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Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1855-06-12

The Ocean-when it rolls aloud
The tempest bursting from the cloud,
In one uninterrupted peal
When darkness sits amid the sky,
And shadowy forms 60 trooplng by;
And everlasting mountains ree!-
All-aeof this is Freedoms song
IT'S peard-'tis peard etcrnally!
And all, that winds or waves prolons'
Are anthems rolled 10 Liberty!
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1855-06-12

PnooREss.--Ons Of our Yankee lee.
turers remark cd : that il would not be
very violent stretch ofimasinaticn TO boz
lieve ".hat a thoughtful Massachusetts
or Connecticut bsby six months old. sits
| in his mothers lap sying his own era
die, to see il he could not inveat.s bet
ter, or at least suggest some improve
ment." 4ac Z pstsgs
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1855-06-12
Eve. I am" was tho response.

A Married lady who was very fond OF
her husband, Notwithstanding his ex'
trcme ugliness Of person, once said to
witty acquaintance ::
"What do you think my husband
has gone and laid out fifty dollars for a
large monkey on purpose to please
me
"The dear little man." cried the other.
"well il is JUST LIKE HIN u
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1855-06-12

PR,pE.--The disesteem and contempt
of others is inssparabls from pride. 1t
is hardly possible to overvalue ourselves
bu. by underva luing our neighbors; and
we commonly most undsrvalue those
who are, by other men, thought to be
wiser than We arc and 10 a kind Of
jealousy in ourselves ,that they are so'
which provokss our pride.
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1855-06-12
MDRAL AND RELIGlOUs.
A Powerful Temperance Address.

Tue following terrific sketch OF the
horrors Of intemperance, is extracted
ftom a speech by EDWARD BAlSEs, Mem
Der Of the British Parliament for Leeds.
1t is the strongest temperance speech we
ever read. But shocking as is the pic
ture he draws, it falls short Of the real.
ity. There is not on the face OF the
earth a more affecting spectacle than the
drunkard. He has literally "mado a
league with death, and covenant with
hell" But read the speech, and judge
for Yourself whether the evil be exag'
gerated.
"The peculiar danger Of intoxicating
drinks is in their extreme seductlveness'
and in the all but unconquerable strength
OF the drinking habit when once formed
And their maigni,y is in their being the
parent or nurse Of every kind OF crime
ickedness, and suffering.
81 say boldly that no man living VINO
uses intoxicating drinks is free from the
danger Of occasional, and il occasional
ultimately OF habitual excess. | have
myself known such frisht(ul instances o.
persons brought into captivity to the ha
bi, that there seems 10 be no character
position. or circumstances that free mer
from the danger.
81 have known many young men .
tho finest promise led by the drinking ma
bit into vice, ruin, and early death.
have known such TO become virtual par
ricides.
| have known many tradesmen whom
it has made bankrupt.
have known Sunday scholars whor
it has led 10 prison. have known teact
ers. and even superin,enden,s whom
has dragged down to profigaacy',
lhave known ministers OF religion
and out Of the Establishment, Of hlt
academic honors, Of splendid eloquen.c
nav. of vast usefulness, whom it has Ia
cinated and hurried over the preclplce
public in(amy with their eyes open, al
gazing with horror at their fate.
have known men Of the strongest a.
clsarest intellect, Of vigorous reso olutio
whom it has made weaker than chlldr
and fools.
have known gentlemen Of refnemt
and taste whom it has debased II
brutes.
I have known poets Of high gen
whom it has bound in worse than
oalleys, and ultimately cut short IT
days.
/ have known statesmen, lawyers,
;udves whom it has killed.
/ have known kind husbands and
thar. whom it has turned into monst
have known honest men whom It
made villains.
have known elegant and Chri:
ladies whom it has converted into bl
ed sots.
Is il not notorious that under the
ages Of intemperance the land moul
This il is which, may almost say
ciusively fills our prisons, our lul
ssvlums, our dens Of pollution, ant
hc.n;tals - which causes most O.
.h;pwrecks, fires, fatal accidents, crl
outrases aud suicides that load the
nmns of our newspapers, which
numbsrlsss wives Of husoands
lion. and numbsrless children OF
rents fondness which strips thou'
Of homes Of every comfort deI
.cores Of Thousands Of chiId'en o.
cation-snd almost Of bread-and
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1855-06-12

MARK TO Hrr.-Never forget that BY
vour advanc cement, you have become an
obiec. Of envy to those whom you have
outstripped in the race Of life, and a ta'
cit reproach to their want OF energy or
capacity which they never forgive. You
must, therefore, lay your account to be
made a mark for envy, hatred, malice
and all unchsritableness. @
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1855-06-12

n~FEEL RIGHT, THINK RIGHT,
ACT RIGHT, and you shall become all
that you are capable Of, and all that you
can desire.
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" a. R I u II Y.

SICK OF Ir.-"I have brought this bill
until | am fairly sick and tired Of it,"
said q creditor to debtor upon whom
he had called at least forty times.
"You are eh?"coolly rejoined the debt.
or.
eyes am," was the response.
"Well then you had better not pre-
sent it again. There will be two Of us
pleased IL you do not; for, 10 tell the
truth, | am sick and tired Of seeing that
identical bill my SELF"
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1855-06-09
KnOw-NOthing Outrnges,

The Columbus (Ohio) Statesman gives
the particulars of several outrages perpetra-
ted in that city, by know-nothings, on Tues
day last. 1t appears that the ''Turners," a
German ASSOCIATION, were holding a cele-
bration. While peaceably walking in pro-
cession, they were assaulted by gang OF
know-nothings, their flag seized and torn,
and several of them seriously injured. In
the evening, man with white coat (the
uniform worn by the ,sTurners') was chas-
ed by furious crowd, hallooing '"Kill the
id Dutchman!" and was caught and
cruelty beaten. Another man in a white
coat was severely whipped, and thrown in
the gutter for dead, Au hour or two after.
wards, six Germans, walking peaceably in
the street. were met by about sixty rowdies
styling themselves "Americans," and were
stoned and beaten. All were injured badly
and one, at last advices, was not expected
to recover. The police, who are all know
nothings, arrested none of the assailants
but several of the assailed! One German
was put in Jail for no other crime as coult
be ascertained, than, having on a white coat
Another, was threatened with Imprisonment
for offering to bail him out! ........
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1855-06-09

OF It will be seen, by the following corr
respondence of the Baltimore Republican,
that the course of Mr.. Benton, in defending
Lieutenant Beale in his attack upon Colonel
Manpenny, is not likely to increase his pop
ularity: aaa r eIss. I5aa
""WAsHINGToN, May Is, l855.-Mr. BEN
ton is indeed unfortunate in the expiring
hours of his eveHtful career, and the eager
ness with which he sezes every occasion for
a little theatrical display will 60 far toward
alternating from him the sympathies Of ali
national men. The espousal of Mr.. Beale's
cause, under circumstances which seemed at
least to palate the interference Of, an un.
sought and unsolicited champion, might have
been creditable to his heart, had he not trav-
eledso far out of his way to crafty the acer-
bites Of his nature by wanton attack up
on the Administration. I Public opinion is
by no means divided upon the subject of this
disgraceful act. The matter is being can
vassed in every household, and ateyery spot
where public men do congregate, and auhi.
versal feeling of condemnation is the ready
verdict which follows every discussion and
every inquiry. Mr.. Benton seems indeed to
be completely under the sway of his own
malignant feelings. The worser passions
of his nature, instead of being allayed and
subdued by advancing age, are only becom-
ing more wildly developed and more reck-
lessly brought into play.''
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1855-06-09
Fly i'm tIAe,Whcat.

Again, we fear, are the fields to be visited
by the destructive Hessian fly and weevil.
From Michigan comes this word throu ghth e
Detroit Inquirer: .. -.n .r. .s7ar
We learn from the most reliable source
Of information, from gentlemen who passed
the scene of devastation on Thursday and
Friday, that the fly has attacted the wheat
in the counties of Cass, ST. Joseph, and
Hillsdale, and has made general havoc
Farmers whose fields few days since, prom
ised yield Of twenty-five bushels to the
acre, now lie wasted by this frightful enemy
of the harvest. In some instances, as our
informant stated to US, all hope had been
given up, and the crop plowed up for SOW
ing other grains. .
Another gentlemen from Berrien county
informed us last night that in that county
and to a wide extent in the counties of Cal
houn, Jackson, and Washtenaw,. the same
havoc exists, but more generally in the first
named countless
Our informants, both from the Southern
as well as the central portion of the State,
agree that as far as the fields can be seen,
those soWn with Mediterranean wheat look
green, while those sown with white wheat
have been cut off.
Unless the fly leaves the wheat soon, as
it has done in certain seasons, there will be
but slight hopes of the harvest
How sad, and how sudden is this change
from the condition of things which we have
from time to time taken pleasure in herald
ing upon the authority of our best farmers
But the wheat crop is of all others, on appro.
pirate type of vicissitude and insecurity from
the day it enters the ground till it enters the
garner.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1855-06-09
A Just Tribute to Democ racy.

Recently, number of democrats of New
Orleans wrote to Mr.. ROBERT G. WIcKLrFRE,
asking for the use of his name as q candi-
date for Governor Of Louisiana at the ensu-
ing election. In Mr.. WIS reply, declining
to accept nomination for the Office, he pays
the following just tribute to the democratic
party: s,T ;s e.a
"The true American party in this land il
the democratic party. Itproscribes no man
on account ofhis birth or his religion; it a.
dopts as its own the principles contained in
the Declaration Of Independence. There
rests not upon the statute book of our coun-
try one measure which has added to its
greatness, that has not the stamp and i'm
press of democratic Under democfac rule
and policy we have grown from infancy to
vigorous manhood. Ours is the greatest the
lhappiest, and the best country God has given
to man. Democracy has made it such, and
the democratic party will continue Il 30.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1855-06-09
National Convention of Know
NOthingS.

A National Convention of the Know
Nothing party, is now in session at Phila-
delphia. So far as we can learn, one of the
objects ofthe convention, is to decide wheth-
er or not, the party will throw OFF the garb
of secrecy and meet and act in public like
rational men. Another, is to lay down a
platform upon the slavery question-to to de-
termine whether they will side with the
south or north, or stand on middle ground
Hitherto the order has had two faces, one
for the abolitionists and one for the pro-
slavery men, but the time has come when it
must choose which it will serve "King north
or King South" In either case its chances
for electing President in 1856, are "knock-
ed into a cooked hat," unless the order can
so divide the country, as to prevent an cleo
ton by the people, and as consequence
throw the choice of President into the
House of Representatives. The Philadel-
phia Ledger says that there are two hundred
and ten delegates present at the convention,
representing every State and territory in the
Union. 1t is also said by the New Orleans
Bulletin that the delegates sent from New
Orleans are all Catholics, and some, do not
speak the English language. US +o
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1855-06-09
Items OF Texas News.

Houston, Texas, Wednesday May l6
We have recently been favored with rains
in this vicinity, and they have extended
throughout the State. Though the drouth
has been quite lengthy, the rains have come
in time to save the crop. If the season
continues favorable, it is confidently antici-
pated that we shall get plentiful crop
Our farmers are in spirits, anticipating an
abundance of produce, not ,nly for them
selves but for the large emigration which is
expected next Fall or Winter. On the
whole, the prospects Of Texas were never
more fattering. We are just entering in
earnest upon the constructing of railroads,
some fifty miles of which will probably be
constructed within the present year.
Our planters are comparatively out OF
debt, and are accommodating property fast
Lands are rapidly uppreciating in value
The most prosperous section of the State
is that denominated the wheat growing re-
gion, extending from the seat of Govern
ment (Austin) Ola Waco, Dallas, and thence
on to Jefferson and Shreveport, La. Wheat
is found to succeed admirably in the region
alluded to-. Stock of every kind succeeds
we'll. A commendable degree of attention
is being paid by the people of the State to
educational and moral interests.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1855-06-09
Riot and RlOOdshcd i'm Portland
Maina.

An extraordinary excitement was oe;a-
stoned last Saturday al Portland, Maine,
growing out of the proceedings Of the May
or, (NEAL Dow) in reference to the pur
chase of liquor for the city agency. Il ap-
pears that large quantity of liquor had been
obtained from New York by NEAL Dow on
his individual account and stored in the city.
This was in violation of law, and hence a
warrant was issued by Judge CARTER for its
seizure. A crowd Of men and boys, soon
gathered around the building where the
liquors were stored, making some demon.
STATIONS of a riotous nature.
No damage was done by them, and sim
gle policeman with dozen assistants, might
have dispersed the riot without any difficult
ty. But instead Of adopting this reasonable
course, the Mayor ordered out company Of
Soldiers and commanded them to Are upon
the crowd. This the commanding officer re-
fused at first to do; but afterwards by Dow's
order, the firing was commenced. One man
BY the name Of ROBINS, was instantly kill
ed. Eight or ten others were badly, and
some dangerously wounded
This is the most wanton and reckless ex.
ercise Of power that has come under our
knowledge for long time. The firing up
on the people was unnecessary and uncall-
ed for. NEAL Dow may be very sincere
temperance man but he has shown himself tc
be a very indiscreet, if not very bad man
in other respects. A committee of the citi.
zens Of Portland have waited upon him with
the request that he resign. There is talh
of prosecuting the city authorities. The
funeral of ROBINS took place on the 4th inst
His remains were followed to the grave by
an immense procession. e
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1855-06-09
Ths Know Nothing Convention

Tho Know NOthing Convention
The Democrat iN favor of FL
years Residence before Natural
izati0n. ''.''
nj On Thursday last, the Portage County
Democrat(D issued an Extra, containing
what!purports to be the principles and plat
form Of the Know Nothing party of Ohio
adopted by the convention at Cleveland OF
the 9th and 9th inst. A few days ago the
editor of that paper denied belonging to the
order We knew it was falsehood, wher
he. psbtshed the statement, but now he has
nemeeout and by his own acts shown that he
does belong to the order and further, that he
fully endorses and approves the movements
and principles. of the Know Nothing party
Of Ohio, I'VE quote the following:
The manly, patriotic action Of the Order
has but confirmed our uniform anticipations
and administers a severe rebuke to the need
less cfoakings, and unmanly imputations ant
abuse of The Era, Tribune, Columbian, Lead
sr,J- R, GIDpNGs, and The nameless ''small
sry,"', who need not be mentioned.
We much rejoice, that most of the secre.
cy'of the order, now needless, and unneces
sarily cumbersome, has been done away
with, and that the light of day, beaming into
the inner chamber has revealed SO healthy
and satisfactory state Of things.
We have not time at present to examine
SlI their articles of faith, but wish to cal
particular attention to the second plank ii
their platform. 1t is as follows:
IL. No interference with the rights o
citizenship already acquired by Foreigners
and the. protection Of law to all who honest
" emigrate from love Of liberty; but the ex
Glusion Of foreign paupers and felons, and
refusal 10 ertend the right Of suffrage TO AL
WHO, COME HEREAFTER, until THEY Shall
HAVE RESIDED 2I YEARS IN THE UNITE
STATES and complied with the Naturaliza
zion Laws. e.;
Here we have one Of the most odious fea
tnres Of the Know Nothing creed, TWENTY
One years residence, before naturalization!
This in most cases, is absolute disfranchize
meft! No distinction is made, but all wheth
eracatholic or protestant, no matter how in
teiiigent virtuous and patriotic, must be &c
prised of citizenship. This is the republi
eanism of the Portage County Democrat
these are the sentiments Of its proprietors.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1855-06-09

RAINS AT THE SouTH.--A heavy rain set
in at Charleston on Sunday morning, ac-
companied by thunder and lightning, and
continued until two O'Clock in the afternoon.
The rain also extended to Wilmington, N:
C. There were fine rains last week in va
rious sections of North Carolina, and the cry
of famine in that region has ceased, for the
present at least. In fact nearly all the
Southern States have lately been blessed
with refreshing showers, except the vicinity
of New Orleans, where almost every thing
is said to be parched up, no rain having fal.
! len for nine weeks a''' ~
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1855-06-09

SEVERE STORM AL terriblei hail storm
and tornado swept over portion of Ross
county few evenings ago. The path Of
the storm was narrow, and mostly east Of
Chillicothe. About half Of the wheat Of DR..
Watts was destroyed, and the fruit was strip.
ped from his orchard. Alexander Reuick'a
wheat and other crops were injured, and the
windows on the north side of the house bro.
ken. His wife had narrow escape from
the falling Of tree.4 Mcconnell had q
field of wheat destroyed, aad numerous birds
were killed by the falling ice-balls. 4
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1855-06-09

ONO STock BAEKs.--Several Of the
bankers and brokers of Cleveland have CIV
en- netice that, the old plate will be received
only at, q discount of6Ve per cent. This move
mentis owing to the fact that the old plate
was once stolen, andg counterfeits numer.
ously. circulated, and the bills, both genuine
and spurious, having become badly worn,
cannot be distinguished. The object is te
drive home these issues. Afaap stE
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1855-06-09
The K;anSas Outrage.

Recent development have shown that the
Kansas, outrage most probably originated
with the Kno,o. Nothing Order. y The
Atchison papers of Missouri, are all advo-
Gates of Know-Nothing doctrines, and there
remains but little doubt that the drunken
hordes precipituted upon Kansas were dele
gates acting under and by the direction OF
Know-Nothing Councils. Portage Sentinel.
The above is base calumny. There is
not particle of proof on which to found
It, We challenge the Sentinel to produce
any. If it does not do it, (and it can noD
we shall brand it as calumniator.
I'VE allude to this with no purpose to
defend the KNOWN Nothings, North or South.
ONrr purpose is to expose the shameless
mendacity of the Slave Democratic press.
The Ssntinel basely and corruptly endeav-
orsito relieve Slavery, that "sum of all viii
lainiss," fi'oms9the responsibility of the
Kansas outrages, by attempting to heap
the odium OF these transactions upon the
Know Nothings. Portage Democrat
We have made no attempt to "screen
slavery from the responsibilities of the Kan
sas odtrages." We believe that it is, ip
a measure, responsible for them, we be-
lieve further, that the Know Nothing Order
which. is the very machinery of despotism
itself, is the agent by which it works. The
editor Of the Democ,at, is member of that
order; by word and deed he has aided in
planting and fostering this institution, and
now when its legitimate fruits are witnessed
wheh outrages after outrages follow each
other in fearful procession, like poor
trembling coward, he attempts to hide his
own disgraces, by charging corruption upon
others. ii = .'.'s
But this will not answer his purpose
The columns of his paper are full Of arti
cles defending Know Nothingism and th'
country is full of its outrages. Let th,
Ds,n0cratnot shrink from the responsibilit,
it has assumed. Let It come out and De
fend the Massachusetts Legislature, w;tl
itss4luiii6catfonj and its nudhery commit
teeshsaaed BY The Immortal HISS and hi
partner in criminately Mr.. PATTERSON
Let itiidefend the Cincinnati riots wher,
hissthFeeu hundred slave holding BRorHER
came from Kentuckygto interfere with Obi,
Eleetioas lila there eanylthing in th,
Kansaa4 election, worse than the destruc
tioIasof bollot boxes at CincinnatiD Let
defendsthe Louisville riots, where unoffend
ingciiisens were driNon from the polls, b
rs .lyrlnpa hae ytai3oa hag ,ilsa1a eaisa 50