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A Whack at Moore.

The following, clipped from the Co.
ltmbus letter of the Marietta Times, Goth
ult., whacks little honorable, (?) resi-
dent of Athens, on tender place:
"ln this matter, Washington County
need only look to the general interests of
the State, as we will doubtless be handed
over to the tender mercies of the mod
ern Athenians. Yet, God forbid! for
there, in the miasma of the Hooking
valley, our unfortunate lunatics will soon
shake off this mortal coiln Oh, for the
time when we shall have no Moore con-
tracts for the location or erection of
public buildings when perversion of
public trust shall cease; and when the
cloud of buzzards, ha~ering about the
State Treasury, shah be caught, and
tanned in Gen. Walcutt's big cage"'
"B" would do well to be careful how
he talks of penitentiaries as certain
Athenians are sensitive on that score.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-02-09
THE SPIRIT OF DEMOCRACY.
HENRY r. WEST Editor and Pro-
prletor.
After Mrs. Lincoln,

DoNN PIATr says of the Nations
vender of low-necked dresses and lace
shawls:
"You noticed bill introduced in the
Senate,proposing to Grant Mrs. Lincoln,
as the surviving relic of the martyr
President, pension Of five thousand
dollars year. There was just enough
law to hang the thing to, and no more
As Commander-in-C Chief of the armies of
the United States, and killed in the SER
vice, as he was, it did seem right and
proper to make the provision. No one
opposed it. All seemed glad to learn
that there was way out. But unfortu-
nately, just at the wrong time, there ap-
pears memorial, from Mrs. Lincoln;
that is in keeping with her unhappy past,
and makes one shrink in pain from its
perusal One feels shamed and shocked
by the evident lack of feeling and deli
eacy in the widow of one the nation de-
lights to honor. a+
"Now, l don't know what will be the
result Men who favored the measure
before, say that every effort in that line
will only add to our troubles and deepen
our disgrace 1T is great pity some
one of the family; when Mrs. Lincoln
first broke out, said an eminent member
to me, did not have her arrested as in
sane. If only held for an hour, it would
have given hole into which we could
have crept and hid ourselves
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-02-09
Breaking Criminals on the wheel,

The good old times must, i'll very
many respects, have been very bad old
times Read, for instance, the follow
ing extract from the instruction given
in 1746 by the Paris Parliament to
"Monsieur de Paris that is to saw the
Partisan executioner, in regard to the
course he was to pursue in breaking
criminals:
After undressing the prisoner, no
matter whether male or female, until
nothing but shirt covers them, he will
tie them to the St. Andrews cross on
the scafold, Stretching their limbs out
as far as possible, and turning their ell
bows outside, After giving the chap
lain notice to leave the scaffold, he will
take the bar AN iron bar, four feet long,
and very heavy). and commence strik-
ing on the prisoners limbs, He will
commence at the left shoulder, crushing
the bones by two deliberate blows. One
blow will be sufficient for the upper arm,
two for the left elbow, two for the wrist
and hand. Two heavy blows will be Civ
en- on the left hip-bone, three on the
left knee joint; two, well laid on, on. the
left leg, and one on the foot '.Mon-
sieur de Paris will then wait minute
or two, and commence. 'working" on
the right side of the culprit, commenc-
ing at the foot and finishing at the shoul-
der. The graffier of the court will see
to it that the instructions are strictly
carried out The screams Of the cul-
prit must not be needed by Monsieur"
nor must he give him the coup de q ace
before finishing on the right shoulder
The coup de grace is to consist of three
heavy blows, to be delivered on the
breast of the prisoner; if the prisoner
is woman, the, coup de grace will be
delivered under her ribs, lest her bosom
should break the force of the blows
The body of the culprit will be deliv-
cred to the medical faculty of Paris,
which will give report on the condition
Of the corpse to the graffier Of the Par
lament
This horrible mode ofpunishment was
witnessed on an average once q week
by the Parislans One of the last vic
tins of this atrocious cruelty was apoor
servant girl, who had been convicted of
stealing two or three dresses from her
mistress She was broken on the wheel
because larcenies by domestic had be-
come very numerous in Paris. Her
agony lasted seven minutes, and stream
of blood, spouting from her mouth after
her knee joint had been crushed, drown
ed her heart rend ng cries. Queen Ma
ria Antoinette had been appealed to to
save the girl and .haughtily refused. This
was after ~ards remembered against her.
During the reign of Louis XVI, about
three thousand persons were actually
broken on the wheel. Such were the
good old times" in France.
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Radical Citizens.

A Washington correspondent says of
the Negroes:
81 was greatly amused at what one of
the door-keepers of the gallery said to
me not long since. / remarked to him
that the colored people were not so fond
of attending the debates Of Congress as
they were formerly.
"The weather is too fine," he respon-
ded, sententiously.
"Why, what has the weather to do
with it, ~ / asked.
"Every thing. When it is cold and
uncomfortable and no warm side of a
wall to be had, they flock here, for they
have comfortable seats and warm place
without paying for it. You come here
some bitter, cold, inclement day, and see
how crowded the galleries will be with
our colored friends. They will sit and
sleep and snore here all day, like black
snakes in the sun of spring"
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-02-09

EEA bill has passed the Ohio Senate
authorizing ten per cent. interest on the
loan of money where it is mentioned in
the contract. We are in favor of ten
per cent law and the decisions of our
State Courts making it usury to collect
higher interest than six per cent. have
driven millions of dollars of capital out
of the State.-4thens Messenger.
Certainly. All organs owned by Rad
ical bankers favor "a ten per cent. Law" !"
because it puts more money into their
pockets at the expense of the honest toll
of poor men. A ten per cent. law is a
curse, enabling capital to Cypress labor.
Down with it and all other schemes to
make the poor poorer and the rich
richer!
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Important to Monroe Co. Merchants.
LEAF TOBACCO NOT TAXABLE.

The enterprising Revenue Assessor OF
this District has been assessing Monroe
County merchants with tax on leaf
tobacco purchased by them.
A merchant in the Western part of the
county refused to pay the tax, and en-
ployed an Attorney to lay the facts he
fore Commissioner ROLLINS, at Wash
ington. ...
Mr.. ROLLINS replied that merchants
engaged IN buying leaf tobacco to ship
to Baltimore, or elsewhere, TO be sold by
an agent, were exempt from taxation.
The decision of Commissioner RoL-
LINs places the Jealous Assessor of this
District, WOODBRIDGE, in all ugly pre-
dicament. The merchants, together with
the amount of tax already paid are as
follows: .,. .... .. .,...s.... .E
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United States Courts of Ohio.

Representative Plants, to-day, presen-
ted petition from Hon. A. G.. Brown
and fifty-two other citizens of Athens
County, Ohio, asking for the passage of
bill now pending in the House, divid-
ing the State of Ohio into three judicial
districts, and creating district to be
known as the Southeastern District. The
petition gives, as one of the REASONS, that
the holding Of the United States Court
in Cincinnati is great inconvenience to
many citizens of the State.-Cm. Com.
29th at. e.
What one of the "patriots" up at
Athens wishes the position of Judge ?
Fifty-three citizens of Athens! Whoop-
eel That's rich. Want District all to
themselves. Go in.
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3 . { / + J
WE ARE GROWING OLD.

We are growing old-how the thought will rise
When glance is backward cast
On some long-remembered spot that lies
In the silence of the past
1t may be the shrine of our early vows,
Or the tomb of early tears, ,-
But it seems like q far-of isle to us, .y
in the stormy sea of years. = ..-...-. .. '-+
Oh! wide and wild are the waves that part
Our steps from its Sreenness now,. s..
And we miss the Joy of many heart, T..
End the lisht of many brow; s.,~
For deep Ger many stately bark ..aa.I
Have the whelming pillows rolled -.s
That steefed with ps from that early mark
Oh, friends! we are growing old. ai ga p
Old in the dimness Of the dust - '' -
OF our daily tolls and cares
Old in the wrecks of love and trust .H
Which our burthened memory bears. e.
Each form may wear to the passing gaze sz.
The bloom Of lifc's freshness yet, - ..
And beams may brighten our latter days
Which the morning never met --..
But, oh. the changes we have seen,
In the far and winding way, .--.--.-.
The graves in our paths that have grown green
And the locks that have grown gray!
The winters still on our own may spare
The sable or the gold; ,.... ..-. ..... . Ia
But We see their SHOWS upon brighter hair, 81
And, friends, we are growing old
We have gained the worlds cold wisdom now,
We have learned to praise and fear,
But where are the living founts whose flow
Was a joy Of heart to hear?
We have won the wealth of many cline,
And the love of many page;
But where is the hope that saw in time
But its boundless heritage?
Will it come again when the violet wakes,
And the woods their.youth renew?
We have stood in the light of sunny brakes,
Where the bloom is deep and blue; T
And our souls might joy in the spring-time then
But the Joy was faint and cold; y,.-
For it never could give US the youth again
Of hearts that are growing old. =
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NThe Messenger, of the aSth ult.,
notices the election of Directors for the
Cincinnati and Hooking Valley Railroad
in this style:
"The result of the election for Direc.
tors, which took place on Tuesday, the
25th inst, was the election of the old
Board, except w. A. Neil, c. P. L. But
Ter, of Columbus, and c. H. Rippey, OF
Logan, to fill vacancies-E. H. Moore,
w. P. Cutler andJ. c. Garrett, retiring v
"Retirtng" is good. Did MOORE retire
because the election returns were unfa.
yorable ?
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!. LynChing--KinstOn In "A State Of
T. Sfege--Olitragef fn Dtiplln COun-
lsSty by yNegr0es.-The Miiitia 10 be
Called Out. .ssg8sf l5 =esNF ~
r-,s' RICHMOND, vAsaJanuary 20.
II am in receipt Of a alsdespatch from
Goldsboro, N. C., which states that the
greatest excitement prevails at Kihston
lin consequence f'the lynching of the
fise prisoners tthere Ton Saturday hight
last. The names of ithe victims were
Richard Mobiles, wliite,I and RoberssGra-
|dy, Joffn3 Miller,z k;nder HerrinSA and
Daniel Smith Gilored ia sl,eison near
by the,scene hcartl.thes discharging Of
the. pistols as tho prisoners were. e.-shot
on the bridge, and the heavy splashes Of
tle bi9saies isl " 1lAsxssgs tAaEoge 'iato the
Sinstoa q ia / stats IL sisgsa 81 sfsiss: ssfss
negroes Of the Ts,irroiihdins cDtihtry
who threatento Iliberates the ifemaining
prisoners in jail and burn the, 10 wn,w The
whites are au armed, with such ,.weap-
ons as are at their command, guarding
their homes Piclkets are Stationed Oh
the suburbs at night.
Auotllerllofrible outrage occurred in
Duphn comfy. al Aswhite mau whosfired
upon a party Of negroes attempting to
violate the. persons of some young ladies
was murdered in his house the following
night and his body cut III HALVES and
hting up hi the room in which he slept.
No,arrests have been made in either of
these cases. rLawlessuess and anarchy
exist in this entire section, of the coun
try to such an extent as to justify the
callliig 0iit and arfning Of the militia by
the Governor. = iThe ciyilsatithorities are
.powerlessstos suppressstMslfearftl eslfpi-
val of crime. ar ,..z,,sgu ,snen,
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-02-09
Not True.

The Athens Messenger announces
with flourish of adjectives ''that Hon.
E. H. Moore was the only candidate for
Congress,at the late election in this State,
who ran ahead of the State ticket in his
Congressional District"
Now, just for fun, we will prove the
above false:
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-02-09

GSBR1Ei.'s' Nl.w EorIpAsSr The an
gel Gabriel used to blow a horns and
Raphael and other good authorities have
shown MS his expanded cheeksin the lit.
tie end of such an instrument; but now
we observe a learned Congressman re-
fers to the aforesaid Gabriel as ''snap-
ping his resurrection gun" Gabriel,
we suppose, has changed with the times |;
but which plan does he accept! Is his
gun Springfield, Chassepot or Zin,
dnadplucWchr?
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Il Ell Z S T a r HO T Ell,
ION the corner East of Main Cross St.)
Henry Mlnsterman, :: Proprietor.

T'HIS House has been thoroughly renovated
j ndrepaired. Having superior facilities,ev-
erything will be done to make the guests
comfortable.
The table is always supplied with the best
the market affords. Good rooms and clean
beds for travellers and regular guests.
Good stables are attached to the House. Ev-
cry effort will be made for the comfort of tho
patrons. Boarders taken by the day, week,
month or year. seply.
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'3t From the Milwaukee Wisconsin, q
A STARTLING CASE OF FTRANCE,
seE iaai; 20 I; sSzgrf3
The Case Of The Young Girl Near
BurlingtOn--A NumDer OF Wil.
Waukee Medical Men Visit Her.

T Anumber Of our city physicians went
out to Burlington yesturday, to investi-
gate the case of a child which for twenty
days has been in q trance. Tie case, is
pronounced one Of the most remarkable
that ever came under the notice of tho
medical faculty, and there is. little Won
der that it creates something ola sensa-
ton. -,, r.. tt..- ~ hi,,evs .-,ss.s
A little daughter, twelve years of age
named Nina, of Christian Rausch. Ger
man farmer, living about one and half
miles from burlington, Racine County,
in this State lfsd a severe attack Of mea.
isles and diphtheria. She he'd nearly re-
from these ON the Stidof sJan-
.uary, when she called her father to- her
bedside, and told him she was going to
sleep, and that she should sleep for. a
long, long time. She said she should
look MS though she were dead; but she
should not he dead: and she made the
father promise that he would not bury
her, which promise it may readily be sup
posed, has been faithfully kept. Soon
after innking the request, the child. to all
- : ;.;,S,. = 4, =. IL :. ,-.-.-Enu
appearances SANK quie'lV ana peaceluhy
INTO her last sleep. by all H.rwas sup
posed Nina WAS dead, and the body was
enshrouaed ana placed IN COLIN, A.
ter the sleep the body showed no signs
of death, although the pgke and tho
heart'ceasedt to- perform their pulsations,
and no device could Show that, the res
ipiratory organs were in luses The eyes
closed, ...a.. Ak, ..,,,,,-,,-. NJ 49,.
In THIS state Nina has lain now FOR
twenty days without a sign of life and
with no sign OF death' other thnn sink-
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g'The bloody reign of Radicalism
in the South, is wildly portrayed in sew
eral articles published in this issue of the
esprit" Don't say, these things are
for political effect. They are truths.
"Let us have peace"
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Mrs. Lin coins Ciain,s 10 d Pension

Mrs Lihcom did nothing while she
was i!' the White House to,.entitle her
to pension eight or, ten times as large
as the widow. of any gallant man who
gave his life to his country, serving in
the army ornavy, during the war. There
certainly is nothing in her -manner Of
leaving if, nor in her bearing since. to
excite especially commendation, Again,
she has a liberal income already: al
though it may not be equal to the sxpefise'
her vanity woald .erass, .wa.ha.e mo,
doubt it is equal to whatever money ,cssu,
do to render her position becoming to
her relations to soeiety.-Boston Post,
27th. s.,,e. .h X, ;a,fs.uss -
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@The Ohio Legislature ought to
finish its work as rapidly as possible. and
adjourn sine die. Let LUCY STONE spout
her women suffrage in some public hall,
rather than in the Legislative chamber.
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ICoMMUNICATED.1 |

Mr. EDITOR: There is a dog in our
community, in human form, eagaged in
addressing abusive, anonymous commu-
nications to our citizens. l am OH his
track and will give you his name for pub
lication before long. CITIZEN.
Woodsfeld, o., Feb. 2, 1869.
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kFA bill was introduced in the Hi
nois Legislature, ON the 9th ult, to
compel the railroads of that State to
charge uniform rates for transporting
freight The bill also provides that any
railroad charging more than pro rata
proportion shall pay the owner of the
freight five times the amount wrongfully
collected. = 's''s'
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~Commodore Vanderbilt says that
the secret of his success in managing
railroads is economy, He says: .If l
cannot use the capital of that road New
York Central for pretty nigh $2,OO0,O0O
better than any one that has ever been in
it,then do not want to be on the road -
"If you have been running road, and
you spend nine or ten millions to run it,
if cannot do it for eight, anu do it as
well, am ready to go from the road
That has been my principal with steam
ships. 1 never had any advantage of
anybody in running steamships; but if
| could not run a steamship alongside of
another man, and do it as we'll as he, for
twenty per cent, less than it cost him,
would leave the ship"
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~A lady who has received for
eign education went into a photograph
gallery, lately, to have her picture taken,
and was astounded by the request of the
artist that she should sit on her foot
She Indignantly assured him that she
would do no such thing. "Why," he
said, "it was the common habit of Amer
lean women, and it gave an easy attitude
to the picture" To assure her that
such was the fact, he pointed out fifteen
or twenty photographs of ladies who
were taken with one foot doubled under
them, having assumed the position un-
consciously, through habit.
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New York STYLES IN ST. LoUIs.-A
recent Investigation of the financial af-
fairs of St Louis shows that the pro
ceeds of the sale of city bonds were Of
ten withheld from the treasury, thous-
ands of coupons were distracted, money
was taken by forgery, fraud, larceny and
false prctences, forced balances made
good false statements of accounts. pay
rolls altered, straw nensin the receipt OF
large salaries and general system of
stealing practised all around. st. Louis
will soon be the metropolis Of the West
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EB-The motto of the Radical inau-
gurationists at Washington City, is: "Eo
Niggers need apply for admission.
That's what we call backing down.
Raddies, stick to your Nigger-GRANr
is their President, so says the great
WENDELL PHILLIPs.
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Of course all who paid the illegal tax
will be entitled, or should be, to recover
their money with legal interest. Those
gentlemen who so stoutly affirmed that
the tax was legal will please make note
to the effect that it is possible for others
than Assessors to know a little some
thing about the tax on leaf tobacco.
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EgAt fashionable wedding reccp-
ton in New York, last week, '.the par
lors presented the appearance Of flow
er garden filled with native and exotic
productions, the center-piece consisting
of a bower, in the midst of which was Q
large Shallow glass tank, resembling a
miniature lake, with its banks overgrown
with aquatic vines. aeYets, and shrubs.
Upon the water rested the figure of a
swan, constructed of flowers. y ..-
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~The gold medal presented to Mr..
GEORGE PEABODY, by Congress, has been
forwarded to that gentleman.
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rFGeneral Butler recently said to a

EF General Butler recently said to a
correspondent: "The Civil Tenure Law
was passed before / came here, to Con
grcss. I have never been in favor of it.
| regard it as vain attempt to pin down
the President, just as the Lilliputians
tried to pin down Gulliver, at a multitude
of little points with a multitude of little
threads. l am opposed to all such
strategy Give President full swing.
If he goes wrong, impeach him. That
is the gospel came here to preach, and
it is my gospel to the end"
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DEBILITY

There q no medicine equal to Hocfands German
9s'; 9sss vay or TONG sns m sns s RsS sa:
sysfcps strengthen Che dppeiiie, cause
an enjoyment Of DeU4 food, enable Ge ao-
mach 10 digest 4, purify e blood, gire good, sound,
heaihy eon.pieon, eradicate s yeitoU tinge from fhe
epe ipart Noon n The cheeks, and change e patient
from shertbreafhed, emdciaied ,peak, and nervous
SnraLid, 70 q eJsifaeed stout and vigorous person.
Weak and Delicate Children are
Ton;c 10 sey Hs are she Fanitv ters meSir or
eines, They can be administered with
perfect safety TO a child three months
Old, the most delicate female, or q man
ofnfncty. Esss. s...
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~The wheat crop in Monroe County
is growing finely and the prospects are
excellent for large crop. h
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BIRTH AND DEATH RATES OF THE
WoRLD.-,The London Lancet gives as
surance tbst instead of .decreasings as
has been recently contended, the popd-
lation of the earth is increasing, and
that, tee, at no small per centage. If"
it urges, "the population of the world
amounts to between twelve aud thirteen
hundred million persons, the number of
deaths in year would be about thirty
two millions. Assuming the correct
ness of this calculation, the deaths each
day would be nearly eighty-eight thou
sand-thfee thousand eix hundr- d in the
hour, sixty every minute-and thus
every second would carry into eternity
one human life from, one par. of the
world or another. But reproduction as
serts its superior power; for, on calcula-
ting the probable annual births on the
globe, the result shows that whereas six
ty persons die per minute, seventy chill
dren are born, and thus the increase Of
population is kept up" 81 ~ -
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Berlin, January 29.3The House of
Deputies has passed bill contiscating
the property of the King Of Hanover,
A proposition to indict the King fer
high treason, was rejected
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EyEx-Governor +. w. PICKENs, of
South Carolina, is dead. v7a3--.