The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1854-08-02

hVu WueS i ouOutu u0V0 VVtSu Iu y
majority. In the language OF Grand
Juror, l always presented 10 the public
''the truth, the whole truth and nothing
else but the TRUTH" according to my then
present convictions, and therefore have
right to hope that my unintentional errors,
il any such have been discovered, will be
treated with lenity. An infancy and a
youth Of adversely and toll have made me
intimately acquainted with all the extrem-
est hardships that fall upon any portion Of
the people. And ho man can doubt where
my sympathies rest. The people had, at
least, my best exertions.
Fellow -cilizens, if you SEQ fit to appoint
me TO wider field of action, l can only
promise you the same zeal, the same dill
|gence, the same untiring industry as here
tofore. Many Of our national affairs are
at presents exciting popular attention. 1t
is not expected that any general revision
Of the tariff of l846 can take PLACE. Prob
ably no attempt OF the kind could be sue.
cessful. Yet il is believed that some mod.
ifications are imperiously demanded by
the public interest. 1t would be difficult
to convince the subscriber that tax OF
thirty per cent. Of the value Of common
brown sugar is now required for any
national purpose. At the time this duty
was imposed the nation was engaged in q
war with Mexico.
The compensation Of Deputy Post Mas
ters in the small Offices is utterly made.
quate. Their. pay does not amount to q
fair remuneration for their labor. Gen.
tlemen acquainted with the subject assure
US that arrangements can be made to in
crease their compensation without increas.
ing the present rates Of postage. In one
way or another Justice ought TO be done
them or the small Offices will be abandon
ed by all careful and competent persons
The act Of Congress erecting the new
territories Of Nebraska and Kansas, ha.
excited much public attention. Those i'm
mense countries ought to contsin and acil
contain the happy homes Of free and
prosperous people. They ought to be de-
voted and will be devoted 10 the energie.
of FREE LABOR If this result were at al
doubtful, it is believed to be secured by tn,
present homestead bill pending in the Sen
ate which bestows land upon actual set
Tiers. The defeat Of that bill is not anti
cipated. 1t is probably nov the law o
the land. New Mexico and Utah hav.
existed for six years last past, under thu
same regulations, now provided for thes,
new territories without receiving slav'
population. Whatever may be the resul
all the influences, all the probabilities ar
in favor of freedom. especially when WI
consider the immense preponderance il
numbers of free people and free emigrant
in the Union. and all the instincts Of on
nature incite US to employ those influence
in favor Of freedom as far as we can d,
so in accordance with our individual an,
citizen duties.
| Fellow. citizens. whether in public o
private situation, may our energies eve
be directed to the promotion OF the happi
ness OF our own country and OF mankin'
at large. EDWARD ARCHBOLD.
i WooDsFIELD. July 81, 1854.
i P. S. The Cincinnati Enquirer, tn
Detroit Free Press, and other leading pa
pers are firm in the opinion that slave
taken by their masters to Nebraska an
Kansas would be instantly free, as no Ia,
exists there to hold them in slavery. An
this is the opinion Of the best Lawyers i
the Union. As the non-slaveholding fami
lies of the Union out number the slavehold
ers almost twenty to one, the danger {
these new territories being overrun by sls
very would seem to be remote indeed
Without being prophet or the son Of
prophet. venture to say that slavery wi
never be established there.