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The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1866-09-18
''NO Safety for the Country but I'm
ssNegPO Suffrage"


The Address adopted by the Philadel-
phia Radical Convention, after a portion
of the border State delegates had retired
contains the following language:
"There can be no safety for the coun-
try against the fell spirit of slavery, now
organized in the form of serfdom, unless
the government, by national and appro
pirate legislation, shall confer on every
citizen in the States we represent the
American birthright of impartial suffrage
and equality before the law"
Stripped of its stllted rhetoric thai
means simply that the country is not SAFE
in the hands of white voters, and that its
salvation can only be secured by giving
the right of suffrage to Negroes.
These same Radicals proclaimed tina
| it was the Negroes who put down thu
Rebellion, but they now go a step fur
ther, and affirm that Negro votes alone
can save the country.
There is but one step further to go
and that is to declare that none but Ne.
groes shall vote.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1866-09-18
Radical Run1anisnn.

The rufianism displayed by the Radi.
Gals at indianapolis is disgrace to oul
country, disgrace to the city, and a burn
ing disgrace to the Radical party.
Some of the thorough-going Thad.
Stevens papers, like the Cincinnati Ga
zette boldly justify the Indianapolis riot,
at the same time <onfessing it to be the
work of their party.
Others, dsceitful hypocrites, pretend to
"deep regret" We say "deceitful hypo-
critics." incoming it in its fullest and
broadest sense; and we include among
them every man, here and elsewhere, who
has contributed, by yituperation and in
tiammatory denunciation of the President,
to produce the feeling which caused the
riot, and now sneakingly pretends to- be
$50 sorry" that this laWless ruffanism
took place.
They deliberately fire train of pow
der leading to magazine, and then "dsep-
ly regret" that an explosion took placel
"Deceitful hypocrites" is very mild
name for such men.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1866-09-18
Radical Gains i'm Maine.

The Radicals have gone into ecstacies
over their gains of four or five thousand
in the Maine election.
The only wonder is that the New En-
gland States do not vote unanimously for
the Radicals. For FIVE years the Radi-
cal Congress has done little else than en-
act into laws the Negro equality ideas Of
New England sentimentalists, and rob the
hard handed Western laborer to stuff the
plethoric pockets Of New England capi-
talists.
The drawback from the Treasury, by
Maine, on fish alone,..would probably pay
her revenue tax.
Why shouldn't the Radicals gain in
New England?
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aea. FRED. DOUGLASS thus laid dow

HeA- FRED. DOUGLASS thus laid down
the doctrine Of the Radicals at the Phila-
delphia Convention. He said, in speak
ing of the negro, that there were 4,000,-
600 or 100000 of the race on this con-
tinent, and asked the question what was
to be done with them? To this query he
thus responded:
craftsmanship had but one answer to
give, and it has fallen from the lips Of
the eloquent Senator Yates. | Applause ),
Philanthropy has but one answer, and il
is given out from a thousand platforms
and precepts this very day. 1t is this
The theory of the incorporation of the
whole black element into the American
body polite. Any thing less than this
will prove an utter fallacy, in my judge.
ment.
"You want me to speak my honest
sentiments. Cries of Yes, yes.'] We
ask right to all the different boxes, to
the witness, to the jury-box and ballot
box. Applause.] < x 4 x 1t IL
settled that he is prominent part of the
American people; that he is here, and nc
scheme of colonization can be adopted
by which the race can be entirely eradi-
Gated from the land.
To make the negro permanent part o.
the American people, to keep him here
forever, and allow him all the political
rights of the whites, is what is demanded
by the Radical Republicans. This is the
issue that is involved in the coming elee.
tion.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1866-09-18
N Il w 8 L T Il M 9 i.

The Maysville Bulletin says: "In con-
sequence of the heavy corn crop, there is
an unsual demand for stock Of all kinds.
Mules, horses, hogs and cattle are all i'm
proving in value"
The Plain Dealer states that man by
the name of Mccartney, living on the
Elyria road, twelve miles from Cleveland
was shot through the head and instantly
killed on last week and his house rob
bed of large sum of money.
Gen. Gresham RADICAL says: "I ives
brought up in the town of GAINESVILLE
where the Americans could hardly get to
the polls to vote, for the lazy, lousy,
filthy, greasy, lop-eared Dutch. y
The Louisville Democrat states that
telegram in cypher passed through the
Office in that city, from Napoleon to
Macmillan, costing 1854 in goldl
A young Louisville, Ky, clerk induced
respectable Hoosier girl to run away
from her home and go over to Louisville,
where he promised to marry her. He
kept her at boarding house two or three
days, and made dishonorable proposals to
her. She got him into the parlor, locked
the door, and cowhided him within an
inch of his life, whereat the people said
good for the Hoosier girl.
The. receipts for customs at the ports
of New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Bal
timore and New Orleans, from August
20 to the 9th inclusive, were $3,759,
723.
The Office of the Provost OF
the District ofColumbia is abolished, and
all papers now on file in the Office are to
be turned over to the Office of the Assis-
tant Adjutant-geuerafs Department Of
Washington.
The barn of Andrew Jackson, in Perry
Tp., Ashland Co., was struck by lightning
on Sunday night, the 12thSult., and en-
tirely consumed with his entire crop, two
fine horses and about 20 head of hogs
The loss will perhaps reach $1,000.
i The cholera is increasing in New York.
On the 18th inst. there were thirty six
deaths from cholera in st. Louis.
Ninety persons died of cholera in Gin
cinnati from the lst to the l1th of Sep
tember.
Col. Johnson, Of Arkansas, whom the
Radicals refus ed to admit to his seat in
the present Congress, or even to the floor
of the House, has been elected to the
next Congress.
"THE PARTY OF CHRISTIANITY. I'm
Missouri, which is controlled by the Radi-
Gals, who call themselves "the party o.
| Christianity" man is fined S25 for sell.
ing liquor, and preacher $500 for preach
ing the gospel. What very moral par.
| ty they are Ofsuch is the kingdom o.
h-not heaven.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1866-09-18

R@The tour of President johnson
and suite has been perfect ovation from
the time of their leaving Washington
Immense crowds of people met them at
all points, cheering and huzzahing for
the President and Constitution. We have
not space in our columns for the tenth
part of the descriptions of the splendid
receptions they met with in the cities
where they stopped. Cleveland, Chica-
go, Louisville, Cincinnati and Columbus
turned out en- npasse to do honor to the
distinguished guests. In indianapolis, on
the evening of the 10th, the scalawags
and Radical blaokguards met the excur-
sionists with groans, Kisses and other mob
demonstrations, in which that party are
adopts. On the morning of the 10th the
President addressed a large assembly o!
the respectable citizens of Indianapolis
in front of the Bates House; after which
they were addressed by Secretary Sew.
ard. They were then escorted to the de.
pot by a committee of citizens, amid tht
roar of cannon and huzzahs of the peo
pie, and took their departure for Louis
vile, Ky.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1866-09-18
Counterfeit limitations.

The Conservatives Of the country held
a great Convention at Philadelphia: it
proved an immense success. Thereupon
the Radicals Immediately called Radical
Convention to meet at the same place.
President johnson and number Of
other high dignitarles made tour
through the North to lay the corner stone
of the Douglas monument. The tour
was grand ovation from beginning to
end. Thereupon the Radicals appoint a
Committee to travel over the same ground
to end with crocodile tears and snufling
hypocrisy at the grave of Lincoln.
A grand mass meeting of soldiers, in
favor of restoring the Union, was called
to assemble at Cleveland. So soon as the
Radicals saw this was to be q splendid
success they called a mass meeting o.
soldiers to meet at Pittsburg.s,
A party is pretty we'll "played out
when it can do nothing better than gel
up feeble limitations of its opponents; bu
these limitations show that the Radi
Gals see the urgent necessity of attempt
ing something to stop, or at least retard
the tide of popular opinion which is set
ting in against them.
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Forced to Vote for Increasing
Their Salaries.

The Radicals voted for the increase Of
their salaries with tears in their eyes be-
cause they we're forced to vote for that or
defeat the bounty bill.
"Sambo, what fur you cum o5er heah
SO early in de mornin?"
"gum alta fab, Dinah."
"No yeu didn't Sambo; you cum ober
heah to kiss me, but you shan't do it dout
you is stronger dan I be, and de Lord
knows you is dat; you shan't kiss me den
dout you ties me, and dar lays rope on
de windy"
The reluctance Of the Radicals in vo-
ting money in their pockets was about
equal to Dinah's. IF they were forced
to vote for increasing their salaries, they
voluntarily furnished the essmeans for fore
ing themselves.
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nea The Marietta (O.) Times, in speak

na- The Marietta co., Times, in speak
ing of the Congressional canvass in tina!
District says:
"We learn that Monroe County will
give Follett over 1000 majority, and that
Plants is nowhere, except.with few sour
buttermilk chaps. In Morgan, Mr.. Fol
lett will gain largely. Some think he
will carry the county. We hope SO, at
all events.
Mr.. Follett is the Democratic candi-
date, and Plants is the Jacobin nominee,
The other counties in the District are
Athens, Meigs, Washington, Mason and
Noble. With 1000 in Monroe to aid
them, our Democratic friends in the 9TH
er counties ought to be able to carry the
District Gin. Enquirer.
The Enquirer is not we'll posted in re-
gard to the counties composing this, 18th
District. They are Washington, Morgan
Athens, Meigs and Monroe. Monroe vii
give Follett not less than two thousand
majority, and in all probability twenty
FIVE hundred. The RAIDS have the other
counties by small majorities, and Monroe
will have to overcome them, which she
can do easily.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1866-09-18
Hon. T. A. Plants and his High
Salaries.

We state the fact, and we can prove
what We say, that, Tobias A. Plants, the
Radical candidate for Congress In this
District did receive, take and carry away,
from the public Treasury, the sum of $5,-
600, being the amount of his first years
salary of the Congressional term of two
years, and that he was absent from home
only about eight months. That on the
4th day of March next he will receive,
take and carry away the further sum ol
So, 900 his salary for the second year OF
his Congressional term of two years, he
being absent from home only about three
months, from the 1st of December sc tc
the 4th of March 1867, making the tota
sum of $4,000 for eleven months service
being over $4,000 per day, during the
time employed. This sum he takes from
the Treasury and appropriates to his owr
use, when he agreed with the people o.
his District at the time he was elected
that, he would only take the sum of Sc,
600 for his services.
Mr.. Plants has, therefore, or will a
the end of his present term, have taker
from the over burdened taxpayers the
sum Of 81, 900 more money than he con
tracted to take at the time of his elec
! tion.
This is not all, this same Tobias A
Plants who is now going through th'
District soliciting the vote OF the people
for reelection, pretending to be par ec
celgence the friend of the soldier, voted il
Congress to give to the negro soldier th'
snug little sum of $500 bounty. Tht
negroes being considered and held il
certain quarters to be the best and mos
valuable troops in the service. Thil
same Mr.. Plants sat in the Hall of tn
House of Representatives and permitted
theqpassage of q law giving the whit
soldier boy, who faithfully served hi
country for three years. or during tn
war the pitiful little sum- of 'only S10I
bounty. Plants is the friend of himsel
first to the amount of $1,000 per year
Second to the negro soldier to tn
amount of $500, third and lastly to tn
white boy to the amount of Slo0. LIE
the white soldiers and all their friend
remember this man Plants on the day o
election.-Morgan County Conservative.
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Model Patriots.

The Radical Congress voted its mem
bers each 81, 00e extra pay, and took good
care to see that they got it.
The Radical Congress voted the sol,
diers from $50 to 500 each, extra bounty
but took no care to see that they got it.
The Radical Congress voted the black
soldiers each $500, extra bounty, and
took good care that they got it.
The Radical Congress voted the white
soldiers each only from $50 to 100, extra
bounty, although they were in the service
longer than the blacks, and calls it equal
izing the bounties. Even then, the Con-
gress managed SO that the white soldier
can not get the little bounty voted him.
Model patriots, these Radical Congress
menl
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1866-09-18
THE BOUNTY LAW AND THE IN
CREASED SALARIES.

We are not one Of those who regard
the increase of the salaries of Congress
men as very great outrage. It is enc
Of the least of the evils inflicted on the
country by the present Congress. The
people have become SO accustomed to
great cutrages that this is by comparison
insignificant.
Nor would SO much Importance be at
tached to it but for the shutting ,squirm-
ing and lodging by which the Radicals
attempt to evade the responsibility of it.
One paper uses up the multiplication ia
bic in proving that it is not much of a
shower after all-that it does not.increase
the salaries but trlfe.
another boldly charges it upon the
Democrats, and fatty denies that the Re-
publicans are responsible for it, and
proves to its own satisfaction that the
bill could not have passed but for the
Democratic votes. It is little difficult
to see how 20 Democrats in the House
could pass bill over the votes of Is Re-
publicans, or how dozen Democrats in
the Senate could pass a bill over the
votes of three dozen Republicans, suppo-
sing the said Republicans were as much
opposed to it as that paper would have
US believe.
But there is another horn to this d.
lemma which the author Of this dodge
overlooked. IF the Democrats are re-
sponsible for the increase of salary, are
they not responsible for the increase of
soldiers bounty If the Republicans
would have killed the salary bill but for
the Democrats would they not have kill
ed the bounty bill but for the Democrats?
How about that2
But those who justify, those who ex-
cuse, and those who deny the RESPONSE
blllty OF the salary act all with one ac-
cord exclaim that they were forced to
vote for the salary act or defeat the boun.
ty act. This is in all their mouths. Who
forced themf Why did they not keep
the bills separate2 With mere than two
thirds in each branch, who could force
them but themselves? They had major
ity enough to ride down the Presidents
veto. to pass Freedmsn's Bureau Bills,
Civil Rights bills, and Negro Suffrage
bills, but somehow hadn't votes enough
to prevent the increase Of their salaries
The truth and the whole truth is just
this, and no honest and unprejudiced
man will deny the fairness of this state
ment: No matter who made the motion
to tack the bills together, the Republi-
cans, numbering three to one, are respOn-
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Can a Conservative Consistently
Vote for MIR. Plants.

At the last Congressional election there
was some little excuse for a professed
Conservative voting for Mr.. Plants. 10
begin with, Mr.. Plants had then no re-
cord identifying him with the most ex-
treme of the Radicals, and his speeches
were merely pleasant and harmless little
essays indicating no policy whatever.
But it is very different now. Mr..
Plants is on the record, voting consistent
ly with the most violently Radical men
of his party, and always in favor Of the
most extreme measures in preference to
milder ones. He is on the record as bit
terly hostile to the Administration, and
to these same Conservatives whose votes
he now wants. The issues between him
and them are clearly and sharply defined
and upon every important issue before
the country they are directly antagonis
tic. ...,-..
On every leading measure before Con
gress Mr.. Plants voted squarely agains
the views and convictions of the Conser'
vatives, in favor of Negro Suffrage in The
District Of Columbia, Negro Suffrage il
nine territories, Freedmen's Bureaus, ant
long catalogue of other measures tend
ing to Negro equality.
On all these questions the views of Mr.
Follett are in precise harmony with th'
views of the Conservatives.
Woman Suffrage,
Negro Suffrage,
| Negro Equality, and
Indefinite Disunion,
are ssparts of Mr.. Plants creed as laid
down by himself.
We say with firm conviction Of its
truth, that the professed Conservative who
votes for Mr.. Plants, howeyG high he
may stand, or supposes he stands, sub
jects himself to strongsupicion of po,
litical dishonesty.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1866-09-18
EUROPEAN N E w S,
BY THE ATLANTIC CABLE.
Threatened Fenian Invasion of
Canada Discussed--Threes Regi-
rnenfs Sent to Canada.

HALIFAX, September 10.-The steam
er China from Liverpool Of September l,
at noon, and Queenstown..of the I'd, arriv-
ed ehere this morning.
| The threateneds Fenian invasion Of
Canada and the active military prepara-
rations to meet it are prominent topics.
The dispatch of three regiments to:Cana-
da is fully confirmed.
The steamers Tamara and Brontes
would! proceed to Queenstown in very
few days to embark the SD and 61st reg
iments ofinfantry for Quebec. The 18th
Hussars are also reported as under or
ders for Canada, and the Morning Posi-
thinks it is possible still another cavalry
regiment will proceed to Canada as
speedily as possible.
The Daily Telegraph says Canada is on
the brink of another and much more Sc
rious invasion.
The Times remarks: Nobody supposes
the Fenians are going to conquer Canada,
but the contemplatedmoyement is throw
ing some heavy expenses on the colony,
and making some demands ION the Gov
ernment at home.
The exchange of the Austrian -Prus-
sian peace treaty took place at Prague on
the Both. The text of the treaty would
be published at Berlin and Vienna Sep
tember 1.
! A Berlin correspondent says binding
declaration of adhesion having been re-
ceived from all the States united by Prus-
sia, futher preliminary steps were being
every where taken for the actual compile
ton of the North German Confedera-
ton with reference to their incorporation
of newly acquired territories. A commits
sion is about to be appointed, composed
of the chief officers of the administrative
departments, who will draw up plan for
assimilating the constitutional arrang-
ments of the annexed States to those oi
Prussia.
i On the 18th of August the Emperor
Napoleon wrote as follows to the King Of
Italy:
| l have learned with pleasure that your
Majesty agrees to the armistice and peac'
preliminaries signed by the King of Prus
sia and the Emperor of Austria. 1t is
therefore probable that an era of peace
and tranquility is about to open up fol
Europe.
Your Majesty is aware that I accepted
| the offer Of Venetia to avoid useless blood
!, shed.
Ny attention was always to restore i
to herself, in order that Italy might bt
free from the Alps to the Adriatlc, and
mistress Of her own destinies. Venetis
will soon be able to express her wishe.
by meanes of universal suffrage. Your
Majesty will acknowledge that in thes,
circumstances the influence of Franc,
was again exercised in favor Of humanity
and the influence of the people.
The .evacution of Bohemia will b,
completed by September Is.
Both Bavarian Chambers on the 3otl
approved the treaty. of peace betw eel
Bavaria and Prussia.
} September 5 is spoken of forth evac
uation of Venice and Quadrilateral BY
the Austrains. The Emperor Of Austria
on account of the unsatisfactory state o
!. the finances, orders the amount fixed 70
court expenditures next year reduce
from 100000 to 100000 forins. 4
large portion ofthe imperial retinue ha
been dismissed, and other measures G
! retrenchment adopted.
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Guardians Sale.


TN pursuance of an order of the Probate
Court of Monroe county, Ohio, made on
the 18th day of September, A. d. 1856, in the
case of Jacob Wagner, Guardian of Daniel
Dennis, agains his ward ct al, the undersigned
will, on the
10th dag Of October, A. D. 1866,
between the hours of ten and four O'Clock on
the premises, offer at public sale, the follow
ing described real estate. situate IN Monroe
county, Ohio, to wit: The west half of the
northwest quarter, and the northwest quarter
of the southwest quarter of section one IN
township three of range i've, containing one
hundred and twenty acres, subject to the
dover of Catharine Vonschwaben.
Terms of sale-one-third cash, one-third
in one and one-third in two years from day of
sale, to be secured by mortgage on the prem
ises sold, and the deferred payments to bear
interest at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum.
appraised at S1,354 90.
JACOB WAGNER,
sep1Std. Guardian of Daniel Dennis.
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An Answer Wanted.

Will some Of our Radical cotempora.
ries, in this District, answer this question
by authority:
II the event of an attempt to impeach
President johnson by the next Congress
will Mr.. Plants, if elected, advocate OF
oppose such impeachment?
AS the POmeroy Telegraph is publish.
ed at the home Of Mr.. Plants, and, fur.
thermore, exhibits more of dignity and
decency than the other Radical papers Of
the District, an answer from it would be
preferred.
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Nen A0bertisellleats,
Settlement Accounts.

NOTICE is hereby given, that the following
IN settlement accounts will be for hearing
Thursday, October 4, 1866,
John Griffith Executor of John Nelson, final.
VIM, Bare Executor of Jacob Bare, final.
James Messerly Administrator of VIM. r.
Burton, final.
o. S. Sloan Administrator of Josias Moore,
final.
Alex. Pickens Administrator of VIM, A. Pick
ems, final.
Alex. Piekens Administrator of Sarah M.
Pickens, final. 81
Alex. Pickens Administrator of Jas. c. Pick
ems, final.
Thomas Mcmahon Administrator of Jas. Nc.
Mahon, final.
Thos. B. Crandell Administrator Of Jas. h.
Crandell, partial.
J, D. Stauver Administrator of George Pog-
genberg, partial.
Margaret Kennady Guardian of James Ken-
nady's heir, final.
F. G. 0key Guardian of W. II. Turner, final.
W.T.. SINCLAIR,
Sep1S, 1866. Probate Judge.
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Plants Millennium.

At the Philadelphia Radical Conven-
ton speeches were made by one Negro
and one masculine feminine-Fred Dou-
glass and Anna Dickinson. Is this the
beginning of Mr.. Plants millennium
when "all races and all sexes shall be
enfranchised?"
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1866-09-18
ssAIl Races and All Sexes"

The Philadelphia Radical Convention
voted an elegantly bound volume Of its
proceedings to the following persons and
to nobody else:
Theodore Tilton, Negro Equality
Abolitionist.
Fred. Douglass, the darkey.
Anna Dickinson, supposed by some to
be female.
This makes up Mr.. Plants "all races
and all sexes