The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1869-08-23
Political Chit-Chat.

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deviltry in Boston. .o'
The radical city Of Dubuque, Iowa, has
voted to repudiate its city debt.
a6Greeley believes in tho truth, even il
he 't'giyes the lie" h
II Grant is the salt Of the earth, Robe.
son should be sea-salt. ,,af..
The land just given to Grant was not a
cemetery. but large enough to bury bis
reputation: % ies a, .-..s
The Hon. James NJ. Kavanaugh, Dem.
ocrat, has been reelected delegate to Con-
gress from the Territory Of Montana.
"A discerning Englishman says that
Grant looks like policeman in plain
clothes. 7ar4t al J.y '''R
"A niger wench Of the town was
crowned as the Goddess Of Liberty at a
radical barbecue in Alabnma last week.
Jesse d. Bright expects to be chosen
United States Senator BY the next Legis-
lature ofiKeutucky. t.s i
z Kentucky never had apublic defaulter.
Official corruption and it's twin sister rad
icalism, have never foulcd her escutcheon.
1.-The Emperor Napoleon is about to re-
duce his taxes. If the present hard times
continue. the Emperor Napoleon will be
pnzzled to raise his. - ~. 4''''4 r +,
"A disappointed Quaker Indian agent
reported to Grant that be had not seen a
handsome Indiar woman. And Grant
aympathizes withthe Quaker in his tor.
meuting disappointment 4 w ~ y,
A radical journal in the interior OF New
York .ays--"Tbe President may have his
Borie, Robeson and Fish for summer
trips, but he ought to give Us a little bet
ter stock for everyday uses" 9 s@F p
|,-rsenator Cole, Secretary Robson says,
has gone to San Domingo on, "a special
mission.la Cole is q good name to a Nacl;
country Robson also says that within o
year San Domingo will be annexed.
The dead Democratic party Itpollcd
in 1859, t1,SO3,020 votes; min 1860,
2,213.027; in 1864, exclusive Of the
South } I ,s11 754;sin 1868, 2.707, 1854.
Mighty lively old corpse, ain'tis7 7fa5at
The lntcHigencer, of Lancaster, Penn.
! sylvania, states that General W. 7. Sher-
man ha. written a letter, expressing his
sympathy with tho Conservative Republic
caus Of Mississippi, who are going to run
Judge Deut for Governor. ~ uadt .
+ The Senator from Indiana, who carries
foul, rotten body about with bin, has
been engaged by the1radicals to open the
campaign for them in Ohio. He spoke at
Toledo on the 14th. His. name is Nor.
tom tsa'el!ai -s,ii gog iii 70 "a esa
Grant has notdcclined that Brioksbuurre
farm. He don't indulge ID waeakncssss 81
the declining variety. He used TO de-
cline verbs in bis schoOolboy days, they
say. but never learned II declipe q sub.
..antive-if it was worth anything. g..9o, !.
IAN immense mass meeting was held
Monday afternoon, at Tammany Hall.
underthe auspices Of the y Tammany So
cicty, to protest against the conduct Of the
Government in failing to afford protection
to American citizens in Ireland.
= tits reported that General Sherman
has instructed General Candy moi, to en- en- .
force the iron n.clad oath. as concerning
tho members elect Of The Virginia Legisl
lature. but to await The action Of The
Cabinet. S OH isft tsi4mj ,,iises.,,.,,
Two days, twelve hours and thirty.fiyc.
minutes have elapsed since Grant was
presented with n ify-acre sand.heap in
New Jersey, and as yet there has been
no appointment traceable to that gift as
Its great first cause. Is Grant becoming
ungfateful,r or is there flaw in tho
title?i6' elsiGam y'lspisa ;U39 ,OU0 59s
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Sixty.fve thousand dollars wero e1.,
pended in nigger schools in Washington
last year, spent in trying to teach niggers.
OF the pure blood nigger mono will take
an education. And The rest will take in
exact proportion to tho white blood in
their veins. i 44F psl.- s.1 ls =
"a radical, somewhat worried about the
probabilities Of "Tylerizing" the present
administration, complains that If tho Dem
ocrats do steal Grant, they will have to
take tho Cabinet along. or there will not
DO enough in the job to make IL petit lar.
ceny. a'7p n az rYnfi Hd.[rB st,
Popular man, Grant, just now ! 49,,
The California folks are going to give
Seward one thousand dollars worth Of
gold.headed cane. That rod and that
cane will comfort him. It's head viii con.
tain forty-one pieces Of quartz. Therein
Grant has the advantage Of Seward. His
head will carry that number Of whole
quarts, taken at one time. e l
Thore Is much complaint on plantations
| in the South that the laborers leave, ii
violation Of their contract. whenever IL
suits their convenience. This il a sad
e1ilito the planters at this season Of the
years This and many other troubles con.
nected with The labor question force The
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