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lFor the Spirit Of Democracy ]
INV Country"

Mr.. EDIToR-There is charm in the
words, "My Country;" charm which
fills the bosom of every good man in our
beloved country, with love, gratitude, and
honorable pride.
The word patriot, signifies one who
loves his country. And such man loves
to dwell on the words, my Country" and
not .'the North, }" or s'the South, as though
we had but half country. Those semi
patriots, who pretend they love but half
their country, are destitute Of the noble
passion which actuates the true patriot.
and unlike the true lover Of his country,
would draw the line of separation across
the family hearth of our beloved country,
break up the happy circle, and bastardize
one half, who proudly call WASHINGTON
their father-the father Of his common
country. "a. .rlae
Contrast. if you please, the selfish term,
ssthe South" or "the North," with those
terms which all good men, and especially
the best men Of earth, loved so much to
dwell upon. "MY Country" Nearly the
first words uttered by Washington. in his
inaugural Address, were, "My Country"
In his first Annual Address, he closed with
the significant words, "My Country" &c.
In his second, he closes again by saying
to the Senate and House that he ..indulg-
ed the fullest persuasion that their con-
sultations would be marked with wisdom
and animated by the love of their Country"
He commences another by thanks TO Heav.
en- for the prosperity of "our country"
Not of our NORTH" not Of our "South, ;"
and closes the same address, the same
legacy 10 US all, in the following paternal
language: "Let US unite, therefore. in i'm.
ploring the Supreme Ruler Of nations 10
spread his holy protection over these Uni
ted States; to turn the Vaccinations Of the
wicked TO the confirming Of our constitu.
|,ion; to enable US at sll times to root out
internal sedition and put invasion to fight;
to perpstuate to our country that prosperi-
|ty, which his goodness has already con-
ferred. and to verify the anticipations Of
this Government being tho safeguard to
human rights" Again. he closes with the
following paternal lesson: "Temperate
discussion of the important subjects which
may arise in tho course Of the session, and
mutual forbearance, where there 10 diff
ference of opinion, are too obvious and too
necessary for the peace. happiness and
/ welfare of our country, TO need any recom-
! lmendation Of mine.'' This is the Ian.
lguage Of all our Statesmen who have en-.
4 deared themselves to their countrymen
Never. until recently, has il been boldly
avowed that geographical party line,
should divide this Union as the land marks
! between hostile nations. Shall we be dis.
}Itinpuished thus, and cease to boast OF oul
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The Missouri Meetings-Humbug.

Some of the Anti. Nebraska papers are
attempting to get up an excitement about
the meetings which have been held in the
western part OF Missouri, which resolved
that they would take their slaves into
Kansas and hold them. Now. such q
procedure as this would be in entire dis.
regard Of law, and against it the Missouri
Compromise would have been no barriel
il il had been suffered to remain upon
the statute book. Kansas is free territory,
and every human chauel which is taken
there will become free the same as It ne
was landed in Ohio. The slave holders
understand this and will not risk their
properly by emigrating into a territory
where slavery has not been authorized by
statute.
These meetings were sheer humbugs
and will amount 10 nothing. The Aboli.
tionists and Wings who wish to see Kan
sas become slave territory in order to
make political capital, will be very sorry
to read the following, which We take from
the Agrarian, Democratic paper pub.
lished at Independence, Mo-, which thus
alludes to the meetings referred to:
THE WBsTPoRT AND lNDEPENDENcE
RESOLUTIONS.
More than week has now elapsed
since the two meetings were held. end
men have had an opportunity Of compa'
ring notes and Of forming some correct
opinion respecting the nature, origin, and
tendency Of the proceedings. The a.
mosphere is well.nigh cleared up. and the
sulphurous sounds and scents with which
it was lately charged have imperceptibl,
died away. The whole turns out to have
been nothing else than a little party ma
neuvre. gotten up and played off by ont
or two entsrprising spirits in the hope 0
gaining q notoriety not Otherwise attaina
Die. The resolutions having been secretly
prepared. were sprung unexpectedly up
on the audience. and carried by . few
previously secured votes, far the grease
number Of those present taking no par
in the matter. We feel assured that no
One man in twenty in this cummunit.
partakes Of the inflammatory spirit breath
ed in the resolutions, or 10 willing to Civ
lhis countenance to the reckless measure
recommended by Them
q ~ Cincinnati Enquirer.
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Marietta and Cincinnati Railroad

Marietta and Cincinnati Railroad.
The last Marietta lntelligencer gives the
following encouraging news in regard to
this road:
The friends Of our great railroad enter
prise will be glad to learn that recent ad-
vices from MIR. Wilson, Vice President oI
the Company, arc decidedly encouraging
For several months past railroad seouri.
ties have been drug in all the money
markets of the world. and it has been i'm
possible for any companies but those o
tie very highest credit and character &c
negotiate any considerable amount upor
any but ruinous terms. There is proba.
bly, no other company in the country, will
an unfinished road, which has been abl'
TO make so favorable money arrange
ments as the Marietta and Cincinnati
Company.
Recent letters from Mr.. Wilson an
nounce the purchase, on favorable terms
OF IL, 900 tons OF rails. Iron had pre-
viously been purchased (and is now be
ing received on the road to complete tn
track eastward to within ten or twelv
miles Of Athens. The purchase abov
announced will complete the track from
said point west of Athens TO Wheeling
In other words, the iron has been bough
for the completion Of the line, and tn
delivery Of it is now going on, and vii
be continued until the Bridge City is unite,
to the Queen City by rail.
The Directors will not, perhaps, inclin
to increase materially the present fore
employed on the eastern divisions Of tn
road, until further favorable adyices ar
received. Butthe fact stated above place
the work in such shape that even con
tinuaiion of pecuniary distrust canno
long delay its completion.
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further s.would be = work u .supsreroea.
tion;, .letswell enongh alons;'' & " ssnl
make uut6el concession" &c. Thue,
with the qu5siion pending on ths adoplieA
Of the report Of the committee, lhrouth
the shutting Of the chairman and lsadsfo,
they managed, through the wearinsss 81
the people, to adjourn the Convention sine
diel Some of the speakers admitted hat
justice demanded that we spsak out against
the Fugitive act; but then our friends oould
not bear 80 much-it was not prudsnt.
Freesoilers must not expect thsir platform
to be adopted; they. must come calculating
TO concede something for the sake 81
union. So it seems that We have got back
to the old doctrine Of compromiss sgain.
We may speak against the Nebrasks
swindle. but be quiet on the Fugitive act.
Now, | cannot tell how il il with you, Mr..
Editor, but have no moro compromises
to make on the subjecto OF slavery. viii
not join to cut branch from the Upus
tree, and leave the poison trunk in quiet
possession of the soil. cannot coneens
to stand upon any platform which pledges
less than our whole political power 10 b
exerted against Slavery. and am not
content with gensraliiies. bul in lawyer
phrase, wantthe "bill of particulars filed. }"
Then every body will know what Ne in.
tend TO do. Wings may do battle against
the Nebraska swindle. ndspsrmit the fsr
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What Is Thought Of It.

Although pressed for room, we cannot
refrain from publishing the following letter
from an old Freesoiler, which we find in
the last Columbian. just to lei our readers
see what hard things man can say when
he feels as If he had been cheated. He
seems to think thar the object of the Con-
vention OF the I 9Th ult., was to swallow up
the Freesoil party. Others claim that ii
is the Wings who are deyoured:
FRIDAY MoRNING. July IA, 1854.
Mr.. RIcE:-IIaying attended the Con-
vention as delegate from Clermont coun.
ty, feel cannot return without saying
q word in regard to its proceedings. es-
pecially the grand finale Of the mass meet
in, last night. came to this place san.
auine in the hope that the time had ar
rived to deal 8 death. G!ow on Slavery,
and lay the foundation Of an effort whose
nal result would tell on the interests Of
Freedom, and drive the viper Of Slavery
from our land. | confess shall return
greatly disappointed. Perhaps it was too
much 10 expect from whig leaders, whose
las, great political demonstration was the
Baltimore Platform, and whose memory
comes down to us associated with the
kidnapping administration Of Millard Fill
more, and high treason prosecutions for
reiusals to catch runaway slaves. say,
perhaps it was too much, to look to such
mon in the hour Of danger, to guard the
sacred temple of Freedom. At any rate,
lif we have been sanguine heretofore.
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Further Particulars Of the Bonn.
bardment of San Juan.

We give below some additional pariicu.
lars Of the bombardment and burning ol
San Juan, or Greytown, by the U. s. sloop
of war Cyane. Capt. Hollins, which was
dispatched thither to demand satisfaction
for an insult to Mr.. Borland, American
Minister 10 Central America, and to Sc.
cure the American Transit Company from
the annoyances they suffered from the
Greytown authorities. The town is with.
in the jurisdiction Of no particular State
It is a kind Of independent colony, settled
by English and Americans. and holding
what territory they claim from d grant by
the Mosquito King. The authorities of the
town have been long while in dispute
with the Transit Company over the Mica
ragua route. growing out of business ar
raDgements. and both parties having prob
ably been giving proyocations to each 9TH
or. The cause oi the insult to Mr.. Borland
was his interference, short time ago, to
resist the attempt of the authorities to ar.
rest the captain of one Of the Nicaragua
Company's steamers. who shot native
in the river, it is said in self.defence. The
authorities insisted upon the delivery of the
captain into their hand, to be tried for mur.
der. Mr.. Borland denied their authority,
and when he went ashore they mobbed
and otherwise insulfed him. .,
The following letter, which we find in
the New York Herald, contains the partic.
ulars Of the destruction of the town:
u. S. SHIP CYANE.
San Juan, de Nicaragua, July Is
The U. s. ship Cyane arrived here on
the lth inst, after long, though pleas.
ant. passage from New York. On our ar.
rival here, Capt. Hollins, according to his
instructions from the Secretary ofthe Navy
commenced to settle the difficulties existing
between the two governments, viz: TO en-.
force the payment of the claim made by
the Steamship Company. and demand re-
6ress for wrongs and injuries done oul
late Minister, Mr.. Borland. p
The authorities here treated every at
tempt at an amicable adjustment Of tn,
difficulty with insult and disdain. So, or
the morning of the l2th, we sent party
on shore to capture their arms and ammu
milton, and issued proclamation givin,
them twenty -four hours to come to terms
or we would blow the town down. In III
meantime the commander Of an Englisl
war schooner entered protest agains
our proceedings; and Capt Hollins in
formed him that he was sorry he must dis
regard said protest. but he intended car
rying out his instructions. and obey order
at al hazards, and that il the demand
were not paid in iwenty-four hours h
would commenoe operations.
On the morning Of The 18th, the inhab
itants OF the town left, and took TO til
woods, leaving all their property benin
Them. At nine o'clock, the twenty.iou
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o. We commend to the attention Of
the reader the first of series Of articles,
from the pen Of D. II. WIRE, Esq., in TO-
day'spaper. The subject, at this par,icu-
lar crisis, is one possessing much interest
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1854-08-02

JUDGE SwAN.-Many of the .fusee pa
pers assert that Judge Swan, the fusee
nominee for Supreme Judge is. or was. a
democrat. An exchange corrects this er-
ror and says that Judge Swan was run as
an elector on the Freesoil-Van Buren, tic
ket, in l848, against Gen. Cass; and thai
in 1852 he voted for John P. Hale. Were
we incorrect in calling him ga kind of q
democrat?''
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For the Spirit Of Deu

Ma. MoRRIs-During the siorm Oh Sat-
urday July 22nd.. the ligh,ninas s,rnek
a group Of horses belonging 10 Wm.t Kess.
Sr., OF Marion township, in Noble cpuAe
~. Ohio. and killed three OF them inssent,
ly. The horses were mol neaf any arees.
but standing close to each other. Whal
is most strange in this matter. u the last
that sucking colt was in company. buf
escaped unhuft. NJ. s..
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CANDlDArEs.-We notice that DR.. JESSE
NJ. STONE is announced in the Noble coun-
iy Courier, and VIM. LAWRENCE, in the
Guernsey Jeffersonian, as candidates for
Congress, subject TO the decision Of the
Democratic District Convention.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1854-08-02

OF The inside Of to-day's paper is
occupied, principally, with communica.
tions and items of news. Editorials are
deferred.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1854-08-02

0r The Mansfield Herald says that
gold has been discoveredin Worthington
township. Richland Co.. O. Washings
have been found which pay from 10 %
per day.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1854-08-02

G We are under obligations 10 Hon
w. SHANNON for copy of "Herndon''
Valley OF the Amazon" a
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OF The names Of all candidates, whose
announcements we have been requested to
publish, will be found in the appropriate
list.
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Communication1s.
To the People Of the l7th Congress
stonal. District,


To the People Of the l7th Congress
st0nal District.
FsLLow ClrIzKNsi-The kindness of
trends has made the subscriber candi-
Ate tor seat in the next Congress- ! Hav.
ng formerly, for a brief period, occupied
'sAt in the Legislative Assemblies of Ohio,
reference 10 my past political actions
will not be deemed out OF place. While
il is undeniable that was subjected to an
,lnco.nmon share Of censure and abuse
rom strangers in other parts OF the State,
lshad, al all times. the pleasure OF receiv.
ing Testimonials Of warm appreciation from
my immediate CONSTITUENTS. This arose
from antagonism ,of interest between diff.
fsrent sections Of the Commonwealth. A
system OF government trading originated
in New York almost forty years ago and
spread over more than half the States of
The Union, carrying enormous public
debts, enormous taxes and an unhappy
degradaiion Of political morals in its train.
The supporters OF this system entertain
the yudest and most extravagant notions
Of the taxing power. They hold that gov
ernment may employ this most important
power for any purpose whatever. deemed
advantageous by the rulers, though bene-
icicl only 10 part, perhaps small part
Of the community. Hence the trading ef-
forts of divers State governments, have
been employed, under the influence of,his
idea in constructing roads, canals and
other public works under the specious
name Of internal improvements. And
this in spite Of The lncontestabls fact that
such works confer nothing but partial and
local benefits, and cost the government.
mwck, uery mnch more than the same work
would cost if constructed by companies
or individuals. The historian Macaulay.
one Of the greatest minds at present exist
ing in Europe, tells the British public, that
half million Of pounds subscribed by in
dividuals or companies twill be more eff.
cient in making canal or railroad than
Eve millions granted by act of Parliament" !"
And experiences confirms bis observation.
Osher political economists have taught that
no tax ought to be levied on whole State
OF community for partial or local purposes,
OF levied at al for any purpose in the ben
sfits Of which tho taxpayer does not parti.
eipan. That rightiui taxation is the price
Of social order That the legislative. ex
ecuiive and ministerial agents employed
In maintsining the public peace and in
preserving social order. are the servants
Of the State. And as. they spend their
time in the public service are entitled to q
remuneration out Of the public treasury
And that taxation lar other purposes is
wrong and upjustifiable. The prevalence
- - q 4 .
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tive Iifs mill iorard. 4 the close Of The .es.
sion 81 he Cons,itutional Al Conyention. II
wa.. nerhan.. : nol;,;cal m;slor,nna ia he
comnsIIed tin. "a come In contact with
a;e.enoint.d .vsrics. for-no passion !.
morss ssrce 81 .more furious or more apt 10
deai il. abasivs and outrageous Language.
Rus.;s.;. INV consol.tion' hat was ex.
prssslv elected and commissioned by NV
con s,;,uenss "a do the work. which 1 indus.
tfiou,lv performed, and no worse language
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principles, must we not enlighten and puri.
~ the minds Of the young electors, Of the
young sovereigns OF the land? Can any
good man, can any patriot bear 10 see his
young feliow-cilizens growing up as igno-
rent and as stupid as the subjects Of some
Of the absolute despots Of the old world?
But il is probable that less money 10 ex.
pended under the new system, than under
the old. The old tax maintained schools
part of the year But they were INSULT
|cient. Private schools made up by sub
scription, were in general operation. That
the present public schools cost less than
the old private and public schools taken
Together, is admitted. And tho present
public schools are generally believed to be
better than the old ones either public or
private. Still if upon mature considera-
| ton, the school tax is thought TO be too
high. our representatives can be instructed
10 reduce it, No public debt with its long
arrsarages Of interest and expenses, il
accumulated.
| Fellow.ciiizens. TO err is human. That
during my short Legislative career, com
mitted no errors. would be arrogance Il
/ assert. But it isto be hoped, none mate
! rally Injurious to the public; and time ,h,
great teacher, the great eniightener ha'
not revealed to me any such. Moreove
/ have the happy consciousness that If az.
thing wrong was by me done. il was 8,
. done for want Of better knewledge. Ac
cording to the old oath of priyy. coun
sellor, / always "advisedn this GREA'
PEOPLE, "according 10 the best Of my Gun
i ming and discretion, without partialit,
through affection, love. need doubt Q
4 dread" lnever voted in q minority differ
Grass Valley telegraph., 1854-08-17

EXTRAORDINARY CHALLENGE-GREAT Pts
TOL SHOT.-Mr. Edward W. Paul, of St. Lou
is. publishes in the Republican Of that city,
the following extraordinary challenge:
"Owing to the frequent and urgent solci-
tation of many friends. am induced to make
the following propositions
PROPOSITION ISL will fit half dollar
to the end of a twig two inches long, and
while a second person will hold the other end
in his mouth, SO as to bring the coin within
an inch and half of his face engage to
strike the half dollar three times out of five,
at the distance of ten PAGES. or thirty feet
[ will add in explanation, that there are sew
eral persons willing and ready to hold the
twig or stick as described above, when re-
quired.
PROPOSITION 2d.-I will hit dollar tossed
in the air, or any object of the same size.
three times out of five. ON WHEEL AND FIRE.
PROPOSITION 3d-AT THE WORD. will split
three balls out of five on a knife blade placed
at the distance of thirty feet
PROPOSITION 4th.-I will hit three birds
out of five, sprung from the trap, standing
thirty feet from the trap when shooting.
PROPOSITION 5th-I will break, AT THE
WORD. five common clay pipe-stems, at the
distance of thirty feet.
PROPOSITION Gth.-I engage to prove by
fair trial. that no pistol shot can be produced
who will shoot an apple off mans head, at
the distance of thirty feet, oftener than can.
Moreover. Twill produce two persons willing
and ready to hold the apple on their head for
me, when required to do so.
PROPOSITION 7th.-I will wager. lastly. that
no person in the United States can be pro-
duced. who will hit a quarter of dollar, at
distance of thirty feet, oftener than can,
ON A WHEEL AND FIRE.
am willing to bet $4,000 on any of the
above propositions. one fourth of that amount
forfeit. So soon as any bet will be closed.
the money will be deposited in the Bank of
the State of Missouri, until the money shall
have been paid over by the judges, or with
drawn, less forfeit will give the best and
most satisfactory references that my share
will be forthcoming when any of the above
propositions are taken up. Any one taking
up any of my propositions. must address me
through the st. Louis Post Office, as the ad-
vertisements or newspaper notices may not
meet my eye. Propositions will be received
until the first of September next. will re-
quire satisfactory references at the outset for
the depositing of the money wagered.