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Very Good.

Dimmock, of the Sandusky Mirror, is
for the following:
A day or two since a preacher enquir-
ed of one of our Democratic friends why
we continue to expose and denounce the
Know Nothings in every number of our
paper? He,said it was disgusting. Our
friend replied by asking him why he kept
up continual trade every Sunday against
sin and the devil-it was really becoming
disgusting, especially to sinners. He
said the devil was. the father of Know
Nothingism; and while the preacher was
denouncing the devil, the editor was ex-
posing his works. Wonder if the preach.
.er had not been bowing to Sam instead
of his Maker.
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were boasting in the town of Woodsfeld,
that they could beat any man the Native
Americans could bring out. Then came
the Catholics. He commenced as far
back as the year seven hundred, and re-
counted all their misdeeds that he knew
anything about, imagining that they were
surrounding him ready to re-enact them
He brought forth his documents, which
consisted chiefly of the Momroe Journal,
and read an oath with great seriousness
and gravity, and said that he had had
that oath published in that paper himself;
he had taken it from Hume's History of
England, but entirely forgot to name the
page.
After this he said that Mr.. Geo. E.
Pugh had stated in his speech on the
18th, that the Native Americans were
precisely on the same grounds with Wash
ington, the elder Adams and the signers
of the Declaration of Independence He
was proud to be ranked among such men.
{ (Modest.) He accused the Democratic
party of passing the Fugitive Slave Law,
and bringing in five slave States, and
made quotation to this effect,
allow dear to my heart are the scenes of my
childhood" &c.
After this sublime and eloquent conclu-
sion, he stated that he had come there to
try to find out the strength of the Amer
lean party. All who expected to vote
that ticket would remain-all others van
ish instanter. Yours respectfully,
HICKORY CLUB. E
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G. Gom munlt ations.
For the ..Snirit. -

Mr.. EDIToR;- is an article in
the Monroe Journal of the 31st of Aug,
headed "Both sides" and signed "Vox
Populi" which is only deserving of notice,
to point out the respectable and high mind
ed manner of the american party in car
rying on political contest.
The leaders of this call the decency''
party, evidently have not forgotten their
ancient, and well observed motto eve
stoop to conquer"
1t is true that during the revolutionary
war England hired some Hessian soldiers,
and brought them over here to fight against
US. But has the gentleman no recollection
of any other kind of assistance that was
rendered to our oppressors? To fight
against people, struggling for their lives
and liberties, for money, is mean enough
even in a foreign mercenary; but what
contempt and detestation do those deserve,
who, though born upon our soil, yet for
English gold would wear the badge of
slavery, and murder, and burn and pillage
in their native land and the neighborhood
of their infancy. Put the tories, the na-
tive born tories of the revolution and their
defendants, along side of the Hessian
mercenaries, and who would not be Hes
sian. He says 'the largest number of
them arrayed themselves against US. y
Who does he mean? He has sense enough
(or ought to have) to know that the SOL
diers he has mentioned, were never resi-
dents Of this country, that they were hired
and brought here by England. He means
to humbug. He takes it for granted that
the people of Monroe are green enough
to swallow his balderdash. There are men
now living, and high in this order, l
have no doubt, and loud in the praise OF
the purity of their "Americanism" that
could, if it was expedieut, trace their ori-
gin to a much less respectable source than
even mercenary Hessian.
This "Americanisns" is not a new thing?
it has patent for nobility, and here it is.
One ofthe resolutions passed at the "Hart-
ford Convention" was as follows: "No
person who shall hereafter be naturalized,
shall be eligible as member of the Sen
ate or House of Representatives of the
United States;. nor capable of hold
ing any civil Office under the authority OF
the United States"
There it is; that's its parentage. No
BILE sons of freedom; good, pure, nice Il
naericans how do you like your "Alnao
Mater" Hessians hold up your heads.
p.
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For the Spirit of Democracy.

DEAR SPIRIT: wishing you health,
prosperity and happiness, must inform
you of the so-called public meeting of the
so-called Native American party, held in
Malaga on Saturday evening, 25th ult.,
as previously announced. Madam Rumor
states, Present, twenty-five persons; three
or four old line Democrats, and few
youths who could not vote; after which
came in a motley, mixed-up crew of old
Wings, and few so-called Freesoilers;
the balance being the friends of the col
ored population and in favor of the Flu
gitive Slave Law, who are willing to get
up at any hour of the night to aid the
distressed African, or to charge upon the
exile of Erin who came to this country
hoping to better his condition.
The hour arrived, and the congrega-
ton assembled. At the north end of the
house sat two of the Eastern Guards of
the secret junto, one looking seriously
over the columns of the Cincinnati Dollar
Times. Nearly opposite sat youth
peering over the columns of the Konroe
Journal, published in the town of Woods
field, in the County of Monroe and State
of Ohio. Away at the east end of the
room there might be seen scion lately
come forth from the secret cabals, and
for aught know to the contrary, this is
the first time he has been permitted to say
anything in public about these matters.
BY the side of him sat few MOORE
After they had selected President and
Secretary our friend-whose legs repre-
sent no small portion of his frame-was
called upon to state the object of the
meeting After saying Fellow Citizens,
and stating that he didn't come to make
a political speech; he spoke of putting of
old issues, such as the u. S. Bank and
Protective Tariff They had all passed
away, and people were satisfied upon that
subject. New issues were forced upon us,
and new questions must be met, and the
American party alone would save the
Union. Probably by doing away with
open sessions of Congress and substitu-
ting secret sessions. He next came in
contact with Wilson Shannon Poor
Wilson, how he did suffer! Knocked and
banged about like an old boot if he should
reach Kansas alive, he will employ phys,
ician at once Ire and Indignation were
poured upon the devoted head of Wilson
without mercy He was dog; he hao
sold himself for thirty pieces of silver
but had not yet fallen upon the earth ane
caused his bowels to gush out as he hao
not yet received the pieces of silver! Tht
next that fell beneath the giant blows o
this Colossus, was man by the name o
Franklin Pierce This Pierce was al
most beneath his notice-too contempt
BILE to be treated as an equal; SO he JUS
kicked him out of his way as he would
cur. Then followed something about tn
Missouri Compromise, which, however
didn't commit the speaker in favor OF, 0
, against its restoration. He next pitches
i into the politics of Monroe county, say
J ng that she must be redeemed, for me
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Railroad Accident.
PHILApELpnIA, Aug. Q

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. ~.
The ten O'Clock train from this city for
New York, was thrown from the track
about one mile above Burlington, n Y,
and Is persons were killed, and much
larger number wounded, some of them fa-
tally and many seriously. The accident
occurred while the train was backing to
turn out to make way for the down train
from New York, which was behind time.
The rear car of the train, backing, was
thrown from the track, in consequence of
coming in collision with a carriage, which
attempted to cross the road. The horses
were killed, but the inmates escaped un-
hurt The cars were completely ground
to atoms, the train passing more than its
length after the rear car had left the track.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1855-09-05

~ Gen. Stringfellow, the champion
of the Slave Democracy in Kansas, in a
late speech said, "Every National Demo-
crat is an abolitionist in disguise. Such
one might not steal niger himself
but he would pat on the back those who
do" This is queer talk from Locofoco.
Does the Statesman endorse this sentiment?
Does it uphold the President for the re-
moyal Of Reeder, for the purpose of paci-
flying such class of men? The people
would like to know where the Ohio Loco
focos stand on that question 20. S.
Journal.
We believe Gen. Stfingfellow has al
ways been Whig-and is now Know
Nothing. 1t is therefore the business ol
the Journal to endorse what he says, not
of us Democrats are now as we
always have been, opposed to all such
political scamps. Statesmen.
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For the esprit. .

Mr.. EDITOR: - Was it a Democrat,
who on the 3lst of December, l849, lent
one hundred thousand dollars out of the
State treasury, to the Wild Cat Bank,
called the Columbus Insurance Company,
by which every cent was lost to the tax
payers of Ohio.
No Stree, Democrats don't lend money
out of the State treasury to Wild Cat
Whig banks, they don't. 1t was their
chums and cronies the Wing board OF
Canal commissioners s,sssa
Judge Bates has been censured for Civ
ing Judgment against the State in this
case, but as the money was lent in direct
and absolute defiance of the Statute law,
he felt bound to give that Judgment.
JARED.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1855-09-05

If YoU CAN BEAT THESE BRING ON
your PLUMs Mr. JOHN WILLIAMSON,
of this town, presented US with basket
ofplums, which, to say the least of them,
were huge A portion Of them were OF
the variety called Queens, and several OF
them measured Jfue and asree.fourA inches
In circumference The remainder were
Magnuns Bonums and measured SIX AND
oNE-FoURrm INCHES IN CIRCUMFERENCE.
None of the. entire basket, would fall an
inch below the above specimens. We
will bet big red apple that these cannot
be beat in the county.
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For the Spirit of Democracy.

Mr.. EDITOR: II have seen q heap of
slang in the Whig papers about the
Democrats raising the Judges salaries
too high. / was in the Court House last
week, and saw four Judges of the District
Court there. Three of them just tempo
rary, serving in the place of three others,
who had resigned. What made all three
resign and leave their places2 Wonder #
they got pay enough Wonder if they
didn't make more at private occupations? !?
Wonder if Whig papers are honest?
st JUVENIS..
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For the esprit.

For the uSplrlt.
Mr.. EDITOR: The Monroe journal
has many calamities. It hates almosteve-
rybody. 1t abuses the Catholics, abuses
the Irish, abuses the Germans, abuses for
eigners in general, and the victims of
tyranny and despotism in particular It
abuses the Democrats, abuses its neigh
bers and -citizens, abuses everybody
and everything. But the more il abuses
us the more we wont vote according to
its wishes. Neighbor you cant come it.
You're barking up the wrong tree. You've
walked up the wrong passenger. sss*
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that the ruinous taxes, with which they
are burdened nor, should be increased
during the neat four gears.
To say nothing of the absurdity of the
Gov. having any power to levy taxes, and
the ridiculous nonsense of people asking
to be burdened with taxation, it shows
the profound knowledge of the editor
if he had ever read the Constitution of
Ohio, he would have known that the term
of the Governors Office is taOo, and not
four years.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1855-09-05

D@ We see by the Marietta Republi-
can that Harvey Holland is one of the
regular Democratic nominees for the Leg
islature, in Washington county. Mr..
Holland would make a good representa-
tive, and deserves to be elected.
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opposifion Ticket.

= The following is the Americana Free
Soil KNOWN Nothing- Abolition Whig- Re-
publican Fusion ticket nominated by the
underground session, and endorsed by the
oycrground session of the convention held
here on Saturday, to be defeated by the
Democracy at the October election.
For Senator-John Sinclair, Qerhaps;)
al For Representatives. F. Ellsworth
and James w. Armstrong;
For CIerk-E. B. Cox;
For Sheriff William w. Jordan;
For Treasurer-Lewis Shipley;
For Coroner-Wilson Martin;
For Commissioner-Char Wells;
For Prosecuting Attorney Simpson
HOLSTER;
For Infirmary Directors Elijah Ullom
for years, John Stephen for 2 years,
and BENJAMIN r. briggs for year.
A portion of the ticket is very good
and norton is Sorry to see
some of them beat, but they should have
recollected the old fable Of the stork and
the geese, and kept out of bad company
.eg A correspondent of the Journa
says:
8es.. Burned children dread the fire, and
heavy taxes, too"
Let no literary pilferer steal this origi
NAL idea; but give. due credit to the Jour
mars correspondent when they wish te
repeat this Improvement on the old saw
Burned children dread high taxes. Poo
little "fellers." !"
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twThe Journal in accounting for
neither endorsing nor rejecting Mr.. Chase
at first, says:
"But after we had heard the leaders on
that ticket speak, and explain fully the
doctrines they were willing to stand or fall
by, we had no hesitation in endorsing the
nominations for State officers, as contain
ed in our editorial columns"
Unfortunately for this dodge ''the lead.
ers ON the ticket" spoke here on the 26th
and the Journal of the tenth endorsed it
Not a bad attempt at dodge. Try i
again, you may do better next time.
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A Paur of Specimens from the Journa

A Par of Specimens from the Journal.
.aKeep 1t before the people-That Alien
Trim6le, the opposition candidate for Gov
ernor is not a member of the American or
Know Nothing party, and is in favor OF
the extension of Slavery into new Terrific
ries and States"
The latter clause of this sentence, what
ever might be the motive in publishing it as
true, is perfectly innocent; for, we will
venture to say, there is not man (the ed
itor Of the journal excepted) from Ash
tabula to Hamilton who will believe it.
keep 1t before the people-That by vo'
ting for Allen Trimblc they directly ash
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peculiarly pleasing to us on another ac-
count; because while our country preserves
her freedom and independence, we shall
have a well-founded title to claim from her
justice, equal rights of citizenship, as the
price of our blood split under your eyes,
and of our common exertions for her de-
fense under your suspicious conduct
rights rendered the more dear to us by
the remembrance of former hardships"
To this portion of the address the
father of his country replies as follows:
GAS mankind become more liberal they
will be more apt to allow that all who
conduct themselves as worthy members of
the community, are equally entitled to the
protection of civil government. l hope
ever to see America among the foremost
nations in examples of justice and liber-
ality. And presume that your fellow
citizens will not forget the patriotic part
you took In the accomplishment Of their
regolution, and the establishment Of their
government; on. the important assistance
they receieed from a nation IN aohich the
Roman Cathode faith is protessed" (See
Sparks Life and Writings of Washing
ton, vol. 12.)
Such appears to have been the Know
Nothingism of Washington. God speed
| it everywhere!
But let us look a little further at the
opinions of the founders of our Republic.
The Continental Congress instructed the
Commissioners they sent to Upper Cana
da to say to the people there that "wt
hold sacred the rights of conscience, and
promise to the whole people, solemnly, tht
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some of them beat, but they should have
recollected the old fable of the stork and
the geese, and kept out of bad company
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-11-28
The Galena Qll) River was frozen over on tn

The Galena Qll) River was frozen over on the
7th inst.
one-fifth interest in the unfortunate steamer
Ericsson" has been sold for $4,000.
Laura keene has lea sed the N York Metropoh
tan Theatre for five years.
Collins the Irish Comedian, succeeds Rachel at
the Philadelphia Walnut street Theatre, she con-
tempiating taking passage direct for Havana
Mabrea, who some months ago killed man in
Kansas, has been indicted for murder in the first
degree.
Sixteen thousand acres of land have been loea-
ted for the University at st. Anthony, Min, under
government grant.
Border Ruffiau is the name of paper about to
be published in the town of Richheld, Clay county,
Missouri.
NJ. Adolphe Franconi, director Of the horse de,
partrnent at the Imperial Circus has just expired
in Paris at the age Of So
Senior Almonte, late Mexican minister at Wash
ton, will it is said be transferred to the London
mission.
Purser Spalden has been ordered to the Gospori
Navy Yard as inspector Of provisions and eio
thing
A bill is before the Tennessee Legislature ia
purchase the Hermitage
Major Heiss has sold his interest In the New Or
leans Delta newspaper. 81
Ths first dramatic performances In America
transpired at Williamsburg, Va, on the 9th Of
Sept, l752. The plays being shakspeares AMer
chant Of Venice, and farce entitled 'sLethe.
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S55,50O,OOO
Sl47.OOO.OOO

AMERICANS IN EuRoPE.-The N. Y. Times has
the following from Paris correspondent:
Mr.. Fillmore, expresident, and DIR. Foote, of
Buffalo, have just arrived in the city from the
North and are making arrangements to start soon
to Constantinople, the Crimea and the Holy Land
The number of parties going to the Nile this year
is unprecedented.
Miss Dix. the we'll known philanthropist. has
just arrvedin Paris in company with DR. Parish
and lady, of Philadelphia, and is making pre-
paratios to visit the charitable institutions of the
city
DR. Parker, Commissioner to China. and Mr..
Harris, are also in town on their way to Canton.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-11-28

OUR AFFAIRS WITH ENGLASD.-A despatch da
ted Washington Monday, says that the official des
patches received by the Canada have been under
the inspection of the Cabinet.
1t says: 1t is understood that the representations
of our Government regarding the alleged violation
of the Z. S. neutrality laws by Mr.. Champion
have not been met in that straightforward man.
our Government had right to expect Mr..
Buchanan says that the professions of friendship
by the British Cabinet were more profuse than
heretofore and expresses the opinion that procras-
tination has been resorted to in the hope that
something may turn up to relieve the British Gov
ernment IRON its dilemma
The Union of the same day says that it is author.
lied by the State Department to say that Mr.
Buchanan had had two conferences with the Earl
of Clarendon in relation to the West India SQUAD.
ron. The Earl declared that the squadron had
been despatched for no purpose unfrendly to the
United States. Its object to protect the COM
nerce of Great Britain against Russian privateers
believed to be fitting out in the United States
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-11-28

THE MISSING BosToN MERCHANT.-up TO noon
to-day, nothing new of material Importance has
been elected In regard to the disappearance OF MT
}. B klbourne. The opinion that he has commit
ted suicide has been somewhat confirmed by his
movements on the morning be LEFT his residence
He did take his watch and it ia thought that he
deposited two letters in the PosrOfice after leav
ing no me, which was about an hour before day
Light ON Wednesday morning. The telegraph
messages he left have been ascertained to be fol
parties in New York, advising them not to aceep'
drafts to the amount of $4,000 which had beer
drawn on them and for which the money had been
received by Mr.. Kilbourne ON Tuesday.
Boston Trapeilsr, N0r 24
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BoTToMLEss INDIANA BANKs-It is stated that
the following Indiana Banks, after the securities
having been sold and notes redeemed to the
amount of proceeds, have still circulation out
standing for which nobody is accountable, and for
which the auditor has nothing to redeem with -
Bank of America, Morocco; Drovers' Bank. Rome;
Government Stock Bank, Lafayette; Merchants
Bank, Lafayette; Merchants Bank, Springfield :;
Perry County Bank, Cannelton; Public Stock
State Stock Security Bank, Newport Wabash
River Bank, Jasper; New York Stock Bank,
Vinccnues
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PAUL, STRAHAN AND BATES.-There is no foun-
dation for the statement which has been going the
round of the papers that Strahan, Paul and Bates,
the bankers, about to be sent to Gibraltar to
suffer their sentence at the Criminal Court Glib
raltar is not by any means an easy station, but
may be reckoned perhaps of the most penal
and hard working, well as being by far from the
most healthy The conyicts are in Newgate
They will, in the first instance, suffer the usual
period of separate confinement, which is we be
lieve, a year. After that they will probably be
transported to penal settlement for the remainder
of their sentence but no decision will be come to
until after the customary probation of separate
confinement-LondOnO Obserrsr
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The SOUND DUEs.-A letter from Hamburg,
dated Nov. Sd. states that there is some reason to
believe that Russia has offered to mediate between
Denmark and the United States, and proposed, as
an adjustment of tile diiiicultios that Denmark
sLIl cede her Island of st. ThOIaas to the United
States for tho sum of five millions Of dollars, and
the total exemption OF American ships and cargo
from the future payment Of the Sound Dues. AL
though the colony is OF no valuo to Denmark in a
plcliniary point of view rather causing an expense
Than bringing i'll surplus. yet Denmark is sad to
have declined The PROPOSAL out of consideration to
the Western Powers, TO whom such an acquisition
OF territory the part Of the Americans, so close
to their West India possessions, cannot be de-
sifabc.
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CaIlTornla, Connectlcut, Delaware, Iowa, LOtls
ana, Maryland, Michigan, New Hampshire and
Wisconsin send all new members South Carolina
sends all old members.
In noticing this fact the New York Express
(whosc editor is an ex-M. CD remarks that South
Carolina with her old members Tennessee with
seven old ones, and Virginia with twelve, have an
enormous advantage over all green hands, for one
old member of wit and worth equals ten green
ones of like wit and worth. To be efficient in
Congress at all--not a spoa,ter, but yorker
with power-at least four years apprenticeship is
new member hardly knows his heels from his
head-in practical matters-and ten times to one
he will be out of order rather than in order when
he wishes to accomplish anything till he has at
least two years training.