The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1861-01-02
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Q Aadk truly they. areldub. n Nobodyis buy.
Ing anything, nobody is selling anything
. except q few necessariss of lie. and these
4, almost iay.riably on credit There is ne
nsaesiviy many busiaess to circulate mo.
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n is Take q view Of the whole country, and
; itis much the ssme. On our rivers three
:. hunths Of the steamers are lying idle at
the vharves; the monthly reports Of the
railroads show great falling effNin Hi
nois; lake aad ocean vessels are tossing
laEily in the harbors; the wheels of the
nIaHufsctories move slowly aud more slow.
y. until many of ihsm have stopped en-.
tirely; buyers of grain and stock are
afraid to venture as heretofore; brokers
are frightened at the very mention of
railroad stock. 5vIog d . v.q
Where is that life and animation and
enterprize that usually chsracterizes, the
business of the people Of this country
Where are the men, who,l in our large
citiesahavs been bustling and hurrying to
and fro in pursuit Of, gain7 They may
be seen grouped about the stneet corners,
9Th d.rkened brovs, di.c1ssing the ruin
sf our country. ,JtIoI = . .v9a
This stiffness is like the calm before The
storm, and is eminous of the calamity
which is inpendins over our Union. IN,
less the, Almighty. by some means not
within the reach Of human arms. shall
stay ,shis calamity, in less than three
months it will be upon u.s.. :, : = "a
As-eyiyal ef business generally follows
an exciting election, but whero 5is the re.
vival following the election of Lincoln?
Whore are thee better times, the abun
dance OF money, the general conteusmen.
that we're to succeed that election? Not
in' the North, not in the South, notqany
place In one week after the election,
according to Republican promises. .. gen
eral improvement was to have been felt
Who feels III The farmefi The me.
shanic2a The merchant! The manufac
tureri Ask those who were deceived by
.sthessa promises. Z Ask the manufacturers
Of the East who can get no employment;
ask the boatmsn and sailors who are idle
on tse land; ask the farmer or mechanic
who has not the means to pay his taxes
1t 10 the fear of the Republican admin
-sistrstion which has produced this deplor
sab!e state Of affairs A party has gained
,iposssssiou o: the ship Of ssate which ha
To-, its sole star the jack o'lautern of mig
gsrism They have followed this hereto
Tore. regardless Of all else; and it is fearst
sshst sin following it hereafter, they vii
wreck the ship upon the rocks and break
-sers.- Itsis for ,his reason that Sout
Carolina and some other States propos
so leave the vessel. sH'F ze'ih"
@ u is idle folly for Republicans TO den
-ithss srshs great portion of the evils whic
-sxist aud the greater evils which thrsste
as, are the result of Lincoln's eiectio-
Thsy may deny il, but they cannot len
keep the speople from knowing it, an
sshen. comes the day of retribution.i lis o
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