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Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1854-07-25

HoxEsr LAsos.-Labor honest labor
10 rish, end beautiful. Activity is the
ruling element Of life, and ito highest
relish. Luxuries and conquests ere The
result Of labor--we can msnsge moth.
Ing without il. The noblest man Of earth
is he who puts his hands cheerfully and
proudly TO honest labor. Labot is a
business and ordinance Of God. Sus.
pend labor. and where is the glory and
pomp of esrh-the fruit fields aud pls
ces and fashionings Of matter for which
mon strive ami warI
L., The labor scoffer look around him
and whs, are the trophies oftoil. From
the crown Of his head to the so:e Of his
foot, unless he is q Carib, made as the
debtor and SLAYER Of toll.
The labor which he scorns has track.
ej him into the. stature and appearance
ola man. Where gets he his gstments
and equippage! Let labor answer.--
Labor makes music in the mine, and the
furrow, and the forget [Scien,ifc Amer
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ArTEMpr MO MURDER. .-Thos. Col

ATTEMPT MO MURDER. .-Thos. Cole
man, who married wife soms three
months ago, much younger than himself,
attempted to kill her on last Sunday
morning. His wife was engaged in put.
ting on her stockings preparatory 10 60
ing TO church, when Col man struck,
and knocked her down with large po.
ker, and when down cut her throat with
a razor-lhen cut his own. A neigh
Dor happening to call in, made The dis.
covery, and gave the alarm. Mrs.
Coleman's lie was despairei Of at first,
but she gives indications now Of ,ccov.
ering. Coleman did not dip very deep
into his own neck. Coleman had been
formerly an exemplary citizen. is sup.
posed 10 be insane-caused by ordinate
love Of money, and meanncss, and fears
Of coming 10 want. His wife had caus.
ed him to make an outlay Of fifteen dol.
lars during the two months they had
been married, and acting upon the prin
ciplo tha, it was better to be put out ol
the world than out Of money, he attempt
ed to send his young wife to eternity
and follow himself-bu, from recen, ex'
pelience we think he's come 10 the con.
clusion that .'Jortlan is hard road "a
travel. Herald.
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1854-07-25

LIQUOR lxspEcToa's CoNvENrIoK.-
The fol! owing ere some Of the Resolu.
lions adopted at a meeting OF the Liquor
inspectors, assembled ii Columbus. on
the l1th inst:
Resolved, That all distilled alcohol.
ic liquors mus! contain not less than
the following per cent Of alcohol, to-,
wit: Rum, so per cent; all Brandy 50;.
Gin As, Scotch Whisky SO, Irish Whis.
ky so; American Rye Whisky so, Ameri.
can corn Whisky As.
Resolved, That all distilled alcoholic
liquors having :hsir specific gravity
must in order TO receive the mark pure
upon examination prove to bs FREQ
from all foreign substances than that az.
foried by approved dis,iIla,ion and res.
tificatior.
Resolved, That all liquors, alcohol.
ic. produced by fermentation, without
dis,illalion. s',all be rec co,nizel in &C.
corlance with the following, to wit:
Wincs-Part. 20 per cent alcohol;
Madeira 20; Sherry Is; Lisbon Is; Clsr.
ct IL; Ca,awba l2; Malaga. Is; Chom.
paigne 10, Burgandy 10, Muscat Is;
Curiant 10.
Malt Liqucrs-Als 8 per cent alco.
hol, Cider g..
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FOUR DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE
lnsurrection in Spain.
FURTHER RUSSIAN DEFEATS


The steamer franklin brings in,eIli.
gence OF formidable insurrrction in
Spain, under the leyd Of General O'Don'
nell, q commander in the army. Th'
intelligence comes through Paris, by
telegrapbic dispatches from Madrid.
|, is said ths, the corruplions OF the
Court of the Young Queen Isabella have
incited this rebellion, that the govern.
ment troops refuse TO attack the insur'
gents, tha, there is strong tendency in
The government army 10 fraternize with
the people. and to join in the insurrec'
tlon.
|. is said that Gen. O'Donnell on the
81. inst. summoned the Queen 10 change
her mins,ry,-.hat the abdication of the
Queen was under discussion.
Another dispatch states ,ha: the in
surgen,s hsd been attacked by the Go.
vernment troops and repulscd; that they
were drawing back upon Toledo, that
Molrid was covered with barricades, we
have no room for comments.
In the East the Turks still continue
successful, although Russia refuses to
Withdraw her forces from Moldania.
On the 20 ! and 25,h Of June, hatlc
was fought between the Russian rear
guard, on its way TO Tfaj JAMS Wall, and
the Turkish vanguard under Meheme,
Pasha, with rs 900 men-the number Of
the Russian frees is not stated, but they
were driven 10 retreat behind Trsjan's
Wall.
All the troops in Russian Poland have
been ordered to march 10 the Gallican
frontier, aud . levy en- masse has been
ordered in Poland, each landed proprie.
tor is compelled to furnish :4 men. ~ Of
whom to be armed with scythes.
On the Baltic the news is more excit.
ing. On the 2lst OF June three English
Steamers attacked the battery Of the
Russians ot Bromersand. The place
was we'll fortified with over 100 mount.
ed guns, the firing soon bccume general,
the engagement lasted from P NJ. I'm.
til 10 p NJ, when the Russian fortress
and magazine was wrapped in com
plete blaze OF fte; one account says the
English lost but three men, and seven
wounded. The Russians fought we'll
their srtilleryIbeing supported with rifles
On the 4,h Of July, Sir Charles Ma.
pier, with twelve screw battle ships neal
Constradt, was expected soon to attack
the Russian fleet in the Baltic. We hope
the allies will make thorough work with
the Russians.
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1854-07-25

Lass. il . very Interesting expcsilish O
tho" srss,Amsricsn principle, ,"sontsinsa
in his Kapsas snd Nsbrasks Bills. The
sum and mssniag Of which. simply is
,hs. the people pf The United States,
mus. not, ii any msnnsr, interfere ia
the government Of Territories. and ,hs'
whsiever susrsntess Of freedom there
may be found in them, mus, be blottsd
out. What the country now needs. ID
men. who will bring The government
back N ito sphere, and anchor II fast to
the Constitution.
Signal ability and weight Of chspc'
ter are just as essential in one branch
Of Congress. % ia the other. The recent
s,es, outrage upon the rights Of Zee Ia.
bot, would never have been COMPUTED
by Congress. if the Northern wing Of the
Democracy had been furnished with On
able leader. with such man ss now re.
sides in this Congressional District, we
Of course mean WILLiAx ALLEN. an
honest man, that the nation knows, and
to whom all will listen when he speaks;
without in the leost consulting him. or
any Of his intimate friends, and without
his knowledge; on our own fesponsibili.
~ 90 we present him to the people Of
this Consressi onal District. as man fi'
for the crisis. and eqsal TO any emer.
gency, and who. in our humble judg'
men,, can do more Than any other living
American, to place our Government on
lis true constitutional basis, and in a
correct position before the world. We
earnestly recommend our friends thro'.
out the District to adopt Mr.. Allen as
their candidate, without the forms Of q
Convention. Through the cabul and in.
,tri CUES Of conventions, we now have
placed q, the head Of affairs in this
country, men who are entirely unequal
to their positions, and i. is high time
that the people assume their preroga'
,ves, and take the direction Of public
sffairs into their own hands. We ere
we'll satisfied that there is patriotism Q.
uough in the people ofthis Consression'
alDis,rictto elect man who can do the
most to check the corruptins influences
that are now undermining the founda.
tions OF the Republic.
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.Ths FlAG ef .lhs ssTsger.,,

Wslsad ia the Patyis: "Ths follow
ing detail rslativs 70 the affair orths
Tiger, shows to what an extent the Rus
Sian Gsnsfals will carry their system o.
lying end deception. Tho officers and
crew Of the ifiSsse landed In their own
bos.s ahsr having burnt their flag. The
Russians never bosfded the vessel, snd
conseq uently could not gain possession
Of the English Hng. The Russian gsner
81 sen. ss Z trophy to Msrshal Paskie.
witsch the 6ag Of an English merchant
vessel which had been detained In the
port before the bombsrdmeui, and which
.he feptesentsd ~ being ,hs. Of the Eng.
lish fiigsts. the Tiger Y lnds'
pendent.
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West American Monthly.

The July punbof Of ,his excellen,
Periodical, psBiished as Cincinnati. by
jethro Jackson & Co., ID on our table
Its lisi Of contents orc: THE Reign oI
Terror Pride end | cnius;' 'Rsmblea
Of an Artist The best means Of pro-
noting Morali,y;' The EUROPEAN Ali.
nnce,' Mitchell and the csnadion Pre-
late, ,''Jspanf .Tlowsrs;' The Kindred
Despotisms;; 'Ohio Mechanics lns,i.
tu,e' illustrated; 'Ribbona. Queen Of the
ANA xons;' 'FiIlibuaers;' the best means
ol promoting morsiity"-also choice
collection Of original poetry. We have
carefully examined this work, and read
its contents. I, is our judgment that il
will loss nothing by comparison with
any periodical published in the east.
Its tone is healthy and vigorous. We
take pleasure in commencing il TO the
support Of our ffiends. Each number
cootsins 81 pages neatly printed ms'.er,
on fine paper, set with clear tyPs. The
subscription price is $2. Specimen
numbers con be seen at this Office. We
will also receive and remit subscriptions.
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MINIATURE STEAM ENoISE.-A very
skilfnlly constructed Lilliputian steam
engine has been placed on exhibition in
the machine room, on the left eide. near
the enhance on the East nsve. It 10 q
high pressure beam engine. composed ol
$50 pieces, boiler. stack, &c.. oil com.
Plete. and only weigha Q drschms, I2
grains. The stroke Is SIG Of an inch,
diameter Of cylinder lie Of an inch di,
smetes of6y wheel, 5 8 ofAn inch. The
cylinder. beam. and cross-hesd ase ol
gold. This ministure working sissa,
engine was constructed BY Cyrus Cham.
bers. Jr. ofKsnnesl Square. chestss Co.,
Pa. lad 16 years Of sgs. 4 csslsialy
does great crsdi. 10 his skills tssAs sad
patience.
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on seer. h civil disconls wofss thar
any fofs;su wan
Tho above creed d m .re objections.
bic than were The alien and sedi,ion
laws adopted y the Fsdrralis.s. when
| ia tbe full pride Of their power; while
here is similar policy. without the
sanction of law, score, in lie operations.
tyrsnnicsl and unjust ia its results.
We arc s~dte that some will point US
to the vices and e1cssses Of an igne rant
and destitute population who como into
our country, unprsparsd fora proper aP'
probation Of their privileges; II 10 true
thst individuals abuse the blessings ol
our government. but this 10 true Of aH'
native - we'll a. foreign, but this il no
reason for Furnishing the just with the
unjust
Are there not to b. found among the
European population in our country. as
veil as AMONG the native born, men Of
exalted worth and brilliant talents, who
have given US their valuable services in
the various departments ofcivilized life.
II is needless 10 refer 10 men like Al.
bert Galla,n, Montgomery. DeKalb,
and host Of others. whose characters
adorn the pages Of American hi.tory.
Look at the industrial pursuits; who are
the forgers and workers ofiron and 9th.
er metals' Are they not generally foreign.
ers, are no, til. foreign population Of
This very town as hones,.in.el'i igent, and
upright in all the transactions Of life. as
any other portion o. our fellow citizens!
Have they not contributed their full
share to The building up, and improve
ment Of the place!
The amplest toleration Of all creeds
and sects is we'll settled Amsr can
principle, from which the heart Of the
people will not be permanently moved.
No citizen ought TO be afraid to avow
his political sentiments, in the most
public manner. 1t is we'll settled axi.
ON Of the Democracy that error OF opin'
ion may be safely tolerated when req.
son is left free TO combat it, but the Sc.
crecy which marks the doings Of this or
ganization. shows that they say or do
many things which they ore either a.
shamed, or afraid for the world 10 know,
therefore, in the name OF our ancestors
who were foreigners, in the name Of the
Constitution, the Declaration Of Indie
pendence, and finally in the name ol
Democratic Liberty, do we protest a
gains, secret political orgs nization
which shrinks to discuss its principles
in the open light Of day, and arrays
class agains, class, sect against thus
creating strife ard dscord in communi.
ties. and ignoring the greo, doctrines ol
christianity which proc'aims all man.
kind 10 be common brotherhood.
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lDoLArRY IN JArAx.-An officer in
tho U. 5. ,riss,e Powhatan, writing from
Japan says: "lGols,ry is everywhere
70 be seen, even mpre than in China,
and s,aluary seems to be very common.
The eraveyaris aie full Of rule scuip.
lures, AMI images Of gods ami heroes
placed there as ,uteIsr guardians IN the
tomb.slones, or isr some such purpose
Tibelan letters and sentences are used
as charms about the graves, no one
knowing at all what they mean; il ,hsr
were Ineligible the charm woull be
broken. Temples are common, and
waysije d!vjnities present their weather
beaten faces every few roIs."
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A NEEpLE SWALLOWED & ExrRAe

A NEEDLE SWALLOWED & EXTRACT.
Ep.-A lady Of Rochester, who was ad'
,dic,ed to the bad habit Of holding pins
and needles in her mouth, swallowed
VIII she supposed to bea pin. some
lime in Dec ember last. Soon after she
suffered considerably from acute pains
in her stomach, but without sttribu'ing
them 10 tho pin. On Sunday last the
lsdv was attacked with severe pain in
her knee, which was SO intense as to
c ause her 10 faint. A Physician wal
called, who succeeded in extractint
from the limb medium sized needle
which had worked nearly to tho skin
tho eye being foremost. The needle ws'
much corroded, and the point had be
come nearly as much blun.ea as th'
head.
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Tho 18th Of July Convention.

We this week lsy before our readers
the proceedings of'he Peoples Conven.
iior, held at Columbus on the 18Th inst:
|. The Convention we believe was com
posed Of as able and good men as there
are in the State, but we think it has
come far short Of its duty, in failing 10
lay down platform Of principles. The
convention resolved we'll aud strongly
against the further extension Of slavery,
and against the outrage committed by
the General Government in breaking
down the Missouri compromise but
there it stops. and goes no further. No
party can rise into permanent power
and influence on q single idea. and that
negative in its character.
The printed call for the Convention
which was signed by tens Of thousands
ofpsople in this state, contained adec.
lara,ion Of principles which the Con.
vention failed TO carry out. The Con.
vention utters no protest against the
wholesale system Of land piracy nov
going on at Washington. by which mil
lions Of acres, Of the best ,oil in tn,
country, is bring daily transferred ,e
railroad corporations.
1t utters no protest against the cen
tralizing power Of the Federal Govern
ment. by which the United States Su
preme Court has lately prostrated th'
sovereignty Of our State, by renderin,
imperative and void provision Of ou
State Constitution. providing for a.
equal distribution Of the buidens Of tax
alton. Ii u,ters no sentiment in favor o
the election OF Federal officers by di
rect vote ofthe people; neither does il dc
clare any views on the questions Of do
mestic State. and national policy inter
esting to the people Of Ohio; therefor
we do not comprehend the propriety o
Democrats abandoning their party 70
the purpose Of uniting with this move
} ment, because the Democratic party Q
Ohio has taken as strong ground again,
the extension Of slavery as any othe
party cen possibly occupy.
8 II msy be said that several Of tn
Democratic delegates to Congress lror
this Stste, voted for the repeal Of Ii
| missouri prohibition. That Is tru.
0 but il remains 10 be seen whether thei
. action will be approved BY the Dsmos
I. racy OF The State. We believe the, III
4 sense Of the people on tho question
. extending slavery can be we'll and Proy
81 erly taken in the election ofmsmbers,
. Congress. and thst there the Issue shoul
. be made directly, 10 every district.
II We believe the nominees Of ths In
II Convention u BE- unsxceplionsbls On
II good mon. Judge 6wsn i wall know
!. - IN sbls end ppsixht lsvysr. n
e BlixeSeafes, III 41Se sspuiss vfsasgl
sisil ya 4
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At Meeting Of the Board Of Directors
of,he New York Crystal Palace. let.
ter Of resi- igna,ion was handed in by the
President, p. T. Bafnum Esq.
The resignation was accepted, and
John H. " hi,e. Esq. was unanimously
elected President pro tenn.
A committee was appointed to obtain
the services Of an efficient Superinten.
dent for the season before us. aD'l it was
resolved TO finally close the Exhibition
on the 3lst Of October next.
1t was further resolved to appoint a
committee with power to dispose Of the
Crystal Palace and all other property
the Association, deliverable on or al
ter the lsl day Of November next.
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Subterrsnean air is said TO be essen.
tisl to the growth Of vegetation. There
IS now on exhibition at the Crystal Pal.
ace. from Holland, long pointed iron
socket attsche to a wooden handle, Ia.
belled. "to promote the growth Of frui,
trees" The mode Of using is not spe.
.cihed. and we can only conjecture thai
Y IL for making holes, and breaking up
the earth erosnd the roots---not . bad
.idea.we think Am. m.Agricultuyist
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George Read Of Delaware. was ii,
son Of Irish parents, one or Tho author,
I Of the CONSULTATION OF Delaware, on
sfierwsrls Of the Federal Constitution
II was he hho answered TO the Briiisl
tempters-'lam poor man. but poor si
am tho King Of Enslsnd is not rich Q
noush to purchase me- II" died IL
179S.
Charles Csrrol, OF Carrolton, was o
Irish descent, and very wealthy. He az
fixed his address after his name, that the
pledge ofhis "for,une" might DC beyond
doubt. He was The last survivor Of the
signers, and died Nov. IL, 1882.
Thomas Lynch, Jr., OF South Caro-
l;ns, succeeded his father, who died
while at Congress, in 1870. and signed
the Declaration.
Thomss Mexican, signer for Pennsyl'
vsnia, was also Of l,islI pa ventage. HI
was successfully, Senator. Governor o
Pennsylvania, and President Of Con
gres.. After 6ity years Of public life. ht
died 90 the oath June, 1877.
Edward RutIedge. Of South Caroline
was also signcr, fought in the Sou'h
ern campaign, and was for three year,
kept prisoner in Florida.-Became Gov
ernor Of South Carolina in 1900. and
died ia 1900.
1t has been said that. "of the illustIi
Gus names destined 10 live forever on
the new Charter Of Human Freedom
Ireland should be wisely jealous, for the
worlds revolutions will never present
surh another tablet Of glory to the chill
dren Of men,"
We do not wish to be considered as
waning against the "Know Mornings
Perhaps they "know something" that i,
hidden from our limited vision. 1t may
be iha, there is design in progress tc
assail our Liberties and uproot our free
institutions. lf there is, American.
should feel jealous Of their rights. bot
until we shall have bee come better salts
fie,l that this is the case, we shall con
tinue to recognize all adopted citizens
as good citizens as the natires. Was
there ever better patriot Than La!ay
ettc, or enc who showed himself more
erdeare.l to free America? Was he q
native? The School hoy who daily sings
peans 10 America, will answer that he
was natire Of France. Had we room
we could name many other Foreigners
who have, in times past, distinguished
themselves as devote friends 10 this
country. Shall we prescribe ,keir an
cestry?-Portsmoulh Rep.
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DEcIprpLY RicB.-The following in,
cident, which occurred in neighboring
CITY; 10 too good to be lost. As Judge w.
wss walking the street, woman hurried
out from her house. and mistsking him
70, her husbs nd. expected from Csliforn.
il, accos,ed him eagerly, .Oh, Joseph,
Jo.ephr The Judge solemnly psssent.
ing 10 hsr the palm Of his open hands,
grsveIy enuncistei 'stop, Msdsme. stop;
I sm no Joseph. The woman, seeing
her mistake. quictly replied. .Excuss M
|ai,. my hssbG I nAwss il Jsssph, bp'
|hot fSdpass... ep:l ,pspt1Ss ~ lsit q
|X16i 1s ~ n estt ~ ~ ~ /.
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DEMOCRATIC STATE TICKET.
FoR SUPREME JUDGE--SflEPHARD F. NOR
RIS, Of Clemont.
BoARD Of PusLic WoRxs-ALEXANDER
MILLER, OF Butler.
Cngrcssional Election.

ln'the early part OF last June. The
Chillicothe Advertiser called the atten.
ton Of the people Of this Congrcssional
District, to tho importance Of early and
prompt action, in bringing forward a
candidate to be supported for a sea, in
the next Congress. Our poper immedi.
s,oly responded. and named Portsmouth
as the place, and the third Tuesday Of
July as the proper time for tho assembly
Of delegates TO put in nomination Con
gressional candidate, to DO supported by
the Democtacy. But this suggestion
met with no notice or response wha,eve.
from any part of,hs Districs.consequent'
ly We are un: :ble 10 advise our readers
whether any action on the subject will
soon be taken.
Our deliberate judgmen. Is, that the
500 ner VIC have an acceptable candidate
in the field. the better i, will bc for the
Democratic cause,-we need for q can.
didate an able and just man, one who is
equal 10 the crisis in which is involved
The greal question whether the people
arc servants and tools Of the Govern.
rnent, instead Of the Government. their
agent and trustee. For many years a
revolution has been going on in this
country, taking tho sovereignty from the
people, and eoncen,ra,ingit in the Fe'
deral Government; and this centralizine
power has 20 far progressed as efsc.u'
ely to defy the public will. and the in
dependence Of the States. The Fedora
Government without any efectual re
buks from any quarter dictates the elec
tion Of Senator'S, and the course Of po
litical action within the States. Th'
constitution the very preamble Of which
declares that it was sdopted to 'estab
lish JUSTICE" and secure the "blessing
Of liberty" to that and TO all succeedln,
! generations, mas cessed 10 be a light snt
guide 70 the action Of Congress. Th
State 10 no longer machinery for tn
government Of the people according t
their virtue, intslIigenee, and will but
supremacy a part from. and over them
! Tho redersl Government is fast b
coming q separate consolidated interes
using the masses Of the people for il
own purposes, instead Of On in,e's,
administered for the benefit Of the pei
pie At thsir own judgment end consro
limited only BY the strict letter and spi
i it Of the Constitution. The sxorbital
demands Of the slave interest hav
brought about this change. NJ mel
parry tactics and interest could hsv
done il, for psrtiss ere always sscur
;sy to liberty.
4 The sction Of Congress dnring Il
lpsss few years, bss proved that slsvs'
} 'fisso party interest, but Z tyranny ov'
4 sll Psssies.
Ne ~ we'll ss,is6sd. The. uesssv'
4 i n IN il eoptsnpl plssion, g ysssly j
" ~ 40 ruth
! !! /! "a