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The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-10-15
Bonn er and the New York Ledgr,

Bonner's New York Ledger circulates
$4,000 copies. Bonner has paid one or
more authors $4,000 per annum for SER
Vices rendered. Coming to this country
about twenty-eight years ago, he appren-
ticed as printers "devil." By steady
and pcrsevering labor he rapidly advanced
and is now Que Of the most successful
journalists in the country Among his
characteristics worthy of imitation it may
be oaid of him that he has never used to-
bacco in any form, never INDUCED in ar
dent spirits, and never broke the sabbath
So careful is he in this latter respect, that
under no consideration will he allow the
sound of tool to be heard in his establish
ment after the hour of half past eleven on
Saturday night until half past twelve on
Monday morning He owns stable of
the finest horses in the world A horse
was recommended for his health, aud he
became an enthusiast in equine proprietor
ship. He owns Dexter at cost of $780,
600 dollars. This animal has made a
mile in 2 minutes 1S4 seconds. On no
account will Bonner allow money to be bet
on his horses. Leither will allow one to be
harne~sed on Sunday. Among those who
have written for the Ledger may be men,
toned Irving, Fanny Fern: Cickins, Dyer,
Beecher, Greeley, and others
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-10-15

Thursday afternoon, woman, who gave
her name as Jenuette Boyd, attempted to
commit suicide by drowning il the canal,
at the foot of Auburn avenue. Her his
tory is sad one. A year or two ago she
was comfortably married and had consd-
erable quantity of the worlds goods. Her
husband left her, since when her life has
been checkered one. Thursday morning
according to her story, the keeper of an in
telligence Office told her he had obtaine ]
for her situation at the Falls and gave
her what he called "pass" on the cars.
The conductor put her off the train at
Black Rock, and she then determined to
drown herself. She wrapped her shawl
around her head to prevent any involun.
tary cries that she might make, and then
jumped into the water. Two men who
happened to be near at hand succeeded 10
rescuing her.-Br6a1O Courier, Sept 5.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-10-15

Virginia-the Old Dominion.
Massachusetts--the Bay State.
Maine-the Border state.
Rhode Island-Little Rhody.
New York-the Empire state.
New Hampshire-The Granite state.
Vermont-the Green Mountain state.
Connccticut-the land of steady habits
Pennsylvania--the keystone state.
North Carolina-the Old North state.
Ohio-they Buckeye state.
South Carolina-the Palmetto state.
Michigan-the Wolverine state.
Kentucky-the Corn Cracker.
Delaware-the Blue Hens Chicken.
Missouri-the Puke state.
Indiana-the Hoosier state.
Illinois-the Sucker state.
Iowa-the Hawkey state.
Wiscousin-the Badger State.
Florida-the Peninsular state.
Texas-the Lone Star state.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-10-15

-Tennes.ee has b en- reconstructed and
under radical rule for two years. A cor
respondent gives this picture of the condi-
ton of affairs which this rule has brought
about:
There is no sadder picture in the blood
written history of Tennessee than that pre-
sented at this time. With ali the natura
strength and wealth of a nation in itself,
aud al almost tropical beauty aud rich
ness of scenery, there is no spot on earth
more cursed, DO land so blighted, no de-
pendency more completely at the mercy of
a systematic despotism. When any coun
try is broug hit to that stage where its own
peorle-those who have proudly watched
its growth in prosperous days; who have
built up all that is great and good within
it, and who ask for no better heritage
than a quiet grave. beneath its peaceful
skies-are forced to flee to other lands
for the protection they cannot receive at
home"
Ouly ten millions more! That is IT, e
announcement. Increase Of the public
debt for August, ten millions of dollars.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-10-15

"A prominent black and tan newspa-
per in New York, because the democrats
of California denounce the late Chinese
treaty aud the republican party for per-
mittiug Cinnamon to become citizens, says:
&" The so-called democracy still continues
to grope in the dark and butt their heads
against stone walls"
This sage conclusion is reached because
the democrats of California are not willing
to degrade the elective franchise and rem
der it contemplate by making voters OF
the pig-tailed Cinnamon. As for as intel
ligence is concerned, the Chinese are inf
nitely the superiors of the negroes.
The democrats are not willing to pur-
chase political supremacy by degradation
of that which alone sustain free govern
ment, the restriction of suffrage within
limits which will give the intelligent and
law abiding people of the country control
of rublic affairs.
The willingness of the Jackobius to OBJ
tain and retain political supremacy by such
degradation is shown in the reconstruc
ton infamy. and in the comments of the
newspaper from WHICH we have quoted
The idea in the extract is at the bottom ol
''a infamy.-G chic. Times.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-10-15
Origin Of IlIustrfOus Men.

Columbus was the son Of a weaver, and
a weaver himself.
Homer was the son of a farmer.
Demosthenes was the son Of a cutler.
Oliver Cromwell was the son Of Lon
don brewer
Franklin was printer.
Dr. Thomas Bishop of Worcester, was
the son of linen draper.
Whitefeld was the son Of an inn keep
er at Gloucester.
Sir Cloudely Shovel. Rear Admiral of
England, was an apprentice to shoema-
ker, and afterward, a cabin boy.
Bishop Pridaux worked in the kitchen
at Exeter College, Oxford.
Cardinar Woolsey was the son of poor
butcher.
Joseph Hall, Bishop Of Norwich, was
the son of farmer.
Virgil was the son of porter.
Horace was the son of shop keeper.
Shakespeare was the son of wool sta
pier.
Milton was the son ofa money seriven.
er.
Robert Burns vas ploughman in Ayr
shire.
Mohamet Ali was barber.
Madam Bernandotte was a washer-wo-
man of Paris
Napoleon, defendant Of an obscure
family at Corsica, was Major when he
married Josephene, the daughter of to.
Oacconist creole of Martinique.
Bolivar was druggist.
John Jacob Astor once sod apples on
the streets of New York.
Catharine, Empress Of Russia, was q
camp grisette.
Cincinnatus was ploughing his vinyard
when the dictatorship of Rome was offered
him
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-10-15

A. A. Bradley, negro, who was lately
expelled from the Georgia Senate, address
sed Mongrel meeting in Savannah, on
Monday last He said Cliff and other
carpet-baggers and Yankees are not to be
trusted, and advised the negroes not to
trust the white people, especially the Yam
KEGS, who we're the meanest people on
earth. He doubted if even the mulattoes
could be trusted, as the white blood in
their veins might gain the mastery. He
said the recent action of the Georgia Leg
islature in turning out the negroes would
increase the majority for Grant. At first
he thought tn, negro members would draw
revo!vers and assert their rights In blood
which would have benefited the Demo.
Gratis. He was glad they had done other
wise. He thought the coming election
whichever way it went, would cause blood
shed. The whole speech was of ram.
bling and contradictory character many
hearers being doubtful which side the
speaker supported. He spoke nearly the
whole evening. About five hundred per-
sons were present. The meeting passed
off quietly.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-10-15

to perpetuate the sojourning of the Israel
ties for for forty years in the wilderness.
The feast of the pentecost, which was
appointed fifty days after the passover was
to commemorate the delivery Of the law
from Mount Sinai.
The feast Of the Purim was kept in
memory Of the deliverance Of the Jews
from the wicked Vaccinations of Haman
In 1872 it would havo cost laboriug
man thirteen years of labor to purchase a
bible, as his pay would only be Ii pence
per day, while the price of bible was
EGO.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-10-15

Who pay the taxes in the south /!
Upon whose shoulders fall the burdens Of
the carpet bag governments Not upon
those who reap the profits of Office. The
governor of Florida gets six thousand del
lars year, and does not pay a copper OF
taxes. Gleason, Lieutenant Governor !;
Hamilton, NJ. c., and Senator Osborn,
are in the same boat. They have all their
effects in carpet bags, and send their money
north as soon as it is received. What
chance has a peoble to recuperate when
they are thus drained by mercenary leach
es?
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-10-15

All the exposures;which have been made
to the public of General Grants habits
originated in radical jour nails. All demo-
Gratis have done was to copy what such
journals have slid, md so far as we know
nothing has been said about this matter
which did not originate with the radica Is
themselves. 1t is their own testimony
that has convicted their candidate for the
presidency of habitual drunk kenness. Last
winter the Concord IN. H Statesman, a
leading republican paper, published the
following, from its Washington correspou-
dent:
The rumOrs that have prevailed for
some time concerning General Grants
hurtful indulgence in intoxicating liquors
and wines have been literally sustained by
fixed facts He has been repeatedly seen
and noticed in halt intoxicated condition
in the street cars and on the avenue.
But on Sunday last the thing reached its
elimination. About 10 o'clock in the
morning he was staggering about the low
er part of the city, and about FIVE in the
evening was seen by hundreds as they
were coming out of St. Mathews church
at the west end. He was accompanied as
was supposed by the lockers on, by Gener,
al Dent, his brother-in-aw Gen. Grant
was in so bad a way that he could hardly
keep his legs in trying to make headway
Theodore Titon, editor of the New
York Independent, was in Washington a,
the time, aud wrote as follows to his pa.
per:
General Grant was seen drunk in the
streets of Washington on Sunday after.
noon, and I personally know it.
] The editor of the Denver Gazette, who
was in Grants command at Donaldson
gives the following illustration Or his tan
ming operations
We were at Donaldson, and know thai
the only tanning he INDUCED IN at place
during tho battle was the tanning of hi.
inner hide with whisky. He tanned him
self in this manner until he was unable t.
sit upon his horse. That battle wa:
fought by General Smith, and Grant go
the praise.
Senator Harlan, Of Iowa, gives simil al
testimony in relation to the Donaldson af
fair published by US few weeks ago, al
will be remembered by orr readers.
In this connection we will introduc,
the following striking contrast between
the rival candidates for the presidency
which We take from Wilkes Spirit of tn,
Times, sporting paper, intensely radica
in politics, and ardent in its support Of
Grant.
The red hot democracy are required tc
support for the presidency cold, blue
purring churchman, who is one of the or
ators of the Episcopal synod-and who
probably never drank glass of generou.
wine tn his life On the other hand The
republicans have Grant-who can drink
smoke, tolk horse and fight with equal fa
clity, and who don't mind round oath
when tie battle is on.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-10-15
HORRIBLE CASE OF MISCEGEEATI0N.
A Father Marries a Negro Wench,
and COnl0els KKis Daughter TO
Marry a Buck Negro

lie COlumDla Clty I-OSt, vi tne OWN ui-
! timo. gives the details Of a horrible trans
action which has recently occurred in
Whitley county. A man by the name of
David NJ. Long, of Smith township, in
that county, married a negro wehch for
his third wife, aud beat his daughter by a
former marriage, girl of sixteen years of
age, until he compelled her to marry a
buck negro. The facts are thus detailed:
A white man by the name Of David NJ.
Long Republican in good political stan
ding with his party, and who has been a
citizen of this place for many years, has
been successful in gulpins down the last
plank in the black and tau platform.
This monster has been widower twice.
Ills former wives were respected by all
who knew them. BY these marriages he
had five children-two boys and three
3irls-who too, are respected and esteem
ed.
The memory of the dead and the fair
fame of the living have been blackeDed by
this unnamed beast, by uniting himself to
a negro wench in marriage.
Knowing that he could not procure a
license in our county for s1ch an alliance,
he takes his n,uscle material with him to
Michigan, where, by the laws of that
State, the twain were made one flesh.
Twis little victory of republican princl-
pies being won, he returned to his family,
with her to whom his little ones must
bow, and whom they must call by that
most endearing name, mother.
Those children, who had often in their
fond recollections for the loved in the
grave, amid binding, tears, whispered that
sweet name in their prayers, now are COM
manded to forget the treasures ofthe tomb.
Before them stood the repulsive form of
their fathers wild choice. Her, to call
mother. There was too much Of forget
fulness toward the dead in this
The little cnes who had no one to who
they could look for protection but their
father, whom they had never disobeyed in
the least, now for the first time declined
obedience, when, to obey, would be sac
riGce to their honor To embrace her and
call her mother. seemed to them more OF
the character of a punishment than duty,
and they refused, aud for this refusal, the
eldest daughter, sixteen years of age was
whipped and beaten by him who claimed
TO be her father, until she was literally
covered with bruises. After being so
cruelty beaten, she sought and found re-
fuge with one Of the neighbors. She was
followed by her father, found and driven
home, with the threat of taking her life.
should she in the least disobey him.
He told her that unless she did return
to the family within fifteen minutes, he
would cut her heart out She returned.
but to meet worse fate than death.
During her absence arrangements had
been made for her ruin, and one Pompey
(colored) was awaiting her return with a
Conveyance to take her to Michigan,
where they were, after their arrival, mar
ried
Great excitement prevails among the
people OF Smith township, and threats OF
violent proceedings againet this unnatural
beast have been made.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-10-15

When a radical tells you that his
party is in favor Of retrenchmeDt and re-
form, ask him how it happens that the
debt has increased in three years by the
addition of s16S, ,659, ,G00-and ask him
what has become of the 6iteeu hundred
millions collected in taxes since the war
clesed-and then watch him aud see how
he will qulbble aud lie in his attempts to
answer you.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-10-15
Hear what Horace Greeley says:

WudI llUldtC OICCtSy says.
A republic. in which a large prepor-
ton Of the voters are ignorant, euslaved
to appetite, and in desperate want of the
necesraries of life, is very insecure guar
dian of liberty, property aud prosperity"
What biting piece Of sarcasm Is this
upon the recon struction policy of CO ngres> +,
which Horace Greeley supports through
the columns of the New York Tribune
and upon the stump. He is laboring to
give eleven states OF the union over to a
class of people ignorant, enslaved to appe-
petite, and desperate from want of the
the necessaries of life, which its members
are too indo!ent to earn, and daily asserts
that these people are the true guardians of
liberty, property and prosperity.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-10-15

PRINTERs-The following men were
printers Earl of Stanhope, Prince Fred
erick married to the Princess Royal of
England, William Caxton, one of the
fathers of literature Horace Greeley,
George d. Prentice, Charles Dickeys, Nj.
Theirs, Douglas Jerrold, Bayard Taylor,
George p. Morris. j. Gales, c. Richard
son, N. p. Willis, Senators Dix, Cameron,
aud Niles; Benjamin Franklin, Bonner,
Theodore Tilton, Schuyler Colfax. In
the last congress three out of the five off,
ces in the house were occupied by printers.
The clerk of the senate is a printer, and a
printer is now candidate president Of the
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-10-15
Every day the columns of the radi c,

Every day the columns of the radi cal
southern outrages. a few Of these out
RACES occur and the remainder are either
pure inventions, or are, as has been proved
rehashes from the Tribune Almanac. The
object is to get an excuse to send more
troops into the southern states, aud to fire
the northern heart. The radical leaders
probably understand the calibre of their
ftllowers, when, in place of reasoning with
them, they can secure their support only
by this system of stale and atrocous lying
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-10-15

A man'who made an exhibition of per form
ing bears in the streets of Quebec was
recently complained of and taken before the
courts for endangering The lives of citizens-
He took Lis animals into court. and proved
to the judge that they were not dangerous, as
they happened to be boys disguised in bear
ollnS
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-10-15

The radicals place the negro over the
white man at the polls, and say, Let us have
peace. They put the negro astride tEe
white mans shoulder with his black finger IN
the white mans hair, aud exclaim. Let us
have peace They set the negro's fiat Se
long-hecled foot upon the white mans neck
and shout, LET US have peace"
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-10-15

Bears are unusually plenty this season id
Wisconsin. A few days ago very large one
visited the house Of a Nh Sherman in Du'
pont, and look ed cooily into the window q
the family for a few moments. Mr. Sherman
shot at the animal with q Colts navy re-
velver but failed to kill it
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-10-15

-Sherman's BURNERS, indoctrinated by
the pro-slavery sentiment of their chief,
have been disgracing themselves since
their return home. by the murder of inof-
fensive and unarmed negroes.
The above is vile SANDER published by
the Chicago Tribune.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-10-15

LAUGHABLE.-The deep interest all at
once manifested 10 the welfare of IrshmeuI
by the fagends of the old Know Nothing
church burning crew. who are now driili
ing under the black banner of rad icalisn
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-10-15

1t is remarkable fact, but not in the
slightest degree extraordinary, that every
State now under the absolute rule of Mon
grelism and military law, is insolvent.
Mongrelism is withering curse. Every
State which shows a heavy Mongrel ma
jority is sure to decline in trade and COM
neros.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-10-15

Last year two Germans purchased eighty
acres of land in county Of Southern Ten
nessee, and paid for the property with the
proceeds of the frat crop of four acres Of
set out last fall,
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-10-15

In the northern part of Champagne coun-
ty, ILL.,, there is a tract offorty acres on which
the unburied carcasses of more than five hun
{ I'd cattle which have die6 of the Texas dis
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-05-16
HOUSE.
MORNING SESSION.
THIRD READING.


S. B. No. 226 reported from the standing
committee on Claims-For the relief of the
Portsmouth & Columbus turnpike COM
pany, was read the third time, and the
question being on its passage,
Mr.. LEETE said this belonged to the
claims known as the Morgan raid claims.
Those claims had been before the Legisla-
ture and were deferred. He was now op-
posed to making this claim an exception.
Mr.. PENNISTEN thought the claim
differed from those known as the Morgan
raid claims. The bridge, for which this
claim arose, was destroyed by Gen. Mason
to prevent the Opproach of Morgan.
Mr.. HUGHES, of Butler, thought If this
claim should be allowed, the balance of the
Morgan raid claims ought to be paid.
Mr.. NEAL thought the position of the
gentlemen from Butler and Lawrence er-
roneous. He thought the claim just, and it
ought to be paid, Notwithstanding other
claims had not been paid.
Mr.. ACKER thought all, or none of the
claims, ought to be paid. He was opposed
to singing this claim out, and refusing the
balance.
Mr.. SAHLOR was opposed to paving a
part of the claims. If it should be deemed
proper for the State to assume the payment
OF the Morgan raid claims he wanted all
treated alike. He would move that the
further consideration of the bill be post
v.
1869.
Messrs. PENNISTEN and WOLF op-
posed the postponement,
Mr.. POND favored postponement. He
wanted general law on the subject.
Mr.. HILL, of Defiance, concurred in the
same opinion.
The bill was postponed till January, 1862
S. B. No. 20, Mr.. KENNEY, from COM
mittee on Municipal Corporations-Sup-
Elementary to an act entitled ian act to
provide for the organization of cities and
Incorporated villages" passed May 8, 1852
and the several acts amendatory thereto,
(being what is known as the city annexa-
ton bill) was taken up, and the question
being on its passage,
Mr.. BALL moved to recommit the bill,
with instructions to amend by striking out
44OOO inhabitants and inserting not exceed
lug 10000 inhabitants. The House agreed
Mr.. BALL Immediately reported the bill
back, amended as instructed. The report
was agreed to.
REMONSTRANCE.
Mr.. PENNISTEN. on leave, presented
the remonstrance of III. Williams, r. N.
Jones and 424 other citizens of Delaware,
in Delaware county, demonstrating against
the passage OF the bill under consideration
and the repeal or change of the present
law relating to the annexation of contigu-
Gus territory TO incorporated villages.
Laid on the table.
Mr.. POND moved to recommit the bill
with instructions to further amend so that
its provisions shall apply alike to all cities
without reference to population.
Mr.. POND explained and advocated his
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-05-16
The Lost Cause.

We give up all hope of impeachment.
We have no idea that Fessenden, Grimes,
Trumbull, or Henderson will vote for i'm
peachment upon any of the articles, and
such men as Sherman will divide upon
the others in such way as to defeat it.
There are too many Senators who fear the
effect of the accession of Wade to the Pres
idency upon their plans; too many who
have private axes to grind, and personal
ends to subserve. and as this class, by com i.
bining with the Democrats, have the power
to defeat impeachment. it will be defeated
The Republican party is cursed with too
many men who have gained their places by
buying and selling, and it is not to be sup
posed that they have forgotten the use oil
such agencies.-Toledo Blade.
In the above the Blade confirms what we
have often charged, that leaders in the Re-
publican party are corrupt and that. they
would sell principle to promote their own
interests-that self is always uppermost in
their minds. Hitherto, we have been metwith
the reply that this was a "Copperhead lie"
One great good will result from this I'm
peachment business. The people will come
to see plainly how corrupt party ha,
ruled the country for seven years, and wi /
thus be made understand the cause of theiI
opppressions.
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-05-16

BALDNEss, Grayness and other Imper-
fections of the Hair will be regarded az in
excusaDle after trial of Mrs. s. A. Aliens
Improved (neao style) Hair Restorer or
Dressing lin one 6ottle). Every Druggist
sells it. Price One Dollar.
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