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The Democratic State Convention
which assembled at Des Moins, ou the
25th ult., was the largest and most en-
thusiastic ever held IN the State.
The resolutions adopted were sound to
the core. Here are two that will cause
the hearts Of the People to thrill with
joy: so s.
ResolUed, That for the maintenance of
the National credit,we pledge the honor
of the Democracy Of Iowa, but that we
will upalterably oppose that policy which
proposes to pay the rich man in gold and
the poor man in deprecated currency,
and that we believe that the cure ne5
which is good enough to pay the soldier
the widow and the orphan, is good enough
for the bondholder, that as the,egreen-
back note is alsgal.tender for all debts,
public and private, except duties on im-
ports and interest upon the public debt,
| tits receivable for all loans made to the
United States. We are in favor of pay
ling off the bonded debt of this nation
in greenbaeks as rapidly as they become
due or the financial safety Of the country
will permit. fea S
Resoluca, That the Democracy of Iowa
respond to thesvoice.of their brethren Of
the Northwest, as enuaciated atGolum.
bus, Ohio; Indianapolis, Indiana; Ne.
braska City, Nebraska Wheeling, w
Va; Madison, Wis, and Frankfort, Ken.
lucky; and they unite in expressing their
preference for Hon. George H Pendleton
| of Ohio, as our first choice for the OF
fee of President of the United States
That in him we recognize eminent ability
to fill the Office and to obtain it as can.
didate before the people, and that the
delegates appointed by this Convention
are hereby instructed to use all honora,
BILE meansto secure his nomination by
1.-THE National Democratic Convention. :
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Gen. Thomas Dlscharged--The
JacObins Afraid to Appear Be-
fore the Supreme Court.

f
Gen. Thomas, accompanied by counsel,
appeared in Court on the 18th ult., and
was given up by his sureties to be dealt
with by the civil authorities. M Stan.
toms counsel pleaded continuance on
the ground of being too unwellito con-
duct the case. Gen. Thomas counsel
objected and asked that writ Of Aa6eas
corpus issue. !, - :. .s@ -. :
Judge Carter refused to issue the writ
or imprison Gen. Thomas, and to check :
mate the President dischargedthe priso-
ner. This was done with the advice and
consent of Stanton and his Jacobin
friends who feared the result before the
Supreme Court of the United States
The aJacobins we'll knew the Supreme
Court would decide the Tenure .of. Office
Bill, under which Stanton claims the
right to hold his Office in yiolation of the
Presidents order, unconstitutional and
thus break down the Aimsy barrier erect
ed to prevent the President exercising
his .rightful authority s.I.5 "a, a5 -.
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The People and the President.

= tf J'Af-s as
AT meeting of the People held at Co.
lumbus, Ohio, on tie 24th ult., the fol
lowing resolution was adopted. a7s
Resozved, That we hereby call upon the
President Of the United States to resist
to the utmost, the attempts now making
by the majority in the SO called Congress
to usurp and WELD the entire powers Of
the Government, and to subject the lib
critics Of the people to unrestrained Con
gressional despotism, and hereby, pledge
to him our united, cordial and earnes
support therein, by whatever means
through whatever sacrifices, and to WLat
ever extent a people, Jealous of theil
rights and careful Of their Liberties, may
be called upon to go.
That shows the People to beidetermin
ed to preserve their liberties, even though
it requires them to shoot, hang and quar-
ter every Internal Jacobin in the Senate
and House. Let them beware! s..
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Especial Dispatch to the Cincinnati Enquirer]
Democratic acknowledgements
ment Knocked into a Cooked
Hat. ssst..s - i5,s
CAIRO. February 2b. Is

SoAhOj - S0A e"h y -, 'AOSCss -
There was the most exciting charter
election to-day that ever occurred in
Cairo. The local affairs and candidates
had created "a great interest but the re-
cent Washingtonnews seemed to set our
people wild, and the Democrats worked
as they never worked before. Last year
a Radical was elected Mayor. baE
|I The entire Democratic ticket is elected
by majorities ranging from two hundred
to FIVE hundred and seventy-three.a 81
This is cur answer tolIthe ,traitorous
| limpeachars.e May Heaven speed the
good work so we'll begun .da5l ibsd
Democratic iVictOry--FIPst Gain
II for Pendlet0n. gea .ae3 p
The DehocratIcjcity ticket is elected
to-day by an average majority of six
hundred and thirty .eightoE The gainais
over three hundred First gain in IL
linois for Pendleteni s1sd.af 79eL eaS
a sDEMecRAfIe CENTRAL CON-.
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80
Psesiasnt johnson Removes Sec. Staatoa--
Adit Gen Thomas Appoiated Secretdry
E Of 1Fardd iaferiiaa-.SS Stanton REFUSES to
Surrender and Places Guards A5out The
Var Department Gen. Thon,ds Arres
g ted Hon, Thomas Erings Appoi,ated
Permanent Secretary sot War-Ins-
peacAnent.
On the 21st ults, President johnson,
I by the authority vested in him by the
Constitution of the United. States, issued
his order removing e. NJ Stanton from
the War Department, and appointing
Gen. Lorenzo Thomas Secretary of War
lad Interim.
Gen. Thomas presented the order.of
the President to Stanton and informed
him that he should perform the duties
assigned him, Stanton, the protege Of
the Senate, Immediately forwarded the
Presidents order, to that faction, when
he was awaited upon by a number of the
ReVolutionists and ordered to hold on to
the position. Stanton then placed guards
about the War Departments, and took up
his abode there, having his meals carried
to him. He made affidavit before Judge
Garter. charging Thomas with committing
a high misdemeanor in accepting the ap-
pointment from the President, and caus-
led his arrest Thomas entered into bonds
for his appearance in the sum Of s15,-
E0e0.s S e8ss isa 8
The President then appointed Hon.
Thomas Ewing, of Ohio, permanent Sec
retary of War, subject to the approval Of
! the Senate. qa4a &; SIS ra s
Immediately after the papers, forwar.
ded by Stanton, hal been read in Con
grass, Stevens, from the Committee Of
Reconstruction, reported articles of i'm
parchment which were adopted on Mon.
day, the oath inst, by vote of 126 to
AZ. sai
The above comprises summary of the
situation between the President, battling
| for the Constitution and the liberties of
the People, and the Radical Revolution
lists who are determined to destroy the
Government.
Are the People ready to surrender their
rights and privileges to the Radical ty-
rants2
Are the People prepared to submit to
the disgrace being prepared for them?
Are the People prepared, and will they
stand idly by and witness tie overthrow
of free institutions? - -
| Answer from every school district
within the United States, and let your
answer resound throughout the Union in
thunder tones:
eve will sustain the. President in his
efforts to protect our liberties and the
rights guaranteed us by the Constitution.
We will frown down every attempt of the
Congressional Revolutionists to subyert
the Government. Should all peaceable
means fail we will shoulder our muskets
aud march to the relief of our Constitu.
tion and outraged liberties" !"
"TiUe Andrew Johnsonl ViUe the
Constitution Tiue the Unionr'
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Interview Between Thomas and STAN
E ton-Possesslon Again Demanded
and Refused. b, lilst.l.dt -. il,4,.. I.

|
T WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.-General Thorn
as entered the War Department this
morning without hinderance, and pro-
ceeded directly to the room Of Mr.. STAN
ton, with whom he had a conference of
fifteen minutes, demanding possession
of the mails, and that Stanton should
Immediately retire. Stanton positively
refused, and in turn again ordered Gen.
Thomas to his desk as Adjutaht. Gen
Thomas withdrew and repaired to the
room of Adjutant General Townsend,
with whom he held short consultation,
but issued no general order.
AS he was too nnwel. to remain at the
department., he next proceeded to the
White House and reported the condition
of affairs to the President, when it was
determined to sue out writ quo ioarran-
to against Stanton, and the Attorney
General was instructed to proceed forth
with. Ills
I The crowd at the Capitol was SO great
that extra police were detailed to pre-
serve order. The excitement is not
abating. - a @ sas s.liol
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ma Make no compromise with the Rad

BLHaAS DO OUIHPIUIuISe J" FVH VI1O I'"u
ioals when forming your tickets for the
Spring elections. Elect Democrats who
are in favor Of the Union and opposed tc
the insane attempts Of Radicalismto de
stroy the country and trample the liber
ties of the People under their feet.
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HW we will. PRINT Ticket,

H&We will PRINT Tickets
for township elections at fifty
cents per hundred. BY hay-
ing printed tickets you insure
your candidates the vote of the
party and guard against hay
ing the names Of Radicals up
on them. Order your tickets
printed and head off their
trickery. Send in your orders.
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Ia srder that TEE SPIRIT OF DEMoc
RAeY. may be placed in the hands of ev'
cry voter in Monroe County, we propose
to sendit to new subscribers from March |,
1868, TO January |, 1869, for one dollarand
City cents, which is less than the actual
costsof material for thatlengthof time.
Democrats and Conservatives, canvass
your townships Immediately and you Gan
procure hundreds Of subscribers at the
above rates, To work, then, and aid in
compelling the Bondholdefsto take green
backs for their blood. bought bonds in
steadlof gold. You take greenbacks for
Jour produce, and why should not the
Bondholder, fer his bonds, who issno
better than you are?
Send in your clubs and aid in leyeling
this odious distinction.
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Democrats,

Decide on one ticket and thus rout the
Radicals who expect to elect a part Of
their township tickets by the Democrats
running two or three candidates for the
same Office.
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The Grand Army Of the Republic
en- Plants. the Jacobin Who mis.repre.

D@-Plants, the Jaeobin who mis-repre-
aents this District in Congress, voted for
the impeachment Of President Johnson,
The changein the District last year was
from 2, ,16O Radical to 427 Democratic
majority. a Democratic gain Of 2,5S7.
Plants represents the Reyolutionists in
Congress, but not the People of the 10Th
ECongre essional District of Ohio. ts
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sarIn the Senate q few days sin

sarIn the Senate few days since,
SHERMAN expressed alarm at the epopular
favor exhibited by the people for Mr..
PENDLEToN' financial policy. ofcourse
all Of the bondholders and their friends
are alarmed. s,,..7 .-1 ts e.,fg.
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A Majority Vote ali That is Re-
quired to Admit the Southern
States Under Neg no Government.

A Majority Vote all That is Re-
quired to Admit the Southern
States Under Neg 70 Government.
The Senate of the United States, CON-
posed Of red-handed Jacobins from the
Northern States, with few honorable
exceptions,) and demagognes from the
Southern States, carried a measure on the
25th ult., which admits the Negro States
Of the South where a majority of the
votes cast are favorable to the cotton
picker's Constitutions adopted by the late
black. and-tan Conventions. S
The Alabama election aroused them
and forced them to this action. They
discovered that tEeir Negro Constitutions
would be served in all Of the remaining
States, as the voters of Alabama served
theirs, should they not alter the act which
required a majority of all the votes reg
istered to adopt. Under this act all Of
the States will be admitted With their
Negro Constitutions and Negro officers,
That this action Of the Rump is an
outrage upon the White People of the
country the Rumpites do not pretend to
deny; but the success ofithe Radical par
ty being paramount, with them, to every
/
interest of the People, they quietly vote
the People nuisance and go on with
their obnoxious legislation.
Do the People intend to remain passive
under these outrages2
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The New yolu,ne.


With this issue We commences the new
volume, being the twent sixth since The
SPIRIT was established. And the signs
Of the times are certainly more favorable
to- the success Of the principlesadvocsted
by the Democratic party, than they have
been since the commeneemement Of the
Abolition crusade, in, 1861 against the
Southern People.
I The result of that crusade has been
the establishment Of Negro government
over the People of ten States of the
American Union; and to-day they have
not 1.-THE of the privileges Of American
leitizens-all having been urested from
them by the Jacobins and conferred upon
their negro BARRIERS aud 2 Iid hands,
The policy Of ths Jaeehins is to con,
tiuue their encroachments upon.t The rights
of. the People. Their negro schemes are
all being perfected AID their schemes to
rob the laboring class by comp cling them
to pay the bondholders taxes, and pay the
interest and principal Of their bonds ID
gold are being urged as necessary to
lpFeserve the integrity Of the Nation
What honied phrases 70 delude the work.
ling menl Do.they think they can max
the farmer believe that il is ar and just
for him to receive greenbacka, worth six.
Ity cents on the dollar, for his produce
and pay the taxes Of she=bondholders
while they receive the interest.son their
fbonds in gold worth one dollar and forty.
FIVE cents in greenbacks2 $ s
IF the People would, preserve the form
1of government bequeathed them by their
fathers, they must arouse from their
lethargy and say to these dsstructionists:
1--WE will hurl you from power; you have
been tried and found wanting; we will
place the Southern States under the con.
troll of White men; We will pay your
bonds in greenbacks or nothing, just as
you may elect" Language Of this tenor
could not be miseonsttued. Let it be
carried into effect and the People will soon
have the pleasure of witnessing the re-
turn Of prosperity to our distracted coun-
try, rendered SO BY tho acts Of the Jac-
obins. .
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NO. During the pending troubles th

Democrats in the Ohio Legislature should
remain at their posts. The absence Of
half dozen might be taken advantage
of by the Reyolutionists to enact irrepa-
rable mischief. Stand firm. and allow
them to commit no act that would place
Ohio in false position.
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Negro Equality

Is one Of the planks in the Radical
platform for this years campaign. Place
no Radical on your tickets BY way Of
compromise, for by so doing you vote to
give the ignorant Negro all.the rights you
enjoy.
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Decide

, Upon your candidates few days pre-
.yious to the election. Place but one set
Of candidates in the field and you ~ viii
win in every township in the county. 81.
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The secretary oftEie Treasa1y Kee-
fuses TO Pay Ssantolss Drafts.
Ont the 25;hs ult., Stanton sent drafts
to the Treasury Department amounting
to $500, 600 which were uot honored bg
that brandt Of theGovarnlnen.
That was exactly right. The prssii.
dents instfueffons to the Treasury we're
todiot pag any warrants drawn by Stan
ton, who is merely a citizen holdiaghio
appointment under the Government.
> L1TER-The drafts refused payment
at the Treasury on the 25th were honor
ed on the 26th ult., Why, is not stated
The eitizensof Washington, according to
this strange proceeding can all draw
funds from the Ud SeTreasuty,, without
|hindrance. Stanton, holding nooficial
position, drew out half q million, and
why not any other man do the same2 :
.,7p,,. ,------ ~
The Grand Army of the Republic.
The tail to the Radical kite has tender,
ed Congress 10000 men. Whero,they
are to come from is not known. 8
This tail was gotten up for the purpose
| of relieving the sufFsfings of widows and
orphans and wounded soldiers, SO Its au-
thors announced to the world. We de-
Inounced it at the time as political and as
working for the interests Of Radicalism,
All the Democrats of Woodsfeld who
connected themselves, have abandoned it
as humbug, not being entitledto the
cons liberation Of men who. revere the Con.
stitution Of their country. Adieu, tall
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sa- The latest from Washington says
the impeachment Committee will report
six counts in their indictment against the
President. 9.ii 81 Iof ,er
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sa- Let your rallying cry be: Green
backs for bondholders and the immediate
admission of the Representatives Of. the
South to their seats in Congress. g!d
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eA-Chief Justice Chase is said to have
spoken in contemptuous terms of theim-
peachment question. H 4@ slhsag'
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"a Every man who votes even town.
ship Radical ticket indorses the Radical
Revolutionary measures Of the Congress
sioual Disunionists.. : '''s
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Organize

For vigorous ,fghtl The GG0nstlte1
ton and the Union of your fathers is
about to be- trampled under. the feet Of
the Jacobins. S'a
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Sa- The Spring elections are Of the
utmost importance this year, when we
consider the dangerous condition Of the
country. The Radicals are determined d
to rule or ruin, and it is the duty of every
Democrat and Conservative to SO vote
that the Reyolutionists will stand con.
demned by the Peoplel
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Ha- Place none but sound Democrats
ON your tickets for the Spring elections
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The Revolution Of the .Jacobins.
The Murderers of 500, 900
Americans Destroying tho
Governments.
Will the People submit to Being.
Deprived of their Liberties!

aTHE CONSTITUTION MUST BE.
PRESERFED.
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DOWN WITH THE JACOBIN
a.. 81 CONGRESS-!
The Impeachment Resolution
Adopted by ay0te of l26 to 4z--
Committee appointed to Notify
the Senate, sitasfs sss,

Committee appointed to Notify
the Senate. aiaaIs
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.
Mr.. Stevens, ofs Pennsylvania, at ten
minutes pasti2 O'Clock, rose to make
report from the Committee Of Reconstruc-
ton. So -
The Speaker gave an. admonition to-
the spectators in the gallery and to the
members to preserve order during the
proceedings about TO take place, and to
manifest neither appreciation nor diaap-
probation.
Mr.. Stevens, from the committee on
Reconstruction, said: / beg leayeto make
the following report:
That in addition to the paper referred
to, the committee find that the President,
on the 2lstday of February. 1866, ,signed
and ordered the commission or letter of
authority to one Lorenzo Thomas, direct
ing and authorizing said Thomas to act
as Secretary Of War ad mteriuas, and to
take possession Of the hooks, records,
papers and other public property 10 the
War Department, of which the following
is a copy:
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woodsfielsl. Marcel, 5. 1865.

"THE UNION AS 1T WAS, AND
THE CONSTITUTION AS IT IS"
,I hold that THIS Government was made
on the WHITE BASIS, by WHITE
MEN, for the BENEFIT of w HITE MEN
pnd their POSTERITY forever. ste
phen A. Douglas.
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The democracy are in Favor of

The DemOcEaCy are In Favor OF
Representation 10 Congress by every
State. - . - 5Fi'4 sssslsst
Immediate union on the basis Of the
Constitution.
Opposed to usurpation of nndelegated
power by Congress. s.
Opposed to militasy-despotism in this
Republic. s. =
Opposed to Congressional force hills to
establish Negro Suffrage.
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lcommlttee, which Is hereafter presented,
and in virtue of the powers with which
they have been invested BY the House,
tthey are of the opinion that Andrew
lJohnson, President Of the United States,
| be impeached Of high crimes and mis-
ldemeanors. They therefore, recom-
mend to the House, the adoption of
the accompanying resolution:
Thadeus Stevens, Geo. s. Boutwell,, Jno.
A. Bingham, f. G. Reauman, G. T. Hull
I burt, John F. Farnsworth, Fl. E. Paine.
Resolued, That Andrew johnson, Pres
lident Of the United States, be impeached
flor high crimes and misdemeanors.
The report having been read, Mr..
Stevens said:
| Mr. SPEAKER:-It is not my intention,
| in the first instance, to discuss the ques-
! tios, and If there be no desire on the
other side 10 discuss it, We are willing
| that the question shall be taken on the
knowledge which the house already has. s
Indeed the fact Of removing man from
Office while the, Senate is in session,
without the consent of the Senate, is it.
lself, if there was nothing else, and al
ways has been considered high crime
and misdemeanor, and has never before
beeen praetised; but i will not discuss.
lthis question unless gentlemen on the
fother side desire to do so.A If they do.
! I shall, for the present, give way to them
and say what have to say in conclusion.
Mr.. Brooks then took the floor in re-
lply.
impeachment was supported by speech
es by Messrs. Bingham and Spalding.
Mr.. Kelly moved the House take q
recess for one hour and a hal, and that
the evening be devoted exclusiyelyto de-
bate Is :
After remarks BY several members, it
was agreed to. b sa s&es
The debate will be continued this eyen-a
/ ing and resumed on Monday, and con-
tinue until FIVE o'clock on that day, when I
la vote on the pending proposition vill be
taken Each speaker viii be limited to
| 30 minutes. :.
The House then took recess ill half
past seyen.ss .A.s hsss s s
EVENING SESSION.
Messrs. Farnsworth, Baker, Kelly, Lo-
gan and Ingersoll spoke in favor of im1
,peachment, and Messrs. Phelps, Holmes
and Beck against, :
| After some further debate the House,
at quarter past one, took-a recess till To-
Monday morning. :
WAsH1NGToN, Feb. "a
The consideration of the impeachment
resolution was resumed ssss g, So
i Mr.. Ashley, of Ohio, opened the de,
bate with reiteration of the charges
lagainstth the President he made when che
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lFor the Spirit. j

: EAECUTFVE MANSIUN, 7
! WASHINGTON, D. g., Febs q, 1868. &
I SIR: The Hon. EdwinM Stanton hay-
ing been removed from Office as Secretary
of the Department Of War, you are here
by authorized and empowered to act as
Secretary of War ad interim, and will
Immediately enter upon the discharge Of
the duties pertaining to that office. Mr..
Stanton has been instructed to transfer to
you all records, books, papers and other
public property entrusted to his charge.
Respectfully yours, al aee s5