Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1854-09-26

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asks ths isanssc ciion work fair, snd DO.
esuss Nj. r. IL Secretary TO the Ohio
Iron and Cosl Company. they conclu'
ded 10 nominate Mr.. WAxeyIELp. but
quietly cote for Mr.. RlcMARps. Mr.
DHuRy wss though. to be q good md
strong man, and that he would help the
head OF the ticket. We have not the
lcost idea that either DnuRY or WAKE.
FIELD Is in any manner cognizant OF the
transactions Of last Saturday night. We
believe that Mr.. DRuRY has strength
Of his own 10 be sustained in o canvass
inAhis county for Commissioner, or any
other Office for which he may choose TO
run tha. neither he nor his friends will
ieel very much complimonted by any en-
dorsement from this association, that
does its>business under cover Of dark.
ness. We understand that the object
Of these nominotionsis is not particularly
10 elect the Probate Judge, Clerk, &C..
placed on, their ticket, but to elect their
candidate for Auditor, in order that the
nam cement Of the finances Of the coun.
, ty may be transferred to the capitalists
Of this place. -l--.o... '----''
ltis fresh in the recollection Of the
, voters Of this county, that when the law
!, !, ives passed 4ssinS all property and cred
. It's according to ,heir~true value, thai
certain heavy capitalists. manufacturers
in this end Of the county, determined Il
- " resist the payment Of taxes, becaus
" they said the Board Of Equalization
:, which then consisted Of the present Au
" ;. ditor Terry, Stewart, Vcrmillion. Wake
;. field, and Thomas Walton, had not fair
=, ly cqualizcd the property. Most Of thes
- men paid under protest, and broush
suit to recover back what they alledge
~ to be the excessive tax, but the Suprem
" Cour, OF the State sustained the cto
!. Of the Board Of Equalization. y
They then determined to geta Boar
, of Equalization ,hda would carry ou
" their wishes. and accordingly brougl
:, forward their candidates. sNho..were un
- e1csp,ionable men; but Thy were bea
en- at the ballot. box, and the action {
- the Board Of Equalization was thus vir
- dicated by the people.
The last and most desperate shift
this greedy and ambitious interest, is I
press into its service, secret polllice
religious organization that has latel
IT sprung up among US, and which, by tn
A novelty Of its character, has attracted
y y it quite large number Of persons.
1t will be borne in mind that at lea'
81 two Of the candidates here in town, wei
~ the sc,iveS and faithful friends Of tn
n. chartered monopoly Of this place, an
used every means in their power to pro
re- it up, ard thus preserve in the hands
of the few, a strong and odious monopol
Of Of privileges, and pcrpetuity of right
he which ought TO be placed in the hands
y, the people Of this town. .
he However, the people will be true t
ne themselves they will not readily trans
is fer to those who have resisted the pay
10 ment Of their own taxes, both the powt
ii Of levying and equalizing taxes for III
n. people Of the entire county.
ne Since writing the above, we hav
as leaned that the nominations were mad
C. through fraud and deceit that con
Il. mittee was appointed to name cand
ar dates, and when they returned, the bod
of Of the members supposed that as ma,
II, ter Of course, they would act upon tn
!, recommends Of the committee, an
il. determine who they woull nominate
he when, behold the chairman informe
k the body Of the members that the actio
tn Of the committee was final, and there
e. fore the nominations were all made
in We have budget Of items in regal
y the doings Of that council.
C. POLITICAL INTELLIGENCE.
~ Hon. SOLOMON G. HAVEN has bee
W put in nomination for the XXXlVt
sy Congress, from .he Buffalo district, Ne
York. He was member of the "Fil
. more, Hall & Haven" firm, and is q
- uncompromising whig. As the demo
y Gratis are in hopeless minority ther
- his election is certain.
JOAN 8. DA~Rv ssas aoninAted~ ft
- Governor Of Michigan, on the l4th inst
by the Democratic State Convention.
- The official returns Of the Iowa ele,