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} WITH BOWEN.
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[ knew him to be
, h ginning / and
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nations to Washington, and on Wednesday the
second, and he promised to go to the Depart
ment and urge them through. Among the no
minatiOus upon which we agreed were those of
three men, who had been nominated by me on
the 18th OF April. beng the Representatives of
the three classes--a white man, oolored one,
all bis promises and assurances, MIR, Bowen
went to the Department and again opposed
the sppoantmest OF these three men. men as
good Republicans ss any that we have in our
house cOnOurred with me in recommending
Gan duplioity and base fa1sehood no fttrther ,
Looking to the pledges OF friendship violated.
TO the ties OF party suhdered, TO- the words OF
ed. are you not ready to exclsim with Giouster:
20. monstrous treachery Can this be 90:
That in aihipce, amity and caths, <tsr
There stould be found such false assembling
= guile" yylr
In all this. + sspeak by the card" the acau-
ments are in my possession. and are ready to
be shown, and have already. been shown to
hundreds, whIoh clearly SHOW that Nix Bowen
has proved faithless to every pledge that he
has made.
Seven Of the Republicans nominated bv me
were confirmed. By Mr. Bowen's influence
three were rejec ed, and three Democrat ts have
been retained. proposed to make q clean
sweep and according to the favorite dogma
belong the spoils." was prepared TO give no
otice in the CustomhOuse to any one who was
not .. Republican. I, ttis policy Mr.. Bowen
promised TO sustain me. Ibegan to pursue II.
Score tly and underhandedly. at WsshinptoD.
he opposed it. He resisted the appointment
OF several good Republicans, and at last placed
the browning stone on his column Of treaohery
ty getting the Republican, Collector removed
and Democrat put In his place.
MORE TREACHERY.
Rnt this is not the entire sum os MT. Dowen,s
treachery to our party. He knew that every
Eederal Office In this city was occupied by
Democrats or Copperheads. that OF Collector
OF Customs alone excepted. He knew that
backed by Republican President, and Con-
gress whose Republican majority was greater
than II had ever been, the effort TO remove
have been sncceeAfnIs He was Hrgsd to mase
this EFFORT BY our legislature by public meet
fnonstrances OF frieiids.f To every application
70 aid his party by tho removal of these men
he was sitant or returned rude and insulting
aRawers. Ho, . Republican memher Of Con-
,gress. representina . a,publlcaa cobs uen.
cfAt from Fedora! Office ih his elistrict. or to
put Republican in; Dut, IN the contrary, ex-
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w AAoO 0&Wy6T'0
politics. ] should point TO thebiils aud say they
lie before You; and II I were shen asked where
were his plincples, should say they are un-
der the bills.
SAWYER NOT RRPUnLICAN.
BUTT were . waste Of time TO spend another
II is too microscopic for details Well did he
himself say, few days since, that he did NOT
Have particle OF influence with the kepubIioan n
party. There is, ann sure, net q maj, in this
room who believes him to be o Republican or
ever to have been one. The political phrase Of
shooting at dead duck has become rather too
hackneyed for repetition. Well, then. this an
Gent Democrat for in that school was he rear
ed-this man who, IN his original profession,
was brought to our shores to introduce new
system OF teaching. because all his affiliati ns
we're Avowed to be Wlth Southern shareholders.
and who. In bis Democracy, has returned with
Cyl its original fervor to hls first love-this sem
ator, elected BY the Democratic votes OF the
Legislature. and acknowledging his indebted
Tess to that balance of power, nov selects his
friends from among the Democrats, and who
neither writes. nor speaks. nor acts without
and most popular OF the Democratic leaders Of
our city. To- Q 1T one to devise the nefarious
scheme OF desta oyisg the Republican party and
anils,aS ta y.ss:ssss conSsrvs::sn tHeaven help
dear In cur political faith. -
BOWEN A ooNsp1RAyoa.
AS charge Congressman G. O. Bowen with
being co-conspIrator in this nnholy eIlianc ;.
!! WILL be necessary that should SAY some.
thing OF bis political record. And here shali
nav nave to Introduce matters OF psrsonal rela-
ZION to myself, which would glady have
avoided, because Me. Bowen. in proving q
traitor to the Republican party, was compelled
ffom my official position to make his firss at
tack upon the, party through me-. Ny removal
rom cmce Tzi'ist again be made tne toprc OF
dtscussi0n, not because In instigatfEg7 that
romovat Mr. Bowen hiss violated every pledge
that 40 honorable man holds dear. but because
inzthat removal he has shown his antagonism
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Savannah papers please copy.
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ment OF Mr.. Clark, whom Mr.. Bowen declared
to be worse than Democrat, 1t in 80 doing
Mr.. Bowen had sold himself for thirty pieces of
silver. He believed that at all timss and upon
every occasion public meii should have some
well defined and ssttled ideas. NJ man should
be undetermined as to the course to be pur
sued IN, matter where the question is between
principle and policy; and in such case he be-
lieved principle ever right, ana policy never to
be Thought OF. c.s5a jill cy VI! ! ..-
4 Believing then that tae Republicans OF the
City Of Charleston ere desirous Of expressing
their opinions as to the course pursued, he
submitted for their confederation the following
preamble and resolutions. which, on motion OF
Mr.. Little. we're unanimously adopted:
REsoLuT1oNs.
Whereas, Not one Federal Office in this city
nlied by appointment OF the President. ia now
held by known or recognized Republican;
ana whereas, 1t has been shown by clear and
lndlsputable EVIDENCE. That the National
has been deceived by the false Representations
Of the Hon. 4. A. sawyer and the Hon. G. G.
Bowen. our senator and repr esentative in
people, freely and fearlessly, to express their
0pmon Of the conduct of their representa-.
luyes :be t therefore
!, p. ReS0tUed, by the Republicans Of Charles.
sgAs ~ uA0oS uAootluK d050tQDl6Os lh0t the
Hon. f. A. sawyer and the Hon. o. G. Bowen,
our senator and representative in Congress,
have violated their. most solemn pledges to
the Republicans OF South Carolina, and have
betrayed the trust con6ded to them by their
constituents. .,9,
"a. Resolosd. That the r ,publicans Of
Charleston: in common with all loyal men in
South Carolina, regard the removal OF the Hon.
A. q. Mackey from the Office OF Collector OF
Customs at this port. ind the appointment
OF George w. CLARK, the nAc q bitter and
persistent enemy Of the Republican party as
his successor. as an insult unwItting!y cast
upon, every true Republican in the State
through the sreachetous misrepresentation Of
men. who. unmindfll Of he people that ele.
vtted them to Office, have violated every obli-
CATION Of personal homer and every .eaohingof
po it1eali good faith I. sJYs s 3, 4.
g. kesotped, That q copy Of these resolu-
tlpns be duly certified AID forw Tded to his
Excellency she Preedent. the Secretary OF the
Treasury, the President of the ,nate and the
Speaker ,of the House of representative of,
the United States.
Y On motion. the meeting then adjourned.
sais The RIOT RESOLUTIONS. p4e,
It was generally understood that resolutions
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DETECTION OF one leader c,n do us no harm.
He did not make the party, the party made
him. As W. made him, so can we unmake nlm
Without his seat in CONGRESS he is less than
he can do no more than, speculate in q lew
Paltry offices. The highest market value of
them all, aggregated into one sum, will not
be- sufficient to purchase one honest mans
vote.
And our honorable, senator clustering around
him few score Of oface-seekers. may throw
him self into the arms OF the Democrats, but
the gift will neither. from responsibility Of
,tude Of numbers, be worthy OF acceptance.
Mr. Sawyer never was recognized as a
true Republicans; Mr.. Bowep. by h,s want
affections and fcrteited the % coniideoce s OF Of
has constituents. Whe then, for one mo-
ment. would suppose that these men could
DIVIDE the party ? No. Tho Espublican party
This morning have learned from high ar-
thcTity, that our brethren in the country are
speaking ON this subjsct with but one view.
Their cry from the mountains 10 the seaboar.i,
is down with the traitors" and in every town
and hamlet in our good old commonwealth the
same = denunce.:c:ss Q: treason 81. have Dseu
made here Tonight are uttered by the honest,
truthful men. who support, have always sup
ported, and viii forever support, our PIN
0ap es.
these principles. fellow Republicans, are
few. but they are potent for success On the
UunueT OF h6puOllCan1s IN are 1nHOrlD al, in let
ters OF living llgh', { lese words OF cheer to
every poor man neart: 'Equsl political
rights TO all men of every race. Protection to
labor. Free speech, free schools and a free
ballot"
Under this banner we will 20 forth to con.
quer. Success muat be ours. Whoevef NAV,
be false andstFoa0herous 10 the party; i. mat
ters not 1t we are true to O o1rselvess i.hYy.,y.,
AT the conclusion of DR.. Mackeys address,
the chairman introduced to the meeting A. J.
Ransier, ooiored, chairman OF the Executive
Committee Of the Republican party OF South
Carolina. "sA -tfE1 g @,+,9 sa.1s4st
1AMsIza's nslKARxs.
Ransier expressed the great pleasure It gave
him to meet there 30 many Of the brethren.
After some complimentary remarks es DR..
Mackey, he alluded to the efforts OF the Repnb
licans in the General Assembly, OF which he
was q member, to elect Dr. Mackey 4 senator
from South Caroline to the ccn9ress Of the
United States. In this effort they we're not
guided by any seIish m ,tiye, or bee suse DR..
Mackey unfortunately, as viewed by some, hap
nenefsto be- bora ip South Carolina, but be.
cAusy they remembered him as the first man
who,t aim 'st alone, unflfiei NE Union fisq
whom the Federal forces landed on the sIaorcs
OF South Carolia. Thsy looked at all
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-04-13
STARTLING,

A few days ago, Mr. Sprague of Rhode
Island, stated in his place in the Senate of the
United States, that he knew of an instance in
which member of one of the Congressional
committees had been offered in hand three
thousand dollars to report in favor of a certain
measure, with prospective realization OF one
hundred thousand dollars, if the report met
with favorable reception. In this statement,
simple as it seems, there is world Of means
ing, and the silence with which it was re-
ceiyed, shows the extent to which corruption
aud bribery have entered into the legislation
of the country. few years ago such
statement would have called for immediate
investigation, and scarcely single Senator
would have remained quiet in his seat. In
The year 1857, three members of the House
of Representatives, all hailing from the State
of New York-Messrs. Matteson, Gilbert and
Edwards-were expelled from their seats for
entertaining propositions, for which they were
to receive pecuniary consideration for voting
for certain land grants. This was at period
when the legislation of the country was com~
paratively free from corruption, and before
radicalism had assumed full sway.in every de-
partment. At that time, when Mr. Paine, OF
North Carolina rose in his place, and made
the statement that he was cogn;zlnt of the
fact that these brides had been offered aud
accepted, the cry went up from every part OF
the House, to name the parties involved
How different was the reception with which
Mr.. Sprague's statement met only few days
ago Not a single member Of the Senate
thought it necessary to inquire who the grave
legislator was, who had been offered such
heavy reward for his services in committee
No Investigation was called for, and not one
of the sixty Senators present seemed to feel
interest enough in the matter, to even ask who
the legislator was, or whether he had iavorably
entertained the alluring proposition.
From this, some idea may be formed, OF the
depth of infamy and pollution to which the
government has fallen, and further idea may
be gathered OF its downward tendency to ruin
and disintcgration. Whatever may be the
motives which actuatc Mr.. Sprague, the coun-
try is indebted to him for these exposures.
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VALLEY ITEMS.

From our Valley exchanges we cory the
following items -
An order has been issued abolshing
Winchester as a military post.
- Edmund H. Sears has been appointed
Postmaster at Staunton, Va. vice y. I. Maui
pin, removed,
- The chicken cholera is raging to a ter
ribe extent in Page county. One gentleman
has lost over one hundred chickens, while
another lost all the chickens and turkeys he
had.
- Little Isaac, aged about eight years, a
son of Mr.. George II. Conner, living about
three miles from Luray, has studied through
Parkes Arithmetic, and has done his work
throughly.
- Out of all the officers recently appointed
for Warren county only two will consent to
take the iron clad oath. So the county is left
without officers, and stealing gDes forward
unchecked and UNPUBLISHED.
- The people of Page county are earnestly
engaged in the effort to build the Shenandoah
Valley Railroad, which is to run, we believe,
along the Shenandoah river from Harper
Ferry, through the Page Valley, to Port Re-
public.
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Ashley.

Impeacher Ashley, of Ohio, has been APP
pointed Governor of Montana. He is just
the man for the place according to the Rad
ical standard, as is proven by the following
extracts from letters written by Ashley, in
March, 1861, to "trooly loil' patriot, named
Frank Chase whom he had endeavored to
have appointed Surveyor of Colorado. These
letters are dated March II, Is and 10, 1861,
and run thus:
Now Frank, this is the best office, in my
Judgment, in the gift of the President, and
would resign to day if I were sure l could
keep it four years. IF you get it, I want to
unite with you as full partner in all land
speculations and town sites" * THE
Pacific railroad will go through this Territory,
and will be fortune to US if we can get it. !"
81 II will probably be chairman of
the committee on Territories, if we can carry
out the programme to elect Grow, Speaker,
and your brother, Charley Chase of Indiana,
Clerk, and then will know all the proposed
expenditures in the Territories, and post you
in advance" = * :: "Now one word as
to ourselves 1t is agreed that my brother
Eli is to be chief clerk, and my brother Will
liam, who is now in Colorado, shall have such
a position as he can fill, he having always
been farmer. The surveying contracts, &c,
we will fix after the appointment" y x
81 have drawn up the enclosed agreement,
which I wish you would sign and keep. and
copy one Just like; sign it, and forward and
return the other agreement"
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Public Grants.

1t is rumored that impecunious members of
eight or ten different Grant clans in Scotland
are coming by the ship.load to this country
to fill to subordinate positions in the customs
houses, postofices, departments, and bureaus
of the United States. The glad news has
gone abroad that all the Dents, all the Caseys,
all the Simpsons, all the Shapes. all the rel
atives, near and remote, of the Grants, Dents,
Caseys, Simpsons, and Shapes, and all the
sold friends" of all these families, have been
provided for. Consequently, tits understood
that the General intends to fall back upon the
original Grants for supplies, and so the Scotch
Grants are scratching around for means to
pay their passage to America. We advise
them to be in no haste about it. Covington,
Kentucky, has just been surprised by the ad-
won't of one B. F. Winans, who arrived from
Clsrmout county, Ohio, expressly to take
charge of.the Covington Postofhce. Wonder
ceased when it was discovered that Winans
had married neice of General Grant. So
in addition to the Caseys, Cramers, Simpsons,
Dents, Sharps, their relatives and friends, here
are all the Winans' to be provided for, and
thereafter the near and remote connections
of. the Winans', and then the old folks OF the
Winans'. Really, it looks as if there was no
end to it. But it simplifes ofhce-seeking and
Office getting wonderfully.
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TO DBbINQUBNTs.

We have one more word to address to those
who owe US for subscriptions and ADVERTISE
ments: You are aware that we have been for
some time urder a pecEniary strain, and we
have plainly told you that your assistance was
necessary. You have for some cause, best
known to yourselves, disrcgarded our several
anpeals. and left us to struggle along without
your help. You have between this time and
Friday next to come to our rescue, and many
of YOU have it in your power to pay us. The
question is, will you do it? The matter is
with you.
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III A r RE d

In Baltimore city, on Tuesday. March 23d. 1860
of this place, to Miss ELIZA J. McC LELLAN, OF
Baltimore county, Md.
On Wednesday last, the 9Th inst, the Bridge
at Harper's Ferry. by Rev. J. c. Stewart. Mr.. VIM.
II. MOORE to Miss ISABELLA vOODDY-both
of Cha rlestown.
On the Sth inst, al the residence of Thomas Cal
lahau, ESQ.,. Berkeley county, by Rev. w. G COs,
ar. DANIEL FADELEY to Miss SALLlE 4.
LEMEN-loth of this county.
On the 9Th inst. in Baltimore, f. NJ. STORM to
LAURA N. LALEI-both of Harpcr's Ferry.
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GONE AT LAST Under the death head
will be found announcement of the death
of the oldest person in our County, Mrs.
Catharine Nef, in the one hun7' ed and Third
year of her age. Some weeks since, we gave
sketch of the life Of this extraordinary
woman. How great have been the worlds
changes since she appeared upon the stage,
may be appreciated at a glance, upon the
simple suggestion, that she was three years
older than the Great Napoleon would have
been, had he been living on the day she died
Nalcrst0wn Hat.
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EXTRA SEssIoN.-President GRANT, IN
view of important interests not yet acted upon
has issued proclamation converting the Uniteu
States Senate in extra session. The session
was to have commenced yesterday at 1 o'clock.
The House adjourned on Saturday.
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,JANTED. AGENTS. SO t,

WANTED, AGENTS. $50 to 5000 per
w month, everywhere, male and female TO IN;
troducc the GENUINE IMPROVED COMMON
SENSE FAMILY SEWING MACHINE. This ma
chine will stitch hem. fell, tuck. quilt cord. bind.
braid and rmbroiicr in a most superior manner.
Price only Is. Fully warraI ted for five years
We will pay ) 1900 Tor any machine that viii sew
n stronger, beautiful, more elastic scam than
ours. II makes the Elastic Lock Stitch" Every
sccond stitch be cut and sui tn" cloth cannot
be pulled apart without tea ring it. Wcpay Agents
from So to 5000 per month and expenses, or n
commission from which twice that amount can bc
made. Address SECOMB X Co, Pittsburgh, Pa,
Boston. Mass. or ST. Louis, Mo.
CAUTIOS.-Do not lie imposed upon by other
parties pa Inning of worthless cast iron machines.
under the same name otherwise. Ours Is tho
only genuine and really practical cheap machine
manufactured.
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YELLOW Observation-Disclosures
TIoN.-Dr. Mudd, who had much experience
at the Dry Tortugas: says
81 found that the disease docs not generate
the poison which gives rises to the plague
The difference between contagiOn and intec-
ton which have discovered is that one geue>
rates the poison from which the fever springs,
and the other does not ContasiOn, such as
small. pox. mtasels, &c, generates the poison
which spreads the complaint Of yellow fever,
typhoid fever. and other such infectious dis
sc;,>es. 1t required contact with the poison,
and not with the disease, to infect a person,
and If thousand cases. Of fever we're removed
from the place of the disease no danger what
ever need be unprecedented"
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| E D.

In this town, Thursday morning last, april
sth, 1869, Mr.. JOHN FREDERICK BLESSING, in
the 4sth year of his age.
On the 3Oth ult. MARY ANN. wife OF Mr.. Samuel
MeracIe of Darkcsvie, Berkeley county, in the 3lst
year OF her age.
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Eop S1oo PER LINE

We will insert an advertisement in osE ,a IToss
AND NEwsPAPEns, OSE NoSdH me h .,,.- Isrs
1o,s han 100 DAILY PAPEEs- in which me AZ
1eItiser obtains % insertions to the no oa sno INC
TE.DrSc PAPERS ~ MORE THAN SOO DIEIEA-sF
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Address GEO. p. RoWELL & CO.
AGENTS, New York.
April 6, 1863.
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The Valley Railroad.

In the first Branch of'the City Council,
(says the Baltimore Gazette of Saturday. the
President presented communication from
Robert T. Banks, Esq, Mayor Of Baltimore
CITY, calling the attention of the members to
the accompanying letter of NJ. G. Hartman,
President of the Valley Railroad ,aud advising
that committee be appointed to whom the
matter Of comforting with the delegates be re-
ferrcd. The letter is as follows:
OFFICE VALLEY RAILROAD Co,
Staunton, March 30, 1869.
TO Hon. Il. T. Banks:
Mn Dear iSH-The counties of Roanoke,
Bottetourt Rockbridge, Augusta and Rock
insham, have appointed delegates to go to
Baltimore on the 21st day of April next, to
confer with the Mayor and City Council and
citizens of Baltimore, and urge the subscrip-
ton of one million of dollars by the City of
Baltimore to the stock Of the Valley Rail-
road. provided the counties and towns on the
line Of the road subscribe one million two
hundred thousand dollars. This being done,
Il first mortgage in the road for thirteen hum
dred thousand dollars, will nearly, if not quite
complete the road from Harrisonburg to Sa-
lem, We propose that the delegations from
all the counties shall meet at the Eutaw
House at 10 o'clock, A. NJ, on the 22d of
April, 1869 Please make the necessary ar
Engagements and obligc me, and obige
Yours, very truly,
NJ. G. HARTMAN, President
After the message and letter had been
read, Mr. Crout moved that JOINT special
committee be appointed to make the necessary
arrangements for the meeting to be held at
the Eutaw House at 10 o'clock y. NJ. on
the 22d instant The motion was adopted,
and the Chair named N1essrs. Crout, Carter
and Arthur as a committee from this Branch.