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sag From the Gin. Enquirer, we learn
the particulars of most shocking tragedy,
which occurred near Lebanon, Warren
Co., O., few days since.
A man named Richard Davis ran of
and left his wife in destitute circumstan-
ces. The poor woman seeing nothing
but misery before her, determined to des-
troy herself and child. So procuring a
vial of laudanum, she administered q
part of it to the child, and took the re-
muinder herself
Some of the neighbors, on going in,
each others arms, both dead.
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American Convention.

The americans, T. G. KNOW NoTHINGs,
of Ohio, met in convention at GAINESVILLE,
on the goth inst, and nominated Judge
j. r Swan, as a candidate for Supreme
Judge. <
They resolved not to put in nomination
any other candidates..
During their deliberations, the follow.
ing resolutions were adopted:
Resolved, That We, the Americans oi
Ohio, in convention assembled, do hereby
re affirm all the cardinal doctrines of the
National American Porty, and repudiate
ali sectional measures and parties.
Resolved. That We heartily recon.
mend our candidate for Supreme Judge,
JOSEPH r. SWAN, as worthy Of the sup.
port Of all true Americans for his fearless
decision in the Wellington rescue case
and his firnness in sustaining the laws an d
constitution of our country, in opposition
to the dictation of fanaticism and section.
alisn.
Hpw's that? Repudiate all sectional par,
ties? Did Judge Swan decide the fugi
tive slave law to be constitutional, in op
position to the dictates of a sectional and
ffanaticol party? 'es
Well done. That's just what we tho't
But we didn't expect to hear the Ameri.
cans say SO; when they have determined
to vote for the candidates of that sectaona
and .tanatical party. The opposition il
t:uely a beauty. Just compare the scar
dinal doctrines of the american party
with the following 4th resolution of th'
Republican platform
az. We claim for all citizens, nativ,
or naturaziSel liberty of conscience, equa
Rty of rights, and the FREEST EXER
CISE OF THE RIGHT OF SUI
FRAGE; we favor whatever legislative O.
administrative reforms may be necessar,
To protect these rights, andguard agains
. their infringement or abuse; and WI
pPOSE ANY ABRIDGEMEN1
i WHATEVER OF THE RIGHT OF
INATURALIZATION, now secured b,
! law to immigrants, and ALL DIS
J, CRIMINATION BETWEEN Ma
TIVE AND NATURALIZED citizens
whether by amendment of State Consti
,ution or OTHERWISE; and we con
demn equally such discrimination when
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Laao, are considered final settlement oi
the questions to which they relate.

Laao, are considered final settlement of
the questions to which they relate.
General Scott stood upon that plat
form: and VIM. Dennison, Republican
candidate for Governor, stumped the
State for him, upon that platform, and
our nejghbor S. P. voted for him, and
electioneered for him with all his might,
upon that platform. Er- aEsErn
The same thing was part of the
Democratic platform at that time; and DR..
Kirk, and our other Democratic Repub-
lican friends, stood upon it. RS -
But what do they say to-day? They
say The fugitive slave law is subversive
of the rights of humanity, and should be
repealed" " That sounds little different,
gentleman, from the platform upon which
you stood in 1852. .. .... ...
Again: let US see what Clay's doctrine
was, on the subject of slavery in the ter.
ritories."
Take the following, from report, made
in the Senate of the United States, May
8, 1850, by committee of which Henry
Clay was chairman: ..r
ITO avoid, IN aH.tuture time, the agita-
tions which must be produced by the con-
flict of opinion on the slavery question
existing, as this Institution does, in some
of the States, and prohibited, as it is, in
others-THE TRUE PRINCIPLE sohich
ought to regulate the action Of Congress-,
in forming territorial governments for
each newly acquired domain is TO RE.
FRAN FROM ALL LEGISLATION
ON THE SUBJECT in the territory ac.
lquired, so long as it retains the terrific.
rial form of goverhment-leaving it tc
the people Of such territory, when they
have attained to a condition which euti
ties them to admission as State, to de-
eide for themselves the question Of the al
lowance or prohibition of domestic sla
very" '' is~2--' @s
This doesn't look much like the plat
form upon which our good "Clay Wings
now stand. 1t looks more like planl
in the "Cncinnati PLATFORM st1 "'
l am very fraid these fellows that arr
such good "Clay Wings" have got int
the wrong party. They ought to b
! Democrats IT. wnuid hn mora cnnsi, +
ent. >'.t .t+-
The fact Of the matter is just this
When the Democratic party ran ava
from Pr. Kirk and his like, it took it
principles with it; and when the old viii
party died, most of its members left ii
principles and ran off to the Abolitionist
taking the Dr.. & Co. with them.
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DOUGLAS AT CINCINNATI.

The following are the points made by
Judge Douglas, in his speech at Cincinnati
and which were each elucidated by the most
powerful arguments: ~ af.li'lfi afs' ID
1st The Republican party by its PhiIadel-
phia Platform is pledged to the power and
duty of prohibiting slavery in all the Terri
tories by act of Congress. % '@-
End. The Democratic party by it's Cincin-
natl Platform is pledged to the doctrine of
non-intervention and popular sovereignty in
the Territories.
Sd. New Mexico and Kansas now present
cases for Congressional interference which
will put the advocates of Intervention and
non interv ention, North and South, to the
test.
4th. New Mexico, which, for several years
latter its organization, refused to Introduce and
protect slavery, in 1858 passed slave code
protecting slavery in that Territory.
5th. Kansas, which, by it's first Legsla-
ture. introduced and protected slavery as a
domestic institution in that territory, on the
9th of February, S5S, passed law repeating
it's slave code, Withdrawing all legal protec-
ton to slave property, and abolishing all rem
edies, penalties and provisions comforting ju-
risdiction upon the courts, to protect slave
property. BY this unfriendly legislation sla-
THere Judge Douglas read the act of the
Legislature of Kansas Territory, as follows.
LAWS OF KANSAS, 1878 P.345.
An act repeating an act Furnishing Of
fences against Slave property.
Be it enacted by the Governor and Legisla-
tive Assembly of the Territory of Kansas; Sec
ton 1. That an act entitled "an act to pun
ish offences against slave property" which
took effect on the 18th day of September, A
D.. 1855, BE AND THE SAME Is HERE BY
REPEALED. p [Signed.] l s.al f.a
| fa-lqH R'l G.. W. DEIDTZLER.
Speaker ofthe House of representatives.
G.. w. BABCOCK ~
.-.... President of the Council.
This bill having been returned by the Gov
ernor with his objections thereto, and, afte
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Democracy ln Monroe.


The last Herald quotes the following,
from paper published at Washington,
and asks US if it is Democratic doctrine
in Monroe: ~ .ervr-- ,r,...
"Slaves are property lust as. money, house
hold furniture, cattle, or silver spoons are prop
erty. The federal courts will apply the same
laws to slave property, as they do to all other
property, and these are ample for the purpose;
and if territorial legislature should attempt
to pass laws hostile to slavery, the federal
courts would treat such legislation as void
and apply the proper remedies for the correc-
tion of the evil" .-. ..... .... ..-. ...
We shall not dod ge the question, as
one of our contemporaries is in the habit Of
doing, but shall frankly answer, that it is
not Democratic doctrine, as we under.
stand it, in Ohio. .-... .....
The following is our doctrine:
''rhe Territories are justly entitled to the
right of self-government, and the undisturbet
regulation of their domestic or local affairs
subject to the Constitution of the United
States; and any attempt by Congress, or any
of the States, to establish or maintain, prohibi
or abolish, the relation of master and slave il
Territory, would be a departure from tn,
original doctrine of our American institutions
and we adhere, immovably, to the principl,
of non-intervention by Congress, with SLAYER,
in the States and Territories as declared II
the Kansas-Ncbraska bill, and openly dis
claim fellowship with those, whether at th,
South, or the North. or the West, who counse
the abandonment, limitation, or avoidance o
that principle"
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rs- "Watchmans What of the. NlghtP"
1.-The Tifin Adve,tttse,s in noticing the
late discussion at thai place between
Governor Chase and Senator Pugh, SAYS,
among other things, of the former gentle.
man: s M
the Fugitive Slave Law, and rejoiced that
public sentiment in Ohio was healthy
enough. to. rebpke tho Judge who woufd
! play into the hands flof the, Slave .Pofer
by sending back the poor, downtroddeu,
miserable fugitive who was escaping from.
slavery to freedom.'p r,
That is just what we have been ceelaE
ing was the view taken by the Republican
Convention, when it brought Judge Swans
head to the block. 9The .Gaseas,s CbsI
.mercia5 AMOS few ptherg Republican pa.
pers in Southern Ohio, have been assert.
ing that Judge Swan was not rebnked for
his Fugitive Slave Law decision Gov
ernor Chase. says that be was. rebnked for
his decision; and he rejoices publicly that
Judge Swan was served as he was, for
playing into the hands Of the Slave
Power."5T 9d3 Toi .Gssngss3o2 10 aafd
Judge Swan was rebuked land he
was rebuked for deciding thatthe Fugitive
slave Law is binding on the people of
Ohiol What next? Why, the voters
are called upon to ssayo that. that sye6uks
scas justly administered. hThat is really
the great issue presented in this fall's con.
test. 1t is whether the people will indorse
the rebake, which the Republican State
Convention administered to Judge Swan;
and at which Governor Chase SO much
rejoices. Are the people also prepared
to, say "Amenln to that boasted o rebuke2
Are they ready to declare their eendsm-
nation of Judge Swan, as they yawill isssar-
edly do by voting the Republican ticket?
Do they desire their Judgesto declare that
the law of Congress, enacted to csrryout
an important provision of the Federal
Constitution is not oflbindingi obligatiea
on them? Dot they desire conflict oba-
tween the, State and-the Genesalo g overnr
meut? ,o Do they wish to see civil war,iu-
augurated in their midst?. % These things
are just as sure to come as that the sun
will rise in the morning. ifGthe Supreme
Court of Ohio decide that the Fugitive
Slave Law is not binding on, the people
of Ohio Cfaa Enql 9B baidw ,7o1is1si
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o, CoiasiStelGcy!!!
In the last Herald we find the following
choice bit Of editorial: (The italics are

In the last Herdtd we i1nd the following &
choice bit Of editorial: (The italics are
our own p'.ta.sa 81 zs9 s7:,as ~~1'.
John B. Noll, whose name appears in
the last Spirit as an independent Demo
cratic candidate for Representative, is our
neighbor, gentlcmaa Of moral, acorth; and
our only objection to him as a Represen-
tative is, his rigid political principles;
that if elected, he no doubt, would carry
ont and support the luxurious, inhsman
and abominable measures Of the present
sham-demoeratic, pro slspery party.
Right again, Bro, .Shipley. 80.
Glad to see you on both sides of the
question once more.
But we can't exactly see how man oI
moral ,corh could be guilty Of carrying 6
out and supporting injurious, inhumaa,
and abominnbLe measures.
We would suggest to you Bro. Shipley,
merely as friend, shat you collect togeth-
er, all those slang phrases, and curses
which you are in the habit of finging al
the Democratic party, and put them in
some corner of your paper, and tell your
readers to put them in, themselves wher-
ever they are needed. Tell them that you
have got into such habit of using them
that whenever you mention the name of 8
Democrat, you must put in your slang
curses next, and sometimes they don't fit
We think this arrangement would be ben
efcial; as it would save you some trouble
save your compositor some work, and in
sure a better distribution Of the curses
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ever and wherever made, whether made
by South Carolina, or any other State. ,
Does it not seem strange that men can
hold such antagoristic views, and vote
the same ticket x
o, what bird hog is = -. -
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-, E q fqe pacing horse was sold a
few days ago. up in the Western Reserve,
li.for skrsetttousand dollars> The Reserve
can boast of some of the finest and fastest
oiKesses ID the world s=9ieoo t1of'i#
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= The National H,ateuigencer brings the
name Of CoRwiN Of Ohio, prominently in
= 4. its columns, as a candidate for the
,tspeakership of the next Congress. 40
Wonder how the Giddings element of
The opposition, likes that? u 5oGJ
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y EA meeting will be held at the
CLERKS Office, this Tuesday, evening, fol
'tbe purpose of organizing a Historical
Society. sIot4 .as'7 Gei5a
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,idr ~ Correspondents must remember
ed DO give us stheiEpames, if they wish their
ID sommunicationsitotap in thsstsps'St.
The want of the name ofs our correspon-
9 ent from Greene Township, viii account
!, ,ior the absence of his article from our col
odt dJ Psstalozzi's, article will appear next
NJ week. ;. Z. lAe.c,-.t h.l- r.iE-..r 1...l.t p.
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,jo.4 moo 70 sef1sbJ" For Mes.Spiritsb
Examlners and ExaninattOnss


Pc Mr.. Editor:-I am not one ofthose who
believe in continually finding fault, with
public men. and public officers. ioI feel
like bearing with the short comings,sof
those who are entrusted with our County
and State offices; but there is pointat
which forbearance ceases to be virtue,
and justice icalls for a redress of Sgtiev.
ances. Aud, hthink that point has been
reached in the matter Of fthesexamination
of teachers, in Monroe County, slaasq
The, Examiners stand at the head-,of
the educational Interests of the comfy;
are qualified to perform them, and de-
termined to doso.d3 "a noi4psiSsnoJ gat
Nov inc all justice who are sthef men
that are best qualified for these duuesir-
Aretthey Lawyers & Doctors; on afe they
teachers? Z Who is best qnali6sd B to knbw
when school is well taught}he whospAys
little or no attention to the profession, ,sor
he whose whole time and attention are
given to- it2 What would you think,
should body of teachers undertake.. to
examine b ghwyer9 or aadoctor?r The
thing would be preposterouss Every .ap-
picant for license to plead at the bar,
will laugh at the mere thought shselq
| Who areimost willing and determined
to2,eleyate the cause of education, in o the
county? Why. emphatically the teach
lin view of these and other things that
might be mentioned, il is evident that the
Examiners should be. practical teachers.
This proposition is SO self evident that
any one will see it upon O. moments
thought. p Lawyers and doctors ere, mot
fit menfor the Office. q They have their
own particular work to perform, and can
| not take time to, attend to examinations.
+ Thelawyer has his clients to attend to; and
the doctor must see hiss patients.i % As .
proof of these things, swep Ia We only to re-
fer to the examinationsl of our own Coun-
ty.a There has SCARCELY been a laefsIex.
'amination during thelast two years -oThe
stsho law says that t,oof examinsrs shall
| be competent to examine JtSealsN Now.athe
! examinations have in general -beensd done
isbyl one. 3a44tSthe eNamiuatien on last Sat.
urday, n o lexarniher at all was presents the
examinatioR being .ddons ,cbyasone dep
huty.di Fhe tseerti6sates, grankeds Qn.ahat
bday, zsre dnvalids andcateaehersoia oiare thus
I 1sSubjected tooa trip TOW eods6eld for
Anothing. For this examination, the ,ex-
Iaminerss charge$l,50 each.osa ssrs@s
YayGDuringothe last year the examination Of
teachers fhasscost thea Comfy ahout
$l0Obs7Fwot othirds ofsthisi was paid to
men for merely signing their bnamess two
or three hundred times to illegal ceeti6-
1 Gates. ,.ii1od;Ba nadI mon svisssr
a9 Iwoaldi not object to the amount paid,
ifsthe examiners dids their c duty Il il
we'll known oyerth countylthat they. have
not done it; and in behalf Of the tesphers
Eandbpupils of the county I call for .
!, Board who will do the duties belonging
! to- the Office. bDs ss'asS iAE0ititks.s
H. "tusmEyago9 hna scliaTEAGHEK.
;sdGouNrRH, Sept, 25th,s sl85a.,ss xsd3
AZ go -Eiu foi
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.4sIt8 General lSeoTTr has been sent to
s6an Juan: blythe United States Govern
nlmsnt, to adjust the difficulties existing be-
tween this 1cd5unntry;; and Great Britain.
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q; lBi Prof Butcher will open another
writing class tonight GTaesday.) .agI
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!, t The State geologist Of Arkansas
thinks that Diamonds, may be found in
j that State. ! He comes to this conclusion
, from the character of the rocks in certain
i iElocSlities.G bge ,sga's 81 15iseai stt
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rzg-sMrs Lowe Of New Hamp,.. J.

.isossk7 Sdt 1sha., s,flsn ls1'tiirt Se -
~ shire, e Sry successful aeronaut, is now
sbaildingl 2 monster balloon, with which
Tashe,intsnds to ercss the Atlantic. ,h2i7 =
bas sHewillrbe ready in7 Oct. He intends
soi 70 start lom New York, and cross to Lon
. don; which feat he thinks he can accom-
!; zplish in 4S hours. ,-aa7g,oy aai .eI
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2 nWJudge Douglas. yJudgeis Rapney
andlGeo. E. Pugh, addressed 4 q masting
Of 100000 Democrats, 80 ct IW0ostee on
the u 6thsinst.a The greatest eashpsasm
prevailed, sac ..Uo0 u sodfasin ssiitiR
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ua All communications, notices.. and
advertisementsfor insertion in the Spirit,
must be handed in by 40 O'clock on
Monday morning. hseIi .y9asls1syos
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10 THEEhsat crop Of Ohio. this gear, Il
sestimatea,st 30 100000 busbelsisues
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Teachers Meeting.

The Monroe Co. Teachers AS pn
sd owill meetet the Union School in
hoJIWoodsReld, Octa o24thss 859s 4ood
Fssa teachers will be secured. bgH Hon EDWARD
ARCHBoLD, w, p RIcHARDsoN Esq. ind
others will address the meeting.
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ARE you GOING TO THE FAIR .oN' TIN
6rH,, SIN, AMP TrH Or eoroBERr
kt!eEt2l ksT tr sTa3 lscs ss.asS siss
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'i0 Editor, Spirit Of Democracy. You will
Annonnce the name of afsa s5h at.s.s,'l..r
Yssog eds JOHN b. NOLL, v8s
uasl an Independent Democratic Candidate for
Representatives. MANY DEMOCRATS.
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AZ If you waptte Pm Woods
feld to Glsring gton Claringten
Y Woodsheld, Rs5D 1RoNs Hhsk is
the thing to go in And when you
: get to Darlington, don't forget that PETER
i pILLoN's House is the place to stop at.
oidi Several years ago we (Wheeler) spent
four or five months, very pleasantly, beneath
his roof;sand we can assure our readers
!. that he is a gentiemanly and accommoS
Is dating Landlord. See advertisement.
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consideration has ing passed both Houses by
the Constitutional majority, it has become a
law this the 9th day of February, A. D..
1858. ..s(Signed,)
G. w. VDEIDTZLER,
Speaker Of the House of Representatives.
&C. W. BABCOCK,l
E& of Con ,,cil
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,saGouNrRH. Sept, 25th, 7ls5a.as x.d1
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the Constitution whieh every good citizen was
bound to iobey--th at thss example set In the
North of refusing to execute the Fugitive slave
law because they did not approve its provis,
ions had been initiated at the South by re-
fusing to execute the law against the African
slave trade for the same reasonsa-that those
who had set the example, as wellas those who
had followed a bad example, were alike faith
less to their duties as citizens and should
suffer the penalties ofthelaw, |i'H5''.0N "a
18th. Hearguea that if the doctrine of
non-intervention and popular Sovereignty was
maintained, the Union was susceptible of in
definite expansion that steady growth was
one Of the necessities of our national sexis-
tence-that it was our destiny sooner or later
to spread over the entire continent and the adj
jacent Islands and make ours an ocean bound
republic-and that our policy should be in
harmony with our Inevitable destiny. ~
18th. He insisted thas the Democratic par
ty was the only political organization i'm this
country, whose creed recognized the equality
of the States and the reserved and inalienable
rights of the people, to exercise all the power
of local self-government as the basis upon
which the Union was formed, and upon which
alone it could be preserved, in all time to
| come. af+se--..i..-,.s4. .vI ~, t..f q
10Th He stood firmly upon the Cincinnati
Platform, as adopted and understood in s56
without the addition of "a new plank or re
moval of single pillar Standing upon thi
platform and holding aloft. the Democratic
banner, with its time honored principles in
scribed thereon, the nominee Of the Charles
ton Conventions win be elected by aan over
whelming majority;i anduthe Union can h
maintained. forever ras.i our fathers made il
composed of, free and slave States, with til
right on the part Of each to Have slavery a
tIong as IL chooses, and abolish 1t whensseri
pleases .ssscr zoi3s'l'sSc2 s51 r.?oi a,