Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1853-07-12
The Register.

The Register.
. We are not little amused n. the
somersets Of our ncisl'bor. yet wc are
glad to see hm occasionally "right side
up" However. we had not expected
such radical loc ofoc oism in q prolcssej.
ly whig paper, as most certainly would
insure the ,icnuncaton Of democratic
sheet as scdiious. We did MT charge
the Register with "falsehood, or hvpo.
critical evasion" but as he has pu,
himself in the defence of such propo.
si,ion, we wish TO note two or three
things, and as he seems to decline the
avowal OF the great measures Of whig
adoption, "lbat have rendered our
country so prosperous We will leave
the subjec, for the present, unless fur.
ther called upon.
lst. The Register Of the 3oih June
says. "more Of the peoples money was.
cmbczzlri by democratic Office holders,
in the ten years ending in 1s4l, than
the sum total Of all other losses incur.
red by the public treasury from the com.
mencement OF Washington's udministra.
ton, down to the close of that Of Fill.
MORE Yet IN reply to our article,
cites TO instance save that Of Swart
wout, AMI acknowledges that he hne'o
that was paid up, anl says he "Stated
The fact two months since. We ask our
readers 10 draw their own conclusions
Of the design Of the i.or in making
those statements. "CoL sistency thou
art a jewel" .e.. F.,
2nd. HI says, ",his matter Of land
reform is with us firm and abiding prin.
cirle." Yet, when prolosscl!y neutral
in politics, his very commendatory no.
tice of Gen. J. l.. Taylor, who voted
against the land reform bill, and his
own vote to assist in replacing him
where he might again oppose it, looks
significant. While in his notice Of
democratic speakers, who set forth the
land reform principle as ono Of :hcir lea.
ding measures Of policy in this state, he
says, ",he whigs pronounced their spec
ches mass Of lies" And very soon
after dcrlures that he was "born and
bred whig," and bends ali his cner.
gies to promote the oscendancy Of whig
principles. Does any one wonder that
he supposed we were making the charge
against him, when we simply male tho
statement as a negative position OF the
democratic party in regard to Swart'
woui's dedication.
Again, he says, "ihe Register has ever
advocated the cause of the poor man, oil
mechanics who strike, Of laborcrs who
resist the cncroachment Of capitaP'--&c
while in the Register Of March l7ih we
fnd-"Dsn,agogues there are that would
inci,e the poor against the rich. Their
language is, his wealth and your pov.
cry are the result Of njust laws.-
"Capi'a puts labor in operation," and
che who would incile one against The
other, must not only be considered the
enemy 20 both, Lu, to the whole human
race" @ sai -'a frs- 3J
We might notice others, but dc,st, as
we did not charge the Register as above
a!lclged, and we will not. Yet it ap.
pears that certain doctrines advocated
by the democratic party arc popular
with the people, and il they could be
made to think that they harnonize with
certain other, Iocuines advocated by on
other party, that are very unpopular with
the people, it might help to retain the
vital spark yet little longer in The de-
cayins body Of that same party. But
in the words Of the Resis.cr Of June 80 as
"there was oicall for any particularex.
position Of whig principles VIC must
consent 10 remain as heretofore ignorant
Of the "whig principles" (of mcasures)
that shave displayed their great power
in sustaining the grea: elementary inter.
ests Of tho American people"
Extra ordinary Yield or Oats. III
q Mr.. Geo. j. Trumbo some time since
sent us bunch Of oats, that considering
tho try season were certainly extraordi.
nary Al first there were seven stalks
in tho bunch spfinging from the same
root. One Of them measured s 4 4 in,
in length, and had 1877 pods for oats, the
greater portion Of which contaihcl two
grains, giving notless than $50 oats on
ihe ono stsn. Making abundant allow
,ance for the lesser stalks :hets must,hAys
been at least 900 oats as the product
Of ono soel.