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Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1854-10-03
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THE ELECTION And IiS tSSuES'h
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ger mac loF inc government o. peo'
pc p's conFp'focy' moro 'orh'faole
tbsn sl's! Of Cataiine against the lihor-
''les o the Roman hsrubllc' is not Inn.
i'ed 70 any pa"'cniar CITY county or.
State. but is co'eI'enslve with the Rr'
public.
The carlina' principals OF The Con.
sti,,tion. on which our s.ypor lous strrc.
,nrc or Conr.lera,ed Tnnita has been
crectel in npsce and hro,berhood. by
men Of all clnas snd crseds, are now
sought to bc over,hrown. Those prin.
c;plcs, ns understood anl ainnis'crel
BY TIE Democracy, are, in intent ana
spirit
J. Equal privileges to all.
il. The la,gest constitutional rich@
10 The creates; number.
III. Entire ffe9 ion of religions oPir.
ion.
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's tho greatest ana WHich nave con-
duc''d US m peace a''d safety through "
frr'od oi more 'hsh 'Hr"e' score 'fa'S o'
unsHanp'ed pFo'fCfly' IheSr j'.''s'
With !h"lr distant F'ow' nave t'aS"' -he
opP7esNel people oi hurope' AMI mate
the United states land Of promise ihr
Cana'n 81 she Carca''on rhcH. fi 'be
Rno~ Nothing pcrty seeks 10 cX'intulsh
these lighte, which have 50 long COM
manird the gaze and admra'ion Of the
apostles offreadom, and equality through
nn' ta" world
Il is said thnt the now party. in It's cr
forts to gain power, proresses, TO Prot-s.
snts of foreign birth, thar It's opposition
is aimed ct Catholics alone. Is it jtfopIly
80 Let the people, who love peace
and eood sovetnmenf, inquire INTO 'he'I
f'ne doctrines as they nave come to i'gt'
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The Ohio star. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1830-1854, 1854-01-25
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Erie.


Since eur last, a lawless baud of s5oneai men
disguised women, and some real women. with
blackened faces, and blacker hearts, have burned
two bridges and committed other ouirages. The
q. s. District Court at Pittsburgh, by some legal
qubbls have discharged King and Lowery, and
they have gone back. to incite the barbarian out
laws'of Erie to other acts of deviliry. President
Pierce vaciEstes and hesitates, and probably will
do nothing effectively. In the meantime the
Erians are organizing into marauding hordes dis
guised Indians, TO destroy the track as fast as
repaired The Rail Road Directors and many of
the best citizsns of Erie. have fed for their lives
before the fury of the savage mob
What is a Government worth that affords nc
adequate protection to life and property! How
largely must the people lose confidence IN the
Courts, whose mandates cannot be enforced, or in
Government too weak iubecle or corrupt to pro-
tect their rights from lawless mobs. Where vii
these things endl
The Ohio star. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1830-1854, 1854-01-25
From, The Forest City Democrat.
RuinOlas Taxasi ON.

MEssRs. EDIToRs:-Permit me to offer ycu
my best wishes for the noble stand which you
have taken in Your paper of the 11th inst, on be
half OF the oppressed tax payers in our State
The burden has become intolerabe, and withou,
any semblance of necessity. Eighteen years ago
with larger debt than at present, and of course
more interest to pay-with every thing taxable
now taken into the duplicate. yet my taxes are in
creased (as also, of course others in this county,
over fifteen fold! The taxes of last year, in many
instances are the actual rent vaus of most of our
land in this county; and should the recommends.
tion of the Governor be followed by the Legisla-
ture, by adding another million to our taxes, mol
only must our stock he sold as it has been OBJ
lged to be, the last year, but the land must also
be sold, and finally become the property of the
State, and the agriculturalst be reduced to deg
relation and poverty. 1t is time for the people to
rise in their might cast aside party politics, and
demand economy of the public expenditure. Let
stand supine and Indifferent spectators Of tho
acts of our public men, and inevitable ruin will be
the consequence. Fellow citizens. you feel the
pressure, lou are aware of the impossbility to
meet the demand; S25 dollars tax for every voter
Sc for every man, woman and child in the State;
and with the prospect of another million OF 'axes'
your prospects are most sicksuing and Paralyziug
to your industry.
You are called upoa to make bricks without
straw, and yet fulfll the task; your taak masters
are hard upon you-but in your own hands lies
the remedy. let there be meetings in your re-
speotive townships. end petitions from every town
forwarded to the Legislature. calling upon them
to redress this grievance. to lessen your burdens.
The recommendations you have given Mr.. Editor,
let them be attended to by the people at their
meetings; let oil useless Offices be abolished; tie
increased and still increasing salaries ofpubc off,
GERS curtailed the public works that source of do
feotve policy, il not vile abuse aud waste of public
money. be placed under eound government. The
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Let there be ReprisaIs.

One House of the Pennsylvania Legislature
has passed bill, repeating the charter OF the
Franklin Canal Company, in order still further to
obstruct and break down the Lake Shore Rail
Road operations at Erie.. The other House will
probably concur. 1t becomes New York and
Ohio to resort to retaiiiory Legislation to repeal
charters granting the right Of way to Pennsylvania
Companies, and let the Infamous Legislation of
that State be visited with its due consequences.
Let all business men in the West in every possible
way and manner, withdraw business and patron
age from Pennsylvania and all her cities. Let
the Western and Eastern delegations in Congress
combine their influence, to repeal the duty on iron
to remove the q. s. Mint from Philadelphia, and
resort such other legislation as is due to State
whose cup of infamy is already full. where mol
violence and official corruption in high place!
stalk abroad unabashed, unobstructed, paralyzins
the business of nearly half of the States Of the
Union.
Pennsylvania is already eminent in historical
infamy. Remember the :. Whiskey Rebellion y
And now The Erie War" will give darke
| chapter TO her historical infamy.
The Ohio star. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1830-1854, 1854-01-25
JOHN HARMON.
For the Ohir, Star

For the Ohio Star.
Ma. HALL:-In other towns of the size.
wealth, intelligence and importance of Ravenna.
their school systems, are justly objects of special
consideration. Masson. is beautiful, active,
wealthy and flourishing town. Ask her citizens
what her most distinguishing feature is? and you
will have for an answer sour Union Schools"
Mr.. Wales, Gen. Jarvis. Mr.. HuIburt, and others
heavy property holders in MassilIon, ,(uone of whom
have children to be benefited by the school) have
year after year voted chesrfully and with will
the utmost tax required to sustain the school, Till
within the past year there has been nothing like
school system in Ravenna. In our sister towns
around, this fact has been subject of comment
and wonder. The passage of the present school
law, gave with US, new impetus to the School
feeling. We elected men under the law to act as
a Board of Education. These men, by great per-
sonal saferiees, have brought order out of conf,-
sion, and system out of chaos. We havo Eo,v
the satisfaction of knowing that our children can
be educated at our own door. However, much
Misrepresentation seems to prevail with regard to
the action of this boar'l. 1t is we'll known that
the School houses were in miserable ordition:
That the original location ofsome ofthe houses wus
unfortunate: that the hand of decny was upon them
all. 1t was we'll known that to procure new sites,
and erect suitable buildings woule require an out
lay of FIVE or six thousand dollars. Under these
circumstances. the Board wisely concluded to fit
up these houses as comfortably and convenient as
possible and make them enswer the present pur-
pose. This they have done with an eye sin
gle to the most rigid economy. All saving location
the houses nre now passable. To commence op-
erntions with, the Board had but $29s. With
this sum they had houses to fit up, stoves, fuel,
&c., &C.. to buy, and $50 scholars to school for
ten months, or till the first OF March, 1854. In
February 1854, the Board would draw from the
Western Reserve school fund and the State tax
| about $4,000. This makes the entire ordinary
and available fund 10000. This sum, need not
say was entirely inadequate to sustain the neces-
sary schools and furnish fuel stoves, and fit up the
houses. Now tho Bourd might have calculated
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d.uro NaWs.

Joshua Bates, D. D.. for 20 years President OF
Middlebury College, VT. died at Dudley, Mass.
on the l4th inst.
The Russian Minister, N. Bodisco, died at
Washington, on the goth inst.
A severe fire occurred at Rochester, N Y, on
the 2lst. Loss $500 600.
Rev. B. w. Wright, the pastor Of the Metho-
dist Church in Pelham, Mass, has been commit
ted to Springfield Jail on the charge of seducing
the daughter of a member Of his own Church.
The culprit is the husband and father of an inno-
cent family.
Last Friday, P. NJ, Mt. Vernon. O., and vicin-
ity, was visited with destructive tornado. Grea,
damage was done. The village of Brandon was
almost entirely destroyed. Many persons seve,e-
ly. and it is thought fatally injured, by falling
houses. Mr.. E. jenkins was drowned in attempt
ing to cross stream in buggy.
A furious gale ragged at Buffalo last Friday
| night.
Ice extends as far az the eye can reach. Oh tn,
Lake at Cleveland.
Henry N. Sargent, of Manchester, N. H.. sho
Miss s. Jones on the 18Th inst, killing her instant
y, aud then shot himself-he lived six hours
Cause-she refused to marry him.
Another mob riot came off at Erie few day
ago. The painted Indians burnt john H. Wal
ker, one of the Rail Road Directors, in effgy. an
then closed up by robbng Browns Hotel of all tn
silver they could lay their hands on.
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Editorial Convention.

We would speak as tenderly as possible of the
editorial fraternity. for feel little desire to
sustain. as far it leg.mately be, the reputa
tion of the craft But we feel compelled to say,
that from all we learn, we fear the late Editorial
Convention at Cincinnati, will not tend much to
elevate the Press, advance the reputation of the
fraternity or do honor to portion, at least of the
participants. The following from the Akron Bea-
con, whose editor was present, does not make
very credtable exhibit for the Convention.
The Beacon says that arrangements had been
made for several addresses, and adds: /" Some
were delivered and some were not, owing to a
little ..noise and confusion" 1t became manifest
that snaiive wine, had an exhrating tendency.
Two festivals in successon-given without due
regard to the cold water principle, (which will be
established next year, we trust) was little too
much for the excited nerves of some present."
. 1t is said that the habit of dealing in base per-
sonalities. to which certain coarse minded, parti
san editors, and their grosser, responsible penny
a-liners, are addicted, was severely reprehended.
All right. But if the habit of lying, which certain
of the fraternity habitually indulge in, could be
corrected, we should think the Convention had not
been held IN MISUNDERSTANDING the ndt're
irine!" That the Ceveution has not had this lat
ter happy effect, we much fear. For example
One of the Pierceite participants in the Conven
vention, not thousand miles from Southern
County of w. R.. one too who presided at one o.
the ,oine tables openly charges that certain anti
Pierce editor, who was present at the Convention
and who is known TO be one of The most scrupul
Gus Temperance men in the State, drank urine OF
the occasion
The Convention has not done much to purify Oh
elevate this gentleman, who thus unscrupulouslJ
lets fly at those who happen to differ from him.
1t does not tell well for the influence of tht
Convention, for its members thus to come home t.
bear false Witness
| We should like to see this editor. put the sian
der which he is retailing in private circles, o:
record in his paper, he has the courage to do it.
The Ohio star. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1830-1854, 1854-01-25

The SENATE OurRAsE.-The outrage perpe-
trated in the Ohio Senate by the expulsion of Mr..
Day from the Reporters Desk. is justly calling
forth indignant rebuke all over the State.
Every Senator who voted for the resolution of
expulsion is Pierceite. Every Wing. to their
honor be it said, and every Free Soiler of course,
voted against it. The Rer. Norris, Senator from
Mahoning, who has stolen "the livery of the
Court of Heaven te serve the Devil in," like a
lunky ashe is lodged the vote.
Let this Ohio Senatorial sconndrelism be bran
ded asit deserves.
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Crln.e .,nd Tnte,nperance.

Mr.. ]. G. Harwefh correspondent Of the
Louisville Courier, writing from Nashsilie. Tenn.
gives The following Penitentiary facts. They
speak trumpet foagusd for the Name Law:
The Nashville psnisentiary is a tolerAble build
ing. strong and secure. They manufacture
great many things very well within its walls, aud
the couvicts have been of great advantage TO The
State. particularly in the preparation Of stone for
the Capitol. There are two hundred and forty
convicts, thirty eight were temperate. before SEN
tence, and two hundred aud two incorporate.
One hundred and twenty s-seven were drunk when
they committed crime. Forty-three had fathers
who were temperate the fathers Of one hundred
and tweny-fr were incorporate; and of seventy
two common drunkards. The editor of some tenn
perance paper would do well to get the statistics
of every peDtentiary in the Union in this matter
What commentary il would be upon the license
SYSTEM
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with tolerable accuracy just how much additional
taxes they must raise to keep going till March,
1854, when they would have been again out
of funds and could not raise any more till the first
OF March, '55, during which period the schools
must stop. or be sustained by the Board from
their own pockets. Jndiciously. the Board deter
mined TO raise sufficient sum to keep the schools
in blast, till March 1855. Therefore, for tuition
purposes, they levied, by vote of the citizens, a
tax of 2 mills on the dollar. This raises the sum
of $142973 This tax the citizens of this village,
to their credit be it said voluntarily, and almost
unanimously voted. If there is fault anywhere
in this. it is not with the Board.
In addition to this sum the Board assessed a
tax of and s-10 mills for other than tuition pur
poses, which raised the sum Of $857,83, to keep
the five schools going two years. The Board have
| the above funds which amounts to S3I85, Sc. This
| is less than $1,000 year. By tho misinformed,
it has been said, that the primary schools have
been little cared for. This is mistake. Since
the fret of May, under the present system, the
Male High School has been kept ls weeks, and
the Female High School % weeks, and one
Primary School 80 weeks, and two Primary
Schools % weeks each.
This is fair statement. We have now teach.
ers of the first order in our schools. Our children
are advancing rapidly and surely. Our village ha,
taken its true position in the educational cause
Let US stand by efficient Board of Education
and second their efforts to advance our school IN
terests. A CITIZEN.
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The souIe Duels.

Mr.. Soule our Minister to Spain, and his son have
each fought duel since their arrival in Madrid.
The duels were caused by sneering remark by
the Duke of Alba about the dress of Mrs. Soule at
Ball given by the Marquis de Turgot the French
Minister. The elder Soule fought with the lat
ter, the son with the former. The Marquis was
badly wounded 10 the rhigh-the duel of the son
was bloodless. 1t has been subsequently report
ed that another duel occurred between the Duke
OF Alba and the Senior Soule, in which the last
named was killed. The rumor is generally dis
credited.
Isn't this Pierre SouIe, uaturalized Foreigner,
French renegade, very fit person to be sent
out by the Pierce administration, to sustain the
American name abroad?
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Ruinous Taxes.

The subject of the enormous Taxes collected in
Ohio, is strongly complained of in every part of
the State. E. w. Sade, in the Forest City Dem
ocrst, says that his taxes now are Is fold more
than they were 1s years ago, when the State
debt was heavier than now, and of course more
interest to be paid. He says S25 for every tax
payer; Sc for every man, woman and child in Ohio,
and with the Recommendation of Gov. MedilI, to add
1,000,000 year, our prospects sickening and
paraly zing. He urges township meetings to be
called, and petitions signed and sent asking re-
dress of grievances and taxes; and urges the abo-
ishment useless Offices, and reduction of salaries.
and remodelng the manner of repairing the pub
lie works
An old man, who has paid taxes 60 ears, says
they are higher now than ever before. He in
1s49 sold his real property at low price and on a
long credit The notes given for it are taxed and
the property is taxed the first S37 so: the latter
S3s. On an income of 5000. he paid last year in
taxes S7l 81. He has determined to leave the
State as soon as he can.
The Editor of the Elevator says of the tax law:
Every sale of real estate to poor man, upon credit,
actually doubles the amount of taxable property.
A. sells 16o acres of land to B. for 900 B. pays
$1,000 down, and gives notes for the balance, B.
has to pay the tsxes the valuation Of the land,
and A. on the notes and $1,000 besides. Thus the
taxable property is doubled but as certain sum Of
money only is to be raised by taxation, B. pays up
on what he owes, while A. pays upon what he
| owns-and his taxes reduced just so per ct
while BIS are increased 80 per cent.
This-law oppresses the poor man-and few pay
their just proportion of taxes under it.-Okio Re
pcsitory.
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A bad look,

Editorial Conventions must go into disrepute.
we think, unless better and more temporarily or
dered than the one lately held at Cincinnati The
character of the profession, by every such demon
stration, must suffer more or less damage.
Tie Chillicothe Gazette in speaking of the edi-
torial festival last week in Cincinnati, says:
"a few persons who were in attendance did
all they could to convert it into scene of drunken
debauchery. We are happy to say that. SO far
as we know-and we made tolerably close oh
servation-they were not assisted in this attempt
BY any member of the press from the interior"
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Measures and holy aspirations, what ies'. and
how felt, never can make you knew. Such
strong resolutions as I made-sncf earnest vows
and yet you see l have broken them oh! In
the frst hour of temptation yielded. Those
Young men have learned. know not how, my
fatal habit, and exerted every art to allure me to
expose myself here. Perhaps they were jealous
of my rflusncs with you. Sure am they glory
in my shame!"
He paused. and covering his face with his hands,
leaned over the back Of bis chair, while his frame
shook with an agus-hke parOxysm. Il is affecting
even to hard-hearted person, to see man weeF
at the common and natural vicissitudes of life.-
What must have been the feelings Of the youui
and sensitive Rose, on seeing the tears Of Angus
tus-tears. too, wruuR by that most agcuizing o
ali earthly feelings-Femorse
fConcinded nerf sossk.
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AWakeI

1t becomes allihe people, we think, to be awake
to the fact, that there is conspiracy, broad and
deep against the liberties of this country. The
administration party. is party to that unhallowed
conspiracy. Last Monday, Douglass was to call
up his Nebraska bill. Let the people watch the
conspiracy, and arouse. and combine in time or all
will be lost. Our free territory will be banded
over to foulest despotism. the spirit of liberty
will be crushed and free laborers, and free insti-
tutions will be excluded from vast national do
main. IL.
Cannot all the opponents of this nefarious scheme
in the free States. unite. combine, harmonize in
actionl Cannof there be a North?
If virtue and patriotism exist in the American
people. now is the time for these qualities to be
manifested.
The Ohio star. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1830-1854, 1854-01-25

The body Of David Jones, Of Andovar, was
found in clump of trees near the line Of Law
renee and that town. The deceased, on Wednea
day, previous to the great snow storm, went TO
Lawrence to secure some provisions. Oa his
way back, it is supposed he became bewildered in
the storm, wandered from the road, and died from
exhaustion. His dog accompanied him, and sew
era days atel his death attracted the attention of
men who were breaking out the road, and
who, following the dog into the woods, found the
body of Jones. The dog had been six days. it s
supposed without .ood. waiting for his master
to rise. The snow was paved away from the
body, and the faithful creature had apparently
laid upon it.-Boston Journal
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O. The New York Sun (neutralD in an
article on the Presidency, makes the following
well-timed remark:
.sOf one folly the Presidency OF Franklin
Pierce wills We believe, cure the American
people-ihe folly Of passing by eminent states
men who have rendered valuable services to the
country and bss,owing the highest honors in the
Republic upon comparatively obscure politians
OF third or forth rate abilities. The weightsst
responsibilities of Government ought no, 10 be
entrusted to such men. Should we continue 70
make the Presidency Of the United States sort
of Lottery Prize.for which politicians Of all gra-
des might gamble with equal chances Of sue.
cessi TheReFuhlc must very soon lose its char
acter and forfeit The es.eam which constitute,
| the moral force Of nation"
The Ohio star. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1830-1854, 1854-01-25

Coz. BENTON IN THE HoUsE.-A correspond
ent of the St. Louis Republican writes from
Washington:
"Col. Benton looks lost and humb!ed in the
House. He comes in of morning. sits an hour
or two. and then leaves. AS you may have seen,
he has generally voted with the administration,
and been quite silent thus far. He has made sev-
era fforts to obtain the floor. but his slow, solemn
diguifed, Senatorial rising is not fast enough fol
the House. and about twenty Mr. Speakers have
reached the ear of the Chair before he is heard
and then he is compelled to take his seat with the
same silent dignity with which he arose. It il
clear the House is unsuited to him and he to it.