The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-06-01
TO Wy FRIENDS.

tpuit' lpi t.lS l'uAl'o-S vi aStti tai'iiiS
their prospects for nomination, their
own strength and The strength ofrthcir
opponents ,and to'urse their claims.
The unusual press Of job work and
the labor necessary toinsurc the appear
ance of the spirit" each week will pre-
vent me from visiting my friends. in the
different townships during the campaign.
My political views are well known to
the Democracy of Monroe County, and
my merits and tleIncrits may be learned
in any ncighborhood.
The statement circuIotjAg, that I fa-
r0re he pdssdgs Of q bill through the
Legislature authorizing he Commission
crS to ietg ar o,l,IiGoNGl $4,000 10 tin
iM The Court HouSe is fuse in cteyy
pariiculT. The bM mere, passed. Mr..
IEEADLEY, in letter written during
April, asked my opinion. replied that
the Court House had cost enough al
ready and advised him to work to pre-
vent the passage of the bill lie did 50
and for SO doing deserves credit.
Against the gentlemen opposing me for
the Office of Representative / have no
r,,,ne,otrr,1 .to,,o4;o,,oon;,u +,,,.~ 4n
~ ','l '''' ~ ~ ,.'i2''', 49, '' ''e'' w
'ell' leave that 70 such as may A''e
4 taste for 1T,
We are before the people, Let the
nconIc decide ot tbo hallos bex who
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Inc lo"oW'n9 Is tlie correspondence
referred to abore:a -
CoLuAnrs, Ono, April l6, 1863.
IL ~. " ESl' i1se ~, Deu pu' y s ! ia. s %
to allow fine Commissioners Of our coun.
ty to levy a tax of fifteen. thousand dol
lars to finish and furnish court house ;
also to fence the same: lhls phl passed
, n' haO onn u 10 NV" avn m M VIII bo rond
tha th;r,l t;,nn If c,v so Yours trnlv
Ilu ra..t Z. HEADLEY.
OFFICE Or THE SPIRIT OF DEMocRACY,)
WooDsFlELD,M. c. o. April l9,1S69.
HON. ELlEL nEADLEf-Dear or: In
r. oU oo,,rt Io,,so ot U,,r,ono IotaJ:a, Tho
law passed at the last session authorized
the Commissioners to levy $4,000, and
in addition to that they can levy sio,ooo'
liiaaA,hs p" 'o'''l ., o4o'ooo' ans'" % 10
I,S'." ,'a,io 80 o'o - oI.ond, toxod Lorord
tbcir aIilitv TO nav. Keep that bill in
vom drawer is my opinion. Respect
fuiiy, ''' IL. II. " EST.
LEE TOW WNSFiIP-
~ In relation to the passage OF the pil!
creating Lee township, ! learn from 4
gentleman living inl'1aclSson township,
that a certain candidate for represent a
tive had referred the people to II. X.
NEST to learn the 'rofk@gs previous to
the passage of the bill, iaH.
9a That candidate, / care not srho he is,
,r;Jf,JJ,, mad k,o,r;n,,,v to19 ,rbi,t be kne,c
- - - 80.
10 De .fdtsc. hner R0thtng U Such q on
satH Inotieed ,the, action, an the Senate,
Of Ar. golden, Senator from the Athens
District, aho offered IL. And did not
kno,c onything more definite conce,miag
1t uatH the bill ,cas furnished by our
member for publication.
1;1,.o h,,+ +.;l1 80 a., 60 II. aoot s;s
J., e4,ro - N. ,,o,,s ~, c,t,r1,,. ,tbo
5t,, dor of - Irno % a4aa II -
So-n,r-- .-,r,n-c
+. rbo po,or,, about hov;,a rooo;vol
.;,l,ta.. 49,, h,,r,,n,I ,,o,,,.s Co.,
.,,, So, :. AZ, o,,,,,,.4;ou -
-, ;,1,o al s;,,,. bro;n u,ro : o.
.n,at 3 ~, a., co,,n,;a.;or,,,, pa,,o,..
from san+ombsr 1897 70 Sentemhor
1868. il 1ra b ,.sa'
II r West nnblisb;Dy Commissioners, mis- ;oners,y5l
Report, seni-annual statements of '''.
trocts S Trs.s ei's and otber bInnLs h e. coz soss %
previous years Tho nrintino and ad.
vert;s;no smouptaa 70 not onite savan
.bopdred dollars a year The but,ir,o of
the Court House made the. increase for
1879 AN examination of the AMI.
tors hooks w;lb nroye this.
n as aJf..
Another, and one I think no man who
is acquainted with me and my past
course. political and military, will credit
for moment, is that | condemned the
course Of the Spirit during the war and
threatened to make it Radical in politics ;
also, that | voted the Radical ticket in
the army. HH
Throughout the war l was part owner
of the Spirit, aud unqualiiedly indorsed
the course pursued by its managers The
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