The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1868-09-15
WooDSFIEID MONROE COUNTY OHIO SEPTEMBER Is, 1868

Dor Of Mrs. Marks, until about two
o'clock in the morning. She immediate
ly gave the alarm, and Mr.. Appleby call
ed up his men, and after arming them,
sent off to Robert Stoves and the other
neighbors. As soon as possible they all
took their horses aud proceeded to Mrs.
Marks, where they found the house on
fire and discovered the terrible scene We
have described, but the perpetrators Of
the deed had fed. Wheu found, Mrs.
Marks was wholly insensible, and it was
with great difficulty that she was restored
to consciousness. George, the little hoy,
was found dead on the floor, bound with
cords, as they had left him, and the dead
body Of Annie, the little girl, had been
dragged from the yard into tue back
stoop, undoubtedly for the purpose Of
having all traces Of their guilt obltera.
ted by the FIRE which they had set.
1t is supposed that the miscreants were
alarmed by the approach of the horses Of
Mr., Appleby and his men, and fled into
the adjoining woods, from which they
scattered to their homes before morning.
The whole country is aroused, and it will
be difficult for all the perpetrators of such
a diabolical deed to escape. The negro
who pretended to have the letter was re-
cognized by Mrs. Grally,t the workwoman,
as Bill Batson, the recent negro aud Rad
ical candidate for the Legislature from
that district. He was not to be found
the next day, and his wife said that he
was going to Mulberry to negro meet
ing. He is probably secreted either in
the woods or in the huts of some Of the
rest of the gang, but it will be hard for
him to escape, as the whole country is
aroused. No negroes were found absent
from home for five miles around, except
Batson, aud unless ne is caught it will be
very difficul, TO ferret out the murdere RS,
on account of the secret organizations
known to exist among them.
Life and property are at the mercy Of
the blacks in nearly the whole South
They refuse to work, and being fed by
the Freedmen's Bureau, are allowed 20
live in idleHess to perpetrate their fend
ish outrages. Mr.. Stokes, whose planta-
ton is on the Cumberland road, informs
as that he finds it almost impossible TO
a;ra hslp at any pr;ce-all the negroes
refusing 20 work, and being supported by
the bureau. Just befcs. ;i.s e!ection
nearly two thousand ratious we're aeal.
out to the negroes in that district by the
bureau agent, and Batson had nearly the
whole control Of the distribution. The
excitement in relation to the murder is
intense, aud it was with the utmost diff
cutty that the citizens could be restrain.
ed from wreaking vengeance indiscrimi-
nately.
Voters! The writer's and editors of
Radicalism plead every day for you to
vote to continue their party in power
The party that is directly responsible for
the above horrible acts, committed by its
Negro Citi-,ns, in the South.
MOORE, the National Banker and Rad
lea! candidate for Congress in this Dis J.
triet, is their Negro Equality champion.
His organ up at Athens pleads every
week for your votes. "Senex," the "im-
ported" whines for the ''Negro," but has
DO sympathy for Southern white women,
outraged.
Vote the whole African crew down at
the polls on Tuesday, the 18th day OF
October.