The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1856-12-10

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/ Tie Saturday Evening Post
t. This old and favorite paper is now IN
its thrty-sixth year. aud still maintain,
I its position as Que of the best literary
papers in the United States. 1t is now
published in quarto form, having eight
pages Of closely printed matter. The
prospectus for the coming year, promises
interesting. Among the contributors al
ready secured we notice the names of WM
HowlTT, (of England,) ALICE CAREY,
7. S. ARTHUR, Mrs. SoUTHwoRTH, AU.
GUsTINE DUGANNE, Mrs. NJ. A DENNIsoN
and others Of the first class writer's.
/ With the first number of January will
commence an original novelet, entitled
's Tallengetta, or the Squatter's Home, y
by William Hewitt. This is a STORY OF
Australian life, Mr.. Hewitt having Wis
tied that county for the express purpose
of acquainting himself with its scenery and
society. This will be followed by The
Story of a Country Girl" 10y Alice Carey;
The Withered Heart,' by L. S Ar
thur; Lighthouse Island" by the author
of s.Zillah, the Child Medium; =" "The
Quaker's Pro1ege," by Mrs. Dennison;
''The Raid of Burgundy" by Augustine
! Duganne; and novelet by Mrs South
worth. Each number is embellished with
two engravimgs; one instructive and the
other humorous.
TERMS Invariably in advance) single
cory 81 IA year; copies S5; 8 copies and
one to getter up of Club $lc; 90 copies
and one to ge;ter up of Club $40. Ad
dress Deacon & Peterson, No. sc South
Third Street, Philadelphia
! 49, Sample copies sent gratis when
requested.
Support Your Democrat1c Press
The Albany ASgns and At"S, from
Which. we copied IA se,sihlc and jndicin"<
article, earnestly urging npon the Drmoc-
racy the duty of supporting their press
more literally returns 10 the sul,jcrt again
in some remarks, which we COPY below
for ihe htlreii, of the Democratic pnIlic
1t says:
The Democratic party has suffered
great loss scncIinduced hy false issues
misstalemenis and libels, PM fnr'h iy
such unscrupulouS printS rs the Ttrf6nae.
Herdd, Times and Ecening .jonr@I
against the policy of the emocratic par
ty and governmental affairs in Kansas
At an early period in the canvass many
honest Democrats were induced to sub
scribe for some one of these papers, influ-
en,ed by some active, willy Republican
II .ghbor.
''1n this manner large clubs were form
ed in almost every town and hamlet and,
as but few Of the rural portion of our
community take more than one paper. this
stratagem placed in the hands of many
these corrupt engines of political power,
spreading wide cast their false and bane-
full influence, and thus, by degrees imper-
: ceptibly alured many honest Democrats
into the vortex of Black Repuhlicanisn,
where they had become so ingulfei in the
streams of purple gore" that in fiction
flowed so profusely from Kansas through
the columns of these papers, that they
1 coud not be rescued from their dangers,
until they took the dreadful leap down the
frightful cataract that has entirely sub
merged sectionalism by insuring it an in
glorious defeat Although the doctrine
of secti,nalism has been justly rebuked
its authors still live, and will be found
springing up anew, or in some other form
which shows the Importance Of an early
and thorough organization that will tend
to circulate papers emanating from the
Democratic press. 81
"The opposition papers already pread
over the country will engage i'll assailing
the administration of James Buchanan
of this fact we judge the future by the
past. To successfully meet such a state
of things, how important that the anti
dote should Immediately follow the bane
In no other way can it he done than by
that of circulating sound Democratic jour
mails; spreading before the people the true
} doctrines of The Constitutions; exposing
.epublican falsehoodS, and enlightenine
the public mind on all the great issue,
!, that arise under our form o. govern
ag"'rIIe priaeiples of tlIe Democra,i'
.Ipariy lose noIhing when exhibited in tn,
blight of truth, as shown hv the result il
tlietreeeni canvass; III every locality where
tae circulation of the Democratic pres
whs sco-eXtensive with these heralds 0
misrepresentation, the Democratic part,
| | is great " in the ascendant. .< .....