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The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1856-05-14

~ correspondent in the last Jour-
nal writing upon the subject of Temper
ance makes use of the following language:
Il expected this communication to ap-
pear through q different channel; but as
the subject of Temperance appears to be
somewhat unpopular with some men | was
disappointed, and therefore ask that it
may appear through your columns"
He evidently intends to convey the idea
that we declined to publish his commanica-
ton, and that We are opposed to Temper
ace.
MARK how a plain tale shall put you down.
The author handed rs tho communities
ton, and asked US to read it, which we
did and pointed out to him what We re-
garded as a personal assault pa a friend o
tours. He admitted what we said, ane
added that it had to be rewritten before
it was offered for publication, and sc
the matter ended. The next we knew
of it, was when it appeared in the Jour
nal, very considerably changed. Th,
charge Of our being opposed TO Temper
ance is as b~aseless as the other, Of which
the author is perfectly aware. But W.
will not p~rolong this discussion. as th,
gone is not worth the ammunition.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1856-05-14

Honoway's Ointment and Pills, aston
ishing Remedies for Scrofula-Mr, Hen
ry Judd, of Detroit, Michigan, was in a
most alarming state of Health, he had been
q great sufferer from s~crofula for a number
of years, and finally all parts of his body
broke our into sores, rendering him an
object of horror to every one, he tried
some of the most remedies known, but
they did not touch his complaint, and in
the greatest alarm, he consulted a friend
as to what course he ought to adopt, when
Holloway's Oinment and Pills were recon-
mended, which he commenced using, and
by persevering with these remedies for q
short time, he was perfectly cured, after
every other remedy had failed.
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The Journal,s Answers.

The following are the answers of the
Journal to the questions we ~propounded
last week. As we understand them, the ed
itor takes grounds in opposition to Know
Nothingism, and no grounds at all upon
the restoration of the Missouri Compro-
mise.
L. We are in favor of American institu-
tions and American men; among the lat
ter of which, we include all loyal citizens,
without regard to their birthplace or
creed.
2. We think some length of time is
required for foreign emigrants to remain
in the country before they are sufficiently
acquainted with our institutions to be en-
titled to all the political privileges Of
native-born citizens, but would not favor
any material change in the naturalization
laws effecting the length of time now
required.
8. We would vote for any American
citizen, native or naturallzed, for Office,
provided he is honest and qualified, and
does not belong to the Slave Democracy.
4. We hold that Congress has the
right, under the Constitution, to prohibit
the extension of Slavery over Free Ter
ritory, and the interests of the country
demand that they should do SO.
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LAWS OF OHIO.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.
AN ACT,

AN ACI,
To amend the act entitled "an act for
opening and regulating Roads and
Highways" passed January 81, 1858.
SECTION 1. Be 1t enacted by The Gen.
erat assembly Of the State Of Ohio, That
no order of the county commissioners for
the establishment of a county road, or for
the alteration or vacation, in whole or in
part, of a State or County road, shall be
executed until twenty days shall have
elapsed after the entry of such order in
the record of the commissioners.
SECTION 3. That an appeal from the
final order of the county commissioners
establishing q county road, or altering or
vacating, in whole OF in part, a state or
county road, may be taken to the probate
court of the same county by any person
or persons, having an estate in fee, for
life, or years, in any lands or tenements
situate in any township in said eoanty, in
or through which township such new, a.
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K. N. Convention at Boston.

The American State Council met May
6. lac Councils were represented by
27S delegates. On the second ballot,
Hon. Nj. G. Cobb, of the Governors
Council, Filmoreite, was elected President
having l63 to ll6; for Lieut.. Gov. Bench.
ley, -Filmoreite. The other officers
of the Council were also elected by the
party supposed to represent Fillmore
Mr.. White of Midway, offered resolutions
regulating the nomination of Fillmore,
and amidst great excitement, the resolu-
lions were laid on the table by q decided
majority. Mr.. Ely, Of Newton, offered
resolutions in favor of the American party
allowing each member to vote as he thinks
best in the Presidential matters. A long
debate ensued, during which the anti-Fi
moreites declared that the failure to repu.
date the present National nominations,
would destroy the American party in
Massachusetts. The announcement that
New Hampshire had repudiated Fillmore
was read with cheers and groans and his
ses. The Ely resolutions were laid On
the table to be taken upat 9 o'clock. The
anti Fillmore delegates left the house andare
now using the Adams house. They will
probably issue a call for a Convention to
elect delegates to the New York Conven.
of July 18th.
May THE boilers from the A.
merican State Council held q session in
the Adams House last evening, and adop.
ted a resolution repudiating the Fillmore
and Dor Q son nominations. and elected
delegates to the anti-Filmore National
Council, which meets at New York on the
l 9th of June.
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rue DignIl5 OF tao Press,

The last Journal comes 10 us ~freighted
with personal situperation and abusive
epithets, for q parallel to which we look
in vain in any paper in our knowledge.
From our previous acquaintance we were
ledto believe that we would meet in the
editor . fair and honorable opponent, and
As q paper necessarily partakes of the
character Of its editor, we were disap.
pointed in seeing such . sheet as the last
Joazadk No amount of abuse, however,
shall provoke usto initiate miserable calum.
nations. We have no ambition in that
dirsction to CRAFTY, and we leave it to
those who are better qualified for it by
nature and education. Where opposing
papers do join in such a contest, they
loss their influence aud degrade them.
selves IN their s. opinions, and in the
opinion of everybody else. Their read.
ers feel. about the same kind of interest in
the success Of one or the other party as
they would in the fighting of two snap
pish curs. IF there are any exceptions
TO this, they are a class of men whose
good opinions no right.meaning mar is
any better OF having.
In the midst of high political excite.
inent respectable editors are sometimes
too severe, and heartily repent Of it il
their calmer moments; but if we were te
indulge in vulgar abuse at such q time a
the present, we should be ut a loss for
Justification of onr conduct. Public opin
ion might be charitable enough to rcgart
it as the extravaganza of fanaticism, bu
we should consider ourselves fortunate j
we fell anything short of public contempt
We have no considerations to in.luce u
to such acourse; neither partisan animos
ity, nor ranking personal spite. We d.
not advocate the cause of a party whicl
requires us to borrow-coarse epithets fron
rufzans 20 defend its principles; If we di'
ne woald abandon it. 4 good cause i
alwsys injured ny on .atteuitt to uphold
~ hal means maa npon becoming
~ siisSr skoali n1s-ts1er~f l;S ehssacte
~
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Illinois Democratic State Convention
SPRINGFIELD, His, May |.

AA&LO, Aiio'. Nho
The Democratic Convention held here
to-day, was very largely attended. The
first thing after the permanent organiza-
ton was a resolution declaring Senator
Trumbull a recreant traitor-the repre-
sentative of fusion; and who held his seat
in opposition to the Democracy of Illinois,
which passed unanimously amid much en-
thusiasm and excitement.
On third ballot, Richardson was nomi-
mated for Governor amid great enthusiasm.
Everybody knows who w. A. Richard
son is. His nomination must satisfy the
country that the Democracy of Illinois do
not mean to dodge the issue presented to
them by the Black Republicans. They
will sustain the Nebraka bill before the
people, or fall with it-and the latter is
not at all probable.
The resolutions reading Trumbull out
of the party, and sustaining Douglas,
caused intense excitement, having been
passed amid tremendous. shouting.-S.
Louis Republican.
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Questions for the esprit"

Will the Spirit" favor the public with
an answer to the following questions?
Are you in favor of the principles of
the Kansas Nebraska act, as far as it re-
latest to government of Territories?
Are you in favor of Senator Douglas
bill authorizing the people of Kansas to
form q Constitution and State Govern
ment, preparatory to admission into the
Union?
Are you in favor of the admission of
Kansas into the Union with the Constitu-
tuition formed by the Topeka Convention?
Are you in favor of the admission of
Utah into the Union with q Constitution
recognizing polygamy?
Do you believe that the Legislature
that met at Shawnee, K. T., was a legal
body, and that the people ofKansas should
be governed by its enactments?-Monroe
Journal.
We endeavor to answer the Journals
questions with, at least, as much fairness
and ~frankness as ours were answered.
We are in favor of the principles of the
Nebraska act and have been ever since it
was introduced into Congress.
We are in favor of Douglas bill to au-
thorize the people of Kansas to form e
Constitution, preparatory to its being adj
mitted into the Union as a State, SO far
as we are acquainted with the bill.
We are opposed to to the admission of
Kansas into the Union with the Topeka
Constitution.
We do believe the Kansas Legislature
was a legal body.
To the fourth question we answer
No sir, we are in favor of its admission
with a constitution prohibiting polygamy.
But the Journal entirely omits to an
swer our question in regard to the restor.
alton of the Missouri Restriction. 1t GER
tainly will o claim that this is not a
political question, and a very prominent
one. As it is upon the Journals ~favorite
subject we must insist on an answer, and
therefore repeat The question:
Are you in favor of the restoration Of
the Missouri Restriction
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We again tender our thanks to
Hon. @. j. ALBRIGHT for various docu.
ments. In favors of this kind Mr.. AL.
BRidHr has been doing fully as much fol
as q w could expect if he were on oul
own side in politics.
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Queen Victoria coming to America.

The able London correspondent of the
Toronto Canada) Globe, states that q re-
port is quite current in England to the
effect that the Queen has some thought
of paying a visit, during the coming sum-
mer, to her loyal province ofCanada. So
far has the rumor gone that several of the
London newspapers are discussing the
propriety of the step, and advising the
Queen the journey. by all means.
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Monroe Co. Teachers destitute

Monroe Co. Teachers Institute.
Speaking of the Teachers Institute OF
this county, the Ohio Journal of Educa-
ton says:
olive years ago the County Association
numbered but 8 members; now it has l20.
Then Monroe did her mite; now she shows
her might. Then she was a dark spot in
our State; now she is "bound to blaze"
The Association does it's own chores, new
er having had a Lecturer from abroad.
This, and more than this, we learn from
an esteemed correspondent. He sent a
long list Of subscribers, which shows that
the folks that way know what is good
We, like Gen. Cass, are'in favor of the
"4Konroe doctrine" From what we learn
Of this county We judge that it is blessed
with not q few of as good teachers as our
State can afford"
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"For every dollar you paid last year for
expenses of the State Government you will
this year pay one dollar sixty-six and two
third cents."-Spiut, April30h.
"In order that the above may be true,
it should read-In addition to the ordi-
nary expenses of the State Government
you will have to pay nearly half a million
dollars which was recklessly squandered
by the managers of the State House un-
der Democratic rule. "-JournaL.
The Journal in it's comments processes
to be correcting a misstatement, and OF
course it would be expected to be quite
acurate. 1t gives what it claims would
make our statement true.
"Nearly half a Million" says the Jour
nal, and this, too, when it is expected to
be very exact. The amount appropri-
ated to pay the debt Of the New State
House is $111,sss,O3; being considerable
less than one-fourth of half a million
This money so far as our investigation
has gone, has been as economically ex-
pended as any that has been appropriated
for that purpose, and we now challenge
the Journal to make it's statement good
by showing anything to the contrary.
Is this the best that paper can do at
making a correction?
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DEMocRATIc STATE TICKET,
TO the omcers Of the Monroe County

AZ taS O1ACSIo VI VIC uAouIoS Sou1tS
Agricultural Society.
The Officers of the Monroe county Agri
cultural Society, to wit: Samuel P. Jones
President; John w. okey, Vice President
JIM Kirkbride, Treasurer; John S. Way
Secretary; NJ. Morrow, j.. r. Morris
VIM. Okey, James Mitchell, ]. B. NoIl
James Patterson and Frederic Koehler
Directors, are hereby notified that there viii
bess meeting of the Board at the Office o.
the Probate Judge, in Woedsfeld, on Sat.
urday. the 18th daysof May, 1855, at 9
O'Clock, P. M. By order of the President.
IEsg .s9E JOHN 8. WAY, Sec'y.
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klg Mr.. Champion, it is said, admits
that the reply of Lord Clarendon on the
enlistment question would be unsatisfac-
tory to the United States.
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a. In our "roll of honorn last week
we gave credit to John Batter instead of
John 3. Rntter. 1t wos properly credit
ed on cur books.
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eSy The last Journal denies, in lam
guage that we would disdain to copy,
that it takes the side of the man who shot
Sheriff Jones in the late difficulty in Kan.
sas. The following from the Journal o.
the week before is what We founded our
opinion on. If it does not take the side
of the assassin, we don't understand the
meaning of language:
"A dispatch in the Louisville Courier
published in another column, gives infor.
nation of another disturbance in Kansas.
This Sheriff Jones is one Of the officers
forced upon that Territory by that bogus
Missouri Legislature, and was at the time
of his appointment to Office, and is still,
q citizen and postmaster at Westpor,
Missouri. The people have a right to
resist usarped authority; and if the set.
tiers in Kansas have refused to suffer the
arrest of one of their citizens by Jones,
no law of justice can condemn them"
BY the way, where is your evidence that
Jones is a postmaster at Westport, Mis-
souri2
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I HE-sPIRIT- OF DEM OCRACY=

it, deem it eminently proper to announce
that the history Of the long, useful and
patriotic life of James Buchanan, ofPenn-
s~ylvania, furnishes the most reliable guar
anty that III the present emergency of our
country he is, in all the qualities ola states
man, fitted for the highest executive office,
and we avail ourselves of this occasion to
make this opinion known to the people
Of the Union. As citizen, legislator, Ma
tional aud State; as highest cabinet officer
and representative of the honor and inter-
ests of our country abroad, his career has
been marked. at every step, by sound sense,
caution and statesmanlike wisdom. In it
the people of Maryland discover the hope
and security of the future. Under the
guide of one so discreet and so experienced
it cannot be doubtful, with any, that whilst
domestic peace and prosperity would be
secured at home, every interest of our ma
ton, and in its honor, would be sedulous-
ly cared for abroad. Disclaiming all die
tation we most cordially commend his
great services and rare qualifications to
! the convention.
Great Democratic Victory IN PhIla-
delphia.
We have made a clean sweep of The
city--Mayor. Solicitor. Controller, Re-
~ceiyer of Taxes and City Commissioner
and the birthplace of Know Nothingism
has become its grave" The country
owes this victory to the Democratic party;
but i. is due to the conservative Wings
to say that they acted IN perfect harmony
with tile Democracy, for they both now
stand, to all intents and purposes, upon
the sam political platform. We extend
to them the right hand of fellowship for
their noble bearing on yesterday. All
who have contributed to this unparalleled
success observe we'll of their country"
Vaux's majority for Mayor is put down
at 1850.
Democrats. Is; Know Nothings, 8.
Democratic majority 6.
The Select Council of 1855, stood 9
Democrats and Is Know Nethings.
Common Council stands 70 Democrats
to 10 Know Nothings.
Democratic majority 55.--Pennsyl-
vaninn.
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said court, do NOT, IN the aggregate, exceed Inc
amount assessed, approved, and ordered to b
paid out of the county treasury, before the ap-
peal. the auditor shall forthwith record, n Me
proper book, the final decision of said court in
the premises, with all reports, plats, field notes,
or other matters appearing in said township
necessary to a right understanding Of the same,
and note in his said book the date of such
recording, and thenceforth the said road shall
be- established, vacated, or altered, as the case
may be; and he shall issue the necessary cr-
ders for the payment of the damages.
But il the damages 30 assessed exceed, ] nthe
aggregate, the amount ordered to be paid out
of the county treasury as aforesaid, the audi
tor shall lay said papers and transcript before
the county commissioners at their next session,
who may thereupon establish such road or Al
t~eration, and order the damages TO be paid ont
of the county treasury, or refuse to sstahlish
the same unless the damages, or such portion
as they shall require, be paid, within such time
as they shall designate by the petitioners.
SECTION IL. If the appeal from the county
commissioners was under the tenth section IL
this act, and the damages assessed in thatepurt
in favor of all the appellants, shall net, toSsth-
er with the damages awarded to claimants who
did not appeal, exceed the amount which IL
commissioners had, before the appeal ordered
to be paid out of the county treasury, The audi
tor shall Issue the necessary crdsrs for tAs
payment Of all said damages; and the Eead, ~
alteration, shall be considsred4as sstahlhhsd
from the date of the final order In The probate
court. But if the assessments in the probate
court, with the damages awarded TO claimants
not appealing, shall exceed the amounts % or
idered to be paid out of the county treasury BY
the commissioners, the, auditor shall lay tho
papers and transcript, received from the pro-
bate Judge, before the commissioners At their
next session, and they shall act upon the same
as in the case mentioned in the preceding SEQ
ton; provided, hovsver, that it shah Be lawful
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dlslnterested freeholderS OF the county, TO
be appointed by the court, to whom an
order, similar to that herein before pre-
scribed in respect to viewers, shall be is
sued, and such reviewers shall examine
the proposed new road, or alteration, or
road, or part thereof proposed to be va
Gated, as defined or referred to in the or
der appealed from, and report in writing
to the court their opinions for or against
the same, with their reasons.
If their report shall be such as is men,
toned in the FIRST clause Of the preceding
section, the court shall proceed IS direct
ed in said clause.
But if it be adverse to such new road, alter
alton or vacation, NO further proceedings shall
be had in the premises, except to render
Judgment against the petitioners for all costs
that shall have accrued from the commence
ment of the proceedings before the commits.
sioners; which judgment shall be rendered by
said court.
SECTION 8. Whenever any viewer or review
er or surveyor, appointed by said court, shall
be unable, or fail, to attend to the duty requir-
ed of him, the court may substitute another
in his stead.
SECTION 9. Every viewer, reviewer, survey,
or. chairman or marker, appointed or selected
under the provisions of this act, shall, before
entering upon his duties, take an oath, or afr
nation, faithfully and impartially to discharge
the duties Of his appointment; which oath o.
Affirmation may be administered by any per
son authorized by the act aforesaid to admin
lister an oath, or affirmation, or by any othel
competent authority.
SECTION 10. That every claimant Of dam
ages on account Of the establishment or alter
alton of . county or township road, or the Al
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FOR PRESIDENT,
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MATRIMONIAL.

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