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Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1868-09-17
For the Niger!

are taxed Tor our clothing, meat and bread
Vn our carpets and dishes, our table and bed 7N' q
On our tea and our Coffee our lu md lights
ana We're taxed so severely that can't sleep o. nights
Anu lt al Tor the niger; great Godl can this be
Inc lahu Lnu OF the brave and the home fthe free?
stamped on our mortgages Checks notes and bills
an 4 91T oeeos, on our contracts, and on our last willis
ana the star spangled banner in mourning doth wave
Ger the wealth OF the nation turned into the grave
And It's all for the Niger; great God can this be
Ihe land OF the brave and the home of the free?
We are taxed on Offices our stores and.our shops
On our stoves on barrels our broos and or mons.
Un our horses and cattle and IL we should die -
Weare taxed on our collins in which we must lie
And lts all for the Niger; great God can this be
Ihe nome OF the brave and the land of the free?
We are taxed on oil goods by kind Providence given
And when we ascend to the heavenly roal ~
They would II they could stick stamp OH our soul
And its all for the niger; great d0d can this be
Inc nome OF the brave end the land of the free?
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1868-09-17

DEMOCRATS of Vinton county,
grid on your armour and from now
until the polls close on the 18th Of
October, work. work ! work
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1868-09-17
RALLY!! RATT,v1u

EoAILY! E0ALIY!! RATILYIII
10 the Grand Mass Meeting of the Campaign DEMOCRATS CON
SERVATIFES REPUBLICANS turn out and hear tho o1na
now the minds Of the people cnddy and dspassonaey
cssed Y the wis talented honorable eloquent speakers
cordial invitation extended to all who civil
the American peopeal who favor maintannga White Mans
who are in favor Of EQUAL TAXATION Of Taxing
ondhoder as well as the Fowhodr and redemption of the
VINO are IN aro5 o. the sStest economy in the administration
enmen the reduction OF standing peace standard the abo
ton ohe expensive FeedmAn Bureau eradication the munv
OF abuses now existing under the rule the Radicals and the @
sopg q the useless annual depletion of the Treasury of
MILLIONS OF MONEY WR0NGFULLY WRUNG FROM THE TAX.
PAYERS, The BH1A1OCRACY PROPoSEI
'IS CoFSESE]CI'T THESE ABUSES and to
restore the rights the States and the people under the Constitution Tn
out and hear the able expondes of creed pposes
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1868-09-17
TESTIMONY OF GEN. DUrLER,

TESTIMONY OF GEN. BUTLER,
fully fastens the blame of the An
dersonville and other prison horrors
on GRANT. Here is BUTLER's own
language, which will not even be
doubted by the supposed to be
highly educated, intelligent, and
friend to the starving, sick, help
less, defenseless soldiers of his regi-
mcnt and company who died on
Belle Island-particularly the
brother of the editor of this paper
Capt. George Fry:
II reported the points Of agreement he.
tween myself and the rebel agent to the
Secretary Of War, and asked for power to
adjust the other questions of difference,
so as to have the question Of enslsving
negro soldiers stand alone, to be dealt
with by itself; and that the whole power
of the United States should be exertei to
do justice to those who had fought the
hattlrs Of the country, and been captured
in its service. The whole subject was re-
fcrred by the Secretary of War to the
Lieutenant-General commanding, who tel
egraphed me on the l4th of April, 1864
in substance: "Break off all negoti items
on the subject of exchange till further
orders" And, therefore, all negotiations
hroLan Of kak Il
change Of sick and wounded on either side
went on. On the Goth Of April received
another telegram of Gen Grant, ordering
"not another man 10 be given TO the reb
els" To that answered, on the same
days "Lieut, Gen. Grants instructions
shall be implicitly oboyed. assume thai
you do not mean TO stop the special ex-
change of the SICK and wounded now going
on" To this l received reply in sub
stance: "Do not give the rebels single
able.bodied man." From that hour, 50
long as remained in the department, ex
changes Of prisoners stopped under thal
order, because could not give the rebels
any of their able-bodied soldiers in ex-
change. By sending the sick and wound
ed forward. however, some twelve thou
sand of our suffering soldiers were re-
lieved, being upwards Of eight thousand
(8,000) more than we gave the rebels. In
August last Mr.. 0uld, 6nJing negotiations
were broken off and that no exchanges
were made, wrote TO Gen. Hitchcock, the
commissioner at Washington, that the
rebels were ready to exchange man 70.
man, and the prisoners held by them, as
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1868-09-17

CoNE to hear
PEEDIEToN.
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1868-09-17

"cbVbcr, Work| work work
TAX PAYERS, one-haIf Of the
money collected by the internal
revenue tax collectors never reaches
the United States Treasury. Re-
publican officials at Washington
admit that at least one-half is stolen
before it reaches thore.
HURRAH.--The Democratic meet
ings now being held throughout the
County are the largest that have
ever been held in the County on
on similar occasions. The good
people Of Vinton County are arous.
ed to the Importance Of the strug-
gle and mean to fight for low taxa
tiop and the good old days Of the
Farmer Republic ''if 1t takes all
summer
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-01-18

DANGEROUS SPoRr.-A Detroit paper
tells story with a moral. A social
company of eight or ten persons pass
ing an evening together at the house of
one of their number, in a merry mood
one Of the gentlemen challenged a lady
to marry him. She accepted the chai-
lenge; the nearest minister was in
formed that his services was needed;
the gentleman supposed the minister
understood that it was "all ioke''; the
lady, a devout churchwoman, intended
70 interrupt the ceremony before the
IataI words were spoken. Unfortu-
nately, the minister supposed that a
real marriage was on the Garnet and
being Presbyterin, made the iseryice
30 short that 1t was over when tho bride
thought 1t was hardly begun,
In consequence OF this unpleasant
mistake, the young lady has sued for n
divorce, and the gentleman makes no
defence. The papers are now in the
hands of the Judge, who is, of course.
benevolently anxious to help the young
people out of their trouble, If he can
10 so with any color OF law. But the
moral Is that marriage Is, no Joking
matter mat and that giddy young persons
l naH Detter exercise their wit on other
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-01-18

IMPORTANT DECIsIoN-PAss1NG OF
COUNTERFEIT NoTEs.-In the case OF
Forbes VS.. Ficklen, which was decided
in favor of the plaintiff, Forbes, at the
term of the District Court, in Freder.
icksburg, Va, the following important
principles of law were maintained by
the decision of the court:
1. As general rule, when a debtor
pays his debt in notes purporting to be
bank or other current notes, he war
rants them to be genuine and If they
turn out to be counterfeit, he is bound
to repay the amount in good money,
bank Is presumed to know its own
notes, and II it receives notes purport-
ing to be its own, either in PAYMENT OF
debt or on deposit, 1t will have no re-
course even against the payer or depos-
ltor ii hey turn out to be counterfeit.
Ihere Is no warranty of tho genuiness
in that case; which Is, therefore, an ex-
ception TO the general rule.
z. 1t Is the duty of person who re-
ceives AS genuine, in payment of a
debt a note which turns out to be coun-
terfeit, to give notice Of the latter fact 10
the debtor as soon as he reasonably can,
after he is himself informed ofth fact:
ana II he neglects to do so, he will lose
ms recourse over against the debtor.
BY receiving due notice the debtor
might be enabled to obtain INDEFINITE
by returntngthe note to the person from
whom he received it but whether he
could or not, the law presumse that he
Is injured by not receiving such notice,
and he is, therefore, in that case dis.
charged from his liability.
3. But the person who receives the
forged note as genuine is not bound to
use any means to ascertain whether the
note be genuine or not, nor is he bound
to deposit 1t in bank or put it In inn
mediate circulation; but he NAV put il
away for safekeeping until he has occa-
sion to use 1t, and will still have his re-.
course over against the person from
whom he received 1t, unless he neglect
to give due notice, Rs aforesaid, after he
is informed that the note is a counter.
felt.
The Fredericksburg Ledger says this
is very important decision, and being
the unanimous Judgment of four
judges, one of whom (Judge Moncure,
is the Chief Justice of Virginia, 1t NAV
be fairly regarded as making the several
propositions enunclated the settled law
of Virginia.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-01-18


BUTTER FACTORIES IN New YORK.
The New York Tribune says butter fac.
tories are rapidly increasing in mum.
Der in tho State of New York. Water.
power generally determines the site.
though steam is generally preferred 10
water-power. A cold and copious
spring is well-nigh indispensable. A
a large reservoir-like cellar is dug in
the ground and tightly walled with
pIanks. Broad platforms extend into
this, floating on two or three feet of
water, constantly renewed from the
spring. In the reservoir deep pals or
cans are set and filled three .fourths
full OF milk-they sinking and floating
In a like depth OF water. The milk re-.
mains here twenty-four to thirtv.six
hours, when the cream is taken off
and churned by steam or water-poWer
six to twenty-four churns being ope-
rated at once, with no draft on human
muscle. The butter thus made is of
such uniform and superior quality as
to bring from five 10 ten cents per pound
more than fair farm diaries will COM
mand. a very fair quality of cheese il
made OF the milk after it is skinned.
The Tribune estimates that the dairy
product OF the State will be increased at
least one-fourth by the general intro
duction of these factories.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-01-18
FROM ReANE CoUNTY.
SPENCER, RoANE Co. w. Y

%@AtSnAeI AhOANtS SOsR W. VA
Alta meeting of the Union men held
az Tue Court House, on the 18th day OF
January, 1868, Capt. Thomas BoRRess
was appointed Chairman, and j. q,
schilling, Secretary. The following
preamble and resolutions were unani.
mously adopted:
WHEREAS, The loyal Union loving
citizens OF Roane county believe that
tne principles advocated by the Union
party are calculated to e1eetually coun-
teract the efforts now being made, un-
der the Euise of super-loyalty by the
party known as the Conservative or
democratic party, to render nupatory
ana vain all the glorious results accom-
Plshed by the late war, and which eff
forts, If successful, will enable the reb-
els to accomplish what they sought,
put JAILED to accomplish by their resort
to arms; therefore,
Resolved. That loyalty to the United
states. and love of our gallant State of
West Virginia, characterize the Union
party of this county.
RESOLVED. That when persons talk of
the rebellion as a difference Of opinion;
that the South was entitled to her opin-
i ion; tnaI our state has an unconstitu-
tional existence; that she is an illeeiti-
mate child, they show that they are en-
emtes OF our State, and of the United
states; that they are guilty of treason
In disguise, and that they are utterly
unit to vote or hold office in our State
or national government,
resolved, That when rebels and their
sympathizers realize that they were
wrong, and show that they love and
are faithful to the United States and
the; State of West Virginia, then and
only then should they be entrusted with
the elective franchise.
ResoLUed, That the record made by
the Democratic party during the rebel
lion shows Its principles TO be disIoy.
atty and treasoni that the party is the
same in 1868; that Conservative, Demo-
crat and Rebel are Synonymous.
RESOLVED, That the most rigid econo-
my consistent with an efficient govern
ment should be practiced by our State
and National Governments.
ReSOLUed, That we have no confidence
in the Democratic party as means TO
secure economy, for that party Is and
corrupt. -
ResoLved, That the public interest de.
mands an increase of currency.
RESOLVED, That these resolutions be
published in the Wheeling INTELLI-
aENCER and the Vest PIrginto Journal,
Working committees were appointed
for each Township, and Central COM
nittee for the county.
Addresses were made by Capt. Bog.
CESS, S. g. McCulloch, J, g, SchilIin2.
@. @. Smith, and others. o.
THOMAS BoGGEss, Chm't,
5. u. SCHILLING, Sec'y.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-01-18

GENERAL MEADE's actions, as com,
mander of the third district, have al.
ready shown that he respects the act un.
der which he holds authority, and that
he has the nerve to follow what ap.
pears to be his duty. The editor ofthe
Atlanta NclO Era, soon after his arri.
val in that city, had a conversation
with him in which he expressed views
and declared a policy which will COM
mend themselves to the Judgment OF
those who desire a faithful execution
OF the reconstruction acts. We copy a
portion of the account given of this con-
versation:
"While we do not force politics into
our conversation with the general, and
while we did not attempt to sound him
"a to his policy in carrying out the
reconstruction acts of Congress. occur-
rances OF yesterday justify our predic.
tious that he would not be an obstacle
In the way of reconstruction, but, on
the contrary, would admit Of no con.
struction of the law he ID sent to adj
minister save that which is expressed
in its letter. The law is its own expound-
or, and none but n wilful opposer of 1t
could ind In 1t whereOn to blunder.
But while he will execute the law rig
idly, he will not bias his influence Ia
favor OF any political party. While he
undoubtedly entertains party sym
pathy, he is not u political triokster or
WIre-wOrker. He will not make his
office tool in the hands of this or that
party. He will not suffer himself to be
influenced by lobbyists, who will
doubtless favor him with suggestions
as to how he can best execute the pro-
visions of this or that section of the
laW,H
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-01-18


Dickens First Reading I'm PhIIadaI-
phia-..The Way the Quakers Re
ceiVed HIm..-The Change as no Pro.
creased.
A correspondent of the New York
Tribune describes rather picturesquely
the first appearance of Mr.. Dickens in
Philadelphia. 1t appears that the au-
dience ofthe city of brotherly love was
even colder than the hypothetical Bos-
ton audience of which one hears so
much:
Philadelphia never takes anything Tor
granted: She is nothing If not critical,
and ifWilliam Penn were to come back
most of us would cut the old Quaker
dead, and here was an EngIishInan. a
man who had pulled us to pieces and
Martin Chuzzlewit and American
Notes; man who had broken our
bread and tasted our salt, and then
made FUN OF US for putting our knives
in our mouths. Philadelphia would
not stand any bigod nonsense from
MN. 80, when the dapper Mr.. Dickens
stepped out SO smilingly, he must have
felt as If he had stumbled by mistake
into bath of ice-cold water. The
stony British stare' Tennyson talks
OF is nothing TO the glaring look
with which Philadelphia freezes a
man g blood. But did Dickens mindit?
Not he. Marley was dead to begin
with, said Mr.. Dickens, and he went
straight at his work. 1t was good
work, yet Philadelphia held out as
long as she could, not only resolved
never TO give into Britisher, but also
feeling real disappointment in the
man. The first smile came in when
Bob Cratchit warmed himself with a
candle, but before Scrooge had GOT
through with the first ghost the laugh
Ter was universal and uproarious. The
CHRISTMAS dinner of the Cratchits was
tremendous success, as was ScrooRe's
Niece by marriage. There was young
lady in white furs and blue ribbons.
name unknown to the writer, upon
whose sympathies Mr.. Dickens PLAYED
as I she had been piano. A deaf man
could have followed his story by look-
Ing at her face. The goose convulsed
her. The pudding threw her into hys.
tericSi and when the story came to the
sad death of Tiny Tim, my little, little
chlld, tears were streaming down her
cheeks. This young lady was as good
as MIR. Dickens, and all tho more at.
tractive because she couldn't help It..
Then, as joke began to be dimly fore
seen, 1t was great to see the faint smile
daWntng on long lines of faces erowinp
brighter and brighter till it passed from
slght and sound, and Numbered to the
roof in vast and inextinguishable
laughter"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-01-18

BRIDGING THE HUDsoN.-It is pro.
posed in the Legislature to bridge the
Hudson at Peekskill. the bridge to
rest on Dunderberg Mountain on one
side, and on an eminence near the
Road Hook on the other
We hear also of another project for a
bridge across the Hudson. from the tor
of the ridge at Fort Lee to the hiRh
ground at Fort Washington. 1t is said
that such bridge would enable the
western lines OF railroads, whose ter
minus is now at Jersey City, to carry
tneir passengers into the upper part Of
New York, and to save, in doing 40.
from ten to twenty. miles OF distance.
by more direct approach to the city.
IN. 7. Post,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-01-18
DestItutlon In 'lIIssissippI.

WooDvILLE, MISS, January 16.-The
Republican says: There Is neither
meat or breadstuffs in Wilkinson coun.
ty to feed the whites and blacks three
months, nor money to buy when that
is gone.
On Monday two whites and two me-
groes were caught in Noucanter bottom
with two mules, wagon and four bales
Of cotton stolen in Mississippi by them.
The party who had pursued them shot
and left in the road their bodies. They
were recognized as four we'll known
horse and cotton thieves.
Another attempt was made last night
TO burn Bradley Block on the levee.
The fire was first discovered in the feed
and provision store of Low Bros. The
promptness OF the firemen alone pre-
vented another terrible conhagration.
Loss ten thousand dollars. Covered by
insurance in the Hartford and Etna,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-01-18

PROJECTED ROLLING M1LL.-The in
terview between a committee of our
citizens and oficers of the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Company in rela-
ton to the compRny's erecting a fonn-
dry and rolling mill within our corpo-
and It IL, to say the least, highly nrohsS1
BILE that We shall, at no distant dsv
have in our city one of the largest roll
ing mills in the country for the manu-
facture of railroad bars. 1t lis proposed
to donate to the company twenty-five
acres OF land adjoining its line of road
arrangements have been entered into
for the purchase of the lands at a reas-
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. AELeganian.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-01-18
Hot House Ednnn,inn.

Tho New York Sun has a sensible
talk on what is sometimes called the
"forcing systems"
l. Every afternoon tit says) there may
be seen, along between the hours Of
three and half-past four, in all parts of
the city, troops of children, bows and
girls trudging along with great piles
OF books under their arms, or held
by strap. These books the children
are taxing home to study, after having
spent from four to six hours during
the day in the close air and confines
ment of their schoolrooms, For pityIa
sake, are our children not fast enough
In their precoctous maturity, that thew
must be driven in this way? STUDY.
worry, and fret all day (the condition
OF children In most schools), would
seem seeanat to be tax enough upon their young
minds and growing bodies, without
keeping up the strain of anxiety, II NOT
OF work, during the hours that Should
De given TO rest, recreation, exercise.
and run. Too often, indeed, these home
tasks rob them even of needed sleep.
And yet no wonder that our men
grow up nervous, restless, and excita-
BILE; that bald heads and sharn face.
lines appear unwontedly early; that our
young girls grow up slender, delicate
and destined to fade at an age when
English women are beginning to as
sumo lne mature strength of woman
MOOD. The truth is, many do not grow
up at al, but like over-pushed thor.
onghbreds, spring calamity at the voice
of the thoughtless driver, and, while
winning foolish praise for the wonders
they are doing, suddenly fall, and faint,
and die: Many think that Hboys will
be boys" they are not in any danger of
hurting themselves with over study.
But this Is very limsy REASONING.
Even boys WHO dislike study are in.
jured by the excessive confinement;
and there are, besides. thousands Of
sensitive, nervous, ambitious boys who,
without knowing 1t, or showing it, are
overtasked in mind and body; while
the wearing effect of constant anxiety
is even more destructive to health than
the mental effort and physica pressure,
And II this is true of boys, how much
more applicable are the same remarks
to girls.
In private schools these evils exist to
an extent which we believe to be en-
tirely unsupported by parents"