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The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1854-04-05
The LEGISLATURE,

Several important measures have been
under discussion in the Legislature, among
which we notice a temperance bill, and a
new tax bill. For particulars, we refer to
the synopsis Of the proceedings in another
column. i3'st 7 II.
On Thursday, the bill for batch ol
new banks, was killed in the Senate-yeas
8, nays 90. On the same day the Maine
Liquor Law bill received its quietus by q
vote of II to II. The bill relative to
patent medicines was passed. Nrt
In the House, several new bills were in
troduced. sa
On Friday, in Senate, the bill to regu
late railroads mainly occupied the day
and in the House, a resolution was passed
to adjourn on the first Of May.
In Senate, on Saturday, notice was Civ
en- of a bill with reference to the county
seat OF Noble county. A bill to regulat.
the duties Of Supervisors was ordered to /,
third reading.
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Small Notes of other States.

The Cleveland Morning Leader, In no.
ticing the passage through the Senate OF
Mr.. Follett's bill to prohibit the circulation
of foreign bank notes of other States. mis-
leads its readers, when it says: 1.-The in
ten,ion of the bill is to cut off the circula-
iion of half the money in the State.
> There is no such inten,ion-it will have
no such effect. The intention is to bring
money into the State. and it will have tina,
effect. The Leader labors under the Wing
hallucination that the unredeemab!e rags.
put forth by banks, are money, when in
truth they are mere promises to pay mon
ey; which promises are. as all know, bro
ken without scruple, whenever the interest
Of the banker demands it.
r Ohio is filed with all sorts of trash as
currency. The notes of our Ohio banks
are al discount Of from five to seven per
cent. IN every city and town of the State.
other than that in which the bank issuing
the notes is located. When chartered,
the people were promised a currency ca
pable Of being converted into gold and sill.
yer, at the will Of the holder. How this
promise has been redeemed. the fact thai
one half the circulation, as admitted by the
Leader. is made up OF the small notes o.
other States, shows that promises 10 pay
are not the only promises made by bankers
which fail OF being redeemed. ~
The small Bank notes Of other States
being the cheaper and ;he least valuable
currency, drives out Of circulation the
coin; and while there is at this momen
more gold and silver within the United
States than there ever was in the country
before, Ohio has less than sufficient of the
| precious metals to meet the ordinary want.
ofthe public. The remedy is to drive ou
the baser currency, and to ill the channels
OF circulation with that currency which
knows no f1uctuation, and the bill Of Mr.
Follett, il passed into law, will aid in the
good work. OF course ii will meet will
the opposition Of bankers and brokers, ant
| the fierce denunciation Of their organs
but this was to be expected.-State Dem
ocrat. st 50 1 is2g @
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$ or Rev. Mr.. Gaylord. of Columbus,
preached sermon on Sunday, on the
.Gardiner Tragedy" He.gaye the news
paper history of the man, and his stupen-
dous fraud upon the government. lie
cited this case as one peculiarly opposite
to The present time. as warning to the
leeches who infest the National and State
capitals. He spoke severely ofthe preva-
lent.hallucination that public morality and
private morality were entirely disinct-
There were many who would not pick a
neighbor's pocket, but would unhesitating-
.ly rob the peoples treasury. Public and
private morality were inseparable-where
the one is loose, the other could not exist.
He exhor;ed the members Of the Legisla-
ture (of whom several we're present to see
that they presented to their constituents a
.clesn recurG. ~Zanesrille aurora.
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New ADVERTISEMENTS S.-The attention
Of the reader is called to the new adver.
tisements in to-day's paper. Members
OF the Centre Township Board of Educa-
ton, members OF the Monroe Fire Insu.
rance Company, and Township Assessors
will find notices in which they are in
terested. a. - 1a:siss .r.o III ffs0s ss.3a
The lovers of the wonderful in Nature
and Art will no doubt be attracted by the
advertisement Of the Museum and Men.
agerie Of the world.rcnowned P. T. BAR.
NUN! aotass,s ~
Sales Of real estate, by order OF Court
will also be found in the appropriate col
umn.
No FIGHT Since the dispatches, TO be
found in the telegraph column, we're re-
ceived, relative to the difficulty between
AIessrs. Cutting and Breckenridge, another
and later despatch says "the difficulty hes
been settled on basis entirely honorable
to both parties." or course.
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NEW music.

We have received from VIM. Hall & Son
(2ss Broadway, N. " the following pieces
Of new music:
"Hazel Dell," Song and chorus; as sung
by Christy and Woods Minstrels. Com
posed by Wurzel.
"There is Darkness on the Mountain
Ballad; written by J. R. Planche. Com
posed by VIM. Vincent Wallace. ..,.4,s,
"Flora Mazurka." Composed by VIM
lncho. -..
"The Quiet Family Polka" Compos
ed by Francis NJ. Brown.
Messrs. Hall & Son are extensively en-
gagged in the publication of Music. as vel
as in the manufacture Of musical instru.
ments, and are careful 10 publish nothing
but the works Of the bes, composers and
such as are approved by the best musi-
clans
Should our musical friends wish to pro-
cure any shee: music, they can get it by
mail from Messrs. Hall & Son.
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"A Battle In thesDark.

On the 18th Of February conflict took
place by mistake between two columns of
the Russian army. The Turkish posi-.
tions are extended in an easterly direction
as far as the village OF Culpeacani, which
is about one mile distant from Kalafat
For several days past Turkish corps.
1000 strong, under the command Of Col.
Mirolai, had been posted in front of this
village, and in the direction Of the Russian
outposts. On this corps the Russians de-.
termined to make an onslaught during
the ight of the 10Th. For this purpose two
Russian columns were brought up, each
from 4,OO0to 5000 strong-one by the
road that leads to Kalafa, from the village
Of Scribezi, and the other the left side oi
it. from about Posna prince Milosch's 3
tpropeity,) to advance unexpected upon
the Turks. to surprise, enclose them, and
to cut them to pieces. The Russian col
umns commenced their march at three
o'clock in the morning, and by four clock
reached position from whence they
were only half an hours march from
the Turkish pickets. The second col
umn seems either to have missed the di-
rection by mistaking the road, or TO have
come up long after its time. Be this as
il may. the latter column. in the obscurity
Of toggy night, concluded the former
one to be body of hostile Turks, and
Instantly opened upon them a terrific
cannonade. which the others, who labor.
ed under the same mistake, returned with
yet more deadly effect. Pressing towards
each other it came ere long 10 close
fire of small arms. This i'll. omened com
bat lasted for an hour and a half, unit
day dawned, when the combatants saw
with horror the error they had committed
The loss in killed and wounded in the
course of this nights encounter, is reck
oned, by the Russians themselves, a
several hundred. The Turks were ma
turally alarmed at every point; and a
Widden. which is league and a hal
distant, Omer Pacha, on hearing the can
nonade. took all the requisite mea sure!
for defence. The Turkish corps stationed
at Cuipercedi stood to arms, in readines.
for action at any moment, but did not ad
vance as it was at loss TO imagine O
comprehend what theRussians were about
numbering one another in that style.
was not till between 7 and A. NJ, tha
The Russian columns withdrew TO thei
respective positions, carrying their woun
ded comrades along with them.
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Legisiative-Quack Medicines.

The bill to regulate the sale of nostrums,
was discussedi in the Senate yesterday. IL
was strenuously resisted. 1t seems nn-
accountablelt to us that legislators should
-obslinatcly oppose measure of this ma
ture. That there are some good patent
medicines, for some disorders, we are free
to admit-the labelling OF these with their
names and the preparation of their ingre-
dients, will not destroy their sale. Butt
misch,eyous and useless compounds yend-
ed by Infamous impostors. who trade in
and aggravate for profit the ills of man.
kind, will not meet with sale if the bill
passes. 5Ng 1
The measure is opposed. then, because
it will prevent knaves from cheating the
community. Nine out of ten Of the men
who start out as the discoverers OF patent
medicines, deliberately sit down and con-
coct the grossest frauds. Millions have
been made out Of the poor, who had ab-
solutely no means Of self protection, by
ignorant and unscrupulous scoundrels
vino, unfortunately for the community
possessed a fortune to spend in lying about
their nostrums. is se-
1t is notorious that nine out Of ten o.
these patent medicines are arrant'cheats
and il each of the scamps who vend them
was obliged TO undergo course of his
own physic in some OF the disorders fol
| which he advertises it as specific, ii would
be to the advantage Of society at large
Ohio Statesman. siass
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HTDates fromthe city Of Mexicoto the
18th inst, inform usthat Santa Anna'left
the capital four days previous, with the in
tention of taking the field in person gains,
Gen. Alvarez, the leader of the Acapulco
reyolutionists. Itis asserted by the Mex
ican journals that Alvarez was surround.
ed by the government troops. destitute oi
money and almost deserted by his friends;
but this statement needs confirmation. II
it were correct it is hardly probable that
Santa Anna would deem it necessary to
buckle on his armor for the purpose OF
quelhng the disaffeeted party. The fact
is, the fever Of disaffection is at this mo-
ment raging with intense fury throughout
the whole oi Mexico, and unless His Su-
preme Highness speedily extirpates every
open manifestation of discord. the entire
country will soon be in blaze and be
compelled to beat another hasty retreatto
foreign lands. He cannot stem the cur.
rent Of popular opinion against him, espe.
Icialy with an empty pocket; and unless
his treasury is quickly reimbursed mus
give way to other leaders, numbers O.
whom in every State are conspiring for his
overthrow and return TO Tepublicanism
Under these circumstances it is TO be hoped
that the United States Senate will not fai
Ito hold fast to the twenty millions of dol
liars which Santa Anna so much needs Ia
lspropel bis wheels of einpire.-Neac Yorl
Herald. Z E
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Gr.'In short-ladies and gentlemen. -
said an overpoweTed orator, 81 can only
say-l beg leave to add desire 10 as
sure you-that wish had a window in
my bosom that you might see the emotion
oi my heart. Vulgar boy from the gal
lery.) "Wouldn't pane in your stomach
do this time?''
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Woman's Rights,

We like women of spunk-,ha is, we
liketo read about 'em-those standing up
womanfully for the doctrine of '.ftty four
forty or fight'-who put down their foo,
and stake no backward step"-in fact,
-.Who know their rights.
iu'if And, knowing. dare maintain al
Such an one figured prominently on one
of the trains on the Cin., Col. Sc Cleve.
land road, few days since, as we learn
by the Ohio City Express II seems she
had taken her seat and raised the window
by her side; but some ladies who were
i'll sitting. Immediately behind, receiving
the full draft Of the wind, fearing lest they
might take cold, asked the Conductor il
the window could not be shut down agan.
The Conductor asked the woman if she
would have any objections 10 having the
window shut down, stating to her the rea.
son. She replied to him in a very i'm
pertinent manner, and seemed determined
to stand up for her rights. The Conduc-
Tor pointed out another seat near by. that
she might occupy if she wished TO sit with
a window up, and shut the window down
whereupon, feeling quite indignant al
his manner of proceeding, she drew back
and with her clenched fist struck the
pane Of glass, shiveriag it to atoms.
She soon after was invited to walk ou
Of the cars, and when she landed was
seen 10 open her carpet bag and take ou
revolver, at the same time threatening
violence to the Conductor.
That's tie spirit! When the "Tndepen
dent Petticoat Rangers and Anil nursery
Guards" are organized, we fancy she viii
aspire 10 the Corporalship, and it "mili
|tary prowess'' avail anything, she will be
un animously chosen. General Webster
Captain Stone. and Lieutenant Bloome,
will please see 10 their ladrels!-ZanesuiHt
| Courier.
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PORTRAITS. OF EMINENT AMERl.
CANS NOW LIVING; including PREs.
IDENr PIERCE AND HIS CABINET; with
Biogra aphical and Historical Memoirs ,o'
their Lives and Actions. By John Liy.
ingston. Of the New York Bar. Com.
plete in one volume. ~,
This volume contains $50 pages, octa-
vo, with so fine steel portraits made from
daguerreo,ypes, expressly for the work
The engrayings alone have cost over FIVE
thousand dollars. ,s s,...t.,tz -,
Price $5, well bound in cloth, full gilt
1t may be had of all booksellers in the city
of New York, or will be sent by mail, free
of postage, 10 any part of the United
States, by Mr.. Livingston, on receipt o.
five dollars sso ynzfa t1a
We are indebted to the publisher fol
Part /, Of this week, containing Presiden,
PIERCE and his Cabinet. with Justices
MCLEAN, GRIER and CATRoN, of the u. S
Supreme Court. The portraits for this
work are engraved on steel, in the bes
manner, by the first artists in this country
and, being made from daguerreotypes. the
engravings are true and life like represen
ta,ons Of their originals. We commend
the work TO the public.
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WEDNESDAY. March 90.

-
4SENATE.-A resolution, offered the day
previous. instructing our Senators and re-
guessing our Representatives in Congress
to use their best endeavors in favor of es-
tablishing reciprocal free trade with Can
ada. and the opening of the navigation Of
the river st. Lawrence TO the. commerce of
the United States, was taken up. and. af.
ter debate. was passed Should the meas.
ure be carried out, it win add greatly TO
the commerce. Of both countries, and the
increased intercourse viii hasten that an
which sooner or later is inevitable
Several bills of an interesting. but
of general nature, were passed Among
the bills introduced was one providing for
the leasing of the Ns,ional Road for a
term Of years--the contractor to give Sc
curity for its return in as good condinon
as when received from the State.
HousR.-The Tax Bill was read the
seeond time and made the special order
in Committee OF the Whole Tor Monday
next. and thes succeeding days. until all
its numerous sections shall have been con-
sidered. ZIP
! The bill prohibiting bankers. brokers
and public officers, under penalties iron,
putting in circulation the notes Of banks
whose charters have expired, having been
reported hack. ai,sss4s
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Democratic State Ticket for 1854.

@ We are compelled to 60 to press,
to-day. without waiting for our our usual
telegraphic dispatches, for the reason tha,
we wish to report the trial Of Craig, which
is SET for this day-Tuesday.
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tDIED-On Wednesday iast..s s'Sf scons
sumption, LOUISiA1sAa daughter ofs Mr.
Wm. D. Patton, Of This place, in the l8sh
year OF her age. ..,, So,
Again are the relatives Of ihe deceased
,all called 70 70 mourn the deppsrturs Qf sAolber
= member rn Of their heir household; bps hey sofs
row row no no' as those wihept hope, The a.
ceased was an acceptable member Of the,
Presbyterian Church.
In qWeizel county. Va, On Sunday.
morning last, JUNIUS, SHELBY 5 son sof
FRANCIS 3. and ANN ]. WILLIAMS WILLIAMS, ia il iks.
9th year of his age. ~ 3 sd 5isl s''s'
We deeply symp athi7e wffh the PARENTS
in the loss oftheir Interesting child. 8
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The Democratic Victory tn New
Hampshire,

AouApSuAAC
To the council Democrats are .cho.
sen, and whig abolitionist.
70 the Senate 8 Democrats and 2,coa-
litionists are chosen; no choice in two dis
tricts. When the vacancies are filed,
there wilt be 10 Democrats and 2 oppo.
!sition.
The House Of Representatives stands
Ithus-16l Democrats, and 245 others
Three TO hear from, which were all Dem
ocrats last year, and will be SO. this.
Then the list will stand 1854 Democrats,
and l45 opposition; Democratic major.
lity 10.
The editor Of the Concord Patriot, says:
"We have. no doubt that the majority in
the house will be about nineteen on all
test questions between the democracy and
the opposing factions. 1t is larger and
more reliable majority than we had in
1847, when the Democracy carried every
party measure proposed and every can.
didate nomin ated; and we have no doubt
/ that the result will be the same now
From the columns Of the Patriot con
tanning these satisfactory returns we copy
the following comments:
"The result Of this election should be
satisfactory to our friends when they con
slider all the circumstances. We have
carried every branch of the State govern
ment. 1t is true, our majorilies are great
lily reduced; but they are as large as oul
+ majorities have averaged in the contested
elections of the last eight years They
are small when compared with the las
year; but there was no contest then, anc
we carried everything. But, when com
!, pared with l847, 1851, and 1859, oul
hpresent maiorities, in all branches, vii
be found above the average. Each o
; Those elections was regarded everywhere
as a signal triumph, and wesee no reason
why the result of this should not be. W.
can scarcely conceive Of a victory more
complete; we have carried everything
. popular vote, governor, railroad commits
sioner, council. senate, and house. Ye
in the face of this, the opposition press
here and in Boston, have the brazen i'm
/ pudence to proclaim the result as vir
!, tual defeat OF the democracy! The per
, sistent lying OF the Boston whig paper
on this subject is astonishing; they seen
: resolved that their readers shall not know
, the real result, and they take great pain
10 keep the truth from them. This per
sistent lying isresorted to for the purpos
Of creating the impression abroad tha
, the administration has been repudiate,
by the people Of New Hampshire. Blu
) they will not succeed in this; the truth wi
! soon find its way and. nave its weigh
>, wherever their deliberate lies have gone
!, The result OF this. election presents tn
!, verdict OF the people Of New IIampshir
, in favor Of the democratic principles. it
: democratic party, and the administration
> These were presented 10 the people 70
/ their approval, and these they have tr
! umphantly endorsed. This is sfiicien'
. and we are content y
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SECRETARY MARCY AND TIE FRENCH MN.
IsTER.-Iti is stated that the French embas-
sador, on seeing the Presidents commit
-nication to Congress. touching the affairs
Of the Black Warrior and the Cuban N.
thorities, at once obtained an interview
with the Secretary of State. demanding
an explanation Of what he termed On ex-
traordinary production on the part Of osir
government. He met with just suchlalrs-
ception as might have been anticipated
from that sound thinking and far-seeine
statesman. Gov. Marcy promptly declin-
ed to enter into any Communications Of e.
planation with the Government of :Ffsaes,
or any o,her'au,hority save the reprbsAnts-
tive Of Spain, and demanded 10 be inforu-
ed under what shadow Of right or usage
the Government Of France could pretend
to interrogate him on subject in which
France was apparently uninterestsd.-
Boston Post. ! a3s- .}s5s,ss.rsg IS ss,elei
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OF DetnocIacy, iot tuo WEEK ehuiHS 0dt-
urday. April 1884: -
John Stephen, Seneca. 81. 80
James Patterson, Woodsfield, 225
Wm Griffith, Center, SO
Col. C. Okey, do so
John Eddy, do ,0a7t l 90
Daniel Clark. Esq. Salem. s 90
Joel Yost, do so
Wm. II. Mallory, do 81 so
Armstrong Eckels, Green. so
John Muhlemann, Esq, Ohio, "A so
Fred. .Muhlemann, do L 30
John fisher. Esq. do - 8 90
D. G.. Coe, Esq. Sunsbury, 4 SO
Jacob Miller, ~ do ieea 9e .aa J. so
Israel LeMz. Perry, silsissaA : l SO
John Bever. Wayne. IS asea h 90
Wm. F. Robertson, Washington co.., g 95
E. Hathaway. Esq, Noble county. 1 SO
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or By the news from Lower California, !,
we learn that President Walker fillib0s.
tering arrangements are at an end. a0p
the 14lh he spiked end buried bis guns,
and started for San Tomas with 4 60 MN
and one field piece. Five OF his party
severely wounded and four sick, wefs lslt
behind. who probably would have bach
.murdered but that they were taken abeasa
the Columbus and brought to San Qiega-
II was reported that Melendrez with = forcp
Of 800 men would attack Walker on his
march. So the foundation Of that smpi5e
is indefinitely postponed. and history fkss
lost apothermyth or hero.-eN. X. z+ihsns.
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WASHINGTON, March so.

5rf s WASHINGTON, March 80.
SENATE.-The petitions of Bap,sts OF
Tennessee in favor OF securing religious
freedom oi Americans in foreign countries
were presented.
MIR. Badger presented the petition Of
al citizens of North Carolina against the
passage OF the Nebraska bill.
The Senate then took up the Deficiency
bill. The question pending was the mo-
ton Of Mr.. Badger to repeal that part OF
the printing law which directs that any
printing ordered by both Houses shall be
executed by the Printer to that House
which first ordered the same.
IIousE.-The House resumed the con.
sideration Of the war steamer bill. 4ls
Mr.. Benton opposed the bill. He said
we wanted ships for the protection of our
commencement for conquest. He was op-
posed to standing navy in time Of peace.
On Friday. in SENATE. the Deficiency
bill was considered. In the HOUSE nothing
ofimportance ,ranspred.