The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-01-12
j. II. :. Bond, Of the ChiIlicOthe
Gazette, (RadfCai, Pouring Hot
Shot Into the Athens Ring,


We clip the following articles from
the Chilhcotlle Gazette of the 30th ult.
Bro. BOND evidently has not the fear of
indictments before his eyes. Hear him
"The real editor of the Athens Mes
senger--not the nominal editor, for he
Is man of straw-is informed that we
have no disposition to throw dirt with
him, rs We have better business in view.
We know him well, and know his histo-
ry, and know that he is the mere tool of
King OF bad men who are perpetra-
ting great wrongs in the community in
which it holds unlimited power. Its
history is to be written, and when the
finger of public scorn is pointed at every
one OF these scoundrcls, as it will be, We
shall rest content. The public eye is
upon them, they are watched, and when
they are smoked out of their holes, there
will be such storm of Indignation rails
cd as will make every good citizen of
Athens County resolve that Seymour
Vigilance Committee is necessity which
will take summary vengeance on these
human hyenas."
Our readers will please bear in mind
that Mr.. BOND edited the Messenger ior
considerable length of time.
%The editor of the Athens Messen
ger boasts that he has come to Athens to
stay. That is more than his predeces
sors have been able to do. They have
''oply come for to GO He will stay
just as long as the Ring can use him and
permit him to stay, and then he will &C
without ceremony. birds of passage
and "carpet- -baggers'' are they all, and
will be until the power of the Ring is de
stroyed, which it will be,sooner or later
and ought to be for the safety of prop.
erty invested in Athens.
EgThe editor of the Woodstield
Spirit wishes to know the difference be
tween moore and wlldes, or whether it is
tweedie-dum or tweedle-dee. We don't
know. Sometimes we think moore is
tweedle dun and wildes is tweedle- dee
and then again We are sure that wildes is
tweedle-dum and moore is tweedle-dee
1t makes but little difference. You pays
your money and you takes your choice
ROLAND FOR AN OLIVER.
During the campaign in the Fifteenth
District, some unwholesome publications
were made in the Woodsfeld Spirit Of
Democracy, touching the regulations Of
the hon. e. h. moore, k. k, and the rev
t. f. wildes, d. IT,, of Athens, whereupor
two indictments were found against til.
editor, and warrants were placed in the
hands of Sheriff Wilson, of Athens, fol-
the arrest of the culprit The Sherif
went over to Woodslield to bring his
prisoner, but the editor was little toe
smart for the gentlemen of Athens. He
declined to come, and, having had the ne
cessary papers made out commanding the
Sheriff to produce him before the Pro
bate Judge of Monroe County, who dis
charged the editor from custody The
editor then turned the tables and com
menced suit against Moore for damages
claiming $4,000; one against Wiides
damages, $4,000, and one against Sheriff
Wilson for 81, ,000 1t is not often tht
Ring gets beaten at its favorite game
of bluff, but Monroe proved too mucl
on this occasion. The athens scare
didn't win this time.
No, the 'Scare' don't work worth :
- down here. We know our rights
and defend them. The Ring have nc
doubt entered in their diaries "Check
mated the fourth move," which is moi
saying much for their skill as players.