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The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1866-02-21

BTwenty-three Senators are said to
be in favor of the Presidents recon
struction policy in the South.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1866-10-04

E Let no man be absent from
the polls on election day-success
is secure, but we want more than
successive want glorious, over
whelming triumph, one which will
declare, in language that cannot be
mistaken, that the loyal men of Ohio
stand true to their principles, and
that neither executive patronage nor
bribes of Office nor threats of war
can change their position one iota.-
1t is not enough that we elect our
candidates, we can and should elect
them by largely increased majOrities,
majorities that will reach the ear Of
the humble individual at the White
House, and pour new light into his
mind touching the true sentiment of
the people at the North. 1t is not
enough, that we return our present
members to Congress, but we should
return them with an emphatic in
dorsement at the polls. All this and
more we can do, if we are active and
vigilant. The people are with US,
emily see to it that they are at the
polls. Vermont has done well,
Maine has done well, but Ohio can
do better. Let every Union man
work until the sun goes down on
election day.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1866-10-04
County Commissioner.

The nominee of the Union Conven-
ton for the Office of County Commits
sioner, being ineligible to election by
reason of his present position as Coun-
ty Auditor, the term of which does not
expire until March, 1867, has with
drawn his name from the ticket, and
the Union Central Committee have
supplied its place with that of ROBERT
CARTER, Esq. We trust this arrange
ment will meet the appreciation of the
Union voters of the coursy. Mr.. Car
ter is the present member of the Board,
and is not only worthy, upright citi-
zen, but careful, honest and efficient
public officer.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1866-10-04

S Ingersoll, OF Illinois, thus
talks to young men about to cast
their first vote:
Now 1 believe there are a good
many Young men here who have
never voted. If so, let me plead
with them to join the Union Repub-
lica party, and give it your support.
Do not allay yourselves with the
dried up mummy called the Demo
catic party--which is already in its
sinking grave, from which there will
be no resurrection. The Democratic
party will never have another nation
al victory while you and I live. But
while it is sinking into merited obliv-
ion, the Union party is growing
more radiant every day. Which
party will you go with? Will you
go along with the putrid carcass of
Democracy, which smells like q sill
my mackerel that has been laying on
the beach sinking for a week. i
should be sorry to see you do So.
If you do the day will come when
you will weep over your folly and
wish you could wipe out the stain.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1866-10-04
HThe impudence of the Johr

~The impudence of the John
SON Democratic party cannot be beat
by the father of impudence. They
had out posters for a meeting last
Saturday evening, headed "Rally for
the Union" You never heard that
cry, during the war, from these men.
During the darkest hours of the con-
fiict, in 1868, instead OF a orally for
the Union," it was "rally for Vallan-
digham," a convicted traitor, who
was then in exile for his treason
"Rally for the Union," indeed 1t
should rather be now, as during the
war, "rally for the rebels" for they
are now fighting to give them con
trsl of the Government, as they did
then, give them aid and encourage
ment to destroy it.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1866-10-04
The Union Meeting.

Notwithstanding the inclemency of
the weather, which prevented large
numbers throughout the county from
attending, the Urion meeting in this
city on last Wednesday, was de-
cided success. Hon. J. T. WILSON
opened the meeting in a short but
excellent speech. Hon. SAM. MCKEE,
of Kentucky, delivered one of the best
speeches it has been orr lot to hear
for years. So far from being "a
Kentucky blackguard," he gave us a
candid, clear, and logical statement
of the issues Of the day, in language
so definite that the dullest could un-
derstand. His description of the
feelings of the rebels, living in their
midst as he does, was decidedly diff
ferent from the rhetorical picture of
the prodigal son, given US by Gov.
PnLsBURY the Monday previous.
In the evening Mr.. BUNpY address
ed large audience, showing up the
reasonable plots of President John
son in strong colors. The meeting
was enlivened by the music of the
MIDDLEPoRT BRASS BAND, whose SER
vices were obtained by the iberality
of our Cheshire friends The peo-
pie of Cheshire had made arrange.
ments to come to the number of 400
or 500, but the rain frustrated their
plan. Large numbers would have
been present from other sections of
the county, but were prevented by
the same cause; yet, Notwithstanding
all this, there was large attendance,
and every body went away satisfied,
and determined to roll up q larger
than ever this fall, in the
cause of right.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1866-10-04

E One of those vile creatures
whose deeds are the work of dark
ness, has put in circulation the story
that Col. Mckee, in his speech here,
spoke of our German citizens as
''lep-eared Dutch" A blacker and
more damnable lie was never uttered,
and the creature who put it in circu-
latien knew it to be so. Col. Mckee,
it is true, used those words, but he
quoted them from the rebels and cop-
perheads, who, during the war, thus
characterized every German who
went into the Union army. A cause
must be desperate indeed, and un-
worthy the support of honest men,
whose adherents have to resort to
such hellish work to bolster it up.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1866-10-04
H The Soldiers and Sailors Con.

EF The Soldiers and Sailors Con-
vention at Pittsburgh last week
was a monstrous affair. The "Boys
in Blue" and the "Jolly Tars" turn
ed out by thousands and tens of thou
sands, the city was filed to over
flowing and the widest enthusiasm
everywhere prevailed. Cleveland
and its few hundred Office seekers
was no where. The "bread sand
butter brigade" are not popular with
the army-Butler, Banks, Negley,
Willich, Cox and others, good men
and true, were there. The rank and
file too turned out by the thousands
The Convention unanimously and
amid the greatest enthusiasm adopt
ed a platform placing themselves
squarley on the policy of Congress,
and the Constitutional amendment.
The army is with US, and can never
be brought to support the immediate
and unconditional restoration of reb-
els TO the control of the Government.
Read the following, one of their reso-
lutions:
ssResolved. That the President, as
an Executive officer, has ne right to
policy as against the legislative
department of the Government
That his attempt to fasten his scheme
of reconstruction upon the country
is as dangerous as it is unwise; his
acts in sustaining it have retarded
the restoration of peace and unity;
they have converted conquered reb
els into impudent claimants to rights
which they have forfeited and places
which they have desecrated. II
consumated, it would render the
sacrifices of the nation useless, the
loss of the lives of our buried COM
rades in vain, and the war in which
we have so gloriously triumphed
what his present friends, at Chicago,
in 1864, declared it to be, a failure
[Applause.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1866-10-04
~ See the record ofO. F. Moo

~ See the record of o. F. Moore
on the "African question" in to-days
paper. So far as the Union party is
concerned the question of NEGRO
equality" is not in issue-they do
not make it question--and we have
frequently SO stated. But the Dem
ocrats would reply-'It is in issue"
Perhaps with them it is-perhaps
they knew all the time that Moore
was in favor of it, and hence the as
sertion-'It is in issue" If it real
ly be true that Moore is in favor Of
negro suffrage" and "negro equall-
ty" then they were right in saying
sit is in issue;" and though the
knowledge of the fact is made mani
fest at this late day, still time enough
is left to give full circulation to this
new development SO that it may be
voted down.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1866-10-04
Arrested for Murder.

Sheriff Dunnuck and Deputy How.
ard succeeded in oveshauling and
arresting Hanson Bumgardner last
Friday, who is charged with the
murder OF Jno. 7. Galyer in Wash
ington County, Ohio, about Sept Is,
1866. 1t seems that the murdered
man hsd been in the Oil business
near Burning Springs, Va, and had
hirej B. to come 70 Addison, o.,
with him to drive his gray 4 horse
team, as he contemplated removing
to Virginia The two men had got
within 8 miles of Parkersburg, Va,
with the first lead Of goods, where
they encamped, near the residence
of Mr.. Hills. b. had borrowed \
skiff of Mr.. Fl. at night The next
morning blood was observed on one
of the brides, but B. explains this
by saying that one Of the horses got
sick and he had bled him. To Mr..
Hills inquiry, Where is your part
ner." he replied he has gone on to
Parkersburg with orders that ]
should meet him there with his
team.
A few days later the headless body
of man arose in the Ohio and float
ed around into the back water at the
mouth of the Hooking, on which Mr..
III. recognized the clothing of the
owner of the team who had encamp-
ed with Bumgardner-having been
sunk by q fifth chain and stone.
On tracking the affair it was found
that he had proceeded to Virginia,
for his family, and had started to
move West with the property of the
murdered man, taking his route
through Ohio; his journey had been
delayed by the high water. He was
waiting at the ford near Frankford,
O., for the water to fall when arrest
ed. His wife and three children and
the team were brought to this city
yesterday morning.
He is a heavy built man about
% years old with blue eyes and
brown hair, and takes his arrest quite
cody. Says he bought the team of
the owner, that he was to meet him
at Parkersburg but he has not seen
him since.
p. S. The name of the murdeie ed
man is given by the prisoner as Jno.
L. Galyer and may not be correct
But the prisoners name is probably
correct as papers and passes were
found among his effects from the
Rebel commanders and Bnshwhack-
ers in West Virginia, which leave
but little doubt that his name is
Bumgardner and that he was a rebel
bushwhacker and guerilla during the
war. He will probably be tried in
Washington ceunty.--Chiilieothe Ga
zeite.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1866-10-04
~ One of our democratic citizen,

~ One of our democratic citizens
approached resident of our town a
short time since and enquired-"are
you citizen of Gallipolis?" "Yes." "
"How long have yeu resided here?''
Eighteen months" "You are a
voter then" "Well, / don't know" I"
Yes, and you must be sure and go
to the election; if we don't beat the
damned Radicals this time we shall
have negro suffrage next year,
and then they will be just as good as
We are" "Well, but I am negrol'
What became of the democrat is not
exactly known; there being whisky
shop close by it is supposed he took
refuge there.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1866-10-04
MARRIED.

FIrClI-HOUCK.-At the brides father in
Harrison township, on the 9Th day OF September,
1865, by Samuel DrummOnd J. p Henry III
Fitch to Elizabeth J. Houek, all OF GalliA county,
Ohio
HOUCK-FOLDEN.-At the brides father in
Walnut township, on the 18th day OF September
1876, ny Samuel tDrummOnd, J. p. Robert II. .
Houek To Eliza Ann Folden, all OF Gallia county.
Ohio. -
DAFIS-MATrHEWS.- the 18th ult. At the
Davis and Miss Virginia Matthews, all OF
Cheshire
JINklNS-GEAREN.-O the 18th September
1850 by James A. Martindell, j. r., ID. r. Jinkins
TO Miss Margaret Gearen-
JAMES-JEFFERS- the s2d september
by the same Wm, James 10 Miss Elizabeth e.
Jeners, all OF Gallis county.
HASSEY-PRIDDY.-Sep 9ist. 1864. on the
steamer kanawha Belle by Samuel Kerr + p
Mr.. Thos d. HaSsey. of Vernon Ind. to Miss
Nancy Priddy, of Buffalo, West va.
DOUGLASS-REGNIER.- R.-sept. esth, 1855. At
the residence OF Mrs. Dunn. by Samuel Kerr j
p, Mr Henry Douglass of Raccoon township 70
Miss Emily Regnier, Of Gallipolis.
McCARTY-HAwLY.-o the SOth OF Sent
lsd5, IN Cheshire township. by Vim. s. jenkins
Esd. Mr.. Samuel McCarty and Miss Mary Z,
Hawley.
sHULER-SISSON-On the sOth day Of Sent
IN cheshire township, by VIM 5. jenkins Esq .
MI Alexander Shuler to Miss Susan NJ. Sisson.
DENNY-JENKS.-On the 2sth ult.. by Will
liam ID Rose, ESQ, Mr.. William Denny to Miss
sarah jerks, all Of Harrison township
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1866-10-04
E Citizens of Gallia County.

~ Citizens of Gallia County, if
you are willing that a rebel in South
Carolina should have thrice as much
political power in the government as
a loyal man in Ohio, vote fer o. F.
Moore. The party who supports
him are in favor of that doctrine. If
on the other hand, you are in favor
of basing representation in Congress
and the Electoral College upon prin.
ciples of equality, making a white
man North equal in political power
to a white man South-then vote for
Jno. I. Wilson--Jno. T. Wilson is
in favor of the Constitutional Amend
ment, and that amendment secures
equality Of representation.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1866-10-04

! S Senator Sherman, in a late
speech, stated a conversation which
he had with the President about
the time of the passage of the
Civil Rights Bill. Mr.. johnson as
sured him that he would sanction
and urge, with all his power, the
adoption of any amendment to the
Constitution that Congress prepared,
action ofnegro suffrage at the South.
Congress has prepared just such an
amendment as he pledged himself to
support. Is he to-day supporting
that amendment? Has the Congress
or the President changed?
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1866-10-04

~ Union soldiers who were at
the front in 1864, will remember that
the rebels sent up one loud, exulting
shout when they read the resolutions
of the Chicago Convention, declar
ing the war q failure. o. F. Moore
now represents this party, and asks
your votes to elect him to Congress,
that he may go there to vote these
rebels into power.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1866-10-04

H Citizens of Gallia County, il
you are in favor of ousting loyal
men from Office, and elevating rebels
and traitors to power-vote for o. F.
Moore. The party, who support
him, are in favor of that policy. If
on the other hand, you believe that
the loyal men, who sustained the
Government in time Of war, should
administer its affairs in time Of
peace-then vote for Jno. T. Wilson.
He is yeur candidate on that plat
form.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1866-10-04
r. The adoption OF the COns,i.

~ The adoption Of the Consti-
tutional Amendment basing repre-
sentation upon voters. which Is a
part efthe Congressional plan Of re-
construction, would forever take out
efNational politics the everlasting
negro question, leaving to the States
the whole question connected there
with. To this the democracy are
opposed, and why2 Because the ne
gro is their whole cspital in trade,
and without it they would have moth
ing to talk about. All who want this
question put at rest now and foreeer
will vote the Union ticket-those
who want 1t continued an existing
topic of politics will vote the John
son democratic ticket. Every mans
vote counts on one side or the other.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1866-10-04

-RgIf you want to know where
the soldiers stand this campaign,
compare the two Cenvent.ons--Cleve-
land and Pittsburg-and you viii
find that they will vote as they fought,
for the Union and the party that sup
ports It.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1866-10-04

Anuy u JOdnsOns IN us ietberb 70 the
Provisional Governors Of the South
ern States. again and again declared
that the plan of reconstruction in
augurated by himself, was merely an
experiment, and that the final and
ultimate adjustment of the whole
question rightfully belonged to Con-
gress. He now denies the right be
then acknowledged, and threatens
Congress with dissolution and over
throw if they dare assume any right
to act in the matter.
Keep it before the people, that the
brave soldiers who fought the war
through and suppressed the REBEL
ion, and the true Union men OF the
North who encouraged and support
ed them in that great work, are de-
nounced as traitors and rebels mere
ly because they refuse to subscribe
to 'my policy" which policy in a
werd means ''rebel rule"
Keep it before the people, that
Andrew johnson has the presump-
ton to declare every man a traitor,
who does not adopt his policy, thus
assuming to himself greater wisdom
and judgment than the combined
wisdom of the nation. This is ego
tism upon egotism.
Keep it before the people, that the
importance of the coming election
cannot be overestimated. Great
questions are at issue, great interests
are at stake. Every man owes it to
himself and to his country to see to
it, that his own vote and the vote of
every man in his neighborhood is
cast intelligently and for the right.
Keep it before the people, that we
need in cur County offices men who
have been tried and found loyal, men
devoted to the interests of their coun-
ty, their State and their county.
Therefore vote for the Union nomi-
nees.
Keep it before the people, that we
need in our State offices men of
known loyalty, men who stood by
the Government, when that Govern
ment was in danger, not these latter
day saints and eleventh-hour loyal
lists. Vote therefore for the Union
nominees.
Keep it before the people, that at
the present time above all times we
need in Congress men of stern and
unfinching loyalty, men whom Meth
er bribes nor threats can reduce from
their allegiance to the country and
the great principles of the Union par
ty. Vote therefore for John L. Will |
son, man who faithfully served his
country in the field, and will serve
her with equal fidelity in the halls of
Congress.
Keep it before the people, that in
the present political contest there is
no middle ground. Vote with the
fusion party, and you vote to replace
rebels in power, and to indorse and
sustain the principles upon which
secession was founded. Vote with
the Union party, and you place your
self side by side with the true loyal |
men of the country, and secure the
fruits of the glorious victory which
your brave soldiers won in the field.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1866-10-04

% A Johnson democrat, in com
pany with one like unto himself, net
long since, in passing a couple of
negroes, in order to show that he
was of a superior race, bawled out
"Get out of the road you damned
black rascals; 1 want no negroes to
come about me; l 'aint no negro
equality man." The democrats had
gone but few steps, when, in look
ing back, they espied one of the ne
groes pull bettle from his pocket,
when the above spokesman, in a
modified tone, cried out-"Halloo,
say Jim, got whiskey in that bottie?"
eyes, sah." That was enough, the
two democrats returned, and then
well, every one knows what then oc-
cured-there was regular love feast,
ending with an empty bottle. Moth
ing less than whiskey could have
done it.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1866-10-04
R IngersolI,. Of Illinois, relate.

@ IngersoII, OF Illinois, relates
the following
/ have not better idea of Copper.
heads, than boy had whom met
on the train. / awoke in the sleep
ing car, and encountered a most Of
fensive odor. / said, "Boy, what
makes this car smell so? has the train
run over a Copperhead?" "Oh nc" !"
said the boy, ''it is not so bad as that;
we only run over a skunk" Laugh
ter and cheers. That was q sound
boy. He has the right kind Of ap-
preciation Of Copperhead. Zap
plause
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1866-10-04

H A friend suggests the follow
ing as good policy for the times
Radicals or rebels shall rule US
Down with the Conservatives. ~
That is not bad. There is no middle
ground.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1866-10-04

HSome Democrats the other day,
in this old county of Gallia, feeling
inspired by their johnson Union
principles.(2) or some bad whIskey
from the negro grocery close by,
shouted for JEFF. Davis. sRally for
the Uniont'
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1866-10-04
sfrayed OF:

nN or about the 18Th ult. strsyed of from
" my premises, Red Heifer, one year old
last spring, unmarked. had q rope around
her neck with an iron ring on It, quite fat, and
very gentle, as she had been raised as pet.
Any information that viii lead 10 her recove-
~, or return to me, will Be rewarded, equal
TO the trouble and expense. residenee Cali
polls, Ohio. LEWIS
Oct. 4, 1866.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1866-10-04

@ Remember that o. F. Moore
represents the party who, during the
war, in speeches and resolutions
proclaimed that Southern defeats
gave them no joy, and Northern dis
asters no sorrow.'
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1866-10-04

~ Remember that o. F. Moore
represents the party, members OF
which wrote letters to soldiers in the
army urging them to desert, and as
suring them of protection and sup
port if they did.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1866-10-04
~ The fellow Hieeins Who mad

~ The fellow Higgins who made
a speech at the Court House Satur-
day night, was last year Radical of
the Radicals-wanted all rebels hung
and copperheads disfraachised.-
Now he has new light. 1t is intima-
ted that a Collectors Office in the
Ross districthas wrought the change.
1t has been held in abeyance for the
one who would do the most dirty
word in this campaign for the party.
Higgins has earned it-let him have
II -.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1866-10-04
E~ Remember that the nominee

~ Remember that the nominees
of the democratic party represent
the men who organized that danger
Gus and wide spread conspiracy
known as the knights of the Golden
Circle" which had for its purpose
the overthrow of the National Gov
ernmen-an organization known to
have existed in our own county.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1866-10-04
Public Sale.

WILL be sold at public sale. on the farm
of Chellis Stafford. in Green township. Oct
oath, 1866. at O'Clock P. n. Of said day, .
growing field Of corn, containing three acres;
sold as the property Of Peter Higgins st the
suit Of Chellis Stafford.
Terms fssls, cash.
In. STAFFORD, Constable.
Oct 4, Is66-3T.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1866-10-04
Nsome unclean spirit, in the last

HSome unclean spirit, in the last
dispatch. in noticing Col. McKEE and
his speech. speaks of him as the "Ken-
lucky blackguard." You see the cop
perhead-rebel spirit manifesting itself
in those words. Col. KcKEE, though
a Southern man, was still true to the
nations flag, and went into the army to
uphold and preserve it; and for this
the venom and spite of all cOPperheads
and rebels is poured out upon him.
The rebels call all such ''mean whites"
the copperheads call them "black-
guards" That is the way they show
their love to gallant Union soldier.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1866-10-04
F linton men should vote tb

S Union men should vote the
entire ticket-no splitting. We
have good ticket, and it should re-
ceceive. as we think 1t will, every
vote. Every man on the Democratic
ticket, with one exception, voted for
Vallandigham. The exception is
Robinson, and as consequence the
party car less about his election than.
for any of the others. No Union
man will vote for a Vallandighamer.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1866-10-04

~The news from Pennsylvania
is of the most cheering character.
The Union majority, it is conceded
by almost every body, will be frsm
Il, 900 to 25. 1000.