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The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1860-08-15
The Madness Of Senator Douglas
His Rhode Island Speech.

In his late speech at the Rhode Island
clam bake Senator Douglas said:
II am reminded every day. shat it is ex-
tremly imprudent for Presidential candi-
dale to make speeches without thei. being
carefully written, and allowing the report
ers to take them down and spread them
broadcast to the world, for might make
enemies by it. ymy object soas to get
the Presidency by any means, rather than
to vindicate the truth, perhaps I pould be
sSiling to play mummy and put a pad lock
ON my lips for fear Imigm utter an honest
sentiment and lose a cote By 1t. GApplause. ]
L a0ould scorm to receive any mans cote
under false prete'ases. am asked why I
do not advise my friends to make Union
ticket with the Secessionists. Why don't
you make oil and water mix? A Union
ticket between the ipterventionists and
the non-interventionistsl Never on earth.
Good, good. I am willing TO act with
all men who agree with me in principle
against all men who are in favor of dis
turbing the peace and harmony of this
country--thrusting this negro question
into the Congress of the United States -
The above remarks are worthy of the
high>toned, bold and independent states.
man, and they will meet the approval
of the people who admire manliness and
courage. r 10, II.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1860-08-15
Ameck After Archbold.

DR.. Afflick, editor of the Bridgeport
Journal an opposition paper. expresses his
opinion of Archbold's desertion pretty
freely. Affieck has known Archbold
through all his twistings and turnings and
somersets. Who that knows Archbo.d
would not know the picture, even if the
name were not mentioned?
"Archbold, alias old Rock, is one of
those discontented, restless creatures who
live upon excitement. We knew him
first as Democrat, then as Whig edi-
tor, afterwards as kind of splutterer
round upon all manner of things foreign
and domestic. Now the Republicans
claim him as convert. They are well
come to him, for. Notwithstanding he is a
man of some talent, no party has ever
been benefited by an alliance with one
who is everything by starls and nothing
long. We know the Republicans are
bidding high at the present time for re-
cruits and it is likely that Mr.. Archbold
smells something"
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1860-08-15
Enthusiasm In Monroe!

By the amount of room occupied in our
columns with notices of meetings past and
meetings to come it will be seen that the
Democracy of Monroe are fully aroused.
This is not manufactured excitement; i:
is the offspring of the admiration of the
people for the Little Giant. This en-
thusiasm is very much heightened and
increased by the nomination of JAMES r.
NORRIS for Congress. When the news
of his nomination was made known there
was q general rejoicing, and whenever
three cheers are given for Douglas, three
equally as hearty are given for Morris.
Monroe has her favorite candidate for
the Presidency on her favorite platform,
and her fayorite for. Congress. No won
der then that they are aroused. The
township meetings are doubly and trebly
as large as they ever were before, and
every township is being thoroughly organ,
lied. In week or two every school dis
trict in number of the townships will be
organized. and The rest will soon follow the
example.
Monroe will give such majority as will
astonish those who do not know the feeling
that exists among the people.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1860-08-15
who Has Increased the Taxes,

In the last number of the little concern
up street appears botched up blunder-
ing article from some reckless scribbler
who is as ignorant as he is reckless, max
ing cowardly insinuations about the man.
agement of our county affairs.
A few weeks since we published an ar
ticle on the subject of taxation, at which
the Republican set up pitiful whine that
we were endeavoring to draw the atten-
,ion of the people from the higger ques-
tion. This article was copied into nearly
every Democraticepaper in the State, and
not Republican paper dared to deny its
truthfulness, or attempt to refute it. The
Republican insisted that this was not a
proper time to discuss such questions, but
now it publishes in cowardly insinuations
what it dare not openly charge.
If the people believe there is extrava.
gance in our county affairs let them look
at the tax levy, 1t is over FIVE thousand
dollars less than last year, and about twenty
per cent. less than the average for the last
eight years. What miserable demagogue-
ism is it then to charge the present off.
GERS with extravaganza!
| the State taxes, on the Cther hand, which
are levied by the Republicans and squan-
dered in big DRINKS are higher than they
ever were since the orgarizsticn of the
State. Yet these demagogues intimate
that the democrats are responsible for the
| high taxes.
Look at this, which We dare any Re-
publican to dispute {:
THE COUNTY TAXES UNDER
DEMOCRATIC MANA GENE N L,
ARE TWENTY CENTS ON THE
DOLLAR LOWER THAN THE AV.
ERAGE FOR TWELVE YEARS.
THE STATE TAXES, UNDER
REPUBLICAN M1NAGE NJ e. " Z,
ARE OYER ELE VEN CENTS ON
THE DOLLAR MORE THAN TIE
EYER WE'RE.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1860-08-15
New York Against Lincoln-He Can
not be Elected.

not De EI0Cto0.
1t is now reduced almost to q positive
certainty that Lincoln will not carry New
York, and itfollows, as matter of course,
that he cannot be elected President of
these United States.
In regard to the vote Of New York, j.
W. Sheehan, Esq, Editor of the Chicago
Times, the confidential friend of Judge
Douglas, aoho speaks sohat he knoaos.
says:
"For the satisfaction of our readers and
the public generally, we can say that to
make assurance doubly sure, and to place
the result beyond all contingency, there
have been and are now arrangements
making which will give the vote of New
York against Mr.. Lincoln. That result
win be accomplished beyond all question;
the vote of that State will never be cast
for Lincoln. New York will not only
vote against him, but will give majority
of sirty thousand against him. His elec-
tion is, therefore, an ascertained impossi.
biGty. The failure to receive the thirty
five votes of that State, will exclude the
possibility of his election, he has no other
State to fall back upon to make good the
deficiency. When we say that the vote
of New York will not be given to Lincoln,
we do not speak unadvisedly. We speak
confidently, upon full assurance that what
we say has been resolved upon firmly and
immovably."
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w We have been informed by poc

~ We have been informed by good
authority, that the late Union Convention,
held at Utica. was unit fo- Douglas, af.
ter Bell. The Committee of thirty-.wo,
which has been appointed--four from each
judicial district-1has full power to form
an electoral ticket, bat the understanding
is, that this. shall not be done, until after
full and free conference with the Doug
las men. Whenever the "Little Giant's',
name was mentioned in the Convention,
there would be hearty burst of applause,
which spoke much more briefly than
words IN. 7. Sentinel. ~
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i, kentucky and ,llssour, Elections.


The result of the Kentucky and Mis-
souri, elections has withered the last hopes
of the Breckenridge party. His own ma
tive State, where he was said by his
friends to be invincible, has given him o
terrible rebuke. The majority against
the Breckinridge candidate for clerk Of
the court Of appeals has astounded every
body.
In Missouri the Douglas candidate for
Governor is elected by much larger ma
jority, than the Democrats had at the
last Governors election; while the Breck-
infidge candidate received only about five
thousand votes!
These things cannot fail TO show the
South that the chances Of Breckinridge
are hopeless and that to beat Lincoln
they must vote for Douglas. e
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Commissioners Sale of 9;eee
Acres of Farming Land.

| lDURSUANT to an order of the Cohrt Of Com.
i mon Pleas of Lawrence Comfy, Ohio. on
Thursday, Friday and Saturday,
at the Court House in iRONToN, between the
hours of 9 O'Clock, A. H., and 5 o'clock, P. H..
on the 18th, 14th and 18th days of September
1860, will offer for sale at public apetiQp, In
quantities to suit purchasers, though in no
case less than 40 acres. - K
NINE THOUSAND SSAQRES OF
FARMING LAND. - - 1
The same is situate in the Townships Of
Mason, Aid, Fayette, Lawrence; Union and
Windsor. Said lands are well watsrsd. They
are timbered with the varieties Of caks hickS-
ry, poplar, walnut, maple, beech, lynn. 20.
The main body Of these lands II situated BE-,
tween the Ohio river and Symmes' creek.
They have lately been valued by appraisers at
from to 81 per acre, and must sell for mot
less than two-thirds the appraisement.
TERMS OF SALE---One-third In hand, and
the balance in one and two years. -
The title to all these lands i secured By
patents from the United States. They are
well adapted to the growing Of all kinds Of
grain produced in this climate. Also \ 10 The
growing of Apples, Peaches, Grapes, 30.
RALPH LEETE.
Commissioners.
Ironton, Ohio, Ang. 8, 1s6o--3m. sAlo
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The Breckinridge Convention.

A body of men some one hundred and
fifty strong, with a moderate lobby of
Democrats, Republicans. and Bell men as
lockers on, met at the Odeon on yester-
day, to discharge the duty which each
one of the said one hundred and fifty,
deemed it proper, for him on his part to
perform, in the event of the day. But
few counties were represented by dele>
gates appointed by any portion of the
people In county meetings, and any per-
son was allowed to take seat upon his
own motion, and if there was delegate
of any kind, from any county in a Con-
gressional District, he was allowed to vote
the vote of each country comprising the
District. In the 4th District, for instance
VIM. J. Thomas, of Miami, was the only
man who called himself delegate, hence
he was Committee. man on four differ.
ent Committees, Vice President and we do
not know what else.
There were some good, worthy, and
honest Democrats in the strange crowd.
The chief part of it was composed, how
ever, of Post Masters, Route Agents,
Deputy Marshals, Census takers, men
looking for the shoes of Post Masters,
and about two score of broken down poll
ticians such as Reuben Wood, Judge
BARLEY, Judge Corwin, Judge Hall and
the like, most of whom have failed to re-
cognize party obligations for years.
Many of the Federal Office holders in the
meeting were Douglas men, but supposed
it necessary to come to the Convention,
lest Matt johnson and Chip Flood might
spot them. 6 @
Some of the District electors appointed
are men who ought not to permit such use
of their names, and we hope, on careful
consideration. they will decline the honor.
The Republicans were very anxious that
State Ticket should be run, and Flood
offered resolution that the meeting
should make q nominations; but in the
afternoon he withdrew it. The. Electors
at Large are Charles Reemein and VIM.
A. Neil, the first the confidential friend,
personal and political. of Chase, and the
second the brother>in- law of Dennison,
for whom he is working. s5 sos, : -.
We stated on yesterday morning that
Matt johnson, Sparrow and VIM. D. Nor
gan would manage tothrow the thing into
the hands of Chase and Dennison, and
we understood then about what we were
writing The head of the ticket will la
Dor of course to aid Lincoln in this State,
and thus promote the interests of Chase
and Dennison. Of this there is no doubt,
and all honest Democrats who have been
disposed to go for Breckinridge should at
once pause in their course, unless they de-
sire to promote this end.
In view of the efforts made to get up
this meeting, and the ''trumpeting' of the
National Democrat about what it would
be, the thing was a tame affair and fail
ure.-Statesmdn
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1860-08-15

PROSPECTS IN IowA.-From every part
of the State of Iowa we are in the re.
ceipt of the most cheering news. From
the broad prairies, stretching from the
Mississippi to the Missouri, the voice of
the people swells louder and louder for
Douglas and johnson. The enthusiasm
which is now rapidly concentrating the
people on our ticket, leaves but little room
to doubt that Iowa will go Democratic
by handsome majority Chicago Times
and Herald. 80
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Republican Love fer Negroes and
Hatred of Foreigners.

I There is not one leading Republican
out Of every dozen in this county who
was not rampant Know Nothing in '55.
Their ISLANDERS and libels upon foreign
born citizens should make them ashamed
to look one in the face; yet, notwithstand.
ing this, they have the effrontery to ask
Germans now to vote with them and for
them. The following resolution from the
Cleveland platform was endorsed by nearly
every man of them:
mo interference with rights of citi-
zenship already acquired by Foreigners
aud the protection of law to all who hon.
eslly emigrated from love of Country, bn,
the exclusion of foreign paupers and felous
and refusal to extend the right oI
suffrage to all who come hereafter, until
they shall have resided twenty -one years
in tine United States, and complied with
| the Naturalization Laws.u
The men who endorsed this resolution
scarcely ceased skulking about their dens
until they are begging German votes.
In Massachusetts and other places
where the Republicans have secure as.
tendency they have degraded the foreign
born citizen to position far below the
negro; and now they ask the foreign-borr
citizens to aid in their own degradation
and to assist in placing negroes far above
them. If there is foreign born either
who will suffer himself to be made too
of by them he deserves to be thus degra
ded. r.,...
An exchange publishes the following
"They are rapidly progressing toward.
''the largest liberty" in Massachusetts
Tho Board of Aldermen of Worcester
in that State, have placed upon the jury
list for the present year the names of two
negro BARRIERS. William Fl. Jennings and
Francis A. Clough, the former runaway
slave from the south. The negroes hold
Offices and sit on juries, and white mer
who cannot stomach negro equality will
apparently, have to emigrate from thai
State ere long. Adopted citizens are
made to stand back two years from the
polls, and negroes invited up. Black
Republicanism is in full bloom This
same State of Massachusetts has q pro.
vision in her constitution requiring natu'
rallied citizens TO remain in the State two
years after procuring their papers, before
Exercising the right of citizenship. Mas
sachusetts is the. hot bed of Republican
lism." se sa1tz m
Think Of these things, foreign-borr cit
izens, when the Republicans come around
preaching "nigger" to you.
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Circulate the Documents.

Let the Democratic papers be spread
before the people--placed in every family,
every voters hands. Let the people
read, ponder, reflect and digest. If this
be done, every abolition hole can be
cleaned out-purged: Let the people be
enlightened, and we have no fears of the
result Let the great Democratic truths
be seer, and likest mountain torrent,
they will sweep everything before them
Guernsey Jefsrsonian. sl - 9qss
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1860-08-15

saw ta-s Hon. Edward Archbold, of Mon,
sasoe county Ohio, who has been an enthu-
bssisstic supporter of s. A, Douglas fol
III the past three, years, has come out fol
Lincoln: Cadis Ssntinsl 81
soaisI is.not trde that Archbold ever wal
Douglas man. y He denounced Douglas
in 1855 at the same time that he wat
abusing Pierce, Medilland Morgan. He
10 nsver aas . Democrat and never even
pretended to be : Douglas man. g =
-oi4 The Cleveland Democrat has fallen iEtc
the same error. We repeat that Arch.
bold bas always been violently opposed tc
20 Douglas. e
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THE RE. ORGANIZATION OF THE MARI
ETA RAILROAD CoMPANY.-We have al
ready stated that Mr.. John Brough had
been chosen. President of the Marietta
and Cincinnati Railroad by the new d.
rectors under the reorganization resulting
from q sale to the English and other bond
holders. Mr.. Brough was formerly Pres
ident of the Madison and Indianapolis
Railroad, and subsequently of the Belle
fontaine and Indianapolis Railroad. p
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Belmont Democratic Ticket.

The following is the ticket nominated
At St. Clairsville, on last Saturday, by
5a tbe largest Democratic Convention ever
,szsssembled in Belmont County: o. s.
'ssao Probate Judge -R. Clandy, Of Som.
y dearset; Sheriff WIN. Nc cCartney, of Kirk.
. wood; Audftor-Isaac Neiswanger, o1
Richland; Commissioner Harrison Mas
eaas asey, Of York; Director Infrmary = :
Thomas Of Richland.
The Convention was harmonious and
enthusiastic with not the slightest dispo
on1 1sition to crow r-- BarnesciHe InteAigen
Ger.
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Frederick .JOhnstOn,s Estate.

Frederick Johnston's Estate.
NOTICE is hereby given to the creditors of
IN the estate of Frederick Johnston, deceas-
ed, shat said estate has been declared proba.
bly, Insolvent. All persons having claims
against said estate, are required to present
them duly proven to the undersigned admin
istrator and commissioner, for allowance with
III six months from this date, August 10, 1860.
JOHN ADAMS
(; Admir- and Com. of the estate of f. Johnston.
August Is, lS6O---4w DID, .sx a. aa
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~ A letter received from Peters
burg, Menard0 County, Illinois, says;

"Hassaurek, from your city, met with
such cold reception among his German
friends here, on the 9th, that he fled,
and made no speech in the evening, al,
though posted for one, declaring it was
no use in this latitude. At the close OF
his day speech the Germans present arose
in body and gave three cheers for Doug.
las, and fifty-three of them formed them
selves into a"Hickory Club" and are to
uniform ~ 4n ads sNsaH
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1860-08-15

~ At a recent Democratic meeting
in Mt. Vernon, Ohio, Joseph Watson,
Esq, heretofore one of the most promi-
nent Republicans in Knox county, step-
ped forward and announced that he and
THIRTY-SIX other Republicans of bis
township would vote for Stephen A. Doug
las-the gsllant chieftain who is opposed
by the Disunionists of the North, and
the Political Gamblers who want to
thwart the Peoples will 5
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Alta CHMKNT N017CX.
Administrators Sale

DY virtue Of an order Of the PrcbstS fSart
ID of Monroe County, Ohio, I.awill so4ei tof
sale at public outcry, At the fres1t deok sof the
Couft- House. in the town Of WoodsaelAim
Thursday, the 30h day Of Asgsx l96o,
the following premises, sisaats IN lIsnsss
Nine acres in the south sast cofusf - sAs
north east quarter ofsseotios % pt6dGsAip 8,
and rangsl5,a it, being the tract Ydfsle1 q
VIM. Truax hy VIM. Cooper, deceaasfs Also
Lot number 81 in the town of WoddS Odd, ex-
cept that portion Of the lot On which the kSuss
is situated and so feet i6S6k. DaBsg osd e : IS
les % iWMa READ Adm&soea
yiesg .eieai WINS Cooper iosA
August 1, 1se0.E 81: "a bas ,asassm
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Democratic County Ticket.
TEE ISSUES.

sdsIet { Congress, INTERVENE to PRO.
HRCT Slavery in the Territories. -
sssLet Congress INTERVENE to PRE-.
VENT Slavery in the Territories
HET THE PEOPLE OF THE
TERRITORIES DETERMINE THE
nQUESTION:-[DOUGLAS. 2 4v
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ID arHE hUNION-IT MUsT-IT
fSHALEBE PRESERvED."--Jackso,
-so"I BELIEVE THIS GOVERN.
oMENT CANNOT ENDURE PERMA.
NENTLY HALF SLAVE AND
HALF FREE. ~ Lincoln.
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Administrators Sale,

DY virtue OF an order Of the Probate Court
DOT Monroe County. Ohio, ], will offer for sale
at public vendue, on the premises, on spl
Saturday the Sth day Of September, $50,
the following real estate situate in Monroe
county, Ohio: Town lots numbered 6 and Al in
the town ofCochransville, sold as the property
of Joseph A. Holmes, deceased, to pay debts
of said decedent. DAVID BLAN.
3 Aug. Is, go. 4w.a Admir- of Jos. A. Holmes.
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el2s.A FRIEND informs rs that Squire
Richardson, at Baresville, on last Satur-
.cday, declared, Eve mean to elect Doug.
las, five have TO raise earth and h-ll''-
> Repr6 6icqn. ss,r .fra.,a ms 4sga
sss1iEither the editor of the Republicans or
sshis friend wilfally falsi6es9 Mr.. Richard
nisSn said no such thing. aF a@ odsi
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Douglas Northern yisits-IIis re
- CeptiOns.

~ CeptfOns.
The enthusiastic receptions of Mr.
Douglas along the route of his travel to
his old home surprises everybody, but
more especially does it surprise the Re-
publicans. They cannot understand how
! it is that he has such hold upon the
hearts of the people. The Republican
presses have so long denounced him as
a political schemer that they thought the
people believed it, anG are taken wholly
aback by witnessing towns and neighbor-
hoods turning out, every man woman and
child of them, Democrats, Republicans
and Bell men, to welcome him to their
homes. 4.is h
The Wheeling Latelligencer, strongly
Republican paper, and one most inyeter.
ately opposed to Douglas, expresses itself
as follows:
"When we open ont our New England
Exchanges every day, and see the toas;s,
the orations and receptions which are ten
dered to Mr. Douglas, we are surprised.
Accustomed as we are here in Western
Virginia, as indeed in all this section OF
country, to see party lines vigorously
drawn in nearly all demonstrations in
which politician figures, it seems like a
novel thing that SO viruleut and complete
o politician as Mr.. Douglas has been,
should be so set up and made over as be
is in New England, in the very quarter Of
all quarters where we should least look
for welcomes to him. In every town
through which he passes, or in which he
stops for day or two, he gets the same
kind Of treatment. So far as we car
discern, it makes no difference whether
there is only one or one thousand Demo,
Gratis in the place. There is no lack o.
demonstration or courtesies, or even hos
|pitalities on that account What the
Democrats can't furnish the Republicans
make up. We. notice by the last Provi
dence (R. - journal, Republican pa
per and Republican city, that all tht
people invited the distinguished liNle Sen
ator out to clam>bake. (xhatever tina
lisa and that they feasted him and toasiec
him in the handsomest and most cordia
] manner" @ Nk 80
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Pixies Magnolia Whisky

Frederick Johnston's Estate. /.
rNHE undersigned has been duly appointed
i and qualified by the Probate Court of Mon
roe County, Ohio, on the 10th day of August,
1860, as Administrator of the estate of Fred
erick Johnston, deceased. "a h2a
IS JOHN ADAMS, Admir-. =
August 15 1860--3w. .pd. s,,s s5ass{s q