us as ever, in the vanguard
Of the educational movement Of Ohio.
"Our Ticket is now fall. The names
inscribed upon our banner are the bright
est ornaments Of the Democracy of Ohio.
No consistent Democrat can withhold
from it his hearty support. If the Democ-
racy Of Ohio is true to itself. seccess is GER
tain. and our victory inevitable"
The Cincinnati Enquirer. in abiding to
the nominees, says:
"Ihe nominees are most excellent, and
will receive the enthusiastic support oil
the Democracy Of the whole State. Mr..
MYERS has had considerable experience
as the presiding officer of the Senate, and
is an intelligent. energetic. h%ighminded
gentleman. His speech, returning thanks
Tor the nomination, was most felicitous and
was warmly received.
''Of Mr.. BARNEY it is hardly necessary
for us to speak, in this community where
he is so well and favorably known. He is
a practical teacher. Of fine administrative
abilities, and one who feels a deep inter-
est in the success. of the Common School
system. A better man for the place can.
not be found in the State; and whatmakes
his nomination the more attractive in these
days of Office seeking, is the fact that the
nomination was thrust upon him. The
Office sought him, not he the office. We
like his nomination all the better for that
To show what some oil our opponents
think Of our nominations, we copy the
following from the Columbian, the Free
soil organ at Columbus:
"These nomin atoms we think exceed.
ingly judicious ones, for the Democracy
Judge MYERS is an able man, Of great ex.
perience, and much personal worth. He
belongs to the extreme Anti Slavery enc
Of the Democratic party. He has always
been a decided Temperance man; but his
position as to the Maine Law, we are un.
able to state.
"Mr. BARNEY is at the head Of the Hughe.
High School OF Cincinnati, and has grea
experience and standing as a Teacher
He is rather a choleric man; but is inde.
fatigable and uncompromising in his pro-
fession."
The Cincinnati Gazette. (whig.) in 10
ticing the proceedings of the Democratic
State Convention, at Columbus, says of III,
nominee for Superintendent Of Common
Schools:
Mr.. Barney is an excellent man, and
first rate nomination. His party could no
have made q better. and the Convention
deserve the thanks of all friends of gu
school system for putting his name befor,
the people. Mr.. Barney has had grea
experience in teaching, but he is not
mere pedagogue. He has devoted a grea
deal of thought and labor to the cause o
education, and is, perhaps, as good a mai
as could be found to %inaugurate our new
School Law.
We take great pleasure in praising thi
nomina alton, because we feel a deep inter
est in the cause of education and are ia
more anxious that an honest and capabl
man should have charge of our educa
tional system, than that any particula
person should be Commissioner. TIL,
course pursued by a portion of the Demo
cratic press led US to believe that tn,
schools were about to be prostituted II
party purposes. The action of the Con
v%ention yesterday has treasured US. AM
made us confident that whether Mr.. An