The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1854-03-01

MIR. Cross has introduced a bill supple-
mentary to the act concerning divorce
and alimony, making incurable insanity
a cause for dlvorce-the fact to be deter.
mined by commission.
The Agricultural Committee have re-
ported bill providing for the printing and
distribution of the reports Of the State
Board of Agriculture-the Board to govern
the distribution for the most part.
Notwithstanding the somewhat lengthy
yesterday was decidedly a
working day.
[Our Columbus exchanges, containing
the proceedings Of Thursday, have not
reached US.
In SENATE, on Friday, Feb. "a, a large
number of petitions on the subject of tenn
perance were presented, praying for the
enactment Of law similar in its provisions
to the Maine Law
Mr.. Taylor introduced bill. providing
that collectors, superintendent, &C., here
tofore appointed by the Board Of Public
Works, be hereafter confirmed by the Sen.
ate, and that they be allowed to serve but
two years out Of four.
MIR. Williams, of Coshocton. introduced
bill TO prevent the evils resulting from the
sale of intoxicating liquors, which was
read the first time.
In the House. Mr.. Allen, of Brown, has
reported bill to provide for the erection
Of new Deaf and Dumb Asylum.
The Committee on Printing reported res
olutions for the printing Of limited
number of the Annual Reports in German,
Objections were made that the number
was much too small-not enough to war.
rant the expense of type-setting; whilst
others declaimed against any whatever
being printed. So, between the two fires
the resolutions were killed.
Mr.. RoGERs' bill to appeal the provision
requiring two days labor on roads, was
indefinitely postponed
The bill making appropriations for the
General Assembly and the Asylums. be
came a law by the House agreeing to
The Circassian Hero, Schamyl.
The Paris Constitutional, speaking o.
the above, at present, much talked OF per.
sonage. says: "The recent appearance
of Schamyl in the rich plains OF Georgia
coinciding with the last news from the
Danube, has all Of sudden given to the
war of the Caucasus, and to its chief, a
European importance which they did moi
possess before. The sudden attack on
'rifiis by 10000 mountaineers, is not only
the most recent incident of struggle
which has lasted for half a century, bu
the first episode of a grand drama, in
which the whole world takes an interest
And SO public attention has turned sDon.
taneously towards these Caucasian sum.
miis, which Mithridates alone was able
10 conquer, and which now.ho'd in check
all the forces OF Russia. Schamyl is
henceforward the most energetic auxiliary
of the Porte, in its heroic effort for mde
pendence. Schamyl has been often com
pared to Abd-el Kader, and there is, in
fact, some analogy between the two lead
ers. Both arrived at the chief command
by the prestige OF our religious inspira.
ton, more even than by their courage
and personal ability.
Both have had for their object the en-
franchisement Of their race. and the fu
sion of the tribes which compose it under
the authority Of their sole chief. Bu
Abd.el Kader was only Hadji, and he was
obliged to borrow from civilization par
Of his resources, 10 maintain himself sc
long. Schamyl aimed higher; he sethim
self up as the second prophet of Islam
ism; he declared himself sent by God to
complete the work Of Mahomet. and par
ticularly to fuse into one the two grea
divisions Of Omar and Ali; he persuaded
the followers that Allah dictated to hin
his will in periodical visions: and in tina
way he succeeded in collecting arount
him an inGomitable and devoted body O
troops, whose blind obedience does no
give way before any danger, and Whose
religious enthusiasm is capable Of tn,
greatest efforts. Schamyl is at presen
fifty six years of age. He is man o
middle size, but Of determined appear
ance. His private lie resembles that o
Abd-el Kader. being austere, and dividet
between prayer and action. His career a
warrier began in 1884. His predecess
ors in the war were-frst. Scheick Mau
sour; then Khasi Molah. and then Hamse
Bey. The death OF this last gave him
at the age of thirty y-seven, the suprem,
authority over,he Mussulman tribes OF th'
Caucasus, and then began that struggl,
of twenty-years. which has already COS
Russia more than the subjugation o
Poland"
THE GOLD FIELDS OF THE World
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