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CoLuMDus, Jan.
Ed. SPIRIT. In order to give the peos
pie Of Monroe County peep into the
doings Of this body, Idrop you 4 few
lines, This entire week has been spent
in discussing two important measures
that has come before the House. lst--
Mr.. Lockwood's joint resolution looking.
to the admission of the Southern States
into the Union, and to represents on i d.
Congress if the States lately in rebellion
would adopt the Constitutional amend
ment. Spirited and animsted speeches.
were made on both sides Of the House.
The Republican members freely used
Cepperhead, sympathizers, &C., against
our side of the House. Happeared they
were beaten, when they were driyento
these old epithets.
The next measure (not a party one9
was the resolution in regard to the Az
riealtural College, or how the $3.50, 900,
or thereabout, should be expended, or
whether the money should be appFopfia-
ted to the location ol such College Oh. be
divided among the different Colleges now
in operationi this touched the tender
place with number of members who
lived near the different Colleges, and the
matter was fully discussed and now is
made the special order for this day week,
and then to remain the special order till
disposed of l shall vote for separate
Institution, unless advised by my friends
in Monroe to cast nv vote differently.
Mr.. Hughes, Of Butler, Cd. introduc.
ed bill to gather the statistics of the
State, and that the Assessors of the dif.
ferent townships to take all the u. S
Bonds on the tax duplicate, merely tc
show the amount, but not for taxation.-
I This the other side of the House pitched
into without mercy; they do not wish. tht
taxpayers of the State to know the
amount of these bonds now exempt from
taxation; they finally tabled the bill
This was the most bitter debate I nav,
ever heard-members ON both sides sslet
their angry passions rise,
sac HEADLEY. s.
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The Missouri Test Oath and AttOr-
neys' Oath Decided UnCOnstitu-
tiOmaI by the Ssspreme Court.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14-Associate
Justice Field to day delivered the opin-
ion Of the United States Supreme Court
in the Missouri test cath case, John G..
#Cummins, Roman Catholic priest, who
was indicted for preaching ana teaching
without taking the oath prescribed by
the Constitution cfthe State, being PLAIN
tiff in error. The court decides the oath
in this case unconstitutional, being in
the nature Of punishment without trial,
and in its character e.r post fdcto, and as
a bill of attainder The Judgment of
courts below is reserved with directions
that plaintiff shall depart without delay
Associate Justice Field also delivered
the opinion Of the court in the cc partc
case Of Garland and Mari, who, taking
part in the rebellion, ask to be readmit-
ted to practice. The court held, as the
offense was committed, it is in It's nature
ah ec post facto law Attorneys are not
officers. of the United States. They are
Offices of courts, and hold their Offices
during good behavior. The court is not
the register Of edicts of any other power
The appliants obtained a pardon from
the President, which relieves them from
the consequences of their offences, and
makes citizen, in the eyes Of the law
what he was before it was committed
ICongress cannot limit the prerogative Of
mercy; it cannot be filtered by Legislative
restriction. ltfollows that the prayer 3
the petitioner must be granted, and also
the prayer Of Mr.. Mari. Tie rule whicl
requires attorneys to take the test oatl
must be recnded.9
Associate Justice Miller, for himself
IChiet Justice and Associates Swayne ant
( Davis, read dissenting opinion, main
tanning that practice in court is privi
Flege. Attorneys are subject to Legislation
tine same Us judges. The aaw makes NJ
distincrion. but requires all civil and mil
itary officers to take the same oath. At
Z Etor0eys exert marked influence on tn,
character of the Government IF all th,
attorneys in the South had been faithful
to the allegiance they are required t
swear, we should have been spared th,
horrors of rebellion. 1t was not elaine,
by majority of the court that the Law
works corruption of blood, therefore thi
is not a bill of attainder, nor does it con
sict persons or declare punis shment.-
Persons who arrayed themselves in hos
tility to the Government and gave all
and comfort to the enemy, forfeited thei
right to appear in court. This was
not criminal, but a civil proceeding
which was affected private rights retro
lspectively.
!, With regard to the Missouri case. tn
questions involved rested with the State
The constitutional restriction that Con
gress shall make no law abridging free
dom of religion, was not applicable
Justice Story says the whole power wa
left to the State, to be exercised accord
ing to its judgment. The Constitutes
Of Missouri says no such persons are de
scribed shall exercise their functions use
less they show their loyalty. Case
were quoted in support of these points
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ssAn Outrage Upon EEunaanisy.n

- 81
Cur attention has been called to an ar
ticle in the Stttcsman, Of Colusnbus,bear-
ing tho above caption, relative to the fro
zenafcetsof henry Martin and Frodefiek
Kalbaeisch, two lanasics sent from this
county to the Asylum. So far as the
facts have come to our knowledge, the
feet Of these unfortunate men were fre-.
zen before they were brought to this
place, and before they were ever in the
care Of the county ofdcials. They never
were in the county Jail as asserted by the
Statesman, but in the county InGrmary.
We regret to hear of the doath Of Hen
ry Martin, and that young Kalbfoischs 5
feet are in bad condition; but in that
condition they were sent to the Asylum
and rAcelVed, and the Superintendent was
Informed by the Sheriff and his Deputy
that their feet were frozen. His reply
was, that it was common occurrence for
lunatics to escape from their relatives and
wander about the country until their feet
and hands would be badly frozen.
If any of our county officials are to
blame in this matter (Which We do not
believe) we would regret it as much as
the Statesman.
Perhaps from the extreme pains taken
by the Statesman to puff DR.. Hamilton
and others, at Columbus, an Investigation
would disclose that some officials are to
blame in this matter.
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The Platform.

~ The sgreat length of the Platform
adopted at the 9th of January Conven-
tion, making almost two columns in the
Spirit which we peblished last week, for
bids Us keeping it as standing matter
We viii reproduce it several times be-
tween this and the election, SO that all
may have an opportunity of perusing it.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1867-01-22

ma Gen. Crook, who recently assumed
command of the district of the Boise,
California, had fight with Indians on
the 0uyhee River short time since, kill.
ing thirty Indians and capturing the
same number Of horses. A Big Foot
chief escaped, but the Little Foot chief
with the gray horse, the feature in many
of the fights in the Humboldt country
was captured.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1867-01-22

nS- Thaddeus Stevens received Z votes
for U. S. Senator of Pennsylvania. His
abilities are fully appreciated By the Rep
resentatives ia. that State.
During the session Of Congress last
year Thad. indulged in bit of ridiculous
pleasantly at the President expense
Wonder if Andy don't think the tables
have been turned
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1867-01-22
DR.. scRENcxs MANDRAKE PILLS
A SUBSTITUTE FOR cALoMEE.


Thcse Pills are coap5sed OF various roots having thu
power Iez ho gesres oshc ii7es q psspsly and
e6eesEsiy IS lpe pal or ncrS producing
any ta3se daaJeesae or agerous eEsc:s which often
folowshe use Of the ia.ler.al q u Iii sts8 III
In oil n.ous dorsers these Pills may be used conf
6eace hsy promote he discharge of vtated bile. and
remove these obTuctons from the liver and bEry ducts.
WI ch sTo The cause OF boJ. affections in general.
sCHENgK'S MANDRAKE PILLS euro Sex Ecsdache.
aaa al disorders c the Liver p saow skim coated
tongue cosiyease drogsincs and general ceiling
rness and ssude showing thas liver is in torpid
obstructed condsti5n. sassasl asssstnSe3
In short, ihcse Pl may be used with sdyaatage in all
eases when par c or a'tsrat;ve medicine required
P,e.-e ask Tor DR.. schcaczs Mandrake Pilisr aud
observe that the keneeees the Doctor on-the
GoEernnent saip-one when in the last stage Of Con-
sun.p- ON and tlse other in hi present heath.
SAD b IL Drus and deaers. Prce s5 cents per box.
er.nc pa oice No. Is Norh 9Th Street, Paiiadelpaia Pa
eieners Mao esae AGENTS; Domas Barnes Co.. q Park
Row New York S. s. Hance, 19s Baltimore ST., Baitl
mora Nd. John D. Park. h. E. cor. of Fourth and Val
nu. S. Cinc;nnati Ohio; Walker Taylor, 13f aud 1s6
Wshash Avenue Chicago H. Collins Brothers s0uhEest
corner 0. Second Ind yina sts. ST. Louis, Mo-
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The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1867-01-22

na- All advertisements for the Spirit
letters for subscription and orders fol
Job work, must be accompanied BY The
money. In no case will We insert adver-
tisements, place names on our subscrip
tion books, or do job work where the or
dsrs for the same are unaccompanied By
the money. tt.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1867-01-22

p@-,As schickens always come home
to roost. we think the time has come
to inform the Republican party, fha
President Johnson Is the Government. To
declaim against the Government is the
worst kind of treason, sufficient to secure
your incarceration Do you take?
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1867-01-22

Iihteresty the sstpunding doctrine that
Congress had the aid should now
set tsie 5reeedalst Of eisaetias Of State.
even ssfer j Is Z issios, such terms as
Congress hlay decide shall make ! local
'sqyerRgent repub ieaa IN form lie
tAeselore, favored the Edmunds amend !
iaent providing the condition su5se
auent
The House voted to-day not to sus-
pended the rules to consider two resolu
|tious declaring in favor Of policy Of
construetioa Of tlie currency at the rate
LOT four millions per month and against
an increase of.tha National Bank curren-
|cy There was, however, au evident dis.
position against legislating, for rapid
Eeentraetion.
Jan. Is.
The House spent most Of the day Oh
[ the Nebraska bill, aud finally struck out
the Edmunds amendment and substituted
Eone in its place providing as a condition
precedent to the admission of Nebraska
Into the Union that the Legislature shall
lpass an act for universal suffrage. =
TheFeupon the President is required ta
tissue proclamation declaring the State
within the Union. The same amendment
was lacked to the Colorado bill, and botl
bills were sent to the Senate for concur
renee. In very spirited debate on thi;
question the most radical doctrines we're
advanced Thad. Stevens declared tha
Congress had the right to exact from
/ Pennsylvania even universal suffrage
in order to obtain what he terms a re
publican form of government. Bout
Iwel took the same ground. whereupol
Mr.. Hall, of New York, suggested tha
mo one of the New England States, un
1der this view, possessed republican
form of government Raymond made
speech in favor of negro suffrage in tn
Territories and everywhere else, bu
wound up by declaring that he shcul,
vote against the bill because Nebrask
had not population enough to become
State As the same amendment va
adopted to-day in the House, was rejecte
unanimously in the Senate, when the Ne
Ebraska billwas pending there, it is yer.
evident that this measure aud its contrer
/ Will not go through this Congress.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1867-01-22

na-The Fenian trials are still pro-
crossing at Toronto, Canada. On the 18th
Joha o'Conuer was convicted, and Pat
rick Heating acquitted.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1867-01-22

Saved by buying your Teas di-
rect from lhc Importers.
4. Z. KELLEY 8 CO. Importers of Teas, in
connection with their large wholesale business
have determined to Introduce their Teas
difectlysto eonsnmers It impoxter's prices,
thus efTecting saving to the consumer of 40
to so per cent. Families can noU club TO-
getller for any kind or qualities Of Teas, In
packages OF one pound and upwards, apd We
will 5 end them a asupefior article Of Tee at
S per cent. afoge the cost Of impo tation.--
Let some reetic lady or other person in
each neig bofhooa call upon her aeQuaintan-
#ces and take their orders for any Of tho fol-
lowing named Teas, and when club Of ten,
twenty. OF more is obtained, send to rs and
we viii Send the Teas put up n separate
packages, with ths name Of each person
marked on it, all enclosed IN one box. As q
further iudueement to the person getting up
the club we will send tor his or her services,
an extra compliment tary package on all orders
Of $50 and upward. It Is perhaps not well
understood WHY We can sell Teas 50 very low;
but when tits taken into consideration that
besides lie orie cost Of apoFtation, the
Broker, Specu lator obber, Wholesale Dealer
and Rstaiier has each ts reap 4 large profit,
and the innnnerable Carriages. Eeopersses,
Iusurancss. 5iofages. &C.. WHICH Teas have to,
pass through befo' Z thsg reach the consumer
Will readily explain The We propose to do
away with seven-eigAtlls Of thess profits and
Expenses, and it nov Tenaa aims with the people
to say ywhether they viii save 81 CENTS to 81
per pound on every pound Of Tea they ppr-
chase, or be compeslea TO give their earnings
Ito a host Of useless ge~bet wsens. s.
PEDLARs and SMALL DaApRgs wishing Teas
Ito sell again can Ii accom- mod ated It'll small
packages to sui Ehssr trad ,bat no rslnslion
can be made, as these are our wholesals pri-
ces.
PRICE LIST -
fooiohg. Black 10 Sd. so. 81 90, 81 10, best
81 Is psr uouud.
lEnolish Break fast. fBiack5 Sc. co. 81 00. best
81 rs per pound.
Young Hyson, (Green} IS, 95, 81 DO, extra
i ST 25, apsfior S / 5 O. 0per pound
4 III xed. T6rse1, and Black 70. SCI. 90: b5st 81
per ound q
Imperial, lGfeen] 81 80 best, per pound,
gapan 81 20 q 10 s. e best per, Pee1d.
ssuppewsefr lsresnl ~ 3V, pest p oo per
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The supreme CoHrt and the TeAt
Oath. a

The Supreme Court has given addi.
tionaI proof of is superiority tO,partisan
passions and popular clampr, by adjudg-
ing the test oath unconstitutional.
As the past is Of little consequence
aside from its bearing on .he future, We
will not dwell on the vindioation which
the Democratic party is receiving at the
hands Of that tribunal. Tue Gonstitu-
ton is. for all practical purposes, what
the Supreme Court expounds 1t to be; and
the Democratic party eyinced superior
GOODNESS in. forming such judgments in
the disputed questions Of the period as
the Supreme Court confirms, when the
contest is over.
He alone is safe lawyer fer his client
who can anticipate, on any controverted
point, the decision Of the Court which
must finally dispose of it. The Demos
cratic party may confidently claim this
merit. 1t behooves its opponents, seeing
how often and egregiously they have been
mistaken, to cultivate q wholesome dis
trust Of their new tangled notions.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1867-01-22

sA- The reason why Nebraska and Col.
orado are being driven into the Union at
such rate, is to secure majority for i'm
peachment in the United States Senate.
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Ba- The French troops in Mexico vii
be ready to embark for France by ths
18th of February. That little expedi-
tion hasn't paid Napoleon very muchly.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1867-01-22

e eg The Judiciary Committee have
given out that damaging evidence has
been discovered against President John
son. No doubt the whole thing is huge
fabrication concoeted to delude the peo-
pie into suffering them to overset tho Ex-
ecutige and judiciary Departments of the
Government, that they may the more ca
silly carry out their plans for minority
Idespotism.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1867-01-22

s@-A "wife agency" Is in operation at
Cleveland, this State. 1t is conducted on
the employment agency system, the pri-
ces ranging fromS3 to S19. M
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1867-01-22

D3- Simon Cameron has been elected
United States Senator by the Pennsylva-
MIA Legislature. Mr., cowan's term ex,
pires on the 4th of March next.
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AsfaleY.

Who has undertaken to impeach Presi-
dent johnson, is the same individual
whose rascally doings were brought to
lightin report submitted to the House
of Representatives, BY one of its Com
nittees, on the 18th Of February, 1868
The report shows as set forth in the
Washington Republican, that Mr.. Ashley
was charged with corrupt official con
duct, and only.cscaped by a "faw in the
Indictment" BE was accused of obtain
ing an Office for consideration previ-
ously made" and escaped because it was
not exactly proven that the consideration
had been apreviously made"
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1867-01-22

D| Who denounees the recent decis.
ions Of the Supreme Court, and declaiu
against it as a disloyal body2
The adGca)s, Tads and Bob.tails.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1867-01-22

COLUMBIA, S. c., Jan. ISL reeduen
are leaving this viciuitYin such nnaRers
as to excite alarm for future cultivation
Of lands, chiefly bound to Florida and
transplanted at Government expense.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1867-01-22

sa-T The Government has received
SIZE, All, ,184 80 revenue since the July
4, 1866.
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na- Hon. Roscoe Gonkling, Radical,
has been elected U. s. Senator from the
State of New York.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1867-01-22

sea- The President has sent to the SEN
ate the name of Senator Edgar Cowan as
Minister to Austria.
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sa- An Atlantic Cable dispatch OF
Jan. 10, says.
"The Times of this morning says that
thes proposition to impeach President
johnson, which is DOW before Congress,
plainly indicates that the United States
are yergipg, towards another revolution.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1867-01-22

WILMINGTON, N. c., Jan. 14-Letters
of administration was granted by the
proper authority to Richard Reid a col
ored man, on the estate of John Nixon,
colored It is probably the first instance
of the kind on record in the South,
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1867-01-22

eg Bismarck has issued circular let.
ter to the representatives Of Prussia at
foreign Courts, in which he points out
the good footing on which Prussia now
stands with all. foreign powers; assures
them that peace will be maintained; and
declares that he shall now devote himsel
to the consolidation of Germany.
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January IL.

y
The House Committee have agreed to
report bill for new governments for the
States of Alabama Florida, Georgia. Ar
kansas, Louisiana. Mississippi, North aud
South Carolina and Texas, 1t first de-
clares void old laws made by the govern
ments in force in these States, and then
proposes that all male. persons above the
ages Of twenty one, who can take the
oath of loyalty, shall be allowed to vote
for delegates to the Convention When
the Convention meets, if it decides to &C,
cept the terms proposed by Congress, il
is authorized 20 select what is called a
provisional committee Of five citizens dis
tinguished for their loyalty TO the Union,
This committee is to act as one of pub
lie safety until constitutional State con
vention is formed, which they are au.
thorized to inaugurate. The convention
thus called, can then elect provisional
State officers and form State constitutions
irrevocable without consent of Congress.
Universal suffrage, prohibition of dis
hnc;lon on account Of race. or color in
schools, reputation Of rebel debt, aud
disfranchisement of all who aided the re-
bellion, are to be provided 5or in the
State constitution. Ii the State shall al
any future time attempt to dissolve its re-
lations with the federal governmentaits
representation in Congress- is to cease,and
the latter is not to do anything inconsist.
ent with the rules of civilized warfare tc
protect the loyal people. Ii Congress ac-
cepts a new constitution the State is to be
entitled to representation, The commit
tee will urge the bill as a substitute fol
Thad. Stevens measure. rzs as
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1867-01-22

January a.
The Radical programme for impeaehing
and displacing the President was still fur
ther Developed in the House to day, in
the charge made in written speech by
loan, of Missouri, that Andrew johnson
was concerned in the conspiracy to assas-
.siuate President Lincoln. The House
sustained the decision of the Speaker by
a party vote that such statement was
in order, Mr.. Hale, Of N. Y, a Con-
seIyative Republican solicited some par
ticulars of evidence on which this charge
was made, but Loan, with more bomhast
than Ashley, claimed that as he had IN
itiated the impeachment movement he
would at another time and place furnish
what he called his proof Of completely
in the spiracy.8i 8- sB
The Nebraska bill was debated for two
hours in the House, and the previous
questions ordered on the passage OF the
bill by one vote. The bill will probably
3 be passed tomorrow by smallmaj jority,
but it will be impossible to carry itoyer
the veto. The Edmunds amendment
making suffrage condition subsequent
to admission as State was secuted by
all of the best lawyers, who debatedit as
humbug and Of no legal effect whatever.
1t was reserved for General Banks to put
forward. Amid scene Of considerable
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1867-01-22

p@- Hon. Lyman TrumbuIl. Radical,
has been elected U. S. Senator from Hi
nois.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1867-01-22

nA- Charles D. Drake has been elected
u. s! Senator from Missouri.
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J John asprratt Arrested
G R EAT .aB Ar CAD N S FI
SIX FARMS FOR : SALE
n1sp,,c Tfs cIrIm pI1pruAcEpvtt

.fTHE undersigned offers for sale SIX FARMS,
| all lying in Monroe County, Ohio, and
containing 2s5 acres, 250 acres. 20 acres, 100
acres, and two so acres each.
These tracts are we'll calculated for farming
purposes, being p'ellwatered and timbersd
Persons wishing to purchase win receiveall
necessary information by calling at the Office
of the undersigned. JOHN S. WAY,
decl8tf. ~ Weodsfeld, 0hio.s
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sg sedgwick exploits on the Ric
Grandc are being investigated by Con.
gress.
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There has been resolntions introduced
in both branches Of this body to strike
the word white out Of the organic law Of
the State. Ii they are not ksTsid they,
vii! do this also, Yours
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1867-01-22

hA-Isaac Newton, Commissioner Of
Agriculture at Washington, is to be re-
moved -