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The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-06-22
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Wendell Phillips, the highest priest
and prophet Of the Jacobin party, has
worked himself into an unwholesome
rage against the Pacific Railroad, on the
ground that the machine will not be
able to kill as many people as Phillips
would like to have butchered. In late
article in the Anti Slavery Standard, he
declares that he sees great good in the
fact that "the Indians have begun to tear
up the rails and shoot passengers and
conductors on the Pacific Railroad -
After eXpatiating on the wrongs the In
dians are supposed to have endured, he
adds:
Last year, Indians destroyed locomo,
tives and shot conductors. Timid Du-
rant forbade the telegram wires to report
the fact He trembled for his road. To
day $4,000 warriors on the war -path-a
thousand miles Of exposed road; this
railway the pet plaything of the Ameri-
can people! Would our words could
reach every Indian chief We would tell
him, lay down your gun, but allow no
rails to lie between Omaha and the noun
tains. The accursed code is O'Con-
nell's best Weapon, said She'll. The
Pacific Railway is the Indians Alabama,
Every blow struck on those rails is heard
round the globe. Haunt that road with
such dangers that none will dare use
it,"
Phillips hates his own race so intensely
that he actually invohes its eXtermina-
ton by Assassination. He is a worthy
leader of the party Of all the decency, all
the intelligence and all the religion.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-06-22
From the Columbus Ohio Crisis
The Barbarian SvyEndle.

Here is a healthy paragraph from the
Ohio State Journal, which we give the
benefit of our circulation for the reason
that such solid impudence should be
preserved in some better shape than that
sheet can afford. 1t is good thing for
those pious Abolitionists who squirm at
the idea of making white men, Indians,
Chinese and niggers equal before the
law" This paragraph contains the sub
stance of what the Abolition platform
will be. The declarations it contains
when it is remembered that the Aboli.
tionists formerly denied every single
proposition that they now assert, and
reiterated in all their platforms their
positive objection to the race mongrelism
which they now advocate. There has
never been an election in this country
whereat the people endorsed such SEN
timents as the following; and if the
white people Of this country are true to
themselves, they never will approve of
such wholesale lunacy as the Abolition
lists are now trying to thrust upon them.
We suggest that our Democratic friends
preserve the following extract as the
keynote to the Abolition campaign:
Let us have no Sinking or lodging
on the Fifteenth Amendment. 1t IS the
essence of what We struggled for during
all these years. Until this government
shall be in fact what it has always been
in theoly-a government founded upon
the consent Of all the governed, irres-
pective of race, color, class, or religion
our work is not complete, the job is
not workmanlike. Give us this guaran-
ty-that every citizen shall have an
equal consenting voice in the govern
ment-and we rest. We believe that
Congress, without the Amendment, has
the right under the Constitution to reg
ulate the matter; but it is well to be Sc
cure. we carry no additional weight
in the Fifteenth Amendment. Every
election for nearly ten years has been
fought with this ultimate objective point
in view, and nothing hut the cowardice
of milk and-water Conservatives has
postponed it to the Fall elections of 1869
to settle the question finally. 1t will be
no great distance in the future when our
children wa. look with amazement upon
the historical assertion that we, profess
ing to be Republican, judged of mans
capacity and right to vote by his color,
the kink of his hair, the width and ele-
vation Of his nose, the length of his
heel, Or the shape of his shin bone"
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-06-22
The SanCtAy of a Seal.

WASHINGTON, June 13.-As an indi-
cation of the spirit in which Postmas-
ter General Cresswell intends to deal
with all violations of postal law wheth-
er small or great the following letter at
dressed to a prominent Postmaster in
Georgia is given:
SIR The enactments of the law de-
fning crimes and offences against the
postoffiee establishment admonish every
person in the employ of the Department
that the law-making power intends the
law to throw around the purity of cores
pondence the solemn sanctity of its pro-
lection. The highest duty the Depart
ment owes to the people is to preserve,
by all the means within its power, the
absolute sanctity of a seal. The enact
ments Of the law referred to are entirely
explicit You are required to instruct
your subordinates that every violation
of the law in this respect, as well as 9TH
er crimes, the Postmaster General will
visit with punishment to the fullest ex-
tent of the law g Il
In this connection and in view of tae
facts adduced to Department, of COM
plicity if not actual crime by one Of the
clerks employed iii your Office, the Post
master General directs that said clerk be
instantly dismissed from service. You
will permit no one to continue or be
employed in your Office whose character
for personal integrity may not COM
mand the confidence of the Postmaster
General -
Respectfully yours, =, ;.
G. b. ARMSTRONG,
Supt Railway Mail Services,
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-06-22
Singular Arithmetical Fact.

ANY number of figures you may wish
to multiply by will give the same re-
suit if divided by 3; a much quicker
operation, but you must remember to
annex cipher to the answer when there
is no remainder, and when there is re-
mainder, whatever it may be, annex a
5 to the answer, Multiply AGA by 5,
and the answer will be 1920; dividing
the same number by 2, and you have
232, and, as there is no remainder, you
annex cipher. Now take 357 and null
tiply by 5, therei is 1885; divide the same
number by ., and you have ITS and a
remainder; you there place a at the
end of the line, and the result is again
1885.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-06-22

mitted that it is murder i'll the second
degree.
To constitute crime there must he a
guilty intent. If an act is committed
without criminal intent, there is no crime
proven; therefore, if the defendant did
not purposely kill Beniainine L. Sipe he
is not guilty of any crime, unless at the
time he was committing some unlawful!
act.
The fact that the deceased, Beni. L.
Sipe, was the landlord of the hotel at
which this defendant at the time of the
homicide was boarding, can Only affect
the issues presented to you rs bcaling
upon the question of reasonable ap-
prchension Of danger or grievious bod
lily harm.
These are few general observations
which are deemed applicable to this case.
In conclusion; If you fni that the
defendant did purposely and Of delib
crate and premeditatcd malice, kill the
deceased, you will return verdict of
murder in the first degree.
II NOu Itll Jiiitt llic dtttiSCA ilui pOSS-
" and maliciousl y, but without deliber
alton and premeditation. killed the de-
ceased, your verdict will be, guilty of
murder in the second degree.
If you find that the prisoner unlawful
II killed the deceased, without malice,
either upon q sudden quarrel, or unin-
tentionally, while the prisoner was en-
gagged in some unlawful act, you will re-
turn a verdict Of guilty of manslaugh-
tr.
If you find that the evidence fails to
establish beyond a reasonable doubt one
of these three crimes, your verdict will
be not guilty.
Satisfied that you fully appreciate the
importance Of your duties, the case is
now submitted to you for your consid-
Grafton and verdict
We delayed the issuing of our paper
to this morning hoping that we would
have the verdict Of the Jury, as they
went out at 10 o'clock last night, but ur
to the time of going to press they arc
still out.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-06-22

daily avowed in this city by men of char
aeter ald hy legislators Of honest reputa-
ton No two intelligent men ever at
tempted to canvass tie merits of bills
without agreeing il the main fact that
corruption ruled the hour. The Journals
Of Philadelphia aud Pittsburgh daily
charged dishonesty in connection with
measures before both Houses; and ROW
the public have the facts that reform is
necessary TO save not only the honor Of
Pennsylvania, but to protect The ordina-
~ rights Of even the humblest citizen
from usurpation by some act of outrage
on the part Of corrupt legislators
" We rePcat onr declaration that more
dishonest and corrupt tegislaficc body tt4a
that jHst adjourned neuer occnpica the
Capiioi of Pennsylvania"
And again:
THE PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE.
From the Philadelphia Telegraph (Radiccl, y
The Pennsylvania Legislature is rap
idly sinking beneath contempt The oldest
Inhabitants of Harrisburg, who have seen
many disreputable scenes enacted within
its walls, s,nnitc IN the opinion that the pres
ent body of la,c-m0h,ers, especially those IN
tie to1cer hoase, combine IN greater degree
thnn any of their predecessors host Of
bad qualities, aoih scarcely rcdeeming
rirtue. They are at once ignorant and
corrupt, too stupid to perfect any good
legislation, get sharp enough to eagerly
embrace erefy orailaJle opportunity tor
earning The ,oages of cenality. If they
could dispose of the State scholcsale to a
foreign po,cer, and pocket the proceeds,
there is little doubt they woula be as ready
TO mike the transfer as Russia rcas to con-
reg Alaska to the United States, but as
this species of bold rascality is imprac-
ticable, they are forced to content them
selves with the paltry part of sneak-
there's, mahiag their raids upon the treas
ury and The rights of the people in the style
and spirit Of the petty offenders ,oho snug
gle themselves into d,celliags whsn front
doors are mcautiousy left open, to carry
of schaterer they can smrreptitious,y seize,
,chether 1t be je'oslry, oUcrcoatS, or baby
linen"
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-06-22
The Prcs,dencY.

GRANT reached the White House on a
Conservative wave; he is now founder
ing about on stormy sea of Radical
ism. His friends and admirers took
great pains to assure the country that in
case, of his. election, he would be the
most '.moderaten and ..'common sense"
President that had ever occupied the Ex-
ecutive Mansion.
Three months have served to diSpel
this too.credulously accepted idea, which
the more thoughtful and far-seeing be.
Eeved to be illusory from the beginning.
His alleged moderation is pure sham; ;
his common sense the very quintescence
of folly. Whatever the natural tendency
offhis mind may be--and there are maAy
who think that if left to himself he would
be measurably conservative, but that he
.istoo weak to resist the opportunities of
those interested in his being otherwise
he has thrown himself into the embrace
of the most violent and extreme of the
party that put him in nomination, which
shows st least that they did not judge
aniss when they congratulated them
selves, with many q slrug of satisfac-
ton, that he would be as clay in the
hands ofthe potter. From the self poise
OF statesman, with which President
should be regarded, he has come to be
considered the weak and vacillating
playthmg of party. They say to him
do, and he does, though he sometimes,
does it reluctantly and with wry face.
Ills appointments, both at home and
abroad, governed by nothing but the
party breeze which they raise around his
ears, are the worst ever made They
have been arrived at by sort of party
see,saw, one interest, perhaps little con-
sersatiye, pulling this way, and another
interest, decidedly the reverse, pulling
thelother way, the latter generally carry
fag their point, because, probably, of
their. superior violence and audacity, and
the louder party artillery which they
bring to,bear upon him., At all events,
whatever the process Gen. GRANT and
GRASf's administration .arc showing
themselves to be- the moss.nen-conserva
Give and the most bitter and extraordi-
narily proscriptive of which there is any
record in the history of this country
The entire civil service of the Govern
ment is being put into the hands of the
EXTREMIST of men and most bigoted and
fanatical Of partisans-Democrats and
Conservatives being excluded and ousted
in almost all cases, and everywhere, by
the most rigid rules of party exaction.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-06-22
GeneTalSanta Anna

A private letter from Puerto Plata, st,
Domingo, gives the following account
of Santa Anna, the ex-Dictator of Mex
leo, of whom nothing has been heard
for some time past:
The ''irrepressible" Santa Anna is re-
siding in Puerto Plata, busily engaged
in writing q history of his life. He ap-
pears to have abandoned his Mexican
plans, and says that he intends to return
to Staten Island at an early day, there
to spend the balance of his days The
Dominicaus do not appear to look at
him with much favor, but tolerate him
as long as he does not meddle with the
political affairs Of their country
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-06-22
nEMinistnr Rurlinpame Il

Es~ Minister Burlingame rebuked the
foreigners who thought they "outranked'
him in Parish the following style: "We
Americans do not raise the question of
rank. We receive all gentlemen. as oc-
cupying a common level But if you
raise the question of position, We out
rank you. You are nothing but Dukes,
Marquises and Counts. We belong to
the roval family We are the equal of
our President We are all heirs appar-
ent to the throne. We stand up for our
order, and, if need be, we fight for our
ORDER
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-06-22

A beastly and ferocious bushwhacker
named Hildebrand, who was the terror of
Southeastern Missouri during the war,
was tracked to his lair, in St Francis
County, and wounded in the thigh by a
man named James Mclean, whom he
had robbed and whose sister he had
rayished. Mclean feeling himself una
bic to capture him, called the Sheriff of
st. Francis County, and posse of six
teen men to his assistance, who surroun-
ded Hildebrand's house, but who man
aged to escape, Notwithstanding, after
shooting Mclean dead, and severely
wounding the Sheriff in the thigh.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-06-22

Gg The ticket at our mast head is
worthy the support of every voter in
Monroe County. Democrats work for
its success until the polls close on the
evening Of the 18th day of October
The majority for it should be at least
1000 Work!
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-06-22

~The people OF Ohio will have the
question of Negro Suffrage to decide
again this year. 1t was buried in 1867
by majority of over $4,000 votes but
the Radicals say the Negroes in Ohio
must vote, therefore the people will have
to bury it a second time Come on,
Raddies, the people are ready.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-06-22

RyThe difference between GRANTS
ride and SHERIDAN's ride was, SHERIDAN
rode up the valley of Virginia to claim
the credit of'a great battle after Gen.
WRIGHT had won it; and GRANT rode out
to witness the Negroes numbering White
men at the election in Washington City,
while the police were trying to quell
them.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-06-22
ES"The New York Herald denounces

ES nc NOW OTk ItFalU denOunces
the conduct Of the decorators and desc
orators Of the graves at Arlington Gem
etery. 1t says shame on the zeal that
pursues quarrel beyond the grave. In
the United States of America freedom
has been much cramped for some time,
but we have always desired to believe
that it was only necessarily SO. Permit
us, men in authority, to believe that
there is still freedom for woman to 60
to the grave of her son OF her lover
and cast upon it a token ofremembrance
If there is not, what better are you than
the brutal despots that made Austria q
by-wosd among nations.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-06-22


An experiment was recently made at
the Theatre de In Monuaie, at Brussels,
on the application of substance intend
ed to render tissues, wood, cOrdage,
scenes, &c, incombustible, and was fully
successful The eXperlmenter walked
along in close contact with the footlights,
and placed pieces Of muslin, linen, string,
and other infammable substances, pre-
viously prepared, on the lamp glasses
Not one of them was burned.
The renowned Peter Cartwright, who
is now closing up his fiftieth year of
Presiding Elder in the Methodist Epis-
copal Church, and the sixty sixth year of
his regular ministry, will have jubilee
entertainment given him by the ministers
of the Illinois Conference, at Lincoln,
during their session, in September next.
The n. Y. Star gives the ages of some
of the people connected with the press
of that city. as follows: CAS- near as we
can get at the ages here and hereabouts,
they are thus: Bennett, 70; Bryant, IS !;
Greeley SO; Raymond 4S; y 4 4 Mrs.
Stanton, 90; Miss Anthony, 30; Miss
Shepard, 80; Eleanor Kirk, 30; Jennie
June. 80; Miss Dickinson, 90
The coming woman Of the Boston
City Government is Miss Emily Judson
Harris, daughter of the President of the
Common Council, who is to read the De-
claration of Independence at the cele-
bration on the 4th of July. We believe
this is the first time woman has been
conplimented in this way, The young
woman is q graduate of the Everett
School.
In May, 1866, man left package of
Government bonds to the value of S2l,-
900 with the Adams Express Company
in Indianapolis, to be sent to himself at
Waldron, small town on the Cincin-
natl railroad. He vas not at the place to
receive the bonds, and the agent, having
made an Intellectual attempt 10 deliver
them, deposited them in the best safe in
town. The company did y small
business there, and had no safe. The
private safe in which the bonds had been
placed was broken open and robbed
The owner of the bonds sued the com
pany to recover, but the Supreme Court
of the State held that, as the consignee
k lew the circumstances of the company
i the town, and was not on hand to re-
ccive the bonds when he knew they
would arrive, the company was nolonger
as 4 common carrier
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-06-22

gS The New York Times thinks there
is danger that the Census makers at
Washington are going to arrange for q
plain, useful, comprehensive and accu
rate exposition Of our number, resour-
ces, manufactures, institutions, etc,
such as we need. 1t is proposed to ar
range on the next census report n new
basis of representation, and there are
fears entertained that the returns will be
manipulated in an unwarrantable man
ner
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-06-22

EgPittsburgh has an act passed by
the City Council forbidding theaters,
lecturers or any gatherings whatever
omprohibiting the attendance of Nc
groes That's Radicaiism. How sweet
to sit in heated theater by the side Of a
rank smelling Negro! Each Councilman
ought to he made attend all exhibitions
with bliek back strapped to hin. If
that was done, how long would the law
stand?
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-06-22

EyOn Friday, the 11th inst, one
third Of the Mt Vernon estate, near
Washington, was sold at prices ranging
from twenty-five to forty-fye dollars per
acre
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-06-22

Eg-GRANT Is growing tired of the
Presidency-cause, the Offices being
nearly all let, money and houses don't
come. to him as rapidly as at the begin
ming
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-06-22
Take Notice.

The Editor of THE SPIRIT has removed
his Office. to the front room of the dwell
ling house, one door South Of the print
ing Office, where all business connected
with The SPIRIT will be transacted No
ties The sign: s@- -SPlRIr OFFICE.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-06-22

@T The poor mans portion under
Radical misrule is to pay the Bondhold-
er's taxes. How long will the tax pay
ers endure it?
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-06-22

EEThe Sons of Temperance are
working on GRANT. Two hundred and
fifty called on him one day last week.
Fine field for work there.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-06-22

"TIIE UNION As 1T WAS, AND
THE CONSTITUTION AS IT'S"
Il bold that THIS Government was mace
IN the WHITE BASIS, by WHITE
MEN, for the BENEFIT Of WHITE MEN
and their PoSTERITY forever. ."-Ste-
rhea A. Douglas.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-06-22

wThe Radicals propose to dodge
tile Negro question uy Introducing the
Alabama claims as he issue IN the cam
I,,iga. They covered the real issue last
wear bv adopting the war cry OF 1861
hut they can't trick the people this year
is making GRANTS incompetent Admin
istration win a single vote
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-06-22

Our RULERs-Oppressive taxation
and bayonets. The people can, if they
will, change them to light taxation and
peace.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-06-22

RADICAL VIcToRY.-The Negro slaugh-
ter of White men at the election in
Washington City.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-06-22

Observation-Disclosures, Spain and
the people of the United States against
Radicalism and Imperialism.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-06-22

EyCut the tail off figure 8 and You
will have exactly GRANTS weight as
President.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-06-22
Democratic County Ticket.

Representative,
WILLIAM MILLIGAN.
,se99is 80 Probate Judge,
iigatA ". r. SINCLAIR. 3
Prosecuting Attorney,
- JOHN. P. SPRIGGS.
sc1 80 Treasurer,
WILLIAM READ.
Sheriff,
GEORGE CALDWELL.
Commissioner %
= CHRISTIAN CEHRS.
Inirmary Director,
-s- STEPHEN DOUGHERTY.
II Coroner,
JOHN MUHLEMAN.
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WOodsfield. June ". 1880

A union of hearts, union Of hands,
"a union that none may sevcf;
a union Of lakes, a union If lands.
The AMERICAN UNIoN FOREVER"
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CINc1s NATI, June 12-This morning
at two o'clock fire broke out in Wig
ley & Baldwin's steam saw mill, which
destroyed it, with lot Of shingles and
lumber; loss $4,000; insured fully
The flames extended east on Sixth street
destroying the frame dwelling owned by
Whitley d Co, value $4,000, insured for
$500; Aug. Abel's two story brick, worth
$1,000; two small frame lumber sheds,
valued at $500, and Joseph Gaskins'
frame dwelling, worth 1880. On Front
street, Henry Schmidt's one story frame
was nearly destroyed; value $1,000
A portion Of Hatheral & Gaskers sad
/ die tree factory was destroyed; loss
$4,000. A building on the other side
of Horn and Sixth street was several
times on fire but saved Across Sixth
street saw mill and several wagons
loaded with lumber were burned; also
lot of lumber piled in the yards. The
walls of brick building fell in Twelve
or fifteen lines of telegraph wire run
ming west were broken. Rumors are
afioat that three children perished.-
Eight or ten poor families, about fifty
persons, are rendered homeless and all
their furniture destroyed. Forty thou
sand dollars is moderate estimate of
the loss. The fire made clean sweep.