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GUNN EIRES 4!
POWDER.

He also keeps constantly on hand very. fin
ariicla of
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1855-09-26

Democrats, and being unable to meet them
in open, manly combat, the trick which
they invented-to attack them covertly-
was perhaps the best that desperate men
could devise
Of the Democrats who entered the or
der from curiosity, or for some fancied
good, it is sufficient to say, that their GU
riosity has been thoroughly satisfied; and
they have discovered it is combination
regardless of social duty, land fatally
bent on mischief" The Know Nothings
of this stamp are leaving the order by
hundreds.
But it is the third sort chiefly that mer-
its censure-the office-seeking, wirework-
ing gentry. And I put the question de-
liberately to the voters of Monroe county:
Is it safe to elect men who will sell their
principles for Office? Let others come to
such conclusion as they may see proper
but for my part I answer emphatically, No.
A man who viii join the Know Moth
ing party for Office
as fit for treasons, stratagems and spoils:
Let no such man be trusted"
Again, it was the distinct understand
ing that two Democrats were to be NOM
mated for Representative. But the prom
ise was false: the Woodsfeld Wings con-
trol!ed the matter, and by downright
falsehood and misrepresentation, put in
nomination two Abolition Maine Law
Wings. But they cannot control my vote
And this is the general expression of my
neighbors. Rest assured, that on the Sec
ond Tuesday of October, there will be a
voice not to be mistaken from old GREEN.
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For the Spirit of Democracy.
WHY THEY SHOULD BE LEFT.

Mr.. EDIToR:-I noticed a communica-
tion from ADAMS in your last paper, and
following the example, give my views. l
am one of the Democrats who joined the
Know Nothings, partly out of curiosity,
and partly for the purpose of purifying
the old parties;;" and for while thought
we were Saving the Union" most pro-
digiously. But the ''sao has worn of, and
the gift which Burns prayed for
s.To see ourselves as others see US
has been conferred by special favor on
about all the Democratic Know Nothings
in our township. The Wing party now
"sticks out" so plainly in every move,
that we can laugh at the shallow devices
which are made use of to cover it up.
/ think the Know Nothings may be
conveniently classed as follows: First,
the Whig party with the exception of but
few of its members. Second, unsuspect-
ing Democrats, who have been led on by
curiosity or for the accomplishment oi
some fancied good. Third, ofice-seeking
Democrats, who have either been disap.
pointed, or have nothing to expect, in the
Democratic party.
From the Wings we could look fol
nothing better, They must fight the
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1855-09-26
Taxes Of 1886.

About noon, on Monday of this week,
the abstract of the taxes of this county,
for 1855, was finished by the Auditor
AS our paper goes to press on Tuesday
mornings, we have been compelled to de-
fer publishing it until next week. This
we much regret-not only because we had
promised to publish it this week, but we
want to give the people the facts relative
to the cause of our present high taxes,
before the election, and to show them by
whom and for what these taxes are levied
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In fact "every class of the State print
ing" says Auditor Morgan in his testi-
mony, ais executed cheaper now than
heretofore"
If any one doubts this, let him exam
inc the Senate journal of 1854.
How easy it is for old wings to prate
about mismanagement,. but how poorly the
record snstains their charges. Let the
democratic policy be thoroughly examined
and understood, and it will be found, in
every respect, the true policy.
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aw~We certainly never intended i,

~ We certainly. never intended in
justice to any one, much less our excel
lent friends of the Spirit Of Democracy
We saw the article headed "Ohio Poli-
tics" in the Daily GaSete, and the first
article under the editorial head was about
three times in length, and was to the eff
feet that Mr. Wharton not only did not
write the article in question, .bnt did not
endorse its sentiments. We never saw
the weekly, and don't know whether it
was in that or not. This. Bro. Jere
accounts . for our differences. -Bednoa7t
Chronicle. 7
alright, Bro. Cowen. We never sup
posed your error was intentional. To
acknowledge an error, when convinced OF
it, is the best possible evidence of an up
right and honest man. II b
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For the "Spirit. I"
TUT IHe y DPIIIVs
Patent Sermon by Dow Senior.

Patent Sermon by Dow Senior.
My brothers, and the rest of mankind;
for 1 speak to you all: Hear me with
patience and sleep not.
The following is my text. "The feath-
er that adorns the royal bird supports him
in his fight. Strip him of his plumage,
and you fix him to the earth"
My text naturally divides itself into
three parts The royal bird, is the one
which succeeds best in depluming others.
First I will allude to the genus .talco.
Secondly, to the genus St,1r, and lastly
to the genus a,aser.
Among the wingy free, who have fixed
their territory in mid-air, (where free soil
cannot be made question: } whose foot
path is the sky, the eagle is most majestic
and sublime of the airy community, tow
ering thus sublimely above the toad strug-
ling through the mud with a garter snake
after it. My friendly hearers, as | wish
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Who are the Trimble MenP

We will give few of the names of the
persons who are engaged in stumping the
State for Trimble, to show what kind of
material they are:
Hon. William johnson, Whig candi-
date for Governor in 1850; Hon. Nelson
Barrere, Wing candidate for Governor In
1858; Hon. Henry Stansberry, Wing
candidate for Attorney General in 1851 !;
Hon. Charles Anderson, Whig, and one
of the ablest lawyers at the Cincinnati
Bar; o. T. Fishback, Whig, late Secretary
of the State Council of Know Nothings;
Hon. j. r. Stanberry, Hon. David Hum
phrey, Hon. Tom o. Edwards, Hon. J..
L. Taylor, Hon. p Talman, Hon. j. G..
Gest, Hon. F. Corwin, and host of
others, all Wings. Add to these Hon.
Thomas Ewing, for some time Wing q.
8. Senator, and Hon. Samuel F. Vinton,
Wing candidate for Governor in 1851,
who are not stumping, but are ardent
Trimble men, and you have the flower of
the old Wing party. No such an array
of talent as this can be found in Tom.
Spooner's transferable Know Nothings.
They are the third and fourth rate men.
We know of not single Democrat in
the movement, and yet Know Nothing
editors call it a locofoco trick. Bah!
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to make an application as Il go along, this
reminds me of certain sinners, who pro.
fessed to have been called by their Divine
Master, (whose Kingdom is not of this
world,) to cultivate ambrosia for the man
sion of their great high priest. And who
told us that this world was networth seek
ing; and have left the employ of. the great
proprietor of all Heavens grandeuI and
glory, and accepted aconditional promise
of four dollars day, to servesths prince,
or, in other words the President of. dark
ness. OF such disinterested heralds of
the cross, let me ask how vert thou
caught2 Vert thou on the watch tower
warning sinners to flee the wrath tS come,
+" Carrying the wild alarm from vale to vale,
That thou, the forest King vert out upon me
gale,''
and caught up by K. N. ism. Obenight-
ed sinner still love thy soul Remem-
ber, twas once thine to indexzthe sinner
to sweet Heaven; once thine like the eagle,
"When wooded glens were dark < Fs.st
And DER moist earth, glowed morning. rosy star
High DER the scarce tinged clouds, twas thine
to mark
The orient chariot of the sum-
O! remember, mo,o, thou art toad, and
the garter snake of Know Nothingism Is
at thy heels. 30 30 {
Secondly. The text calls to mind the
genus strir. This is the royal bird of
night and of darkness. And transacts
business in the dark, 'when good men
Sleep" His hooting noise is only heard
at distance, unless by accident. When
the. time of repose comes, and honest
men fall into the arms of
"Tired natures sweet restorer, balmy Sleep"
this grand burglar may be found in some
deserted old school house, some old mill.
or other secluded place, with an air Of
wisdom perfectly enchanting to weak mind
ed men. My friends let me exhort you
to guard well the hencoops of liberty,
and save the poultry of religious and
civil freedom from the midnight encroach-
ments of this political owl.
Thirdly and lastly, let me call your
attention to the genus dnser. These are
mostly aquatic fowls. They are often
found riding on the boisterons deep, whose
waves are driven from shore to shore, a.
though some strange God were there, dis
putting with old Neptune for supremacy,
and when ships are tossed like bubbles,
and the iron-strung mariner grows pale,
still this is no evidence of the bravery of
the goose, but of stupidity. The goose
forms the most numerous of this lastgenus,
and are much more plenty on land dsrecent-
lily than in former years. My beloved
hearers, let me exhort you not to be trans
formed into one of those birds last mem
toned. If you do suffer yourselves to be
thus changed, you will surely be picked,
at least twice year.
Service again this day week, no pre-
venting Providence. DOW, sSR. as
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[For the Spirit of Democracy.l
Renouncing the Order.

When, in the course of human events,
it becomes necessary for one people to
dissolve the bands of political union which
have heretofore connected them together,
and to assume among the sons Of men,
that separate and equal station to which
the laws of nature, and of natures God
and of the State entitle them, a decent
respect for the feelings of our fellow men
require that we should declare the causes
which impet US to the separation.
We, the undersigned, were, in 1854,
induced by curiosity, and partly through
false representations, to unite with the
order commonly known as Know Moth
ings. That order, at that time, claimed
to be no party, or neutral between the
Wings, Democrats and Freesoilers 1t
claimed to be opposed to old political
wire-working and gerrymandering-high-
minded and honorable in all its move
ments. But we, as Democrats, do find to
our satisfaction, that all these pretensions
are only false lights to induce the unsus-
pecting into their organization.
We appeal to the world, if their public
acts, (to say nothing of their private ones(
accord in any way with what they profess.
Of all political wire-working that ever
was done in the State, the nomination OF
the State Fusion Ticket takes the lead.
They take man who is an avowed ene-
my to the order, and ask us to support
him for Governor, and they fill up theen-
tire State Ticket with old Whig Aboli-
tionists, and seek to force us Democrats
to vote for them, contrary to our views Of
public policy.
Again, Monroe county has never known
such under-handed, secret, deep-laid, polit-
ieal wire-working as was resorted to in
the nomination of the present Know Moth
ing Ticket for county officers. The mem
bers of the order are obligated to vote for
no man unless he be born in America,
and yet the leaders take man who was
born in Ireland, for Senator, merely be-
cause he was Wing, and thinking there
by to delude some foreigners into his sup
port. They have nominated all Wings
with slight exceptions-and demand of us
quiet and implicit support of their Whig
Ticket. These things convince us that
the organization is only the old Wing
party, under false colors.
Since the commencement of this order
the peace and welfare of this Nation has
suffered more than it had before suffered
since the formation of this Government;
and taking the past as a criterion, we
have great cause to fear for the future.
We do believe that the same spirit that
prevailed short time since at Louisville
and other places, was only breaking out
of the pent up spirit that pervades the
order everywhere, and if encouraged and
permitted to prevail, before many years
our beloved country would be involved in
civil war, of all wars the most to be
dreaded.
Appealing to the God of nations for
the rectitude of our intentions, we do
hereby publicly renounce all connexion
with, and all allegiance to the order called
Know NothiDrs
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For the Spirit of Democracy.

Mr.. EDIroR:-I read, in the Spirit Of
Democracy, an article signed Buckeye" I"
who, after q preamble about taxes and
about men who complain of their taxes,
says: Yet these men, whose trade is de-
ception, whose daily labor is to spread
falsehood and delusion, are yelling ont
about taxation;" and as I have COM
planned, and sometimes in the hearing of
several persons, he might have meant me,
therefore wish to exhibit my tax receipts
ior a few years past, that Others may
judge whether they are high taxes or not.
1889, $I6,27; 1910, $15,72; 1s4l, $l5,-
80; 1912, Sl3,26; 1s43, S2O,64; 1874,
$I6,20; 1S45, $22,59; 1916, $20,92;
1s47, $19,72; 1s4s, $20,95; 1910, S23,-
5S; 1850, $23,64; 1851, 1926; 1852,
sSo,25; 1858, 1856; 1854, S53, "a
Ny taxable property has been nearly the
same every year until 1854, when my
real property was less.
JER. HOLLISTER.
Woodsfcld,. Sept. %, 1855.
REMARKS. Judge Hollister might have
added, that while his real property was
$400 less in 1854 than in 1853, his per-
sonal property was S1O32 more in 1854
than in 1858. He might further have
added, that the new appraisement which
took place in 1858, increased the valua-
tion of his present real property much
above the value of all his real property in
1858. He might also have stated, had
he seen proper, that the school money
levied by the Township Board of Educa-
ton, on his property, amounted in 1854
to $13,1 ,16, and that the State school tax
amounted to $S,42. Total school tax,
$21,5S. If the Judge is opposed to the
present school law, which is now return
ing to our county the money heretofore
paid by us for the public works of the
State, he occupies a position which he
has perfect right to occupy. For our
part we are in favor of the school law.
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eI The Bell Air Times, Know
Nothing paper, published in Belmont
county, has "fzzled out" The editor, it
is said, disappeared about the same time.
Verify is Know Nothingism "a hard road
to trayel.", ~ qeYo 1i. st2 .sa
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The Public Printing.

During the sitting of the last Legisla-
ture, an examination was had in relation
to the public printing, and many import
ant facts were elected. Thus, the price
paid to Scott & Bascom, the whig pets
under the old system, for printing the
Auditors tabular statements of the con-
dition of the banks, was 81 per hundred
copies; while the price paid under the
new contract made by the Democratic
officers under the present constitution,
was IS cents per hundred copies.
The Journals of the session commencing
January, 1852, which were printed under
the old contract system, cost 50, ,O79; while
the Journals of lS52-3, containing but 81
pages less, cost only 1892, under the
new contract; giving difference in this
one item in favor of the new contract
system of about $3.50.
Under the old system the printer was
often allowed four or five times for the
type-setting of each report; under the
new system no constructive charges are
allowed. Hence. under the old contract,
the, printers charge for setting the type
of the legislative documents for the ses-
sion commencing January, 1852, was
$1096, and the number of pages 1859;
while under the present contract the cost
of type-setting for the two volumes o.
documents belonging to the Legislature
of 1923, was S62,17, and the number
of pages 1882.
The cost of binding the documents
journals, annual reports of the board o
agriculture, and the general and loca
laws of 1923, was $500, while the
cost under the old system would have eX
ceeded $4,000,
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Calais Meeting.

The Democratic meeting, at Calais, has
been changed from anight to an afternoon
meeting, at the request Of Mr.. LAWRENCE,
who wishes to reach home on Saturday
night. .s,..1s s.ssd .,al
Democrats of Seneca, give Mr.. LAW
RExcEsa 9 reusiag meeting on Saturday, the
6thoof October. aAes ii sa
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The State Fa1r.

We were compelled to omit the doings
of the State Fair this week for want of
room. Judging from the accounts in the
Statesman, we are Of the opinion that it
VIII fall q little short of some State Fairs
in point of interest; but it is, notwith-
standing, very creditable to our State.
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our county Fair. !

Il Come out everybody, to our County
Fair. Bring along your wives and chill
dren Bring along something to exhibit.
even If you are not assured that you viii
take premium Every article adds to
the interest of the Fair. Turn out, eye-
ryhody. and let us have Fair that will
be creditable to old Monroe.
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eW Don't neglect reading the articles
in this weeks paper from those leaving
the Know Nothing order. What they
state as the. trickery of the leaders may
be relied on as being correct, as the wri-
ters were behind the curtains, and saw
the whole machinery. -asas
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BALr1MoRE, Oct. 22.-Flour 81 75;s.
Wheat 81 70 to 81 rs. Tobacco, infe-.
rior to good common brown, 6 to $6 50; j
middling to good reds I to ST SO; good
to fine. reds and spangled to $S so;
good to fine yellow 10 to Sic; fine red
Fsegar wrappers 8 to 81 ss8 s.sl
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Hon. VIM. Lawrence


The Democrats of the Guernsey, Nom
roe and Noble District. have nominated
Mr.. LAWRENCE for Senator. He isa man
of decided ability, and his election is corsf
tain. ls.sT sgl,f IS t.s ri sassss
1t is rather more than could have beenssi
expected that DAvY WELLLNG should givees
him so favorable a notice as the following.
The numerous friends of Mr.. LaWrenco 81
will be grati6ed to learn that the Ansesi49ia
can enterprsse, a journal supposed to be-
hostile to him, is SO free to compliment
his virtues and fitness fer the Office foFeiu
which he has been nominated. The last
Enterprise says: 81! a9aoads as .5.sl sad
W Mr.. LAWRENCE, of Washington, sa
Guernsey county, has been nominated inesSg
that district for State Senator, by the Re-lsa
publican convention. Mr.. L. is trfes1is
man, honest and independents aud will bes -
elected. He is a good temperance mA1.
and worthy the hearty support ofrreform 90
voters" g.se 4,ss {,e.l sasssgAsi, edi 2ss'
All right, except the word aeRepnbli- 81
can" should be democrat. The Repnh-sAa
hcans have nominated r.sJobn .Sssclcir sl4s,
Does Davy take the paper?-.& Caairsriabael
Gazette. . .eIasS AZ sssszs aS
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- We would likesto win the jour-
nalks.slippers,,' or those shiny boots that
his sEillage readers, looked at SO much;
but ihcs wants to Bet on our side. He viii
bet that @the Know Nothings have had
and, Will. hayea eaPothing to doiwith this
(the KaasNs1 9Meating."e Just what we
saidqsRep only ldifefences IS, that We said
the eCfIoUE would have nothing to do
with 1, and ths ths Journal says @tAe Know
Nothipgss will have nothing to do.with it.
The CLIQUE andyiease Know Nothings"
mean about the same thing IA few Wing
Know Nothings here in Woodsfeld who
control the order. When they say, "Be
it so,n let no member say Nay They
can exelaim-
aIam Sir Oracle.
when Iope my mouth let not the dogs bark. !"
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Adopted Citizens.

We would advise all our adopted citi-
zens to take their naturalization certif-
catesso the polls; otherwise their votes
msy Be rejected BY K. n. judges, Take
them along, eyen if you have been voting
forrtventy or thirty years. Cases occur
red At the spring elections, in this county,
where adopted citizens were refused their
votss merely because they had omitted to
take their certificates with them. A fail
are, hewever, to have the certificate at the
election, is4ne cause for challenge, if the
judges are satisfied that the person offer
ingteyotehas beennaturalized. But by
having the certificate much time and
trodbie are saved ;os'i2.e =
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For the esprit.
Mr.. EDITOR :-I have not time, this
week, to notice the vulgarities and lies Of
the "old whig rose" in the last Jons7sdk
He changes his name so often that it IS
as hard to keep on the track Of him as it
is to keep track of his politics, which he
changes about once month. Who has
not heard him contending for. the princi-
pie of the Nebraska bill and defending
Douglass against Chase, and asserting
that the people of Kansas ought to have
slavery there if they desire it 7 Every man
and boy in Woodsfeld But as / may
see proper to take my time to him id your
next, will not attempt to follow him this
week. ast' az .e ~ !, !. 4 IS. s. s.
In the meantime let the people look 1t
this street politician, whose business from
Monday morning till Sunday hight, IS to
abuse the Democratic party except once
in while overreaching his neighbors in
a horse or buggy trade. This is the man
who is abusing the Democratic party and
crying out that they are chargeable with
creating our present high taxes. And
why does he do this? Simply because the
tax assessor listed some ten or twelve
hundred dollars of money, he had borrow
ed to speculate with. He thinks he ought
to be exempted from paying tax on his
borrowed capital, because he is q would
be big-bug, and aristocrat; while in his
opinion it is all right to tax poor mans
horse that he has bought on credit.
! say if it is right to tax the horse or
farm bought on a credit, it is equally right
to tax the borrowed money Of the specn-
lator. ss'
The "Old Wing" thinks do not know
what hurts me. Herein T have the advan.
tage of him. Every one knows want Of
sense is what troubles him. - ~ = g
PETER PIPER. s
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R. A. CROSS,
Matchmaker and JeWeIer,

sNs.8 Would most respectfully invite the citizens
cinity to call and examine before purchasing else
where, his FRESH SUPPLY OF NEW JEWEL
RY just received from Boston--the best assortment
ever brought into this market--consistng of Ladies
and Gents Fine Gold Breast Pins; Gents Dia-
mond Scarf Pins; Gents Diamond Rings Ladies'
superior Cuff Pins Ladies' Ruby, Emerald, Pearl,
and Garnet Rings; Fine Gold Lockets; Earrings
of all kinds and qualities; beautiful Alva Coral
Bracelets; fine Gold Bracelets with settings; La
dies Gold Chains, new style); Silver and Gold
Pencils Cornelian Rings Watches, Clocks, Gold
and Silver Watch Keys together with general
assortment of every variety of goods in his line.
Cash buyers will find this very desirable stock,
and would also say that can and will sell jewery
ten per cent cheaper than Toledo merchants.
Maumee City, Oct. II. h. A. CROSS.