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Election i'm Tennessee.

Z The returns from Tennessee place
BroWnlow's majority, for Governor, over
Etheridge at $4,000.
The result surprises nobody. The Ne
gro voters and the Registration Boards,
together with Brownlow's hell-hounds,
(militia,) } with muskets in their hands, ar
ranged the whole programme for victo'
ry. Soldiers were stationed at places Of
holding elections with instructions to
compel Negroes to vote 'and to prevent
White men, except Radicals, from voting
Under Democratic Administration,
this election would have been denounced
as illegal; hut under Radical rule and
mob law it is all right.
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Republican Doctrine During the
War.
"Exile and dungeons for Democrats"
"Ofices aud contracts for Republicans. y
Republican Doctrine Since the
War.

" Ne shouted sOn to Richmond pe
brought it about, and aoe intend to reap
the benefits. Had acc allowed the Dem
ocrats to make peace, soe would all have
been as poor as church MICE
+" We watched the corners in the rear,
while the Democrats were at the front,
fighting under the delusion that they were
yielding their lives to restore the Union;
but zoe knew better. Our pockets are
now filed with 5-2O's and 7-3O's, while
their bones lie mouldering in the South"
I'VE promised 70 take care of their
widows and orphans, but the burden,
proved too great; let them starve; zoe can't
spare the time to look after them
"The poor men Of America are willing
to toll in the hot sun, until their bones
ache and their eyes grow dim, to pay the
gold interest on our Bonds; and what need
,ce care for their aches or pains,so long as
noe receive our blood bought interest and
can make them believe it is for the resto-
ration of the Union"
"Ohl how glorious aoe feel in our luxu-
rious honest We have accumulated all
our untold thousands out of the hearts
blood of the men ace sent to the front to
fight battles for the freedom of the Ne
groes. They loved the Union and fought
willingly; aos loved it too, and were glad
there was one to war about, that iOe might
fill our pockets" !"
"Hurrah for the Warl'' "Hurrah fer
U. S. Bondsl' "Hurrah for the NegroI''
"Hurrah for Negre Equality" "Hurrah
for the meuldering bones of the men who
died that ,0e might become rich!' "Hur-
rah for the one legged and armed
men whom we duped into fighting our
battlesl'' "Hurrah, and three times three
and tiger for the rich Radicals; zoe are
sharp; obtained our wealth from other
mems work" "Hurrah for the poor
mani long may he live to pay the inter
est on our Bonds!'
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An Autocrat in His Territory.

The manner in which General Sickles
regulates street cars in Charleston, South
Carolina, may be gathered from the fol-
lowing.
"Among the passengers were number
Of ladies, but, bent upon enjoying him
self, autocrat of South Carolina light
ed his cigar and commenced smoking it.
The conductor, being probably North
ern man, and therefore not accustomed
to see his rules infringed upon, notified
him that smoking was not allowed in the
cars. Upon this the following conyersa-
tion took place:
"What did you observer said the sa-
trap"
"I merely desired to inform you,' said
the man, in the blandest manner possible
that passengers are not allowed to smoke
in the cars. 1t is contrary to the rules. y
"Ahl indeed, replied the satrap, take
ing out his watch with the utmost non-
chalance. .Indeed Then you shall con-
slider the rules suspended for the next
half hourI'
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white Man, Remember,

That every vote east for the Radical
candidates on the Negro Equality Ticket,
is vote for the elevation Of the Negro
to citizenship.
REMEMBER, That every vote cast
for the Constitutional Amendment is
vote for the Political Equality Of the
Negro.
REMEMBER, That Political Equality
lis the stepping stone to Social Equality.
REMEMBER, That every vote cast
for the Radical candidates, on the Negro
Equality Ticket, is vote indorsing the
Unconstitutional Acts of that party.
REMEMBER, That every vote cast
for the Negro Equality candidates, on the
Radical State Ticket, is vote indorsing
taxing the poor man to pay the gold in
terest on the rich Radicals Bonds.
REMEABER, That every vote cast
for the Negro Equality candidates,on the
Radical State Ticket, is vote for bayo-
net Government in ten States of the
American Union.
REMEMBER, That every vote cast
| for the "Onto Richmond in the rear;
candidates, on the Negro Equality State
Ticket, is vote iudorsing the establish
ment of a Freedman's Bureau for the
support of lazy Radicals and Negroes.
REMEMBER, That every vote cast
for the Negro Equality candidates, ON the
Radical State Ticket, is a vote for the
disfranchisement of the White men Of
ten States of the American Union and
the enfranchisement of the Negroes.
@REMEMBER, That every vote cast
for the Negro Equality candidates, on the
Radical State Ticket, is vote indorsine
the establishment Of five Military Dis
tricts, composed Of ten States of the
American Republic.
| REMEMBER, That every vote cast
for the Negro Equality candidates, ,on the
Radical State Ticket, is vote for the
continuation of the expressive taxation
inaugurated by the Disunionists in pow
Ter.
! REMEMBER, That every vote cast fol
the Negro Equality candidates, on the
Radical State Ticket, is vote indorsins
the act, of an usurping Congress, forcing
Negro Suffrage upon the White people o
| the District of Columbia and the Terri
tories, against the express will of the peo
iple.
1 REMEMBER, That the Democrac.
|oppose all these Unconstitutional Acts 0
the Radicals, and are battling to restore
the Union to its former proud position.
/ REMEMBER, That the Democratic
candidates disapproye the taxing of poo
men to enrich the rich man, and advocate
the doctrine of equal taxation.
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sgA profound thinker and brilliant
orator, twenty years ago said that it
would yet be written over the graves of
our institutions: "Here lies nation who,
in order to give freedom to three millions
of slaves lost the freedom of thirty mil
lions"
How nearly is the prophecy fulfilled.
Ten States are reduced from free and in
dependent soyereignties to military vas
salage; with threats from Congressional
king makers that unless their desires in
regard to the negroes be adopted by the
popular will, laws will be enacted reduc-
ing the remaining independent States to
mere dependencies of the national will
as expressed by a perpetual Congress.
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The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1867-08-13

A German professor says that if dead
cat was flung in pool of water and left
to decompose, the drops of water would
show, when under microscope, all the
animals belonging to the cat species.-
Likely; and Butler would, if treated in
that manner, produce fue crop of spoons
visible to the naked eye; Thad. Stevens
wiggle tailed negroes, Kelley small feet
oc gunboats, Brownlow lucifer matches,
Sheridan a million little shoulder-straps,
Bolts crop of fatty Third party men,
small bubbles, and SO on, ad infnituns.
Twenty-three thousand three hundred
and seventy y-six emigrants arrived at New
York last month.
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Radical Clippings.
The following choice specimens of Rad

The following choice specimens of Rad
icalism are submitted:
From the Marietta Register.l
ave are a Conservative-'no much,
unless Vallandigham is patriot and Ben
Wade traitor"
You are correct as regards Vallandig-
ham being patriot and Vale traitor.
[From the same paper.]
"Ir fine, the only question is: Shall
we adopt the Suffrage Amendment moaU9'
NOW! There is no earthly reason why
We should not; and surely to do SO ac-
cords with divine purposes, as we read
them. The question will rise up to vex
US until it is settled, and settled right
Let US adopt the Amendment, do it hear
tily; every friend of Freedom and HUI
manity plump in an emphatic-'YESP
Do it and be done with it, and take the
negro out of politics. :"
Is the Amendment the only question
in this campaign? Does not Taxation,
Military Government, Social Equality,
and the Redemption of Radical Bonds,
and the whole mis-rule of your party,
enter into it? Would the adoption Of
the Amendment stake the Negro out of
polities?" That dodge is the poorest one
ever gotten up for the deception of your
fo1Iouo,, TIA noo;,
TFrom the Pomeroy Telegraph
"For ourselves, we shall never be viii.
ling to see State or territory of this
Union given over, exclusively, to the
blacks"
Ali Why not? You'certainly do not
wish to restrict your friends rights and
privileges after comforting upon them the
right of suffrage? Now, do tell, are the
Repu ublicans of Meigs County growing
siok and tired of Negro Equality? Stick
to your text, Negro Equality without re-
striction, BRO. Bond, land we'll knock your
Bonds and Niggers higher than a kite
this fall.
From the Morgan County Herald.]
BIRDS OF A FEATHER Vallandigham
Thurman and Pendleton, speak at Woods
field on the 18th of September, accord
ing to an old rooster that has been crow
ing in the Spirit for month past. The
Spirit says Vallandigham's name towers
high, &c. If his sacred person had tow
cred high at the end Of rope during the
war, he would have got no more than his
deserts"
Do you recollect when Val. was sent
through the lines, your party threatened
to hang him if he returned during the
war? And don't you recollect that he
did return to his home, and defed your
minions to touch him? Did they hang
him? No! They crouched behind The
Throne at Washington, their King bid
ding them alet him alone; the people o
| Ohio will not submit to further trifing
with him; they are enraged, and we must
work to pacify them.'' One man, battling
for Right and the Union, ,defed the whole
party in power, with its chains, handouts
bayonets, Military Commissions, Bastiles
little bells, and threats of hanging, ant
won.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1867-08-13

n@-Tn the Lincoln procession in
Woodsfeld, in 1860, was wagon load Of
Niggers, under the protecting wing of
Abolitionists from Stafford, this county.
After swinging round the circle" once,
the faithful were obliged to turn them
out, on account of nine -tenths of the pro,
cession swearing they would not ride with
Niggers-they were White men,and Mig
gers should not disgrace their procession.
In this year of our Lord, 1867, these
same men are called on to vote to grant
those very Niggers, turned out of their
procession in 1860, the right of suffrage
The White menwho refused to allow Mig
gers to ride with them are required by
their party leaders to vote to allow said
Niggers to aoaM up, side by side with
them, to the ballot box. What say you,
Radicals, will you vote to enfranchise the
Niger?
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nea- The Pomeroy Telegraph says the
Spirit of Democracy advocates the "Quin-
tessence of Copperheadism.''
All right; better that for the Union,
than the "Quintessence Of Radicalism
for its destruction.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1867-08-13

n@- The McConnellsyille Conservative
copies our editorials and credits them to
Exchange. Why not credit them to the
SPIRIT of Democracy, neighbour
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b@ The soldier who lost his leg in the
war is required to take greenbacks for his
Pension Certificate.
The Radical Bond holder, who remain
ed at home surrounded by all the luxu-
ries that money could procure, receives
gold for his coupons.
Is it demanding anything more than
Justice that the Radical Bondholder
should receive his interest in greenbacks?
Is the Bond-holder as much better than
the soldier as the difference between gold
and greenbacks2
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S@ Which are you in favor Of, the
Plow-holder or the Bond holder?
The former enriches the country by
honest toll, while the latter beggars it by
fraud and corruption.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1867-08-13

@ Disunionism will receive hard
knocks from Thurman, Pendleton, Morris,
Vallandigham and Lawrence on Thurs
day, the 18th day of September.
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what the Soldiers Fought For and
What They Did Not Fight Fora
The War yvaged 10y AboIitiOnists
for the Freedom of the Negroes,
and the Destruction Of the Com
stitutiOn.
We have seen men, when struck by the
fatal bullet, drop their muskets, throw up
their hands, and cry; so, Godl I'm killed''
and We thought this was right, because
they were yielding their lives for the
American Union.
We have seen men,when struck by the
unerring bullet of the Confederate, fall
and drag themselves to place of safety,
from the storm of shot and she'll hailing
around, there to. .writhe and struggle their
lives away. And we thought this was
fright, because they were yielding their
lives for the preservation Of the Union Of
their fathers.
We have seen men fall from the ranks,
dead, with their death grasp tightly on
their muskets. as though 10th to part with
them and we said it was right; they were
yielding their lives for the maintenance
Of the Constitution intact.
We have seen men piled up on the bat
tie field, where they had s'fought their
last battle" and We thought it was
right they had yielded their lives fer the
preservation of law and order.
We have seen men dragging their sorn
and mangled bodies off the field, to Lam
Iguish and die in the hospital, and said, it
lis right; they die for that God given her
Iitage, the American Republic,
| We have seen men, heroic comrades,
when told by the Surgeon that they must
die, deliver their last message to COM
trade: "Tell mother, God bless her, I died
lighting for my country" "Tell sister
land brother. and -, the dearest one
on earth, that | did my best for my coun-
TRY" We thought all this ,sas right but
the history Of the country, since the close Of
the a0ar. prOUes conczusiusIy tbds aoe acre
mistaken, and they acre dezuaed By the
lyiag ssurderers an poaoer, into sacrificing
their liives for the enrichipg of the tfendisH
Radicals, and for the freedom Of the Ne
Igroes.
| The Radicals brought the war upor
the country; refused to settle 1t ansicabl5
Iaohen u could hare been settled aoithout The
shedding of one drop of blood; gave cut
to the country that "it was war for the
maintenance of the Union and the right
| full authority of the Government; the re-
coyerY of the property of the Govern
ment, and when these objects were ac-
complished thew would cease, and the
lseceded States would come back into the
Union with all their rights and privileges
lunimpaired."
| 1t was for tbis the soldiers fought; i
was fer this they yielded their lives; itwa
for this they lost their legs and arms; il
was for this they sacrificed health; it was
| for this they fought,a no-other men evel
fought. throuth five lone weary years
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1867-08-13

"a Every drop of perspiration from
the poor mans brow is an offering to pay
the interest on the wealthy Radicals
Bonds.
How long will the laboring man endure
the burden9
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The Democracy are in Favor of

Representation in Congress by every
State.
Immediate union on the basis of the
Constitution.
Opposed to usurpation of undelogated
power by Congress.
Opposed to military despotism in this
Republic.
Opposed to Congressional force bills to
establish Negro Suffrage. \
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B%THE LIST OF UNPAID TAX
ES REMAINING ON THE DUPLI-
CATE OF MONROE COUNTY, FOR
THE TAX YEAR ENDING ON THE
10Th DAY OF JULY, 1867 AMOUNTS
TO $7,675 So.
Taxpayers of Monroe County look at
thatl All the result of Radical misrulel
All the result of Radical Freedmen's
Bureau, Reconstruction, Registration
Bills and Political Equality for the Ne
grol The people beggared and their lands
sold for taxes to pay the interest on the
Radical aristocrat's Bondsl
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1867-08-13

neA-Are you in favor of being taxed
beyond your ability to pay, in order that
the Radical aristocrat may count his gold
interest by thousands?
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For Woodsed cannot possibly furnish edbles for the one
tenth the thousands of Conservatives and Democrats who
will flock to Woodsfeld on that day. ssssseN
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n@- Before going to the polls on Tues
day, the 9th day of October, procure a
ticket headed:
DEMOCRATIC TICKET
And ending.
g Constitutional Amendment confer
ring Political Equality upon the Ne
gro,
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Woodsficld. Aug. rs, 1862.

sTHE UNION AS 1T WAS, AND
THE CONSTITUTION AS IT is.
81 hold that THIS Government was made
en- the WHITE BASIS, by WHITE
MEN, for the BENEFIT of WHITE MEN
and their POSTERITY forever. ste
phen a. Douglas.
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DEMOCRATIC STATE TICKET
For Governor,
ALLEN G. THURMAN,
- RLE

For Governor,
ALLEN G. THURMAN,
of Franklin.
Lieutenant Governor,
DANIEL S. UHL,
Of Holmes.
Treasurer of State,
c.. FULTON,
of Crawford.
Auditor of State,
JOHN McELWEE,
of Butler.
AttOrneysGene
FRANK H. HURD,
of Knox.
Supreme Judge,
THOMAS NJ. KEY,
of Hamilton.
fComptroller of Treasury,
WILLIAM SHERIDAN,
Of Williams,
Member Board Public Works.
ARTHUR GHES,
of Cuyahoga.
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what the Soldiers Fought For and
What They Did Not Fight Fora
The War yvaged 10y Ab0IitiOnists
for the Freedom of the Negroes,
and the Destruction Hf the Com
stffutiOn.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-11-15

feet othor vegetables Of slow growth could not
ture The Summer lasts from the middle of May to
the middle Of September, and is scorohng hot
tho Winter IA cold. have seen the thermometer at
100 in June and minus $40 in January. Abont ~
feet of snow fell in 1861 and ice is generally about
SIX Or eight feet thick.
THE MINERALS
In this part of Russian America valueless. Coal
Is founa In small Contorted seams (which will not
nav TO work. ia several localities on the Youkon.
can attest TO the worthessness of the mines on
OunQa Island, south of Alaska and am inclined TO
believe from the accounts have gathered from the
Russians that the mines in Kodiak, Cooks Inlet
and Ounalashka are of much the same kind. Iron
Is found IN worthless beds Of clay and far up the
YOukon gold may he obtained, but under such cir
custances that it is also yaueless, being only work.
able two months il the year, and yielding barely g
color TO tho pan Stains OF copper have been found
Oh rocks near Norton Bay, but no ledge or seam.
From the first of June till the first of September
fair weather is the rule in Relirng Sen. After the
first of August however strong uortherly gales may
be expected tho shallow water making tremendous
sea- and il is dangerous for vessels in Norton Sound,
there being 10 good haTbors. The ice breaks up
about the 18th of May in the rivers and sometimes
nearly month later leaves the shores of Norton
Sound; late in September the small rivers in
October. the IoukOn; in November the sea coast is
ice-bound.
Under careful protection this country might be
made very valuable to the United States but If I'M
prnciplcd trnders have free swing in few years 1T
Will be worse than yalueless remain respectfully,
WILLIAM III. DALI
Director Sci Corps, w. u. T. Exp.
st. NiChdePs X. I'M, Aug /, 1867.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-11-15
CONNECTICUT STATE TEACHERS INSTITUTE AT
BRIDGEPORr

The Institute reassembled yesterday, and
lectures were read by Mr Reed OF stockbrdee frcL
Gilman OF New-Haven. Prof. Northrop, Mr. Gage ana
Miss Warren Of Philadelphia. On Wednesday evening
the Rev. W. l. Gage OF Boston delivered lecture upoa
Bismarck and Napoleon" sketchng the "seventeen
DAYS Campaign" characterlzing IL as the most rPa
and brilliant OF modern times" Mr. Gage was ID berhA
at the time Of this great conflict On Tuesday the
was held IN tho chapel OF the South C0ngtegat
and Col Sprn CUE spoke up0n "El0cut0n, thue
tho element OF its power. First he asked what $500
cart There IA u charm In the s"uha ni ~" sS.ennS'v
What strikes the eyel The human person 10 to ths
OF forms The beauty OF motion, OF cOnr; lnnoruos.
charm Of thought developed. pressing what 10 a
In the bearers heart, and has 0ngeu TOT t"o ns,by
Col sprague was followed by Prof Norbrep Te@@iins
being Form the Importance ana psyr sehoola
the Simplest (ieometric Forms IN the III
and Prof o. ~ Camp OF NewBntaln on jsnsJ d1scyty.
The first exercise the afternoon was oesous
sye and IN II Mr.. E0rtlrup answers sa ifentes ex.
nn1ieucad ereors observed and nieth VI
and Influence In schools. Arel an a3dress
teldent M the New schools, ,!h -
upon the Elements OF Ieachen n,nTeherSon ~ What
sborid ACCOMPLISH; secondly thorough prc
narao,, Of the teacher for the wOrhi shsh .u9 u~
Zen ~ 1ha Families Of the human mini anu ntau!,
thar the teacher must aim 10 carry go'yL IN "a
Sruetom ~ said THAT the school system which We haW
,harcd from our fathers Is IN danger ihat ciaNs "
hos arisen who contend that the stare hs
~ ,Ii to educate but paupers aud that ~ Is ust
,,7s 10 hiring the children Of the rich INTO con'a.tn
,se ~ The poor. The Professor closed with an Appea
tr ,hc peruetuation OF our Common School system ~
The evening PIofs NoYihrop and Thatcher s4eb s'OA'
,,,.a, the 't4itHfr ~ ibc oeu>hIi''''