The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1866-06-19
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OF members. Under the present rates
some members received over $4,000 pay
and mileage each Congress, while others
only received a few hundred over $4,000.
Il will be proposed to pay every member
$4,000 each Congress, and his actual
travelling expenses.
Senator Wilson will report the Freed
mems Bureau bill with amendments pro-
viding for the restoration of the Sea Is
land lands to their former owners on GER
tain conditions, and furnishing the freed
men now occupying them with other
land.
A special from Ogdensburg the night
of the 10th insists that the Fenians are
still determined to push on the work, and
says the war material is still being sent
to the frontier, twelve wagon loads OF
which have been captured by United
States troops. 1t also says fifteen cases
of Springfield rifles and $4,000 rounds
of ammunition passed through Ogdens-
burg within the last forty-eight hours.
1t is quite probable that the Bankrupt
bill, and the bill concerning the pay of
army officers, will go over until next ses-
sion.
Congress will not adjourn without in.
creasing or revisingthe tariff.
The Investigation of the Merchants Ma.
tional Bank swindle is nearly concluded
The committee will recommend measures
to enable more summary proceedings in
such cases.
A Fenian meeting, numbering fully Eve
thousand, was held at Cincinnati on Sat-
urday night. 1t was resolved to request
the Congress of the United States to re-
peal the neutrality laws, and to procure
the passage of a law to recognize the
Irish people as belligerents by the nation,
a copy of both preamble and resolutions
to be forwarded to Congress.
The new Constitution of Texas makes
the Governors term four years instead
of two, and increases his salary to $4,000.
The remains of Philip Embury. the
founder of Methodism in the United
States, inferred near Cambridge, N. Y,
have been removed to a more conspicuous
burying ground at that place.
Three thousand seven hundred and
eighty-one arrests were made by the Phil
a~delphia police during the month OF
May.
General Mcclellan has given it as his
opinion that, in a war between Prussia,
and Austria, Prussia must 60 to the wall
and, adds a London writer. "He knows
what fighting is and who looks like
fighters"
The estimated loss in the destruction
of St. Mary's Academy and the chape,
Herewith connected, at Somerset, Ohio
a few days ago by fire, is $50 900.
A Brussels journal states that Kossuth
is acting in concert with the Italian gov.
eminent, and is ~endeavoring to excite
revolution in Hungary.
An exchange paper says: "Never let
people work for you gratis. Two years
ago a man carried a bundle for US, ant
we have been lending him two shillings
week ever since.
San Francisco Cal. papers of June
says, one hundred and fifty thousand
pounds shipping grade wool, was solo
during the past week at prices ranging
from II to 81 cents per pound.
The New York Tribune says the larg,
shipments of coal from the mining re
gions of Pennsylvania justify the hop
that fuel will soon experience a furthe
reduction in price. During last week tn,
enormous aggregate of 30l ,647 tuns wa
sent to market; this was ZIG, 859tuns NOR
than was brought out in the correspon
ing week of last year. The shipment
for the current year already amount t
4, 145, 40 tuns, being an increase of lS278
977 tuns over the product of last yea
at the same date.
The Canadian Government has apple,
to England for eight hundred add
tional troops, including a regiment o
cavalry and a proper portion of artillery
The Courier des Etats Unis, a Frencl
paper published in New York, thus ven
~tilates its views about our fnancinl leg
islation: "A bill establishing taxation i,
passed by Congress; then comes a bill
amending theo which establishes tax
alton; then another bill which remedie:
the defects of the one explanatory o
that which amends the one which estab
fishes taxation, and so on ad J%fnituna.
Our Radical Disunion Congress hal
appropriated ten millions of dollars fol-
the education of negro children. And
yet, the war was not for the negrol The
Union soldiers did not intend it to be so
but the RAIDS are determined that the
viii Of the soldiers shall not be graft
fed.
When Andrew Johnson first became
President the Disunionlsts declared that
Providence, for some wise and good pur-
pose, had called him to the Executive
chair. Since, however, his course has
not turned out to be in consonance with
their plundering and bloodthirsty antic-
ipations, Andrew johnson is only the
President By accident.
Thad. Stevens says he would send the
eight millions Of Southern people to the
P~enitentiary or hell What a gentle
hearted ruler he is! R%obespierre was
kindness and tenderness itself compared
to the old brute.