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NJ, .sleadicy's letter.

We invite the attention Of our readers
to the letter of our Representative in the
Legislature, published this week.
> There is no doubt, in our mind, about
the correctness of Mr.. Headley's conclu.
sions in relation to the Central Asylum,
There should be an Asylum at Columbus,
and tho idea of rebuilding at some other
point, don't appear plain to us. It can
certainly be rebuilt on the old site at far
less expense, than at 2anesvilleo some
other point.
In relation to the Athens Asylum, we
think it would be wise, and meet with the
appreciation of the people Of the entire
State, with the exception of few dead
heads about Athens, if the work was
discontinued until the Central Asylum is
completed; and then if it is to be COM
petca let there be thorough "recon-
struction" of the Trustees and Mana
gers. We are opposed to the granting
of the 100000 appropriation asked for,
by the Trustees, to continue the work
this year. Discontinue the work now,
and We think the grass will wave many
summers over the foundation, ere the
people will ask that it bo pushed to COM
pleion. aa
The claquers from Athens will no
doubt bore the Legislature this winter,
but we think, from our knowledge in the
premises, that their ''cake is dough" "
Poor Ring" we feel for you!
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-01-26
The Legislature Charged Win
BlaCkmaiiing.

The following from the Pomeroy Tel
egraph,. ia faver of the Athens Ring de
sc-yes rebuke' at the hands of the Leg
islatise Committee appointed to ferret
out fraud in connections With the Athens
Asylum:
"a Legislative Investigating Commit
tee hts been up at Athens. on the pre-
tebsc of trying to make out the means
made use of in that town to induce tht
l,cation of the new Lmrltic Asylum
there-just as if the ruling majority in
tie Legislature was not already fully in
l6rme.l in the premises All that such
things generally mean is.that little hush
money would he acceptable somewhere
Our Athens fcllow-citizens may just aS
-.-oil mako Mp their minds. first as last. to
bleed little more"
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-01-26

MORE TICKET SPECULATION Plymouth
church keeps itself before the speculative
public. "Sittingsin the evening at Ply
mouth church are advertised at sixteen
dollars each the year" This, we sup
pose, is the market report of the retail
trade in piety. The heavy dealers, the
moneyed men, went to the auction the
other day and bought the. pews by the
year, as the grocers go to the coalyard
and buy coal by the ton; and now they
advertise the sale of single seats for =
single service" to realize" just as tho
same grocers distribute their ton of coA
by the peck and the pailful.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-01-26
Senators Elected.

The following United States Senator
were elected on the 10 inst.
Mississippi-Carl Schurz.
Delaware-James A. Bayard to Marc
4, and Thomas A. Bayard, son Of Jane
A, six years.
Maine-Hannibal Hamlin. a
Michigan-Z. Chandler.
Wisconsin-M: H. Carpenter.
Pennsylvania-John Scott.
Minnesota-Alex. Ramsey.
Massachusetts Sumner.
New York-Reuben Z. Fenton
Indiana-D. S. Pratt. -.
New Jersey--John P. Stockton.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-01-26

eJFor some time past the Hudson's
Bay Company, which claims title to an
immense territory in the northern part of
this continent, has been trying to sell
out its possessions to the Dominion OF
Canada. The price asked has been fl,
100000, which the Canadians think alto
gether too large a sum for their means,
and they now even dispute the right OF
the company to the most valuable portion
of the tract under consideration.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-01-26
n@One adyantaoe of General Butlcr,

s% One advantage of General Buffers
financial plants in danger of being over
looked. When it is adopted there viii be
no further tse for gold and silver as mon
ey, and the amount now in the hands Of
brokers-which they will of course dis
pose Of for a merely nominal amount in
certificates of value" find its way
into the shops of the jewellers to be man
ufactured into earrings, breastpins and
toothpicks. Articles of gold and silver
ware will become cheap and common.
1t is certificates of value" which will
hereafter count with u.s. Boston Post.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-01-26

THE TENURE OF OFFICE AcT.-In the
Senate of the United States Wilson, OF
Massachusetts, introduced bill to amend
the Tenure Of Office act. Its provisions
will be found in our Congressional report
The idea of Mr.. Wilson introducing this
amendment fore shadows an intention on
the part of the Senate to oppose the pas
sage of General Buffers bill to repeal the
act altogether.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-01-26

Ey-Old BRowNLow has issued proc
lamation calling out the militia of Ten
nessee. He says: "The executive is not
to be cajoled or terrified"
Was not the "executive terrified" when
he ran away like the poor, miserable
coward he is, from Knoxville, when LONG
STREET was besieging that place? Poor
wretch
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-01-26

MEXICAN TREATIES RETURNED.-Mr.
Plumb, ex-Secretary of Legation in Mex
leo, has returned from there with the rat
flied copies of two of the Seward Rom
ero treaties. The treaties ratified are the
one referring to claims against Mexico
and that on the subject of 'naturalixa
tion," DC. The third treaty stands no
chance of consideration during the prcs-
ent session of the Mexican Congress.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-01-26

A correspondent of the New York
World says the President will soon par
don DR.. Mudd.
The name of the new King of Siam is
Somdetch- -Chufa- Chulalongeoragut, and
that of Prime Minister kalahomc- Chho-
PhyasrisaryWon
The stoutest iron plate made has a
thickness of about fifteen inches, and is
used as armor plate, The thiunest plate
is so attenuated that 4,S00 sheets of it.
laid one over the other, are only one
inch in thickness.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-01-26

COUNTY PRlSTING.-We clip the fol.
lowing from the Guernsey Times:
1.-The Monroe County Commissioners
have passed series of resolutions for
bidding the payment of any money tc
parties outside of the county, for print
ing, and require all such bills to be paid
by the officer making the contract, out
of his own pocket. '-Pomeroy Tele
graph.
The above is one of the meanest, low
est. contemplate falsehoods, the TAr,
LoRs, in their zeal for lies, ever concoct
ed. .l.ssa.. ... .-s
There are no such 'resolutions" Oh
the Journal Will the TAYLOR organ and
Telegraph make the correction?
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-01-26

Eg-The House passed a resolution on
the goth inst, which requires members
to write their autographs upon ''all let
ters or other mail matter" .ra,l.
That won't put stop to the practice
nf ffarking stoves, threshing machines
and other light mail matter.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-01-26

ONE RoRBING JOB SQUELcHEp.-The
Niagara Ship Canal bill has been virtual
fy defeated in the House of Representa-
tives by its reference to the Committee
ofthe Whole by a vote of eighty one to
sixty This is good beginning. Now
let Congress go to work and smash up
other thieving lobby rings that infest the
capital.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-01-26

Gg-The Supreme Court Of the United
States, on the 18th inst, made decision
in the New York bank cases. The opiE-
ions were read by Chief Justice CHASE,
and were to the effect that certificates of
Indebtedness and United States notes or
sreenbacks are exempt from State taxa
ton.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-01-26

EgSenator HILL, Of Georgia, has
been informed that he has no right to a
seat in the United States Senate, because
the Niger legislators were ousted.
Had Senator HILL been a rpet>bag
scalawag like WARNER 'twould have been
all right.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-01-26

wThe "protection" asked by the
manufacturers, Of New England, of the
West, is ''such protection as vultures
give to lambs and devourinG
them
Are the Western people content that
these swindlers, whose 800 shares are
worth S2,0l5 each in the market, shall
have more protection?" If so, continue
to vote the Jacobin ticket.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-01-26

ng The Virginia Committee and the
Judiciary Committee have had several
conferences upon the reconstruction Of
Virginia, and have apparently agreed mp
on bill to admit the State on the adopa
ton of the constitution with the obnox-
ious disfranchisement and test oath clau-
ses stricken out. A general amnesty bill
will probably follow the passage Of the
one thus agreed upon.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-01-26

"THE UNION AS 1T WAS, AND
THE CONSTITUTION AS IT IS"
II hold that THIS Government was made
N the. WHITE BASIS, by WHITE
MEN, for the BENEFIT of WHITE MEN
and their POSTERITY forever. Ste
rhea a. Douglas. ... :.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-01-26
RERead the ". Y. HeralTs article,

Ny-Read the v. Y. Herdlds article,
"a Flank Movement of the Jacobins.' y
1t portrays the Radical muddlc, exactly
The fight suits us to ty-t, and we hope
it will continue until GRANT and the Rad
icals are ready to cut one anothers
throttles. "On to Richmondw
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-01-26

ES-The people Of Detroit were very
much astonished on New Years day to
Fsee the waters of the Detroit River flow
ing up stream. The oldest lnhabitant
had never witnessed the like before
The phenomenon lasted six hours, and is
supposed to have been caused by the
banking up of the waters of Lake Erie,
ut the mouth Of the river, by strong
wind
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-01-26
GE'T The Cincinnati Commercial,

E1 The Cincinnati Commercial, oi
the 2lst, has the following;
at is an extraordinary circumstance
that we have not alibel suit on hand al
this moment. We do not remember re
Gently to have neglected the performance
of any public service that came in oul
way, but the usual testimony that We
have done well is wanting"
We go two better. For further partic
ulars inquire of e. b. moore or t. f. wildes
Athens, Athens County, Ohio.
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aae-General Grant is AZ and Mr. ~

Gg- General Grant is Al, and Mr., Col.
fax 46s; Andrew Johnson is 81; Seward,
6S; General .Schofeld but 3S; Mf. Mo
culloch, 5S; Mr.. Randall and Mr.. Brown.
ing, SO; Mr.. Wade, the President of tho
Senate, is SO; Senator Sumner is IS, and
Senator Trumbull 46. The members Of
the House of Representatives are nearly
all young men. James Brooks and E.
B. Washburne are among the oldest, and
are respectively SO and SO years of age.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-01-26
Take Notice.

rne EuIrur of THE SPIRIT has removed
his Office, to the front room of the dwell
ling house, one door South of the print
ing Office, where all business connected
with THE SPIRIT will be transacted. No.
flee the sign: SPIRIT OFFICE geg
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-01-26
Hayti.

General Alexis is reported to have cap
tured Forts st. Michael and Liberte.
Salnave had been driven from his cap
tured positions near Jacmel, and was at
Petit Riyiere with his Cabinet. The re-
bels were gaining strength, and were
preparing 70 attack Port al Prince,
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-01-26

The purchase of Mr. Bateman's inter
est in opera boutfe and his contracts by
Mr.. James Fisk, Jr., inspires the New
York Herald to make the following sche-
dule of the property belonging to the
Erie Railroad Company: ''Erie railroad
main line; six old branch roads, one city
railroad, two steamboat lines, one line OF
freight barges, one ferry, one opera house
one French opera company, one ballet
company, lot of old wardrobe, twelve
lawsuits" The Tribune states that the
price paid Mr.. Bateman was 100000
Mr.. Fisk has already taken the manage
ment of the business.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-01-26

Es-DoNN PIArr says of Senator Nor
GAN, Of New York.
ale has been neither useful nor orna-
mental, and the great State of New York
might just as well have had firkin OF
butte in her Senatorial chair as the aiHu-
ent Morgan
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-01-26

CONCORD, N. H., Jan 20.-The Demo-
cratic State Convention nominated John
Bedell, of Bath, for Governor, and Gen.
NJ. T. Donohoe for Railroad Commis-
sioner. Short resolutions were passed
declaring adhesion to the Constitution
and in favor of the taxationTof bonds.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-01-26
TuoNAs M Kry III,

EpJudge THOMAS NJ. KEY died at
Lebanon, O., the evening of the 18th
inst. During the late war Judge KEY,
acted as Judge Advocate on McCLEL-
Lass staff and was the author of several
Of that Generals excellent General Or
ders, ..-.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-01-26
Tbe Alabama Ciaims--TreatIes.

Mr. Seward received information by
tlic cable, on The 18th inst, that Reverdy
johnson and Earl Clarendon had signed
a treaty for the settlement Of the claims
ef citizens Of the United States against
Great Britain, and of citizens Of Great
Britain against the United States, and
that two other treaties had been negotla-
ted.
One of these defines the question OF
citizenship and Of expatriation, and the
other settles the Northwest boundary
question as to the Island of San Juan.
The copy of the treaty thus before the
Senate is the original protocol or draft
agreed upon at London in November
Inst
The articles of the treaty are eight. In
number, and are substantially as follows: ::
First-The two Governments agree to
the settlement of all claims and differ
ences which have arisen since the con
vcntion of 1858.
Second-Provides for q commission
of four persons, each Government being
entitled to two representatives; this COM
mission to agree upon plan Of settle
ment.
Thirtl--Provides that majority of the
commission shall decide the question in
volyed.
Fourth-Proyides for cases of disa-
rreement of any claims considered by
the Commission. In such an event the
two Governments shall choose an um
pire. The President of the United States
shall act for the United States, but the
umpire selected shall not be qualified un-
less confirmed by the Senate.
Fifth-Provides that in the event OF
the refusal of the umpire to decide the
question, it shall be settled by lot in the
presence of the Commission.
Sixth Excludes from the jurisdiction
of the Commission all cases arising from
claims which have been adjudicated in the
Courts of Admiralty.
Seyenth-Provides that claimants shal!
have first proved that they are British
subjects that they preserved strict neu-
trality during during the war, and did not aid
the South.
Eiphth-Provides for the holding of
the sessions of the Commission in Wash
ington.
Now let us have the Commission and
probably the claims will be adjusted as
early as A. d. 1900.
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@Did it ever occur to the Bond
holders that these two propositions, in
relation to the public debt, are tru:s
/. The people are unwilling TO pay.
2. The people are unable topay.
The word "repudiation" makes a
Bondholder yell "in his agony" but the
people think, and they are right, the
debt has been paid once, and that fulills
the contract. Better reputation than
starvation and beggary at every tax-pay-
er's door.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-01-26

E@RoBERT c. BucnASAS and a. c.
1IULEM have beea nominated Brigadier
Generals IT, S. a, by the President to
III the place ofsRorssEau deceased and
HooHER retired.
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Response from the President

The President transmitted the follow
ing, to-day, to the Senate:
The resolution adopted on the 9TH
inst, requesting the President to trans
nit to the Senate copy Of any procla-
nation of amnesty made by him since
the last adjournment of Congress, and
also to communicate to the Senate by
what authority Of law it was made, has
been received. | accordingly transmit
herewith copy of a proclamation dated
the 10th day of December last The
authority Of law by which it was made
is set forth in the proclamation itself,
which expressly af1irms that it was issued
by virtue of the power and authority in
me vested by the Constitution, and in
the name of the sovereign people of the
United States, and proc!aims and de-
clar 5 Internationally and without re
servation, to all and to every person
who. directly or indirectly, participated
in the late insurrection or rebellion, a
full pardon and amnesty for the ofensc
Of treason against the United States, or
of adhering to their enemies during the
late civil war, with the restoration of
all their rights, privileges and immuni-
ties, under the Constitution and laws,
which have been made in pursuance
thereof. The proclamation of the 25th
ult., is in strict accordance with the ju-
dicial exposition of. the authority thus
conferred upon the Executive, and as
will be seen by reference to the accompa-
nying papers, is in conformity with the
precedent established by Washington in
1875, and followed by Adams in 1900
Madison in 1915, and Lincoln in 1868
and by the present Executive in 1865
1867 and 1868.
ANDREW JOHNSON.
Washington, D. c., January Is, 1869
DOCUMENTS ACCOMPANYING THE RESPONSE
The copies accompanying the Presi
dents answer to the Senate, are as fol
lows:
l. The proclamation of General Wash
ington, dated July 10, 1895, granting tc
citizens who had been engaged in insur
rection and in resisting the collection ot
revenue on distilled spirits and stills il
the western counties of Pennsylvania
excepting certain classes described il
the proclamation, general pardon of al
treasons and other indictable olIenses.
.. The proclamation of John Adams
dated May 81, 1900, granting full pardon
to all and every person, including some
persons excepted in Washington's proc
lamation, engaged in the said insurrec
tion, thereby remitting and releasing un
to all such persons all pains and penal
ties incurred, or supposed to be incurred
! for or on account of the PROMISES
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-01-26

EgThe San Francisco Alta California
says that california dried figs are tax:
ing their place in the market and gradu-
ally crowding out the imported article,
many of them being deeidsdly superior
in quality to all from Smyrna, save the
very best. The raisins generally are in
ferior to the importedT but they are ina
proving in quality every year. So are
the prunes."
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-01-26

On Saturday night one hundred armed
men from Plum Creek, Fremont County,
Iowa, broke into the Jail in Sidney, took
out jackson and Norton, who murdered
Holloway at a dance in his hotel on
Thursday, and hung them to t3es ovcr
q mile distant from town.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-01-26
WoodsfieIi. Jan. rs. 1859

"A union Of hearts, union of hands,
A union that mono may sever;
A union of lakes, a union Of lands,
The AMERICAN UNION FOREVER"
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LONDON, Jan. 17.-Disratches froms'
the sEastreport that a difficulty has arisen
between Turkey and Persia. Disturb
ances broke out upon the Eastern from.
tier of Asiatic Turkey between the Per-
slams and the Turks which hayeled to the
withdrawal of the Ambassador of the
Porte from Teheran. Since these occur.
rences Persia has been massing troops
on her northwestern frontier. ~
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Another Session Of the Conference
"A RequesttO Greece and q Suf-
geStiOn TO Turkey ssaa9 is :.

PARIS, Jan. 16.-Another session of
the Conference was held to-day for the
purpose of affording an opportunity for
the members to sign the declaration OF
its opinions. ss - %
The Public (newspaper) of this even
ing says: The declaration asks of
Greece, in the interest of European peace,
to suppress the bands and vessels inten.
ded for incursions into the neighboring
States of the Ottlman Empire, and coun,.
sells Turkey to withdraw her ultimatum.
1t concludes by expressing hopes ofia
speedy removal Of diplomatic relations
between Turkey and Greece. sssa7sz.
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*The gentleman who made the proposition to
us, made it at the solicitation of members OF
the Ring. The gentleman submitted the prop
osition and we rejected it. The Enquirtrs Ian
guage is too strong on that point; he is not con-
nected with the Ring-at least we don't believe
he is.--ED. SPIRIT.
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HAn ingenious apparatus for giving
an alarm in case ofthe presence of car
bonic oxide or coal gas in room, has
recently been invented by mechanic
residing in Berlin, Prussia. 1t consists
ofa galvanic battery with bell, and a
glass tube filled with livid chloride of
palladium. This metallic salt is eNtrem-
ely sensitive to the pressure of carbonic
oxide gas. a small quantity of the gas
will at once throw down some Of the me
tai from the solution, and this precipitate
collecting at the bottom of the tube at
once establishes connection in the cur
rent of electricity, and the violent ringing
Of bell will warn the sleeper of his dan
ger. ... ....
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-01-26

n1 The style of the buildings in Chi
cagoi is best described by the Times of
that city: There arc not ten prominent
buildings in Chicago that are not burles
ques upon what should be, and the sight
of which would not cause the architects
Of the Augustan era to turn in their cof-
fins, could they be permitted to look up
on them. We are as far from what we
should be, as hash is remote, in quality,
from perfect dinner. In fact, hash is a
term which BEST describes en-twelfths
of our buildings. They consist Of the
odds, ends and remnants Of what was
served up by the artistic caterers of an
earlier day" Such frankness in Chi
cago paper is truly remarkable.
The Portland daily press., 1869-05-15
CLIO II H il n @
Cxeamsed and Repaired

RY WILLIAM BROWN, formerly at 81 Federal
~ street, is located at his new store No "a Fed.
efaist few doors below Lime street, will attend
W " us usual business of Cleansing and Repairing
~ Secondhand Clothing for sale at tair prices.
Jan S-eodtt