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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1868-10-13
Senator Henderson.

A Strong Indictment against the Radical
Party. -
Senator Henderson, of Missouri, made a
speech on Tuesday afternoon in the court room
at Bowling Green, Missouri. The court room
was pretty we'll filed containing some three
hundred persons, large majority of whom
were Democrats.
There was much in his speech that we
heartily approved. His arraisnment of the
Radical party for its bad legislation was very
Just and true. He showed that the legislation
of the party in power for the past few years
was disastrous to the best interests of the
country. His expose of the impeachment
farce was able and cutting and his denuncia-
tion of Butler very severe but not undeserv-
ing. lie denounced him as coward: liar,
and thief, and seventy times meaner than
Danton of the bloody French revolution
The action of Congress in spending time
in sending out committees to manufacture
falsehoods, at the expense of millions of dollars
to the people, received a cutting and merited
rebuke. He said if Butler was member of
the Republican party, he was not He said
impeachment was the most damnable crime
ever attempted since the dethronement and
death of Charles l., and had it succeeded the
crimes of Oliver Cromwelrs day would have
been repeated in this country. His review of
the trial of the President was scathing, and
said in his twenty years. experience at the
bar he had never witnessed such contempt
ibIe farce. And he gave notice to Radical
candidates that he wanted them all to under
stand that the man who assailed his vote for
the acquittal of the President could not get
his vote. ''For," said he, che who does it is
dishonest and liar" In casting that vote
he had done Justice, and if the Republican
party isto lie injured by doing justice it ought
to go down.
lie reviewed at some length the test oath
and registration law of this State, and said
they ought to be repealed He said dislran-
chisement in the time of peace was the essence
of tyranny. lie was for burying the hatchet,
and lie who was opposed to it should leave the
State. He maintained that every man should
be considered innocent until proven guilty by
competent testimony. lie said the Supreme
Court of the United States had decided the
test oath &C post .titcto, and urged that the
Radicals should humbIy acknowledge that
they had done wrong, and nominate men
pledged to repeal all odous and proscriptive
measures and let every man vote.
Louisiana (lNo.) Journal, Sep. 10.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1868-10-13
penns1lyania and Ohio,

IF Pennsylvania goes Democratic in her
State election on the 18th there will be a
certainty of Seymour's election, but it must
be borne in mind that the majorities of -Oc-
tober are no sure criterion of the result in
November New York will of course,'go Demo-
cratic in November, and if the indications in
October show Democratic gains in Pennsyl-
vania, Ohio aud Indiana, there will be but
little doubt of the election of Mr.. Seymour,
tven should Pennsylvania go against the
Democrats in October by reduced majority.
To show the fluctuations which may take
place between October 18th and November
Sd we would refer to the elections of 1856.
In that year, although Maine went against the
Democrats by "a, 500 majority, Pennsylvania
in October went Democratic by 2,775, and in
November swclled that majority to S3,200.-
The reasons was that the October elections
involved local issues and the November cleo
tion involved national issues. Although last
year the Democrats carried Pennsylvania by
900 majority, there were 10000 who did
not vote. Of this number 40 900 were Re-
publicans and..2O, 600 Democrats. The Re-
publicans, therefore, had really a majority of
10000. In order to carry Pennsylvania it
will be necessary. for. the Democrats to make
a change of 10, 600 Republican votes, that is to
say change of two per cent. upon the aggre-
gate vote. The aggregate vote,of Pennsyl>
sylvania is $4,000. A, change of two per
cent. will take IL, ,910 votes from the, ,,Repub-
l. ~ tbo 10
Cannot change of two per cent upon tho
aggregate vote in Pennsylvania be made p
Maine gave Us. change of four er.ccnt.-
The argument is stronger in Pennsylvania
than In Maine. Instead of change Of two
per cent. we will expect change of six FER
cent, that is to say 35, 700 from the Radica' s
to the Democrats This would give the Te-
mocracy $4,000 majority. A change of four
per cent, as in Maine, will give the Democ-
racy %, 500 votes from the Radical side and
a clear majority of nearly 14,C00
The same is true of Ohio Last year upon
the largest vote ever polled the State went
Radical by only 5000 majority. A change
of two per cent. on the aggregate vote of
494, ,227 would be a change of 9,684 from
the Radical side to the Democratic. A change
of four per cent, as in Maine, would be
Democratic gain of 10 1868 or clear majority
of 10000. But surprising that Ohio was
influenced last year by local issues, let US go
back to the election of 1866 andssce what
change of four per cent. will do. Letting
the aggregate vote remain the same, we fnd
that in 1866 the Radicals had 80 900 majority.
A change of $4,000 from one side to the
other would balance the VOTE But change
of four per cent, as in Maine, would bring
10 36S from one side and add it to the other.
If the Western States do not do better than
Maine all of the indications at fault If
they do as we'll as Maine, we have got the
Radicals by the hip.
HURRA FOR SEYMOUR AND BLAIR
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1868-10-13
Hon. Henry Stanberry on the Southern
State GoYernments.

Ex Attorney General Stanberry addressed
a Democratic meeting in Lancaster, Ohio, on
Saturday week. His speech was mainly de-
voted to an argument against the Congress
sional plan of reconstruction, and he said that
he had made up his mind to oppose these
revolutionary measures, In conclusion he
spoke as follows:
And now as to the question, How can
the Democratic Conservative party apply
remedy ?" There are some who say the evil
is incurable; that, right or wrong, the black
races of the South have been invested with
the right of suffrage, and it cannot be taken
away; that, right or wrong, the Southern
States have been reconstructed and recog-
nized by Congress, and in virtue of that re-
cognition, their status is irreversibly fixed
Listen, my doubling friend. If Republican
Congress could disfranchise the white man,
cannot a Democratic Congress disfranchse
the negro? If Republican Congress can
take the ballot from the white man, and give
it to the negro, cannot Democratic Congress
restore it to its former and rightful owner
IF Republican Congress could declare
State Constitution void, when made by the
white men of a State in the exercise of their
free will, canDot Democratic Congress de-
clare State Constitution void, made by the
black men of the South, with the help of the
bayonet? Finally, if Congressional recog-
milton is the test of State legality, cannot
Democratic Congress apply it just we'll as
a Republican Congress? All we have to do
is to reverse what has been done, and to undo,
by constitutional means, what has been done
by revolutionary means. First of all, elect
President who will fight out on the line of
the Constitution, instead of the line of the
Republican army. Next, elect a Democratic
House of Representatives, and half the work
is done for not Representative from one
of these reconstructed States will be recog
nized @allowed to take his seat in that body,
and not another dollar will be appropriated
to sustain the Freedman's Bureau, or the
military occupation of the South. Finally,
put Democratic majority in the Senate. and
then the good work will be completed, 1t
will take time, perhaps, more than it has taken
to do the mischief, The process may be a
slow one but, my Democratic friends, if you
are of the same class of men as the Democra-
cy of old-if you possess the same steadfast,
unconquerable will, sooner or later success is
sure.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1868-10-13

A QUEER PERsoN.-Along the principal
streets, almost every evening, can be seen an
old man walking slowly along and playing the
saddest and most melancholy airs on little
instrument whose vibrations can scarcely be
heard dozen steps away. He is very old
man, and his clothing is ragged and dirty
Everybody knows he seeks charity, and fire.
quently nickel is dropped into his hat
But very few know that he has history
That melancholy face was once lighted by
genius-the hand, now SO feeble, was once
cunning in his art. He has been a composer
and musician, whose compositions are ia
miliar in every household in the country
He appears not to feel his present humiIia-
tion-he only regrets that the days of his
triumph are over, and that for him fame's
breath is but an empty baubls. His life is
an illustration of the truth that 'sfame is but
an empty word."-N o. PtcGyune
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1868-10-13
RATES OF ADVERTISING
Housing Cabbages.

Now that the time Is approaching to save
cabbage for the winter, correspondent of
the Sou herh Planter, suggests the following
Prepare straight slender poles (pine or
other) two or three inches in diameter, al
proper length. say eight feet clean off you
ground, and commence as though you were
going to build plain rail pen, three, cornered,
using two poles instead of one so rs to maku
each side or wall double, with space of eight
inches between the poles. At one corner an
opening Is left two and half feet wide. Tor a
door or entrance. To close aud make secure,
a cheap batten door may be made, and hinged
to posts or jambs fastened to the walLof poles,
after the fence is completed. The FIRST tier or
floor of poles having been arranged. put %. 3.
row of cabbages, the roots occupying space
between the poles, and the heads turned in
and pressed compactly together. Cover the
roots with friablc soil, aud place on another
tier of poles and cabbagcs, and continue filing
up space each time with soil, until You have
gained the requisite height y few poles
thrown across the top, and heavy coveriu-
of pine tops, corn stalks, or any litter thu,
will furnish secure covering, is ali that IS
necessary to complete the house. Corn stalks,
or some other protection, should be placed
against the outside for fear ofseVere freezes e.
A trench should be dug rrouud the outside,
and the dirt thrown against the coru st;dks.
They will serve to render the floor or iuside
dry.
The cabbages thus housed will be very con
venient of access in mid,winter, and will con
tinue as fresh as if buried under ground
All that is necessary is knife, with which
you sever as many heads as you want at
timo, leaving the stalks to give you supply
of early colcworths in the spring.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1868-10-13

ED- a curious illustration of the efIee ai
the electric fluid was recently cOmmunieated
to the French Academy of Sciences a gen
tleman. during heavy storm at Nantes, sud-
denly found himself envelopcd in a blaze oi
light. The phenomenon lasted about a see
ond, and caused no unpleasant effect. On
examining his pocket, however, the gentle
man ascertained that gold coin in his purse
had been covered with thin film of silver.
The following is the explanation given Of tins
strange occurrence: The gold piece had been
put into the compartment of the purse ut
joining the silver coin. The electric flu
volatized part of the latter metal, which, in
this state, had penetrated through the leather
partition, and deposited itself On the gold
piece with remarkable uniformity.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1868-10-13

ARTIFICIAL SToNE.-The Concrete Stone
manufactured in England has for years now
since 1S61-been subjected to every test tina;
ingenuity conld devise-to heat and irust-tu
water, fresh, salt and impure, to wash and
attrition, and to every atmospheric exposure
and it is found that very few natural stones
ave as durable or rs uniform, and the best 81
them are costly, and, in many localities, ia
accessible. But the comparative chenpucs-
and durability of the artificial stone are uo
greater importance in engineering than to
architecture as n fine art. The enormous
expense of cutting rock into exact and cIa5a-
rate forms prevent the general ndornment of
structures. But when the beautiiuliorn usag
not only be cast in a mould, but eudlcs>!s
reproduced from the same mould and when
the most forid ornamentation may be more
cheaply moulded than the plainest and mos
unrelieved outlines can be cut, there will be
no further excuse for the mOnotonous and ugly
buildings that characterize street architecture
at present Hash. Star.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1868-10-13

"A Hindoo priest called in all the mem
bers of large family. one of whom WIS known
to have cammitted theft, ard thus addressed
them: Take each of you one Of these stick,
which are all of exactly equal length, put
them under your pillow to>nigbt; do not
at present know the offender, but you must
return the sticks to me TO morrow morning.
and the one belonging to the thief vail ha:o
grown an inch in the night The family
retired to rest, but before he went to sleep
Tho man who had committed the theft think
inc to outwit the priest, cunningly cut of
inch from his stick. firmly believing that It
would by this means attain the length Of the
others by the next morning, The sticks
were returned, and by comparing them. the
priest was instantly able to pitch upon the Oh
fender, to his great surprise and dismay
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1868-10-13

A New AsTRIHeENT-The French. in
Cochin China, have discovered through tho
natives, n new and powerful styptic, derived
from the bark of n tree called '.haofIsh,
which grows in the mountains of that coun-
try The natives wait till the tree has at
tained its third year, before stripping it OF its
bark, Its usual height at that age being about
twenty four feet, with a circumference Of
eighteen inches The operation is performed
in June, when the tree has neither blossoms
nor fruit. 1t is felled and then dcuuded OF
bark methodically, in strips two feet long and
three or four inches wide. These strips are
made into bundles, weighing from thirty to
forty pounds. The bark of the haofash Is
outwardly of an ash gray color, aud inwariiy
brown. 1t has a strong aromatic smell, and
a slightly bitter taste. When chewed tired
dcns the saliva. 1t is powerful astrinGent.
and is administered by the native physicians
in cases of collie, diarrhGa and dysen,ery. /.
is prepared for use by stepping IN water
which is impregnated by its medicinal qual-
tiles
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1868-10-13

ROMANTIC MARRIAGE.-We understand
that a couple are to be united in marriage this
evening, in this city, who have never yet seen
each other. The bridegroom who is 4 man
of talents and considerable wealth, came from
his home, hundreds of miles west of the Mis-
sissippi river, to meet his betrothed for the
first time. The bride is Boston lady, pos
sessed of rare accomplishments, and one great
ly admired for her disciplined mind and pre-
possessing appearance. The engagement was
brought about in a manner partaking some-
what of the romantic. The bridegroom, while
in the army, advertised in Boston literary
paper for lady correspondent, stating 1t TO
be his object only to enliven the dull hours
of camp life. Among the many answers to
his request he selected one from a lady in
Boston with whom he kept up lively cor
respondence, which continued after his de-
parture for the West, until it finally resulted
in an engagement. Portraits were inter-
changed probably, but it is fact in our own
knowledge, that the lady and gentleman nad
never seen each other till to-day. From What
we know of. the parties, we are inclined to be-
Teye that the marriage will be happy one
Boston TrdUeleT-
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1868-10-13

How TO BECOME LoYAL.-Gov. Vance,
of North Carolina, in recent speech, among
other good things, got off the following:
Just 60 for Grant and-lo !! you are
loyal l could make loyal man out of my
self in few seconds, by simply teiegraphing
that would support the Grant and Colfax
ticket. My sins would be forgiven and they
would tell me to "depart in peace"-lke a
buncombe magistrate of my town, the other
day a couple presented themselves before
him to be married. He was pompous sort
of ignoramus and was smartly bothered show
to do it," as a crowd of town boys had coll
lccted to see the fun. After he had battle
whanged them through and tied them as man
aud wife, there was a kind of pause. The
couple didn't know sit was all over" So,
str aighteuing himself up, one arm kimbo,
''my friends" said he, depart in peace and
sin no more"
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1868-10-13

= Senator DoolittIe is on the war path in
Pennsylvania; SO are Ex-Govs. Bigler and
johnson, and Senator COwan. j. K Eel
lows. of Arkansas, styled the great Souiherp
orator" is also on the stump there. Mout-
eomery Blair takes the stand next week
Gen. Frank P. Blair occupies it in Western
Pennsylvania. PendIeton came out October
5th at Pittsburg, and Gen. McCandless, DIR.
Julius Korn, (German,l Hester Clymer, Z
o. Perrin, Stephen j. Mcany, Yaux, Ogden,
Apgar, and many others
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1868-10-13
POLITICAL.
LOVES QUEEN.


He loves not well whose love is bold;
would not have thee come too nigh:
The SUMS gold would not seem pure gold
Unless the sun were in the sky.
To take him thence, and chain hlm near
Would make his beauty disappear.
He keeps his state do thou keep thine
And shine upon me from afar:
So shall bask in light divine
That falls from loves own guiding star
So shall thy commence be high,
Aud SO my passion then shall die.
But all my life shall reach its hands
Oflofty tcnging toward thy face
And be ons who sPeechlcss stands
In rapture at some perfect grace.
My love, my hope, my all shall lie
To look TO Heaven, and look TO thee.
Thine eyes shall be the heavenly lights,
Thy voice shall be the summer breeze,
What time 1t sways, ON moonlight nights,
The murmuriug tops of leafy trees.
And will touch thy beauteous form
In June's red oses, rich and warm.
But thou thyself shall come not down
From that pure region far above:
. But keep thy throne and wear thy crown
Queen of my heart, and queen OF love
a monarch in thy real IN complete,
And a monarch-at their feet.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1868-10-13

a SCALLAwAG.-Th Memphis AvalancAe
thus pours it into one Hamilton, who is the
radical candidate for Congress in that district:
"Thc sugar thief, the white livered per-
iurer, and the apostatc to the Confederate
cause, has returned to the unfortunate city
which he curses by his loath3ome habitation.
He is more pestiferous than the lice and To-
Gusts OF Egypt. than siroccos, tempests, hur-
ricanes and whirlwinds. Smallpox, yellow
fever, phthisic, rheumatism and gout are oil
bad enough, but they are blessings in COM
parison with the leprous scourgc called Hams
iton. As no grass ever grew where the feet
of the renowned Huns trod the earth, so does
the rich carpet that sods the green fields
wither and crisp under the blighting tread of
Hamilton's cloven hoofs. When he enters
garden, the full-hlown flowers all turn to
touch me >nots, and hang their heads in mod
est bushes of shame. The birds hush their
matin songs at his approach, and fly away as
if some evil genius had poisoned their fragrant
bowers The dogs bark at him with kind
of melancholy howl, aud when he approaches
a barn yard the chickens. crow in long,
mournful drawl." a-ata tt E1
Vote for Seymour and Blair if YOU want
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1868-10-13

o. A pIain-spOken Western preacher deiiy-
cred the following from his desk Z" would
announce to the congregation that. pr0iabiy
by mistake, there was LETT at this mectinl-
house, this morning, small cotton uubTe..
much damaged by time and wear. aud ,
ceedingly pale in color, in place OF gslltel s.
taken large silk umbrella. aud IF great
beauty. Blunders Of this kind, brethren 1ed
sisters, are getting little too common
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1868-10-13

"A Young gentleman, residing in Gulpep-
er county, recently caught catfish weighing
four and half pounds. Inside the fish was
found gold badge about the size of an old
fashioned silver dollar, which had inscribed
on it Major R. B. Stanley, Sixth Army
Corps, U. S."
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1868-10-13

II "A man in London has come to trouble
by breaking his wife's teeth. In extenuation,
he alleged that for two years of married life
he had led an existence of misery: that the
conduct of his wife had driven him into
brain fever, and that his only remedy was to
hit her in the mouth, which he did.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1868-10-13

At the funeral of Mr.. Caskie, in Rich
moud. the concUurse of respectable negroes
was so large that the white persons occupy
ing the eastern gallery of the church willingly
gave up their seats for the accommodation OF
the colored people, who crowded that portion
of the building.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1868-10-13
EB3T9ai'ga EEOEESce
Sos. > &. 7 North Howard Street,

(TwU DOUTs from HlIIImOlc SlrcctlJ
BALTIMORE.
TJNIIIS Hotel has recently been enlarged. thorough
/ ly removal C.! a nd elegantly rCfurnishCdthroug
out md ia now capable of accommodating over
800 guests. Under the management of the present
proprictors, it has attaincd popularity CxCCilCG
hv no Hotel in tho country. Everything which can
couucc to the comfort II guests, is furnished with
a n unsparinr hand; and tho Howard House offers
uccuininoda tinns to tn" travelling public equal to
any other first class Hotel in the United States.
BATHS. BILLIARD ROOM, BAR. Ere.
arc all uncxccptinnnbIe, The Proprictors solicit
the pa roma &c OF the public.
tsJ- Stn@cs will be at the Drpnts on arrival OF
trains q aso the steamers their arrival, to con
vcy guests aud their baggage TO the House.
TERES---S3.oo PER DAY.
n. p, SEWELL,
March 81 lSCS-l-. Manager.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1868-10-13

= The rife that has created the greatest
attention at Vienna is a breech-loader made
by Norwegian armorer. In the presence
of the Emperor the inventor fred fifty-three
shots in the space of three minutes. The
great precision was highly commented on.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1868-10-13

= Vote for Seymour and Blair if you want
to save the country.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1868-10-13

A Strong Indictment against the Radical
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-09-30
agheeling geeister.

Wednesday Morning, September 80.