The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1859-03-23
(For the Spirit of Democracy.)

Mr.. EDIToR;-In your paper Of 'Febru-
ary 9th I find on article by "Almo Ami
Gus" entitleG-"Thoughts on Life an6
Death;" and on examination of the ar
ticlei I foundit highly Questionable to me
at least. After waiting while for some,
person to publish asreply, I 6nd none;
with your permission Twill make one as
brief as possible. n / am somewhat at q
loss in the onsetto know what part Of it
deserves castigation mest-7its literature
Its SO called science, or the evil animus
that it breaths forth. O / believe I shall
take them up separately as above men,
toned. "a dt.H sham 7ega eaa gi.}
Ist. Its Literature lie. US begin with
the following quotstion-''The power,
which is the water, iseon6ned by dam
being thrown across Q stream Of water,
that it may be centralized Gel turn
to Webster's Unabridged Dict, and look
for "contralizedp but find it not--some1
thing says surely man antbearing the classic
name ofaAlme Amicus" would not butch
er the "Kings English" by using, d. word
not in the English anguoge-Ilook again
and positively it is not.there. ,Wilis.Al-
mo" please tell rs where he finds itf
He says: "Thel building or. structure
in which this machinery is contained is the
chest, abdomen &c!n Y Does he mean by
this that some of-the ''machinery" is in
"the chest" and other parts of it in the
abdomen &c;;' if4so why not say so and
not make an ambiguous and almost an un-
Ineligible sentence. Why did he not
say according to bis illustration of the mill
that some of its maehinerywas in the gar
ret, some in the secoudastory, and the re-
mainder in the basement or abdomen &c.
then all would know what he meant, bat
according to the aboge his meaning is no.
clear to me.r ali o; douA ,5sYswoG -n
He speaks of--the motivelpowerwhich
i .e.,,sf., s,,st ,r,i,r ,i,i,l. as,sl. g..
p'ope opy.s.A,sl 80 a.cs'n' ~ ~ ] .a',m 1q 81 W
80 - sSi ~ n,g14d 80 -
po''s HHnA'n Hop''s 'nsn in'p.'ss 'ne
iaea 'na' mere as a moving power . 'na'
uosS no' p10pet "ny not S, iea,e out ~ n''
-. j H's mn, W PY"s'
"'u p'op''S'9 S9A.'n ' yJiA'"e"s'n e "'net a pnneaSeo'
Wy Sas' - NC "Ay mo'e W. eos' no 40,
pfopeL Inc ABOVE saying reminds me
.ne man ~ VINO s'l'1 salain making making speech !.
.a.',il9.', o ~ s'pls'lI 0psA'lN',, ::
uon 'i sn.S As3a'9' ~ - sif Su's Ane seusral l
y u 'u0 Peop'sw ~ ssnstS'1 1aoia SAT-
I pa'S 0focNssI"s '''eoa you are comm! nl
! ou' - sa"e .'' no'e you "eas e, = a'' 'n'a'
AO O : 's ass 0os III :: nv te sane ari no'e ~ u
"'I' " ' ,ngoq?7 o,t
I 80 ~ teierencs 70 . spur! aTe'iing IN ma ma
10 'ne D.''s ''4euss 'ss' anu 'n.l e.,
; Is . Sp'f'' 'oans0.eU ~ any a na"uef ae WI.
/ oa .,r',u ' $50 I " ,s'"y ' '"s n.y. - -, -
WIZ pD =, a' IS tast. s p 1s1 i'' i i"S naS pc
v 'au''s 'n' .nss9au'Sm =. my sys'e" :
) Sofos p'opened 'y, wafer power .
Is 'ne ia.'er pa't ssa % aaA' sn's q'osa',0n
~ s.u.SH -. - t"Hs'i u'es aa 'oss ~ Aoo 10
"ne.re' - o is'0i = iofety ~ ~ ~ tue ii ''e'
j. u ss'Mp'y nsss sotas aaai phrases w.'no' e
: Knowing 'aels i"pof''o'hs meenan'sm
Ie any system Oh ~ofus P'opeieo o5 wate
= = power: poWe q, q. .a,5; Il. b.a .5g, !
Lev VS. y a aenplllon npll l anu suos'l'u''on tVI
% posslnle comprenena THIS )are on OF nol
Z sense. ad Mecean'sm's saysiiWebstsr,
e. the construction; OF . machine, engine,
le instrument intended esleI 20 apply power to
81 81 useful purpose. system ne detlnes TO !
;. : An An atssemblage t Of thlrgs adjusted into
d regular whole By substituting ths'abo'
ut definitions we haye--"The constructio