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The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-04-13
The TcnUre.of.OfFice RilI

The Radicals are hopping mad over Il
modified blu passed in Congress last
week. Hear them:
From the Washington Correspondence Of tbe
Cincinnati Commercial. Radically
"Some of the prominent repealers, it
is rumorcd-Morton, Noah Davis, and
others of the strongest men in Congress
will early to morrow visit the Prcsi
dent and cndeayor to obtain his veto of
the bill which passed to-day. They as
sert that the bill, as passed, is more in
famous than the original lar, and by cx-
planning its provisions to the President
in detail, they hope to obtain his 6isap-
proval of it. They assert that it was
hurried through both Houses without
debate, and that in the House, especial
ly, the precious question rule prerented
members wdo dre ddcerse to its prorisions
from understanding it; and that they vo-
ted under q misrepresentation, and would
reverse their vote if they were allowed
to do so.
"Mr. Trumhull is said to be the au-
thol of the bill as passed"
From the New York Evening Postl
"On the whole, the new Tenure-of:
Office bill will hardly in the end satisfy
any of those interested. All the de-
bates upon it, all the changes made in it,
and, above all, the unfortunate result
obtained, combine to show that no bill
to divide the Presidents responsibility
for appointments with legislative body
can possibly be framed which ,cjU not
'reoken the ETecutire, withoM tending in
any 'coy to purify on improve the public
service. The Constitution, as admins
tered without question and to the salts
faction of the country by the first six
teen Presidents of the United States,
needs IN this respect no changen
From the Washington Correspondent of the
Philadelphia Press.
"The repedlers tonight think they
hare been sold, because, as explained by
Senator Trumbull, til possible for the
Senate to retain men IN office as readily
as under the old ldW. To do this it is
only necessary for the Senate to reject
o. to refuse to act on suspension until
they adjourn, When the old incumbent re-
assumes his office. In the meantime,
however, the Presidents nominee is en-
titled to act and to draw pay for the
time he remains in Office. The first
section of the old bill, declaring that no
removals shall be made without consent
of the Senate, is retained and conse-
quently the President is compelled to
suspend officers ,cho do not suit him
According to Senator Trumbul's con-
struction of the new bill, he cannot
suspend them but once for the same rea-
sons, and consequently, achen the Senate
refuses to concur, they are reinstated IN
til TIE President finds ner causes. for Sus-
pension"
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-04-13
The Cuban Rebellion.

The New York Sun gives the following
interesting data about the attempt of a
few "misguided, wicked shareholders"
''to break up one of the best govern
ments the world ever saw" in order to
carry out their own i'party designs"
and this, too, without a shadow of justi-
fications. This is an "unprovoked and
causeless'' effort to ''stab the nation
and ''sap the foundations of the Span
ish throne. The present movemenS for
the liberation of Cuba from Spanish
tyranny began on the 10th of October
last, when 127 men at Yara, under Cen
eral Carlos Manuel de Cespedes, declar-
ed for the independence of the island.
In less than six months it has spread
until it now embraces an area Of 10000
out Of the 10000 square miles included
in the whole island. Within these linn
its there were lat cities, towns and vii
lagos, of which more than one-half are
in the hands of the revolutionists. Out
of the 10000 men able to bear arms on
the whole islsnd, $4,000 are in the ranks
VI euc palIlOlS, oO,OOO VI tuelu DelllS
stationed in the Eastern, and $4,000 in
the Central Department. The total
population of the district in rebellion is
54S, ,73S, of which there are in the East
ern Department l26,36S whites, S6,374
negroes free before the revolution, and
51,72S slaves just emancipated by the
patriots leaders. In the Central Depart
meut the numbers are 172,567 whites,
42,44 negroes formerly free, and SO, POT
slaves newly freed. The PATRIOTS have
thus, it will be seen, given liberty to
more than 10000 slaves, and when
they succeed in redeeming the whole
island will do the same for 10000
more. The estimated wealth of the real
estate in the territory held by the patri-
OTIS was, in 1862, S55O,00O, and its in
dustry and commerce where reckoned as
representing capital of S774,000, 900.
The annual predictions were: Sugar,
S62, 100000; tobacco, SIS, 900, 900; 9TH
er productions, S52,000,000.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-04-13

FThe Mount Pleasant (Iowa) Press
of a recent date, says: sOut of fifty wo-
men eating supper at festival, it is a
fact that thirty of them sit on one of
their feet. Why do they?" The Oska-
loosa Citizen undertakes to give an ans
wer in the following atrocious manner: !:
"They don't out this way. You can
find no woman in this bailiwick with a
foot large enough for any thil ty other wo-
men to sit on. Notsmueh. Good heav-
ems! what nnderpinning the Mount
Pleasant danes must have if the above
reflection of our bachelor contemporary
was suggested by actual observation
And yet, in case of "a grasshoppor raid
two or three such feet around ON farm
couldn't be sneezed at They'd be handy
day times; but, ugh! what would
you do with them O nj ghts ?"
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-04-13

! 1It was grave joke Of Mr.. Speaker
Blaine to put two such uncongenial
spirits as Butler and Bingham together
on the Conference committee. Binghams
tongue is aptto lose its silvery tinkle un-
der the rasping of Buffers voice. The
two gentlemen are not cordial. Bing-
ham never speaks but Butler shifts the
air with nose much elevated, and steps
about in a tight, springy, bull-terrier way
as if watching for chance to Spring,
and get his teeth into our Bingham's
nose. And Butler never starts his rasp
but Bingham assumes his Conscript
Father stride, and swings an imaginary
toga across and across the space in front
of the Speakers desk. Butler is red pet.
ticoat to Bingham, and Bingham is cat
nip to the feline Butler.-W Washington
Correspondence Columbus Journal.
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Master Commissioners Sale.
P. Schumacher, l. Co.
vs..
Abram Hayden, 4 others.

RY virtue Of mandate to me directed from.
IL the Court Of Common Pleas Of Monrse
County. Ohio. will offer for sale at the front
door of the Court House in the town Of
Woodsheld, in said county, on
Monday, the 17th day of Nay, 1859.
between the hours of 10 O'Clock q. m. and
4 o'clock ?. m. on said day the, following
property situate in said county, te-wit: Be-
ginning for the same at the north east corner
of the south half Of the south east Quarter
of the north west quarter Of section seven
township FIVE, range Ave; thence west With
the line of said tract forty-eight psrches to
the middle OF run, thence down ssid run
to the edge of the bank on the north side Of
the creek; thence up the creek with the me-
anders on the north side thereof to post ten
rods north Of the south west corner Of said
twenty acre tract; thence across the creek and
down the creek in the middle OF the read
with the meanders thereof to sycamore tree
ten inches in diameter; thence thirty-thrss
degrees east seventeen perches to 4 hickory
tree three inches in diameter, thence south
eighteen and one-half degrees west sixtssn
perohes to locust eight inches In diameter; )
thence south sixty-seven degrees west four
rods land twelve links to o rock in tho
road; thence south fourteen and one half
degrees west nine rods to buckeye I'VE
inches in diameter; thence south eighty and
one half degrees east nineteen rods; themes
south twenty enc and sne-half degrees east
nineteen rods to lynn eight inches; thsncA'
south twenty four and one half degrees east
seven rods to buckley twenty -four inches;
thence south sixty-ons degrees east twelve
and one. half rods to = rock at the creek,
thence north seven degrees west twenty. rods
thence north sixteen degrees east ten rods
and twenty links thence north thirty.two and
one.half degrees east four reds and eighteen
links to pine, thence north sxty.iour de-.
grees east four rods and Eve links to white
oak; thence north sixty-three degrees east
nine rods and ten links to white oak, thence
north sixty-eight degrees east ten rods and
twenth links to red oak twenty four inches;
thence north forty-.wo degrees east six rods
and fifteen links to black oak; thence north
and one half degrees east nine rods
and fifteen links to 3 maple; thence north.
ffty-ons and ons-half degrees east Eve rods
and Eve links to gum; thence north twenty
two degrees east five rods to gum on the
north boundary line thereof the south vest
quarter of the southeast quarter ofssid section.
thence west 33} perchss to the northwest cor
ner Of said lot; thence north with the qua,.
ter section line to the place Of beginnings
containing forty-two acres, more or less; be-
ing the same land conveyed to Samuel Kent
and William Hickman by deed dated .Noysm-
Der 81, 1859, made by Isaac Askeu and wife;
together with the engine and fixtures con.
nected with and used for running the mill
situated on said premises.
J. P. SPRIGGS,
apr13w5. Mas. Com. n, G. O.
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Reconstruction 10 he RecOnSiruc-
ted Once M0rc--When Will IL

ReCOnStruCiIoa 10 he RecOnStruc-'
ted Once M0rc--When Will IL
StOp1
An attempt will be made by the pres
cnt Rnnp Congress to destroy the State
Government of Georgia, and by impos-
ing the iron clad test oath to dfsfranchise
ninetccn-twentieths, at the very lowest
calculation. Of her population. The zeal
rcason for this il, as all know, that Gcor-
gia is Democratic State The Radi-
Gals are determined to have it, BY fair
means or foul.
Two preferts arc assigned for this tr-
rannical action: First. That the State
Legislature of Georgia expelled the ne
grocs therefrom. Are negroes allowed
to sit in the Legislatures Of Illinois, In
diana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, or New
York? That the State Constitution of
Georgia is violated by this act of her
Legislature is denied by her courts, and
if there be doubt let Congress refer the
question to the United States Supreme
Court for decision.
The reconstruction acts require negro
suffrage, but do not require that negroes
shall>be eligible to office. Congress has
/ declared explicitly by law, thatSGeorgia
!
has complied with the reconstruction
laws. Will it eat its own words? Is
reconstruction never to cease, or to be
| kept up forever?
The fifteenth constitutional amend:
ment was defeated by Governor Bullock
and his friends in the Georgia Legisla-
ture, SO as to make an excuse for the
destruction by Congress of the State
Government. We copy from cotem-
porary the following analysis of the vote
IN the Legislature: .,
The Georgia Legislature has rejected
the new suffrage amendment, and on this
account threats are made that she will be
''reconstructed'' again. Here is the way
the amendment was slaughtered:
'sOn motion to reconsider the indef-
mite postponcment Of the fifteenth
: amendment yesterday, the resolution was
sustained, and the amendment put on its
final passage, and defeated by the fol-
lowing vote:
Republicans voting for its adoption, S
Democrats voting for its adoption, 5
Republicans voting against its adoption, II
De mocrats voting against its adoption. 0
Republicans absent and dodging the vote. s
"Eyen the Republicans and carpet
baggers of Georgia would not swallow
the new Congressional pill"
If Georgia is again to be reconstruct
ed, the people of the North will under
stand what reconstruction means, and
see that the only way to get peace and
settlement is to get rid of the Radical
party. Go on, gentlemen, if you will
have it so
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-04-13
The Erie Llnet6 Chicago.

The Erie Railroad Company has made
an arrangement with the Michigan
Southern road, which secures a contin-
uous broad-gauge line from New York
to Chicago. The Michigan Southern
has leased the right of track to the Eric
until the 10th of October, with priv
ilege of renewal on the condition that
the Erie builds new road connecting
Akron, Ohio, with Toledo-a distance
of ninety miles. The papers were sign
ed yesterday morning, and surveyors
will begin work on the new load to-mor-
row morning. Passengers and freight
will be carried through to Chicago un-
der this arrangement without change OF
cars, and more quickly than by any 9th
er route.-Bufdlo Courier.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-04-13

~ The earthworks at Cold Harhor
are fast disappearing under the hands of
the diligent leadsearchers, who are found
everywhere along the line. Tuns of old
iron and lead are carried into Richmond
from this field. for which a round price
is paid. ""We met several negroes" :"
writes correspondent, with large sacks
collecting the bones of dead horses which
they sold to the bone grinders in Rich
mond. Upon questioning them, to as
certain if they also carried off human
bones, they emphaticalIy replied, No,
sab; We don't want no ghosts axing. Us
fur der bones"
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-04-13
Master Commissioners Sale.
William Askew
vs.
Samuel Eaton 4 others.


pY virtue Of mandate to mo directed
u from the Court Of Common Pleas OF
Monroe County, Ohio, will offer for sale q
the front door of the Court House in the
town of Weoodsheld. in said county, 81 : -
Monday, the l7th day of May, 1863. y.
between the hours Of 10 o'clock 3. m. and
o'clock p. m on said day the following.
property situate in said county to wit: The
north east quarter Of the south east quarter.
Of section twenty-five in township fout, u
range six, containing forty and twenty i've
one hu.dreath acres, and also the south east.
quarter of the north east quarter Of section
twenty five of township four of range six.
containing forty acres and twenty-five one
hundredths of an acre, all in Monroe County,
Ohio J. p, .,sPRIGGS,
aprl3w5. Mas. Com. n. O.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-04-13

~The burning of the Methodist
Church and distillery at San Jose, Cali
fornia, recently, was the result of incen-
diarism, on account of prejudice against
teaching and employing Chinese. The
pastor of the church labored under the
delusion tina: it is duty to instruct such
Chinese as are willing to learn in the
principles of Christianity, through the
medium of the English language. He
received letter threatening the destruc-
tion of his church if he persisted, and
declaring that all who employed the
Chinese should be punished in like man.
ner. The church was burnt, and fol
lowing it came the burning of General
Naglee's distillery, involving a loss OF
100000 for the crime of hiring three OF
four Mongolians.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-04-13

A convict named Nichols escaped
from the Indiana Penitentiary last sum-
.mer, imposing upon the guard by saying
that the warden had sent him out to
pick huckleberries. He wandered off to
Nebraska, and Warden Higgins has re-
Gently received letter from him, saw
ing he is sick, out Of money, and very
anxious to get back to the prison to
serve his time out.
After months fight, in Congress
each day of whose session costs millions
to the people, the tenure ofoffice law is
SO amended that nobody can find in it
any substantial change from what it
vas before. This is Radical legislation
Costly, rather.
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A New ERUPTION.

There has been bad ''breaking out"
in Georgia which is heaving its unhealthy
political clements upon Washington.
The Governor, his private, secretary, the
Attorney General, the President of the
Senate Speaker of the House, and sew
eral members of the Legislature who aid
ed the Governor in defeating the fifteenth
amendment to the Constitution, are here
reinforcing the sappers and miners and
skirmishers in their siege upon Congress
and the President for authority to reign
over and p.under the people of Georgia.
MteHigencer.
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Ex-President Johnson After Grant

EX-Presldent Johnson After Grant
Ex-P-esident johnson delivered q
great speech at Nashville, Tenn, on the
Sd inst, in which he completely riddled
and exposed the sham doctrines and leg
islation of the Jaco5ins in power. He
closed by the following home thrust at
the cigar man now holding forth at the
White House:
Let me tell you here to day, that l
would rather be in your mldst,privileged
to vindicate the Constitution, than be re-
inaugurated President of the United
! States. I ,could rather tccor upon my
garments the bars, aad furs, and dust Of
the field, as badges Of hoaest toll, than
,cear a gildcd tassel on my hat, support a
strap upon my shoulder, and scord
crin,soned in my brothers blood dangling
in scabbard at my side. Yes, / prefer
the honors of the citizen than to wear
those things as the insignia of cruelty
and unrelenting war l don't wish to re-
fleet upon any one, bnt for me give me
the position of citizen. The great
idea that once existed in Rome was that
of the dignity and honor of Roman
citizen
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-04-13
Sauce for the GoOse-.Sauce for the
GandeT.

1t has been well said that 'sone man
may steal horse while another dare not
look over the face" Georgia, by her
Constitution and her Legislature, has
denied the negro the right to hold office.
She allows the negro to vote. Congress,
after long debate, has deliberately trod
in the footsteps of Georgia, allows the
the negro the right to vote, and refuses
him the right to hold Office such is the
fifteenth amendment. And for this act,
for thus going back on the African, shall
we be told that Congress is to be recon
structed, abolished, and a provisional
government set up? This would net be
so unreasonable as for Congress to pun
ish Georgia for an act that body has de
liberately copied. This decision must
be right. or a "loyaP' Congress would
not be so prompt to initiate it.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-04-13
REEvery New York newspaper re

s Every New York newspaper rea-
der has noticed in the personals" ser
les of advertisements in which "Ma' in
forms "Dod' that "we are in affiiction," !"
and that "there is letter to bod in the
post-oflice, New York" This thing has
been going on for months. The Sun,
quoting this advertisement from its own
columns, says that it has already recciv
ed something like 500 for printing it,
and adds that a similar advertisement
has appeared in the California newspapers
and according to the San Francisco
Times, in those Of Japan and China.
Somebody is spending money freely and
adroitly in ar-sighted advertising.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-04-13
Connecticut Election.

Tne State election in Connecticut on
the 5th inst, resulted in the triumph Of
JEWELL, Radical, over ENGLISH, Demo
crat, by about 500 majority. GRANT
majority in November, 1868, was 1895.
A clear Democratic gain of 2,436! The
Radicals are perfectly welcome to crow
over all such victories
The Congressman elected are two OF
each party, which is gain of one for
the Radicals.
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Singular Proposition.

NJ. Arnault, the proprietor Of the
Paris Hippodrome, and well known as
the Barnum of France, has made q sim
gular proposition to the Siamese Twins.
He offers to pay all the expenses of their
surgical separation, and employ for this
purpose the best surgeons of Europe,
provided that the operation is perform
ed on table in the hippodrome, in the
presence Of such an audience as the
proprietor may invite on the occasion.
At the present time the Siamese Twins
are exhibited at Rentzs Berlin Circus
Mr.. Rentz pays them five hundred do.
lars in gold week.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-04-13


elections are all we have received up to
Monday:
CENTER TOWNSHIP.
The following were the candidates ro-
ted for for township Offices on the 9th
inst:
Trustees-Michacl Lang, D.. 303 votes.
Taylor LETTERS, d., 304
William Potts, d., 3O3
Clerk--T. o. Little, d., e23
Arthur Okey. D., 9a
Treasurer-W. L. Morris, D., 3l0
Assessor-Thomas A Little d., 273
Martin Baker, d., "a
S. Pollen, d., II
Const-H. B. Hixenbaugh,D., $50
Simon Jackson, d., 20S
The Republicans offered no opposition
A number Of those living in town voted
the above ticket
FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP.
Franklin, where SEYMOUR had ma.
jority of only votes, has selected q
mixed ticket:
Trustees-O. S. Sloan, d.
Geo. Hines, d.
l. Uogue, r
Clerk. W. VI. Brock, R.
Treasurer-Wm. S. Way, D.
Assessor-G Okey, D.
Constables-Joshua Barlow, D.
f. Starkey, R.
MALAGA TOWNSHIP.
MILToNsBURG, o., April I.
Editor OF the Spirit of Democracy:
SIR: AT the annual election held III
Malaga township, the following persons
were elected to the following offices:
1'rustees-Valentine Gates.
e. James Hindman.
- Philip Kremer.
Treasurer-James Armstrong.
Clerk-Alex. Hardesty.
Assessor-Wm. L. Johnston.
Oonstables-Jas. L. Hardesty.
VIM. TruaX.
Supervisors-lst Dist joseph Bonar
I'd, Thos. S. Fowler; Sd, Henry Walter
,4th, VIM. Mahoney; 5th, Jacob Ludwig
9th, John Eggcr; 7th, Fred. Ketterer
Sth, G. w. Buchanan; 9th, VIM. Claus
10th, Joseph Haren.
All Democrats. Yours Respectfully
ALEX. HARDEsTY,
Township Clerk.
SALEM TOWNSHIP.
Trustees-Joel Yost, d.
Seth Ward, ID.
Stephen Hathorn, D.
Clerk. L. Morrill,. d.
Treasurer-W. T. Hurd, d.
Assessor-Geo. w. Cats, r.
Constables-S. S. Sanford, D.
N. A. Martin, D.
L. Morris, r.
The town election of Darlington re
suited in the election of 2 Democrats
and 3 Republicans as Councilmen.,
SUMMIT TOWNSHIP.
Trustees-Fred. Geldmaker, d.
JAS. Brister, d.
S. A. Graham, D.
Clerk-Dr. A c. Armstrong, r.
Treasurer-C. G. Nezor, D.
Assessor-Jackson Rucker, D.
Constables-Darling Harbin, r.
Matthias Rucker, d.
WAYNE TOWNSHIP.
The returns from Wayne are always
sure to be right. The following ticket
has the true ring:
Trustees-Isaac Baker, D., lis votes
John Wilson, D., 80
l. L. Baker, D., 112
Clerk-Aman Moose, D., Is
j. W. Strickling, D, 40
Treasurer-M. Hoffman, D., lis
ASSESSOR. Dougherty, D., lis
Constables-And Smith, D., 116
l. w. Shaffer,D ia
The Radicals of Wayne had no ticket
in the field.
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ng Queen Isabella, who, upon her ar
rival in Paris, seemed to care very little
for the French theatcrs, has now become
passionate playgoer. Itcosts her moth
ing to crafty that passion Most of the
Spanish Absolutists now living at Par
is have boxes at one or more of the
theaters; and when Queen Isabella wants
to 60 to one ofthem she writes to the
boX-holder as follows: 81, the Queen,
command you to let me have your box
for to night. ! shall be pleased to re-
serve two seats in it for you and your
wife"
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iEFA Washington correspondent de
seribes the do-nothins character of the
House Of Representatives in this man
ner;, - ~
e'It'is Very strange that with all our
boast of practical sense We have con-
Germ organized as this House. We have
it so arranged that not only stupidity
reigns, but carelessness and rascality are
distinguishing features. The House was
meant to be 4 deliberative body. Our
fathers fondly supposed that debates
would behad to help on the business
We have turned it into confused, noisy,
: idle affair, for the production Of bun
combe stump speeches, or essays, and
convenient place to read newspapers
talk, smoke cigars, or write letters"