The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1867-09-03

The Democracy would redeem your Bonds
by an issue of greenbaeks and then the
country would not be taxed $500, 600
ANNUALLY to pay the interest on gold
Bonds. Then the soldier aud the Bond
holder would fare exactly the same. Do
you see it?
! We have seen men, heroic comrades
when told by the Surgeon that they must
die, deliver their last message to COM
rade: "Tell mother, God bless her,I died
fighting for my country" Tell sister and
brother, and --, the dearest one on
earth, that did my best for my coun-
try" We thought all this a0as right
Spirit of Dem.
Of course you did. No one doubts it.
You thought it was all right. That is
exactly what you did. But how did it
happen that you saw SO much Of the
.horrors of war?" It must have been on
the Confederate side. Your talk is just
the talk of an unblushing rebel. 1t seems
improbable that you were asoldier on the
patriot sideAAT is not possible that the
Government paid such men, even in the
greenbacks he sneers at, or put gun or
a sword in the hands of such man. He
must have been rebel, a spy, or Spirit
| of the D-l, or perhaps he belonged to
the Signal Corps, or what is more likely
| is that he is neither, but sneaking Cop
perhead lying in wait, silently whetting
his fangs to sting to death every friend
of his country.-Athens Messenger.
The editor copied only half of the
Spirits paragraph. Here is the other
half which he was afraid to give to his
readers on account of the many truths
contained therein:
"But the history of the country, since
the close of the war, proves conclusively
that we were mistaken, and they were de-
luded by the lying murderers in power,
into sacrificing their lives for the enrich
ing of the fendish Radicals, and for the
freedom of the Negroes
Editing Republican paper is certainly
an uphill business with honest men.
"How did it happen" &c. Because We
we're at the front, (where yelping Radi-
Gals like you were afraid to Gomez battling
| for the restoration of the Union which
the hell-hounds of your party have since
destroyed. Cswardly Radicals like you
remained at home, by paying their $500,
lup to the draft in 1865, when substitutes
had to be furnished. Didn't you pay
from $500 to 81 ,ooo2
Neither did we s'lie in wait,p &c. But
fought from 1861 to 1866 that you and
your blood-thirsty oonfreres, as it has
since turned out, (but then by all soldiers
for the restoration of the Union Of our
fsthers) might fiji your pockets with gold
interest and lord it over people who
[laid down their arms relying on the prom
Uses of Radical Jacobins. You. and your
brother murdelers took advantage of the
success of our armies to revenge your
tselyes upon every thing Southern; be-
/ sides burdening the people Of the whole
country with taxation. The term Cop
Iperhead we prefer to Radical and intend
to sting the enemies Of the Republic, the
Radicals, from now henceforth and foreY-
er.
i Taxpayers of Monroe County, look al
that All the result of Radical misrule
All the result Of Radical Freedman's &
Bureau, Reconstruction Bills and Politi.
cal Equality for the Negrol The people
Ibeggared and their lands sold for taxes ia
pay the interest on the Radical aristo,
Gratis bonds!-Spirit of Democracy.
We do not know how it is up in Mon.
Iroe, but we see no signs of beggary down
lin Athens. We have plenty Of the best
to eat at fair prices or people are well
telad, some of them too much so-and
plenty of money to foet the bills. There
is no beggary here. If the people oi
Monroe will go to work and cease to lis,
ten to the clamor of such peddling dema-
gogues as the editor of the Spirit of the
Id, we guarantee them against beggary
And when they find that our prescription
fails, and they get tired of voting the
Democratic ticket, we will give them ;
cheerful welcome to county where there
! is no beggary, but plenty, peace and con
, tentment. And if they won't see it il
this light then the Second Deluge ough
to be let loose in Monroe and sweep tht
miserable beggars from the face of th'
earth.-Atbens Messenger.
If the people should listen "to tn
little creatures whom God permits to edi
! Radical papers," SO Greeley, your King
has it, they would not have thread t
cover their nakedness in six months time
/ No, no, Bro. Bond, huckleberries are to,
5 light . diet, for peace, plenty and con
tentment.
II We know the Democracy of Monroe
! ! and their organ the Spirit Of Democracy
/ are very large thorns in the unconstitu
9 tional party, Radical; but they won't re