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The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1855-06-27

When, early last May, like couple of
careful midwives, our friends aforesaid sat
at the door of a Know Nothing council
in this city, and aided in bringing into the
world the Brinkerhoff ticket, they were
evidently in a Know Nothing condition,
and as accurate exponents of the princi-
pies of the order as they imagined them
selves. The elaborate productions of our
city cotemporary in behalf of that work of
art, and the course Of policy which it in
dicated, are among the most amusing spe-
| cimens of newspaper literature that have
fallen under our observation. Our Capital
City friend spoke with immense learning
of the principles of Know Nothingism,
and in his celebrated response to Mr.. Gid
dings, delineated its policy with the unc-
ton and authority of one who had been a
member of the third degree for at least
half century. Poor Pap Taylor grew
jealous and malcontent to have the wind
taken out of his sails by these cold Whig
politicians-men of that class who never
forget anything and never learn anything;;"
he fell into the mullygrubs, ex-P Pat-riated
himself into the foreign principalities of
German metaphysics, discovered that the
Know Nothing being the foolishest party
that ever lived, was rightly named, and left
our friends of the Whig church lords Of
the ascendant
Another turn of the puncheon, and
where are our Know Nothing gentlemen!
Sam has committed his last act of self
qualification, and gone to the tombs of the
Capulets. Did his friends accompany hin
to his last home, and immediate themselves
upon his cold remains? By no manner O
means. They are in state of sublime
unconsciousness of any pre-existing friend
isiil, between Sam and themselves They
have forgot the "certain reforms" which
he arose to consammate. Now they ar
, Freesoilers from the 1ourdation OF th
world. .'There is but one course; iesto
Internationally or in spirit, status qut
j.. ante bel2,sm, or war on slavery as polite
al power" As Freesoilers, they are, o
course, willing that Sam-if he happen
to have any life remaining expent
: it in their service. With admirable cool
r ness and courage our contemporary of tn
State Journal remarks "If in this cours
6 a0e could have the cooperation of tn
: Great American party North, ace shoul
rejoice. 1t was fit and meet as thei
= name indicated, that the members of thi
J. organization should cooperate with us.
= Who but a finished equilibrist could hav
done this? Are not our cotemporarie
:. entitled to their snits of spangles?-G,
Commercial.
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BENwoop INJUNCTION .--On Tuesday
the l21hrinst., the Baltimore and Ohio
Railrd company made q motion before
Judge Thompson, of Wheeling, in vaca-
tion, to desolve the injunction heretofore
awarded against the Benwood connection
between the Baltimore and Ohio and the
Central Ohio Railroad The Court hay-
ing heard the parties, rendered its deci-
sion, oyerruling the motion, and directing
the injunction to stand 80,
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1855-06-27

@ The Eraminasioa of the pupils Of
the Woodsfield school viii take place on
Tuesday, 26th inst, commencing at 9
o'clock "A. NJ and to be continued over
{ "Wednesday. Parents, and the friends oil
education generally, are cordially invited
to sttcnd during the exercises throughout.
The Exhibition is to be on Friday 90 til,
commencing at 6 o'clock p. NJ.
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Later from Texas.

The steamship Perseverance arrived al
New Orleans on theal 9th from Galveston
with dates from that port to the 10th
Rain continues to fall plentifully in
most parts of the State, and prospects
for an abundant crop are constantly i'm.
proving.
At recent sitting of the Grand Jury
of Trevis county, over two hundred bills
of Indictment were found against Yariou:
individuals in different sections of the
State for forging land certificates and
warrants.
Grasshoppers in countless millions are
sweeping over the fields in the Guadalupe
and San Antonio vallies. They are fol.
lowed up by immense flocks of peculiar
kind of bird which feeds upon them.
The Dallas Herald says the widow and
family of Colonel Davy Crockett, the hero
of the Alamo, moved from Texas to Ten.
nessee. last fall. They reside in Ellis
county, and are in straitened circum.
stances.
The State Gazette learns by gentle.
man from the Wachita mountains of the
arrival of a number of adventurers from
Arkansas, Texas and Missouri in quest Of
gold. He says that several parties were
at work on the beds of the creeks sitting
the sand. A large number were at work
on the Red Fork of the Arkansas, and
some works had been hastily constructed
to turn the water from the bed of the
stream where very productive placer
had been discovered. It is reported that
there are at least five hundred gold seek.
ers at work. The main difficulty met
with is the want of provisions. As high
as ten dollars has bern given for a bushe
of meal, and it is thought if the diggings
are at all successful, that much want and
suffering must ensue.
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Platform of the Seeding z. Nothings.
The following platform was adopted by the
fifty-three seceding members of the Philadel-
phia Know Nothing Convention. who seeded
upon the adoption Of the National Platform.
TO THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES
The undersigned, citizens of the vari-
GUS States, assembled at Philadelphia on
this fourteenth day of June, 1855, feel
constrained, under the existing state of
affairs, to affirm the following principles
First. The unconditional restoration of
that time-honored compromise known Us
the Missouri prohibition, which was de-
stroyed in utter disregard of the popular
will wrong no lapse Of time can palli-
ate, and no plea for its continuance can
justify; and that we will use all constitu-
tional means to maintain the positive guar
antee Of this compact until the object for
which it was enacted has been consumma-
ted by the admission Of Kansas and Ne
braska as free States.
Second. That the rights Of settlers in
Territories to the free and undisturbed
exercise of the Elective Franchise granted
to them by the laws under which they are
organized, should be promptly protected
by the National Executive, wherever vio-
lated or threatened, and that we cannot
consistently act with those who will not
aid us in the correction of those national
wrongs, and will not euen permit their fair
consideration and full discussion.
Third We further declare our contin-
ued and unalterable determination to use
all honorable efforts to secure such mod
| ifcation of the naturalization laws, aided
! by such an elevation of public sentiment
as shall preserve the true interests of the
nation, and shall guarantee the three vital
principles of Republican Government
spiritual freedom, a free Bible, and fret
schools--thereby promoting the great work
of Americanizing America.
Fourth. That we invoke the aid of leg
islation to arrest that growing evil, the de.
portation, by foreign authorities, of pau
pers and convicts to our shores; and thai
as our National Constitution requires thu
| Chief Executive of our country to be o
native birth, we deem it equally necessar!
and important that our diplomatic repre-
sentatives abroad should also possess nj
1 foreign prejudices to bias their judgment
or influence their official action.
i I approve of the above-adding nj
more Slave States, no more Slave Terri
tory.
i ISigned by the seeding delegates from
Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, Massa
chusetts, N. Hampshire, Vermont Maine
Iowa, Rhode Island, Connecticut, ant
j Wisconsin.
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The Democratic Executive Commit
tee of Ohio.

A number of the members Of the State
Executive Committee of the Democratic
Party of Ohio, met at the Office of the
Attorney General, in the city of Columbus,
on the Goth of June, 1855, and tempora-
rily organized by appointing CHAs. Fol-
LETT Of Newark, Chairman, and AMOS
LAYMAN, of Marietta, Secretary
A resolution was adopted, directing the
Chairman and Secretary to call a meeting
of the Committee, to be held in Columbus,
on Friday, July 18th, 1855.
In obedience to that resolution, we re-
specially request, that tho members of the
Committee meet at the place and time ap-
pointed. 1t is important that all the
members be present at the meeting. S
~ CHARLES FOLLETT, Chairman.
AMOS LAfMAN, Secretary. Statesman
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TA TJRTJc Ey /

&5A PUBLIC EXAMINATION of the pupils
ofthc Barnesville Classical Institute will be held
N Barncsville on the I'd, Sd and 4th days Of
July next. The closing exercises will take place
on tho evening Of the 4th.
We acknowledge an invitation from the COM
mittec Of Invitation to be present on the occa.
sion.
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that subject, IN spirit and in substance. I'm
other words. you'll kick away at the North, and
won't let it say "ouch!") 80
/ And regarding it the highest duty to avow
their opinions upon subject so important, in
distinct and unequivocal terms, it is hereby
declared as the sense of this National Council
that Congress possesses no power under the
Constitution, to legislate upon the subject of
Slavery in the States where it does or may ex-
ist, or to exclude any State from admission into
the Union. because the Constitution does or
does not recognise the institution of Slavery as
part of its social system; and expressly pre-
terlnitting any expression of opinion upon the
power of Congress to establish or prohibit
Slavery in any Territory, it is the sense of the
National Convention that Congress ought not
to legislate upon the subject of Slavery within
the Territory of the United States, and that any
interference by Congress with Slavery as it ex-
lists in the Distrctof Columbia, would be vi
olation of the spirit and intention of the COM
pact by which the State of Maryland cc.led the
District to the United States, and breach of
the National faith. (Stand back, gentlemen,
and make room! You will now see " Sam y
and his niggers perform the Kansas tragedy }
XIII.-The policy of the Government of the
United States, in its relations with foreign gov
ernments, is to exact justice from the strong
est and do justice to the weakest; restraining
by all the power of the government, all its cit
/ izens from interference with the internal con-
Germs of nations with whom VIC are at peace.
(Chunking3
XIV.-The National Council declares tha,
all the principles of the Order shall be hence
forth everywhere openly avowed; and thai
each member shall be at liberty to make knowr
the existence of the Order, and the fact tina
he himself is a member: and it recommends
that there be no concealmcnt of the places o
meeting of subordinate Councils. (Smoket
clean out Ell? Well, you are beauty whel
seen in daylight!)
!, Z. B. BARTLETT, of kentucky,
u Pres't of National Council.
!, c. D. DEsHLER, of New Jersey,
. Corresponding Secretary.
JAMES n. STEPHENS, of Maryland,
Recording Secretary.
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A SENSIBLE Doe.-The Troy ONO.
Gazette relates the following:

Gazette relates the following:
"A little son Of Mr.. Lynn's living about
three miles from town, started to school a
few mornings since, and coming to creek
which was very full, in consequence of the
heavy rains few days previous, his only
alternative was to cross npon log which
lay acrossthe creek nearby. When about
half way across the stream, a dog, which
had followed him, ran across the log, whirl-
ing the little fellow into the, swifr.c1rrent.
The dog, seeing the mischief he had done,
plunged into the creek after. the boy, and
swan with safety to the shore. Sensible
dog that.
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81 a man named conelly was drowned on
the night Of tho 23d inst, BY falling overheard
from the Thomas Sl,riycr, at the sunfsh wharf
Lis shouts were heard bypenons living ON the
bank, but before they could rise from their
beds to render hin, aid, he had sunk to rise no
more. Mr. .Conelly lived about mile from
Ciarington. He was deck hand on the boat,
bat was standing watch at the time.
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Horace Greeley Arrested and Impris-
oned in Paris.


Letters by the late steamer state that
Horace Greeley, ESQ.,, of the New York
Tribune, had been arrested in Paris at the
instance of sculptor named Leclerc, whose
object was to recover from Mr.. Greeley
the sum of $4,000 francs, the value of a
statue which he had sent to the New York
Crystal Palace, of which Mr.. Greeley was
director. The Tribune says:
Mr.. Greeley was arrested and taken be-
fore the proper court at about 4 P. NJ, on
Saturday afternoon, and there the parties
agreed to take as bail for his appearance
for trial Mr.. Piatt, the American Secreta-
ry of Legation. They then proceeded to
the Office of that gentleman, but when
there the plaintiff suddenly refused to take
him as ball. on the ground that his Official
station exempted him from arrest.
Other security was offered, but refused
Mr. John Munroe proposed to pay in the
money as guarantee; but this Mr.. Gree.
ley declined, preferring to go to Jail. Ac-
cordingly he was conveyed to the debtors
prison of Cichy, where he remained till
Monday forenoon, when trial was had
and the tribunal dismissed the complaint
and discharged the defendant. In thii
process Mr.. Greeley enjoyed the advantage
of two days experience in jail, and Mr.
Leclerc the profit of paying the costs.
Mr.. Greeley speaks in high terms Of the
kind manner in which he was treated by
all the other prisoners. Each person in:
carcerated is allowed franc per day tc
live on; if this is not forthcoming from the
creditor, he is at once discharged. The
prisoners, therefore, are in no danger O
starvation while confined. During his i'm
prisonment Mr.. Greeley was visited by two
United States ministers, all the members
of the legation, and by nearly every Amer.
ican in Paris, but he declined every offel
of security; and having secured two law
yers, resolved to test the matter before {
legal tribunal. The trial took place or
Monday, and Mr.. Greeley came off tri
umphant, the case against him being dis
missed.
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NEw ORLEANS, JUNG s.-The town Of
Bayou Sara was nearly destroyed by FIRE.
Loss half a million, sxs asds +,
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Sale Of School Lands,

The following is the sale of Section six
Township four, Range four, in this county, sold
ON Friday last: S.
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Mexico.

Full details of the News sfrom Mexico
to the 9Th inst, have been received The
government troops had vanquished the.
revolutionists in two or three encounters,
and the progress of the conquerors was
signalized by the blood-thirsty ferocity
which is the characteristic of Mexican
warfare. The outbreak in the northern
provinces seems to have been sponta-
neous affair, no political plan whatever
having been promulgated by its promoters.
A letter to the Tribune of the same
day closes thus:
The last advices from Santa Anna are
from Patzcuarro, town about fourteen
leagues southwesterly from Morelia. There
being about two thousand of the disaffect-
ed at the town of Ario, about two days
journey from the former place, Santa
Anna determined to make the show Of an
attempt at least to go there, and left
Patzcuaro on the 26th ult., but that night
violent storm came on when among the
mountains, and he did not advance. This
storm continued all the next day, putting
the roads, it is said, in such state that
his forces could not continue their march,
and the official report received this morn
ing says that it having been told Santa
Anna that the enemy had made prepara-
tions to abandon that place, (Ario,) and
taking into consideration the condition
of the road, he turned back and arrived
safe at Patzcuaro again. Thus ends this
famous expedition, and Santa Anna is
now on his way to Mexico. The official
report says:
His Serene Highness having now no
enemy in front ordered the expeditionary
force yesterday to return to this place,
(Patzcuaro,) and for the complete securi-
ty of the same and the District strong
brigade will remain under the orders o1
d. Panfilo. well provided with everything
necessary"
Tomorrow, 3lst his Serene Highness
will leave for Morelia, from which city
after leaving the force necessary to oper.
ate against the enemy, he will continue
his journey back to the Capital" Mexico,
4 He arrived at Morelia on the evening
Of the 3lst ult., and was to leave imme
diately for Mexico and will be here OF
: the sth inst,
II Commonfort commands the Revolution
ary forces at Ario. Monterey (Nuev,
Leon) has been taken by the Revolution
/ lists, under Melchor Ocampo, and tn
Sierra Gorda (San Louis Potosi) has bee
e invaded, and doubtless all that sectiol
will rise against the Government. Th
: taking Of Monterey and the invasion {
n Sierra Gorda is laid to the charge Of h
e 1nae,1cans. 1 have not time to translat
you the lies and abuse in this days paper
e of us on account of that. / should nc
e wonder if his Serene Higeness would 500
: be thinking of taking foreign tour fo
IS the benefit of his health.
&c Degollado has returned with his force
into the Department of Michoacan.
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Bosros, june 20.-The Africa sailed
at noon for Liverpool, with 2s6 passen-
gers,, and ST !, ,C00 il specie.
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A New Disease.

u y = ~ (
A very extraordinary disease has lately
made its appearance, in a few families in
this city some of them eminent in wealth
and position-which has confounded our
physicians, because of its novelty. At
first they a|assed it under the head Of
Erysipelas, but as it would not bear that
classification, some of them have given it
the name of the Plague. It appears at
first in some discolored spots, say on the
face and extending, without suppnration,
it soon destroys life, as if by general
mortifcatoin. Ifsuppuration takes place,
it passes of, but if not death is sure to
follow. There is no contagion about it,
and it is not epidemic in any form. One
or two physicians have resorted to the
kuife, and cut out the plague spot on its
first appearance and SO saved life. Fever
and delirium attend the progress of the
disease, if .'the spotn is left to spread.
Such is our information-but as we have
seen no case with our own eyesand if
we had, should not be able to describe it
scientifically, what we say must be taken
with this understanding.
It's not the Plague, for it is not con-
tagious or epidemic what is it? The
Plague may be, nay has been imported I'M
to the South of France, from Turkey
but it may be some new disease, which,
like cholera is to destroy the human race.
We should be Obliged to some medical
man for scientific, or more specific ac-
count of the disease. e.-N r Ezpress.
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81 We arc under obligations to Hon. Will
son shannon for valuable public documents.
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Hurricane in South Carolina.

On Friday evening last, cloud rose
above the horizon in the northwest, and
blew briskly over our town. It was ac-
companied by thunder and lightning, lit
tie hail and much rain, but presented no
very threatening aspect In the midst of
it, however, a blast blew through the streets,
and although it lasted scarcely minute,
it has left its mark for many day. The
streets were in every direction blocked up
with fallen trees; chimneys were blown
down, fences were prostrated, and some
houses injured by fallen trees, besides
great deal of damage done in smaller par
ticulars
We suppose that wind like this has
never before been known in this vicinity.
Had it blown for any length of time, 1t
must have left great portion of the town
in ruins. It rushed over more rapidly
than flight of birds, and was gone, snap
ping sturdy trunks which had braved ma
my storm, and performed other strange
and inconvenient tricks. The strangest
thing about it was that the wind pitched
down from the clouds, within our corpo-
rate limits, and passed back into the mp
per chamber before it had reached the out
skirts of the town. We cannot hear of
it anywhere else.
Another very strange thing as we
looked ont upon the street from the win
dow of our sanctum, after the rain, We
distinctly saw beautiful rainbow rising
up from the ground within thirty feet Of
us, and forming a graceful arch over q
space of fifteen or twenty yards. This is
an unusual sights isatmter Watchma,..
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River Items.

FIVE DAY LlNE.-The Alhambra having been
compelled to go to Rock Island for repairs. the
other five packets will form daily line for the
present. The Lady Franklin arrived and de-
parted yesterday morning in connection with
this arrangement, and the War Eagle arrived
during the day. and will leave this morning.
The transient boats in since our last are the
II. S. Allen from the Minnesota; the Clarion
from Rock Island; the Oakland from st. Louis
and the Kate Cassel from Dubuque.
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ST. PAUL IRON STORE

(Successors to Marshall e. Co..)
RE now receiving, in part, their large stock which
n has been recently bought In Pittsburgh at low rates,
which they prepared to sell at whoe' ale and
tail at corresponding reduct on from former prices
They have i'm store and arrive, general assortment
of Sligo, Tyrone. Junata and Pa. Iron, Steel Nails.
sheet Iron both common and imitation Russia, differ
ent- qualities; Anvs. Bellows, Vic"s, Hammers and
Sledge; RaSps Borax, Axes, Mill and Crosse Saws;
cable and log Chains of various sizes; Harrow and cut
Teeth patent and brass nut Axles; wagon
and buggy boxes; bolts, nuts and washers, of all sizes;
Thimbe Skeins; cast iron Kettles OF large Sizes Grind
stones and grindStone gearing, canal and Wheel
barrows. general assortment of leather and vulcan
lied Rubber Betting for mills. Also. window Glass If
diff rent sizes and quati.s They have consign-
nien, Fire Proof Safes manufactured by e. & NJ HeIz,
St. Louis: go,d article of Printing Paper, and of
Green's Tanning Mills.
The public invited to call and examine their stock
before buying elsewhere.
st. Paul. June 27. 1855. dtf
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SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA SATURDAY, JULY 81, 1855.
TUESDAY MORNING. JULY II 1858
Republican Convention of the as,h.

A number of the true Republicans of St.
Paul request us to state. that their "latch-
strings will be out to Delegates from the sew.
eral counties who may visit st. Paul on the
25th and if either their political or other
business should detain them several days in
the city. it will be all the same. 1t may not
be quite SO profitable to certain other parties
but we have resolved that our private houses
shall be the homes of our political brethren
from the country during their stay among us.
Ample provision will be made for ALL -5t
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COTTAGE HOMES.

100 Lots of Five Acres Each,
TN beautiful and commanding situation, about one
mile from the City limits. Soil q rich black loam.
Pri $500 per Lot 900 cash. and the balance one
and f,cc years icifhouf interest.
st. Paul. April 26, 1855. HENRY McKENTY,
fd&wtf) Dealer in Real Estate.