The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1869-11-29

lis reported that only the beginning
has been made in uucovering the frauds
which have been going on 10 the New
York Custom House. This is the honest
Administration Of General Grant.
In the Territory Of Wyoming The Dem
ocsats carried every county and elected
every member OF Tho Legislature in both
branches. The political atmosphere Of
Wyoming is as pure as ths. Of Maryland.
The next census taken will probably
Inquire as to the religious belief of the
people. This will puzzle somo of our
loyal friends amazingly. Make it re-
ligious profession and they could answer
readily.
A Mississippi paper declares that the
support of the Democratic ticket b. the
Southern negroes seems to have dcaoral-
lied the radicals to such an extent that
they do not care much whether the FIJI
teenth Amendment prevails or cot.
The Governor of Alabama in his annual
message declares there is no necessity ior
military law in that State. Nobody be-
Iievcs there is except few caypct-baggers
and scalawags, who want to steal and
plumber behind the bayonets of the SOL
diers.
Free trade is being earnestly discussed
through the West. It's plainly to be seen
that tie people ofthat section are becoming
impatient under the present tariff system.
From present indications the tariff will be
\, leading political issue in short time.
A correspondent writes from Harris
burg that he "t7enbles for the future Of
the radical party" he probably belongs
to that party and aiiudes to the rcd-hot
future which Uuiversalism don't Ike to
contemplate: No wonder he ''trembles. :"
S.anton,is aconfrmcd invalid. He has
. throat affection, some difficulty in
breathing: The hangman of Mrs. Surratt
receives roxibution in kind. When will
Bingham begin to suffer the agonics of
8trangulatioa: So far his m;sorics have
been merely mental.
1t seems as though man occupying tho
position Of President Of the United States,
ought to be possessed Of ordinary intclli-
genee, but when We hear of Ulisse'ss re-
mark that gas, is extracted; from coal BY
running it Trough cloIhes.wrincer, we
feelas though bis head ought to be poul-
t'ced, and that some one should fan him
With number nine boot
An Internal Revenue officer in Virginia
has found an Illicit still, made Of copper,
With an inscription showing that it was
made in 1915, and was imported. You
can't make us believe any man has been
making whisky all that time, in violation
OF the Revenue law, and no Radical ever
smellod it before. Us against reason.
a Kansas jury, on Saturday, gave ez-
Mayor Anthony, ofLeaycnworth, Kansas,
SIS, 900 damages against General Thomas
Ewing, on account of his arrest while
Mayor of that city, during the war, by a
United States detective, who took him to
Missouri, whore he was discharged BY
General Ewing, then in command of the
district.
Sumner says the Chinese must have
equal rights. So says the 4Aa,afc Month
". This, being equivalent to "the stamp
OF fate and sanction of the gods" ought to
beconSldered conclusive. Now bring on
the Digger Indians, the Hotcntots and tho
doWn-trodden gorillns. Let's carry Sum
ner to his legitimate limits.
Csspeaes, the Presideu. Of Gree
Cuba" has forwarded his jewels to New
York to be sold for the benefit of the rev.
dictionary army. This illustrates the
difference between patriotism in Cuba and
loyalty in the United Stg,es. There
the patriot Cespedes surrcndcrs his own
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