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General sherman ON Politics.

General Sherman, in his late reception
speech at Columbus, said:
Gle would not accept the Office OF
President, were it offered to him to-day.
He could do better. twenty-five thous-
and dollars year was no inducement for
him to assume the duties and responsible
tiles of the Presidency He would prefer
to retain the military position he now
holds: He was quite satisfied with the
reputation he had gained in it, and he in
tended to take care of it. The Presiden-
cy had well nigh killed every military
man that had medded with it, and he
had no purpose or desire to have any thing
to do with it,
"And it had been said he could not
favor his friend Cox, here, for the civil
Office for which he is now candidate.--
Here, again, he had been misunderstood
What he did say that he wondered that
the General would exchange Major GEN
elalship for the place of Governor Of
Ohio. But he supposed that possibly Gen.
Cox considered it vas giving up an uncer-
tainty for a certainty. For himself, he
would not have the Office, if he could, for
two years. or Eve thousand years.
According to the Stattsntan's report,
Gen. Sherman carefully avoided saying
that he would support Gen. Cox for Gov
ernor 1t is certain that he was surpris-
ed at Cox's running for it.
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"Drap Me Aisy.o

"Drap me aisy," said poor Irishman
to the hangman, as he was about being
launched into eternity. He wanted to
drop gradually" There are thousands
of spectators and others now in the same
condition. They are willing that gold
and merchants generally should 60 down,
provided it does not harm them. Each
man cries out, "Drap me aisy." The gold
Spectator, tremulous and pale with ex-
citement, says, "Drap me aisy." Every
holder of cotton, as it "goes tumbling
down, loudly prays, "Drap me aisy."-
Every pork and beef speculator says,
''Drap me aisy." The whole army Of cap
italists, bankers and business men are
hoarse with the cry, "Drap me aisy."
Over against this crowd stands the COM
MON PEOPLE, the great multitude, and
they say to falling prices, Come quick
ly" Consumers now demand "low fig
ures." A good time is coming, (they
say and now we will take our turn. The
poor mechanic who has paid seventy cents
pousd to butter his bread on Sunday,
now has hope. He says, Hurry up your
low prices" Making haste slowly does
not suit him. If gold goes down, goods
go down in proportion, and the prospects
/ brighten that the long looked for 'solid
basis" is at hand.
What is gold good for? You cannot
eat it, drink it,or wear it. 1t is not wan
ted to ship to Europe. 1t is only wanted
by one single class of our fellow citizens
the speculators-th bulls o-day, and
the bears tomorrow, in Wall street We
say let them have it. When gold went
up, business men made fortunes by mo.
nopolizing merchandise; manufacturers
made fortunes by advancing prices; stock
spectators made fortunes, so that million
Tres were at one time "as plenty a:
j "black berries" Gold gamblers made
fortunes by buying and boarding every
ducat they could lay hands on. Outside
crying madness, as food and raiment wen
up higher. They then demand more anc
more for their labor Starvation prices
at length stared them in the face. Buy
crs rebelled at high prices, at hundred
per cent profits, and at fortunes made ii
a day. Happily the tables are now turn
ed, and who expects the masses of tht
people to mourn? Nobody but fools.
| Cheap bread and meat in any intelli
gent community insure prosperity. lie
us have prosperity, therefore, for the peo
pile as whole, even if some must suffer
We say, in conclusion, down with th
price of gold. Down with the price o
dry goods. Down with the price o
bread and meat. Down with tho price 0
clothing. Down speedily with the pric
Of everything, until we come to a golt
basis. Prices must continue go down
down, DOWN. until the banks and the Gov
ernment resume specie payments; and tina
glorious era cannot come minute to-
quick. -Indepea,lcn.
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ton has been much neglected, owing to-
the edisorganization and confusion incident
to the change from the slave TO the free
labor system.
There is considerable i'll feeling in
Charleston between the soldiers and the
citizens, and there has recently been some
breaches of the peace, in which the col
ored troops have been mixed up. Gen.
Bennett, post-commandant. has sonse-
quently found it necessary to issue espe=
cial orders of pretty stringent charac-
ter, requiring all citizens to deliver up
firearms in their possession, to refrain
from assemblages and noisy demonstra-
tions in the streets, and to remain at their
homes after eight in the evening. The
soldiers arc also reminded of their duties
and warned against the perpetration of
any outrages or the exhibition of dis
courtesy to the people. sE A8sI
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The BAH has started, Boys.

From every quarter the stirring notes
Of the Democratic bugle are heard again
Hayward Democrats are returning to their
first love. There is disposition on the
part of the people to make inquiries and
see where they stand. Five years of Re-
publican rule has brought much disaster
and misfortune upon them. True, the re-
bellion has been put down gloriously, but
it was, in main, the principles of the Re-
publican party that brought about the
bloody necessity, True, the Abolition
high priests say many things about free.
DOM loyalty and the advantages deri
we'd by the carrying our of their 'princi
pies. The war is over and the farmers
have time to examine their taxes. They
find they are enormous and are rapidly in
creasing. They see that a wealthy class
of people, who roll in their carriages ano
flash in silks, cloth. purple and Gue linens
who have their maid and man servants
about their households, with an occasion.
al imported 'contraband' in the barnyard
pay little or no tax They find that
amid the excitement of tbeTwar the Abo.
lition party, following the footsteps of q
monarchy, have created privileged class
The Bondholders! They are our Lords
and Dukes barring the title. They draw
their support from the Government, and
the poor class Farmers and mechanics,
are taxed to raise the money. These as
sertions are not political lodges, but plain
unhealthy facts. Farmers are taxed and
bonds are not. The tax on farm valued
at $4,000 is forty five dollars, besides q
per cent on products, &c. The tax on
$4,000 in Bonds is Nothing Can any
one help but see that the Republican par
ty, in having full sway in carrying out its
principles, has proved curse aud hum
bug? And now, to cap the climax of their
power. they propose to chuck the black
race of petilential negroes and call them
brothers Is it not time for sensible men
to turn away in disgust? Is there any
wonder the Democratic ball is beginning
to roll-that the second sober thought OF
the people is beginning to be manifest
Fremont Messenger
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From the Minnesota Statesman.]
DTrs. Lincoln.

We have recently noticed an item of
news stating that Mr.. Lincoln's executor
had informed her that the estate of the
late President Lincoln was not sufficient
for her to keep house upon, but that she
would have to board This is startling
announcement, truly; and we see that
Greeley uses it as an argument in favor OF
hurrying up the S100,u0o subscription
that was started for her soon after Mr..
Lincoln's death.
What has become Of the large proper
tion Of Mr.. Lincoln's salary which the Re-
publican papers lastrfall stated he had in
vested in u S. bonds? What is Captain
Bob doing, that his mother has been so
suddenly reduced to such desperate
straits?
We have sometimes thought that the
old time charity had all departed. There
was time when the people gave to the
really needy, and gave without the ''pomp
and circumstance of newspaper pufs.-
They selected their objects of charity land
gave their heart offerings quietly without
having their names paraded in the public
prints.
Where are the thousandsH-yea tens OF
thousands--of widows and orphans who
have, been made so through the noble
martyrs who have been slain in this war,
upon whom the last rays of the evening
sun leave no cheer and to whom the NOR
rows morn brings ho hope2 Are there
no Presidents wives among the thousands
of little daughters who daily toll and beg
TO vouchsafe a few more hours of life to
worn out and starving mothers, the lives
of whose husbands--eyery one of them
were as valuable to them as was Mr. Lin
coins to his family? Are there no $780,
600 subscriptions to be circulated fer
these mournful monuments of the patri-
otism of the Nation?
In God name is it not about time for
this :funkeyism and toadyism of the
American people to give way to an enlarg
ed practical charity charity that will
not expend its blessings in vain before it
reaches its suffering objects? Let US hear
no more appeals to enable Mrs. Lincoln
to live In splendor and idleness, while
those who gave her all the elevation she
enjoys are crying for bread, and ale los
ing their hearts blood in trying to obtain
it. m 5
A monument to Mr.. Lincoln's memory
will perpetuate Nations gratitude; but
the people of the Nation owe no debt to
Mrs. Lincoln. she reveled in silks and
laces and diamonds while the poor wives
of the Nations defenders were sewing
shoddy at two shillings per day to enrich
fayorite contractors. 10 them we owe a
debt that can never be repaid
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Removal of the Sentenced Com
spir:ltOrS. Ht9 81


New York, July 20.-Private dis
patches from San Francisco mention the
death of Bishop A. Potter, OBJ the 4th
inst.
A Fortress Monroe correspondent says:
The sentenced conspirators, Mudd, Ar
mold, O'Laughliu and Spangler, arrived
here Monday on the steamer State of
Maine. They were in charge of Brevet
Brig. Gen. Dodd, and wore irons on their
ankles When first placed on board at
Washington, they also had on manacles.
These last fetters were removed after the
steamer left her wharf at Washington
On the trip down Mudd and Spangler were
very cheerful, aud employed their time
in playing backgammon. OIaughlin
and Arnold, on the other hand. seemed
much depressed in spirits, and were mel
.ancholy and reserved
On her arrival in the roads the State of
Maine anchored and Gen. Dood came on
shore and communicated with Washing
ton by telegraph just at sun-down the
steam tug Chowan went along side of the
State of Maine and the four conspirators
werc placed on board of her. The Chow
an then steamed along side of the u. s.
gunboat Florida The four prisoners
were put on board the Florida, and that
gunboat immediately steamed seward,
The destination of the conspirators was
not made known, but the conjecture was
the Dry Tortueas The only per.on
possessing the information was Capt.
Budd, of the Florida, and he did not dis
close it to any one.
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The COnspirators TO go to the Dry
TOrtugas.

New York, July Is.-Aspecial to the
Post from Washington -sayss The Presi--
dent has changed the place of imprison-s
ment of DIR. Mudd, 0'Laughlin, Arnold
and Spangler. They We're sent to the .
Dry Tortugas instead Of the Albany PEN
itentiary.
Col. Hamilton Davis, private Secretary
has been sent to Fort McHenry; Prof. {
McCulloch, the alleged protector of in-C
cendiary fires in Now York, to Fort Dell,
aware, and Gen. Harris to Libby prison.
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nay The Bridgeport Standard talks
about Democratic efforts to ''lure the
President back to their party!" Does
the Standard mean to assert that Mr.
johnson is pledged to remuneration Of
his old principles? On the contrary, has
not Mr.. johnson invariably told the del
ega.ions who have lately waited upon him
that they may look for his future policy
in the light of his past history? and was
he not State Rights Democratup to the
breaking out of the rebellion? To be
sure, the Republicans ought to have
known his views when they nominated
him-but it is more than likely they did
not ask him. but merely wanted to use
bis name to strengthen their ticket. 1t is
an old dodge" with that party-and they
have sometimes played it to their sorrow.
--Neao Haren Reqister.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1865-07-26

TIE CRops.-The wheat harvest in
Southern Illinois and Indiana is nearly
over. The papers from those sections
speak cf the yield as enormous and the
quality as unsurpassed by the crops of
any previous year. To add 20 the salts
faction of the farmers, the weather has
been as favorable as they could desire and
the new crop has been harvested in the
very best condition. From all parts of
the country we have the same glowing
accounts of the wheat crop. Corn and
oats will be more than an average return
This, therefore, is likely to be year Of
plenty, its cornucopia oyerfowing with
abundance.
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Arrival fron New Orleans.

New ORLEANS, July 1S.-Gcn. Canby
now commands the Department. of Texas
and Louisiana, reporting to Sheridan,
The George Washington, from New
York arrived on Sunday.
Brownsville dates to the 18th are re-
ceived The rebel Generals Kirby Smith
Magruder, Price, Shelby, Donglan and
Jackman, with four hundred men and Of
fcers, two pices Of artillery aud large
wagon train, have gone to Mexico. Gov
ernor, Moore and Allen, of Louisiana,
and Clark and Murray, of Texas, and 9TH
ers of lesser importance, are in that par
ty.
Late reports confirm the delivery of
Confederate property to General Brown
by order of Macmillan.
The Federals recently captured five
hundred bales of cotton and large wag-
on train, consisting Of quinine, saltpetre
and other goods, going to Texas.
The Imperialists have evacuated Iom-
argo, falling back on Monterey, abandon
ing the entire country. They we're much
annoyed on the march by Cortinas.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1865-07-26

THE CLEVELAND LEADER s ADVICE. =
The, Cleveland Leader insists that its par
ty friends throughout the Reserve shall
squarely fight the issue on the Negro Suf-
frage question. In County and Senate
rial Conventions it wants them to pro
nounce for it unequivocally There is
nothing like frankness and fairness; and
we hope that the Abolition party South
of the National Road will act with the
same blunt ffankness on this subject that
the Researches propose to act.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1865-07-26

1seaeJancs A. Flint, of Co. G, 36th
Ohio, who has been sentenced to impris-
onment for the remainder of his term of
enlistment, was brought to this city last
night and assigned to squartersin the mil
itary prison. Flipt is resident of Mon
roe County Ohio, and is charged with
having spoken disrespectful of Lincoln at
the time of the assassination. Wheeling
Register.
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"GoLoRED TRoops FlGHr BRAvELY.

"GoLoRED TROOPS FIGHT BRAvELY. !"
The negroes and the "white trash had
a brush at Salem, New Jersey, about a
week ago, simply because a young white
lady was knocked down in the street by
an ebony damsel of easy virtue. The
"white trash" had the audacity to take
exceptions to such brutality, and the con-
sequence was that the ''culled pussens of
that ancient town pitched into the whites,
who were too much for them, when they
pitched out again, and took to their legs
in manner that proved conclasively that
'colored troops fight bravely.n Beast
Butler should have been there to urge
them on as he did at Dutch Gpp.--jSnn-
day Mercury.
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HoRRIBLE THoUGHT President An
drew Johnson, in 1860, advocated the
election of John G. Breckinridge for
President of the United States He en-
Jorsed the Breckinridge Platform. This
must be horrible thought to the loyal
lists. A Breckinridger for President!-
Worst of all he was elected by themselves
These facts must now rise up before them
and stare them in the face like some ter
rible ghost. A Breckinridger Presi-
dent! se
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FAST GIRL.--A Miss Manson, be-
witching "schoolmarm" who sojourneth
about Brownsville, Canada, recently invi-
ted young man named Kerr out to take
buggy ride with her, and when she had
got him on few miles from the settle
ment, she drew revolver and shot himl
Nice lady to ride with, that. If its all
the same to her we had rather not 60 out
alone with her-nots otsmuch--R Rillersburgh
FHrnser.
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The wreck OF the yyn,. NeIson..

HALIFAX, July 17.-By the Alpha we
have the statement of Capt. Hart, Of the
bark Meteor, that he searched day and
a half for the unfortunate passengers by
the ship Wm Nelson, the wreck OF which
was scattered for miles over the water
The saved passengers say that on Sunday,
June %, the Captain Of the hapless ship
determined to iumigatc her. and for this
purpose ordered pitch to be taken in the
lower hold and red hot irons to be thrown
into it. The pitch ignited and boiled
over, and set the ship on fire. When it
was found impossible to save the ship the
Captain and others. with the cabin pas
sengers, left in the boats of the ship.
which soon burned to the waters edge.
carrying down over four hundred steerage
passengers The scenes on board the i'll
fated vessel are described as of the most
heartrending character. Capt. Hart says
that ship five or six miles of from his
vessel was seen by him, apparently en-
gagged in searching for the wreck, and he
thinks that she saved some of the pas
|sengers from the wreck, all of whom had
been three days in the water. The male
cabin passengers are rapidly recovering
from the effects of the injuries received,
but the female passengers are badly burn
ed about the arms and legs, and are not
progressing so well.
THE CURIOSITY HUNTERs.-Notwi
standing the close surveillance Of the
guards who have had Ford's theater in
charge, the building has been roughly
used. Curiosity seekers have completely
whitfield away the bench upon which
Peanut John sat whilst holding Booths,
horse, and about yard square has been
cut away from the green baize carpet,sur- Z
rounding the spot where Booth feet
struck, when he jumped upon the stage
after shooting the President One of these
curious visitors entered the saloon adjoin-
ing the theater,where Booth took his last
drink of brandy just before he murdered
Mr.. Lincoln. The visitor inquired of the
bar keeper: "Have you the same bottle ON
hand out of which Booth drank on the
night of the assassination" eYes, SIR"
Can | have drink of that same brandy
out of that same bottle?" .sYes, sir"
Lets have it." The visitor tastes the
brandy, makes a wry face, and continues:
'And that's the same brandy that Booth
drank2'. "Yes, sir" s'Well, l don't
wonder that he killed the President. A
drink of that brandy would make man
kill his grandmother. fs
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Atrocious Robbery.

The Bucyrus Forum Of the 14th inst.
relates thefollowing:
On last Friday morning between one
and two o'clock, John Fletcher,of Green
field, Pa, was robbed on the track of the
9. G. & G.. railroad, between Gallon and
Crestline, of silver watch worth $50. a
gold chain worth $50 and between $500
and 5000 in currency. The facts in the
case are about as follows: Mr.. +. was on
his way to visit some friends in the West.
He should have changed cars at Mans
field, but fell asleep and was carried on to
Gallon, on the Atlantic & Great Western
Railway Wishing to reach Crestline in
time for the train on the Fort Wayne
road, he started en- foot accompanied by
two persons, who said they were going to
Fort Wayne, and wished to take the same
train. When about midway between the
two places, he was suddenly struck by
one of the parties on the back of the
head with pair of brass knuckles and
knocked down. He ralliod, however, i'm
mediately got up,and in turn knocked one
of the robbers down; the second thief
then struck him, attempted to throw
chloroform in his face, but he struck the
bottle from his hands and broke it. The
three then clinched, and in the scufie
rolled down>thc bank, where they soon
.overpowered Mr. Fletcher, aud beat him
until he was insensible, when they robbed
him of the property We have mentioned,
and then placed him on the track, in the
hope, we suppose, that the southwark
train would run over him. The train,
however, was behind time, and Mr.. +. in
the meantime dragged himself from the
track
When he became sensible, the robbers
were gone. He stayed in the place until
daylight, when he dragged himself back
to Gallon, where he had his wounds dres-
sed. He was in very bad condition,
having no less than five or six holes in
his head, from the blows he received by
the brass knuckles. He was confined to
bed two or three days.
Three individuals have been arrested,
charged with being concerned in this
atrocious crime. In default Of bail they
were committed to the Crawford County
Jail to await a hearing at the next term
of the Court of Common Pleas. Upon
one of these persons the watch was found,
and the gold chain upon another; but
none of the money has been yet recover
ed.
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Fears OF Ensurrectionin in Alabama.

New York, July 20-The Worlds
correspondent from Alabama says there
is deplorable state of society in the cap
ital Of that State, resulting from the lax,
administration of affairs by Gen. Smith
There arc fears of a general negro insur-
rection. There is complete and terrible
desolation in the country. ~
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BosToN, July 20-The wife of the rob-
ell General Ewell proceeded to Ft. War
ren, yesterday morning, with an order from,
President johnson for the release Of her
husband on taking the oath Of allegiance.
He was liberated and both left for the
South last evening.
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The Army in Texas.

New YORK, July 1.-THE CONNER
cial's Washington special says: 1t is not
true that 1000 troops have been sent to
Texas. The whole force in that country
consists of only Il, 900 men, being part of
two army corps, the 18th and 25th,and it
will be distributed over the whole State.
1t is not an army Of observation. As
each soldier now in the field costs consid-
erably more than 81 900 per year, Gov
ernment is not disposed to make unneces
sary displays at such an expense.
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The Free Labor System in South
observation-disclosures CrOps--Ri-
OTIS in Charleston Between Sob
dierS and Citizens.

New York, July 19-The Herald S
correspondence from Charleston says that
the majority of the South Carolina plant
ers, though SO recently the most uneom-
prising advocates of slavery, have already
begun to look Oh emancipation as really
a benefit to them, and are inclined to the
opinion that compensated labor will in the
end preve far more profitable and salts
factory to the land owners Of that State
generally
All the principal South Carolina crops.
excepting rice, are represented as yield
ing abundantly this year. Rice cultiys-
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Gen. Butier and Mosby i'm Cahoot.

New York, July 18.-The Alexan-
dria Journal says Gen. Butler and Mosby
have entered into law partnership in
New York. ~
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A KNOCK Down ARGUMENT AT Co
shocton, on the Fourth, ooe of Sherman's
soldiers knocked down Republican for
saying, General Sherman was no great
scratch. -
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OIL COMPANIES Certificates of incor-
poration were issued in this State, from
the 1st day of January to the 30th of
June, 1866, to 1870 petroleum oil compa-
nies, with an aggregate capital of $780, :
395. 600.