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The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1860-03-21
Senator Seward as q Politician.


We end in the New York Post. the
ablest and most thoreugh gong Republi>
can paper in the country, the following
opinion of Senator Seward, which 1t takes
from the Sun: Notwithstanding the
many years which William 81. Seward has
served in the Congress Of the United
States, and the high fame to which he has
attained as party leade:, it is remark.
able fact that he has never originated any
grand idea to influence the public policy
Of the country, nor has he associated his
name with any great measure promotive
of the public welfare. Unlike Clay, Cal
houn, Webster and Benton, who stamped
the impress of their great minds upon the
legislation and history Of the country. Mr..
Seward avoids mingling ia the active busi-
ness of legislation, and never discusses
with impromptu readiness, force ard pow
er, rs Clay aud Benton could, the ordinary
questions which engage the attention Of
the national legislature.
"At set times, and upon set occasions.
Mr.. Seward comes forward with set
speech, patiently prepared and carefully
revised and corrected He reads his
speeches in the United States Senate, as a
man of science would read an essay before
an assembly of learned men. His lam
guage is generally we'll chosen. calm and
unimpassioned and Ire seeks effect through
The use of studied phrases. which friends
and opponents catch up and remember
He possesses none of the FIRE of the true
eloquepcc; and we miss in all his speeches
the glowing thoughts with which Clay en-
rsptured bis audience, and the massive yet
simple periods in which Webster enshrin.
ed some great principle of constitutional
law. =
Mr. Seward is not great statesman.
but be is cold. cautious, studious and
successful politician. He has not the ge.
Mus. the originality of mind and comman-
ding boldness which are essential eompo-
nent parts'in the character of q great re-
former and legislator. When he advances
| it is with careful step, assuring himself that
uV 10 NV eCoStu6 uio PotsiSnu AVsSVo su Wv
rear. He may order an attack, bnt he
does not care te lead the columns until
victory seems secure. He lets others dc
the field service, and contents himself with
holding periodical reviews, when he ad.
dresses the troops ard entertains them
with speeches in which he sets forth the
business ard glory of the war in which they
are engaged. sfz a# Y slas.
"WhD can remember an instanee in
which Mr. Seward has been led into wha
is called % running debate in the Senatei
''When he made his last great speech,
Douglas, Davis and others attacked i
with impctuous earnestness, bot Mr.. Sew
ard could not be drawn out in reply II
their criticisms. To Messrs TrumbuI
and Doolittle he left the task of maintain
ing the debate, Mr.. Seward is an excel
lent mouthpicce for his party, but as ,
legislator he is of less account than doz
en- others in the Senate. His speecbe
are good electioneering documents, bu
though sp;ced with scraps of history ant
maxims in morals and philosophy, whic!
catch the ear of the million, they will no
endure as monurents of his greatness q
q statesman"
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1860-03-21
The Charleston Convention.


The Central National Democratic Con-
mittee are considering the propriety of
changing the place of holding the Nation.
al Convention to some other point. The
reason of this is owning to the exorbit-
ant and outrageous prizes which have
been fixed upon by hotel keepers and
other places of accommodation at Charles.
ton. a.5bi8a # 31tss.a
A large number Of Senators and mem.
bers have called the attention of the
Committee to this matter, and are nrgins
them to take immediate action. The
Committee believe they have power to
make this change, and if backed mp by
the Democracy of the different sections
they will change the place Of meeting ie
Baltimore. s .
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1860-03-21
How the Adjourned Session was
Brought About,

After the House OF Representative had SO
signally defeated the resolution for An ad-
journed session, the people were taken by sur
prise when II passed the next week by large
majority. The means BY which this change
was made are brought to light by q letter from
DR.. Fellows, member from Coshocton, to the
Coshocton Democrat. The process is SO very
much like what we have repeatedly seen At
tempted, often successfully, in legislation, that
we do not hesitate to believe it implicitly.
The adjourned session, it appears, vas not
voted because appropriations could not bs
made SO long in advance, nor because Of any
thing else which might benefit the people;
but purely fer political purposes-if Chase
should be elected President ~ that the Re
publcan3 should not run the risk Of another
Legislature electing his successor in the u. 8.
Senate. But let Dr. Fellows tell his own
story: as, - N
"You may ash how was all this brought
aboutl I'll tell you. It Is we'll known faot,
that Salmon p. Chase is the embodiment, soul
and gi1sard of the Republican party in Ohio.
He conceived it, brought it forth, blew yind
its god father. Whenever il ceases to do his
bidding, or to serve his ambitious ends he will
suspend its being, and turn over its Afsless
carcass to the olfactory inspection Of Ben
Wade, who will pronounce 1t s'dead and that
II stinketh." Now, sir, nearly every one Of
the Republican members Of this Legislature
were nominated and elected in accordance With
the dictation Of Chase, for the purpose OF elect
ing him United States Senator; this would be
1 stepping stone to the nomination for the
Presidency: thia would ieavs the Senatorship
vacant again; the next Legislature might be
Democratic; therefore it was necessary to call
an extra session next winter to elect another
United States Senator in the place Of Mr..
Chase. There was one great barrier in the
way; two to one, in the House, were opposed
TO this extra session. There were centred the
hopes of two and half millions Of people,
who were groaning under the burdens Of taxa
ton. II these hopes failed, all was lost, and
confidence of man in his fellow man betrayed
1t was necessary to overcome this opposition
to an extra session, and who should be more
competent to perform this herculssn task
than Mr.. Chase! And he set about it in good
earnest He came into the hall two or three
afternoons in succession, and called around
him his truant children and snubbed their
ears, to get up their courage, and then blessed
them, and told them to 60 for an extra session,
and they went for it; but some Of them an
sw~red sage very fsebly; others absented
themselves, and some wanted to change their
votes, claiming that they had voted under q
mistake; but It was no so. am sorry that
some Democrats voted with the Republicans
for an adjourned session, but they claim il waa
in accordance with the instructions Of theii
e. -
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1860-03-21

THE news from the Rio Grande is of .
more pacific nature. Col. Henry Brown
has arrived at New Orleans from B.owns.
vile. and telegraphs, on the 18th. to the
War Department: II left Brownsville
on the 9th inst. All was quiet on the
frontier. The Disturbances are believed
to be over, and Uortinas has given up the
contest aud retired into the interior Of
Mexico" Maj Heintsellam has oficially
reported the war ended. df
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1860-03-21
Rev. Thomas, 81. Stockton.

This eminent clergyman who has just been
elected chaplain to tho House Of Congress,
was recently compelled to suspend the ,publi-
cation Of small religious journal, in Phila-
delphia, for want Of support. In announcing
the suspension, he feelingly
at seems hard, in the midst of daily strug-
giles with sickness and death, without private
means. without regular PASTORAL position or
support, in . condition far poorer than that
Of simple poverty, toiling, though unable to
toll. and steadily sinking. notwithstanding all
tolls; we repeat it, it Is hard to be driven to
ones wits end, hemmed in, crushed out from
tho very center Of great christian public, a
vast, mighty, wealthy and exultant brother
hood, yet Gallons az statues and careless us
stones. Had it not; been that Divine Provi-
dence has supplied US with two sons, atill
minors, who for the last two or three years
have brought home to their mother their
weekly sages, we might have starved to death
among hundreds of churches and myriads oi
Christians. for any or all Of whom, according
to our opportunity or ability, we have always
been ready, in earnest love, to perform broth
er'spart. f9s zgst9
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1860-03-21

;TaE North American Telegraph AssoH
citation have been in session in Washing
ton city for several days They have sue
oeeded in efecting arrangements to con.
struct . line to California, provided Con.
gress shall authorize . contract for Abe
government business for ten years, at the
low price of $4,000. asssH +
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1860-03-21
The Atlantic Telegraph.

It appears that Notwithstanding little
has been said in regard to this project
its friends have been diligently working
for its accomplishment. The sum o.
$4,000 has been subscribed, and q de.
termination is manifested by the stock.
holders to make at least one more effort.
The following news was brought BY
the steamer North American: s
: A committee was constituted by the
Board of Trade some time back to repor,
on deep-sea telegraphs, aud the conclu.
sion arrived at will shortly be laid before
Parliament. 3ffs
z The chairman and officers of tho Allan
tic Telegraph Company were among il
members, and the belief is that the infor.
nation acquired ID such as to demonstrat,
that works Of this character are much eas
ier Of accomplishmenttha than TIE most san
guine have heretofore supposed them te
be. The Board have likewise been en-.
coaraged by these Investigations to At
tempt tho recovery Of the cable and III
restoration to working order. Two thou
sand dollars will be required for this pur
pose; but in the worst event. consider
able portion of this amount will be repaid
BY the sale of the quantity of the cable thu
picked up.
c 1T is accordingly proposed to offer th'
twenty shares remaining unissued. givini
TO The subscribers lien on the proceed
OF all the cable that may be saved
and the privilege of receiving anothe
twenty pound share fully paid up. Th
balance sheet of the Company shows tn
funds on hand to be only f893 The to
tai expenditures have been f466,35S. y
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1860-03-21

oNE of the oil wells in Pennsylvania is
owned by Mr.. Evans, blacksmith, and
q poor man. He prosecuted the work
of boring himself. and struck vein at the
distance of seventy feet. He has been
offered, it is said. $4,000 for his we'll.
but was declined to sell on those terms.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1860-03-21
NEW ADVERTISEMEA1
THE FINE LARGE 3 A0K
CIR & 63s

1FHK undersigned have purchased = -
j large JACK, which .thsy vnl stapl =
Pattsrson,s stable IN Woods1sId. u6 6e31k
hands high, and six ysafs s11t H e1slkGf
ownen certify that be fs sound ank1 ~ ~
was sired By MAJOR wrisAts yesk - & =
Ternns-Two dollss wili - S,qulj51 =
b paid down. Z A note xfll bSt6kStRocpt1x
dollars, 70 b paid whsn ths,rus A. hulat -
be with foal. II the nAres - ~ - -
foal the note, ,(but mot IA two 6o1laQl ~ y
given mp. D. AZ Hx$1k oDk
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1860-03-21
Purohase Of .he aPan-H n-Handle.. !.

Xesolutions have been introduced INTO
the PennsylvaDia Legislature contempla.
ting the purchase of that portion of
Virginia knoxn as the "Pan.handls. -
It empowers. the Governor to appoint
three commissioners, to meet similar
number to be appointed. on behalf Of
Virgins, to negotiate snch cession. The
Pennsylvania commissioners are to report
the terms and conditions, If any are
agreed to, to the next sessions of the Leg
isIstures of the two States, - Ssabsnpil2s
Herald.
That can't be did.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1860-03-21

- M, ,D.,.or.>t, ~ 49, = ~necxn,e1nu-,
1vsrmo,D n;.:r;.s hs,. = i'm iu,,rnes.1 ! ,seir
Aoy 80 n..s,..... -. .. rSs.sss.- 49,
10 vote for Mr. Douglsa tssg&w : ss1J
Cav p pcx ,i - ~ p.a.. ~. 80 yi.SI
]. -. 49,. !. -. s..lss. .s....ss. -. ss5y
sages. They were Ill nearly praninoeelH
sastained By the Legislatnre- isa.ssasa
the Mexican Treaty win be ratified: ~
Democratic Senator win vote tEsiDss sc
ss.n.,or c,;nvm.n : a. No.th \ 4 O.. =. !.
olins. states that be knows fqef efetAs
delegation ffom that State aFs fee -.
Douglas. io- alss elesi .isSia
BID. 40 -. 81 /. ,sgss, b
CuT raw potato In hall and ne 2 ip-
stead OF rag Tor securing a Knives g =
cleans them IN less tims. ana y iss sstser
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1860-03-21

IT is the intention Of the War Depart
ment to concentrate about four thonsand
troops upon the Mexican, frontier by the
last of May. The withdrawal Of troops
from Utah for this purpose. Il u feared
will renew the diiiiculties in that Terrific
~. aas1 xiaaSa .lis ~
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1860-03-21
Where win Missouri 60.

81 I. is debatable question to which
wing of the Opposition the Bates delegates
from Missouri will join themselves. II
they go with the. Black repnblieane at
Chicago, their candidate will stand no
sight ut Baltimore. II they 90 to Balti-
more he will be Slaughtered at Chicago.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1860-03-21
Laws Passed BY the Present Legis.
Iaturo.

oe$eoe - fl =
). We ind in an exchange the following list ol
laws of general nature passed BY the present
Legislature. This list does not include mere
repeating acts, nor local laws, although some
Of these though general in their nature ars
local In their application. It il probable that
\ few laws have been passed since the list was
made out. 3ss s.aa
s Making partial appropriation 70. 1860.
Amending the Code Of Civil Procedure.
Amending the act relating to the organiza-
tion Of Courts Of Justice.
Amending the act defining the duties oi
Sheriff and Coroness. IL Sspe
4 Amending the act for the assessment and
taxation of property.
Authorizing Lessee to surrender his
lease. - -
81 Amending an act establishing Boards oi
County Commissioners. - ;,s aja7
( Making partial appropriations for 1850.
Amending section Al Of an act for levying
taxes.
Supplementary to the act providing for the
supervision of common schools.
Supplementary to the act to give additional
security to Land Titles.
Supplementary to the act providing for com.
p0u98ttOu 70 oWuoAb VI pStSos0 PdVp0tty SppAv'
priatod to the use OF corporations.
To repeal section six Of the act regulating
the Public Works.
| Making appropriation for 1850.
To amend the act authorizing the establish
ment of Poor Hocses. .ts.
Limiting the fees Of Couty Treasurers.
Amending the Code Of Civil Procedure.
TO regulate the responsibility Of innkeep'
era. TX -. - asHsAa'
Supplementary to the act directing the modl
Of Criminal trials. ~
Judging by their titles there does not ap
pear to be q Law among them Of any value t.
anybody, and yet our Legislators have each re
ceivsd over three hundred dollars for passinl
|them---making the laws cost about $3.50
each. &, ,ss 49, -.
They are certainly. well paid for. ,...1
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1860-03-21
The National Democratic Committe at
Baltimore.

BALTIMORE. March l6.--The National
Democratic Committee are here to,dsy,
enquiring asto the capacity of the hotels,
the terms for board, DE, with the object
of having an informal meeting Of the Dem
ocratic Convention at Charleston, and ad-
journing to this city. They say that
Charleston will neither be able to accom-
modate or feed the many thousands who
will congregate these. Our hotel keepers
promise the committee regular charges,
with the well known hospitality Of our
citizens to open their doors to all who
cannot be accommodated at hotels. The
delegates from Illinois alone will number
one thousand. ~ aI
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1860-03-21

SHERnY CoBBLEas.- late William
E. Burton, comedian, is said to have In
vented Sherry Cobblers, dog day drink,
second IN popularity to the Mint Julep.-
Had Burton been Frenchman, and in.
vented such An enticement in Raris, he
would have been immoralized aside from
his fame as . commedian.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1860-03-21

A battalion Of Spsniards had been ssy-
prised and defeated BY the Hoofb 3 ~
neighborhood. Ofths fortress q MsI
400 soldiers and 5 ofIicers ~ ~ - "
been killed; and IL officers and sbodt
200 men wounded. d.---.--s.s.----sr- -sr--.s.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1860-03-21
The Coat.

Messrs. Thomas Spoouer. Kent Jarvis
and Nelson Franklin, Comnissi5aers to.
select . site for the new Psnitentisty Of
Ohio, spent collectively three hundred and
thirty.six days, at a per day, 1t y cost
for iucidentals Of $s65 making u sall
81, 2,30s.s ss6s ads ii E.s Ais : .IIssss2 q
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1860-03-21

BLoNDtN, Mrs. BlondiR and Q little
Rlondin are performing at the Buffalo
Theatre. Blondin walks the tight rope
ON stills. with the manager on bis back.
MIRA. B. sings sentimental songs and lit
tie Miss b. e four year old) does some-.
thing precocious. Is7 A n -,
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1860-03-21

o. Hyatt, the contumacio1a witness
before the Senate on the HsFperS fs5y
outrage, has been commifted to jail ieg
refusing to testify. aii 2 ~ sss5e
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1860-03-21

The house Of Humphrey Owens,
in Salem, Ohio. was consumed by fire yes
terday. Five Of his children perished in
the dames. a
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1860-03-21

~ An adverse report from the Com.
mittee In the House was made against the
election Of Deputy Postmasters by the peo-
pie.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1860-08-16
Texas BurningS.

The Hoston (Texas) !Somhron of the
28th ult., says that news had just arrived
say ing that on the 22d attempt were made
to destroy Austin, the State Capital, fire
was set in twenty five different places, but
the plot failed. The whole population is
under arms. The counties in which fires
been sent have been visited by an investi
eating committee, and citizens of Grimes
county say their negroes are in state of
revolt, and attribute it to white persons.-
Measures are taking to stop preaching
the gosple to the negroes, and to send out
of the county all Northern ministers,
teachers and drummers. Twenty-Five were
hanged at Waxahatchie on the 2sth un-
der suspicion of being incendiaries.
At Vallas, three ringleaders where hang
ed on the oath July for firing that town.
One. Sam Smith, was negro preacher,
imbibed abolitionism from two preachers,
BlouHt and Mckinney, with whom the ne
gro had associated year before. They
met their fate worthy better cause, one
dying with chew of tobacco in his mouth,
and refusing TO make any confession.
The above accounts attribute the burn
ing to abolition emissaries, but the true
reason for all outrages is revenge for dri
wing out innocent men from Texas, who
were merely suspected of Free Soil proc
Invites, and the more men are so anished
for opinions sake the more frequent will
be murders and burnings.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1860-08-16
Mrs. Jane G. SWISH elm.

We copy from the Chronicle of Wednes-
day, the following letter from this lady,
from which it would seem that a reconcil-
iation between herself and husband has
been or may be effected. She will proba-
bly, deliver one or more lectures, of diff
ferent character from the first, fer the pur-
pose of paying her debts:
PITTsBURG, Aug. l, 1850.
EDITOR OF THE CHRONICLE Sir: Per-
NIT me to say, through your columns,
that my lecture last evening was omitted
through a sudden though not severe i'll
ness, and that | am glad it was so, as 1
have seen Mr.. Swisshelm, and hope to make
an arrangement by which our affairs shall
not again come before the public. My on
ly object in resisting his application for di-
vorce is to obtain some support for our
child.
If l can accomplish this by private ne
gotiation, 1 shall offer no defence against
his plea of 'malicious desertion." Should
l fail to do this, shall define that defnce
to the regular legal rules in such cases; but
| have not. in any sense, abandoned my
project of doing all l can to pay my cred
itors at the earliest moment, and shall for
that urpose, deliver lecture on "Women
and Politics" as soon as feel quite well.
This lecture has been favorably received in
St. Paul, and other places. | hope my
friends will accept it in lieu of the subject
l have dropped, as II brings no pain to my
self and others. JANE G. SwIssHELM.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1860-08-16
Fine City Sewed Work
NOTICE IN DOVER.

TSLIZA GARDNER and Henry Gardner her husband
are hereby notified that the 10th day of July
A. ID. 1860, Anna Swineheart of Holmes County, Ohio
filed in the Court of Common Please of said Holmes
County her petition in Chancery against the said Eliza
Gardner and Henry Gardner her husband
of said State of Ohio and Frederick Swineheart Sarah
Orr and Isaiah Orr her husband, Anne Piper aud Isaac
Piper her husband, Emanuel Swinehcart Jacob Swine
heart George Swineheart John Swineheart Eli SWINE
heart Simon Swineheart, William Swineheart Edward
Swincheart, and Jacob Hoover in which she prays for
the assignment OF dover the widow OF George Swine
heart Decd in the following described premises living
and being in the said county of Holmes to wit: Thirty
eight and threeourth of the East side oflot
Der twenty three third quarter township township ten
range number tve Also, lot number thirteen of the
third quarter township, township number ten, range
number hve Also, twenty-six out of the North
part OF lot number twelve in the third quarter township
township number ten, and range five, Also, North
west quarter Of section fourteen township number nine
and range number ve Also the Northeast quarter of
section number fourteen township nine, and range five
except thirty acres, and fortyone sold of of said
quarter; Also sixty oil of the North side of the
Northwest quarter of section four township nine of
range five; and the said Eliza Gardner and Henry Gard
her husband are further notified that unless they
plead demur TO the said petition within sixty
days after the next term of said Court the said Anna
Swneheatt at the term next after the expiration of
said sixty days will apply to the Court to take the mat
cf said petition confessed and To decree thereon
accordingly .,.,
BARCROFT& WORRIES,
july l., ISCO-iIN5 Attys for Fet'r.