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The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1855-08-01

DOAD NOTICE.-Notice is hereby given that
III there will be a petition presented to the
Commit ,ioners of Monroe county, Ohio, at their
September session, A. D. 1855, asking that so
much of the State road leading from Sisters
vile to Cumberland as lies between the twenty
first mile tree on said road and Sutherland IS
meeting house, at or near the Muskingum creek
road be vacated. JAMES STALLINGS.
Franklin township, August I, 1856.
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Look at This!

r would say to all that know themselves
IL indebted to me, either by book account OF
note, that they will do well to call and PAY
UP, as my accounts must be settled.
August l, 1855. NJ. BAKER.
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Valuable Town Property for Sale
Dissolution,

nY mutual consent the partnership hereto
ID fore existing between JAMES Wnsos and
JOSEPH PERRY, in the butchering business, has
this day been dissolved by mutual consent
The business will be continued by James Viii.
son, at the old stand. JAMES WILSON.
July IL, 1855.
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Farm for Sale.

Farm fer Sale.
DY virtue of an order from the Probate Court
ID of Monroe coanty, Ohio, Twill offer for sale
at public outory, at the door Q the court house
in Woods6eld,
On Saturday, the 4th day Of august, 1855,
at o'clock p. m, the following lands and ten
ements, of which Israel +. Randolph died seized,
lying in Green township, in said county, to wit
The south east quarter of section 8, township
4, range 5, containing l5S acres, moro or less.
Terms of sale: One half cash in hand, and the
residue in one year with interest. Appraised
at $1700. BENJAMIN LANE,
July 4, 1845. Admir- l. F. Randolph.
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containing all his documents and letters.
He passed through San juan on the night
of July 1st., seized a schooner in the
harbor and sailed for parts unknown.
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LITTEN, HORNE & co.

7zreshisg Machine Builders and Repmres,
SUEFISH, OHIO,
WILL have constantly on hands MAcHmss
w of all kinds; also CLEAxxRs Of the best
and latest improvements.
From past experience we fatter ourselves that
we can equal any manufactured in the State.
Persons wishing to purchase Machines will
please give us a call and examine for them-
selves. All work warranted to perform right
or no sale.
N ID All old Castings aud Iron taken in
In. ID. exchange for work, for which the
highest price will be given.
L1TTKN, HORNE s CO.
sanfsh, April 4, 1855.
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ROLL OF HONOR.

Received on subscription to the Esprit
of Democracy" for the month of July,
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T H SPIRIT OF DEMO CRAZY
Legal Advertisements.
A STATEMENT
Of the Receipts and Expenditures

of Monroe County, Ohio, for the year COM
mencing on the first Monday of June, A. D.
1854, and ending on the first Monday of june,
A n 1S56.
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PUUK FUNDS-Receapts.
Amt collected on Duplicate, 1854 81 ,542 72
Expenditures.
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Total l..................$ 1887 Sc 8
Expenditures.
Amt paid H. & A. Okey, I'd and Sd
payments on Infrmary, as per
contract 900 90
/" Thos. Morris on Infrmary farm 100 90
Interest on deferred payments -. Is 25
Proportion of taxes refunded by Co. 60 2
Treasurer's per cent ... S3 66
Proportion of printing delin'qt list so 5
Balance in the treasury. 1sl Sc 6
Total ................... .$3,9S7 So 8
Amt of Infrmary orders issued and not re-
deemed 1874 10
BRIDGE FUND.
Balance in the treasury at last settlement and
still unexpended. ............. $242 81 2
=====
TOWNSHIP FUNDS-Receipts.
Amt collected on Duplicate, 1854 81 ,273 SO
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SCHOOL FUNDS-Recetpts.
State common school fund s14,249 20
Interest on section 16 945 26
School house tax collected .... 9,3s7 Is s
Interest on section 16 collected by
Treasurer. rer................. 1904 90 Z
Township school taxes collected on
Duplicate of 1854. ... 5000 81
Show licenses for school fund. -. Is 90
Balance of State common school
for 1854. 1857 rs
School library fund for 1855 49,. Sl4 "a
Balance in the treasury last year. $50 81 3
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1855-11-01
NOVEMBER |, 1855.

room enough remaining for the legs Of the oars
man. There were three boats, one of which,
(the Dingy) was soon broken up for fuel. Two
buffalo robes, few blankets, and tarpaulin,
composed the sleeping accommodations Of the
party They had eighty miles to go upon the
ice, but as their party were weak, both in num-
bers and health, they were obliged to take one
boat alta time. The hummocks in the ice were
often three q four feet high, and the eighty
miles were sraysrsed by many of the party sew
eral times over. The ship was left about the
10Th of May. and they were a month in travers-
ing the eighty miles Of ice. In one single day,
after launching their boats, they. made. by q
splendid sail, almost as much a. they had during
the month previous. ,~t... ]a's a. -
Passing Sutherland Island, they cams within
ten miles of Hakysluyt Island, where they were
obstructed by ice The next day, however, the
ice opened with the tide, and they reached that
island. Here they were compelled to stop for
tsroor three days BY tta ise. Thay went on to
Dallymple rock, whore they were delighted to
find thousands Of fresh laid eggs Of the elder
duck: They were detained there by south.
west wind for week, during whidh time they
lived almost entirely on eggs. They then pack
ed down thousand, and sailed for Natilick, IN
Esquimanx settlement. They met little obstruc-
tion from the ice, and when they did they were
generally delayed only until the next tide.
AT last they were gratifed and delighted at
the sight Of Cape Dudley Diggs, which is well
known to whalers. From there they ran on un-
til they met the ice of the great glacier a little
north Of Cape York. Here they were detained
by the ice for week, but as their quarters were
near an Immense eoonery, whore countless thou
sands Of birda kept up continual cawing, and
they were able to shoot as many as they pleas
ed, they were not very impatient. Each man
ate one or TIVE Of them at meal, and they
made up for lost time. At lust tho lee released
them, and without very much obstruction thoy
arrived at Cape York about the middle of July
During the passage they lived principally on
the little aux, with which, for miles and miles
uorth Of Cape York, the air is continually dark
sned. Rounding Cape York, they passed into
Melville bay.
Pushing boldly on, sometimes venturing even
into the pack ice, they came successfully to the
Devils Thumb, Horse Heart Promontory, and
finally to Upernavik, where they were received
with great joy by the whole village. Here they
found Danish bark, bound to England, the
Mary Ann, Capt Anderson in her they en-
barked They arrived at Lievely on the 10th
eff September. where, after remaining week
Lieut.. Harstein arrived, and their joy was com
plete. To Capt. Anderson, of the Danish bark
they were much indebted for polite and kind
attentions. He anticipated every want and die
all in his power to make them comfortable.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1855-11-01
DIP. THOMPSON, EDITOR & PROPRIETOR.

ly the approaching hand of disease, and bein
adinonished thereby Of his speedy dissolution
lifts his glad eye hcavenward, while his heart
melts within him, as he cxclaims in triumph
I'm almost homs!,"
Christian professor, thou, too, art almost
home Art thou wearing this world as loose
garment, 30 that it may be thrown off at q mo-
ment's notice, Are thy affections and desires
fixed on things above' And art thou daily be-
coning moro weancd from the things of time
and sense! Or, like thousands on every side,
art thou living thy rest here, and living as tho
this were thy home! Be more on hy.guard in
future-have thy lamp trimmed and burning,
for at midnight the cry may sound in thine ear
- Behold, the bridegroom eometh, 60 70 out
to meet him. ."-Lutheran Observer.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1855-11-01

A traveller, weary and worn, covered with
dust and suffering from many privations, sees
In she distance the curling smoke ascending
from his homestead, and, cboked with feeling,
almost too big for uttcrance. oxclaims, while
tears of joy are rolling down his chesks--" Tn
almost hone!"
The playful child, having wandered from it
fond parents, trembles for fear of approaching
danger rs darkness gathers around its footsteps
yet as soon as it sees some well-known object
shakes Its curling locks and clasps it's gla,
hands, exclainling--" I'm almost home"
The mariner, alter long and toilsome voy
age, describes in the far distance the outlin
eosst Of his native land, and sings aloud wit
ioy, while his heart is full to breaking" r,
almost hoaf -
The Christian, after having fought many har
battles, endured many trials, resisted man
temptations, suffered from many Affections, an
gfieved over many shortcomings, feels gradua
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1855-11-01

ribly; while France could and can, as well az
England, much more easily provide for her
troops in the Crimea by the aid of her fleets
than she could in Poland or in any place in the
interior Of poor country, which the Russians
would have laid waste for hundreds Of miles
around. l am sure that even now, if the Rus
slams could choose, they would rather see Pelis-
sier and his army in Poland than continue the
struggle in the Crimea. This is what the Cri-
mean expedition amounts to.
believe, hope, that the Russians will do
the impossible. But to tell you the. truth, my
heart blseds, for See that by this event the
progress Of civilization has been stopped on
two points, First, in the West, Louis Napoleon
is fortified and the abjectness Of tho French in
creased-in whose eyes, withvery few sxcep,
tions, the least glare Of military glory sufices
for liberty. honor, morality, and real national
dignity; and thon in the East, where, in spite
Of all that is said to the contrary, Russia was
an anent Of obligation, and whore Rnss;a slone
coald and can gil that oisce.
The Cars have received fearful punishment
for having followed for more than twenty years
past, German and not Russian policy for
meddling with European squabbls; for march,
ing into Hungary in lS49.. instead Of taking
COnstansinopls in lS4S, as Russian interests de-
manded at a time when nobody could have op-
posed it. 1t isa terrible lesson by which they
will profit. You are young, and you will live
long enough, am sure, to see Russia rise again.
Her latent forces are too great to be broken by
even this terrible blow. As for me, have
nothing but the petty consolation Of seeing the
great Kosstth aoored. If even last year Rus
sia or Nicholas had the courage to make an ap-
peal to the Solaves Of Southern Europe, where
now would Austria be with or without her al
liesi
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1855-11-01

~ DID AS THE Resi- DID. This tame, yield
ing spirit--shis doing " as the rest did " has
ruined thousands.
A young man is invited BY vicious compan-
ions to visit the tavern, or tho gambling-room
or other haunts of licentioHsners. He becomes
dissipated, spends his time, loses his credit,
squanders his property, and at last sinks into an
snsimely grave. What ruined him. Simply
doing as the rest did,"
A father has family Of sons. He is wealthy.
Other children in the same situation Of life do
so and so, and are INDUCED in this this thing
and that. He indulges his own in tho same
way. They grow up triaers, idlsrs and fops.
The father Wonders why his children do no, sue
coed better. He has spent so much money on
their education, has given thsm such great nd
vaa.ages but alas! they are only source Of
vsxation and trouble. Poor man, he is just
paying the per- doing IS the rest did. >
!: :: !: !: :: !: !: !: :: :; ::
marry; their y5ands are unable to supper
their extravagance. and they are soon reduces
10 poverty and wretchedasss. The good womal
10 astonished. /" Truly" says she, II did q
the rest did"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1855-11-01

The First Emperor Napoleon is reported by
his faithful friend, Count de Monthom, to have
expressed himself as follows, concerning our
Savior Jesus is not q philosopher, for h's
proofs are miracles and from the FIRST his dis.
cples adored him. In fact, learning and philos.
ophy are of no use for salvation ; and jesus
came into the world to reveal the mysteries Of
Heaven and tho laws of the spirit. Alexander
Cesar, Charlemagns, and myself founded EN-
pires but on what foundation did We rest thu
creations of our genius! Upon force. Jesu
Christ alone founded his empire upon love ant
at this hour millions of men would die for him
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1855-11-01

We must walk through life as through the
Swiss moantains where hasty word may bring
down an avalanche.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1855-11-01
ONE YEAR AGO TO-DAY.


Ono year ago to-day
Itwined a garland fair
Ne thorn might And place
Among the blossoms there.
hid it in my heart,
Raom careless eyes away,
And charmed its leaves with prayer
One year agoto-day.
One year ago to-day!
1t seems little span
For love remombers yet
An old, familiar face
The light Of geutle eyes,
That fad-th not away
A smile welcomed first
One year ago to-day.
And thi. hath been to me
A pure, untarnishsd trust il;
Its every line Is free
Prom times corrodiug rust.
Aud age shall be asyouth,
Yet yield not to decay,
The flowers that bloomed for me
One year ago to-day.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1855-11-01
Difficulty ennoblcs duty.

The Italians say, " Time is silent filo."
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1855-11-01

MANY man blows the bellows of the ergAA
that sounds his praise.
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GREEN MOUNTAIN FREEMAN
= PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY MORNING,
OGce..... OUsr Hubbard 4 Blaks's Store,
Main street, Montpelier, VT.

rssx,-oae dollar and fifty cents per year In advance
4, o. after three ,nhs. Village subscribers, who have
thsir papers left at their door, S2,oo.
A,-ru.ats inserted in neat and tasty style, at ous
tomary prices.
rates.
rasFassxAsiss to sachtownin Washington County
free OF postage The postage for any distance within the State
will be Is per year. payable quarterly in advanced for
any distance out of State 40 cents payable
aiyerce Where payment is not made quarterly In ad-
saos double these rates sre charged. st
j. W. wHEgLoCK, PsrxrHR.
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1Doetrp.


MY aEaTHF~l
]! ] ! !! !! : : J
That ever sooths hohidlsh srief',
And bid our fears depart. n"
That ever in our minds instilied
The love OF God and truth
Those pure and holy guardians
or innocence and youth.
NY Mother IT'S y sacred word,
That speaks Of tender care ...
To every weary, fainting soul
That must lifes burden bear. OAAS'a IAA'
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OPINION OF A RUSSIAN STATESMAN.

The following letter, the New York Tribune
says is from one of the greatest and most oele-
bratsd Of Russian Statesmen-a man than
whom few men living are better qualified to
weigh the consequences to Russia, of the loss
of Sevastopol and the Crimea
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1855-11-01

Resolution, By Mt Hastings, inssrustins
Vermont delegates in Congress to support laws
against the importation Of foreign paupers, and
an amendment 70 the naturalization laws re-
qOiring thorough examination of applicants BE-
fore U. s. Circuit or District Courts referrs]s
10 select comm. ttse on tho naturalization laws q
The Speaker -ssnounced the following CON-
mittees
On General Committee Mr. Learnerd Of Bs,..
kersfeld
| On Bill to annex part Of Brandoifto Chitt@-
den-Messrs. Wetmore of Chittenden, Bacon Of
Sunderland, Stone Of Halifax, Perry Of Han.
cock, Carpenter Of Bridgcwater.
On Bill to divide Orange county into two ju-
dicial districts--Messrs. Wentworth of Rocking
ham, Olds of Norwich, Cross of Walthan,
Ransom Of Mendon, Tibbetss of Sutton.
| Remons.roncss Referred. 0fNorman L. Jefss,
J. W. Gale, Drury Fairbanks, and others, Of
Wardsboro, against annexing any part Of Som
srsss 10 Wardsbore; 10 select committee ca tts
subiees,
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the rope. He would not even wait
' to have rope fastened about his
body, in order that he might be drawn
back in case he should find it difficult
to breath the foul air.
CHRlsTY's MrNsTRELs.-This com
pany gave an entertainment, at the
Harvey House, on Thursday night,
to a very good house. They opened
well, and the audience seemed we'll
satisfied I; until the same stale and
stupid jokes and abortive witticisms,
used ten years ago, were introduced
without the slightest variation; and
then the audience-very properly, as
we think; gave evidences Of disaffec-
ton. The singing was IN. o.
ordinary mess. The only player, was
the first fiddle, who might take few
lessons more, without injury, and then
instruct the second, how TO stumble
through the simple office Of vamping.
The banjo, did not know its part, and
bones" came in, and went out OF
the chorous, invariably before or be.
hind the time. When we examine
the matter calmly, it is very stupid
business, for sensible people, to set BY
the hour and listen to coarse jokes,
from imperfect delineators, of negro
character; and when there is not sin
gle grain Of originality to spice the en-
tertainment, it is perfectly disgusting.
O'CoNoR.-This establishment on
Thir Street, 10 fast getting to be, the
City Emporium Of fancy millinary
goods. With one voice, the ladies
proclaim the fact, that the goods, at
this establishment are selected with
taste, and embrace the most fashion
able goods from Charities and Camp
St. In addition the ladies prefer to
be waited upon by the ladies. We
say this, in defence Of a very prevail
ent opinion to the contrary.
- From New York direct, Mus.
sELMAN, has in store a fresh stock of
fine CONNECTIONS. A wedding party.
or picnic, can be supplied at short
notice. Ice.cream, Soda, Mead, Lem
ade, ETC., always on hand from sunrise
in the morning to nine at night. '
A. MonrAN 4 Bao.-This estab-
lishment. Corner Of Third aud Church
streets, is resolved not to be out done
IN the Grocery and Provision line.
Fresh receipts Of fresh articles, near
" every day in the week. Our friend
"Toney" holds the pulse Of the mar.
ket in his hand and can tell you to
fraction the slig htest variation. This en-.
.ables the house to purchase at The
very last cash prices. g9
--1>-O>l--
Piano TuNtNa.-MR. CHARLES
BRowN, Piano forte tuner and repair
Ger. il now in town, and comes well
recommended as understanding this
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Sales bp tbf Sheriff.

STATE OF LOUISIANA-Sixth Judi
cial District Court-PaTish of East Ba-
ton Rouge, Succession Of Lewis PYBuRN,
deed No. 439, "PEobate.n1
10y virtue Of commission issued in tbs
ID above succession, and to me directed
from the Hon. the sixth judicial district
court. in and for the Parish and State a.
toresaid will, by virtue Of said commits
sion, offer at public sale at the court house
door, Of said parish, in the City of Baton
Rouge, on MONDAY, the 18Th day Of .Au-
gust nert, 1855, at the usual hours Of sale
the property hereinafter setforth and des-
c,ibed, belonging to the succession of LE-
WIS PYBuRN, late Of said parish, deceased,
to wit
TOM. negro man. aged about 80 years
and one STUD HORSE.
TERMS OF SALE.-The negro man slave
named Tom, to be sold for one fourth cash,
one fourth payable on the first day of JAM
uary next, 1856, and the other half on the
rirst day of January 1857-in notes salts
factoriy endorsed, bearing eight per cent
interest pei annum from date until paid,
and mortgage reserved until final payment.
The STUD HoRsE--for CASH.
julylO-y. II. V. BABIN, Sheriff.
STATE OF LOUIsTANA-Sixtb Judi
cial District Court-Parish Of East Ba-
ton Rouge--NoLAN STEW ART, Executor,
Us. JANE McCALop, wife Of Paul Daigre
RY virtue of a writ Of 4. ia. issued in the
ID above entitled and numbered cause,
and to me directed from the Hon. Sixth
Judicial District Court in, and 70 the Par.
| ish and State aforesaid-l will erat pub
lie sale at the plantation wherein the de-
PENDENT now resides, on the Amite Rivers
in this Parish at about fourteen miles FROM
the City Of Baton Rouge on SATURDAY,
the 4th day Of .Angnst ns1t, 1856. at IL o.
cock, NJ, all the right, title, interest and
claims Of the defendant, in or to the proper
ty hereinafter setforth and described, sejz-
ed to pay and satisfy the Judgment, interest
and cost in the above entitled and number.
ed cause, to wit;-The following negro
Barton, negro man, aged about As years;
Susan, a negro woman, aged SO years, ard
her three children, viz: Alexander, aged
Id years, Albert, aged II years, and Dan
iel, aged years; Frank, a negro man, as
years Nelson, IS years, and Benjamin, %
years. Also. 430 arpents of Land situated
on the Amite River. at about IA miles from
the City of Baton Rouge. and bounded AZ
follows: North by lands formerly j. H.
Rivers. South by lands Of D. Fl. Penny.
East by the Amite River and west by those
of Andrew Cooper, together with sn the
buildings and improvements thereon.
Teens of Sale-CAsH, with the benefit
of the appraisement. e
| July 2-sts-w. II. V. BABIN, Sheriff.
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Communicated.
Plank Road Patriotism.

Ed. Comet celebrating the 4th
was not confined to the Springs
only. as you seem to think. On the
anorning of the ever memorable 4th.
my friend Ponch and |, smiled at one
other sevedsl times--took a buggy,
and after dashed round town. to ex-
anime the architecture in the sub
.urbs galloped through the crowded
thoroughfare of St. Charles St. and up
Boulevard, and at half past nine, we
left the noisy city, for the region Of
that popular institution as you
call it, the Clinton plank road. Doors
of the strangers Home, open; we
could not pass it by, without looking
in, to see if there we're any luckless
indivi}sals there, in distress--Talk-
ed to lie landlady on merits of daw-
kins, shanghae, bantams, chickwigs,
hardrigs, chittagages and other foul
breeds. and mutually settled down into
the belief that the natives "to the
manor BORG" are after all the best
got on the road, and without any
great stretch of imagination took it
to be made of shells SO did blue
dick - and we sailed along at rate
very little less than2 40 until blue dick
was startled to prick back his ears and
alter his pace. at sight of small
party Of Erin Gobrahs, singing the
Bowld Soger Boy, Was forced
to stop and listen to the patriotic
exhibitions. T he declaration !"
would have been read, but Sas not
there. Mahoney spoke-can5ot give
the whole speech, as my business
there was not that of reporter
part of the argument, however, struck
me, and Poncho alike Mahomey
said that General Washington's grand
father, was native of Erine-horn at
Kildare in the county Of Clare-went
to England as an exile, where the
father of Washington was BORN
Washington himself was an 1rishman
in feeling if not by birth. As an evi-
dence Of the fact. Mahomey said "no
man in Virginia ever raised more po-
tatoes-Irish po:atoes-than Mistrer
Washington. - Poncho, Blue Dick
and |, came home satisfied. Clio.