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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1868-08-18
Had there been no Republican Party.


"If there had been no Republican party
slavery would to-day cast its baleful shadow
over the Republic - Schuyler Colfar.
Had there been no Republican party, five
hundred thousand true hearted, vigorous
American citizens would not now be sleeping
in their eternal sleep.
Had there been no Republican party, a
cruel, relentless, devastating internecine war
had nevur disgraced our country.
Had there been no Republican, party, ono
third of our sovereign States would not to-day
be laid waste, its masters slaves, its slaves
masters, and its future fulio crushing disaster
Had it not been for The Republican party,
ten millions of American people would never
have been arrayed against tho country that
gave them birth, aud the Constitution under
which they had lived and prospered.
Had there been no Republican party, "the
balefuI shadow of slavery" would, ere now,
have given way to the light of freedom,
brought about by peaceful means.
Had there been no Republican party, a
once happy and prosperous people would not
now be burdened to the earth with taxation
aud the heaviest national debt OF the world.
Had there been no Republican party.
hundreds Of thousands of American citizens
would not to day be at the point of beggary,
distressed for the-presont and alarmed for the
future.
Had there been no Republican party, ten
millions of people, bone of our bone aud
blood OF our blood, having the same ancestry,
would not be estransed from the Government,
nor be the subjects OF a hale and tyrannicai
oppression unknown iu tho annals of the
civilized world.
Had there been no Republican party, we
should not see the Constitution overridden
and openly set at defiance; the co ordinate
branches of our Government acting in deadly
hostility, and men whom the people have
honored with high positions riotiug on the
fruits of public piunder, disgracing the posi>
tions they hold, by conduct that would damn
the public men OF any seuii-ciyiiized nation
on the face OF the EARTH
Had there been no Republican party, the
grovelng, british African would not be
clothed with rights aud privileges he knows
not how to exercise, or be arrayed with
feelings OF fiendish animosity and hatred
against those who raised him out of state OF
barbarism to civilization unknown to his race
elsewhere on the face of the globe
Had there been no Republican party, We
should not see our whole people demoraiized,
our Democratic institutions overthrown or
sadly changed, and once happy country
tottering TO its fual overthrow and ruin
Had we never known a Republican party,
the United States would TO day be the proud
est, the happiest, the grandest, and the mosi
enlightened nation on the earth, instead OF
the distracted, divided, tax burdened, ,oPPress-
ed, demoralized, degenerated and corrupted
people that we
Radicalism has cursed America.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1868-08-18

-Aher a long nisrch. during the iais . p
a captain oFieresi. se sanitary prena
That the men shoaio change their under
The orderly sergcsu suggested that no "a
the men only had Gre stsiTi each Ihe eap'2fn
hesitated for moment, aud thsn- said -
military orders uuEt be obeyed; lEsths ms2
change with each othor.'
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1868-08-18
EP. Browns Letter Of Acceptance.

We publish below ii letter irin tim y
G. BRowN. spiibs the noaisna's"s i',I ~
grass. rendered hin. by the Distric' G"asen>
tiou Nh.eh me, sS Grafton on the l6.h "t
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1868-08-18
pALrIMoRE oARDs.
81 an - =. o.
-fssa GOLD MEDAL FOR 1867
s siss Has just been awarded TO

ss Has just been awardedto
CHARLES IL. SFIEFF.
For the Best Pianos nu~ made ever Baltiin"re,
PhiIsdeiphia aud New YORK Pianos by the
MARYLAND INSTITUTE.
fe,setee i.sso wARHRoosI No Z Nonrn LIEgRTv
Sr,. near Baltimore street, BAI.1IAo ORE, MD
S,tT,EFF'S PIANOS have uII the latest in,pr,ve
- m,ents including the AGRAFFE TREBLE,
Ivory Frouts, and the Improved French Action,
fully warranted for Fire Years, with the privilege
Of cxcIan re within II months not entirely satis-
Sss3nd hand Pinuos and Parlor Organs always
on Eand. from $40 to $50
Referees who have Pianos in use:--
Gen r. f, Lee, lexington, Virginia. Gen
RoIt Ransom. Wilmington N. C. John Burns
Dr L.. G COrdeil. Warren Ely. John b. Packeit'
CharIestoNn Tiios NJ. IsbrlI of jefferson county
4. b. Burns OF Cla, Ike county, Mrs Schwartswol-
der, Mozart Musical Associat tion OF Wlnctester
TERMS LIBERAL a call is solicited
An-il IL Is6S-o d. Oct. 2.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1868-08-18
Views Of Senator Hendricks on tho
Payment Of the Bonds.

Senator Hendricks, in his speech at the
reception tendered him in indianapolis, Inll.,
ON his return from Washington on Tuesday,
devoted considerable attention to the question
of paying the bonds, iu tho course Of his
renlarks saying
at is said that it Is unjust to pay these
bonds otherwise than in com. am not able
to perceive that it is so. The bonds wero
bought from tho Government when the
treasury notes were much moro deprecated
than now Undoubtedly thore We're hard
cases under the legal-teuder act. Irccellcct
one case that appeured so to me. | may not
he accurate in the amounts, but nearly so--
One citizen having gUld--SI0, ,000-during
the first wear of the war, and before the riso
of gold, or rather the iall in paper, loaned it
to his ueighbor at seven per cont. That
neghbor gas able to pay the interest aud
hold the gold lie did 50 until attoF tho
passage OF tho legaktender law, and until
gold went up TO 81 80. He than sold the
goldlor s25, ,JO0legal tender notes. With slO,-
600 Of the notes he paid the note given for
the gold and with the remaining SI0,0Oo he
bought fifteen OF tho fve-twenty bonds OF
$1,000 each, upon which helhas since reoeiYed
his interest ia gold every six months
"Wliat became of the other gentleman
who. was compolled 10 take per worth about
81, coo I cannot tell. Perhaps he became
quartermaster, or sought some other eminent
ly loyal position, hoping to retrieve his for-
tunes bur have been entirely unable to
excite throbbing sympathy for the 9entle-
man who hods Sl5, ,O00 in bonds. cannot
say that financially he has done badly; and
In the little question between him aud tho
tax payer cauHet go with Governor Morton
and has followers, and hold that We shall 60
beyond the contract and pay his bonds in
gold This large class of bonds being paya-
bic in twenty years ID treasury notes, there
are now many of them redeemable in tho
same. Then we may at once commence the
payment of our debt by the issue OF treasury
notes, and thus stop the payment of gold in
terest. aud also increase our currency, and
thus stimulate commerce, enterprise and la
Dor, and in connection with a wise policy to-
wards Southern States, aud the Development |
ot their resources, restore prosperity to the
whole country. / would not 6e understood
as being iB favor of an increase Of the cur
roucy without limit Tho dsueers and evils
of an unrestricted issue Of paper money cam
not be too care!ully ayeided. Temptations
in that direction are great, and must be re-
sisted by wisdom aud prudence. No one
more than myself regrets tho necessity of u
resort TO paper currency, but it results from
necessities OF our condition. Pho issues MIST
be limited to the demands OF business aud tho
people in meeting the enormous levies for
national, State county, and city purposes"
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1868-08-18
kINawoop. Jaly 2sd. lS6S

July
kloGwooD. July Esd. 1865
Geails,aes 81 have received suu y.rs
kind aud aattering letter, iaiaFsainFs me ii..s-
/ vas nominated by my pohtieai ir,enlS ~
Grafton an the 18th sasf, as their essnd ,ia'a
to ropresert tile second Disfrei IN The hUu -
of Representatives,. Unit after the aiN,'
ton was 10, aware taat nay nopinttic'' .'
this high puSilian was eoHlemplssrn, ''1a
could nov wish that the ConVeutlhn hat SO"
ferred this honor ppun selne ycurs'r az
more active man Nnr thar d' nor hi=hH
appreciate thus distinction, but 6w.og "a t'.s
impnrtanee Of fully presenting ia rhe ~ Pe
OF every county in ihe istvie' tbs, VI. Re and
virtue Of what IS known the Pe"l.,. 'r'
theory. as welt as Of the en.ire p'as-,rI 20,
priucIples euunciated by the New Yrk '''n
voutios, have been extremely a,NtHd-
see a fail ticket composed OF you0.s pat
aud active mCm whose voices ca13u ue iiculs
IN every township in the state pitsun-
bciialf of liberty, equal rights sud Gus .tu
tional law.
But the nomination having been psad.
do not feel at liberty to deel.ue n \
would do nothing to lessen our chances "i
cess, SO would avoid no duty when tnay re
necessary to advance the cause whose 'r'u,u,i.
/ desire more than aDythIng else this we',d
can bestOw
In conclusion. can orly say to YOU and
the other friends who have honored u,e
with this nomination, and who have 50 Uttcn
houored mo heretofore, that should be oiee-
ted, / will labor uncensingly labvr- fn 10
store peace and good will among all ti'e -"
pie, States and SECTIONS oi our common. e''.u
trv, So that the burdens aud blessings ,ur
admirable Government mag fan equlliy upon
all
| shall be glad to meet ynu genuemcn
frequently during the coming canvass May
God give you health aud strength 70 ba'tir
nobly for the right, for yonr country. svu.
whole country aud nothing shnrt ot yonr e"nn-
try. MN. G.. Blows
Mossrs. s. W. Downey, IL. G.. Davis a"d
W. p. Wiley.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1868-03-24

"No You Don'tr'-It is well known
that during the first two years of the war
many a poor fellow lost an arm or leg
at the hands of the surgeons, which could
have been saved with little care. The
medical department were "practicins'
with vengeance, and 1t was useless for
the mangled victims of the battle field to
protest. The night succeeding the last
awful day Of Shiloh, a boy from Memphis,
I private in Tennessee regiment of cav
airy, was brought into be operating room
of one OF the hospitals and stretched upon
the table for examination. A bullet had
gone through his thigh, AMI the surgeon,
after hasty glance at the wound, called
for his instrun ents, at the same time
directing several aticiftlants to assist ut the
amputation of the limb. But he had
rcckoned without his host. The injured
man began to plead for his leg, begging
to be permitted to die in preference TO
losing it.
The doctor paid no attention TO his pro-
tests, but ordered his asst stants TO do their
duty, They sprang forward, and Mt the
same time the patient drew from his boz
som six shooter, saying:
"Now, doctor. I've been respectful and
it don't do any good. Listen to me. The
first mar that hays a hand upon me to
take that leg off, will get his brains blown
out 7"
The surgeon stepped forward, knife in
hand an assistant siczed the left hand,
and received the weight of his pistol on
his temple, measuring his length upon the
floor. Esculapius heard the "click" Of
the hammer, aud found the muzzle with,
in an inth Of his ear, while in calm, de-
termined tones, came the words:
"No you don't!'
Garry him out !" growlel the doctor
''lct him die !"
But he didn't die Got well, served
through the war in Forrcst's command,
and when last he toll me the story, clapp
I ing his thigh he remarked:
"rhat's lust as good leg as any mans
| leg, and worth cord of cork legs"
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1868-03-24

to which he had previously conveyed pro-
visions, and left him there to bass tho
night
The next morning he said, "MaryyI |
suppose thee has heard that | had bought
thy old place. have got it fitted Up,
and | want thee and the children TO ride
over and see i, after breakfast. think
thee will like it,"
They rode over and were surprised to
see the changes which had taken place
They looked through the lower rootls
first. Over the mantle in the sitting room
was flame, and un Ter the glass in large
letters were these words:
"NoT ANOTHER DROP, DANIgI.."
Mrs. Akin said, "Oh! if Daniel could
only have said those words and stuck to
them, this beautiful place might have
been his
The Quaker said, "rhen thee don't
know where Daniel is!'
"No, | have not heard a lisp from him
for more than three years"
"Thce would like to see him p
"Ics, indeed"
"Let us walk up stairs"
As they went up the front stairs, Dan
iel Akin e''pped down the back ones, and
took his stand in the sitting room. When
they returned, Mrs Akin noticed stall
wart man standing in the room with his
back TO the hall door, and started back
for an instant
The Quaker said, ut is friend, Ma
ry." Upon this Daniel turned round, and
in the man with heavy beard and NOUS
tachc, she did not recognize her husband
"Don't you know me, Mary! Have
you forgotten your hustsn | ?"
We leave the the reader to imagine
what the meeting was Frinnd Edgcrton
said, 81 must 90 and get Amy. Mary
this house and farm are thine Daniel
has the papers for thee. Thee can stay
here as long as thee lives. Thee will live
happily now-tcr that (pointing to the
frame over the fireplace) Nor ANOTHER
DROP, DANIEL, il his motto now, and it
will he hs during life j. j. d., Cong
q Recoui,r,
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1868-03-24
How Paper is Made In Ghira,

Most of the paper used in China /,
made from the bark of various trees and
plants, and from the bamboo. The man
ufaciure Of BauiGoo paper Is carried on
extensively in tile southern part Of the
country. In selecting stock from the
bamboo plantation5 OIL the mountains.
preference Is given to the stems, which
are about to put out branches and leaves.
Early in the month of June the canes are
cut into pieces from five to seven feet long.
and placed in pit which Is supplied with
water After soaking for several weeks
the canes arc beaten with mallets in or
der to remove the thick bark and crecH
skin. The remaining filaments, reseni.
bling fine sort Of hemp, are treated witt
lime and water raised to a certain tenn.
perature: After remaining in this bath
for about a week the faments are re-
moved, washed with cold water. passed
through ley made of wood ashes and
then placed in a boiler. This process is
repeated until the materials begin to grow
putrid, when it is transferred 10 a mortar
and pounded into pulp by means of water
power. after which the M iss is treated
with bleaching powder The pulp thus
prepared is made by hand into var d,rs
thickness by means of web of silk tissue
within light frame, on to which the
workman places the required quantity Of
pulp. When the wafer runs off from tLe,
corners OF the frame. he turns the sheet
over on large table, when il is pressed.
Each sheet is alterwarJ raised and dried
separately in kiln built for that pur.
pose.
Writing paper is made from the finest
part OF the bamboo material Another
kind Is made by mixing lice straw with
bamboo fibre. A very strong paper used
for window blinds, and other articles.
which in this country are generally con-
structcd OF woven substances, is made tJy
mixing OO per cent of bark obtained from
tree called "tctoa' with 40 per cent o.
bamboo material. Another variety of
strong paper is obtained from the bark of
the mulberry r md is ed in the breeds
ing and culture OF sikworms The same
material made from thinner pulp is em-
ployed for tho manufacture of umbrellas,
fans and fire screens. Bark paper, which
is to be painted, is first passed through a
solution of alum water to destroy the fnc
filaments which are commonly found or,
the upper sile Of the sheet as i, lies I'M
the silk tissue frame-the lower side in
contact with the tissue being much more
smooth For many uses, when only ono
color is required, the coloring material il
added to the pulp.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1868-03-24

The Manchester (N. H) Union says !:
"a tall eastern girl, named Short, long
loved big Mr. Little; while Little,
thinking little of Short, loved a little lass
named Long. To make long story
short, Little proposed TO Long, and Short
longed to be eten with Lites shortcorns
ines 80 Short, meeting Long, threaten
cd in short time to marry Long. Query
Did tall Short love big Little less bes
cause Little loved Long.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1868-03-24

Victor Hugo has sent the following LETT
ter to Garibaldi "Dear Garibaldi 4;
There was Tyre in the tent of Achilles {;
farp in that Of Judas Maccab;eus ::
Orlando sent n copy of verses TO Charlie
magne; Frederick H. address, odes to
Noilaire. Heroes are poets. You, too
prove it. read with deep emotion the
noble lyrical epistlc which you addressed
to me, and in which you speak to the
soul Of Italy in the language of France
The same breath of justice and lib 'rty
which inspires you with great deeds, in
spires you with great thoughts. Fare-
well, illuslrious friend. Victor Hugo"
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1868-03-24

Franklin, when a boy, made applica.
tiop in London for situation as journey
man printer. In answer to the inquiry
scan you, an American, set type!" he
stepped TO the case and set the following
passage from st. John -"Nathaniel
saith unto him. Can any good thing come
out Of Nazareth! Philip saith unto him,
Come and see" lie oblaiued the desired
position.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1868-03-24

An irrcpressibie Yankee is boring n
hole in the Black Hills to furnish Che.
ycnne with volcano to be far superior to
Vesuvius in every respect. 1t will be
illuminated by natural means every fourth
of JnlY.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1868-03-24

ALCOHOL AND CRIME The arnu,l
report Of the Board Of State Charities in
Massachusetts, show that of all causes Of
crime in the State none are so fruitful as
lntemperance. This the reader considers
natural enough; he is MT prepared, how.
ever, tor the assertion that nearly eighty
per cent. of the criminals of Afassachu-
setts are Incorporate. A still greater
per ceniage of the crimes caa be traced,
indirectly, we are told, to The use of IL
quor. These figures are strong arguments
tor the prohibitionists Whatever we
may say about the practical working OF
prohibition, we have yet to see satisf,c.
tory results come from it. 1t i. absurd
to argue that the sale of liquor is -emes
thing with which the public have no more
right to interfere than with the sale Of
other goods. With such figures as these
before it the public has very decided
right ty take any measure 1t may think
proper to suppress the traffic in liquor.
Every man who has son has a right to
protect that son against bad Influences
ne strong natural right as the lion has
to protect his cub from injury. 1t is
proper logic to say that the man infringes
on the liberty of society, or the lion on
the liberty of the forest. The Question
TO be decided is not has the public
right to suppress the great cause of crime,
but how shall it do so most effectually
". J. Mail
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1868-03-24

During twelve months the number of
letters delivered by carriers in New York
City was l2,009, 30 mail and 5, 81, 900
Guy letters. l he Southern and Western
mail averages daily 100 tons.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1868-03-24

Somebody shot the dog belonging to
the editor Of the Princeton (tfy.) Progress.
The editor returns his thanks as follows
"lf the two-leggcd, bob.tailed dog tha.
shot our four-legged, long tailed dog on
Tuesday night last, will call at our office,
he can get his hide -4-tanned-muchly.
Any one who will wait until dark night
TO shoot pup that he Knows wouldn't
bite any meat it thinks is alive, wouldn't
hesitate to steal Blih1 Georges last Eve
ceniers and kick the old darkey becauss
Congress couldn't by special enaeitnent
make the aforesaid individual Blind
Georges cqual-hor wouldn't dare face
a white cat IN dark alley with brace
OF ten inch navy sizes and slung shot."
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1868-03-24
List of Premiums

OFFERED BY THE ADDISON COUNTY AGRI-
CULTURAL SOCIETY, AT THEIR ANNUAL
FAIR, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY AND
THURSDAY, OCT. 8, 7,
& 8, 1868.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1868-03-24

A mortnon exchange announces the
death of bishop thus lie was thirty.
scten years old. and leaves an interesting
family of ol'ven aiees and forty. seven
small children to msprn he death.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1868-03-24

Comppt'es-Col L. + Knapp, Middle
bury Mrs L q Knapp; Mtidlebury;
Miss Abby Matthews, Cornwall Miss
Mary Linsley, Middlebury.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1868-03-24

MARBLE.
BEST display OF finished Marble, 5 =
" and largest display of Saw
cd Marble, 5 2
Co"'mttec-Prof B Kellogg, Middle
bury f G Eels, Middlebury W II
Rowe, Middlebury.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1868-03-24
BREAD AND CAKES.

or vegetable PIE, so
Committec-NIrs Geo Hathmond, Mid.
dlcburyi Mrs Norman 4 Fletcher, MIDI
lebury; Mrs b 5 BeckwIth, Middlebury.
ii. o. CLIFFORD, President.
A. j. CIiILD, Secretary.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1868-03-24
SWINE.

SWINE.
Best Boar, 8 5
" Sow that has borne pigs
the past season, 6 5
Best six Pigs, 5 4
C0mmitee-W III Dunton, Bristol; n
Richards, Panton Rollin Lane, Corn.
wall.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1868-03-24

cV'o'es raiscd Dy ono exhibitor, )
Commttee-E II Robins, Cornwall +
N I'M, Starksb0ro Edward Casey,
Whiting. q"
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1868-03-24

NJ Roscoe, n Haven; Howard Clark
h2l, Lincoln.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1868-03-24

II, Lncoln.
FRUIT.
Best varieties of Pears ) 3
" " Grapes, 5 8
/" I" Z" Plums. = g
" 6 " Apples, 5 3
Greatest and best variety of
Apples, s 3
Greatest and best variety of
Pears, 5 8
Greatest and best tatiety Of
Fruit 10
, All fruit competing must be raised by
the exhibitor
CdmoGtics-A F Ellsworth, WhitiAg;
Isaac Drake, Weybridge; Joshua Rock
wood, Bristol; Il F VanVliet, Shelburn
james KetclIum, Sudbury.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1868-03-24

" Emb'd or croch'td pincush so .2j
Committee Ira w Clark, Middlebury !;
Mrs Ira w Clark, Middlebury Mrs
Henry Lane, Cornwall; Mrs d w Nash,
New Haven; Miss Libbic Field, Corn
wall Miss Lucy Jewett, Weybridge +;
Miss Agtes Bisscll, Nfiddlebury.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1868-03-24

HORSES.
Best pr matched Horses, 10 )
" Single driving Horse,
Commh1ce-J Il Nash, n Haven: G.
Ticknor, Middlebury Ira S Wright,
Weybrdge.