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The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-04-06
The New Postage Stamp.

The following are the designs and col.
ors for each particular stamp:
One CENT-Head of Franklin in Cir
cular ornamental scroll. Color, Roman
oker.
Two cENTs-Postboy on horseback,
within ornamental scroll-work. printed
in light brown.
THREE cENT-Locomotive on track,
surrounded by. ornamental scroll-work
the color is blue, the word Postage" in
white on a panel of darker hue.
SIX cENTs-Head. of Washington II
square frame; blue.
Ten CENTs-American shield and eag
lie, surmounted bv stars in the form OF
a section Of circle, in elouds,printed in
orange.
TWELVE CENTs-Steamboat in mid
ocean, in circular frame of ornamental
scroll-work. Green.
FIFTEEN CENTs-The Landing of Col
umbus-a miniature copy of the picture
in the Rotunda at Washington. This is
beautifully executed and printed in
blue, while the ornamental scroll or frame
around it is ofpale reddish brown.
TwENTY-FoUR CENTs-The report OF
the committee to the Continental Con
gress in 1776 on the Declaration of In
dependence. Though of a most diminu-
tive size the figures are all portraits.
This design IS printed green and the orn-
amental border purple.
THIRTY CENTs-On this is again repre-
sented the American shield and eagle,
printed in carmine, resting on battle flags
Of blue.
NINETY CONSOLIDATION head of
Lincoln, in black, the scroll-work and
lettering being carmine.-
For the thirty cent stamp another de-
sign had been submitted, namely, a min
iature copy of the picture at the national
Capitol representing the Surrender Of
Burgoyne, to be printed in black with
greyish purple scroll-work, but for some
reason this has been rejected and the eag
lie and shield substituted.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-04-06
GDeu Confession.

Occasionally Radical comes out ano
elbows on his rascally brethren. The
following, from the Washington CORES
pondence of the Cincinnati Commercial,
is case in point:
ave can observe that the tendency Of
all expenditure is upward The cost Of
running the House of Representatives
alone has augmented from S215,203 in
1868, to the sum of S513,9S9 in 1868,
and is yet swelling with steady rise
What is true of the House is true Of the
Senate, and the truth about both can be
applied to every department of our
Government. Aside from the frauds
and downright stealing, the extravaganza
is disheartening. We keep up great
cry of economy, but it consists in cut
ting down the estimate in the appropri-
ations, and then making up the differ
ence by subsequent appropriations"
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-04-06
The. Modified Tenure.Of-Ofice-
Rlll

In Congress, on the 2lst ult., the fol-
lowing modification of the tenure of of
flee bill was reported and adopted by a
vote of 1O7 to 81. In the Senate it was
adopted by 40 to 8;
Mr. Butler, of Massachusetts rose
and made report from the Committee
OF Conference on the tenure of Office
bill.
The bill as proposed to be adopted
repeats the first and second sections Of
the original tenure of office act of March
,, 1867. The first section of the Senate
amendment is left untouched. The sec
ond section was amended so as to read
rs follows: That during any recess of
the Senate, the President is hereby en-
powered, in his discretion. to suspend
any civil officer appointed by and with
| the consent of the Senate, except Judges
of the Unitel States Courts, until the
end OF the next session of the Senate,
and to designate some able person, sub
ject to be removed in his discretion by
laS NCSiSIaetoH vi iuOLucf 10 perform
the duties of such suspended officer in
the meantime, and such person so desig-
mated shall take the oaths aud give the
bonds required by law to be taken and
given by the suspended officer, and shall
during the time he performs his duties be
entitled to the salary and emoluments of
such officer, no part of which shall be-
long to the officer suspended; and it
shall be the duty of the President within
thirty days after the commencement of
every session of the Senate, except for
any Office which in his opinion ought not
to be filed, to nominate suitable persons
to fill all vacancies III offices which exist
till the meeting Of the Senate, whether
temporarily filled or not, and so in the
place of all officers suspended, and if the
Senate, during such session shall refuse
to advise and consent to an appointment
in the place Of any suspended officer,
then, and not otherwise, the President
shall nominate another person as soon
as practicable to said session Of the Sen
ate for said Office"
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-04-06
Contested Seats In Congress.

The Election Committee in Congress
is determined to deprive every Demo
crat, where there is contest, of his
seat.
On the 21st ult the Committee decided
to give HoGuE, Radical, the seat, against
REED, Democrat, Of South Carolina, pen
ding the contest, the latter having s.
OOO majority.
SHELDEN, Radical, is to have the seat
over Hunt, Democrat of Louisiana, the
latter having 5000 majority.
That is the method adopted by the
Rump to obtain two-thirds majority
Such is the work of scoundrels and seal
awags
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-04-06
congress II fuses To- Taxthe Ronds

In Congress, on the 29th ult, Mr..
MORGAN, Democrat, Of Ohio, offered 4
res olution to exempt salt, tea, coffee, SUI
gar, matches and tobacco from all Fed
eral taxation, and to tax bonds two and
one-half per cent. The resolution was
laid on the table by vote of l04 TO 40.
A bill or resolution to relieve the tax
payers from their oppressive burdcns. is
treated with contempt by Congress, and
especially is this the case when there is
coupled with it a proposition to tax the
tax-exempted gold bonds OF the bond
holders. They are sacred and must not
be taxed in manner that will take money
out of the pockets of the lordly bond
holders!
Radicalism taxes the people on what
they eat and drink, but refuses to tax the
bondholder on that which puts gold into
his pockets.
What do taxpayers think Of such leg
islation?
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-04-06
InCendiary Speech.

On Thursday evening a Republican
mass meeting was held in the Capitol
Square at Richmond, and Col. Walker
delivered speech accepting the nomin-
alton of the so-called Conservative Re-
publicans for Governor Of the State
After the meeting adjourned negro
Radical meeting was organized and was
addressed by Governor Wells and the
notorious negro, Lewis Lindsay. The
Richmond Examiner says:
Lewis Lindsay, negro, took the stand
and made one of his most inhammatory
harangues. He said the white man had
the negro down for two hundred years,
but that now the negro was on top
T1ey had in their hands the chains and
manacles with which the white man had
kept the negro bound for so long, and
they intended to put them on the white
man, and to make him groan, and sweat
and work, before they were done with
him. He said General Grant knew
something about tanning and would
help them to tan the white man until
his skin was as black and tough as
theirs. He was so violent that Fields
Cook had to interfere to check him.
Violent as he usually is, he outdid him
self in his expressions of rancor and
venom against white men on this occa-
sion.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-04-06

EEThe following Is a fair specimen
of the letters received at Washington
from Radicals seeking official positions !:
DEAR SER thought l Wood Write
you Line or SOW, Well, Jos, Wod
Like to Mess With you A While.
Or in youther words, get in the Pen
-shion Office Witch you. Well, Jos, if
you Can do Enney thing for Nee in this
Line, Write and Let Nee Known. A
Prison Never Knows Nothing Till tha
Try. Mi general Health isont very good,
and i thought Wod write to You And
See Eney how, A Bout this. Well, Jos,
l think We Wood Have good Time
Too gether.
Write Scum. Yours
Trouweley.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-04-06
THE CHIN EsE,
How They Talk About Them In
California.

There is growing feeling of indigns-
ton in this community at the utter dis!
regard, not only of decency, but of all
our laws, recently exhibited by the Chi
nese. 1t is horrible torefect that polit-
icians are pursuing course that rem,
ders iteyen possible for these creatures
to obtain a share in our government
perhapsa a controlling interest in our elec,
tions. For q long time past they have
exhibited peaceful, almost submis-
sive, spirit, rarely committing any grav-
er offence than pilfering exposed trifes :
but suddenly they have changed their
conduct, and for months past the courts
have been burdened with investigations
Of their crimes-inyestigatlons that come
to fatight,. for these people have no re-
gard for the sancity of an oath, and per-
jure themselves by Wholesale. They
have introduced into our Christian city
all the barbarous practices of their ma
tive land-they do not hesitate to hatch!
conspiracies, abduct and assassinate and.
what is worse, then employ an organized.
gang of bravos to slay their enemies or
rivals, and guage the reward according
to the punishment that may be inflicted
upon them. A Chinaman can be paid to
assassihate, eFeh with the death penalty
staring him in the faces and can coolly.
stipulate for the price of his neck to be
paid to his relatives in case hei hungl
Although cowardly race, when ptt-'
ted man against man in mortal fight, yet
do they display the most extraordinary
stolidity and indifference when execu-,
ton is about to be doneupon them. In,
their own country line of so criminals,
condemned to be decapitated, will sink
upon their knees without coercion, bend
their heads forward so as to expose their
necks, and stoically await tie stroke Of
the executioner's sword. They hear
the dull, heavy thud at one end of the
line, and see the CHASTITY head roll upon
the pavement, without shudder. Some.
times the executioner stops midway in
the line to sharpen his sword-they lis.
ten without a treamor, and as he ap-
proaches them closely and their turn
comes next, they adjust their necks more
| SOAA' AOi tuC otlOht. 4uClC lS'
nothing about this of the spirit that
sometimes actuates Caucasian Grimm.
al to Idle game"-it is simply british
stolidity. Creatures ike these once
reused to the commission Of crime are,
eminently dangerous in community,
for the death that threatens them from
the law has no terrors to restrain them.
1t is said they have carried their barbar-
Gus practices to such an extent in this
city as to offer large rewards for the heads
Of their enemies. What can be done
with such people? They are soulless
constituencies, devilish. Their vile pas
sions, long kept in restraint from
submission to the moral influence of the
white man, are now breaking forth in
barharic fury-they openly defy our law
and with brazen insolence insult our
civilization. Let us exhaust all the re-
sources of law to restrain them, and il
they fail, let us advise them to return
home. Et'e..as e
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-04-06
Capital Specializing Upon INDUS

Senator SrRAGUE, Radical, has grown
tired of the sham legislation of the Rad
icals at Washington. In his speech a
few days since he denied that Congress
had restored harmony or pro sperity to
the country, and asserted that the people
in the South are robbers in state of
chronic revolution, and that there was
no justice for the poor man, or protection
for the rights and liberties of the citizens
in this boosted land OF. freedom. Immi-
grafton had fallen off. The industry and
agriculture Of tic country ,cere so pros
trated at the Wcst, that immigrants can
NOT find remmeratire employment, for
they cannot sell their products. for enough
TO supply themselves wih the necessaries
Of life. The reason is, that legislation
and administration were so shaped as to
encourage capital to speculate upon ev-
ery industrial occupation in the country.
Just what the Democrats have been
telling the people for the past eight
years. Now there is one Radical honest
enough to acknowledge the truth, and
aenounce the scoundrelism of his party
from his seat in the L. S. Senate
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-04-06

HThe report about the birth cf a
little girl with living and growing fetus
in tumor on her back, at Schewen, in
East Prussia, is fully confirmed. A
great many physicians have already in
spected this wonderful lusus nature,
and most of them believe that>this fetus
will arrive at maturity and be safely
brought to light. The little girl on
whose back the tumoris, is not vet a
month old.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-04-06

EgPersons engaged, or about to en-
gage in an enterprise, when they discover
they are playing losing game, immedi-
ately commence to intrigue in petty
manner to accomplish their ends but
nine times in ten they accomplish moth
ing more than to exhibit their ignorance,
and fail, to their discontinue, and dis
gust OF all who befriended them.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-04-06

The smallpox prevails in New Mad
rid County, Missouri, to some extent
The disease was introduced by one of
several negro laborers.
In Saline County, Missouri, tillable
land rents at 81 per acre. Raw prairie
is selling at Sl5 to S25, and improved
land from $50 to $50 per acre.
The Democratic State Central Com
mittec of Pennsylvania decided to call a
Convention for July IA, to nominate a
Gubernatorial candidate.
A Bill has been introduced into the
Legislature of Illinois extending the
time of redemption on tax certificates to
three years, and reducing the cost Of re-
demption'from one hundred to fifty per
cent.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-04-06

A little of Trains private history 10
given in the following, from his last let
ter: 81 ana the best governed man in
the country. At home dare not say my
soul is my own. 1t was by mere acci-
dent that 1 learned that my fair wife WAS
building palace down there by the sss
(at Newport.) When you get money
settle it on your wife, and let her buy
real estate if she wants to-"
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-04-06
PARSON BROWNLOw,

Trembling like an aspen leaf, his
hands, feet and even his jaws are in con-
slant tremulous motion; he sits there
like candle burned to its socket, ready
in moment to 60 out. Every motion
is that of most enfeebIed invalid, slow,
languid and uravailing. His voice is so
feeble and tremulous that his son, who
constantly attends him, must place his
ear, quite close to his fathers lips, and
thus convey his words to his friends
Day after day the eyes Of hundreds in
the galleries are fixed upon the old man,
as he half sits, half lies there in his
chair, silent, quivering, human wreck.
He has reached the Senate, the goal Of
his latter-d day ambition, but to drop when
barely across Its Threshold, too feeble
to stand even while taking the oath sof
his office, and too faint even to utter a
sentence that shall be heard across the
Senate Chamber"
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-04-06

@The correspondent of the Cincin-
natl Commercial twits the dumb dele
CATION of Radicalism in Congress, from
Ohio, in this style:
"The capacity for sitting exhibited by
the delegations from my beloved State is
recognized and idely remarked. News
paper Row makes itself merry over the
ability that lies in that end of our worthy
representatives. 1t was old Mosev Daw-
son, / believe, who, when demonstrated
with for being candidate for Associate
Judge when his deafness was such that
he could not hear it thunder in Court, re-
sponded that the qualifications for As
sociate Judge did not lie in that end. For
qualifications of that sort l would back
our Ohio people against the world"
MooRE's ability certainly fits the de-
scription
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-04-06

A FINE TERRITORIAL JOB SpoILED.-
In the indefinite postponement, by tho
Territorial Committee of the House of
Representatives, of the proposition for
Territorial government for Alaska
Here is loss to The place hunters of
half million a year or more, but saw
ing of so much to the Treasury. A
military governor, with squad Of ma
rines and steamboat, will answer for
Alaska for year or two.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-04-06

re- MOORE, the Athens Banker voted
in Congress to concur in the Senate mod
itied Tenure of Office bill.
That's befriending the man on horse
back with vengeance, Has the Mes
senger Topped over?
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-04-06
The New Ohio Homestead Law.

The important features of the new
law are follows:
l. Exempts homestead of $1,000
in value, instead of $500, as by the pres
ent law.
2. In case the head Of family is not
the owner of homestead, it increases
the amount Of his personal property
exempted to $500, in addition to the
specific articles of personal property
now by law exempted.
8. In case of sale of real estate, in
Guiding homestead, which is not sus-
ceptible of division, and when the val
ue of the property exceeds $1,000, the
owner is reserved an annual rent of 800
instead of $40, as now provided by
law.
4. When homestead shall be charg-
ed with liens, some of which precluded
the allowance of a homestead and 9th
ers do not preclude such allowance, af-
ter payment of liens precluding such
allowance, the balance, not exceeding
$500, shall be awarded to the head of a
family.
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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
tics the sign: eG- SPIRIT OFFICE.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-04-06

GLAD TO HEAR IT.-That the Com.
mittee having charge, in the House OF
Representatives, of the batchW railroad
land and bond grabbing bills submitted
from time to time, have concluded to
postpone their consideration till the next
session Of Congress.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-04-06

Great joy was manifested by the mi
ners in the White Pine District over the
birth of the first native of the region
They made mp purse of several thou
sand dollars in silver bars and gave it to
the pioneer infant.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-04-06

THE UNION AS IT WAS. AND
THE CONSTITUTION AS IT IS"
II hold that THIS Government was made
'a the WHITE BASIS, by WHITE
MEN, for the BENEFIT Of WHITE MEN
and their POSTERITY forever. r."-Ste-
pheN 4. DoWqlas.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-04-06

EyGRANT has been compelled by the
politicians to accept a patched up sue
cedaneum in lieu of the demanded repeal
of the tenure Of office bill.
That's ''untrammeled" like the man
kept tavern.
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EyIn his speech in the Senate, which
hos o-asfod onob forror in +he Radical

ES-In his speech in the Senate, which
has created such terror in the Radical
camp, Senator SPRAGuE said:
"The country was on the brink of d
preeipice, and unless the people could be
reused from their apathy all was lost
He had listened to the inaugural address.
with intense interest and been pleased by
the Presidents expression of his pur-
pose to be Independent in the discharge
of his official duties but when he heard
the passage asserting the sacredness of
the public debt, he had gone away dis
heartcned and soTowful, because it had
shown him the canker possessed by the
American body polite had got posses
sion of the President, also Still he was
not without hope He hoped the Presi
dent would yet discover the great error
into which badladvisors had lead him,
and would turn away from this policy as
from charnel- house"
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H-In his Inaugural GRANT said he
was "untrammeled.' How about the
Tenure. Of Office squabble?
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GSThcre is an Indian treaty pending
before the secret L. s. Senate which ap-
propriates SlS,000,o9O for the benefit of
the Radical thieves. A discussion in the
House tbe other day revealed the fact
that treaties appropriating millions of
dollars had been ratified when only three
lSeaato,s were presentin their seats.
T.st's Radical tlieyely.for which tax
payei$lsayc to suffer.
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RrGRAST is experiencing some of
the petty annoyances ANDREW JOHNSON
endured for four years. The Senate is
determined not to repeal the Tenure Of
Office Bill and the House is determined
to accept nothing else; and GRANT sides
with tile latter
1t is an interesting spectacle and Dem
oe:ats don't care copper which wins.
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ETA subscription has been started
for STANTON who is reported in an impe-
.clnious state, also suffering from i'll
health.
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GRANTS PoLcY-My relations must
be cared for, though it takes the last of
flee and the last dollar.
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G1 Since the close of the war BUTLER
the ''spoonist," went down to Norfolk
and stopping at the principal hotel reg
istered his namc. The clerk of the hotel,
reading the name Of Ben. BUTLER, cried
in loud voice:
"Boy, lock up the dining room and
put away the spoons
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-04-06

gA large meeting was held in New
York last week to extend aid and sympa-
thy to the Cuban. Patriots.
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GFMrs. Paulina w. Davis writes to
the Providence Journal to deny a silly
story that she had been poisoned in
Florida. She speaks severely OF the
sensational writers who send on such
tales of malicious temper and violence
on the part of the residents at the South,
and says: Throughout the South, for
the past three winters, l have met only
kindness and courtesy from all classes,
and by some l believe my visits are
gladly welcomcd.'
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GSpain is to have a King whose
term of Office will be during life
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Woosisffeld. April 6, 1860.

"a union Of hearts, union of hands,
- A union that none may sever;
nnlon Of lakes, a union of lands,
The AMERICAN UNION FOREVER"
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rEThe circnmstances connecind x;l

EgThe circumstances connected with
the killing of H. Rives Pollard, editor
of the Southern Opinion, at Richmond,
Va, by young James Grant, are fresh
in the minds of our readers. The Sc
quel to the tragic affair is found in the
following marriage announcement, from
the Richmond papers of the 18th: "On
Tuesday, the 10th inst, at 81 o'clock P.
NJ, by the Rev. j. H. Morrison, d. D.,
MIR. Reuben Ford, of Goochland county
Va, to Mary Stuart, daughter of w. n.
Grant, Esq, of this city. No cards"
The Mr.. Reuben Ford referred to is the
young man mentioned in the article in
the Southern Opinion which brought
about the death of Mr.. Pollard,
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-04-06

The TENURE OF OFFICE BILL Row-A
squabble for Office and plunder.
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NASHVILLE, March 26-Despatches
from Greenville state that ex-President
johnson, after suffering intensely for
some time with gravel, is again up and
in his usual health. 1t is announced
that he will speak at Knoxville April s,
at Nashville April 8 ard at Memphis af-
terWards.
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~Congress, so called, will adjourn
about the 18th Of this month.