The Spirit of Democracy from Woodsfield, Ohio • Page 2

REM ARKS, OF R. UCjtl On hhj proposition to amend the Bank i Bill, by abolishing bills of a less de- than ten doljars. Kir, Archbold addressed -the. Chair, observed thnt Jie rose tinder din- jing was belter, calculated to depress tthe spirits of a speaker than of, success. -Yet so it was, the and generous spirits of the two -parties were condemned, by political prejudice, to pass each other like ghosts in a graveyard are said to pass the liv- ini uitkmit hAinrr nlilfl 'In rummnni(nlA an jdea.

Yet he would be an irreso-. lute champion of the truth, who would decline the contest, simply because victory was pot unlikely to perch upon his bqnner. On the contra such a man confident of the truth of .1 priucipies, wuuiu uuruutu uicui up- ton all proper well assured -that if truth should meet a cold reception one do v. it mieht hope for a better at another. The language, of such a man would be, 'r J.

Truth crushed to rth, thall rUe again, The eternal yean of God re hera. But error wounded writhes in pain, 1 And dies amidit her worth iprjers." It may be observed that the issue of small bills, contradicts the primary idea of a A stable currency nev- er can consist of a very cheap commodity, or of a commodity capable of great and immediate increase. If gold and silver were as plenty as lead they might answer for cups and goblets, as well as now, but they would not answer cur- rency, i ney were cnosen Dy me consent of the world to; be the material of money, because of their scarcity, and because me quantity in existence could not be suddenly increased. Their beautiful and shining qualities have but little to do with the mat-' lery-platinais less ornamental than silver but more valuable than The issue of small bills enables the banks to the laws of currency in two it enables them to expand the currency beyond the wants of tradp and commerce, and it enables them to bring about this effect in the most sudden and mischievous manner. Did 'members doubt 'of this.

Let them consider that if the issues of banks were confined to denominations larger than bled from interfering in the small transactions of every day life; and the use of their notes would be confined to 1 ir-ger transactions. Their notes would iA I rt a i rl Inn tI a tr riA rtnnnA nn ing the blacksmith for shoeing a horse, or the cooper for making a bucket, but would be well calculated To be employed in the dealings between the wholesaler and retailer, between stock-dealer and grazier, and in one word, between large dealers of all classes. The direct consequence would be to limit their issues most materially, as the aggregate of every man's dealings in small sums below ten dollars is much greater than in sums above ten dollars. This is probably the only effectual curb which the skill of man could devise to check the overissues of the banks. All other modes and means will provo futile, and to this complexion we must come at last.

It is true, some have argued that banks issuing none but large notes niilrt ctill nut nut ns miirh lr.iirrinev as i'-- if permitted to isssue notes of all large and small. The man who believes this, might easily persuade himselTto believe that the gun-factories of all descriptions in the United States, could sell and disperse' a-. tnongst community as much of -their wares, if permitted to manufacture anc sell nothing but if permitted to manufacture both cannon's and small arms. But certainly all candid opponents 'ought to admit, that bank issues could not be iU'-Meny dispersed amongst the community so as to unsettle the currency, and occasion a -violent fluctuation of prices, except in the shape 01 small notes. -And it is further worthy of remark, that if in such a state of the currency expansions should take place, they would not reach every cabin door in the wilderness as at present.

people would have a currency suited to their wants and exigencies, and would not be influenced and agitated as at present, by every fluctuation of the commercial world. agitations and fluctuations would reach none but the commercial classes, who are best able by thejr habits to accommodate themselves to circumstances, and even they would find their of relief facilitated and increased by the exemp-tion'of community i from pessure and calamity. The small proprietors, would not have their habits of economy overthrown and destroyed by' exchanging their productions for trash, which they would be anxious to spend the first opportunity, and which would be folly to accumulate. On the contrury, that class receiving the equivalent for their productions in a stablecurrency, would be stimulated to make accumulations, until they would have sums at command sufficient to lend at interest. Jhua the morals and the wealth of the community would be improved, loans from private capitalists would becomr ewyiw attainment at moderate rates of interest, nd the banks would get out of ylficf I He repeated lbat banks rvouldget out of politics, for1 ns Bonn as they-ceased to interfere with and in jure the community, disposition would I'O felt $0 with, jpr Ini jure them, an if such an attempt should 1 I I I i oe made, it wouiq, oe Gemlemenvere sometimes Uuid in their denunciations of ngrarianism; if agmrianism-was understood to bean unjust interference by individuals, with the affairs of third persons, they coul not be too loud in their denunciations; they could say nothing worse of it than it deserved.

Hut what, interference with the af fairs of the citizen could be 'more destructive -than the power of a single presideut and cashier to make ten thousand dollars of currency in a morning, by scribbling their names on pieces of paper? What interference could be more destructive than the like privilege on the whole number of the. banks to increase the currency to the amount of a million in a month, by alike In point of fact, every man was aware of this fact, and. that his rlearesf interests were the sport' of these institutions, whose expansions and contractions' set at naught all the exertions of his wisdom and prudence, and made his life a continual succession of storms and tempests, hopes and feats, until energy itself "was ready to relax its exertions and give up the contest. If gentlemen detested ngrarianism, here was a whole system deliberately con trived, which deserved the very sub-limhy of their He would add nu more at that time, but. patienilv a- wau tne coming 01 tnaz period, unen the fashion of the present evanescent and illfounded opinions should 'have passed away.

He thought it dueto himself to say that if the thing lay with him, he would not only alxwish' nites of the denomination of ten dollars ami under, but bills of much laraer de nomination. This declaration was made in order to avoid a misunderstanding of his position. TEXiAN 'CON0'KESS Wport of the Committee oh Foreign Iltlati'ins the Senate, on the subject of annexation. We have just received this report a pamphlet of twenty pages to which phe correspondence of Major Donelson, American charge, with the Secretary of Stated is VVe regret that we cannot, tin's evening, present it entire to our re iders. The two first pa--ges, which we copy, will, however, show the' spirit and of the whole; and, as it was adopted unanimously, it 'eaves no doubt of the disp-sitions of the Congress and the people of Texas, in regard to entering our Union.

Globe. J' Senate Chamber, Jan. 20, 1845. To the lloiuK. L.

Anderson, President of the Senate: The Cornmitte on Foreign Relations, to whom was referred the resolutions adopted by the people of Brazoria and Austin counties, in mass meeting assembled, and the memorial of the citizens of the county of Victoria, all expressive of lively interestin fuvorofthe annexation of Texas to the United States, and urging upon this Congress to use all just and honorable means to consummate that desirable event, have given to the subject that candid consideration which, its importance demanded at our Although your committee nre unan-imousiy of the opinion that the time has not yet arrived when action on the part of the government of Texas would be either appropriate or availing, and that such action should first be had by the government of the United States; yet fully impressed with the all tdisorbing interest of this question, and willing to cherish those noble impulses which animate the bosoms of a patriotic peop a decent regard for their feelings and a becoming requital of their conlidence, demand of. us a free and frank expression of our sentiments. The annexation of Texas to the United Slates, already emphatically willed by the people of both countries, will, when consummated, be among the most inteiesting events recorded in the annals of history. It will stand without a parallel in political changes. It is true that the chronicles of nations are full of the change of governments, of the extension of empire, ami of the partition of tne weaker among stronger powers; but this will be the, first instance where, a free, sovereign and independent-people will, have merged their government in.

another, by their own free will and consenll OJier notions have lost their and independent existence, but they have fallen before the bloody car of conquest; and have been appropriated as the successful spoils of ambition. They havej only changed masters; and, in too many instances, have had substituted more intolerable despotism than that which preceded it Uut here, how different will, be the change; and how incomparably different mpst be its results! Our weakness will become strength; our danger safety; and desolation of heart will be supplanted by the smiles joy. In jhis change, there will le no compulsion no force no rapacity desire aggrandisement; more nor less than the stern determination peculiar to, and characteristic of, freemen, to render more durable renublicun institu tions, and-to perpetuate, the- gl ory of me American AnJ wiio would not exult in the appellation of an Ainer-ioaqreitizent VV liaf, country is there contiguous to the United Slates that would not rejoice to share the benefits, the privilege, und -protection of that government In the days of the of the federal constitution, there were those who opposed its adoption; but it was because not foresee ats operation. Theireffiri failed; (heir prophesies have long since been falsified; and they ore looked upon now 1 as deludedalthough mnny of them were honest cavellers. The -experiment has worked well.

Man ij ca-pable of seJI-governmenU- The United States have proved it to a demonstration, and upon an extended scale. North Carolina and Rhode Island for a while refused to sanctioji the constitution. They soon saw their error. and entered into that great compact of States. And should not Texas the same? Would it not be infinitely bet ter for her to form one of ihe sisterhood of American States to have a general government able and willing to protect her, and regulate matters, of concern, with her local legislature to provide tor her domestic, interests and safety! Ought she to refuse to partake of the advantages of a union formed by the wisdom valor, mid patriotism of the best men the Aorld ever saw, consolidated and strengthened by the lapse of seventy years and consecrated pn-mmency by ame of Washington? Wfiuld not her incorporation into that union be preferable to the tardy, un- cettain, and hazardous experiment of building a new bur dened with.

a heavy debt, and, possessed with peculiar domestic institutions, which invite the improper interlercnce and. misplaced philanthropy the world? Ought the restoration of the niuullated purchase of Louisiana to be longer delayed, when Providence, by a peculiar and most extraordinary series of events, seems to have pointed out the easy means of frustr-ting the designs of men or at least their bad coun The imbecility of Spain, ihe alter nate anarchy and despotism of the daring attempt of Sunta Anna to destroy the constitution of ihe. country, the resistance and bravery of tba people of Texas, the carnage and capture of San Jacinto, and ihe enlightened judgment of the people of the United Mates, havj all admirably conspired to bring about that hat Ootl hath joined together, let no man put assunder! lexnstvr pnrt of the great valley of the Mississippi. Her people are the same as those of the United States; and although separated, for a while, from her natural allies, the lime is at hand when the error will be remedied, and the Host return again to its native From the New Orleans Picayune, Feb IS. LATEK FUO.U MEXICO.

By the arrival yesterday of the schooner. Creole, from Vera Ortiz, we have advices from that city to tho 3d Instant, her day of. sailing. Our- previous intelligence.was received by way of Havana, and came down to the 3 1 si of'January. Upon glancing at our pa first thing that met our eye was a long letter from Santa Anna, dated from his prison at Pe rote, on the 22d of addressed to the Secretaries of, the Chamber of Deputies.

It isnneofthe most humiliating documents we ever read. He begs for his life as pitifully as when on his knees, at San Jacinto, be and the valarous General Cos supplicated am Houston for mercy 11 degradation which General Almonte, in the same emergency, scorned with the spirit of a man. In his communication to the chambersthe substance of which we give Sunta Anna recalls to the minds' of the members, in the most vainglorious manner, the seivice which he has ren-dered He dwells particularly upon the actions of the Hit ('-September, 182S), and the 5th of December. 1838. He repeatedly Iris wounds received in battle, to his m'Uil-atcd person, Hiid prays like a hound that what little blood is left in him may be He insists that in all hi acts, front the very outset of the revolution against Spanish rule, he had in view the interests and glory of Mexico ah.ne not personal aggrandisement.

Oh. no lie never once thought -of himself while pending stolen money to foreign countries! He admit that he may have erred in the adoption of measures, but he claims tin all bin errors have been those of judgment only. He acknowledges that the recent revolution is now consummated; he yields to the general will, renounces the presidency, and is anxious to atone lor whatever he may have' done of evil by voluntary expatriation nnd the consequent loss of property -and of friends. luuds, iih disgusting the geneiosity und inngnanjimiiy of Mexicans; asserts that even in the contest whch has resulted in bin overthrow, he hki red -ns much a possiMe Mexican blood; that he mainted himself at the bead t( ihe to enforce what belisvr ed to be his constitutional rights to the presidency the actions pbtce at Pueb'a' were mere skirmishes; that he had difRcully tit restiaining the enthusiasm of soldjei, and that he voluntarily gave up jhe oommitnd ol them when they were unanimously devoted to him. He revives his favorite companion of himself ith Napoleon: hoping, that the parallel between neir careers may be extended by his own exile; and at the.

same that ifhehai not effected quite as much ns the on the stage jd life, be Iris the advantage of having lost a leg! Hut we are tired of looking through this paper, it is unmanly, and false. JXi hearjed. soipier could have dictated it. 1 As to, the probable fate of Santa Anna, we can give no jnore definite indication than iscontained in, ing letter from one of our correspondents: n- "Vkba Cncz, Feb. 3.

1845v, have only time to drop you a few lines. Nothing new. Saita Annu is in confinement in Perote, while. his cause is before the Congress, Constitu ted in 'grand jury' at He must think occasionally jif his th Texans. Government doubt regrets that he did not escape, as it is desinms of being generous with.

him, but at the same time feat puhlic opinion, which is very storm against the wretch. Santa Anna. not. be 'punished with all the rigor ol the laws, another revolution against the actual govern ment would doubt be. the result.

Great confidence is felt in the present, government, which in my opinion will prove tc be a good one, and the first truly republican one this people has ever. known. 7-, 'K espeoting Texas. I. would say that its useless ever to expect the consent of this government to its annexation to the United If it should le annexed, it will make a great deal of noise here, but nothing further than; talk will from it, in my opinion.

"I send you a lew papers, to which I refer you for Santa Anna's petition to Congress, praying for .1 most -disgracefully humiliating document, and jost such a oue as might be expected from such a cowardly dog. The papers from every depirtment of Mexico cane freighted with expres sions joy and gratttlulMn. It may nt be without significance.lbe lact that we now receive our files of the liberal papers as due; 11 lit tie while lince we never could lay our hands one, unless it were forwarded by some fnen I at his personal risk. The liberal editors of the city of Mexico are tug ing upon tl.e government to organ'ue a national gu nd, op.ui the French-syi-tem. i'hey begin to weaiy of the.

rule id dicta lor. sop-ported by legionaries or janissaries, a-lotie. The enmmunications. from the northern departments of Mexico are still replete Indian outrages. The gov-eminent continues express a desire to repel the aul iciom outrages which have been inflicted upon ihe inhabitants ofijiatdistaiitseciion of country.

When the Creole left. Vera Cruz, there were ten Mexican vessels of war in. port of different (he to steamships being at the head of them. The French brig Mercure, the British fiigate Inconstant, the United State corvette Falmouth, and the Spanish frigate Cartes were also in the harbor. It is it rare cireuinstam chronii lithe arrival of a Spanish national vessel in Mexican waters.

The S101.0 of the 24th ul timo, states that Santa Anna was exceedingly depressed in spirits in his at Perote. No progress Ins been made in the trials of the ex-ministers, Bocanegm and IJ tssadre, nnd of th? ex-President. Uanalizo. -What's in a mame. What'sn a imef is frequently uttered without its heing that an is to Jie given to the exclamation.

A -young man, in I'ai isJ found that a name culd place bint within the c'utcltes of a municipal guard. lie' was proceeding quickly along a streer, when a little dog run after him barking loodly The owner of the tirimul first. whistled him back and then willed- out, sir, here! Assiisin, more he called, ihe more ihe dog would come: back, and' the owner coniin-tied trying- oat loudly, 'Assassin. A municipal guard, -who happened nt the uioment' to hearing the exclamation, and seeing nn individual proceeding thought it was a clear case for the inter ference of the taw, and according!) Ktop ed the young tnan, summoning him to fellow "Why the other. Vou.shnll see that swon retorted ihe ttnlnicip.il guanb-i the man protested.

against such pro cefldiog, ihe guard, insisted, a te.rwd coliec rid all the assuraBcen of tne young ntitn could not havtravailed huo anything, had nottfie owner n'the-ig come whit was jMrsing perceived the tuistake -which the name of the animal had caused, lie explain. ed -what had la ken and th oung luaA.wttSLset at liberty, amidst general laughter at the occurrence, in whichj ihough'rmich annoy at last joined, TI15 municipal, very, seriously recommended the owner of the dog to give his. quad. oped a less alarming appella tion. Gtilignftni.

THK Pf KIT OF DFMOCHACYd EDITED BY. J. R. MORRIS: FRIDAY, MARCUlnWAi 'ft Oir AII persons to. whbin this nurh' ber of our paper is ient, will be consid ered subscribers unless the paper is returned to us.

1 -ii -ir--i, CO" The present number commences a new volume of our paper, One year, therefore, has: rolled round -'since "we assumed the control of a public journal. It Afould naturally be expected that on this occasion' wersfiould 'make, some remarks in relation to our intentions fir the future. ,1 In a foitner number of our paper, we' told our readers that, make or breaks we should continue another year; that, determination we still adhere to, notwithstanding our support is very limited. We have of ten wondered how it is that the County of Harrison," with but'a Httfe larger population that this, rap support four newspapers, while we are. unable to 'make -both 'ends meet without any Apposition.

Certainly it Harrison county Can support four papers, Monroe. can support one. Studl it be said that Monroe couniyi with a population of over twenty thousand, cannot support one p.iper? If pot, let our present sub-cribeis assist us extending our circulation. Were it not that we are ashamed to let it go abroad, we would publish the number of our subscribers'; the smallness of the number, we think, would certainly induce our, friend. to come to our assistance, As heretofore, we shall battle for what we conceive to be democratic principles, i'ecatiso James Polk is president of the United it is no reason why the democracy of the country shou'd relax a single effort, Now, a.

at all limes, will the money power of the country seek 'to gain the ascendency in the councils of the nation. When we have before us such a banking law, as that enacted by the present Ohio legislature becomes the business of the laboring men of the coun try to look well to their interests. (Hr As we have at this time but a single journeyman in our employ, we are unable to devote but very little time to the editorial department of our paper." Those acquainted with the irinting business know that it is pretty work, for two hands to issue a piper of. the size of the without any other assistance, nnd not even a devil. It is a pretty1 serious business to be editor, journeyman-and devil all at the same THE BANK Tho great Jine-and thearing (finan ciering)' scheme of Mr.

Kelly, has be erne the law of the land; and this bill of seventy "five sections, we promised to publish, should it be finally passed Into a law. Great Scott! is it possible that we ever-promised to publish this law. Little 'did we1 think when we made that promise that we should ever be. called upon, to fulfil We cer tninly never thought the whigs of the Ohio "legislature would have the har-dyhood til pass such a bill. 'But so it may it please' your We think our readers will have to be satisfied 'with a synopsis of this law, which we -intend publishing as soon as we can make it legislatuue: The principal business engaging the attention oi tie legislature since the passage Kelly's monster Bank, is of local character, nnd therefore "uninteresting t.i our Th.e";bil jntroiiuc'ed 'by Mr Keily, 10 appraise all property for taxation at ts'cash valuehas been postponed.

The bill to provide for. the compte.j tionNif the new State House tin's pass, ejl-th'e Jlouse byja vote of 35 to' 30J House bus indefinitely, postponed tho.Stnatf bill to repeal the black laws'' fe vote of 33 to WC-P- i 1. ivr.uu acciden v. i piv Thursday, the 27- i 1 't, while a nuiii 1 1 rm war. irnrrai -tr the farm of Mr Edwauo Maoinnis.

in this toyn9hip, id jrolling fog a.pd fenng n.limb about three feef in length i fjfljl froim a considerably Jicight," from one' of -the falling trees'a'nd tf. Mo'ginnis'on the heatt above the ipntli in nluml lu-n hAiir Mr. M. was ar ohi and respected citizen, 1 -w rv, 1 .1 1' .1 -( CONGRESS-TEXASrOSTAGE The newfromj'fie city pf Washing-' "i 1' liiii iiiviif ff- vi ill iv uur 111 mi- irifiiiiv 01 the annexation of -We 0 py below the bill for the annexation of Texas to the United States it pass ed the'oenate. A'' -ihe.

democratic aenawra ana mree wnicra voiei lor rna bill. Tri( urhura ivpra tirrir-r nf Mn lyland. ohn'son ojf Louisiana, and Hen derson of Mississippi. The House has concurred jn the' Senate' amendments, ny a vote 01 132 10 76; nil the demo- crats present except voted in r-iunt rf nnrl 'nil tw except against, the -t i TJie passed the.Senate postage bill with but two amendment one, that the bill is hot to take effect until the first of( July- the Other, that on all single letters the postage for '4 any distance unde'rhree hundred mile shall be five cents, foV all distances three hundred milts, ten cents. Wehope this bill may become Vt law.

The-Senate lias, so far, refused tt ncU qti bilt. for, the, admission of Iowa and Florid i as'SMtes. JOINT a. Deflating the terms: on which Congrssa will admit Texas into the Union as a "'State. ''-v-i' Be it resolved by the Senate nqtl House' of Hepresentatives of the fUni-tetf Stales.of Aiherica in Congress as.

mliloil. 'Ill-it nnnuil the territory properly within, nnd rightfully, belongmg th I 1. repouiiuiti 1 nn oo ereciea- into a new State, to bo called tlSta'to wf I exas; with a republican form of ijov. to be. adopted by peoplo 1 1 1 1 01 saiti repuoncv ny nepauesin c.onven-tion assembled, With the consent.

otthe existmg government, in order that tho same may be admitted af orifi of tht States ot tins union. Skc. 2. And be it further resolved. That foregoing consent of Congress is given upon the 'following conditions, .1.., nun mm.

mc itiiiuti ing JuaiuuiicS, -U wit: Said State to le formed sub ject to tne adjustment by thisgovern- uienioi an (uesuons 01 uounuary that may arise with other governmentst and the constitution thereof, Avith tjje properevidencB of its adoption' by the people lepuuiic ol exas, shall be transmitted to the President of the to be- laid before Corr-grejss orits final action, on or before the first day o( January, one thousand eight hundred and forty-six. 1 Second, Said State, wheti "admitted into the Union, after ceding to the United States all mines, minerals, salt lakes and springs and also all public edifices, fortifications, barracks, ports and har burs, navy. and navy yards, docks, magazines, arms, armaments, and all other property and means pertaining. to tho puuuu ucience, uesonging lo re- lllltlw Tfl 10- fili'lll ratlin all v. v.u.l, 111 ,119 public funds, debts, taxes and 'dues of every kind, which may belong to or be due and or owing said republic and shall also retain ail the vacant and unappropriated lands lying within its limits, tq be applie i to the payment of ihi debts and liabilities of said republic of iiw biiuuo ut auiu luiiua, after said debts and liabili ues, iu uo ui.suuscu ui us saiu oiaiemav rlirect: iint in nn vnnt hra niit AahtJ und liabilities In hficiim i-lmni.

imnn UIJUl the government of the United States. Third, New States, of convenient ize, and having sutficienl population mar ocicuuei, uy me consent 01 said Stale, be formed out of the territory1 1 i.i. tnereoi, wmcn snail ue entitled to adv mission under the provisions of the federal And such States as may be f.rmed out of that portion. ''of said territory lying south of thirtv-sitf degrees thirty minutes north latitude commonly known ob the Missouri com-. promise line, shall he admitted mtotho Union, with or without slavery as thi' people of each Slate asking admission may desire.

And in suoh State' or: States as shall be formed out of said territory north of said AlissTurt' com1 promise or in vol vntarv servitud (except for crime) shalf be7 prohibited-' Seci S. Ahd be it further 'resolvedJ' Thnt if fh IVociilnhl. nC- jK. fTnOa.l I States 'shall, in his judgment and discre-; ti. proceeding to submit i foreuoing res, olution to the republic of i'exas, as an I AtrePdi sxm An Kr V4 Ar iKst lwiAA 1 vi iiui wu in yqi vi iiv iiiLCU.