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The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-03-16
The ChicasOS''atfOrils, President
Grant, ana the Negro Amend

The ChiCag0S'satfOri President
Grant, ana the Negro Amend
mont.
The Chicago Convention, in 1868,
adopted the following resolution on the
Negro Suffrage question:
The guaranty by Congress Of equal
suffrage to all loyal men at the South
was demanded by every consideration of
public safety, of gratitude, and of JUS
lice, and must be maintained; while the
question of suffrage in all the loyal
States properly belongs to the people of
those States.
The nomination and the platform were
accepted by GRANT in letter written at
Washington, June |. 1868.
Now comes the second act Of the
leaders of the Radical party, in Congress
assembled, on this question of equality
and suffrage for the ignorant Negroes
A few days since the following article to
the Constitution was adopted and submit
ted to the States for ratification:
r ARTICLE XIV.
The right of the citizens of the Gn:.ed
States to vote shall not be denied OF
ahridgsd by the United States on account
, of race, color or previous condition .Ui
| servitude.
SECTION .. The Congress shall have
power to enforce this article by appro
pirate legislation.
! That, in the face Of their platform, OF
eight months previous, declaring that
Congress would regulate suffrage at the
South, while the question Of suffrage il
ali the loyal States properly belongs tc
the people of those States"
| Now Congress, by this infamous arti
Gle proposes to force Negro Suffrage
upon the people of all the States regard
less of their will in the matter
Again, GRANT has summcrsaulted witt
the Radicals from the position taken il
the Chicago Platform, and says, Of The
18th article, in his inaugural:
"The question of suffrage is one whicl
is likely to agitate the public so long ~
a portion Of the citizens of the nation il
excluded from its privileges in any State
1t seems to be very desirable that thi
question should be settled now. | enter
tain the hope and express the desire tha
it may be by the ratification of the Fif
teenth Article of Amendmeutto the Con
stitution."
Thus we find tho necessities Of tn
Radical party demanding that the Ne
groes shall vote in all the States, not b,
the will of the people, expressed at tn
ballot box; but by ukasc adopted by
fractional Congress.
| And just as long as the people vot
the Radical ticket, just so long will tina
party deceive them, and make it apparen
that the people sustain them in their bo
gus legislation to give Negroes equalit.
and suffrage and Cypress and rob whit
men.
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Let US have peace"
s'Crash Among the Radical Crock.
ery.o

The New York Herald, a rabid GRANT
organ, announces the commencement of
the Radical war on the new Administra-
ton in this wise:
"Sumner and his associate radicals of
the Senate distrust Ger. Grant. They
are disgusted with his Cabinet, and they
seize the first chance to give him a piece
of their mind The case OF Mr.. Stewart,
of itself, involves simply mistake in
regard to a forgotten law; but, under all
the circumstances, we think it means a
radical war against Gen. Grant and a
smash up of both the political parties OF
the present day. A few days more and
we may have fearful crash among the
radical crockery.'
The Democratic party is in no danger
of '.smash up" The war on GRANT
will rend assunder the Jacobin party, and
that is just what the people want, and
are anxiously waiting for.
Let us ':have a fearful crash among
the Radical crochery," and the people
will thank God for it.
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.Tenure-ofOMce Bill.

In Congress, on the 9th inst, the Ten
ure~of-O OiIise Bill was repealed the second
time:
Br 3Is. Butler, OF Massachusetts, A
hill to repeal the Tenure-of- Office act Of
March 2, 1867. He then moved the pre-
yious question on its passage.
The previous question was seconded
aud the bill passed-l43 to 10.
During the last session the Senste re
fused tp act Have they any more con
fdence ip GRASt now than them
That they are afraid to give him full
swing, is potent, even to the yeriest
numhskull in charge Of Radical paper
in this Distriet-up at Athens
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EyGoyernor HAYES has sent to bot

HGovernor HAYES has sent to both
branches Of the Ohio Legislature the
Negro Amendment for ratification. The
Radicals propose to steal march on the
Democrats by passing it whenever they
find enough Democrats absent from theil
seats. This should admonish every
Democratic member to be at his post du
ring every remaining day Of the session
The Republicans will play their best
trumps IRON this time forth till the end
of this General Assembly.
The people must be allowed to decide
this Neg"oism, at the ballot-box, next
October.
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Female Prize Fight.

BosroN, March GA bona fide prize
fight according to. the rules of the ring,
except hair pulling and biting allowed,
took place between two women at Som
erville, Massachusetts, at an early hour
this morning. The contestants on their
appearance in the ring were clad in the
conventional costume of CATERS, stock
ing and drawers, wearing nothing else
to speak Of beyond waterfallsZahd mag
meta curls. AT the very first round one
of them named Sarah Chapman, became
frightened and jumped out of the ring,
but her hackers drove her in again, and
she eventually won the fight. U AT the
twenty,first round her opponent, Mollie
Jones, both Of them having been severe
ly punished, begged her seconds in God s
name to take her away, and SO the fight
and the money, fifty dollars, were awarp
ded to Sarah. . z. 1sl,s4
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The Indiana Legislature.

We publish on our outside this week
dispatches from Indianapolis, which indi-
cate plainly that the Negro game Of the
Radicals has been checkmated in that
State, by the resignation of the Demo
cratic members Of both branches of the
Legislature.
The question Of the ratification of the
Negro Amendment, will, by this patriotic
action of the Democratic members, be
brought squarely before the people, and
our opinion is, they will return every
Democrat, thus rebuking the Negroites
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EgWhy don't the teleuraph oper

~Why don't the telegraph opera
tors and Radical newspaper correspond
ents tell the public how Grants "slut
pups" feel since the Inauguration.
They have played funkey to WASH
BURNE and the balance of the Admins,
tration pups, all except the '.slut pups .
Let us hear how they bear their new
honors and then "Let us have peace
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The Pacific Railroad.

This is mild winter, and yet our IA
nous Pacific Railroad is SO blocked up
with snow that in some parts trains can
not run, and by our kilograms from San
francisco shave not been running from
Wasaeht to the western terminus of the
Union Pacific since February l2."-Er-
change.
"Our famous Pacific Railroad" is 8
famous swindle upon the people and
Government, for the benefit Of thieves
and spectators.
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RE-The following, from WASHINGTON

Eg-The following, from Washington,
on the Secretary of the Treasury ques-
ton, has Il bad look for STEWART:
THE subject of the Secretary Of the
Treasury WAS mentioned in the caucus,
but it was laid over, it being understood
that the President will withdraw his re-
commendation Of the repeal of the Treas
ury Department law, in which case Stew
art will necessarily retire from the posi-
ton. A canvass shows that if brought
to vote, Congress would overwhelm-
mgly refuse to pass the proposed meas
ure of relief
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-03-16

WENDELL PHILLIPS PEAcE.-More
bayonets in the hands of Southern Ne
groes to murder Southern whites.
GRANTS "LET rs HAVE PEACE."-
More ballots and bayonets for the Ne
groes that they may the more effectually
govern the Nation.
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EgAnother legal farce has been con

EyAnother legal farce has been con-
Guided at Richmond, Va, by the acquit-
tai of GRANT, the assassin of POLLARD.
Aristocratic murderers, the sons of veal
thy fathers, have license to shoot, cut
and stab to the death whom they please.
without fear Of having justice meted out
to them. GRANT, although acquitted,
will, like COLE, the murderer of HIS
COCK, stand branded as cowardly as
sassin and murderer while he lives, and
long years after he is dead.
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az The murder Of the Indians on the
frontier has ceased by a declaration that
the war is ended. 1t ended with SHER-
NAM 5 and SHERIDAN's promotions. Won.
derful
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H-Will some "retrenching" Radical
explain the necessity of General, Lieut..
General and five Major Generals in the
army in a time of profound peace?
Is the country in danger of any ag-
gressors, other than the Radical thieves
in power?
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~GRANr did q shabby tbino whe

~GRANr did shabby thing when
he disregarded the seniority of Maj. Gen.
GEORGE H. THOMAS and promoted SHER.
1DAN. Had THOMAS anything to do with
GRANTS disgraceful retirement from the
Regular service, previous to the war
Did he refuse to recommend that GRANT
be reinstated? Would like to know.
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Gen. CarY,a Speech.

Tho speech of this gentleman, pub
lished on Our outside, deserves careful
perlsal by the taxpayers of the United
States, that they may know why they arc
ground down by Radical task-masters.
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Gg-The Radicals are dissatisfied with
the tame Cabinet appointed by President
GRANT. They are swearing like troop
ers all over the country. Nobody seems
to know anything about who BoRIE and
HoAR are.
"Let us have peace"
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HAVANA, Maroh,5.-Advices from St
Domingo to the 23d ult., have been re.
ceceived. The revolution which broke
out at Seybo has been suppressed and
the leaders captured. Their fate is un
certain. Many arrests of pecsons i'm
plicated in the movement have beer
made at the Capital.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-03-16

~The business of cancelling par.
dons issued by President JOHNSON is
about the exact official capacity of
GRANT and WAsHBURNE. They succeed
ed in stopping two pardons that had beer
issued to two men named DEpUY, in New
York; but in the case Of MARTIN, O!
Boston, they failed, he having received
his papers before their dispatch reached
there. A very small business for small
men.
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Taite Notice.

The Editor Of The SrIRIT HISS removed
his etfce; to the frons room of the dwell
ling house, one door South of the print.
ink Office, where all business CONNECTED
with THE SpiRIr will be transacted No.
ties the sign; ng SPiRIT OFFICE.
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The Negro Amendment In Ohio.

Mr.. BAKERS resolution in the Ohio
Legislature to postpone action on the
(l5th) Negro Amendment, and let the
question be decided by the people in the
coming campaign, is correct.
The people Of Ohio desire no better
fun than another Negro Suffrage funeral
the expenses to be paid By the Radical
party.
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the bondholders who gave three or four
years ago from fifty to ninety dollars for
bonds worth now hundred and ten
h"Why not tell the truth, that the Gov.
ernment sold no bonds at less than par
IN currency; and the hundred and ten is
only currency-that Is, greenbacks in
both cases" Marietta Register.
It is one Of. the easiest things in ma
tpre for a Radical editor to prate about
truth; but letting his readers know the
real truth is quite another thing.
A Bondholder sold 800 in gold dur
ing the war for $3.50 in greenbacks with
those. greenbacks he purchased S29c
gold bond, which was paying just thirty
four and half centsin gold for ono dol
Tar in greenbacks t'2i'1e
eThe gold bonds worth now S119 can
only be purchased in currency at gold
rates. And when due the same bonds
which cost the Bondholder but 34} cents
on the4dollar in gold, will bring into his
pockets one dollar dad nineteen cents in
gold for every dollar invested. Is that
"greenhacks in both cases ?"
Mr. Register, you would better take a
few lessons in truth. No necessity fol
the other kind; you take to them natu
rally. Give US paragraph now and
then on your Man of 1867"
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"THE UNION AS 1T WAS. AND
The CONSTITUTION AS TT Is."
, s'1 hold that THIS sGovernment was made
81 the WHITE BASIS, by WHITE
MEN, for the BENEFIT Of WHITE MEN
ssd their POSTERITT forever. - Ste
pkes A. Douglas.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-03-16

EyHon. THOMAS EWING said, last
year, that COLUMBUS DELANo, GRANTS
Commissioner of Internal Revenue,
:'could not look an honest man in the
face"
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rhe Meeting OF the Committee

Present indications point to a full at.
tendance of the members of the Demo-
cratic County Central Committee on Sat
urday, the Goth inst.
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@GRANT, the great man of Radi-
calism, indorses the Negro Amendment.
Democrats, express your sentiments at
the polls ON Monday, the 9th day of
April.
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BE GRANT is "fghting it out on that
line' at Washington, and like his march
from the Rapidan, is meeting with defeat
at every turn.
His flank movements are getting him
over ears in trouble.
Poor tanner!
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-03-16

~GRANr didn't '.stick' to his ap-
pointment of STEWART as Secretary OF
the Treasury. The politicians beat him
the first heat.
"Let us Eave peace"
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-03-16

~On Monday, the 9TH day of April,
rally in your several townships and vote
the clean Democratic ticket
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~"MAcK' says of GRANTS Cabi

Rs-"MAcK'' says Of GRANTS Cabi
net:
"Thus far, in the selection of his Cab
met, it will be seen that Gen. Grant ha:
at least won all the credit WHICH is du,
to a kind remembrance of friends. Wash
burne, who claims to have invented him
is made Secretary of State. Stewart
who gave $4,000 to make him Presi
dent, is Secretary Of the Treasury, ant
Borie, who gave him a fine house and
lot, is Secretary of the Navy"
Money got STEWART in and out again
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THE INDIAN WAR ENDED--MoyEMENTs OF


TROOPS. ~
The following is a special dispatch to
the New York Herald:
Fort HAYES, March 6.-The Indian
war has en6ed. General Sheridan and
staff arrived here this afternoon from
Medicine Bluff. General Custar, with
the 7th Cavalry and 18th Kansas Volun-
teers, remained behind, with orders to
move along the south side of the Wachi-
ia Mountains to the head waters of Red
River; thence north to Wachita; thence
to Camp Supply at the junction of Bea-
yer and Wolf Rivers. Affairs at ssMedi-
cine Bluff Creek are in highly satisfac-
tory condition. The Indians are conf;
dent they can find protection at no sea-
son of the year, and the campaign has
proved a salutary lesson. There is not
a hostile Indian in the limits of the Mis-
souri, Department. 13 e ss.3a ..,,,,s, ,ss
The refractory tribes have been entires
ly subdued, and the few that have not
yet come in, but made promises, hare
been driven out of the department. aoa
The troops are healthy and the wealth.
er cold.
Camp Supply, at the forks Of the
North Canadian, will be kept up for, the
present. 'S sssg hsig'
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EE-The General Order assigning new
commanders to the Military Districts in
the South, is only reorganization OF
He'll, in ten States" under the supreme
command Of the n,aa who brayed, LET
us have peace"
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wThe Radicals have carried the
State election in New Hampshire. Isn't
that wonderful?
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H-Hon. john J. BRECKINRIDGE ar
rived at Lexington, Kentucky, his home,
one day lest week. lie was cordially
welcomed by the people.
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NGRANT boasted in his inaugural
that he would enforce the laws.
His first act, appointing STEWART, was
a violation of law.
Ignorance of law in both cases. How
can he enforce that of which he is totally
ignorant? Oh, what President!
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Greeley Stvears.

GBEELEY-Horace, Of the Tribune
was at the Inauguration Ball. A CORES
pondent says of him:
"He looked like cat in strange gar
ret in the midst of the gay throng, and
was continually getting stranded in some
hopeless position AT one time he was
fastened upon stairway in an eddy OF
the two currents of moving humanity
for nearly an hour. Slow Of motion, he
was continually being scrouged and hus-
tied and crushed by the pretty women
revolving about him.
"This last experience he seemed to
rather like, but he swore q good deal in
the oldest and most miscellaneous style
when jammed and jolted for two hours
at the cloak-rooms in quest of his white
overcoat. One would as soon expect 9
bullet from a rosebud as an oath from
Horace Greeley, but he certainly did
curse most ferociously on this occasion.
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woodxfiesd. March E6. 1869

"A unica OF hearts. union Of hands,
A uninn that noue may sever;
A nnien Of lakes, union Of landr,
The AMERICAN UNION FOREVER"
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GEGeneral SHERMAN has been as.
signsd 10 the command Of the ARMY.
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Spain

HAVANA, Mach S-The Government
has made public official dispatches Civ.
ing the details of the advance of Gener-
al Lesea from La Guanaio to Puerto
Principe. On this march the heaviest
engagement since the beginning of the
rebellion was fought General Loses
found the enemy, numbering 1000,
strongly entrenched on the Sierra dc
Cubitas. The artillery was brought up
and commenced a vigorous fire on the
works. Covered by the batteries, col
umn of regular troops, 1,500 strong, at
tackled the enemy's Notifications with
the bayonet. Both sides fought with
determination and the havoc was fearful.
General Lesea reports his loss at thirty
one killed and so wounded. The loss
of the rebels is estimated at upwards
of one Thousand killed and wounded
The Government accounts. claim q vic
tory for General Lesea and assert that
the insurgents are much disheartened by
their defeat. A detachment which left
Puerto Principe for Santa Cruz to OBJ
tain supplies brought to that port by
the fleet, returned on the I'd inst, with
provisions and ammunition, having
made the march both ways without in
terruption. The entire available strength
of the rebel forces now under Quesada
is estimated at 1000. -
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j. HARTLEY,

Acting Secretary Of the Treasury.
ROLLINS was the convenient tool of the
revenue thieves, and GRANT, by his i'm.
beetle action, has written himself down
a tool of the same class of scoundrels.
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wO Our Representative, the hon. e. h
moore is in Washington acting as Con
gressman from this District.
Wonder if he don't think Washington
City an insignificant place, when compared
with the modern Athens?
Judge A. G. THURMAN, the Dem
ocratic Senator from Ohio, is member
Of the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Were legal attainments the standard il
the Senate he would be Chairman of tn,
Committee.
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EFEFhe New York Financial Chron
felssays: "There is abundance Of loan
able capital in Wall street
Certainly there is, but where do rou
find "ioansble capital amons the tax
paeeps Of the Neste
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DEPARTED GREATNESS IT. A. PLANTS
relieved OF the onerous duty of draw.
ing o salary Of $4,000 year as n. C.
No more will we see on large envelopes
and small envelopes, large books and
small books and campaign ammunition
the nams Of that ill9strious sage, T. A
PLANTS, II. c.
rhooRE now fills that position OF great
labor.
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Ep STEWART, when he was forced to
decline the Secretaryship of the Treas
ury. recommended DAVID A. WELLS, of
New York, but GRANT intimated that he
preferred boutwell,, of Massachusetts,.
The appointment of boutwell, will ne
cessitate the resignation of Attorney
General HoAR, whose place will be sup
piled by The appointment of PIERREPoNr,
or TREMAINE, of New York.
The war has commenced and the politi-
clans are beating GRANT every game. So
far he has not made a single point.
"Let US have peace" Ha! ha!! ha y!
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Mexico.

HAVANA, March S-The steamer
from Vera Cruz brings the following
news from the interior: ''S.'a
General Alatorre, in command of the
national troops, came up with the rebels
under General Negrete at Tlascala, and
after sharp fight routed them. Gen
eral Malo was killed in the action and
aany of the rebels were taken prisoners.
Negrete himself escaped with few ad-
herents, going in southerly direction.
General Brocando's cavalry are in close
pursuit.
Colonel Prieto, implicated in Negre-
te'S movement, was captured near Vera
Cruz, taken to that city and shot. Gen
eral Amador also joined Negrete, but
cannot be found He probably accom-
panies him in his flight.
The Mexican government is sanguine
Of completely crushing this revolt.
The insurrection at Merida, Yucatan,
is over. The ringleaders were caught
and Colonel Caballos had them all shot.
Nicolas Malo, Esteves and Lujan have
been captured and sentenced to be shot.
Vera Marero, the companion of Domin-
CUES, when he pronounced, has been
shot, as also Colonel Mayero and 9TH
ers captured at Chilbarcingo. :
Eight merchants and several officers
concerned in the Yucatan revolution
have been shot The government has
been much strengthened by this prompt
action.
CHICAGO, March 9.--Judge McRoberts
of the Circuit Court, in Morris, Illinois,
to-day gave decision that liberates
thirty convicts in the Penitentiary. 1t
was on a. case of habeas CORPUS, in
which the Warden had been commanded
to produce James Fox in Court. Fox
was in January, 1868, convicted ON sew
eral charges, and committed for differ
ent terms, each to commence on the ex-
piration of the preceding one. The
Court to day decided that sentence
commences to run from the time it is
pronounced; that a Judgment must be
in the present, and not in the future, and
is an operation the moment the Court
adjourns. As thirty other prisoners
were thus confined, the Warden asked
for decision, and the Court decided
they must be discharge.