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na- The telegraph reports the follow

na- The telegraph reports the follow
ing under date of July /:
"The Ohio delegation to the Demo.
cratic Convention meet at the Fifth Ave-
nue. Hotel to-day. Thirty FIVE of the
forty-two delegates are present, and en-
tire harmony characterized the proceed
ings. Col. McCook was elected perma-
nent Chairman, and Morrison Foster, Of
Cleveland, Secretary. 1t was decided to
hold daily meetings until the. assembling
of the Convention. Committee men will
be selected tomorrow"
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nea-An exchange says the Democracy
desire candidate that will run well, let
them put up any one of the thousands Of
draft sneaks who put for the Canada bor-
der when the first call was made for vol
unteers. They can't be beat for speed
and bottom.-Noble Go. Republican.
The Democracy would be compelled to
go into the Jacobin ranks to find one Of
those "draft sneaks." Can't do it.
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pa-The Radicals manipulated the
State of Mississippi for three long years
with every power, Negroes, bayonets,
Generals and carpet-baggers, and thought
the fruit was ready to pluck, when 10! it
fell into the hands of the honest Democ.
racy.
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Dg Grant is travelling Westward, but
is not creating any particular excitement.
The friends of murdered fathers, BROTH
ers and sons have no desire to cheer the
man who said live Confederate prisoners
were better than Federal dead men and
skeletons. Accordingly brave men were
left to linger and die in Southern prison
pens. go.
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aa- The Rump Congress over at Wash
ington will adjourn about the 10th inst.
We suggest that the day Of adjourn
ment be set apart as one of fasting and
prayer to the Almighty that the Nation
may never again be cursed by.its like.
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prThe Democracy of Che 18Th Co

s@The Democracy Of the 18th Con-
gressional District of Ohio, renominated
Hon. G. W. Morgan, on the 30sh ult.--
Gen. Morgan was deprived of his seat in
Congress by the Jacobins, but will be re-
turned by White majority that will
cause the Constitution destroyers to quail
with abject fear. The people are prepa-
ring their doom.
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sa-The Deficiency Bill reported to
Congress on the 29th ult., amounted to So
549, ,287, included in which was $500, ,00O
for the further degradation Of the South
err States for Radical purposes.
The taxpayers vii. pay the above and,
perhaps, stint their children's allowance
for food and clothing by so doing.
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sA-aLet us have peace" says the
butcher of the Rapidan in his letter ac.
cepting the Chicago nomination.
Peace, peace, when there is no peace
because of the despotic rule you exercise
over the oppressed people of the South
with your Niggers and bayonets. With
draw your Niggers, carpet-baggers and
baYonets and peace will speedily follow.
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MA. The New York Sun says the West
ern men are coming to that city wild for
PENDLEToN. We think it altogether
likely that PENDLEToN will be known in
New York before the Convention ad-
journs. t9e
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s@. President ] Johnson,o ON the Sd inst,
issued Universal Amnesty proclamation.
1t pardons all persons who engaged in
the rebellion, except those now under In
dictment in the Civil Courts. This ac-
tion is right.
Listen for the loog, low, dismal howls
from the Jacobin reconstructionists.
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p9The mule rider Of the Jacobin
party shouts in his letter Of acceptance,
"let US have peace"
Peace! when your party declares q
Niger Constitution carried, as in Missis-
sippi, when it was faitly defeated by 25,-
600 majority.
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Woodsfield. July 2, 1865.
sssAsunlonof hearts, union of hands,
A union that none may sever;
! A union Of lakes, union of lands,
The. AMERICAN UNION FOREVER"

si9'THE UNION AS 1T WAS, AND
THE CONSTITUTION AS 1T rs"
IT hold that THIS Government was made
IN the WHITE BASIS, by WHITE
MEN, for the BENEFIT of WHITE MEN
and their POSTERITY forever. Ste
p7len a. Douglas. i e
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aa- Frauds have been discovered in
the U. S. Treasury Department amount
ing to over million Of dollars. Several
of the distinguished ''loyal" have been
arrested and appointments have been
made to thoroughly investigate. OF
course it will be smoothed over, and the
tax payers will pay it again. Such is
Radicalism.
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am- The telegraphio reports from New
York are to the effect that the friends Of
Mr.. PENDLEToN are confident Of his NOM
ination.
With PENDLEToN and ENGLISH the
Democracy will sweep the rotten, corrupt
Radical party from existence.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1868-07-07

a@ The State of Louisiana has a coal
black Negro for Lieutenant Governor.
That's Radical Reconstruction for you.
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n@- The leaders Of Radicalism will
deluge this land in blood second time,
rather than release their bloodhound grip
from the throats of the Southern people.
They have enfranchised the Negroes down
there and disfranchised 250,000 White
men, and intend 20 further reduce them,
by con6scation, to the last extreme of
beggary and degradation.
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B@rThe d-d rebels carried Mississip-
pi, Radicalsl Amt you hoppin' mad?
Better send Brute Butler down there to
hang enough to give you majority.
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s@- Major General Mcdowell has been
relieved from command of the Fourth
Military District, and Brevet Major Gen
eral A. c. Gillem assigned to the COM
mand
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: s@ The National Democratic Conven-
tion convened in. New York on last Sat
prday, the 4th inst. We will give the
full proceedings in or nextissue.
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aEThe Cincinnati Daily Enquirer has
been changed to quarto form. For abil-
ity and sound principles the Enquirer is
one of the foremost papers published in
the United States.
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n@- The people wan. Democracy, and
they want it just as it is, without any
ssvisible admixture."
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s9-C Chief Justice Chase is dancing at
tendance at the New York Convention.
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D@ There are 100000 strangers in at
tendance at the New York Democratic
Convention.
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16F The Bondholders and Radicals of
New York City are working to defeat
PENDLEToN.
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new hat objection has the Cadiz Sen
tiael to giving the Spirit credit for arti-
cles copied in its editorial columns? Come,
neighbor, do the fair thing.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1868-07-07

DEMOCRATIC Policy. The restoration
of the American Union upon the basis
of the Constitution.
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s@- The "God and morality party" in
Mississippi were sick on election day;snot
able to vote; hope many of them will not
recover. e
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s@aMack" says PENDLEToN is ahead
and gaining ground.
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POLICY OF CoNGREss.-The total de-
struction of the American Union.
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B0Grant and Colfax will gain the
electoral vote of Mississippi, won't they,
Raddies? g
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honesty in the public service, they must
begin by ejecting these Destructives !.
from power, or they will destroy the last
vestige Of liberty.
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Telegram from Col. Jere. Will
liamS.

On Wednesday, the I'd inst, we receiv-
ed the following telegram from Mr.. WILL
LIAMs, who is attending the Convention
as one Of the Delegates from this Con-
gressionsl District.
NEW YORK, July l, 1868.
H. R. VEST Woodsfeld, o: PENDLE-
TONS friends are'very confident Of COM
plete success. JERE. WILLIAMS.
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REMoyAL on oFFIoIALs.
NEW ORLEANS, June %.

. NEW OhLEANS, Juuo AOs
General Buchanan yesterday received
an order from General Grant directing
the removal of Governor Baker and Lieu
tenant Voorhees,, and the appointment of
Messrs. Yarmouth and Dunn to their
places, to take effect on Monday, when
the Legislature conyenes. General Bu.
chanan last night issued an order making
the required changes. The same order
authorizes all parish and municipal off,
GERS declared elected by previous orders
to take their Offices upon taking the oath
prescribed by the new Constitution on
Monday. Louisiana will have a colored
man for Lieutenant Governor.
Grant removes the Governor Of State
with as little concern as he would re-
move one of his negro lveried outriders.
Dealer.
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sa The Mississippi election is dead
ner on Radical Reconstruction.
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-aMack," in his New York CORES
pondence to the Cincinnati Enquirer, of
the 1st inst, says the platform VIII con-
tain strong greenback plank.
That's what we want, Greenbacks for
Bonds and Equal Taxation.
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na. Radical newspapers don'tfurnish
the election returns from Mississippi.
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i 3 -
-nE Mr.. Shellabarger's bill toregulate
the suffrage question in the State of Ohio
is consemptuously infamous. The Bos-
ton Poss says:
.It'is the first attemp. ever made to 60
into Northern State and establish a
standard Of qualification for suffrage"
The whole movement is. for the pur-
pose Of gaining the negro vote, and SO
considered will be resisted The North
is notireadg for Negro rulers and bayo-
rets. as g =
~ Grant LEFT Washington on the Both
ults, for the West on q tour designed to
work up little enthusiasm for the Jaco-,
bin nominee for the Presidency.
The trip will be "a gloomy" one.
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n@.On the 1st INST, the Government
paid out over sa5,OOO,O 900 in gold, prin-
cipal and interest.
Out of whose pockets did that gold
come from?
Out ofathe pockets of the labOring,op-
pressed taxpayers.
Into whose pockets did that gold go?
Into the pockets Of the Bond aristoc-
racy.
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: The Democracy of Mississippi
claim the State by $4,000 majority.
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Grant EIectIOneeriDg.

When the military pimps in the South
discover that the Governor, Lieutenant
Governor, Secretary or Treasurer of any
State is not disposed to consider Grant
the greatest man of the age, heis report.
ed to Washburne. Sickles and Company
and Grant is directed to have him re-
moved. The telegrah from New Orleans
has the following case 10 point:
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n@-T There is mourning in Niggerdom
over the election in Mississippi. Twas
ever thus.
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aA.The leaders of Radicalism are
Butler, the demagogue and thief.
Bingham, who hanged an innocent wo-
man.
Yates, who was drunk 10 years out Of
II.
Stevens, who keeps yellow wench.
Wade, who does nothing but swear.
Colfax, who does nothing but grin.
Kelly,whO tried to hide behind a buck.
ct when harranguing down South.
Forney whose account as Secretary Of
the Senate was $4,000 short.
Brownlow, a very bad old man.
And the smallest Of all is Grant, who
has been convicted of lying, drunkenness,
butchering ten men to Lees one, and Of
being very weak man; although de-
termined oppressor of White men for the
benefit Of Radicals and Negroes.
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"Let Us .HayePeace.Y

Gen. Grant closed his letter of accep
tance with the above words. Since then
Congress has admitted the States Of AL.
ALBANIA, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Lou
isiana, North Carolina and South Caroli-
ma. We would like to have the follow.
ing questions answered by some out and
out Radical Recoustructionist:
1. Is the Army to be withdrawn?
2. Is the Freedman's Bureau to be
discontinued?
3. Is it safe for Northern men to move
there?
4. Will investment pay?
To all Of which we can only answer,
No. The army will not be withdrawn,
because these rotten governments, begot.
ten of the bayonet, would fade into moth
ingness were the bayonet but once taken
away. The Bureau will not be discon.
tinued, because the Negroes, into whose
hands these States have been committed,
need that institution in order to feed them,
make their contracts for them, and teach
them their a B c. 1t is not safe for Nor
thern men to move there, because the
great majority of Northern voters are
disfranchised there, and, even if they
were not, there is the ever present danger
of war of races. Investment will not
pay because carpet bag government bank
rupts States.
Congressional reconstruction is fail
ure.
Will the Marietta Register copy and
answer the four questions asked above?
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The New York Sun of a recent date says: "Gen-
eral Beauregard, who is now stopping at the New York
Hotel says in reference to the probable course of the
Southern delegations in the Democratic National Con-
ventlon that it is extremely improbable that the vote
OF single Southern State be cast for the Demo-
cratic candidates, and therefore the Southern Democ
raey have no right to advise much less insist upon the
adoption of any special nominee by their Northern
allies. The duty of the South is this Accepting its
situation, it will do its utmost sustain whatever can
dldate shall appear most available and most likely to
secure success in the judgment of the Northern dele
cations. For Gen. Hancock all the white men in the
South would turn out and work with great zeal, if be
should happen to be the nominee. But if in the iudg
ment of the Northern delegations success could only
be secured by the nomination of Salmon P Chase, up
on any other platform than absolute negro suffrage
then the Southern white Democrats would gladly work
Tor his election also. if unfortunately the North
ern delegations should put up such platform as the
pendeton people of the West propose, out-Herodng
shat OF the Republicans the negro suffrage question:
.hen the whites of the South would stay at home and
es her Northern brethren take the chance of success
or defeat without their assistance Such are the views
OF Gen. Beauregard and those whom he represents
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SUI achieving, still pursuing,
Learn to labor and to wait.

CHEER Up We need, just now, above all material
things hrst-rate crop, of both cotton and corn.
large cotton yield, at present prices, would relieve
great minority from immediate heavy pressure 1t
would give confidence, inspire hope promote enter
prise, and establish feeling of security against alb
soute want that has seemed to Cypress people
much more than the despotism of Radlcalism
While a large crop of corn would encourage active
and wedireccd efforts towards securing our share of
the thousand immigrants who are pouring into the
United States in search of cheap homes. Then we
can sell them cheaper than cleared lands can be pur
chased in the Northwest. We need especially to
thoroughly waken ourselves up to the fact that like
every other people, we, of the South, must be the
architects of our fortunes, that we have devoted
precious time enough to funeral rites over dead
past and that hereafter we should address all our
endeavors to improving the living present" With
this view, need just now, thoroughly to organise
great political party which shall make itself felt not
only in the next presidential election but upou the
policy OF the Government for years to come We be-
lleve we have passed through the Red Sea of our
troubles, that kind Providence watches over rs and
that ii we wish to the favor of heaven. we
must make the best possible effort in our own behalf
There is fine promise for crop. The country is
blessed with health. We are, in every respect i'm
proving our condition if true to ourselves we be-
lieve we will come out +" all right in November.
Cheer up
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Brevet Lieut.. Col. U. S. A. Z.
Assistant Secretary Civil Affairs

BoMBsHELL IN THE RADICAL CANp.-We copy as
follows from the special Washington correspondence
of the Cincinnati Enquirer of the 18th:
The speech of Senator Yates, to-day has given the
party great uneasiness. An effort was made to keen
him quiet. Mr.. Sumner was the only Senator who
knew exactly what was coming, and he urged Senator
Yates to insist upon the right be heard upon the bill
in committee. Aftert had passed. Senator Yates an
nounced political proposition and the Radicals with
the exception of Sumner, exhibited great alarm A
bomb was about to explode in their camp, at least as
far as Illinois was concerned, which would blow the
Grant ticket sky-high.
The key note of the speech was full of the recogp
ton of negro equality. He declared it would be nse
less for parties to be their heads in the pond suppos
ing it concealed ITSELF universal negro suffrage, North
and South, was demanded of Congress, and Congress
would have to grant it.
This made Mr.. Summers countenance brighten Mr..
Morton and Mr.. Sherman looked quite fretted and
alarmed negro equality was not only presented as
plank of the Radical PLATFORM but Mr.. Yates claimed
the power OF Congress to decide. The real issue for
the people at the next election prescribed by Yates
cannot be misunderstood w.
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CoLFAx ON GRANr.-In the fall of 1867, Speaker
Colfax issued, Or caused be issued circular con-
tanning sixteen why Grant should not be run
for the Presidency. Six of these reasons we suboin
l. lie has all he deserves at the hands of the Ameri
can people.
2. de could not deliver inaugural address.
j. Because at this particular period in the history of
our great country, need an able and experienced
statesman at the I" White House."
T. Because he has proved failure IN every capacity
outside Of the military.
5. He claims to have no knowledge Of politics or
national affairs.
6. We have one hundred better men for President.
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The New Orleans Crescent says:

"The New York Tribune insists, after all, that
Woolleys mysterious $4,000 was intended to be used
as bride for Senators in the impeachment affair." The
Tribune seems to be tuously obvous of the discredt
which this theory casts on its party. The Republican
party must have touched the lowest depths of degra-
dation, in popular opinion when its leading men are
made the objects of speculation and barter and sale
BY venal politicians and whisky ring manipulators
Nobody, we imagine really believes that any of the
recusant Senators were bibed because they are
known to be the purest men Of their party But it
seems to have been considered quite matter course
that the votes of some of the most violent of the inn
peachers were in the market In the end it seemed to
be only question of price, as to Pomeroy and Others
who voted to convict the President.
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WHEN WILL THE New CosT1TUTIoN TAKE EFFECTs-
There seems to be some misrepresentation as to the
limit of time within which, as matters now stand the
constitution Of 1853 will become the ruling one and
exclude the provisional authority of the military pow
ers and of Congress- Upon this depends the accession
to office of many who now standing in the sun
while others enter the municipal door or are fearful
that when the gates open to the other places in the
States organisation they may not be able to complete
their qualifications, if Federal acquisitions are to be
added to those of the State.
Our Geographic dispatches show that the President
has determined to allow the omnibus bill to become a
law by lapse of time, but without his approval If will
therefore, not take effect until the 23d inst the Pres
ldent having ten days within which to consider it, If
the bill was any later than the 18th in going into his
hands, it will take so much time more to become law
After that time, from ten to twenty days must eapse
before the Legislature assemble under its enabling
clause to consider the 18th amendment When that il
acted upon and passed. further time must eapse
before this can be in an official form to the
President of the United States and the proclamation
thereof made by him, will take ten days more before
there can be admission of the representatives elect
70 congress, upon which event. and not till them will
the constitution have attained its full vitality to the
exclusion OF other interference with than such as is ex
ereiseo IN those States now styled "loyal.'
AS II is evident that under the most rapid action
WHICH Is poss,ple some time must eapse before our
ocers can take their places under the new constitp
on as their sole rule of faith and practice swear
ing by it aone would it be well for Gen Buchan
an to at once fill ell places in the city government for
selves under his orders2 s' 'A
There seems present disposition in the council tn
ioroear acen, end even postpone organisation awa;t.
ing either the filling of these temporary vacancies or
the restoration Of full State Government But in The
meantime great injury may thus result from the want
Commissioners Department as all know to be y;tais
requisite. ''''l''
We trust that if the Council cannot be induced to 90
g work as now constituted that Gen Buchanan will
quicken their action by filling the vacant places and
nus take away all the necessity for delay
fNaw
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The New Orleans Picayune of the 18th says "By
dispatch from w. B. Shatuc, general ticket agent of
the Atlantic and Great Western railroad at Cincinnati
received here yesterday, we learn that the Pendeton
Club of Cincinnati thousand strong have secured
passage that road to the New York, Convention
which convenes on the 4th of July. The club will
proceed in body" TT
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Blake Harlan, an Indiana Radical, bu: now Fe's
dent Of Louisiana, writes to the Peru Sentinel Wy
that the short time be has spent in that State uHus
Radical rule has cured him of radicalism. The rss'
election in Louisiana, he says removed the last P.n
Gle of radicasm from him. He says: 1.-The el.,'s
election was humbug. Every negro belong; IN,
club headed by carpet Dagger with white sh'r ras,
and marches henegroes up to the polls in s0g h,b
giving each his ticket his turn comes .rl
the ignoramu5 passes to the judges with CRU
chuckle"