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The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1860-02-22
Melancholy Occurrence.

An unfortunate man named Jno. Sher-
man, of Ohio. recently endorsed largely
70. one Helper, an absconding debtor from
North Carolina. Sherman has for the
last eight weeks been pursued relentlessly
by Missourian. named Clark, on account
of his endorsement for Helper, ard on
Monday last, poor Sherman, in fit of
despair, jumped overheard, and was lost.
The Republicans of this city. under the
command of ex>Mayor Weaver, were all
day yesterday engaged in the endeavor
to bring his body to the surface by firing
canon. After firing one hundred and
seventeen guns, they were compelled to
desist. without being able to make the
body rise. They have concluded, there
fore. to wait for the "crack of doom" in
hopes that the conclusion of that event
may compel the deep to give up the dead
body.-PiHs. Pest.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1860-02-22
legislative Proceedings.

A resolution has been offered in the
Senate by Mr.. Holmes for submitting the
license question to the people.
DR.. Stouts bill to prevent directors of
Infrmaries from filing the Office of super
intendant has passed both branches So
far, so good, but an act abolishing the Office
Of director altogether would be more
beneficial.
The bill limiting the fees Of county
Treasurers by cutting off the per cent on
school funds received from the State, and
not collected in the county, has passed the
House, yeas y nays /.
The Republican caucus adopted a res
olution for adjourning on the End Monday
of March, to meet ON the lst Monday of
February 1861. The House, notwith-
standing, struck out the latter part, and
passed the resolution so amended as to
provide for adjourning sine die on the
End Monday OF March. The Senate,
it is thought, will not concur.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1860-02-22

M. The editor of the Steubenville
Union has caught up, and echoes the
howl of the Republican papers about
Douglas not prom euncing eulogy upon
Broderick. There is some excuse for the
Republican papers doing this--they knew
that Douglas will be the Democratic NOM
ines for President, and are using oil means,
fair and foul, to injure him IN advance;
but it would hardly be expected that q
Democrat could be found to aid them.
Tho editor of the Union knows per-
fectly we'll the reason Douglas pronounced
no eulogy upon Broderick. At the time
Broderic's death was announced, Douglas
had prepared q speech, but was unable
on account of severe illness to be in the
Senate chamber. The correspondent oi
the New York Times says be was danger,
ously i'll, and had Ave physicians attend.
ing him,
To brand Douglas with ingra.itude fol
this cause, as the Union does, should have
been left to the lowest and vilest of the
Republican sheets.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1860-02-22
Horace Greeley's Choice.

We learn from good authority that the
editor of the New York Tribune ia in
favor OF, and is exerting all his influence
to procure. the nomination of Edward
Bates, of Missouri, for President, and
John M. Reed, of Pennsylvania, for Vice
President by the Chicago Convention.
In this connection it is proper to state
that, according to the Connecticut cores
pondent of the New York Post, the Re.
publican delegation from that State in
Chicago will be for Bates. The indica.
tions now are that Bates will be nomina.
ted He is respectable old gentleman
well advanced in life, having seen his six
tJ.eighth year.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1860-02-22
Big City and Little City Papers.

Many persons want to know why we,
or others, cannot publish paper such
as they do in Cincinnati or the Eastern
cities.
If the person who asks this. is store
keeper, we answer it by asking him:-
"Why do not you keep splendid whole
sale store like they do in New York city?'
Obi You would il people would buy goods
enough. Yes!
You are pretty smart fellowl and we
would publish big paper if you, with
your little store, could give US, as they do
at the East, thousands ofdollars for adysr-
tising. So, you see, as you are potato
of no great magnitude we are compelled
to be about the same.
If q farmer asks US this question we
ask him why he does not keep large and
splendid stock farm, as they do in Illinois
and Kentucky. And he will answer that
he cannot afford it, and that his land and
the business of the county is not adapted
to it-and he can easily imagine our an
swer.
And here is question, we would like
to ask of all: Will your big Eastern or
Cincinnati papers espouse your local bat
tie or enter into o defence of your county
interests? Will not these papers rather
Go all they can for home and leave you
to take care of yourselves? Then why do
not you have common sense and take care
Of those whose interest and desire it is to
fight your battles? s?-ZanesviUe Aurora.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1860-02-22
To these schemes he adds scores of 9TH

1O tueSe ScneLneS nc 0Qn6 scores Oh ON.
ers, such as the cry that clique is op,
posing him; that his opponent is favor
ite of the opposition party &C.; and keeps
his friends active by constant urging, sen
ding this one to see one man, that one to
see another, and so on.
How is it when plain unsophisticated
man offers as candidate? He either
stays at home, as all candid .tes for nomi-
nation should, or he rides around calling
upon his acquaintances, and tells them
that he would feel grateful for their sup.
port, that if successful he will endeaver so
to conduct himself that they will never be
ashamed of having confded in him.
What is his surprise, when the result
of the popular vote convention is announc-
ed, to find that man traps have been
sprung upon him wherever he had friend!
He finds himself disgracefully beaten by
q man whose reputation is anything but
good. What is his modification to fud
himself apparently placed far below such
a man in public estimation!
We apply these remarks to no particu-
lar cases, but we ask every reader if he
does not remember cases which they would
fit, and if, in a popular vote convention,
the same things are not likely to occur
again?
These things, which are now degrading
politics into the dirtiest of trades, can, to
a great extent. be obviated by delegate
conventions. If man be defeated there,
he has the assurance that it is not done
after spending money which he needs for
other purposes, and time which has caused
him to neglect his business a. home; and
he is not degraded in the eyes of the peo'
pie below acunning political huckster,--
He can feel, even if defeated, that the
whole county is not gossiping about hit
weaknesses and short comings-that hi
character has not been subjected to IN
generous decrials and uncharitable impu
tations. He has no railing animositie
to counteract, no deadly feuds to compro
mise, and no revenges to cherish. HI
simply presents his name to q committee
of intelligent and judicious men; if the,
select another in his stead he, at least
has comfort which few defeated candi
dates feel under the present system-tha
he was defeated by fair means.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1860-02-22
Letter PurpOrting to be from Thos.
G. Theaker.

We received through the post Office, a
few days since, letter purporting to be
fr~n "Tbos. G. Theaker,: breathing out
and slaughter against US for
trying to keep his constituents informed
of his doings in Congress. There are
some things in the letter which cast doubt
upon its genuineness;fer instance, he orders
his paper discontinued, although he never
took it. (And, by the way, he is the 6rst
Congressman from this District who did
not take it during his tern.) On the
other hand, there are some peculiarities
about it which would seem to place its
genuineness beyond question. The we'll
known Theakerism, "as to how" occurs
twice-just the number of times it occur.
red in his celebrated speech, which we
published two weeks since. Is not the
coincidence remarkable!
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1860-02-22
The way the Wind Blows.

The breeze which set in for Douglas
has become gale, and oy the time of
the Charleston Convention will be per-
feet hurricane. Read the latest:
THE Democratic State Convention, of
Connecticut, on the 18th, nominated
Thomas Fl. Seymour for Governor, and
elected twelve delegates to Charleston,
eleven Of whom are for Douglas.
The 7th district of Massachusetts, has
elected delegates to Charleston favorable
to Douglas.
RHODE ISLAND sends Douglas delegates
TO Charleston.
SOMERSET county, Pa. the home Of
Attorney General Black, elected delegates
to the State Convention favorable to
Douglas by vote of to l, and, by the
same vote refused to endorse Black.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1860-02-22
The Last Call.

= We are again compelled to call upon
our delinquent subscribers, and this time
W sre in earnest. We must have money.
Every subscriber who is in arrears for
two years or more is required to pay up
before the LIST day of April, otherwise he
will ind the account in the hands of an
sf6cer for collection.
s.iJ We dislike this course as much as any
ono can. and have deferred it until the
last day: now we are driven to it, and
win insist upon it in every instance. Let
no one suppose he will be an exception.
The causss which compelled US to this
ssossse will compel us to follow it with
svigor. s2' e. AaV
= Lat every one who is in arrears bear in
mind that his indebtedness to us must be
paid before the lst day Of April. I,
would be folly--worss, it would be suici-
dsl In as to suffer our credit and eur busi-
nSss to be ruined for few hundred dol
lsrs, when several thousands are due MS
ind should be paid.
Come up and settle your accounts or
psy them in to your postmaster.
10 a1asafs WILLIAMS & WEST.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1860-02-22
The Hon. William Pennington.

The New York Tribune says: Mr..
Pennington was elected to Congress by
the Peoples party of New Jersey. His
antecederts are Whig. he is a warm
friend to protection of American indus
try. and holds with tenacity to the old.
fashioned doctrines of Jefferson, Mar
shall, Tompkins, and Webster. upon the.
power and duty of Congress to inhabit
slavery in the Territories. Though he
has held high public positions, having
been Chancellor and Governor of New
Jersey for six years, yet, doubtless, he
has had less experience in legislative
bodies than any man ever chosen to the
Speakers chair. Many years ago he was
a member, for single year, of the lower
House of the New Jersey Legislature;
and as Governor, he was ex-officio Presi-
dent of the Senate. Excepting. of course
Mr.. Muhlenberg, the Speaker Of the
First Congress, and also Mr.. Clay, he is
the first gentleman of the twenty-six that
have occupied the chair, who had been
called to it on his arst appearance in that
body. Though Mr.. Clay was chosen
Speaker of the XIIth Congress without
having previously held seat in the House
yet he had often been a member of the
General Assembly of Kentucky, and been
it's presiding officer, and had served three
sessions in the United States Senate.
Mr.. Pennington brings to the respon-
sible position he now occupies COM
manding presence, equanimity Of temper,
a genial spirit, undoubted integrity, fdel.
ity to friends, liberality to opponents, q
clear and capacious mind, and extensive
legal attainments.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1860-02-22
For the Spirit.

IOT "o CpTV
In looking over late number of the
Wheeling IatelHgeneer, 1 noticed under
the head of "Errata," the correction of
some errors ir one of the communications
Of "Son of the Old Dominion" Now,
what wish to call your attention to
is this: Whenever I see correspondent
correcting such errors as those noticed in
the Lutelkgencer, I invariably come to the
conclusion that the writer has a very low
opinion Of the literary attainments of his
readers, or he would never trouble himself
about the appearance of such errors in his
articles for daily or weekly paper. For
instance, he asks his readers to make the
following corrections: For public minds
read public mind; for councils read coun-
ellis; for institutions read institution,
for terpituderead turpitude. and perhaps
some others that cannot now call to
mind-not haviag the paper before me.
Now 1 will venture to say that four
hundred and ninety nine out of every FIVE
hundred of the readers of the articles of
"a Son of the Old Dominion" Gf so many
ever read his effusions.) either never
noticed the errors above referred to, or if
noticed that they were passed by as typo
graphical errors which every printer is
liable to make. say, therefore, that the
author of those articles, or any other who
asks space in newspaper to correct SIM
liar errors. pays poor compliment to the
intelligence of his readers by correcting
them. He ought to reflect that bis read
ers may be presumed to have little share
of common sense, and can correct such er-
rors themselves, if, indeed, they ever notice
them, which very much doubt
l throw out these reflections for the
benefit of some of the Spirits cores,
pondsnts, as well as for the "Son of the
Ole Dominion " x. :
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1860-02-22

~ The Germantown (Montgomery
Co.. Independent, a Republican paper,
thus pays its respects to the Republican
Legislature:
at appears to Us that the present Leg
islature, though nominally Republican, is
body, composed of the smallest set of
men that ever assembled in Columbus
either inside or outside of the public in
stitutions"
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1860-02-22
Delegate Conventions VS. Popular
Vote Conventions.

Who that offers himsslf as a candidate
for nomination, expecting to succeed on
his merits, would not prefer leaving the
matter in the hands Of twenty intelligent
and judicious men. to entering into huck-
ster;ng squabble with selfish intriguers?
No man who is unwilling to trust to fair
means for obtaining o nomination deserves
an Office. We do not claim that all the
virtue is in one method or that all the vice
is in the other; both may be abused, but
we do believe, that in delegate convea-
tion Inscriptions cunning has not so great
advantage over solid merit; neither are
the temptations to trickery half SO great.
Look for moment at some of the means
usually employed by "a good electioneer,
er" The candidates names being an
nounced, he commences calculating thus:
II can carry my own township, little
squad in this, another in that, but this is
not sufficient. Mr.. A. can beat me unless
/ 90 to work; he can carry his own town.
ship and two or three Others" What
does he mean by "going to work." He
first induces some friends to bring out on
other candidate ia Mr. AS locality, who
will cut off large number of his votes
He then goes to Mr.. B. who is candi-
date for another Office and proposes, "my
friends will vote for you, if yours will for
me" whereupon bargain is struck. AZ
ter obtaining the promise of all the votes
that are thus marketable, he commences
perambulating the county, and finds a
large number of men who should be candl.
dates for some of6ce-seve-al in almost
every township. Each of them could be
elected, easily; and would certainly carry
his (the "good electioneerer's'D township.
Perhaps, if ifsuccessful, the "good election
eerer" would have deputyship or clerk
ship to dispose Of Influential men are
informed that their promising sons shall
be remembered, and by becoming familiar
with the duties Of the Office, will stand 9
good chance of being the 'good election.
eerer's" successor.
He lends few dollars to certain noisy
men, who go to the polls early and, will
hands full of tickets, work busily all day
sometimes loudly repeating aspersions up
on the character of the "good electioneer
er's" opponent, and sometimes dragging
men to the polls and almost forcing then
to vote for the "geod slcctioneerer.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1860-02-22

The Supreme Court of this State, on
last Tuesday, decided that man having
more white than black blood in his veins
is entitled to vote. They do this in the
very teeth of the law and the decision of
the Supreme Court of the United States.
This decision of our State Coort, if fully
carried out will give the Republican party
two or three thousand more votes. And
this fact doubtless had its influence in OBJ
tanning the decision.
The Republican party has, since its
formation, manifested a disposition to make
love to every faction of every conceivable
shade Of politics. 1t hugged the Know"
Nothings with one arm and the German
Infdels with the other, while it beslobered
the sable lips of the Abolitionists with
its voluptuous kisses. Having welded
itself to every squad of fanatics that prom.
ised is few dozen votes, and finding its
power not yet secure, 1t creates new fac
ton gang of mulatto voters. But one
more step down the ladder of degradation
remains, and that is for the party to fall
bodily into the embraces of the full blood.
ed negroes.
BY retaining the Republicans in powe:
we are holding out premium for negroes
and mulattoes.-the most worthless class O
population that ever pestered people
to immigrate to our State.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1860-02-22

w Pending the discussion of bill
granting divorce in the Nebraska Leg
islature, one of the members related an
instance Of sharp practice of a couple Of
residents in that Territory. They ap-
piled to the Legislature and obtained Q
divorce, and Immediately the man and
wife pre-empted one hundred and sixty
acres of land apiece, and having provided
their title thereto, were married the next
day, after securing one hundred and sixty
acres of land by the operation.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1860-02-22
Master GonmissiuuprESlle
Andrew Snider,
against
Honio4 T.p

q against
Daniel Tuel.
By virtue Of & handate to me directsd frsre
the court OF common pleas of Monroe Comfy,
in the State Of Ohio, Shere will be offered for
sale at public auction, ON the
24M day of March 1850,
between the hours of 10 O'Clock a. m. and 4.
o'clock p. m, at the door of the court house,
in said county, the following described real.
estate, situate in said county, to wit: ~
A part of fractional section %, townohfp /
and range beginning for the ssmessx the
corner on the Ohio river bank, for fractional
sections 2S and 20, township and range A..
thence running down the river meandering;
the same distance 964 rods, thencs running q
course to the line dividing fractional ssctions
% and 20 aforesaid, so as to contain 90 aores
of land, thence running with said line to the
place OF beginning, except the following part,
of said premises set off to the wife Of said-
Daniel Tuel as a homestead, to wit:
Beginning for the said tract so set off At the,
upper edge Of the Ferry landing, thence with
the middle of the lane and road to the county
road running up and down the river, thence
down said read to the corner of stable stand
ing above and adjoining said road, thence
around the said stable with the walls thereof
to the said road, thence down the center Of
the road to Johnston's line, thence With John
ston's line to the river, thence up the river to
the place of beginning, including in sa sx-
ception the house, stable and ferry, andV V6av-
ing to be sold Is acres more or less. ~
ff 7H o. VIM. OKEY, Mas. Com.
s t7 Monroe Common Pleas,
Fob. 22, 1860. $3.50 ft@0 ~
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1860-02-22
MASTER COMMISSIONER'SSALE
Rebecca Foggin, @it -
against

against
Nathaniel Foggin and others. 'asss
BY virtue of a mandate to me directed from
the court of common pleas Of Monroe County
in the State of Ohio, there will be offered for
sale at public auction, on the
24h day Of March 1860, @
between the hours Of 10 o'clock .. M, and 4
o'clock p. M, at the door of the court house,
in said county, the following described real
estate, situate in said county, to wit: --i
The undivided one ninth part Of the follow
ing lands and tenements, to wit. Ths east
half of the south east quarter Of section 30,
in township 2 of range 3, containing 81 sores.
Also about 16 acres beginning for the same at
a beech tree in section 80, township 2, and
range 3, thence south 81 rods to q dogwood,
thence west 46 and 38-1Oe hundredtha rods to
a stone, thence north 20 rods to stone, thence
Sc and 3S-I00 hundredths rods to the place
of beginning at the south west corner Of the
! said 81 acre tract. Also 15 acres OF land cons
| mencing at the south west corner Of the west
half of the north west quarter Of section -,
township 2, and range 5, thence north los rods,
thence easterly 20A rods, thence south east
with the east marked line Of .16 acre tract of
land belonging to James Foggin in. his life
time to stone in said line, thence west 80
rods to stone, thence south Is rods to stone,
thence west l rod to the place of beginning, sub
lject to the life estate of Casandra Foggin Wild.
ow of James Foggin, deceased.
y WIN. OKEY, Mas. Conn
Monroe Common Pleas,
Feb. "a, 1850. $500 satsA
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1860-02-22
Merlted Compliment.

The State Journal pays handsome
compliment to its party friends in the
Legislature. 1t says "the usefulness of
the General Assembly should be judged
by the same rule as the skill of sports.
man, by the number of bills it kills" 1t
says further that "the number of bills in
troducsd shows the amount of labor
thrown into the General Assembly, and
the few passed will indicate their wisdom. u
This is about equivalent to saying to
them 'say nothing and do nothing and
nobody will know you are FOOLS"
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1860-02-22
"Even Theaker.o

The correspondent of the Ohio States
man, speaking of the Congressional COM
mittees say:
'Grrley and Tompkins have chairman
ships also; and Trimble, Wade an6 even
Theaker, is made to shine on the import.
ant Enrolling Committee!'
Think of a man shining on the tag end
of the Committee on Enrolment!
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1860-02-22

3 Bound. to- Let the Negroes Vote.
var The State Senate has passed . bill to
,FsteAl the law Of last winter prohibiting
,pssSOns having avisible admixture Of negro
Stood from voting. Every Republican ex.
cept Mr.. Harrison, Of Madison, voted for
the repeal There are Republicans enough
ioin .tAs House to pass the bill through that
body, and cur voters can have the exquis.
ite pleasure Of walking up to vote along
fsidsf of . mulatto. s
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1860-02-22
A Dangerous Counterfeit.

New YORK, Feb. ia dangerous
counterfeit of the ten dollar gold piece was
discovered yesterday. In fact, external
ly, it was standard coin, but on being
cut in two the cheat was made palpable.
The piece had evidently been split edg-
wise both parts fled out quite thin, and
in place of the sterling gold piece of
white metal placed between the halves and
re-milled.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1860-02-22
sg We have received from \

W We have received from Mr..
A. L. Backus, one of the members of
the Board of Public Works, a copy of
his Special Report to the General As.
sembly, in regard to the disposition of the
Public Works. All we have to say at
present is, that Mr.. Backus' report, though
presenting his case in its strongest light,
has failed to convince us that these Works
should not be sold without delay.