The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1868-02-11
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The theory Of spiritual wives is that
death only makes men free.
EDWARD THORNTON is the name Of the
new Minister from England.
CALIFORNIA State Capitol will cost,
when completed, $1,000, 600 in gold.
: ONE Radical shot another the other day
at Atalanta, Ga, by way of reconstruc,
tion.
CONGRESS have agreed to exempt cotton
from taxation one year, which amounts to
nothing. s1
The Fenians had monster meeting az
Buffalo on the Is. inst. President O'Neil
was preseot.
SOME half dozen Yankee girls under
the charge of governess, are the OBJ.
served Of all observers in London.
THE revolution in Peru is reported
successful. The Government has been
subverted and the President is fugitive
in Chilli.
The population of Paris is l, ia, ,346;
London, 2,665 zzs;; FSnna, III ,846; Ber-
lin, ii, ,941; Manohep, 1O6, ,770; Frank
fort, 1855. xs1
| THE hondonIe iass is considerably
alarmed at the course about to be pursued
by eur Government to recover the Ala
bama claims. Look out Canadiansl
PRESIDENT JOHNSON assured Fenian
delegation, a few days since, that the new
foreign policy about to be iuaugurated
would effect all they desired. Look out,
Johnny Bull!
FoUR hundred thousand bondholders
demand gold. Forty millions of people
demand greeubacks. Congress legislates
for the bondholders and against the peo-
pie. Down with Congressl
SINCE Yates appeared in the dining
room at Willard's clothed only in one
garment, aside from his inyeterate habit
of inebriatioD, his constituents have been
trying to get him to resign.
The Springfield Republican puts this
conundrum to Congress: 'If the Supreme
Court should decide the two. thirds Law
itself unconstitutional, and by two.
thirds vote, what's to be done next?"
ON the 29th ult., Mrs. E. A. Pollard
wife of the author of the "Lost Cause,
shot druggist living in Baltimore, nam.
ed Moore, because he refused to inform
her of the whereabouts of her husband
She was committed to Jail.
( A RADICAL emissary who had beer
"stumping" Mississippi disappeared .
few days since, With wagon and q pair
of horses which be had stolen. He was
captured in Georgia, and returned 'schain-
ed to the wagon The fellows name is
Rev. w. HI. johnson.
DURING the month Of January there
we're sauan-fa ;;I--s,asssse Nsz York CITY,
with estimated liabilities OF STJU,UUt'
elsewhere, 1oS, with estimated liabilities
Of 81 100000; total, 116, liabilities ST.
100000. These are some Of the bitter
fruits Of Radical misrule.
THE President and four members o.
his Cabinet assert that Grant lied in rela-
ton to the Stanton affair. Grant unsup
ported by any testimony, denies the sof
Impeachment. The great horse talkel
has disgraced himself by lying, and now
wants to lie out of it, Horse, horse
horsey.
| The law just passed by the Tennessee
Legislature permitting negroes to holt
Office and sit on juries gives much salts
faction to the negroes generally, and ul
ira Radicals. There are already Negro
candidates COR important Offices, and they
will be in majority Of the counties il
Middle and West Tennessee. That is th'
negro result Of Radical legislation.
BISMARCK introduced in the Prussial
|diet, bills os indemnity to the King Q
Hanover and the Duke ofNassau. Mucl
deposition was shown to granting thes
appropriations. Ia his .speech Bismarc
declared if they we're not adopted h
would be compelled to dissolve the Pal
l|liament. The bills were passed. Ho'
much better is the American Congress?
Horatio seymour ofNeW York vii
4 Not be a Cand1date for Presi
dent.
.I[Special dispatch 70 the Gin. Enquirer
j. New YoRK February3 8, 1868.
i The New York World Of this mornin
lcontains the follows Ies ter from Co
|ernor Seymour:
UTICA, January %, 1868.
! MY DEAR SIR-I have beer very j
too i'll to answer your letter of tt
18th inst, until now. Iassure you I al
not candidate for the oiiceof Presiden
In my letter | said what meant, and
: am annoyed to find tits locked upon b
some as strategic movement. | ba,
had large number Of letters from lead
} ling men in the Northwest. | hay
written to them that my name would nj