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workshops" 60, &c. and read while the
Eastern mail vas being opened-and then
and there signed by folly mine tenths Of the
whole number whose names appear on the
article referred to. 1t remained in the
office about 48 hours, when it was mailed,
Mr.. T. s. Thomas being the only man
known 20 Us who signed his name without
reading or hearing the article read, he
having read il since its publication, freely
endorses it--does not wish his, name
scratched off: ftE Hff9SfE
The attempt to exonerate "''ins-tenthsn
of US, and hold the man who penned the
article, responsible for our deliberate ac-
ton, is to Us the strangest feature in the
whole response. The lengthy description
of the manner of getting up articles for
publication, given by the Probate Judge.
may obtain in some places, but we were
not endowed with sufficient anserine yer.
dancy as to be SO guled. =@'
Mr.. Farmer employs three ser
wants: It is the duty of David to put up
certain pair of bars, of Thomas to bolt
la certain gate, and the duty of Henry tc
lock certain door to secure valuable
property. '''
| After the property has been missing fol
some time, Mr.. - Farmer approaches
his servants with his interrogatories, who
rise up and say Mr.. -- Farmer: 1--WE
unhssisatingly eoncede to you the right tc
demand of us an account of our steward
ship" but don't put any such "cowardl,
aud Insulting %ateFregatoriss" TO ous-a'
David did you put UP the barsf Thoma1
did you bolt the gatef Henry did yot
lock the door? .tai 20 -
| Frederick Low, William ,Tidd, Henr,
| s. Hartline, VIM. J. Brown, VIM. White
D. Landis, A. Alexander, e.. A. .Heikel
]. B. Hurd, O. McGonigal, Jacob Meek
w. l.. Talbot, Peter Huffman, b. B. Coz
i A. W. Boughner, P. D. DuH6sld, N
Pollock, VIM. II. Mallory, ] ohm d O'Coh
nor, George Newhouse, Juo. W, Jackson
:. Andrew Huber, James s. Keid, William
Messerly, John Scott, Thos. Pollock
!, Noah Litten, Charles LobensteiD, Rober
. Conely, Earvey Anderson, Elisha Tracy
I Eenry Shutty. John Echels. L. FL, Gordon
Samuel Amber. VIM. II. May, Jeremia
Steenrod. B. R. Mallory.
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It is but just to say that the signers to
the paper had not the regulations of the
: Commissioners before them when they
made their calculations; ard it is equally
just to say they were not authorized to
base their calculations upon the assump
sion that the frst dollar Of the money
would not be paid until the last dollar
became due. sg.s,. -.
For ourselves we never cared snap
whether the Commissioners borrowed
money or not; but il our officers are do.
! ing wrong, let us 60 to work in q manly,
upright way. to correct the evil. It can
all be done without making erroneous
Impressions upon the public mind, and
without representing the evils to be any
worse than they really are. Fairness and
candor are always most profitable in the
end.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1861-04-17
JUSTICE.
For the "Spirit."
Salem Township

treasury De1aleatiOQ-Salem iOWaehlp
Again.
FELLOW TAX PAYERS. = In former
number of the Spirit" we Published an
article in relation to the Treasury defalca-
ton, which was at the time commented
upon by the Editor---and in a recent issue
portions of it have been replied to by the
present Treasurer, ]. B. -Noll, and our
Probate Judge. l., l.,I -. ...-.- -
The Editor exercised the legitimate
privilege Of his position-one claimed. we
belive, by the entire corps Editorial.
In reply to Mr.. Noll, we have only to
say that we are not aware of having any
candidates among us for Treasurer this
fall. Further, had any of those who as,
sisted Mr. Myers. in the collection, OF
taxes. in this township, been appointed to
I'LL the Office after the defalcation, we
should have protested as strongly as we
did against the appointment Of Mr.. Non,
provided our man should have accepted
the appointment, which we think very
doubtful
Our Probate Judge in his reply makes
dig at couple of gentlemen who signed
the former article, who reside in Virginia,
both of whom are pretty heavy taxpayers
of Salem township, and who are always
among the foremost on their donations
for roads, bridges, school. houses, and in
fact all of our public improvements.
The fact of their living just across an
imaginary State line, it appears should
have excluded them from signing the
former article We did not then, nor dc
we now 80 think. We want them to help
us pay up the deficiency In our Treasury
to help us build our roads, bridges school
houses, &C., and we are willing to heal
from them, however Objectionable it may
be to others. The "writer'' of the former
article wrote the same after repeated soli
citations to sit down and write out oul
wishes--a majority of US, having talked
of il for several weeks, many having nrg
ed the writing Of the same whose namel
were not published simply because it wa
not carrieu to them by "Mr. A."-bu
they have since endorsed it, After 1t wal
prepared it was taken into the post Office
! (not carried around by Mr.. A. to th'
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For the Spirit of Democracy.
The Treasury Defalcation and
the SaLem To,ynsLin Questions

the Salem Township Questions
Mr.. EDIToR:-In a recent number of
your paper il communication signed by
forty or ifty persons living in, or about,
Salem township, propounding series of
inquiries in regard to the defalcation in
our county treasury. 1t is certainly right
that the tax payers should know what. has
become of their money; and it is equally
right and proper that those who have de.
prived them of it should be kRown and
punished. rd5 ~ as .z5-a
But how, or why, did it ever occur to
any live man that the proper way of do
ing this was to insinuate calumnies by the
wholesale against ell who have had any
cernexion, directly or indirectly, with the
Treasurer's Office for the last three years?
I know not how it may strike others, but
it does seem to me that this was the last
plan to be adopted by men whose very
tpretext is that they are doing 1t as an
act of Justice. Is it strange that / should
suspect Ga very little) that love of justice
would not lead men to do an act of gross
injustice? Or is is strange that should
suspect "a very litsle) that some other
motive (perhaps very commendable one)
had quite as much to do with this pan
dering to prejudice as love of justice
hadl ,.yE
Motives for such wanton ealumnies have
suggested themselves to some of my neigh,
bors, and they have suggested them to
me- For example, one neighbor says
that there Is a prejudice existing against
Woodsield, as there generally 10 agains,
county seat, and that. by inaamiDg thi'
prejudice there may be possibility o.
getting the county seat removed to Clar
ipg:on. Another remembers that candi
dates from Clariugton have not been very
successful Office seekers, and that by con
centrating the excitement in regard to tn,
defaloation upon a few who might be com
petitors, and by assuming to he the peou
liar champions of the people against fraut
and corruption generally, and this defal
cation in particular. some of them nigh
get positions which their past experienced
has convinced them they cannot obtaiI
without some extraneous aid.
Although might be willing to adop
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For the "Spirit.n
$4,000 Borrowed : at Eight

$l0, 1000 Borrowed at Eight
Per Cent for Ten Years WM amount
to $2l.5S9,24--( Ts0enty one Thousand
Fire Hundred and Eighty Nine Dollars
and Ticenty- Four Gents - ta15>s1f
The expense of negotiating the loans,
besides paying the various officers Of the
County for additional labor during these
ten years, would raise the sums to from g
2a' % to $25,000! se-
Think of it Taxpayers Of Old Mon
roe: Had we net better wear our old
clothes and do with the old school houses
for another year. than to thus blindly sad
die ourselves with debt of stleast 5s4
$4,000 q ts7 i,n.
to pay debt now of only $40. coo! L,
is only prolopgipg cur suffering by draw
ing it out for ten years-and during that
time requiring more than double the
amount required in hands. a9to' rsfrf.'
We, as taxpayers of Salem township
protest against the borrowing Of money
by our county officers to liquidate the de
Gciency caused by the late defaication IL
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/ sea. The Governors Of several North.
eru States have already pledged the Pres
ideut the forces of their States. Intense
excitement exists in all parts of the coun-
try. phe Border States appear to sym
pathise with the Secessionists.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1861-04-17
Extraordinary Oil Strike. i
The latest oil strike is chronicled thus:


A gentleman, in western Virginia, was
boring for oil on his land, and had several
81 his darkies at work under the superin-
tendance of white man; and anxious to
complete his work, was boring night and
day without intermission. The weather
was cold, and a fire was burning on the
ground near the mouth of the well, to
warm. themselves with occasionally.
About midnight they struck vein Of
gas, which, igniting from the FIRE, s'pt up
a brilliant fame for a hundred and Fifty
feet in the air. Illuminating the country
around. The terrified darkies broke for
their masters residence, yociferating,
"Get up, Massa Tompkins, get up. we've
broke through into He'll" 81. r.,si
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1861-04-17
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AND
- ORNAMENTAL YeElA

Ssch assare generally propagated in Nnnsrise
Our stock Of Apple Trees 10 the iasssdbAnd
most complets in the country, beins,xen grewp
and in a fine aud thrifty condition, and by oar
long experience in the business, With thS as
sistance of our experimental orchards, wesafs
enabled to guarantee them 10 be what - rep
resent. Fer further information ses dsscrfy-
tive catalogue. Persons wishing Fruit frees
will do weIlsto call and see our stock before
purchasing elsewhere. Fruit Growers should
recollect that treesipurchassd at our Nurse
| ries are adapted to the soil Of Ras:srn Qhiez-
Trees grown in foreign nurssries are not.o. ~
E Nursery situated miles northwest 81
st. Clairsvills. and two miles north east Of
LsydsviHs, Bsfmentloo. OH :saaasss vi
"a All orders BY m maitpromptly attended to.
April 10, 1s60.-1m. = .
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ELDORADO HOUSE.
SOUTH. OF THE COURTHOUSE,
0ALDWELL, OHIO.

TyRON the convenient location Of this heusS
1 1t has grest advantages. being situated on
the Southwest eorner of the Public Square,
and convenient to the Court House and Pub
lie ,O6ces. This house is new and has. .beAA.
fitted up in splendid style with all the modern
improvements. sc - n -
His chamber ar. spacious md Sssnssrt.sls:.
His beds are new and clean. ~ ~
The whole interior department of the hosss
is furnished IN a style of magniAcsncs- ana
splendor, unapproachable in ethess diggeps,", :"
The Proprietor will spare neither llabor hox
expense for the "outer" comfort Of hfs guests.
His TABLE will always be found sseaninG.
under the choicest viands tho xnarket-st
home and abroad--can prodnce, for the sinner
man." I. ! y -
His STABLE is well supplied With the best
Of Hay and Oats and attended byaas trusty
and faithful Hostler.
disposition to please to merit and fsesive .
large share eff public patronage.
| ca Charges---modsrate. srnwetaFl lsN .u
/ secs. A, R. B0YCB, Prophecies,
| Caldwell, April II, 1ss1-tf
a. Attached to this House Il tie oN.v
Hack line This Hack line leaves tina HsuSS.
in Caldwell, Noble county, Ohio, Sxerjy lCen5
day, Wednesday and Friday, at Is socloeE A..
NJ, and at Campbsll's station, same day. and.
connects with the Central Ohio RailrSad III 4,
II. Leaves Campbelrsstations svsft Tissday
Thursday and saturdayssst Q An s, "A son-~
meets at Caldwell, same day, et q p q, 80
+ This Hack will carry snaersto any - - = =
of the Duck Creek on neigh hbc1ihf de5sin5s
tion.
/ "a Particular attention paid 'tos salirsld
packages. ,At1il SD rws7 f.af3eu2 eS's :
/ tin A. B. BoYCE Proprister. &
April II 1Se1.--tf ~ g N1-9 % -
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1861-04-17

DIED-on the 7th day of April, 1851,
MARGARET WYSANT, in the 77th year Of
her age.
-On the 10th day of April, 1851, JACOB
WYsANF, aged 81 years, both Of Malaga town
ship, this county.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1861-04-17
Salem Township on Borrowing
Aoney--Inportant Errors IN oalcula.
tion ....sd s.L...... 81 p So. ~

In another part Of our paper may be
found an article signed By 9 number of
citizens Of Salem township, done up in o
flaming head and glariug display lines. in
regard to the proposal to borrow money
70 supply the deficiency occasioned by
the defalcation. The signers, doubtless,
know, Of some good object to be accom-.
plishad BY its publication; we frankly
confess however. that we do not. The
bill authorizing the loan was before the
Legislature several weeks, but we heard
Of no remonstrance against It's passage
being sent from Salem township, or else
whore. After the bill passed, it was some
weeks before the Commissioners took any
action in regard to it, but we heard of no
protest being presented to them. And
even now, after the Commissioners have
determined to borrow :he money. the pro.
test,is sent to us, and not to them.
But the strangest part Of the matter is
the most unaccountable havoc which i,
makes with figures and the rules of arith
mstio. How ten thousand dollars, in ter
years, at eight per cent, can amount t.
$2l,560.24. we cannot calculate. W.
might suppose that some one Of the sign
ers had made the calculation, and commit
ted some error, and that the others signet
without fully understanding the figuring
but the very emphatic manner in whicl
the same gentlemen repel an intimatiol
Of the kind made by Judge Way in re
gard to their former article, precludes u
ffom supposing that each one did no
make ths calculation for himself. (,
Ten thousand dollars of the amour
will have to be paid, whether borrowe'
or not, and we presume Is placed viii
the rest in the display lines to make th
figures look as frightful as possible. Di
shose signers really believe that the Who'll
smount borrowed would remain eunpai
antil the last day Of the last year thn
che last payment fell .duss { Absurd a
this Is, We must presume they did
Where the rest of the figures came from
to make up the 81, ,5s9,24, we are at
loss to- know, as ten thousand dollars q
eight per cent. for ten years could nc
well amount to more than $4,000. Ho'
could iti 80 a z
81 BntElet us see what the interest reall
will amount to. as regulated by the Con
missioners, and In this way learn whetht
the scare-crow at which we are frightene.
IL not Of on. own manufacture. r. s1o-
~
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pm- John Morrissey, the noted pugil
ist, died, in New York, on the 9th inst.
Of putrid sore throat
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MARRIED-On the 4th inst, by Thomas
McMahen. Esq, Mr.. HENRY MlLLHR, of the
State of Minnesota and Miss SARAHK. SAFFELL
of Monroe county, Ohio. Ga ~
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1861-04-17

- ~ Senator Wigfall Was serving as a
common soldier in the Southern army.
The people of the United States would
owe him debt of gratitude If he would
manage to get shot.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1861-04-17

FROM WAsHINGToN.--The President
has issued call for $4,000 volunteers.
An extra session of Congress is called
for the 4th of July.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1861-04-17

I'VE received the following, by sending
q special messenger to Barnssville, too
late for any oomments.--Ed Spirit
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1861-04-17

~ We are SO crowded with the war
news and the defalcation subject, that we
havs to defer several Communications.
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The barracks caught Ere three times
from hot shot from Aoultrie. Everything
10 ruins but the casemstes. Many guns
we're disman,led. The wslis look like
honeycomb. Monltrie is badly damaged.
The houses on The ISlapd we're riddled.
S be boat sent from the Fort tonight,
was to officially notify the fleet of the
surrender Of Sumter. It is not known
what will be done with Sumter or the
vapquished garrison.
CHARLESTON April l4.-Anderson and
men leave o-night on the Isabel for New
York
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Total amt.reo'd. by J. B.Nell, Treas. .l%sle g .
MARTIN L. DOWSR1, Auditor.
JOHN b. NOLL, Treasurer.
April 10, ls61.-3t. @ze. es AtsE
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-HSaIA XT1iA -
Deficiency .................sl azores ~ I
Amount in the Treasury ct that date ana
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In NEavous AFFECTIONS fall kinds, and t"r
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nat ural action 81 the syi. and with il the bGpfant
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this trivial aud common complaint. h al+o true IN many
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ptrgatye effect spells en Caused ~ similar obStrnc-
an- and deran :n"nts of the natural functions 81 "a:
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stntrInvnt4 from lsaiing physicians in some 81 the
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ou-y afflicted with hIoche4 aud ppl on her skin aud
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