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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1868-07-29
Leaving the Foul Party.

There was a Seymour and Blair
Ratification Meeting at Greencastle,
Ind, on Saturday night week, at
this meeting Hon. John A. Matson
made a speech, giving his hearty sup
port to Seymour and Blair. Hitherto
he has been a leading and influential
Republican.
On the Thursday following there
was a Seymour and Blair ratification
meeting at Shelbyville, Ind. And
here one of the speakers was w. H.
Lamaster, Esq. He is rising young
lawyer of that city, gentleman and
a scholar, and hitherto was the main
hub in the Republican party in that
county. He was in the war, and
bears honorable scars.
Things just now look very much as
though there would be a general
stampede from the Republican to the
Democratic rank.-StGtc.n man.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1868-07-29
A Specimen of tho Southern Congr sss-
men.

]. II. Sypher, one Of the newly
admitted Congressman from Iouisia-
ma, is q Pennsylvania.
James Mason, another member
from the same State, halls from
Maine.
j. P. Newham, the third member
from Illinois.
OF the South Carolina members,
one of them, Mr.. Whittemore. is a
clergyman from Massachusetts.
OF one of the United States Sena-
tors from Florida, Mr.. ASijah Gilbert
an Otsego County. n. Y, man, the
CoOperstown Journal says:
"When in this country, Mr.. Gilbert
was respectable country merchant,
| in small country village, without
any suspicion on the part of his neigh
| bors, or even of himself. that he had
| any qualification tor the hign Office
/ of Senator of the United States
| With such men, under such infiuenc4'
| forced into the Senate Of the United
States, that body will soon be held in
the estimation CT the people OF lesr
character and talent than Board Of
| Supervisors"
These are specimens Of what the
Radicals call. Representatives from
the South" in Congress! "Represen
tatives! I" What a mockery in the
term!
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1868-07-29
Editors at the Convention.

A New York paper estimated the
number of Editors and newspaper
reporters in attendance at the Demo-
cratic National Convention at six
hundred. A majority of the Demo
cratic editors of Ohio were present,
all of whom, although ardent friends
OF Mr., PendletOn, now zealously sup
port the nomination of Seymour and
Blair. We had the pleasure of meet
ing the following Democratic editors
from Ohio, during our brief sOiOurn
in New York, viz: Faran & "Mack,"
OF the Cincinnati Enquirer; TreVitt
Eshelman and Flood, OF the States
maa; Armstrong, of the Cleveland
Plain Dealer: Estill of the Holmes
County Farmer and Wayne County
Democrat, 'both weekly" Allen, of
the Cadiz Sentinel; McGregor, of the
Stark County Democrat; Mathews,
of the Ohio Democrat; Irvine OF the
GAINESVILLE Signal Orchard, of the
Warren Constitution Kitchener, of
the Guernsey Jeffersonian Jefferson
Palm, and many others whose names
we do not now recOllect. We also
met many Democratic editors from
Pennsylvania, Indiana, Illinois, Ken
lucky, &C., &C., all of whom like the
"knights of the quill'' in Ohio, were
a fine looking set of men as can be-
found in the universe. M. Pe,7lOn
Bonner.
Our friend Mr.. Harper might have
added Woods, of the Ohio Patriot /;
Fisher, of the Allen Comfy Demo-
crdt Clymer, of the Crawford County
Democrat; Holder, of the Marion
| Mirror.
Among those we met from other
States was Mr.. Eggleston, of the Mo-
bile, Alabama, Tribune, a most excel
lent paper with which we have been
exchanging for several years.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1868-07-29
CIVIL WAR


CIVIL WAR
The archway to every movement
here is towards civil war. No one
doubts the course of the Jacobins. 1t
was openly declared in the Senate,
yesterday, when referring to the bill
providing arms for Southern negroes.
To day Mr.. DAVIS, of North Carolina,
declared that Southern States could
not stand six months unless supported
by bayonets.
Mr.. Boyden, OF North Carolina, u
venerable looking gentleman, protes-
ted against the passage of the bill
arming neighbor against neighbor to
produce civil war. He begged Con-
gress not to put arms into the hands
of negroes. If military government
is necessary let it be by regular troops,
not by arming one portion of the
people against another.
Mr.. Washburne. of Illinois, doubt
ed the propriety of the movement
only because he was fearful the
whites would get possession of the
arms. The proposition to postpone
| the operation of the bill until after
the Presidential election was hooted
at. The object of arming the negroes
being to enable them to control the
polls. New York, Pennsylvania and
Ohio would cast their electoral votes
for Seymour, Will the people permit
their votes TO be eneutralized by armed
negroes? ? this is the issue soOn to be
presented to the country.
ARAdING THE NEGROES.
The Reconstruction Committe had
agreed to the bill comforting upon the
negro convention to-day absolute
control over the State Hovernmen
with full power to arm and equip the
negro militia. This morning tn,
Committee amended the bill 30 as t,
include Mississippi and Virginia.
MISSISSIPPI ELECTION.
The election in Mississippi Is to b
set aside and the iron clad oath ap
, piled to the Provisional Governor
with a view of excluding Gov. Hum
phreys, securing radical Congress
2 and fortifying itself by all means pos
2 sible to resist the popular will.
The question of civil war depend
in great measure upon the willing
ness of the people to yield to usurps
tion and acknowledge the Congre
sionaI masters.
THE PROSPECT.
Private information received hel
/, from perfect reliable sources, leave
no doubt, but that the Democrat
@ ticket will sweep New York, PEN
i sylvania and Indiana, In Ohio an
= Illinois, parties say the contest wi
IS be close, but the electoral votes wi
" certainly be cast for Seymour ar
" Blair.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1868-07-29

LAFAYETTE c. BAKER, Secretary
of Stanton's Provost HarshaIs, during
the late civil troubles, died at Phila-
delphia, few days since, leaving an
estate valued at some S2OO,OOO. He
was in command Of the Secret Serv-
vice of the War Departmental which
capacity he imprisoned and released
whom he pleased, without allegations
or proof OF guilt, or explanation. He
was the tool of corrupt men, and the
instrument through whom they
wreaked their vengeance on their
betters, during that unfortunate peri
OF Of our eOuntry's history. But,
''let the dead rest"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1868-07-29
Majority for Hayes 503
Sumner Wants a Negro IN Congress

Senator Sumner is faithful to Al
idea. With him the sum of ali good
is the negro. Without Sambo the
Massachusetts Senator would be hope
lessly forlorn. He once tried white
partner but it was no go. And the
result was a separation. Sumner has
now more than ever entwined his
affections with those of the dusky
Son of Afric's sunny CLINE. Tiring
of Chandler, Yates, ,Sprague, and Wade
whose vulgarity and drunkenness
have utterly disgusted him, the learn
ed New Englander has been using his
influence to secure the election of ne
gro Senators from the South. A few
days ago he addressed a note to q
gem'n of South Carolina, urging that
the way to settle all questions was to
send Cuffee to the Senate as an asso-
ciate for Radical Senator's. Here is
what he says:
SENATE CHAMBER, July 3, 1868.
| "DEAR SIR: I have never given
any opinion in regard to the Senate
rial question in your State, except tc
express regret that the golden op
pOrtunity should be lost of making 8
colored citizen Senator from South
Carolina. Such q Senator, if compe
tent, would he powerful support tC
the cause of equal rights. His pres
ence alone would be constant testi-
mony and argument. Nothing coo
do so much to settle the question o
equal rights forever in the United
States. The howl against the negrt
which is sometimes heard in the sen
ate would cease. A colored Senate
would be as good as constitutions
amendment, making all backward
steps impossible. write now frank
ly in reply to your inquiry, and with
out any purpose of interfering il
your election. You will pardon III,
anxiety for ttc cause have so mucl
) at heart,
"Acrept nay best wishes,aAd believ
, Esa, dear sir, faithfully yours,
. "GSignedl CHARLES SUANER.
|, "To Thaddeus X. Sasportas, Esq
! s7ni,1rnbia. South Carolina"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1868-07-29

Governor Seymour had twelve
thousand New York troops in Harris
burg before Curtin, the "loyal' Gov
ernor of Pennsylvania, had brought
into the field a single regiment.
Here is a dispatch, by telegraph
from Washington, dated June 10,
1868:
''To Adjutant-gen. Sprague:
1.-THE President directs me to return
his thanks to his Excellency, Govern
or Seymour, and his staff, for their
energetic and prompt action. Wheth-
or any further force is likely to be re-
quired will be communicated to you
to- morrow, by which time it is ex-
pected the movement of tho enemy
will be more fully developed.
EDWIN NJ. STANTON,
Secretary of War"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1868-07-29
Democratic Congressional Convention
at Wooster.

The Democracy of the fourteenth
congressional district met in delegate
convention at Wooster, on the 2lst
inst. and after several ballotIngs nom-
mated LYMAN R. CRITCHFIELD, of
Holmes county. Mr.. Critchfield was
elected by the Democracy Attorney
General of Ohio in 1862. He is a
sound Democrat, an accomplished
gentleman, an able lawyer and man
Cc decided talent. We sincerely trust
Nr. Critchaeld Will be elected.
The fourteenth composed OF the
counties Of Holmes, Wayne, falkland,
Medina and Lorain. The district has
bezu Republican since 1852. The vote
on Governor last fall was ss follows:
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1868-07-29
Governor Seymour.

The He'g York Sun, an independent
pEPer with Radical proclivities says
this:
The Radicals will doubtless make
a great handle of the speeches which
Gov. Seymour made during the war.
and which, indeed, in many cases,
were strongly impregnated with cop
per. But we trust that in common
fairness they will not attempt to con-
ceaI the fact that during the same
period the Governor promtly furnish
ed all the troops called for from the
State Of New York, and even receiv-
ed the special thanks of President
Lincoln for this timely aid, and fol
the cordial feeling manifested in his
communications to the national GOV
| ornment.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1868-07-29

~
Peter Conttet, and his wife Pauline
COutteL, ofthe State OF Tennessee, Rosina
SaViOs, the unknown heirs of John P.
Grant, and the unknown heirs of Francis
SaviOs, and Of ROsinA Savios, whose
names and places or residence are un~
known, will hereby take notice:
That on april IlIh, 1888, 4. D., ChrisS
tian Hoover, of Stark county, Ohio, In
the court OF common pleas, in and Tor
said county of STA. X, SIaie of OhIo, filed
hIs petition against john P"uipt and his
wife Margaret PuutOI. and the above
ramed parties, Hs detVnr ants setting
fOrtG that i'll the year 1892. A. ID john
Z. Grant, heIng signed IN lee a. Lwo "eI
tam tracts OF land, containing over thi.
teen acres and five acrU- respectively,
situate in section thirty ~fuur. township
twenty OF range seven, in said STARK
| county, which are more fully described
/ in said petition, contracted 10 sell ami
convey the same in fee simple 10 John
! PautOt, and did convey Said premises To
| said PauLOt, by deed, duly executed in
| all respects, but that, by mistake OF the
| person who drafted said deed, said land
| was described AS lying in section thirty
| three in said township and range, and
| that, in like manner, said lands were
| sold and conveyed by said wrong descrip-
| ton, from said John -Pautnt and wife 20
! Peter COuttet and Francis Savios Jointly,
aud that afterwards said Ssvios, and has
| wife, Rosina SaViGs, by the same mis-
! description, caused in like manner by ibe
| mistake of the ScrlVener, conveyed the
same by deed to said Peter Conttet, who
afterwards, together with his wife, by tie
correct description, conveyed the same
| to the plaintiff.
That said petition prays that said par
ties defendant may be desired to execute
and deliver to said plaintiff good and sut'
ficient deeds for said too tracts OF land
! ana that in default of their so doing the
decree OF this court be made and held tC
correct said conyeyances according to saic
petition, and shall have the force and eff
feet of such conveyances from said de
fendarts, and that the plaintiff may bt
quieted in his title to said real estate, anC
for other proper relief
SCHAEFER & LYNCH,
Atly's for Christian Hoover, Pin.
| July zth 1S6S.-no5 CIV
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1868-07-29

THE following is an extract from
Gov. Seymour's Message to the New
York State Legislature of 1868:
"Under no circumstances, can the
division of the Union be conceded
We will put forth every exertion OF
power; we will use every policy OF
Cancellation; We will hold out every
inducement TO the people of the South
to return to their allegiance, consist.
elt with honor we will guarantee
them every right, every consideration
demanded by the Constitution and by
that fraternal regard which must pre-
veil in common country; but we
! can never voluntarily consent to the
breaking up of the Union of these
States. or the destruction of the Con
stltution. HoRATIo SEYMOUR.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1868-07-29
Judge Amber.

1t seems there is great dissatisfac-
ton among the better sort of thinking
Republicans throughout this con-
gressiOnal district at tho nomination
of ex-Judge Amber, OF Salem, for
Congress. We learn his ex-Honor
has some peeuliarities OF taste and
habit, and in consequence probably
ut times traits of disposition, by no
means attractive and inviting to some
of his own party friends.
Mr.. Amber is, no doubt, Il gentle
man of fair ability, but his own polit-
ical friends inform us that he is, at
times, most unfortunately for himself,
somewhat obscure and uneven in his
exhibitions. These too, We learn,
are manifest on occasions too public
wrath at Mr.. Heaton, was most un-
fortunate. MIR. Heaton Is a promi-
nent and respectable Republican citi-
zen of Salem; and he, in private con-
versation on congressional matters,
expressed freely his opinions upon
SCl tam llu4bS anu HOlHNS III OuuSS
Ambler's character. His ex-Judge-
ship soon learned of this, and his an
ger was aroused. He straightway
marched to Mr.. Heaton's residence
and 'called him out" Mrs. Heaton
who answered the bell, perceived that
the Judge was not in a condition to
be reasoned with, and she politely in
formed this aspirant for Congress,
that Mr.. Heaton twas not ut home" 1"
Had Mr.. Heaton "come out" 1t is
hard to say what the consequences
would have been.
We are also informed by reliable
authority, that Judge Ambler's NOM
ination was secured by q bargain and
sale with General Z. F. Schneider, of
this city. The latter had his friends
vote for, and thus nominate Amber
for Congress, and Schneider was made
the Grant and ColfaX elector for the
district. 1t was a very pretty tickle
me-and-p pll-tickle-you arrangement.
or course in the event of Grants elec-
tion, these two worthless would have
the control of all the general govern
ment patronage in the district. Their
| particular favorites would be the COL
IectOrs, assessors, postmasters, &c
AS we expect, however, to elect that
| distinguished statesman of New York,
HoRATIo SEYMOUR, Republicans
need not trouble themselves about
those positions. We merely wished
to show that the whisky ring in Wash
ington Is not the only ring in the
country. The Amber Schneider
mot whisky ring in this district has,
so far, worked charmingly.
Let our friends remember that,
though In strong Republican district
we may not be without nope. The
people are earnestly engaging in the
work of regeneration, and there is NJ
such thing as Jired nlGjOritieS. Will
good candidate and vigorous anC
judicious canvass we may shake, a
least, the Amber Schneider ring ar
rangement. Consider what has beer
done in the last four years. Lincoll
had a majority in the district in 1861
of 4777; while Hayes beat Thurman
, last fall only 227S-a gain for the De
mocracy in three years of 2499! AM
the most of this was ccomplished il
, one year. The past year has been
| year of more wonderful change /
public sentiment than any preceding
as the elections abundanuy testify.
The following are the votes b
counties of this district in 1867 an
! 1861:
: 1857. 1864.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1868-07-29

IN 1851, when the Republican party
came into power, the public debt was
only seventy millions. That party
has been in power eight years, and
the debt is TWENTY-FIVE HUNDRED
MILLIONS. During Buchanan's ad-
ministration the expenses of the gen.
eraI government were about seventy
millions annually. Now, under Re-
publican rule, they are over Jire han
ored mtLLiOHs q yedrI This is the
honest reform party! Facts are stub
! horn things .......
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1868-07-29
THE NEWS.

The radicals still express themselves
satisfied with Horatio Seymour
me of the nice smooth RAIDS here
outs say, if we had only nominated
kme body else. They said the same
Jackson, Polk, Pierce and Buch-
AN.
The radicals are sick OF Grant. He
.aates 10 enthusiasm. Neither he
,r his ''splendidly furnished palace
.rs'' which he travels, raises an eX-
ement. Grants a .frigid man.
A. M. jackson, of Bucyras, is
ndidate for Congress in the 9th dis
ct. The convention meets ut Mon
! eville on August 9th.
Dad Grant says Hiram U. Grant,
- donkey-riding son, is worth Jo'rr
sndred thousand dollars. Dad was
tho cotton grabbing operations and
obably the profits are all in the
mlly.
Mr.. Vallandigham, in the Dayton
.dger, says it is impossible for him
comply with the invitations from
arious states to speak. The invita-
5ns number "a score or two day. +"
e says his time must be devoted to
'f ) own private affairs.
General Hilyer, OF Grants staff,
oke last Friday evening at the
Getting Of the Empire Democratic
lb OF New York. He Supports
.YSIoUR and BLAIR.
Mr., Vallandigham speaks at Fort
'ayne on Saturday August sth.
Congress took a recess Monday
| the third Monday in September
philadelphia and New York con
rue to report daily cases Of sun
roke.
General Mcclellan will take thi
amp for Seymourand Blair.
The terrible rain storm in and abOu
lltimore on the oath caused Il suddeI
d terrible food which destroyed
operty and drowned six persons ii
- lltimore and 3G at Ellicott's Mills
The Democrats of Akron Tatifie'
nomination of Seymour and Blai
Saturday evening last. The larg
eetlng was addressed by Messrs. w
eisley and f. Il. Wallace.
General Frank r. Blair fought i
ore than two score battles, and yt
II denounced in unmeasured term
the men who stayed at home an
Id shoddy cloth, bad coffee and ps
r-soled shoes to the soldiers. Sue
Radical loyalty.
CoLFAx and several other grab-ta
ntlemen homeward bound froI
ashington, were greeted at SaleI
lesday evening while the trai
used. The crowd, we understand
IS small and mostly Hegroes-an
cir frieaols. ...
In one of Chief-JustIee Chas's lie
rs he says: "Four years more
@ rulerof such men as are now don
.ating Congress will leave us little
orality and RepuDlicanism wort
esarving." This, we suppose, a
sers the question, whether NJ
base viii support the Democrat
,minees. And it ought to answ
q ouestion as to whom thousands
nservative and fair minded Repu
-ans wlu support.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1868-07-29

SEYMOUR has the indorsement oi
Vallandigham, and owes him the
nomination, as Democratic organs as.
sure US. He ought, at least, have the
united support of Vallandigham'l
friends.-Cfn. Chronicles.
SEYMOUR has the ''indorsement''
of every good Democrat and conser.
vative citizen who oppose the radi.
cal Intervals and their negro rule and
corruption. Equal taxation and one
currency for all, areDemocratic doc.
trineS.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1868-07-29
The Political Change in Ohio.

The following from the Dayton
Ledger is one of the many evidences
of the political change that is now
geing on in this State. 1t says:
"Charles Morris, of Troy, Ohio, one
of the leading lawyers of Miami
county and hitherto an active Repub-
lican, has publicly announced his
intention to support Seymour and
Blair. Quite number of other prom
inenJ Republicans in Miami County
have renOunced their former faith, and
the Democracy there are even conf
dent of being able to carry the county
this fall.n
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1868-07-29
1864.
I35O9 1921 14513
,fpriticc ODTR 47TT

NidJOrltlcS S-Io 9''i
We have not the figures at hand,
but remember that in 1866 this dis
trict went about rs strong against the
Democracy as it did in 1864, so that
the gain of near twenty-five hundred
was made in one year Is not this
encouraging When we consider
how disgusted people are becoming
with the negro business-with our
enormous and unequal taxation
with the general corruption in all de-
partments OF the government-with
the whisky and other rings that con-
troll public affairs, it is no wonder that
wonderful revolution is going on in
public sentiment. Within the past
year, New York, Pennsylvania, New
jersey, Connecticut. California, Ore
gon and almost Ohio have Joined the
Democracy. We say, then, press on
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1868-07-29

e WILSON, OF Massachusetts,, from
the Senate Military Committee ccolly
gets up in the Sen ate & says that the
reason why this people must go ON
paying eleres' millions Of dollars a
month is that it requires fourteen
thousand men In the South alone" to
keep the Republican party in power.
{;s 1850 oar trhoIc army aUas not so large
and its annual expenses were but lit.
tie more than the sum now spent
every month to make ''carpet-bag.
gers" Senators and members Of Con.
greSS.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1868-07-29

EVERY vote for HoEATIo SEYMOUR
Is vote for gentleman, a scholar, =
statesman, patriot, and Christian.
A vote for Grant is g vote for man
who was convicted by the testimony
of five gentlemen of having deceived
his superior officer, the President OF
the United States, and who, ,accol ding
to such Radical authority as the Tri-
6tme, the Independent, and the Anti
iSlctUe5y Standard, is 4 slave to liquor
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1868-07-29

Senator Sherman denies the charge
made by the New York Herald, that
his Funding bill is a gigantic Job in
the interest of Jay Cooke and the
Treasury thieves. But this denial,
coming from a man who grossly stul-
tilted himself upon the impeachment
business, and who is in the habit OF
talking one way and voting another,
will only serve to convince those who
know him that the Herald was cor.
rect in the charge, which is sustained
by the character Of the bill itself.