The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1869-08-23

NpuHsyf w E'"'",""S"~PS''saS 'S'y hSh.
f, Der who for the Walker ticket. a
ANDREW JouSsoS's last job Of tailoring
vas to "sew up the Tennessee carpet
b.ggors, His next will be to "bas'e"
Grant. administration and radical Sena.
tors in Washington.
ls7trs stated that tho Reverend" Hunni-
cut will contest the election of Charles II. |
Porter to Congress from the Third Dis
trict Of Virginia, on the ground that he
cannot take the test-oath. Porter was
}, i,uprisoned by General Butler dEsing the
war for suspected disloyal,y. 'g.
'e'a A PLAIN vorkingman in describing the
radical system of finance and taxation
quantity says that Uncle Sans COW has
Aer head in the poor mans crib, and her
ulders eyer the rich mans pail"
NJ TIE radical politicians in New York
arc all a.loggerhoads, and are furnishing
.ho public With pon-photographs Of each
,o.her, in. which, these men, who ask
everybody else to believe them TO be men
of "grand mor,l ideas" declare that they
believe each other to be unmitigated
! acamps. 9. m.esf
GREAT dcsisutioa among the freedmen
in Washington.Ony. and collection to be
taken up for thor relief. 1t is found
mex. toimpossible to longer sustain these
suaragans ia idleaess at the public cost.
whence the appeal. sundry offers Of
divers rude agricultural persons in Tir-.
-,ginis and M.rsiasd to aid by proEer Of
work, it is a.nsst matt r-of-course to say
thayc been asbiy seusned. m 40 b.
TREs7csi is on . broad grin over a
i:l,ugc joke WHICH has. unin,entioaally,
we presume, been perpetrated upon some
ofii.s highly respectable citizens. An
cntcrprising colored man devised n petit
l.tion addressed 10 the Common Council Of
Aha. city, asking for an enlargement Of
! the school-hoase for colored Children. II
occurred to him that the signatures Of
.certain radical white folks might be.
7scrviceaMc, and applied for and obtained
4he names Of large number. Just where
tho laugh comesi in is, the petition CON-
monces: we tho parents Of colorcd
.childrenls ~
In 1856, when Buchanan was elected
President, the Democratic vote was
1909, O29. In 1860, the combined vote
Of Douglas and Breckenridge was 2 ,2l3,-
1927. In 1864, the vote for Mcclellan,
without the vote Of any Of tho Southern
States, was 1, s11,754. In 1868 the vote
for Seymour was 2,7o6.6s1. almos.
million larger than the vote for Buck.
hanan in 1856, and 4s3, 500 moro than
4hc vote for Lincoln in 1864. This will
dovcw we'll for % dead party. The peo-,
pie are gradually coming back 10 their
first love and the support Of the old Dem
ocratic faith--the Union of the States
aud the rights Of the States; a Union Of
ahe States upon the basis :os the Consti-
tuition. law .,-
Hos. GEORGE II PxxDLHroy.--T
gentleman has consented to accept the
nomination Of the Democracy for Cover
nor Of Ohio, and no act Of his life has
sndcarcd him more to the hearts Of his
State or the country. The dcclination Of
General Rosecrans left the Democracy Of
Ohio in an embarrassing position, from
which they could only be reliesed.by the
acceptance of the nomination Of Mr..
Pendleton, aud ho has reluctantly &C.
ccpted, aud se feel assured that he did
scat crest perscrsl sacrifice, Tor there
is nothing in the Office 20 commend 1t 70
such man as he. 'Iftthe States will
strip their executives Of al patronage and
power, they need not erpec. men of the
first abilities to consent to serve them,
aud that Mr.. Pendleton has consented To-
do SO is evidence that ho prefers TO serve
bis party, 10 lis own case and comfort or
private advantage.
THERE IL hardly dozen radicals in the
Legislature Of either Tennessee OF Ken
lucky. The majority in Tenuessec will
likely be 10 900, and in Kentucky Co.
900. II was light vote in The latter
State, otherwise .he mnjorit, would have
been full 100000. ohie and Peunsyl-
ranis, in October, will initiate the excel,
lent example which has been SET bg tie