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College.

By reference to another column it will
he seen that a meeting will be held here
at the NJ e. Church, on Monday evening
next, for the purpose of receiving subscrip-
tons for scholarships in the contemplated
College at Barnesrillc. The prospect for
getting the necessary funds for starting
the institution, we are informed, is quite
fair; and by exercising o little liberality
our citizens may soon have the advantages
of q College almost at our W door
The want of greater facilities for attaining
q good education, in this part of the State,
has been severely felt by those who have
been compelled to go several hundred
miles from home to q College, as we'll as
those who we're prevented from going at
all by the great expense. Outside of our
own county there is no locality SO con-
~venient to us as Barnesyille. With a
| College there, such as we have no doubt
this will be if got into operation, there is
scarcely a'young man or young lady in
our county but may be able to obtain
q classical education. But go and hear
the lectures on next Monday evening, and
then act as your judgment dictates.
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GAINESVILLE COLLEGE
GAINESVILLE, Aug. s,

DAtNkoNlLLI mug =, v
Pursuant to notice published in the
" Pittsburgh Christian Advocate" a nun
Der of the Trustees of the contemplated
College in Barnesville, met in the Nd. Il.
Church.
There were present Rev. D. P. Mitch
ell, Rev. John Coil, Rev. j. ". Shirer,
Rev. John w. Baker, Mr.. j. S. Ander-
son. Charles Hare, r. E. Frazier, DIR. j.
Hoover, DR.. J. T. Mackall, B. Davenport
and w. A. Talbot.
Rev. D. P. MITCHELL was called to the
Chair, and w. A. TALBOT, was appoint
ed Secretary. The chairman stated the
! object of the meeting, and read the action
of the Conference.
Resolued, That the Trustees as named
in the published notice of this meeting bt
confirmed.
Resolved, That the vacancy in thu
Board occasioned by the death of Judge
Davenport, be filled by Coulson Daven'
port.
Resolved, That the number of Trustee
be increased to fifty.
c. Hare, j. s. Anderson, Rev. J. Coil
DR.. j. Hoover and c. Davenport, wer'
appointed a committee to nominate per
sons to fll the Board.
The, committee reported the following
names: N. Holster, J. A. Davenport
Alexander Franklin, VIM. Havcly, NJ
Sarchet, VIM. Hogue, John koontz, +
Morgan, John Warfeld, Chester Hub
bard, John Welsh, DR.. Birdsing, S. Hofe1
Philip King, David Mccartney, job
Brad6eld, Ephraim Williams, Robcr
Mills, S. P. Wolff, NJ. w. Dallas, n. c
W~orthington, f. S. DeHass, }. McGin
mis-, M. L. Weekly, and j. u. Knox
Report adopted.
Resolcea That an executive Commute
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rily be gradually reduced. The public
debt is being rapidly paid of; two new
and costly Lunatic Asylums, and a mag
nifcent State House, are about completed,
which must reduce the State tax materi-
ally. Our school-houses are nearly all
built, which must very considerably re-
duce our local taxes. These items in a
few years will have brought the taxes
down, in many places twenty or thirty
per cent. Knowing this the Fusionists
are now saying that the taxes cannot be
materially lessened Immediately, but that
in a few years they shall be quite triAing;
evidently with the intention of claiming
the merit of this decrease, which would
have resulted, had there been no Fusion
ist out of Guinea. This is their hope
and only hope of satisfying the expecta-
tons they have raised. With their &C.
customcd fairness they will endeavor to
deceive the people into the belief that
these reductions are the fruits of their
labors, and for this reason they say the
taxes cannot be Immediately reduced.
They have only to allow the Democratic
policy to remain unchanged, and keep the
people quiet until that works a reduction,
and then point to it as the fulf!ment Of
their promises.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1855-11-21
LOUISIANA.

Wicklif the democratic candidate for
governor in Louisiana has been elected by
a majority Of about two thousand. The
whole Congressional delegation Of the
State is democratic with the exception
of one member. Both branches of the
Legislature are democratic. The 4 n.
candidate for Governor was . Catholic.
This result is different from what was
expected and different from the first tel
egraphic accounts. Good for Louisiana
we say. The Know Nothings forcibly
took one of the ballot boxes from thu
commissioners in New Orleans, and tramp
ed box and ballots to pieces. This j!
becoming a fashionable amusement will
them.
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propriate lecture upon the analysis Of the
English language.
AFTERNOON SESSION.

English language.
SESSION.
The committe on apparatus reported the
following resolution, which was adopted.
Resotred, That we appropriate thirty
dollars to the purchase of apprehension
the use of the society; (the apparatus be-
ing speciied.l
Said committee consists of G.. L. Ty-
Ter, A. j. Sutton and j. G.. Clark, who.
were further instructed to purchase said
apparatus.
On motion, it was
Resolred, That each member Of the
association pay into the Treasury, the sum
of fifty cents, for the purpose of purcha-
sing the aforesaid apparatus.
The class was then exercised in the
analysis of the English Language" by
G.. Mason and in Arithmetic by A. J..
Sutton.
On motion, it was
Resolved, That the next meeting Of this
association be held in Woods6eld, during
the week commencing On the last Mon
day in March, 1856. and that the. same
be advertised by the Secretary in. the pa
pers of the county.
The President then proceeded to ap-
pointment of teachers to conduct b
exercises at the next meeting:
Reading-Robert l.. Morris and Miss
n. j. Craig. A
Geography-Samuel A. Graham and
A. j. Sutton. saA
Grammar. c.. Clark and Miss Agnes
Woodmas.
Arithmetic and Algebra -Barnabus
Powell and William Wheeler.
Natural Philosophy. J. Sutton and
G. l.. Tyler.
VIEWING SESSION.
NJ. Morrow, offered the following res.
%olution which, after considerable discussion,
in which Rev. John Tyson, Rev. J.. w.
W. Bolton and others took part. was final
ly passed: -,
RESOLVED, That it is the duty Of each.
teacher to read q portion of the Holy
Scripture each day in his school.
On motion, Resolved That the proceed
ings of this association be published in
the county papers.
On motion, adjourned.
WIN. WHEELER, Secretary.
1
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of five be appointed. j. w. Baker, J..
Coil, DR.. j. Hoover, b. Davenport, and
w. A. Talbot, appointed said commit
tee.
Resotued, That any person subscribing
five hundred dollars or upwards, by pay
ing the interest annually, may pay the
principal at discretion, by securing the
same to the Trustees.
Resotred, That the manner of collect
ing all subscriptions under five hundred
dollars, be referred to the executive COM
mittee.
Resolrsd, That j. S. Anderson and G.
Hare, be added TO the executive com
mittee.
RESOLVED, That male and female scholars
be admitted into the school.
Resolved, That separate subscriptions
be taken up for building purposes.
ResolOed, That the executive commit
tee be empowered t confer with the pres
ent owners of the Academy building in
GAINESVILLE, in reference to the purchase Of
said building. and report to the next meet
ing of the Board.
Resolved, That Rev. j. Coil, Rev. d.
P. Mitchell, and j. w. Shirer each adj
dress the citizens this evening, upon the
subject of establishing a college at this
place.
Resolved, That the Institution be called
GAINESVILLE College.
Resoiced, That we o adjourn until
called together by the executive com
mittee.
D. P. MITCHELL, Chairman.
W. A. TALBOT, Secretary.
The following is the form Of note fol
a perpetual scholarship:
Fon VALUE RECEIVED, l promise to pay
to Mr.. VIM. A. Talbot, or order, for the
endowment of GAINESVILLE College, $50
as follows:-S25, when the Agent of sale
College shall report $4,000 secured by
notes or subscription, for the perpetua
endowment of said College, the other $25
in n year from that time, with interest
The amount when paid to entitle me, my
heirs or assigns to a perpetual scholar
ship in said College. In witness whereof
| have hereunto set my hand and sea
| Shis --6av IF -
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TIE UNIoN-THE SENTIMENTS ABROAD

Tue UNIoN-THE SENTIMENTS ABROAD.
A London correspondent of the Ma
tional Intelligencer says that nothing Is
more common than to hea foreigners as
sert that the coming winter will shake the
confederacy of the United States, and in
two years there will be a division with the
South under the protection of England"
He adds:
"Such, in their ignorance, are the an
ticipations they put forward, and when l
hear them l feel as if l would, if / could,
blow up England and sink all Europe
Whatever we may think of such declara-
tions, it shows the feeling and hopes that
exist in Europe as regards us, and should
be q warning and q lesson; and though 1t
is in England such things are more freely
discussed, it is also the prevailing sentl-
mcnt with the Governments, if not the
people, of the continent. 1t is necessary
for an American to como to and reside a
short period in Europe, to realize no"
contemplate and absurd are our do
nestle divisions, and particularly the
present absorbing one between the North
and south on the slavery question. 1.-THE
agitators and Intermediates of the NORTH
and the seceders of the South would only
allow themselves to take a correct ane
reasonable view of matters and things
and respect and regard the provisions anc
obligations Of the Constitution, 0
promptly aud permanently would goof
feelings and brotherly relations be restor
ed between different sections of the coun
try, and how blessed it would he unae
a state of progress and prosperity un
known to any other nation of the carth!'
The above is worth quoting by way Q
%admonition.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1855-11-21
ELECTION NEWS,

Below will be found the result Of the
late elections. The Republicans have not
carried a single State. The sectional
candidate for President in 1856 will make
gather a slim show. But to the result.
MASSACHUSETTS.
This State has again gone Know Moth
ing. The State is all heard from but
one town, and the vote stands: Gardner,
Know Nothing, 5O,9l1; Rockwell, Re.
publican 1888; Beach, Democrt, a..
ISL; VALLEY; Wing, l4,020.
The majority against Republicanism is
about ninety thousand.
The House stands as follows: Ameri.
cans, l79; Republicans, II; Democrats
50; Wings. IS; Liberals" 8.
Last year the Democrats had one mem.
Der and the Wings one; all the remainder
were Know Nothings.
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Cosmopolitan Art and Literary
Association.

We have repeatedly declined to advcr-
tise lottery schemes for any consideration
whatever; believing them to be a %swindling
imposition. In another column of to-
DAYS paper will be found a notice of the
Cosmopolitan Art and Literary Associa-
ton, which, however it may appear in
form, is neither legally, equitably o NOR
ally a lottery, but is merely a form of offer
ing premiums to subscribers for Maya
zines, and is patronized by nearly all our
Iiterati-pious and p%rofane. We can
recommend it to our readers with the full
assurance that there is not the least posi-
Die danger of their being defraudcd. Eve
~ one cannot of course draw a prize, but
every one will get q Magazine worth eve
ry cent of the money he invests. The
drawings last year were highly satisfac-
tory; the highest prize-Power's Greek
Siaye-was drawn by Miss Kate Gillespie,
of Pennsylvania. The most valuable prize
this year, is "The Genoa Crucifx," cut
from ivory by an italian monk, and cost
originally ten thousand dollars. In ad-
dition to this there are about four hun
Idred other prizes, being the work Of the
Emost eminent American and European
Artists. You have only to subscribe for
one of the Magazines named in the adyer-
tisement, to get the worth of your money
and a ticket in addition. There are the
witty and inimitahle Knickerbocker, the
substantial Harper and Putnam, the gay
and sprightly Cooley and Graham, tho
| Quiet but valuable Household Words, ano
the profound Blackwood and Living Age
Suhscribe, reader, We are going to.
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NEW YORK.

We gave last week the vote for State
officers, which showed that the Democrats
united as they will be in q Presidential
campaign, can carry the State. All the
Senatorial districts are heard from, e1-
cept one. The Republicans elected IA
members, Know Nothings 9, and the
Democrats 9. The Democrats elected
Al members for the Assembly, the Re.
publicans ~, and the E. Ms. %.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1855-11-21
MAGAZINE.

GREAr Improvement will be made i'll
this capital Magazine for 1856. The
reading matter will be increased to nine
hundred pages a year. Eech number VIII
contain a steel engraving; a colored fash
ion plate, and about forty wood engra-
wings. The fashions are as pretty and as
late in Peterson" as in any other mag
azine. Mrs. Ann S. Stephens, the cele-
brated author of Fashion and Famine
is one of the editors, and writes exclusive
" for it, assisted by the best female auth
ors. Morality and virtue are always
Intoxicated in the stories published in it.
| The terms are a dollar less than those o.
other magazines Of similar rank, viz. S.,
90 a year, instead of $500. To clubs
the terms are cheaper yet, three copie;
for 81, SO, and eight copies for $1,000
with a splendid premium to the person
getting up the club. Address, post paid
CHARLES j. PETERSON, No. 102 Chestnut
street, Philadelphia. Specimens sent or
being written for.
~ The Journal is out in favor o
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slcMr. Jacob l. Morrill, has in al,
dition to his stock of school books &C.,
as per advertisement, Derby's addition
1850 Swans Treatise for Justices ano
Constables. Also the Craftsman. AN
Gent Charges" and other Masonic works
ANY book or medicine may be a O
him by giving . short notice.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1855-11-21
NEW

The Democracy have carried every
thing in New Jersey. The Senate stands
IL Democrats, 5 Wings and 8 Know
Nothings. The House, 81 Democrats,
I6 Wings, 8 Know Nothinga This Sc
cures the election Of two Democratic Uni
ted States Senators. Hurrah for the
Jersey Blues"
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SEAL.

A meeting for the purpose of procuring
subscriptions to the College, will be held
in the NJ. E. Church in this place, (Woods-
feld,) on Monday evening, the 26th inst.
Several lectures will be delivered.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1855-11-21
MARYLAND.

This State has gone against the DEM
ocrsts. The Know Nothings have 4
members of Congress, the Democrats l,
and the Wings /. The K. Ms. have a
large majority in the Legislature.
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~ Somebody is so partial to our pa
per hat he steals a copy every week from
one of our Sunish packages. If he will
furnish us his name we will give him a copy
gratis, and relieve his conscience, if he has
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CncAao.-Last year Chicago gave a
majority of three thousand against the
Democrats. At the late election it gave
a majority of three hundred for them.
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S

Dispatches from Jackson say that all
the Democratic members to Congress in
Mississippi are elected. The Legislature
is Democratic by SO majority. The Dem
ocratic State Ticket has a majority of
5000. Hurrah for Mississippi!
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Ng-The Z. n. Council of Trenton
City N. J. disbanded on the 18th i~nstants,
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s.There is a good time coming boys.
A good time coming"
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/. rly@The Journal is out in favor of
Tom Ford for u. S. Senator. O-o-o-o-h.
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We regret to learn that Mr.. L. was
dangerously hurt in the conflict by . knife
wound in the side, We are also inform.
ed that his friend, Mr.. Lynch, = member
of the proslayery party, was wounded In,
the side by the discharge of q gun. $.
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and commercial, with her Australian ana
other possessions.
1.-The London Times never fails to thun-
der, but often misses its mark. Like the
Lancaster she'll, it makes noise enough,
but does not hit the mark. 1t was evil
IDENTITY uniformed as to the state of Mr..
Buchanan's negotiation, and assumed as
a cause of the naval reinforcement, all
absurd rumor which some laundering Irish
organ had set ahoat of an American pro-
iect for the invasion of the Emerald Isle.
"Ouite as absurd is another supposed
cause, mentioned in several foreign jour
nals-a supposed insulting answer from
this government to that of Great Britain,
in relation to- question concerning Cuba.
1t might have been we'll enough to say tt
Great Britsin that her hands were full
enough, and that if she confined herself
to her own affairs, we would mind ours
or that we would act in regard to Cuba
as we might please. But no such answe
has been given, and of no such imperti'
~nence as the story implies has the British
government been guilty.
"Our government is undoubtedly alive
as much as that of Great Britain, to thu
state of things in Central America, ant
accordingly, on our part, naval prepara
ton is active at the Brooklyn Navy Yard
at appears that nearly two-thirds o
F our trade is with Great Britain and he
dependencies - showing that at presen
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CLEARFIELD, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8, 1855:

others, of that vast multitude-all knowing If
was all true, every word of twas like the
throes of a mountain in agony. A part of the
sublimity of the spectacle consisted in con-
cern, what might be the fruit of such passion.
For some of his defamers were present. But
when Mr.. Clay rose, in all the majesty of his
own loftiness, threw his arms on high, and his
voice out into the heavcns-he stood under its
canopy-and said, ST scorn and defythcm, as
ever did," they dashed away their tears, and
resolved to be as stout of heart as he, and to
vindicate his honor. A reply was expected
But prudence got the better OF the purpose.
Many of the lost speeches of Mr.. Clay
None of those uttered by him during the ag-
taton of the Missouri question, are preserved;
and it is said, that he spoke between twenty
and thirty times. He was the master-spirt of
that exciting and thrilling debate, and was
alone the cause of the settlement of question
which shook the nation to its foundations.
Some of those addresses have been spoken of
as exceeding in power and effect anything Mr..
Clay ever did. All his speeches, social, pop
ular forensic, and parliamentary, from the be-
ginning to the end of his career as orator
and debatcr in these several spheres of action,
if they had been preserved and collected,
would make small library.
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THE WOLF OF ScAxDAL.-Mr. Wilberforcc
relates that at one time he found himself chroni-
cled at st. Wilbcrforce'' in an opposing
journal, and the following is given an sim
stance of his Pharisaism :''-ss He was lately
secn,' says the journal, ss walking up and
down in the Bath Pump Room reading his
prayers, like his predecessors Of old, who
prayed in the corners of the streets to be seen
of men, Z: AS, there is generally" says Mr..
Wiiberforce, g some slight circumstance which
perverseness turns into charge of reproach,
/ began to reflect, and soon found the occa-
sion of the calumny. 1t was this Il was
walking in the Pump Room in conversation
with friend passage was quoted from Hor-
ace, the accuracy of which was questioned,
and, as l had Horace in my pocket, took ii
out and read the words. This was the plain
bit of wire which factious malignity sharpen
ed into pin to pierce my reputation How
many ugly pins have been manufactured out
of even smaller bits of wire than that.
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Most High. God protect us from the political
influence fthe men who erect bona tide thrones
in our land and ask their fellow citizens to
kneel befor them they sit surrounded by
the cnsigns of royalty"
Thus saith Mrs. Swisshclm. We arc glad
she went TO the Dedication, for it was need
full to have some out-spoken, honest, un-
trammclled reporter like herself present. In
her own peculiar style, full of oddities, rough
with burlesque, and free the wind, she
speaks the truth, the whole truth, and nothing
but the truth, and glad we arc she had her say.
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THREE ELEMENTS OF NATIONAL GREATNESS
ssThree things,'' says John De Witt, the emi-
nent statesman of Holland, |sarc essential to
national prosperity and greatness-popu!ar
liberty, perfect religious liberation and peace"
Nothing, he says, is so utterly wasteful of na-
tional strength and riches as War. Its cost
all comes upon the people. 1t enriches no.
body but contractors, demagcgueS and tyrants.
1t always ends by increasing the power of the
few and diminishing the rights and liberties
of the many. Republics must mind their own
affairs, and let other nations fight out their
own quarrels and settle the balance of power
to suit themselves. So long as Holland kept
to these maxims of her great statesman, she
was first-rate republic. She has long ago
forsaken them, and is now about a fifth rate
monarchy.
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ARTIFICIAL SToNE.-An Albany paper recent
ly published a call for a meeting to form a COM
panv for the manufacture of artificial stone by
process for which patent is said to be OBJ
tanned. 1t is claimed that substance equal
to sand stone can be obtained by this process,
and that while in its green state it can be
moulded to any pattern desired. 1t is said al
SO that this material can be supplied for one
quarter or less of the cost of freestone. We
have some curiosity to see it, and to read au-
thentic reports of adequate experiments to test
1t. Until witnessing these, we shall regard
the statement as .'important, if true"
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u Mr.. SNOWFALL. wants TO ask You one
question dis ebenin.' sWell, succeed den.'
sSpose you go to de.tabern to get dinner, and
don't hab noffin on de table but big beet,
what should you say?' 1 glib dat up afore
YOU ak it. What should you say p sWy, un-
der de circumstances OBJ de case / should say
dat beets all
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ovThe Methodists of Canada West, at their
meeting, made two important changes in their
church policy. They have consented to ex-
tend period of minister's residence on a
circuit from two to five years, in any case
where request to that effect emanates from a
quarterly meeting of a circuit. They have al
so consented to admit an equal representation
of clerical and lay members at the annual dis
trict meeting of the convention.
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~ The Paris correspondent of La Progres
is epigrammatic on ssMonsieur Bonapart.' 1t
saws. speaking of the Crimean Vandalism
ssThcrc were, in the Crimea, two cities, seat
of war and seat of art, Sebastopol and Kertch.
The one terrible, and ready for combat, the
other charming and open to hospitality. AT
Sebastopol ten thousand pieces of cannon, a
fleet, and a heroic garrison; at kertch port
crowded with merchantmen, elegant promen-
ades, an old temple of Esculapius-women
and children. NJ. Bonaparte has taken Kertch. +"