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The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1853-02-02

to forge, the hour when God, for Christ's
sake, spoke peace TO my soul. Let the
slave forget the hour when his shackels
were broken off and he was restored 10
liberty, home and friends: but never let a
being who had felt the awful sentence Of
death. the forebodings of the worm that
dieth not, and the enkindlings Of that fire
that cannot be quenched. upon the soul,
forget the one who bore the weight of inc.
qn!y in his own body. and turned aside
the shafts OF death. NV long night of
mourning was turned into day with glori-
GUS foods of light, or rather ended, and
the morning ofa new day had broken up.
on my astonished vision. Every thing
gave pleasure and all was unu,ierable de-
light. Since that time many changes have
come over me. Tba, mother who taught
me to bow in deep devotion. has passed
away. and the most that my heart ever
clung to, have passed from my embrace.
Yet | am still happy, in my onward jour
ney TO that land where shall be free fAn
sin, and death, and night-a ransomed
spirit before the throne, if am faithful to
the end. Now what has the infdel to offer
that could thus dissipate gloom. and light
up the pathway of life to the desponding9
Will his dark, subtle theory stay the spirit
in the day of long distress and protracted
disease? 0, no. no, NO! Then let me
triumph in the sacred truths revealed in
the Book Of Books--he volume OF inspi-
ration. ...
Now. Mr.. Editor, il you will forgive this
long history of my past life. will try. to
begin my travels soon. in which hope
you will find something more interesting.
Until then kind adieu.
SYLVANIA.
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also; yet trust that they. too, by the power
and mercy Of God, may be, If they are not
vanquished.
But where am running to? On THE
subject more hereafter. Meanwhile, ~.
sure yourself of what is Of small value
compared with that OF those who are
piece Of yourself--of the unchanged re-
gard and sympathy OF your mothers son.
All! my God! remember to have seen
die-to have followed her to her grave
TO have wondered that the sun continued
to rise and set, and the order of nature to
go on. Ignorant Of true religion, but not
an atheist" The existence Of atheism has
been denied; but was an honest one;
Hume began and Hobbs finished me. !
read Spinoza and all the tribe. Surely /
ieel by no gnoble hand And the very
man - who gave me Hume's "Es.
say upon Human Nature" 10 read, admin.
is,ered "Beattie upon Truth" as the anti-
dote-Venice treacle against arsenic and
the essential oil of bitter almonds--a bread
and milk poultice for the bite Of sbescobra
di capello. s7
Had remained successful political
leader | might never have been Chris
,ian. But It pleased God that my pride
should be mortified; that by death and
deser,ion should lose my friends; that,
except in the veins of maniac, and hss
too. possessed "of child by deaf and.
dumb spirit" there should not run one
drop OF my fathers blood in any living
creature besides myself The death Of
Pudor finished my humiliation. had
tried all things but the refuge TO Christ, and
to that with parental stripes, was driven.
Often did cry out with the father of that
wre,ched boy. Lord believe--help thou
mine unbelief;" and rhe gracious mercy Of
our Lord to this wavering faith, stagger.
ing under the force of the hard heart Of
unbelief, humbly hoped would, in his
good time. be extended to me also.--St.
Mark, vii, 17-29. s t7g
Throw Revelation aside, and can
drive any man by irresistible induction TO
atheism. John Marshall could not resist
me. When | say man, mean man
capable oflogical and consequential rea.
soning Deism is the refuge Of those thai
startle at atheism, and can't believe Revs.
lation; and my, (may God have
forgiven us both, and myself used, with
Diderot & Co., 10 laugh at the deistical
bgots who mus, have milk, not being able
to digest meat. All theism is derived from
Revelation--that oi the laws confessedly.
Our own is from the same source--so is
the false revelation Of Mahomet; and |
can't much blame the Turks for consider.
ing the Franks and Greeks 10 be idola.
tors. Every other idea Of one God that
floats in the world is derived from the ira,
dition of the sons of Noah handed down
10 their posterty. a#
But enough-and more than enough
| can scarcely guide my pen. will.
however. add that no luke.warm seeker
ever became real Christian; for from
the days of John the Baptist until now, tho
Kingdom OF heaven sufiere,h violence, and
the violent take it by force'-a text which
| read five hundred times before had the
slightest conception OF its true application.
Your brother,
J. R., of Roanoke.
To H. ST.. G. TUCKER. Esq. "a,
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POETRY.
THE CIR os s.
Blest they who seek
While IN their youth,
With spirit meek
Tl r.


To them the sacred Scriptures do display,
Christ 40 the only true and living way;
His precious blood on Calvary was given.
To make them heirs Of endless bliss in Heaven,
And cen on earth the child of God can trace
The glorious blessings Of his sovereign grace.
"@e' For them he bore
His Fathers frown.
,,e.-4 For them he wore
ta's The thorny crown;
Nailed to the cross,
~, Endured its pain,
.4h set That his life's loss
aa' Might be their gain;
Then haste to choose
:, tes The better part,
300 iie, Nor dare refuse
~ The Lord your heart,
Lest he declare
,,fp 81 know you not''
Then deep despair
Will be your lot
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Medical, &c,

YAY 8 RS Il
a 80 A Z! ~ III
sl1
CHERRY PECTORl
For the Cure Of
COUGHS, COLDS, HOARSENpss
BRONCHITIS, WHO0PING-COr
GROUP, ASTHMA, AND I
CONSUMPTION.
THIS Invaluable remedy for all dise,a
the THROAT and LUNGS, has attained cd i
ty from its remarkable cures, never eonap
any other medicine before. Other prena,,
have shown themselves palliatives, and :.
times effected notable cures, but none ba,
so fully won the confidence of every en-, /
nifty where it is known. After years Of
in every climate, the results have indisorf
shown it to possess mastery over this
gerous class of diseases, which would mt
to attract the attention of Physicians, Patti
and the public at large.
See the statements, not of obscure indiyi'
and from far distant places, but of men
are known and respected throughout the !,
try.
The widely celebrated Surgeon, Doct. N
ENTINE MOTT, of New York CITY. 81
6 1t gives me pleasure to certify the
and efficacy of Ayers Cherry Pectoral, n
consider peculiarly adapted to cure dsr
of the throat and lungs"
DIR. PERKINS, the venerable Presids1
the Vermont Medical College, one of hst
inently learned physicians of this con
writes, C the Cherry Pectoral is extensp
used in this section, where it has show
mistakable evidence of its happy effects
pulmonary Diseases
The Rev. JNO. D. COCHREN. a AZ
guished Clergyman of the English CIV
writes to the proprietor from Montreal :
g he has been cured of severe asthmats
lection by Cherry Pectoral.'' His letteros
length, may be found in our circular, to NJ,
of the Agent, and is worth the attents
asthmatic patients.
The following is from the well known nj
gist at Hillsdale, Michigan, one of the Lar
dealers in the State; and this case is 'front.'
own observation.
HILLsDALE, Mich, Dec. 10. 1S.i
Dear Sir: Immediately on receipt of !.
Cherry Pectoral, carried bottle to an,
quaintance of mine who was thought to be !
his end with quick consumption. He was
unable to rise from his bed, and was very
BILE. His friends believed he must soon
unless relief could be obtained for him. Al
induced them to give your excellent med 4
trial. then left town for three weeks
you may judge of my surprise on my retpl,
meet him in the street on my way home
the cars, and find he had entirely recoverse
-Four weeks from the day he commercials N
your medicine, he was at work at his aris
trade of blacksmith
There are other cases within nv knoyll
where the Cherry Pectoral has been singu
successful, but none so marked as this.
Very truly, yours,
q w VTNnED uron1
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FARMERS BE prompt acith your
harvesting. We are now in the midst
OF harvest, and we cannot too earnestly
urge upon our farmers TO be prompt with
their harvest work. Aday's unnecessary
delay mi; y seriously damage their crop.
Trust to no contingencies. Do not loi-
ter, because the sun shines to-day to-
morrow it may rain. Observation has
convinced us that farmers suffer not more
from the want good crop, than the ne
neglect in harving the grain cut and har-
vested at the proper time. Procrastina-
ton is not merely the thief of time, but
of nine-tenths of the losses which far
mers suffer during every harvest. The
fore handed farmer is always ready to
take advantage of fair weather, and he
does not daily, until his crop is out of
danger. The shilftless farmer land
there are too many such) hopes for the
best, trusts TO chance that he will enjoy
successive days of superb weather, and
leaves his crop unstacked long after it is
cut. If blight or mildew even then
touches his crop-he complains of the
uniavorable weather--when his own
negligence and stupidity are the sole
cause. There is an old maxim which
may wisely be remembered by farmers
providence helps shose who help them
selves. - Mil. Wis.
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DR.. sJ. d. WOOD.

NiRyyagaaxee EAyEt'E. Insurance 90.
}. ALLEN BARBER, of this town, is the au-
thorised Agent for this Company. AS cold
weather advances it would be we'll for those
unprotected to insure. The inducements Of
fered bythis company are as good if not bet
ter than those offered by any other. Office
opposite Banfl's Tavern.
Lancaster, Aug. %, 1850. T65
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a RACE DEcIpED-.4mer;ca pins.-
The race between the American shir
President Fillmore, and the French shir
Benjamin, has been decided in favor oi
the former. Those two vessels left Dor.
deaux about April 9th, in company
bound to New Orleans. The Benjamis
is new French clipper ship, and heavy
bets We're made at Bordeaux that she
would beat her American rival. The
President Fillmore, which is not cl,ppe,
built, arrived at New Orleans at 4 P. NJ
on the 24th, and as nothing has been
heard of the Benjamin. the American
ship has won the wager.
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ELLENBORO, HOUSE.
TO ALL WHOM IT MAY C0scERy.

sAKE NOTICE-That my son ABRAHAM
IL KEY, minor, is hereby authorized to
transact and do all business in his own name
and on his own account, from and after this
date, and for whose transactions will not in
any way be accountable or have any control
over. MARSHAL KEY
Dated at Patch Grove, Wis, Apl. 10, '53. T1ss
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GRANT COUNTY HOUSE,
IA REUBEN THOMAS.

f.sssfS9 Has recently fitted up this well
sassE known stand in good style, and is
- now prepared to receive and enter
tain citizens and strangers. He will assure
that nothing on his part shall be wanting to
lrender them comfortable. His TABLE will
be supplied with the best the country affords,
and his BAR with the choicest Liquors.
E-Good STABLING-plenty of Grain and
Hay, and attentive Ostlers
| Lancaster, Dec. 2, 1850. T79tf.
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NOTICE OF DIssOLUTION.-Tbe
IN Partnership heretofore existing between
US under the firm and style of Barber & Alcorn,
is this day dissolved by mutual consent. We
shall be ready to settle up the affairs of the
company at all times, and expect immediate
calls from those indebted. Do not DELAY, as
legal means will BIZ resorted to if settlement
is not mode forthwith. r. M. BARBER,
JOHN ALCORN.
Lancaster, January 5, 1853. lisa
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Hear a Patient.

DR.. J. G. Aver, Lowell Dear SIR: FeI
under obligations TO you for the restoraid
nv health, | send you report of my
which you are at liberty t. publish fol
benefit of others. Last autumn | tooka
cold accompanied by a severe cough. anld
use of many medicines without obtainir:
lief. | was obliged to give up business
qrently raised blood, and could get no sled
night. A friend gave me bottle of CHH
PEcToRAL, the use of which | immeda
commenced according to directions. II
just procured the fifth bottle, and am ne
recovered. | now sleep well. my cough
gone, and all by the use of your valuable ii
cine. Z. S. STONE, a. NJ
Principal Mt. Hone Seminar
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NEW STORE
AT
b Il Il L 0 w n

IL Il v
g BLOCK informs the Public that he
Ne has opened New Store at Beetown, il
the room formerly occupied by S. Alex. He
keeps on hand good assortment of
DRY GOODS,
Consisting in part of fine dress goods, popins
silks, paids, lawns, ginghams, delaines prints
Also, an excellent assortment of brown and
bleached muslins, blue and white drillings, hic-
kory and ticlings, tweeds, casimeres and cas-
snetts, summer wear for pants and coats, cot
con checks, corduroys and moleskins.
Also, hats, bonnets, cap and bonnet trimmings
silk pocket and neck handkerchiefs, linen hand
kerchiefs for ladies and gentlemen, laces. edg-
ings, baraize and silk wells, bonnet Innings, all
colors and qualities Of Grape and silk stuifs.
first rate assortment of
EOots, Shoes and slippers,
OF all sizes, for men, women, boys and misses
READY-MADE CLOTHING,
Any quantity of clothing, shirts, hats and caps.
GOLD AND SILVER
watches, breast-pins, earrings, inger-rings,
lockets, pencils, gold pens, bracelets, &C. &c
Also, full assortment of
e Il OC ERIE rs.
With IOOE other articles, which he will sell
on terms to suit all who may call in to see him.
beeteWn, June I, 1852. tf-153
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Principal Mt. Hope Semi
IaNovEp hin RTarob y

-.
Dear Sir: wish that | could tell all
suffer with a cough, what your CHEZ
PICTORIAL has done for me. 1t does
they might be benefited by the infol matio
l had lung fever which left my lungs
and iniamed. Being very feeble and unab
gain strength at all, my friends thought Ii
soon sink in consumption. had no appa
and dreadful cough was fast wearing MI
way. began to take your beautiful medic
by the advice of clergyman, who had
the effects before. 1t eased my cough at
and gave me rest at night In less than ali
night l could eat well, and my cough
ceased to be Ii troublesome, my appetite ret
ed, and my food nourished me, which soon
stored my strength. Now, after five wees
am well and strong, with no other he'pt
your Cherry PICTORIAL.
Yours, with respect,
JULIA DEA1
| hereby certify that the above statemed
my wife is in conformity with my own Vi
of her case and cure by Ayers Cherry
tora. JOSEPH DEAN
The above named Joseph Dean and u
his wife, are personally known to me, andl
plicit confidence may be placed in their \
ment.
SAMUEL G. VAN DERWEN!
Pastor of the Baptist Chu,
Prepared and sold by
JAMES C.. AVER,
Practical Chemist, Lowell, Ma,
Sold in Lancaster, by
d. T. PARKD
In Platteville. by Russell & Wyne,1
by the Druggists everywhere.
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WISCONSIN HOUSE
1gga5i7SA Potosi 81 Muscoda

The subscriber also being the Contractor for
carrying the Mail between Potosi, by way of
Pleasant Valley, Rockville, Lancaster, Fenni-
more, Wingville and Franklin, to Muscodav.
will be ready to carry passengers from any
place between the said points, as follows: lea
wing Lancaster every Wednesday morning at s
O'Clock a. M, arriving at Potosi at noon, and
returning TO Lancaster same night; leave Lam
caster every Thursday at 8 a. M, and arrive al
Muscoday same day; leave Muscoda every Fri
day at s a. M, and arrive at Lancaster same day,
leave Lancaster every Saturday at a. M, and
arrive at Potosi at noon, and returning to Ian.
caster same night. All business entrusted to
his charge will be punctually attended to.
MYRON W. WOOD.
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A9rituItnrol, Mf.
HAY Making-Svveating, SIC.

There is said to be philosophy in
sucking eggs, and so there is in making
hay--in the period of ripcness-protec-
tion against dews and rains-manner of
curing-and in housing and stacking
Medicinal plants contain the greatest
quantity, and in the greatest perfection,
all of their peculiar qualities at the Pc
Rod of full blossom, and this we are
disposed to believe the best period for
cutting grass for hay for the moment
the blossom falls the plant ceases to en-
large, and very soon passes into the
"sere and yellow leaf'-the saccharine
and mucilaginous portions decompose
and evaporate, and soon become the
mere woody fibre, like the straw of the
cereal grains. Many persons say that
timothy should not be cut till the seeds
are fully ripe--that it goes further
spends better. 1t may be true; and the
same may be said Of bad bread and ran
cid butter, but it may be doubted
whether there is the same quantity of
available nutriment contained in any
plant-its foliage and stems, after per-
tecting the seed, as if cut at its greatest
vigor. This doctrine will not apply, at
any rate, TO clover, and June grass, as
both Of these articles are nearly worth
less, if left 10 stand till the seeds are
ripe.
All the grasses, and clover most de-
cidedly, make better quality of hay if
cured BY the sweating process, rather
than by entire sun and air drying. In
good hay weather, when the grass is not
over stout, what is cut in the forenoon,
BY being spread out-and where it is
light by simply turning it over with the
rake-will do to put i'll the sweating
cocks, Of about rs or 100 lbs. size, the
same day.
Rake into winnows with the horse
rake, OF by hand, and make the cocks by
flakes or fork fulls, and not by rolling,
except in extreme cases of hurry 10 get
1t out of the way Of showers or night
exposure. If made up of small dame
ter, and as high as they will stand, they
may be left for two, three, and even five
days, without injury. On fine sunny
morning, as soon as the dew is off, open
them freely to the sun, and by 10 o'clock
they are ready for loading. Hay cured
In this way is infinitely seperior to the
dried, sun burnt aad discooring process
Of sun and air drying. While one is
the green Hyson, the other is Boheo or
Souchong - Rural New-Yorker.
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TELEGRAPH TAVERN

1.i;; EsENEOVED.-The subscriber having
Lii purchased the ssAfaasion House,, for
merry occupied by d. Banfill, in the village OF
LaacasteS--giees notice to the public general
", mat ne IS prepared with more ample accom-
modations. and hopes to merit share of the
public patTc2 sse, as usual, at his new quarters.
ANDREW BARNETT.
Lancaster, Jan. ii, 'oS [tf-lS4
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Ulssollttiolt.

GThe accounts for subscription, job work,
advertising, &C., have been made out, up to 1st
January, l853,-and immediate payment is
earnestly requested
The Books can be seen anytime at the HER
AID Office G.
Lancaster, Wis, Jan. 26, 1853.
Nashville union. [volume] ([Nashville, Tenn.]) 1851-1853, 1853-01-19
CURREY & MARTIN.
RICHARD o. CURREY. JAMES c. MARTIN.
CURREY MARTIE,
Wholesale and Retail Druggists,
Irton Street IasfgilLs Ts.z

MEDICAL gADDLERAGS.-
dozen pair Of improved styles, just received and for
sale very low
FAMILY MEDICINE CHESTS.-Assorteds sizes,
win bottles neatly labelled and filed with the choicest and
purest medicines just received.
SHAKER HERBS.-A full assortment of this years
collection consiStngof Sage Spikenard Canip Conrey
Iooeila, LiVerBort Lemon Balm, Pennyroyal &c Also
large supply OF Sage OF home collection Just received
SNUFFS.-l 900 pounds Sweetzerfs Maccaboy Snuff in
jars and barrels.
80 dozen Lintons CARROTS and Sweezers Snuff in bot
ties, Just received.
TILDEN'S MEDICINAL EXTRACTS.-An
assortment ofhese genuine extracts prepared in vacuo
sHting of Extracts of Conium Lettuce, Srsmonium Tar
axacum, Belladonna, Hyosciamus Aconite &C. &C. just
received.
LINsEED OIL.-5OO gallons of pure Linsced Oil,
SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS.-Sx dozen Dis
secng cases. dozen Surgical cases-three and four fold
dozen Physlclans Poket cases. Also 10 large cases Sur
goal instruments; 10 do do Obsietical do; 10 cases
Cnppg instruments cases Trepanning Instruments just
received
FORCEPS.-Hodges Obstetrical Forceps;-Bonds
Cranistoy Forceps Devices Paeena Hook Tons Forceps
Bone Forceps and large variety of of other Instruments
Just received
To OPHYSICIANS.-In furnishing our store we have
procured HASKELL Merick Bulls Select Powders together
with the pures Chemicals with which a prescriptions will
be exclusively put up Our Tnctures also prepared of
hclly. Physicians RELY therefore upon having their
Prescriptions compounded with the purest medicines and
in the neatest manner possible
DR.. CURRY will give his personal attention TO this depart
ment of our Establishment. CURREY & MARTIN,
nov 20 Union street. Nashville.