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The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1857-03-11
From the Eew Orleans Delta.
Sketch oi. Some of the Cabinet S.
BY j. F. H. CLAIBORNE.

st Z . = ~ ai
The speculation in relation to the in
coming Cabinet may be Improbable, but
is not unpleasant. Itgives every one AN
opportunity to have ''his say, or his fling
at this or that man.
The Importance attached to the Cabi-
net is very much exaggerated Those who
are curious as to the origin of the depart
mcnts may refer TO Laws of the o. S..
Vol.l Biorelf& q Duanc,s edition. 1t this
country. with Il great-nan for Chief Mag
istrate, Cabinets are mere conyeniences for
administration.
Gen. Washington was firm, safe pru-
dent man, and with Jefferson, Hamilton,
Pickt ring, Wolcott, and Knox in his Cab
inet-in spite of the jealousy and counter-
intrigues of the two first--the early and
trying stages of new government were
passed in safety
John Adams was self-willed, crotch
ETY., suspicious, impulsive, egotistical and
ambitious man, but full of stuff of which
patriots are made. He was never, as he
said of himself in 177s, "much of John
Bull, II was John Yankee and as such
shallliv and die" This bold, high
spirited. but pig-headed man, got on bad
ly with his Cabinet. His Jealousy Of
Hamilton made him distrustful of every
one about him.
Thomas Jefferson threw his Cabinet
into deep shadow. There were very able
men in it, but his views, not theirs, weie
stamped upon the Administration.
James Madison was closet statesman
Ia philosopher--pure but timid to infrm-
fty-ignorant of men--unsuspicious and
confding. He required bold energetic
advisers to counteract his idiosyncratic
tendency to hesitate. For the most part
Nhis ministers were, in this respect, as de-
iicient as himself and hence the blunders
that occurred during his administration,
both in our financial policy and in the war
with Great Britain.
President Monroe was dull, weak man
-singularly so; man of phraseology and
ceremonial; elevated by the traditional as
tendency of Virginia, and combination
of factions comprising the highest talent
of the nation, all jealous of each other, but
willing to put him in power as one easily
moulded to their own personal views and
aspirations. The consequence of this
state of things was Cabinet of matchless
ability. John Quincy Adams, VIM. H
Crawford, John G. Calhoun and William
Writ, were members of tall struggling
for the Presidency. There was but one
point in which those distinguished mer
resembled each other--insatiable ambi.
ton. In everything else--6gure, coun-
tenance. manners, temperament, opinions
tastes--they differed.
The 6rst was low, sWart cold and re.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1857-03-11
The Best Ono Yet.

\ number of politicians, all of whom
were seeking Office under the Government,
were seated on the tavern-porch talking,
when an cid topper named D--,cams up
to them. Row, said Dis a person
who is very !oquacious when ''corned,"
but exactly the opposite when sober. At
the present time being tight" he said if
the company had Nc objections he would
tell them q story. They told him to "6re
sway" whereupon he spoke as follows:
"a certain King. don'trecollect his name,
had philosopher, upon whose judgement
Re always depended Now it SO happened
that one day the King took it into his
head to go hunting, and after summon
Ing his mobiles, and making all necessary
preparations, he summoned his philosopher
and asked him fit would rain. The phi
losopher told him it would not, and he and
his mobiles departed While journeving
along, they met q countryman mounted mp
on Il ,jackass; he advised them to return,
for said ne, 1T vii. certainly rain.' They
smiled contemporary upon him. and pass
ed On. Before they had gone many miles,
however they had reason to regret not
having taken the rustic's advice, as a
heavy shower coming up they were dren-
ched to the ska When they had return-
ed to the palace, the King reprimandea
the philosopher severely for telling him it
woulp be clear when it was not i met
a countryman,' said he, 'and he knoS a
great deal more than you, for he told me
it would rain, whereas ycu told Elc il would
not
THE King then gave the philosopher
his walking paper, aud sent for the country
man, who made his appearance Tell me.
said the King, how you knew it would
rain i didn't know said the rustic, my
iackass told ma and how, pray did he
tell you" the King asked in astonishment.
BY pricking up his ears, your majesty
The King now sent the countryman away;
procuring the jackass, he placed him in
the Office the philosopher had filed. And
here observed D, looking very wise,
here is where the King made mistake
How so?' inquired lis auditors why
ever siace that time, said D, with a
grin on his phiz, every jackass wants an
ofsiacn
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aad the transfer made-the quickest horse
trade | ever witnessed.
Good morning, gentlemen" said the
stranger, and he gave Muley touch with
the whip, and the next moment her feet
went through the dasher
' ou'ye stuck, me STRIP
Surely" said Uncle John; "neve- knew
her to do such thing before, coax her a
little stranger, and she'll be all right di-
rectly, go iong!" and he in turn touched
his mare with the whip; up she reared on
her hind legs and giving tremendous
sheer, upset the wagon, and threw us both
ont, luckily without injury. Snap went
the shafts and she of like tightening down
the road
"Look here" said Uncle John, didn't
You warrant that mare kind?"
Never knew her to do such thing be-
fore; don't know what to make of it, but
don't grumble, old fellow, for curse me if
| have made much by the trade that can
see. Woa!" and up went Muley's heels
again, and out of the wagon went the
stranger. i.
I-could restrain my lanoI,ter NO LONGER
and | collapsed. so did the STRANGER and
Uncle John thought if hest TO follow suit
and for full Eve minutes we reared
Bidding the stranger good bye, with
assurance that the mare would be ready to
go probably abont. dinner time we pulled
our shattered wagon ont of the way, and
Uncle John started on foot for home, while
I zIftook the oppositeFd direction.inys search oi
the mare. which i found about half = mile
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1857-03-11

a BITE -Alfonzo lombard ccle-
brated sculptor Of the Emperor Charles
Y, was great ccxcomb. lie got pun
ishcd one day iy young lady Of Bologna,
to whom he took it III his head to make
love to in foppish manner. She was IL
partner at bah, in the midst of which he
turned to her, and heaving a foppish sigh,
said. as he looked her in the face with
what he thought inedable sweetness in his
eyes, and We may suppose some fantastic
and writhing gesture. "lf It's notlore I
feel, pray what is it?' Perhaps, said the
young lady, something bites you,
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WOODSFIELD MONROE COUNTY, OHLO MARCH H. 1857

ties or peculstion, without first finding y
precedent or a text to Justify it, precisely
as Beecher pretends to fnj, in the New
Testament, warrant for Sharp's rifles
insHrrection and massacre.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1857-03-11
PATRICK HENRY's GRAyB.-The Mil
on IN. CT Chronicle SAYS:

PATRICK HENRY's GRAyE.-The Mil
ton (N. G. Chronicle says:
"We mean no approach to the State Of
Virginia (though she ought to blush. If
she knows how'd when we annonce that
to this day the grave of the illustrious and
immortal HENRY, is without even stone
or stick to mark the resting place Of his
bones. And there is but one person liv-s
ing who knows his grave with certainty
from others that surround it, and that per-
son is venerable negro who has often
watered it with his tears The apparent
negligence of his relations happened, a.
we learn, in this way: Virginia claimed
the grave as her property, and promised
to erect over it monument worthy Of
the man and as lmperishable as time
She has neglected to do it-but hayin r
recently erected bronze statue of HENRY
at Richmond, few of his relatives have
concluded to place marble slab over his
remains.
The slab is by feet--of the purest
white American Marble, and contains this
inscription: 'To the memory of Patrick
Henry, born May goth, 1886, died June
9Th, 179o.-His fame is his best epi-
taph. ,"
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d . etrg.
DON'T SAY eYoU CAN'T"

Don't say you cantt' there's joy in store
&. For all the happy humble;
80 And there is wo
For all below,
Who choose to fret and grumble.
Each has a duty to perform,
TO efulfill an order;''
Do what you can,
To be a MAN,
And Heaven be your rewarder.
Do MT say you canti but strive to think
That old WEBSTER never meant it
Or if hesdid,
s His conscience bid
Him long ago repent it.
God gives to every man task:
Then, like the bold Philistine,
Gird for the fray,
work while u is day,
And be an honest Christian.
Nan IS Reaper sent 70 bind
The harvest golden-spangls
And mean the sloth,
Who quits his swath
Becsuse the grain i tangled.
Don't say ayou can't Z we're sent to toll.
Where spades and sickles glitter
Them brother, hoe
Your honest row,
Amid the sweet and bitter.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1857-03-11

GooD,-At late public meeting the
following dry toast was given. The au-
thor will get 'buttered' when it reaches
home:
The Press-the Pulpit-and Petticoats
the three ruling Powers of the day. The
first spreads knowledge, the second spreads
morals, and the last spreads considerably.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1857-03-11

The correspondence between Sam
Foote and his mother was quite peculiar.
The latter was arrested for debt and
wrote her son as follows:
Dear Sam: am in jail"
To which the SON replied:
Dear mother: So am l."
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1857-03-11
Calculation in regard to Fodder

\
1t is great object to the farmers OF
Maine, to raise asupply of the best kinds
of fodder for their stocks during the wins
ter. Hay, we all know is the great des
e, dence--the staple for this purpose--but
there are many other crops which can be
raise to advantage among us, and which
are very valuable for furnishing food to
stock, and thereby saving hay.
Iu order to ascertain the real value OF
these crops for the purpose above named,
it will be necessary to compare nntritive
properties of the several articles with very
good hay as the standard
Experiments and close aud careful com.
parson Of the results ofmany trials, have
given the following as the comparative
difference between the articles mentioned
aud good hay. We have published these
results before, but We now put them in
tabular form, so as to give the reader IN
easier mode of comparing them.
100 pounds of hay are equal to
275 pounds Of green Indian corn,
445 pounds of rye straw,
16t pounds of cut straw,
39l pounds of raw potatoes,
ITS pounds Of boiled potatoes,
500 pounds of mangel wurtzeL s
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The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1857-03-11

W@Our Simon says that the ladies
who wear thin shoes eyince lack of
understanding as well as want of
sole.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1857-03-11

s The most potent labor saving ma
chime is large FORTUNE left by your aunt
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1857-03-11

'When Mr.. Van Buren was elected Presi-
dent he sold the lease and furniture of his
house, in the "Thirteen Buildings" to a dis
Senator. With him inspected the
premises. Everything was found in perfect
order, and nearly new, except the carpet be-
fore French mirror in his dressing room-that
was worn rBRsApBARE,
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1857-03-11

Yes" said I, land il you'd stuck out
while / would have sold her for quar-
ter of the money" and bade him good
day. This was the last we ever saw of
the two mares
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nv SANDERS & BROTHER.

took the scat opposite to him, took of
his hat; he turned his head as nearly
up side down as possible without break
ing his neck; then placing his hand
over the inside of his hat, he again
turned it, and received its carefully
guarded contents, concealed in pock-
ct handkerchief, on his hand; then
gently laying the back Of his hand on
the cushion, he slid the hat and the
contents off, and commenced his din
ner. The attention Of my friend was
irresistably directed toward the hat;
and his surprise greatly increased,
tho reader may we'll immage, on OBJ
serving the head Of a sizeable snake
thrust out and Hooking sharply about
him. The gentleman, perceiving the
discovery, sddred him: "My dear sir,
| was in hopes to have dined alone,
and not annoyed any one with my
poor pet. Allow me to explain: he
is perfectly harmless, only . common
black snake. was advised to carry
him on my head for rheumatism; !
have done 30 tor few weeks and l
am cured-positively cured from a
most agonizing mslady. | dare not
yet part with him; the memory ofmy
sufferings are to vivid; all my care is
to avoid discovary, and treat my pet
as well as possible in his irksome con
finement. | feed him on milk and
eggs, and he does not seem to suffer.
Pardon me for my annoyance-you
have my story; it is true. ! am
thankful to the informer Of my cure;
and TO you for your courtesy in not
leaving your dinner disgusted."
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aANDERs r BRO. Gesstss.
n. r. WEST, stsfs Dsaseraf.
nj. LISCHER q Co, Der Demoe
THE DAILY GAZETTE
- = sMIScFyIANEODS.

VOCABULARY OF DRUNKENNESS.
From an article in one Of our e@1- @
changes on "slang," we extract the
following correct arrangement OF the
terms usedto denote the various stages
ofcondition experienced by the drunk
ard. It illustrates both the copious-
ness Of our language and the prevail
ence Of the "habit:"
The number Of words and phrases
in use to express intoxication, in its
various degrees, is triumphant evi-
dence Of the copiousness Of our Ian
guage, as the amount Of meaning en-
bodied in each, is Of its compressibility
let us take them in order, beginning,
atthe top Of the slope, with "primed, !"
which is merely preparatory condi.
tion, speedily followed by "elevated, ="
which may be called the primary de-
gree, the first decided step beyond So
briefly. Next, the elevated party be-.
eomss ''happy," heshakes you warmly
by the hand, slaps you onthe shoulder
with unnecessary emphasis, andIwants
to lend you money, To this succeeds
the .mello '" stage, when the bolster.
ous happiness has sulsided into CHR
ripping good humor with everything.
The next step below this is "disgust-
ed" which is only kind Of polite
synonyme for palpably drunk -
"High" stands for getting uproarious,
when he sings, "We won't 60 home
I'LL morning. in the street and offers
to fight the policeman who orders him
to Smove and make less noise. =
"Glorious" is simply an enchance-
ment Of the ''high" condition OF things
The next step downward shows him
''sprung," getting a little weak in the
knaes: and eight" sarcastically ex-
pressive of q general tendency to linn
berness, as if his joints were oil Of the
bali and socket pattern, turning every
vsy, and had worked themselves
loose, and needed screwing up. From
this point, he goes rapidly down
through ''half seas over"-''maudlin, "
when he becomes tender hearted and
sentimental, and tells you confden-
tally with abundance Of tears, how
hD .sbeloved one" has slighted him,
and how somebody recently spoke
unexpectedly of his aunt--''boozy"
-sfuddled," when a slight incoher-
snce Of speech and thought begins to
manifest itself--(David Copperfeld
was Q good illustration OF this degree,
when Be went to the theater on that
memorable night, under the firm i'm
preston that his hair only was drunk
--"shot in the nsck"--''tore"--
"corned"-"brick in his hat," very
suggestive Of the superhuman effort
to walk straight, which marks this
deqree-"sore-foo footed" and at the bot
tom Of the slope, patiently biding his
time. stand. the imam with hepoker;"
and. close behind him, the ghastly
Ahadow Of Death.
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FURNISHING GOODS
SAMUEL PERRY.

IS onhand how and fall assortment Of French
and Englsh Clothes, Cassimeres and Vssdnx,
suitable for the season, which he will mske Nd te
measure on short notice and reasona BILE terms.
READY MADE CLOTHING.
~ Of all kinds for Spring and summer wear, which
viii De sold as cheap asthe cheapest
FURNISHING q GOODS.
good supply ofsyery thing necessary for sent,s.
mans wardrobe.s spring style ef ifats.
taps, fruaks. yatScss, Ac.
~ ga. VGhia lnvI.v On u.chaae SoodA
" 'he auoset tine 10 give call before pnrckssinx
elsewhere Ono price osIJ. No trouble 70 show
goods Ihanktulior pa stfa sors hopss continuance
l.ne same. SAMUEL PERRY.
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AWTTY REPLY OF LONDON MANA
eER.-A beautiful lady called upon .
certain Manager for some tickets to
see his pantomine.
excuse me, my dear Madam,
smilingly replied our second Sheridan
"when you reach home, you will find
your wishes have been .torestalted."
True enough--on her malachite table
was a managerial letter, and inside it
Four Stallsl Nothing could be pref
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TIE MAN WITH 4 SNAKE IN HIS HAT

81 The MAN WITH A SNAKE IN His HAT,
DIR. Dixon in his New York Month
ly Scalpel, states that gentleman OF
the "highest veracity" related TO him
the following snake story, which beats
ANYTHING that we have read lately
Going into an ordinary for his dinner
he was surprised to observe the extra
eaFs with which Z gentleman who
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-02-25
4 ANGULAR CASE OF ROBBERY IN
FRANCE.

A singular case Of robbery was thus
reported in the Bordeaux Indicator:
a woman employed as housekeeper
at the chateau Of Ludon, near this
city. recently inherited sum Of 800
frames. A peasant employed to take
care of the grounds OF the chateau,
hearing Of her good fortune, determin
ed to possess himself Of the money
Accordingly, 4 few nights ago-the
owner Of the chateau and all the SER
wants being absent--hs got the woman
on some pretext to visit him at room
which he occupied in one Of the de-
tendencies Of the chateau, After a
while he locked the door, and with
the most dreadful threats declared that
he would murder her unless she at
once gave him the eight hundred
franco. The woman being seriously
alarmed. took him to her chamber and
gave him the money. The man then
declared that he must murder her to
prevent her from accusing him; and
be commanded her to say what kind
Of death she would prefer. The poo,
woman prayed for mercy, but the per
emptorily told her that she must Ell.
ther die by the rope orthe knife, and
she at last selected hanging. The
man then tied her hands behind hel
back and fastened her to tile bedstead
He afterwards mounted on a chair to
az a rope to q beam, and made run
ming moose at the end. Having duly
fastened the rope, he put his arm into
the moose to SEQ If the latter woulC
clip we'll; at that moment the woman
with great presence Of mind, give
violent kick to the chair, which fell
and the man remained suspended by
the arm. He roared for help, an6
the woman cried out ''murler;" bui
there was no one but themselves in
the chateau or dependencies, and they
were not heard. They accordingly
remained in their respective positions
the man suffering dreadful agony
. until morning, when their cries at
4 trscted the attention Of the laborers
These men, on hearing the woman'E
story, released her, but left the mar
suspended until they could summon q
smagistrate. The finctionary had the
man cut down, and afterwards recelv
inp the woman's deposition, caused
him to be sent to prison to await hi
trial for the robbery.
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G. W. KsPhER
'AAn GRAMAM d KEPNER,
rorwsrdius and Commission nerchants,
no aux kOWS, NEW BLOCK, FRONT sihhhi
w. Davenport, Iowa.
Orders solicited for the purchase Oh ursin' r'oNi
Wool and Produe generally. "H
-RvyRRBNcEs-
- R,rrows d Pre,tymAn, davenport, Iowa,
Via. Pusey & Wise, Phil, Pa,
sprinssr, Harbsugh 4 Co., Pii,s6urs, fs.'
ppsanh 4. Elder, St. Louis, Mo-,
NsnfIo & Hammer, Cincinnati, Ohio,
r. NcCoy & sons, n .Lsbon, ,o,,.
.. b. AcDonsld Co., welisvihe,.omo'
Mohlsn Martin, sa@ I. 7.. ss
George Wells, c,.,.,a 8.
Hsssey Il sinclair :.
James Graham, New Garden, :.
Merchants gensrsliyi salem,
fab 81 lsS6-dU ----------
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LAHD AGENTS ct Florence, Nsbrasks Terry,
RREWSTEk 4 KNIGHT,
Lands entered and WARRANTS located In Sioux eiv,
Port Dodge And Gov neil Biues.
TFCollsctions promptly snended 70.
Up. BRRW5TkR, B. p. KNIGHT,
A1y. 8 Coun,r. 1t Law. Civil RnSinssr& & Surveyor
--------- -REFER TO
Or. !. M. Withervsx, Dawson GriSgs,
d sIas s!''s, sS, s':saly
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WOODEN PUMPS!

THE subscriber il nov ready % furnish WOODEN
PUMP PS to order, of any length or cARasisy.-
Thsss Pumps are made that wsr VIII not frsess IN
them. Warranted to work we'll Tor one year. AQue
duct logs furnishsd to order
Orders may bs left at the ofce Of D. L. shorsy, Rsa
OF with the subscrber at his place Of busness near
Shorsys Machine shot, J. q. shoSEa
Davenport Nov 10 dwtf
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New Meat shop.
The Choicest FRESH Meats and ~ the

Lowest Pricesy
w D. MOORE has tas. opened : Meat SHOP Shop
west side, where they intend keeping ou hand full
assortment Of the choicest Meats offered to the Dss
" solicited as not only will Meats be good, but
prices low. There's going down town for Beet,
Mutton Pork, etc., when you can supply yourselves with
tbs best At W. d. MOORRs.
noyi0u V-t
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Aock kBlaM0.
II. A. Porter & Bro,
- unNK T0I AMI TIT
The old Pioneer Bakery still ahead!


The Old Pioneer Bakery still ahead!
usHE subscsi Der has recently made extensive prep
j srstions for the manufacture OF Butter, Sugar,
boston, soda, Pic Me, Water. .and Oyster Crackers,
Pilot bread, &c, Sc, together with good assort
me nj Of Loaf Bread Cakes and Rusks. ..lfE'
/ have also purchased the Patent Right for Scott
county. for the manufacture of CTcm Paul's
PATENT LOAF BREAD,
made by Machinery. The advantages claimed for
this processof making Bread, are these the Bread Is
more uniform in quality, and handsome In appear
Is h much whilar and more even, 1t keeps uch
longer without becoaing stale snd TO many persons
il not objec uOnsble when q week old, II cnts IS
handsome as the nnest French roll, II goes farther,
and 10 readily introduced into fames Who have nsv
er ussd Bske er,s Bread before. shall continue TO
run 4 Bread Wagon as heretofore. In Offering the
soove articles, terms which cannot fail 70 give en-
tire satisfsston, hope 10 be able 10 supply all who
may faysr me- with their patronage. Thankful for
past favors, 1 hope to meri. . continnancs Of the
same. All orders from the country promptly attend
ed to. DANIEL MOokk,
Pioneer Bakery, Front Street, one squafe above
Burrows d fretiymxn's steam Mills. 49,
Davsnp0r ri, May "a, le56-dn -t