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Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1855-01-23
MDRAiL AND RIaIL lGlDUs.
From Macaulay's History of England.
THE ENGLISH CHURCH.

AT length the darkness begins to
break and the country which had been
lost to view as Britain, reappears as
England. The conversion ofthe Anglo.
Saxons to Christianity was the first of a
long series of salutary revolutions. 1t
is true that the Church had been deeply
corrupted both by that superstition and
that phil osophy against which she had
so long contended, and over which she
had, at last, triumphed. She had given
TOO easy admission to doctrines Dor.
rowed from the ancient schools, and to
rites borrowed from the ancient temples.
Roman policy and Gothic ignorance,
Grecian ingenuity and Syrian ascetcism
had contributed to deprave her. Yet she
retained enough Of the sublime theology
and benevolent morality Of her earlier
days TO elevate many intellects and to
purify many hearts. Some thugs, also,
which at later period were justly re.
garded as among her chief blemishes,
were, in the seventh century and long
Alterward her chief merits. That the sa
cerdotal order should encroach on the
functions Of the civil magistrate would
in our time, be a great evil. But thai
,ehich, IN an age Of good government,
is an coil, mag in an age of grossly bad
government, be blessing. It is better
that mankind should be governed b,
wise laws we'll administered, than By
priestcraft. But is better that men shoul
be governed by priestcraft than by brut,
violence; by such prelate as Dunstar
than by such warrior as Pends. A
society sunk in ignorance, aasd ruled 6s
mere physical force, has great reason t.
lreioics when class, the Influence q
which is INTELLECTUAL and MORAL, rise.
to ascepdsncy. Such class will doubt
less abuse its power; but mental posoe
sven schew abused, Is ssiu a nobler an.
better power, than that which cGnsist
Hssreiy ~ coyporeal ssrsngth. We rea
j in the Anglo. Saxon chronicles Of ytant
who, when at the height Of grea,ness
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1855-01-23

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A REFORM NEEDED.-One of the ug.
lest peculiarities incident to New Eng.
land society needs a speedy reformation
We allude to the bad custom of gossip.
ing over pleasant and harmless inter
couf'e between young people OF oppo.
site sexes. What we mean is this:-
Il young man is polite, and renders
himself agreeable to a young female
friend in "the beaten way of friendship" )"
no matter how intimate the families oil
both may be,) straightway begin the sly
whisper and the open cavil. Busy
tongues pour into greedy ears the wei.
come news that Mr.. was seen
walking once or twice with Miss --
alone in broad day! Or, if the above
mentioned gentleman invites his friend
10 the theatre or concert, it is all
over with them-a wedding may be ex.
pected shortly.
What is the consequence Of all this
loolishLess on the part of lockers on?
Simply this:-a quiet, inolfelsive young
man is deprived Of the society of good.
tempered girl, who would improve his
manners and be Of great service to him
as friend. Very often, il he be den.
ed social interchange Of conversation in
this way, or ramblo with a pleasant
companion, he will look elsewhere, not
unirequently out Of the pale of respec.
liability, for his associates. 1t is a bad
custom worth mcnding, this constant es
pIonaGe thus tyrannically held in our
day, and we hopo good sense and bet
ter policy will tend to drive out so foul
and wicked practice.
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1855-01-23
A POLITICAL JOKE.

In a neighboring county, one of the
political parties had, for over twenty
years, been in the habit of holding lhei,
county nomination convention at the
house of Mr.. C..
He happened on recent occasion,
for the first time, to be in when they had
finished their business, and heard little
delegate from r. move that this conven.
ton do now adjourn sine de-
Sine die,' said Mr.. C., to person
standing near, 'wheres that =
why that's way up in the northern
part of the county, said neighbor.
Hold on if you pleas, Mr.. CAeerman,
said G., with great earnestness and
emphasis; 'hold on, sir. I'd like to be
heard on that question. have kept a
public house now for morc'n 90 years.
| am poor man. I've always belong.
ed TO the party. and never split my ticket
in my life. This is the most central
location in the county, and it's where
we alters held our caucuses. I've never
had, OF asked an Office. and have worked
night and day for the party, and now |
think, sir, it's contemplate to go to ad !.
journlns this convention way up to sine
die
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1855-01-23
HONORABLE COURTSH[P.

WE heard very pretty little incident
tho other day, which we cannot help re.
lating. A young lady from the South,
is seems, was wooed and won by young
physician living in California. When
the engagement was made the doctor
was rich, having been very successful
at San francisco. 1t had not exceeded
six months, however, when by an un.
fortunrte investment, he lost his whole
cheap" This event, came upon him,
it should be added, just as he was about
to claim his bride. What does he do ?
Why like an honorable and chivalrous
young fellow as he is, he sits down and
writes the lady every particular Of the
unhappy turn which had taken place in
his fortune, assuring her that il the fact
produced any change in her feelings to.
wards him, she is released from every
promise she has made him.--And what
does the dear, good girl do ?--Why, she
takes lump Of pure gold, which her
lover had sent her in his prosperity as a
keepsake, and having it manufactured
into ring, forwards it to him with the
following Bible inscription in distinct
characters the outside.
"Entreat me not to leave thee, or t
return from following thee; for whithe
thou goest will 60. and whittier tho,
lodge will l lodge; thy people will be my
people and thy God my God; where tho,
diest will die; and there will be buried
the Lord do so TO me, and mole, also, i
aught but death part me and thee" >
i Tho lover idolised his sweetheart more
than ever when he received this pre-
cious evidence Of hel devotion to him il
storm and sunshine. We may add, tina
fortune soon again smiled upon the youn,
physician and that he subsequently, re
turned to wed the sweet girl he loved
and who loved him with undying al
lection. Young ladies who read tn
Fl Bible as the heroine Of this inciden
seemed to have done, are pretty sure t
make good sweethsarts, and better wive,
.l-[Liverpool Weekly Journal.
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1855-01-23
CAUSE OF YANKEE EMIGRAr1t

CAUSE OF YANKEE EMIGRATIoN.-
When Mr.. Corwin was member of the
General Assembly Of Ohio. he brought
in bill for the abolition of public
punishment at the whipping post. He
made a speech thereon, TO which an
elderly gentleman replied somewhat as
follows:--
"Mr. Speaker. the gentleman is not
as old as am, and has not seen so much
OF The practical operation Of the system
of punishment which he desires 10 abol.
ish.--When lived in Connecticut, il a
fellow stole horse, or cut up any other
rustic', we used to lie him up and give
him real good ,hrashing, and we never
saw no more of him. 1t is the best way
of getting rid Of rogues that ever was
tried, and withou, expense to the State -
Corwin rose to reply:--"Mr. Speaker
| have been often puzzled to account
for the vast emigration from Connection,
to the West; but the gentleman last up
has explained it to my entilc sotisfac
ton"
The bill passed without any further
discussion.
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1855-01-23

From Blackwood's magazine.
HOPE.
IfEIope be dead-why seek TO live?
For what besides has life to give'
Love, Life, and Youth, and Beauty, TOO,
II Hope be dead-say! what are you!
Love without Hopel 1t cannot be,
There is a vessel on y0n sea
Becalmed and sailless as Despair.
And known-'tis helpless love floats there.
Life without Hope! Oh, that is not
To live! but, day by day, to rot,
With feelings cold and passions dead;
To wander DER the world, and tread
Upon its beauties: and to gaze,
@ lite vacant, DER its nowery maze.
o.! think, If this be Life? then say
sWho lives when hope has fled awayT
Youth without Hope! An endless night,
Trees which have felt the cold Spring blight
The lightning flashes and the ,hnnders strife,
Yet pine away weary life
Which older would have sunk and died
Beneath the stroke their youth dcic -
But, curst with lengh of days, are left,
To rail at Youth Of Hope bcreft.
And Beauty, loo, when hope is gone
Has lost the ray in which it shone.
And, seen without This borrowt d light,
Has lost the beam which made it bright.
Now what avail the silken hair,
The angel smile, and gentle air,
Tie beaming eye, and glance refined
Faint senbIance Of that pn-cr mind
As gold dust, sparkling in the sun,
P0 nts where the richer strata run!
Alas! they now just seem to be
Festowed 10 mock at Misery.
They speak of DAYS long, long gone by.
Then point TO cold reality,
AMI, with deatl-like smile, they say
'Uh what are we when hopes awayl'
Then Love, Life, Youth and Beauty, too,
When seen without Hopes bright ming hue,
All sigh in Misery's saGdesl tone;
"Wly seek TO live f Hope he gone1"
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1855-01-23
SIC 4 ii : ? Il Y.
DAvY CROCKETT'S FAMILY.

The wife and daughter of the distin
guished patriot and eccentric genius, Qa
vid Crockett, passed through Hickman,
last week, OF their way tu Texas, TO gel
possession Of portion of the land do.
mated by tho State Of Texas TO the heirs
of those who fell at the battle ofthe Ala.
mo, during the struggle for independence.
Hickman (Ky.) Argus.
The biographies Of Davy Crockett-.the
almaracs with pictures Of hunters and
animals. wildcats and panthcrs--were
charming reading for our boyhood.--
Crockett, drinking water out Of the Mis-.
sissippi, (he scorned anything SMALLER
OF poking bis knife under bears ribs,
or telling Consress.jokes at house raj.
sing, was better than Arabian Nights for
Young American entertainment, We
began TO take Davy Crockett for myth
an impersonation Of the broad, strong,
honest, energetic, self.reliant, Western
character, and Ben Hardin as his 'sPool
Richard We had never seen any body
that had seen him-the identical man
In this uncertainty came our appoint
ment in January, ls40, by Bishop Paine
10 New. Orleans. On the way we learn
cd that.a son Of. Davy Crockett was one
Of the official nfembers Of the Church
AT the railroad he met US in person tc
i've welcome and conduct us to his house
for home, till the parsonage could b.
fitted up. And home it was. But wha
contrast in the actual man 70 the one
we had pictured Small of stature. .bu
1.-THE and vol lfknit; light. thin hair, plea
SAINT features, a playful mouth. Ia ma
terial, 6ne grained. In manners, eSsy
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1855-01-23
WILLIAM WRIT,

Do not pass by the eloquent and instructive
tier below. Whoever has spark of the no.
bic spirit within him, vii feel strengthened and
animated by lis perusal. 1t should be commit
ted to memory and wrought into the menta'
frame work of every young man in the land who
desires to DO something and 10 be something in
the world. The writer, WILLIAM Writ, was
one Of the purest and best men that ever lived.
We need not sketch his biography, for every
inquiring man or woman has learned who he
was, and every appreciative mind feels ,ohat he
was. He has gone. long since, to his eternal
reward yet his memory cannot fade away from
the minds of men.
The following lines, which we have thought
proper to insert in this place, wefe written by
Hon. Horace GREELEY, at the time Of Mr..
WInr's decease, (1s34) and will be gratefully
read by the admirers of that truly good and great
man.-Editors Spirit Of the Times.
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1855-01-23
p O g 7 n Y.
roa the sPIRIf oY THE TINES.
ALL MEN ARE EQUAL.

roa the sPIRiT oY THE TINES,
ALL MEN ARE EQUAL.
Does not sun and moon bestow.
Alike on all their native glow7
Does not every violet sweet,
Modest, bloom for all1
Seeming at the peasants feet,
As in proudest hall7
Gold or pearls Con never part
Ties which link the heart 10 heart;
Though thy dress be rough aud plain
And thy name obscure;
Keep but free of vices stain,
And thy rank is pure.
Blessed is he, whose humble lot,
Casts him in peaceful cot;
Where with sweet content he lives,
Far from glittering show,
Which but sense aud soul deceives,
With its cunning bow.
II. Sr-.
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1855-01-23

A bashful printer refused situation
in a printing Office where females were
employed, saying that he never .'set up
with d girl in bis life.
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1855-01-23
ON THE DEATH OF WILLIAM WRIT.

Rouse not the muffled drum,
Wake not the martial trumpet smournful sound
For him whose mighty voice in death is dumb
Who in the zenith of his high renown, :
TO the grave went down.
Invoke no cannon's breath
To, swell the requiem DER his ashes poured
Silently bear him to the house OF death:-
The aching hearts, by whom he was adorcd,
He won not with the sword.
n Mol let affections tear M
Be the sole tribute to his memory paid,
Earth has no monument so Justly dear,
To souls like his In purity arrayed,
Never to fade. sf
I.loved thee, Patriot Chief!
/ battled proudly meath thy banner pure ~ z
Mine is the breast of woe, the heart of grief
Which suffer on, unmindful Of Q cure
/ Proud TO endure. ~ S9sFi $50 ;.4ss
But vain the voice Of wall seye
For thee, from this dim vale Of sorrow fed
Earth hath no spell W hose magic shall not fai
To light the gloom which shrouds thy narrow bet
OF woo thee ftom the dead. RVS
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1855-01-23

4ff Please exchange, 90 the printer said
when he offered is heart toa nice little
girl.
Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-11-14
Making Money Easy.

So long as there is opposition among
mankind to get money that they never have
earned. SO long must they be the dupes of
designing men, offering great inducements
for the realization OF fortunes by the invest
ment Of small amounts. How many of our
readers are the victims Of Prof. ]. Woodman
Hart, he who last year advertised to dis
tribute S3o0.oo0 in gifts, and this year, like
oil of that class of men dealing in the cre-
dulity of their fellows, has come up among
the absent Some there are, no doubt,
who have taFen the very two dollars which
they should have applied to liquidate their
subscriptions for the old and reliable Daven-
port Gazette, and have sent it to this scamp
In payment of The Whole World and the
chances offered in connection for obtaining
Prof. Harris Elegant Country Seat, valued
at $4,000. When will men learn that all
Of such schemes offered in advertisements
for making money easy are cheats, and that
by subscribing to them they are lending
themselves as tools to base and unprinciplcd
men.
Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-11-14
Hon. Ju. II. Love.

The Nebraska Nsrs in announcing the
appointment by the President of Jas. NJ.
Love to the Office of District Judge Of the
U. States for the State Of Iowa, says. The
above reminds US forcibly of the .Omaha
City Company and its frauds. Another
one Of the Combination has been raised to
position. Omaha City Scrip, marked
$1,000, are now in circulation, with Loves
name attached as President, which are not
worth single red cent. We shall publish
history of the swindle and Loves connec-
,ion with it, at the earliest opportunity -
We hope Mr.. LOVE is all the man his friends
represent him, but in Nebraska, swindle
and J. NJ. LOVE are synonymous terms"
A few more such illustrations as the
above and srindle and the Administration
will be synonyms. What is most remark
able in this statement is, that the Neacs is
an Administration journal; but perhaps it
begins to feel ashamed of its company, as
every sensitive person connected with that
patty has long since done. Its expose will
no doubt be rich.
Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-11-14

Please allow me to call
the attention of the public, through your
columns. to the efforts that the Young
Mems Literary Association are making to
establish Library and Reading Room; ef-
forts truly commendablc, and which should
be aided By every citizen.
The list of papers to be placed in the
Reading Room embraces all of the impor-
tant dailies in nearly every city Of the coun-
try, and all the popular magazines and re-
views, both American and English, to-
cether with weeklies from our own and
other States. AS many Of the papers have
to be paid for in advance, it is necessary to
raise some means before the room can be
opened; for this purpose the Librarian pro-
noses to call on some Of the citizens and
get them to pay the fee for membership
few days in advance, and thus enable them
to open the room without delay.
Among the many favorable features en-
braced, is one which allows members to in
troduce non-residents, and then they have
free access for one month, and as the room
will be kept open until 10 o'clk. every even
i;g, an opportunity is afforded to all to spend
So me time in the room. =.
Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-11-14
Hsason, for Joining the Repu,lieans.

Hon. SAMUEL A. FooTE, of Geneva, for
mer!y well-known member Of the New
York bar, who was appointed Judge of the
Court of Appeals by Gov. Hunt, has pub
lished long and very able letter in the Ge-
neva Courier, giving his sreasons for uni
ting with the Republican party. He goes
over to the Republicans in the heartiest
manner and gives reasons for his course
which have much more soundness and good
sense than novelty. The whole argument
is compressed into the following pithy an
ecdote, which he appends as note to his
letter:
"This subject and the effect il produces
on q freeman who has reasonable share of
setf-respect, was well illustrated the other
day ia q conversation between two broth
ers, ind which one of them repeated to me.
These brothers are members of our Bar,
and distinguished for talents, requirements
and moral worth. The elder is Hunker,
aud the younger Soft Democrat in poll
tics. They were conversing upon the sub
isct Of Slavery and the serious aspect il has
assumed. In the course of the CONVERSE
tion, the elder brother said 70 the younger.
Henry. what do you care about the niggers
down SOUTH The younger answered.
We'll, Il don't care much about them, but
don't want to be Niger myself.
Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-11-14
Imnortanee of Kinburn

The Noniteur contains the following de-
scription of Kinburn, showing the import
ance of this fortress, 50 recently captured
by the. AlIies:-
The waters of the Bug and the Dneiper
fall into the sea by single channel. AT
ter forming lake, in which they mlngie,
the two rivers run together between Ocza-
koff to the north, and kinburn TO the south,
il narrow channel of varying depth, the
minimum being fifteen feet, much nearer to
Kinburn than to Oczakotf. The latter
place, on the right bank, is built on the
summit of a cliff of moderate height, adj
vancing in sharp angle straight to the
south, and projecting low point, on which
there is an ancient fort of Gepoese con-
s,ruction in bad condition. battery OF
nine guns of large calibre, .ecenty con-
strucied beyond the channel and enfiiading
it, but at long range, completes the de-
fence on this side, without presenting any
serious obstacle.
1t is on the left bank, upon the tongue
of sand formed by the alluvial deposits OF
both rivers, that the citadel OF kinburn is
built. 1t commands the passage in both
directions, up and down, forming, IN Il
word, the only defence Of the mouth OF the
Dneiper.
The fortress Of the Kinburn is horn
work OF masonry, with parapets OF earth,
surrounded by ditch, where il is not wash
ed by the sea. containing barracks and 9TH
er buildings, Of which the roofs and Chin
news can be seen above the ratnparts. 1t
is armed on every face, presenting one tier
of guns in covered easements, with bate
~ above them, it mounts in all about sixty
cannon, of which half fire seaward from the
Southeast to the Northwest.
knburn contained garrison OF 1000
men, without reckoning the mllitar; colo
nis,s established outside the walls in reg
ular built village, to the south, and about
cannon-shot from the place. Two new
batteries have been recently built to the
northeast OF the fortress.
Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-11-14
Gov. Rsedsr at Home.

This gentleman reached his old home,
Easton, on Tuesday, Of last week. He
was received at the cars, on his arrival at
Phillipburg from Philadelphia, BY very
large assemblage Of the people of Easton
and neighborhood, who came to greet him
with hearty welcome. and an earnest and
warm approval of his course in the difficult
and momentous affairs with which he has
been so creditably associated in kansas
He was escorted by an immense concourse
Of citizens to the American hotel. where he
was welcomed in an eloquent address by
Geo. w. Yates, Esq, after which the Gov
ernor delivered an impressive speech. He
gave rapid, but luminous and candid his
tory of the whole Of the Kansas affair,
showing up the unfairncss and hypocrisy
Of the Administration on the one side, and
the high-handed and lawless proceedings OF
the Missouri invaders on the other. He
explained satisfactorily all his course, and
avowed his determination to stand by. at all
hazards, and through all consequences, the
noble platform Of principles adopted by the
State party of Kansas. Throughout the
whole of his speech, there was not one vio-
lent or abusive epithet against those at
whose hands he has received such measure
less abuse. He closed amid loud and long
continued applause.
Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-11-14

ST. LOUIS RAILROAD AccIDESr.-The
Mo. Republican OF u late date says:--"So far
,s we can learn, all the wounded by the
disaster on the Pacific Railroad are doing
well, and it is hoped that they will recover.
We have no victims to add TO the number
OF killed, published on the first page Of this
paper. A great many who we're only slight
iy injured are already on the streets, some
OF them limping about, and others with their
faces di2fgured by wounds olyarious kinds.
The list Of killed will stand at about TWEEN
ty-nine."
Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-11-14

The Boston Mail says: "As an officer Of
one OF our city banks was closing up bust
ness. short time since, he entered the safe.
ksy il hand, 10 see that al was right, when
anoihes officer, not knowing he was in there,
closed the safe doors, and the spring lock
fastened the gentleman on the inside. Here
was q fx--but after much anxiety another
key was produced and the pr soner duly
liberated"
Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-11-14

MADE HoRsE,--A beautiful and valuable
hcrse was shot, this morning, IN the lower
ward, which was IN the last stages oil hydro
phobia. He WIS raying made, tearing his
flesh with his teeth, and raring fnnously.
Tne morse recently belonged to- j. Boards
lev. esq, but had passed through several
hands lstely. II was bitten BY dog s.ine
TING since.--R. !. kepnb.
Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-11-14

A FAvoRIrE GosE.-We regret to learn
that Sol Lipman-he "who was wont to
set the audience in roar'-died last night
about O'Clock, of dropsy. He had been
afflicted for some months, and some time
since expressed the belief that he would fail
to recover. "His merrmen. sleefs with
him. incianati Times.
Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-11-14

FIRE AT BURLIsGTos.- last Friday
morning the carriage factory Of II. ID.
Horse, in Burlington, was entirely consum-
ed by fire, together with much Of its con-
tents.
Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-11-14

Nearly ,ooo-about one-'hrd OF the
amount required-have been collected for
the purchase Of Mount Vernon and the tomb
of Washington, by the association Of ladies'
formed for that purpose.