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The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1860-02-29
Exposing the Corruption of the
Administrator

The grand object Of the Republicans in
laboring so zealously for Speaker of the
lower House of Congress, was to get the
committees in their hands, so as to ex
pose what they called the RECKLESS squan-
dering of the peoples money by the cor
rupt administration" They preached
themselves into power once in this State,
with re.renchment and REFORM for
text, and their late triumph is turning out
about as proftably to the people as that
did.
The example of squandering to which
they pointed with the most confidence was
in the public printing. Here, OF course,
a grand reformation was to take place.
Under the watchful care of an exemplary
committee appointed by Speaker of their
choosing, the printing business, at least,
would be done at starvation prices.
IF the Democrats who were charged
with plundering through the printing,
supposed that they had exhausted all the
schemes for robbing the treasury, they are
certainly now satisfied that they did not
know the first principles of the business.
Mr.. Defrees, of Indiana, offered to con-
tribute one half of the profits of the pub
lie printing to the Republican committee
to aid in electing Republican President,
if they would make him printer. Oi
course he was nominated, and is still voted
for by the Republicans. Cook, of tie
Ohio State Journal gets the binding plum
der, this being at the disposal of the Com
mittee on Printing. The Washington
i City Republic, strong Republican paper
says this is giving Cook $50 many (thirty
thousand) hard dollars out of the public
treasury, as it is not Intended, or pretend
ed, to be anything else."
Responsible practicable binders bid fo
the job at far less price, but with the or.
of "retrenchment and reform ringing il
, their ears they did not venture to offer an.
part of the proceeds for corrupt politi"a
E purposes. Cook and Defrees are leader
of the party, and know what these re
trenchment sermons are meant for. all
they know how to get into the affection
of their brethren in the cause.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1860-02-29
Common Pleas--Change of Time:

Common Pleas-Change of Time:
The next Term of the Cour. of Com.
mon Pleas for Monroe County, is adver'
tised to be holden on the l2th of March
next. The Court will meet on that day,
but will not transact any business. There
will be an adjournment from that day until
Monday. March 26. 1850, on which day
the Term will in fact commence. This
order is made by the Presiding Judge to
suit the convenience of members of the
Bar.
The grand jury and petit jury, there
fore, will not be required to attend unit
the 26th of March.
DANIEL WALTON, Clerk.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1860-02-29
CenauS of lS60.

The Secretary of the Interior has ad
dressed circulars to each of the q. s.
Marshalls in regard to the census of 1860,
of which the following is the conclusion:
In making this subdivision, it is hoped
you will inform yourself Of the estimated
population of every portion of your dis
trict, and avoid the construction of any
subdivision so large as TO make it imprac-
ticable for an active assistant to complete
the enumeration thereof in six weeks OF
active service; for although the law ad.
mits of returns being made as late as
November, this was rendered necessary in
1850, because the law was not enacted
until near the close of the month preced-
ing that in which the census was to be
taken, and in many places the work would
not be commenced until the month of Au.
gust, whereas it will now be possible, as
it is deemed essential, in taking the Eighth
Census, that every Assistant shall com.
mence the execution of his duties on the
lst day of June, and that he shall unre
mittingly persevere in their performance
until they shall have been completed.
| The subdivisions should be of a form
as regular as possible, with boundarie
easily comprehended.
In few weeks you will be supplied
with instructions respecting the descrip
tion of persons to be appointed, and tn
regulations which should govern the gen
eral execution of the work. Direct al
communications relating to this servic
to the Superintendent of Census.
Very respectfully,
Your obelient servant,
J. THOMPSON.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1860-02-29

The AMERICAN HORSES IN ENGLAND
Mr.. Ten Brock has large string Of hor-
ses in training at Newmarket, at the pro.
present time, both English and American
bred. The following is the list:
American-Prioress, Satellite Umpire,
Maggiore, Starke, Optimist and Wood.
burn. English-Belle, Cockshoop. Dove,
Olympias, Rattlesnake, Pomona. Chiffon.
ier and Evenhand. fifteen horses alto
gethsr. OF these Prioress, Satellite and
Optimist are engaged in the Chester cup;
Prioress, Cockahoop and Satellite in the
Newmarket handicap; Satellite in the
City and Suburban, and Prioress aud
Cockahoop in the estMetropolitan ham
dicap, at Epson. Umpire is in the two
thousand guineas stake at Newmarket, the
Epson Derby, and the Doncaster st.
Leger. Some of them will, doubtless,
be entered for the Goodwood and Asco,
cups, when the proper time arrives.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1860-02-29
The LIBERTY OF rar BououEr.-Tl

THE LIBERTY OF TIE BoUoUET.
Gazette de Ihurgovie says that not long
ago bouquet was thrown to q danseass in
one of the theaters at Venice, made up Of
the three colors of Italian independence.
red, white and green. She picked il mp
and kissed It. For this she was summon.
ed before the police authorities, and or.
dered thenceforth to trample on all bon.
quets which might be thrown her. This
order got abroad, and next night there was
thrown bouquet of the Austrian colors,
black and yellow. In obedience to the
order of the police, she trampled it under
her feet, while tho house was shaken by
aeclamations of applause.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1860-02-29

sand dollars year out of the treasury, as
an officer under the Board of Public Works
Others are neither rare or remote.
Mr.. Backus thinks that under the ontraet
system-that is, letting the repairing of tho
Canals to contractors they would do the
least possible amount of work consistent
with the letter of their agreements. This
is doubtless true, bat is it not equally true
that il, instead of a fixed price, they were
to received the tolls in payment for their
labor, it would be just as much to their
interests to do the least possible amount
of labor which would keep the Canals in
navigabls order during the term of their
leases? Would they erect stone dam at
cost Of ten thousand dollars, when they
could build wooden one which would last
their time for ten hundredY At the end
of the time the whole line of the Canals
would present picture Of temporary
patchwork, which would diminish their
value materially either for releasing or
sale.
But the most potent reason fer selling,
and the one which siares every man full
in the face is the fearfully decreasing re-
ceipts, without a corresponding diminu'
tion of expen iitures. The Report pre-
sents in tabular form the receipts and ex.
penditures for each year from 1852 tc
1859, on two principal canals--the Ohio
Canal, and the Miami and Erie.
The total tonnsge on both was:
In 1852 l,1l4,5s3,
In 1859 504,465.
On which the total receipts were
In 1852 $643,64i,
1859 2I7,333.
Thus have they not only fallen Of
more than one half in tonnage, but in
greater ratio, in receipts. To show tha
it is not the crops alone which produce
these results. Mr.. Backus instances tn
years 1854 and 1851. In '54 th
wheat crop was over sixty per cent. les:
I and the corn crop forty per cent. les
r than in '57, yet '54 produced net rev
enue from the canals of $l42.656, Will
o in '57 they not only failed to pay exper
ses, but $24, ,62S from other sources ha
to be expended in this behalf.
The following table exhibits the nc
revenues and deficits from 1852 to 1856!
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1860-02-29
The Lost Steamer Hungarian.
BARR1NaroN. Feb. q

OAhhlNGTON, req. 24s
Thomas Nickerson informs me that on
Monday morning at three O'Clock he saw
Q steamers light. 1t was stationary for
some time and he supposed the ship had
struck on the Horse Rake, about two
miles off the Cape. At daylight large
steamer was seen ashore with one mast
standing. He thinks he saw men on it when
it went over, which was soon after day.
light The report has reached me
that the stewards pocketbook has been
picked up, having some passengers names
for "extras." Twill inquire into it aud
report. On Wednesday the body ofa
child was found, and yesterday that Of D
man, supposed to be fireman. The Cor
oner is attending to them. All on board
were probably lost.
Portions of the mail and cargo are yet
being picked up.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1860-02-29

~T The Opposition State Conven-
tion was held in Tennessee, at Nashville,
on the 22d of February. Jere Clemens,
formerly United States Senator from
Alabama, and now edito- of the Memphis
Enquirer, was President of it. Strong
resolutions were adopted favorable to the
Union, against slavery agitation, 10 favor
Of protective tariff, and recommending
Hon. John Bell for President of the
United States. Delegates were appoint
ed, not to the Chicago Republican, but
to National Union Convention. It was
recommended that this body be held in
Philadelphia, in the month of May next.
The delegates to the Philadelphia Con-
vention we're instructed to vote against
she nomination of any man for President
or Vice. President who has expressed dis
union sentiments.
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revenues and deficits from 1852 to 1856!

When is this drain to end? 1t isl
doubling every yea-, and already amounts
to great deal more than the school IL
brary tax about which so much noise is
made. Mr.. Backus, though as strong a
friend as the works have, has no hope, at
least under the present system, that this
leak will not continue to grow larger
He says, "as the locks, dams, culverts
and aqueducts are rapidly going to de-
cay, after use of third of century.
necessarily increasing account for super
attendance and repairs must be looked
for on the one hand with o diminishing
trade on the other, so long as they are man.
aged by the present system" Mr.. Back
US foresees not only diminishing trade,
but further reduction of the tolls which
have already been reduced twenty five per
cent, ain order to secure even a small
portion of the trade"
Near the close of his Report Mr.. Back.
US says:
fully agree with the opinion of Hon.
F. NJ Wright, late Auditor of State, as
expressed in his very able report on the
subject of the public works. submitted to
this General Assembly: 1t is evident
also, from the history of the past, that if
the State keeps control of her canals and
roads for another five years, prudent and
responsible men will not be found who
will either lease, or assume the control of
them, without bonus from the State"
In other words, at the end of five
years the State will not be able to give
them away, without pay to the recipients
sum of money to aid in keeping them
up
Will the people persist in this reckless,
ruinous folly of attempting to rival the
gigantic system of railroads in this State
with = set of miserable bitches, halfrot.
ten dams and old tubs of boats? Ifthey
would compete with the railroads with
better success, let them start line O
road wagons along the railroad lines -
1t would he less expensive, and less ri
.diculous. for while the road wagons
would 60 with the current of trade ant
travel, our canals, without an exception
60 across it.
Instead of taxing their already over
taxed pockets, TO patch up rotten dams
let them dam, at least politically, ever
man ofevery party, who upholds thi
system of corruption.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1860-02-29
Mr. Backus' RepOrt--Sale of the
Public Works.

The object of the Report of Mr.. Bac-
kus was to convince the Legislature of the
propriety of leasing the Public Works for
term Of years-the lesseee to keep them
in repair, pocket the tolls, and pay bo-
nus to the State for their use.
The experience of the State in leasing
the National Road should cause the man.
ayers of its affairs to look upon leasing
with some distrust. The Road was leas-
ed for ten years, for certain sum of mon>
ey, the lessees to receive the tolls, and re-
turn the road to the State in as good con-
dition as they received it. The result Was
that at the end of four years the essees,
finding it a losing business, prevailed up
on the legislature to release them from
their contract, and receive back the Road
as it was at that time bad enough, GER
taiply. But Mr.. Backus has, perhaps
unwittingly, in his Report shown clearly
! wha. disposition should be made of the
canals. His reasons for leasing all weigh
with doubled power in favor of sale;
and they need only to be heard to prove
this.
He urges that under the present system,
politicians, who are not the most skilful
or most scrupulous fnanciers, control
them, and will control them. But Mr.
Backus. in his leasing system, says he
| "would retain the services of the Board ol
Public Works to supervise, exercise con-
troll over them, and to enforce the condi
tions of the contracts" How does thi!
remedy the evil? 1t is not the toll gath.
erers and subordinates who are politician'
and bad managers, but the board itsel
and it's engineers, who Mr.. Backus' system
proposes to retain. These are the mel
who are scrambling for Office, and wh'
use the power entrusted to them by th'
State, to advance the interests of the msel
YES or their friends. To cut loose from thi
banefal nHuence-baneful to the State
and baneful to the party having the Boar'
the only method is to sell the Works.
As an example of this influence, withi
the last FIVE years the chairman of sh
Committee on Public Works in on
branch of the Legislature. during his teri
as member received salary of one thou
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1860-02-29
A New Party.

A new party has been founded called
the Constitutional Union Party. Its
leaders have issued an address to the peo-
ple of the United States calling them to
its support. The address contains no
important affirmative doctrines, but dis
approves of the Democratic and Repub.
licsn parties. The sigIers to the ad-
dress are chiefly old line Wigs. Among
them are John j. Crittenden, William G.
Rives, John P. Kennedy. John A. Giimer,
) Francis Granger, Jacob Broome and 9TH
ef noted men.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1860-02-29
A Little Help for Helper.

Somebody signing himself ga son OF
the Old Dominion" is writing long
series of long articles for the Wheeling
Inteligence-, in humble imitation Of
Helper. He professed'y addresses him
self to the slave holders, and at the same
time deneunces them in such way as to
forbid anything like respectful hearing.
In his article No. 6, he pecks at Senator
Douglas thus:
"The author of the Kansas Nebraska
bill Is soon to be before us i'll more prom
iuent position than ever, as q candidate
of the Southern party for the Presidency
of the United States. Tom Paine, in
some of his works, says that be never liked
the word "politician;" it always reminded
him of the word "horse jockey" This
was by an association of ideas. A simi.
lar association of ideas will present the
same despicable word to the minds of the
American people, when Stephen a. Doug
las is mentioned"
The assertion that Douglas is the can
didate of the Southern party" is wholly
and entirely unfounded-known to be
untrue by every man of common sense in
the nation, and known to be untrue by the
writer.
He concludes his sixth article in this
wise:
"Iu some future number the subscriber
will undertake to show that the anti-slave-
ry sentiments of the Northern and Wes'
tern States are only the inevitable of
spring Of advancing civilization and re-
iuement and these constitute no just Of
rational ground of enmity or offence
Not only so but that those sentiments o
universal humanity. outside of the imme.
diate influence of the unhappy institution
and that the Northern States, in respec
. to it, are still tagging far in the rear o
t Europe"
5 From the frequency with which thi
3 Son of the Old Dominion quotes Tor
3 Paine, Sidney Smith and Others. and tn
importance which he attaches to their say
s ings it may easily be inferred that he ha
drawn his views and opinions from sue
q sources.
He thinks Northern Abolitionism '.lag
4 far in the rear of Europe" aud that th
sentiment of Europe is that of "uuivers'
t humanity" The inference from this
perfectly obvious: that he goes beyon
Northern Abolitionism in fanaticism o
2 this subject.
Think of the absurdity of a man avov
y ing such views-one who is more ultl
: than the inciters of John Brown-thin
8 of such a man pretending to instru
8 Southerners in their duties! And to ad
insult to injury, he publishes his abolitic
is Helperism through a Republican sheet
Is the blackest dye.
l. When Mrs. Stowe wrote Uncle Tom
IS Cabin, she created q sensation. and il
mediately there sprang into life an arm
al of imitators: so Helpers Book created
is sensation and in like manner he is beiI
= followed by imitators. 1t is no use, NJ
is "Son of the Old Dominion" there will
e. no more Helpers soon.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1860-02-29
~ The O Opposition State Convention

W The Opposition State Convention
in Kentucky was held at Frankfort on
the 22d inst. General Leslie Co0mbs
presided over it. Its platform repudiates
Territorial popular sovereignty, denouuces
the opening of the African slave-trade,
sustains the Compromise of 1850, and
expresses opposition to sectional parties
and declares that the Union should be op'
held against all attacks, whether from the
North or South. 1t recommends tn,
Hon. John J. Crittenden as the mex
President of the United States.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1860-02-29

w NJ. L. Hatcher, Esq, member
of the St. Clairsville Bar, died at his
residence, ir this place, on Sunday last,
after short illness. He leaves wife
and several small children. He was q
very worthy man; and for the short time
be had been engaged in the practice Of
the law, had made very favorable i'm
preston upon bis associates, whose pro-
ceedings will be found bslow.-St. Caairs
rtUe Gazette.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1860-02-29

Doubtless they laughed in their sleeves
when they heard these hard 6sted binders
in their innocent simplicity offer to do the
work for half the plunder price.
Perhaps people will learn the difference
between the notices of the Republicans
in power, aud those out. They are some
thing like these: Motto of Republican
out of Office: GET IN. Motto of Re.
publican in Office: MAKE 1T PAY.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1860-02-29
Legal Notice,

JAMES RAKE, Abraham Rake and Cathaxins
D Rake, children of Eleanor Rake, viii take
notice that on the 3lst day of January 1850,
Stephen Henthorn as the Administrator Of
James Masters, deceased, fled his petition
in the Probate Court of Monroe county, Ohio,
against them and others, asking for an order
to sell the following described lands IN said
county, to wit: The west half OF the north
west quarter of section five, in township four
and range seven, containing IS acres, moss or
less. Said petition is now on file in said court
and will be for hearing on the 1lth day Of
Arr;l 1880. HOLLISTER & OKRY,
Att'ys for Petitioner.
Feb. %, 1S60-ew.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1860-02-29
Republican State Ticket in Indiana.
The following is the Republican State

Repubilcan state TICKET in Inolaue.
The following is the Republican State
ticket in Indiana, complete:
Governor-Henry s. Lane.
euteaant.Governor-Oliver p. Nor.
ton.
Secretary of State-Wm. A. Peele.
Treasurer of State-G w. Harvey,
Attorney General-G. D. Jones.
Reporter of the Supreme Court-Ben.
jamin Harrison.
Clerk of Snpreme Court-John P.
Jones.
Superintendent of Public Instruction
M. S. Fletcher.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1860-02-29

~ Mr.. Cox, NJ. G. from Ohio. de-
livered an oration yesterday, at Washing
ton, at the Smithsonian Institute. TWAS
upon the Federal Constitution. It IL
highly spoken of.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1860-02-29

Resolved, That the foregoing resolutions
be forwarded 70 the Spirit of Democracy
for publication.
After which, on motion the meeting
adjourned to meet on Saturday the 10th
of March, at P. M.
MARTIN Troy, Chairman,
E. B. Cox, Sec'y.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1860-02-29

EThe Pennsylvania Republican
Convention has nominated A. j. Curtain
for Governor, and instructed the State
delegates to Chicago to cast their votes
for Simon Cameron.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1860-02-29

IN the language Of the Circleville
Waterman, We will soy, .'if we could see
that our Legislature had transacted any
business of Importance to the people
during the last week. it would afford US
pleasure to report it."
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1860-02-29
More Douglas Delegates.

p The States of Maryland, Iowa and
Michigan held Conventions on the 22pd
and all elected delegates to Charleston
for Douglas. The two congressional
districts comprising the city of Baltimore
on the same day elected Douglas dele
gates.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1860-02-29

~ Vice President Breckinridgs pnb>
lished card in the Washington Consts.
tuition of yesterday, correcting slsnder-
Gus statement connecting him with the
Hickman and Edmondson difficulty.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1860-02-29

~T The Virginia Convention ADJ
journed without instructing its delegates to
the Charleston Convention for any candi-
date. Contrary to the repeated predic-
tions of Mr. Douglas opponents, he was
not repudiated by them.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1860-02-29

w The vote of Pennsylvania in the
Republican Convention at Chicago will
be cast for Bates of Missouri. for Presi-
dent, if Cameron can not get the noni-.
nation.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1860-02-29

W The Overland mail from Calitor.
MIA arrived in ST. Louis yesterday. Sen
ator Latham and Governor Weller are
aspirauts for the position Of delegates to
Charleston.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1860-02-29

uea- Colonel Covall, the Postmaster at
Memphis, Tenn, has narrowly escaped
removal by President Buchanan. The
cause is, of course, his Douglasism.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1860-02-29

ADDITIONAL news from Europe states
that the Spaniards have gained suceesses
in the war which they are waging against
the Moors.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1860-02-29

~ The brother of Keitt. of South
Carolina, who is q planter in Florida. IVES
murdered by his negroes few dsys since.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1860-02-29

Governor Msdary, Of Kansas, has ve-
toed bill passed by the Legislature of
Kansas aholishing slavery.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1860-02-29

No Printer has been elected in the
House.