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The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1868-05-08

BEN. BrrLER.-Geueral Butler is thus
photographed by" G. A. IT,: A singular
presence was hi., short, broad-shouldered,
short-legged, fa.. without much neck, but
with a good many flaps around the throat i;
standing a. if = trife bow-legged, and with
H. suggestion of military habit or life !;
rather Of sedentary occupations, which had
encouraged the sagacities and resentments-
say, indeed, politician. curious natural
crescent OF forehead, sweeping round from
ear to ear, was developed BY badness into
a great Uranium Of shining pink color, in
which the folds of the b. rain revealed them
selves with a naked, muscular appearance.
Too naked, indeed, was the mans head to
give the lookerson in the galleries = COM
Portable feeling. But for the red tint of his
badness he looked cold. Now this mans
face, instead of looking straight forward,
was compelled to point its chin upward when
it wanted to see anything ahead, because
one of its eyelids was in condition Of per-
manent suspension-he peeped under 1t as
under a green shade you often see some
acquaintance Of yours level his eye along
the surface OF DIS Cneek. by sympathy Win
this eve, the other eye also hung fire little,
and il is needless to say that persons of this
sort are very seldom handsome. Never for
getting his half closed eyelid, therefore, you
must further imagine the rest of the face to
be an audacious, not to say pugnacious, cast
and expression. The ears, the eyebrows. the
broad cheek bones, the contour of the chin,
are without delcacy, salient but not massive.
He seems forever thinking upon some keen,
scathing utterance. The sides OF the bald
head have some thick wings of dark hair
hanging to them, like the feathered wings of
fowls, else plucked. This man wears good
new coat of black cloth, to match the rest
of his dress. Your first feeling you see
h i'm is that if he we're a schoolmaster, you
would mind your lessons if he were bank
President. you would hate to ask him for dis
count. Because he looks as if he would |
probably refuse in terms calculated to make
a man feel very unpleasant. In short, But
Ter is man that you perhaps wish to have
nothing of business to do with at all. He !
would bully you he would also conquer
you. He would rather impress "" with
sense of his power than his magnanimity.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1868-05-08

at bar is simply " The Representatives
of the loyal people Of the United States
against an evil disposed and wrong
doing President "-or Reconstruc-
ton vs.. Its most obnoxious and formi-
dable obstacle" One or the other is
bound to be humiliatei by the pending
verdict.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1868-05-08

TIE piece OF lace over tumbler, letting
it down about half way put i'll some sweet
peas in little while roots VII appear and
seek the bottom Of the tumblcr then the
vine appears, and can be trained iato a vine
on support, and it viii begin to show its
tty flowers.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1868-05-08

THE Conptists, OF Posi,ivists, have found
ed church in New York. Theirs is the
religion of realism. The true God to them
is the highest development Of humanity.
Their chief end of man is for him mentally
to perfect himself, or to get as near to it as
possible. This is not orthodoxy, but it is the
doxy of a large number of people.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1868-10-27
THE RESULT In THIS STATE.

Up to the time Of going to press, we have
no returns from the State election held on
Thursday last, upon which to base state
ment of the result, and We are very much i'm
clined to believe that no one will know how
the State has gone until after the Presiden>
tial election. We believe that the Conserva-
tive State ticket is elected, and we know that
We have made considerable gains in the Leg
islature, but beyond this the whole matter is
conjecture.
We have not even seen statement OF the
vote in this county and Berkeley, and conse-
quently are at sea-except that we know that
here, we have elected our entire ticket, and
given conservative majority of about 10
The Wheeling Register of Saturday, in sum-
ming up, says:-
It is certain that we have made great and
important gains. We have strong hopes OF
having obtained a majority of the members
of the House of Delegates and have probably
won enough to give us q majority on joint
5 ballot, thereby cnsuring the election ola Dem
ocratio U. S. Senator in place of Mr.. Van
Wrinkle, whose term expires on the 4th OF
March, 1869.
It Is also probable that Mr.. walker Is
elected to Con- ress from the first District by
from 100 to $50 majority The vote is so
close as to require the official count to decide
which has won.
We feel certain that we have gained Con-
gresham in the Third District, although no
returns from that region have yet been re-
ceived. We had advices from that District
shortly before the election which leave us no
doubt that Moore has been elected over
Yitcher, his Radical competitor.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1868-10-27
Address Of the Democratic National
Committee.

NEW York, October2 1-The Democratic
National Committee has issued an address
1t ms kes no allusion to any change of can
didates. 1t says:
alt is charged by the Radical party, a par
ty of violence and usurpation, which, for the
last four years, to prolong its own existence,
has set at naught the Constitution and funda-
mental principles of our Government, that we
intend revolution and defiance Of existing
laws The accusation is so unfounded and
absurd that it cannot be entertained for u
moment by an intelligent voter who has even
the most superficial knowledge of the history
of his country. The Democratic party can
proudly point to every page of its record
1t has never violated a single obligation of the
fundamental compact by which these States
entered into the family of nations. Its watch
word in peace, as in war, has been, and will
always be, "Union, the Constitution, the
Laws and no man nor any set of men, how
ever high they might be placed by the suf-
frages of their fellow>citizens, can expect to
receive the support of this great conservative
party in any revolutionary attempt against the
established laws. The ballot-box and the
supreme will of the American people are the
only means of redress to which we look"
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1868-10-27
RIED.

sta Mt by Rev. II ID. Moore, Mr. JAMES MYERS
of this county. and member of Co. A, I'd Va. In
fantry during the War, to Miss HELEN E. BURN
HAM, formerly of st. Adams, VT.
On the 2lst inst. in wlnehester, at the Braddock
street Methodist Church, by Rev. DR.. Baird, Mr..
JOHN RAY, of Shepherdstown, to Miss NELLIE,
daughter of Mr.. Christopher Funk, of winchester.
On the 2lst inst. Winchester. at the Bradd-ck
street Methodist Church, by Rev W. G. Egglcsion.
JOSEPH A. Null On and Miss JENNIE CLARK
both of Winchester
AT the residence of the BRIDES father in Middle
way on Tuesday morning. October 2Otn, by SANG
Mr.. JOSEPH NJ. HEDRICK and Miss MARY n
MURPHY. eldest daughter OF George Murphy ESQ
On the Goth inst, by Rev w. r. Lower. Mr. AL
EXANDER N. CoNARD 70 Miss JENNIE w AZ
SON-both of Martinsburg
On the same day, by The same. MIR. BENJAMIN
III. CLEMMONS 10 Miss MARY ID. CLENDENlNG
both of Berkeley county.
On the same day, by the same. Mr.. ID. MOT
TER TO Miss ANNA v. CATLETT-both oi Mar
tinsburg.
On the 22dinst by Rev. D, H. Bitle, Mr.JAo 9R
y.D POlSAL. of Berkeley county to Miss MARf
E KIMES, of Shepherdstown-
On the 18th inst. by Rev. G w. FeeiemyeE. Mr.;
-JoHS n ENTLER to Miss HESTER A. 30 ERS
ALI of this county.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1868-10-27
Pluck in Pennsylvania.

The Philadelphia Age takes a cheerful
view ofthe result of the elections in that State
last Tuesday, and closes with the following
stirring appeal:
$40 our Democratic brethren, VIC say, to-
day, press on as you have so nobIy done since
the battle began to rage. Don't relax sin
gle effort. Don't yield an iuch of ground
Don't lay down your arms for a single mo-
ment. Continue to perfect your organization,
not only in every election precinct in this
great metropolis, but in every section of the
State and of the Union. The grand old party
to which you belong, which in sunshine or in
storm is ever the same constant and unyicld-
ing defender of the peoples rights, demands
your continued and earnest labors. 1t is the
onle party that knows how we'll to use VIC
tory and that stands forth fearless and undis-
mayed in defeat. twas born with the Consti-
tuition, and it will only perish with that sacred
instrument. While there is scrap or shred
of that immortal document left to bless and
protect the people, the Democracy viii keep
up the good fight, and will never falter in
their noble ezertions for the good old cause p
To day acc begin the battle again. No work
shall appal us-no labor shall make US weary
no pressure, from within or without, shall
cause to pause halt for an instant in our o.
ward march. Democrats! Union men Friends
of the Constitution Press on-prCss On ! Do
your whole duty, and generations We. unborn
will rise up and call you blessed .'
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1868-10-27
go LORD, BOYS, THIS LAST RACE
HAS UNWINDED ME; MUST GAIN
STRENGTH BEFORE T. LEAVE!".
THE PITIFUL.

That pitiful specimen of doghood, who in
suits the human race by assuming its form
we mean the low and debased, the lcenticus
and depraved Underdunk- writhed like a
skinned eel under our infiction last week.
With tears in his eyes, he besought the Lieu
tenant commanding the military at Shep-
herdstown to send over and arrest US. Fail
ing in this, he then made up his mind to.sue,
but was frightened off this track of revenge
by citizen who told him that. if he attempts
ed that mode of indicating himself, his ex-
posture would be more complete, as it would
be easy to prove every thing said about him.
We have only commenced on this abandoned
wretch, and before we are done with him, We
hope to make him loathe himself with such
intensity, that he will relieve the county of his
presence by jumping into. the Potomac, or by
hanging himself with the halter of the horse
that Traynor stole-if he didn't steal the hal
ter too. Such termination of his miserable
existence would be the most valuable service
he could render the community.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1868-10-27
nBide Your Time !"

Doctor Bagby, who edits the Natt0e ptr-
oiintan, Orange G. H., has quaint way OF
saying things, but there is force in his style.
In his last paper he takes occasion to notice
Mr.. John Quincy Adams's speech at Column
bia, S. c., in which that gentleman pathet-
ically exhorted the Southern people to be
patient This is tie doctors way of treating
this admirable exhortation -
Sit down here, my man, in this. barrel of
boiling pitch while pour bod full of live
Goals into your lap and fasten heavy, white
hot iron collar around your neck. The stu
alton may be unpleasant, but don't be i'm
patient, for will send negro around every
half hour or SO to spit in your face, and will
come myself regularly to abuse you like dog
and tell all manner of lies upon you. Take
it easy, bide your time. and at the end of fur
or five years, if I'm entirely satisfied that you
have no unkind feeling toward the negro ADD
love me-really love meas 1 think 1 ought
to be loved, why then may perhaps forgive
you, let you up and permit you to work for
my benefit just as you did before the war, and
Just as if nothing had ever happened.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1868-10-27
THE CoNTENDING FORCES.

Tn this contest the struggle is between pa
triotism and corruption between the advo-
Gates and friends of Constitutional govern
ment. and the enemies of civil liberty; be-
tween those who would administer the gov
ernment for the best interests of aipeople al
ready oppressed by taxation, and those VINO
would continue this oppression by class legls-
lation; between those who believe that " the
blessings of government like the dews OF
Heaven, should fall upon alike, the rich and
the poor, the high and the low" and those
who believe that the government should dis
tinguish in favor of the bondbolder.
The Lancaster htel!igencer says the recent
elections in Pennsylvania and other States,
show how terrible struggle the battle of the
people against organized corruption and ve-
nality is to be. The masses are honest
They voted honestly on Tuesday. But thou
sands of corrupt and mercenary creatures be-
trayed the toiling masses for SO much money
paid down into their dirty fingers. Fraud
and corruption has achieved temporary tri-
umph, but SO surely will the great principles
of the Democratic party triumph over all op-
position, if this continues to be a Republican
government. Democracy may be crushed out
by consolidated despotism, but until that is
done, its battle with wrong will never be at
al end. And the power of its triumph must
speedily come if we would save the free in
situations bequeathed to us by the fathers of
the Republic.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1868-10-27
POLITICAL CONUNDRUMs.

Who want Peace? Grant and Geo. Koonce.
Who is the greatest political scoundrel of
the age, Joe ChapIinc not excepted? Arthur
Infamous Foreman.
Who has tried oftencst to get into the Le-
gislature from Jefferson county, but has not
yet succeeded? Grasshopper Smith.
Who wanted to be elected Assessor, and
stayed in the county on purpose to run for
the Office, and then got badly beaten? High
Over Anthony.
Who would like to steal s27 900, that be-
longs to the Taxpayers CT Jefferson and Berke-
ley? Joe Chapline.
What ought to be shot? \ dog that would
bark at I'm ler-Shunk.
Who stole that horse? Charley Traynor,
late member of the Board CT Registration of
Jefferson county.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1868-10-27
Letter from President johnson to Gov
ernor Seymour.

BUFFALO, October 23.-The following dis
patch from President johnson was received
by Governor Seymour this morning:
EXECUTIVE MANSION,
"WAsH1NGToN, October %, 1865.
"Hon Hordtio Seymour:
~ see it announced in the papers this
morning that you will enter the Presidential
canvass in person. L trust this may be so, as
the present position of public affairs justiics
and demands it. 1t is hoped and believed
by your friends that all enemies to constitu-
tional government, whether secret or avowed,
will not be spared, and that their arbitrary
and unjust usurpatioDs, together with their
wastefuI, proaigate, and corrupt use of the
peoples treasury, will be signally exposed and
rebuked. The masses of the people should
be aroused and warned against the encroach-
ments of despotic power, now ready to enter
the citadel of liberty.
81 trust that you may speak with an in
spired tongue, and that your voice may pen>
citrate every just and patriotic breast through.
out the land. Let the living principles Of
the violated Constitution be proclaimed and
restored, that peace, prosperity, and fraternal
feeling may return to our divided and oppress-
ed nation.
"ASDREw JOHNSON"
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1868-10-27
DIE D..

On The eIst inst, in Charlestown, GEO. DOUG
LASS KENNEDY, youngest son OF John w. Ken
nedy, Esq, aged year, month and day.
On Tuesday the 18Th Instant, in this town, after
protracted aud most painful illness, Mrs. ELLEN
KENNEDY, wife of Mr.. John Kennedy, aged 81
wears. The deceased was native of iarbouTgrace,
Newfoundland, but for long time had been a res
ident OF our town She leaves large family of
young children, md a bereaycd husband, to lament
her early death. She was buried at Harper Ferry
her remains being deposited to the sacred
rites of the Catholic Church, of which sie was
faithful member.
In Harper's Ferry, the Goth of September,
MARTHA X. youn grst daughter of Joseph II and
Prudence r. Rcnncr, aged year. 6mos- aud 4dny s.
In Baltimore, on the 3orh of July, Maj. ROBERT
B. STREET, OF MiddlesCx county, Va, aged %
years and months.
On the 18th of September, 1865. near Smithfeld:
Somerset county, Pa, Mics JANE A ALDER, OF
Loudcuu county, Va d, and daughter OF the late
Hawkins Alder. She had gore on Vi sit to her re-
Iativcs in West Virginia and Pennsy lvania, and a
short time after her arrival among them, was at
tackled by Typhoid Fever, whirh terminated in her
death.
''IIer tolls past. her work ID done,
Aud she is fully bIest;
She fought the fight. the victory won,
And entered into rcst.'' III. -
Near Browns Shop, in this county, on Saturday
October 9Th. MIR. THOMAS LANCASTER, aged
about 30 years.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1868-10-27
Views Of A Foreigner.

The editor of the Courier DIES EtatS JniS,
thus expresses his opinion Of the Presidential
election: 1T has seemed to us matter of
small moment whether the name of Grant or
that of Seymour shall issue from the electoral
urn; and now, more than ever, we are persuad-
ed, that TO which ever side the balance in
clines, whatever party may gain power, will
be compelled to devote itself to restoring public
affairs to their normal condition-to recon
struct the South without partisan views-to
reduce the public expenses, inflated by prodi-
gality and corruption-to reduce the taxes
in word, to heal the wounds of the country
and begin new era"
The editor proceeds to express the opinion
that new party, "Thc Party Of the Future"
will arise, created by the necessities of the
country, composed of the patriotic and con-
servatiyc men of both of the existing parties.
He thinks he sees already the beginning of
this party among the people themselves, who
in the elections just past, have shown their
aversion to men of extreme views; and he
instances the rejection of Mr.. Ashley and
Vallaudigham in Ohio. He advises the DEN
ocrats not to waste their strength on the Presi-
dental election-as the President, whoever he
be, will be mastered by his situation and the
condition and necessities of the country-and
devote themselves to the Congressional cleo
tons. 1.-The future belongs to them Che says),
or at least to the party which will spring
from their fusion with the moderate clement
OF the Republican party. Around this
nuclus will necessarily rally all who are not
perVaded by the spirit of violence ard faction
to which the country is indebted in these
latter days for SO maDy disorders and so much
ruin"
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1868-10-27
The Trial of Mr.. Davis,

The New York Sun, edited by Mr.. Charles
A, Dana, formerly Assistant Secretary of War,
argues that Mr.. Davis will not be tried at the
approaching session of the United States Cir
cult Court in Richmond, and never will be
tried. The Sun says:
The indictments against jeff Davis might
as we'll be sold to the paper makers for three
cents pound. They will never be tried. -
The eloqnence of Mr.. Evarts will never be
wasted on the living skeleton of defunct
Confederacy, with strong probability of a
disagreement of the jury, and pardon virtu.
ally promised beforehand in case of conviction.
pS The Presidential Election take place
on Tuesday next, November Sd.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1868-10-27
A Letter from Wade Hampton.
THE MISREPRESENTATION OF HIS POSITION

TIE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF HIS POSITION
The Charleston Daily Ne,os of the 21st
publishes letter from Wade Hampton in
reply to one from lawyer of Wisconsin re-
questing him, in view of the wide spread mis-
representations of his course, to define his.po-
sition as to the issues, results, and corse-
quenccs of the war. Wade Hampton says:
"The main issues involved in the war were
secession and slavery-the first primary, the
latter brought in at a later period. In regard
to these, adopt fully and without reserva-
ton the principles announced by the late
Democratic National Conycntionin New York
and in the words Of the platform promulga-
ted there, l consider these questions as settled
forever. 1 accept this as the result accom-
pished by the war, and as its logical and c-
ultimate consequence. This have done from
the day the war closed, and have counselled
our people to look upon it in the same light.
was strongly in favor of the action taken by
this State comforting on tie negro equal civil
rights with the white man, and moro than
year ago advocated the policy, as soon as we
had the power to do so legtimately, of suf
frage based ON qualifications The Demo
cratic Conv ention held here in April last re-
cognized him as an integral part of the body
polite, and declared that it would when our
party came into power, grant him partial sut
frage. The State Central Club has just re-
| affirmed this declaration, and have no doubt
but that this declaration is sustained by vast
majority of the white citizens of the State.
We regard the reconstruction acts as I'M
constitutional, but we look for their over
throw-not to violence, but, in the language
Of resolution unanimously adopted by the
10 nortu in LODI
to constitutional agencies and peaceful rene
dies alone We invoked a decision on the
constitutionality of these acts from the only
tribunal competent to pronounce upon them
the Supreme Court of the United States
and We were prepared in good faith to abide
by that decision.
/ - 1t may not be inappropriate here to COR
rect misrepresentation widely spread by the
Radical papers touching these acts. In these
l have been charged with having dictated
that portion Of the platform relating to re-
construction. This charge have more than
once denied, and L do so again most emphat-
ically. The sense in which spoke of the
words unconstitutional, revolutionary and
void as being my plank in the platform, re-
fcrred to them constituting the plank to
which I, as well ms any other southern man,
chung for safety"
The letter concludes as follows:
"If the people of the North wish to build
up strong and lasting Union, let them be
magnanimous and generous to the South
Let them confde more fully than they have
done in the honor of our people, and they
will meet a cordial and heartfelt response
The future destiny of the Republic is in the
hands of the North, and upon their action it
depends whether there is again to be Union
based on fraternal feelings, or one held to-
gether by the iron bands of military rule"
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1868-10-27

SOLDIERS IN JEFFERsoN.-One company
of United States regulars has been in Jeffer-
son during the last week for the purpose of
keeping the peace during the election excite
ment.- Berkeley Lnton.
1.-THE soldiers now in this county were not
brought here " for the purpose of keeping the
peace during the election excitement" There
had been, and was not likely to be, any vio-
lation of the peace. They were sent into this
county because the villianies of Foreman and
the scoundrels whom he had employed, were
such as to provoke violation of the peace.
The coward hearts of these infamous wretchcs
aud political vagabonds, had led them to fear
that an outraged people would swing them,
and thus their own imaginations furnished the
pretext for bringing these troops to the county.
They knew that they ought to be killed for
their scoundrelism, and they naturally feared
that they would be-hence the necessity of
troops for their projections:
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1868-10-27

General Morgan, of Ohio, who was ex-
PEELED by the majority of Congress at last
session for an alleged illegality in his election,
has been reelected by large majority of his
constituents. The lovers of fair play and
political justice will not be sorry at his success,
even though he is a very prominent Demo-
crat. Congress treated him badly and refused
to give him fair show. General Morgan
rendered arduous services in the Union army
for two or three years of the war.
TN y Times