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The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-03-30
The Modified Tenure-OE. ONCE
Bill.

WASHINGTON, March 24.-The new
modified Tenure of-office Bill, which
was born in the iniquity of Radical
caucus and made at midnight last night
the basis of compromise between
President GRAFT and the Senate, was
duly presented to the Senate to-day by
the Judiciary Committee, and after four
hours of wearisome debate, was passed
by 81, to Is, seven Republican Senators
joining the eigh: Democrats and refusing
to vote for any thing but the repeal of
the old law. This proposed modifca-
ton of the law does not give the Presi-
dent the power of absolute removal du-
rng the recess of the Senate, but, on
the contrary, subjects every act of the
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-03-30
More Of Senator Sprague's Speech
Death Blows to RadiCalism.

We invite careful perusal of the fol-
lowing by every reader of the Spirit
throughout the country. The uttcrances
are those of Radical, bred in the Jaco
bin school, but who is growing tired of
oppression forced by bayonets and sham
legislation:
You have, by contentious beginning
here, through the ambition of one class
of men, built up two great,two powerful
bodies of people; and you have built
them up for purpose, that they might
unite with your own ambitious ends for
Office, and place, and power; and you
have gone from here to your respective
peoples, both North and South, in order
to create good opportunities, that you
might go on in that way prospering in
employment and in Office.
"iou fight against titles and aristoc-
racies! There never were titles and aris-
tocracies that exercised the complete
power and jurisdiction over everything
that concerned a people that is concen-
trated i'll this body to-day. + n
"Sir, the position in which, so far as I
am judge,the people of the North were
placed at the beginning of the late war,
was disgraceful to all legislation of the
past. Did you who now sit in your seats
tell us that this war was impending
Did you ever tell us that we we're at any
time on the brink of fearful convul-
sion? We rushed into that war without
discipline, without preparation, without
knowledge of the impending catastrophe.
p it fair, is it just, is it generous, that
that policy shall be pursued hereGfter'
Such, sir, was my knowledge of it. No
body erer told me, or those ,chom I ao,c
represent, Of the ruin that -four short
gears haze brought upon as. Il Il
"Sir, all have studied the results of the
inluisition, commencing in the fourth
century and ending in this. Obnoxious
and cruel as the result of that action
suggests itself to every mans mind,
do not believe that its action caused more
anxiety, more trouble, more terror than
the acts of Congress applied to the peo
pie during the war, both North and
South, and since the war has ended; for
if there was any tyranny ever exercised,
either by one man or by a set of men,
aiming at 4 given purpose, that tyranny
was exhibited over the people of this
country, South and North, in the exac.
tons made upon them while the war was
pressing, AMI since then in the adjust
mcnt of their material interests. The
troubles, tho anXieties, ,and the uncertain
ties which have operated upon the minds
of business men and their families have
been unknown III the history of any other
nation that has ever existed"
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-03-30
The Lake Trade.

The Buffalo Courier, in speaking of
the lake trade for the coming season,
says:
The probabilities Of dull spring in
the forwarding business is quite gener-
ally entertained, anc, as consequence,
many vessel owners have been disposing
of their property. Large numbers Of
vessels have changed hands, anG lake
exchange says great many more sales
in prospect of completion are talked Of
This forwarding business has suffered,
or at any rate been unremunerative for
the greater part of the past two years !;
and the probability of the lack of lumber
freight this spring, caused again by a
lack of snow, has led many to expect a
very dull opening of navigation over
all the lakes"
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-03-30

SCARCITY OF CuRRENcY-Congress
should recollect that the suffering of the
people through all conditions Of busin-
ess, on account Of the scarcity of curren-
CIV, may be relieved by legislation which
will compel the banks to quit speculat-
ing in bonds. AS long as these institu-
tions can make double and treble profits
by buying and banking on national Sc.
curities the people will be plundered and
taxed In ordinary-or, rather, old
times the province of bank was to help
the man of small means by moderate
loans but now all kinds of trade is suff-
ering because the banks refuse to lend
their capital except for objects of specula-
ton Till this evil is cured there can be
no recovery from the gloom resting upon
all the interests Of industry and commerce
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-03-30

@Discipline among the female pris-
oners at the Hamburg penitentiary is
maintained by the following very effect
i've plan: The female prisoners are di-
vided into two classes, one embracing
the old women and other the young
girls. If one of the former class does
not behave, which is very rarely the
case, she is locked up in the dungeon on
bread and water. Violations Of disci-
pline in the department of the young
girls are punished as follows: The of
fender is dressed in very ugly costume
and sent to the old women's class. The
girls hate this punishment so much that
they will even hold their tongues for
whole days in order to escape it.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-03-30
Es-Wc have no apology to offer..fo

E-Wc have no apology to offer. FOR
occupying 50 much of our space, this
week with extracts from Senator
SrRAGUE's speech, delivered in the United
States Senate, on the 10th inst. He re-
veals fully the inquisitorial and wicked
action Of the Radical majority in Con-
gress. .,;,., d.
Radicals are especially invited to Pc
ruse these extracts from their Radical
Senator, and then compare them with the
oft-repeated warnings of the Democracy,
and If they do not acknowledge the
truth of those warnings, they are not
honest; they deserve oppression.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-03-30

EF-The Radicals in this county, who
have failed to subscribe to the GRANT
house fund.-" stand poor chance to OBJ
tain Office. Our advice is for them to
form Grant Club and donate house Oh
improved land, forwarding complete
list of the subscribers to the headquar.
ters of the GRANT Grand GIFT Enter
1rise, White House, Washington, d. c.
After their donation has been duly re.
corded their names will be entered on
the lists according to seniority, and they
will receive their rewards in due time.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-03-30
EgThe Havana Almanac for las

GgThe Havana Almanac for last
year has tables of the population of
Cuba and its different departments and
civil districts for the year 1867. At
that time the population of the island
was 100000, of which 764,500 were
whites and 605,550 were colored. Of
the colored population, 100000 are de-
signated as of the free class, but this
includes, beside the freemen of negro
blood, large number of Chinese
More than three-fourths of the popula-
ton, white and black, is in the Western
where the insurrection has,
as yet, hardly made its appearance.
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T E l. E G. r A p II | G.

CHARLESTON, March 22-Thc News
will publish tomorrow letter announc
ing the arrival in Cuba of all American
expeditionary force in aid of the revo-
lutionists. The fierce is said to be com
posed mainly of officers and men who
served in the Federal and Confederate
armies during the late war, and is COM
manded by General Henningson, of. Nj
caragua fame.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-03-30

~The Prince of Joinville, Louis
Phillippe's thiId son, recently crossed
from Switzerland over into Italy. At a
certain point near the frontier of Savoy
he said to the position driving his car
riage, "Stop! tell me, is that France?"
(pointing to the country before him.
"Yes; that is France" The Prince i'm
mediately rose from his seat, took off
his hat and gazed long time, bare
headed, at the country from which he is
exiled
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-03-30
The Spring Elections.

The elections on Monday, the 9TH day
Of April, in this county, bid fair to rout,
from the two or three positions held,
every Radical. The Democrats arc more
determined this Spring than they have
b,en for years. They know the result
of a ''masterly inactivity" policyis Rad
ical gains, and have resolved to have no
such policy. Vote carly, and work all
day, is the word!
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-03-30

The total amount of the dividends
paid during that period has been &c.
100000.
Notwithstanding the large yields and
millions of money realized yearly, the
last Congress passed a bill granting the
cooper Ring "protection," by impos
ing additional duties on imported ores
and copper.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-03-30
EEThe Montreal Gazette snufs da

gThe Montreal Gazette snuffs dam
ger in the distance in Bismark's con-
graduation to Grant, and says: "There
is something grimly significant of his
tendency to forcibly make that future
his own, in the prompt consratulation
of the parallel bayonet chieftain who
rules the most ambitious state of the
older world. We were used to think, in
times past, that the Russo-American al
lance made an ominous conjunction. 1t
is not improbable that we snail see,
hereafter, that the Grant and Bismarck
brotherhood is still more so."
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-03-30

ETDoNN PIATT, Commercial cores
pondent, says the Eastern members of
Congress are ever on the alert and watch.
fill over the interests of their section,
while sthe agricultural and commercial
interests of the West are left to rot
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-03-30

@Goyernor SENrER, of Tennessee,
has relaxed martial law in that State so
far as to aUou the ciru courts to be held!
What boon for American citizens
Tennessee is one of the Negro recon-
structed States.
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Afidayit Asblev wants to ho 90

AZ Affidavit Ashley wants to be Gov
ernor of Montana; net that he cares so
much about the territory, but if he can
only get that little pinch of snuff erected
into State and come back as Senator,
that.would be big thing. There are
not more than thirty-seven and a half
people are out there, it is true: but trust
Ashley for all the affidavits as to neces.
sary population, intense desire of the same
to come in, and so on, and so Oh
Ne,c York World.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-03-30
IEThe Tribune says of the repeal O

IgT The Tribune says Of the repeal Of
the Tenure-of. Office Act: "There is no
question involved which would antag-
onize the President and the Senate. The
Senate is in session, ready and willing
to act upon any nomination that the
President shall see fit to make, and is
certain to confirm at least ninety nine
in every one hundred. Until at least
one is rejected, we perceive no plausible
reason for the repeal or suspension of
the Tenure of Office Act"
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-03-30

EgUnder Radical rule the reconstruc-
ton of State in the South, means moth
ing less than to deprive every white citi-
zen of every right and privilege previ-
ously enjoyed.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-03-30
Take Notice.

The Editor Of THE SPIRIT has removed
his e:6ce, 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.
tics the sign: RG SPIRIT OFFICE.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-03-30

eTuE UNION AS 1T WAS, AND
THE CONSTITUTION AS IT rs"
81 hold that THIS Government vas made
~. the WHITE BASIS, BY WHITE
HEN, for the BENErlT of WHITE MEN
snd their POSTERITY forever .'-&e-
rhen A. Douglas.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-03-30

ETA dispatch published in this issue
says that Major Governor WELLS of
Virginia, and others were arrested in
Richmond, on the 22d inst, charged
with stealing a letter out of the Post
Office.
So much for Radical scalawagism and
carpet t-bagism.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-03-30

The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal hav-
ing been completely repaired, was opened
for navigation on March 10.
Fifteen bales of cotton were made from
three acres of ground last year by a sci
entiic cultivator, near Atlanta, Ga.
The 'Knights of St. Crispin," the Sc
cret society of shoemakcrs, is said to
number 100000 members in the United
States.
There are fourteen convicts under
sentence Of death in the Maine State
Prison-eleycn for murder and three for
arson.
Before the Illinois Legislature adjourn
ed bill was passed giving each member
$500 to pay his room rent during the ses-
sion.
Thomaston, Me, intends to build this
year 10000 tons more Of shipping than
in 1868. The largest ship ever built in
the State (2,2O0 tons) Is now on the
stocks in that town.
+. A Memphis jury, having found man
guilty of murderinga citizen who is alive
and well, are dciberating whether to re-
scind their verdict or let the convicted
man kill the citizen.
1t is stated that one of the applicants
for the Postoffice at Columbia, S. C., is a
d lrky, and another an ex-Federal Cap.
tain from New York. The Captain has
the recommendation of the business men
of Columbia, but the negro the co.opc-
ration of Il Senator from South Carolina,
and will probably get the place.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-03-30

EgIn this so called free country eight
millions and more of people are debarred
all participation in the offices of the Fed,
eral Government, which they are taxed
to support, and the officials over them are
selected because they are either strangers
or not in sympathy with the masses of
the people. Language fails utterly to
express the basencss and cowardice of
this sweeping prescription.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-03-30

To the Polls and vote the whole Demo
cratic ticket on Monday, the 9Th day of
April.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-03-30

Eg Senator WILSON is reported to
have said, 'that it would be necessary to
hurry an adjournment of Congress to
aroid break rih the President" so
says DosN PIATr, correspondent Of the
Commercial.
If that is true an adjournment will ef-
feet nothing more than postponement
Of the "break"
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-03-30
The Lake Superior Copper Mines.

The following is an exhibit of the
yield of the Lake Superior copper mines
from 1915 to 1860 and the market value
of that article:
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-03-30

A few more returns from the special
elections of Tuesday have been received.
The most significant is the result in the
Senatorial District composed of the
counties of Grant, Blackford and. Jay.
This district was set up on the Legisla-
tive appointment of two years ago as a
sure thing for the Radicals, and last fall
Bakers majority over Hendricks was
three hundred and eighty-two, Huey,
the Senator who resigned, was elected
il, 1866 from the old district composed
of Blackford, Jay and Wells.
The Radicals were confident of de-
feating Huey, and put up against him
the strongest man, Colonel Asbury Steele,
who took decided grounds in favor of
negro suffrage. In this district the ap-
peal was taken to the people upon the
suffrage amendment, and the action of
the Democratic members of the Legis-
lature in resigning to defeat its ratitica-
ton. The result is a triumph for Huey.
The people sustain his action, and de
clare against negro suffrage in a square
fight upon that question.
In Grant County, which gave Baker
last October 439 majority, and is regar-
ded one of the strongholds of Radical
ism, Huey got $50 majority, and he is
elected in the district by at least 600 ma.
jority.
This election settles the question as
to the popular sentiment in Indiana up
on negro suffrage.
/ Upon direct vote upon that issue
the State would give $4,000 majority
against the proposed Constitutional
Amendment Every member of the
Legislature who resigned has been re.
elected.
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Elect.
None but Democrats to Office on Monday,
the 9th day of April.

HThe attempt in the U. S. Senate to
suspend the Tenure of Office Law to the
next session of Congress, is equivalent
to saying to GRANT:
ave will try YOU until the next session
of Congress and see what use you make
of this power. If you use it to suit us
the repeal may stand; but if you do not
use it. to suit us the law shall go into
force again.
That's the same confidence the Radi-
calls reposed in ANDY JOHNSON. "Let us
have peace
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-03-30
Rally

On Monday, the 9th day of April, and
vote for none but Democrats. No COM
promise with Radicals.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-03-30
The Radicals

Favor the Negro Amendment. Vote
against them on Monday, the 9TH day Of
April.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-03-30

Senator Sprague'S RemarKah;e
Expose Of Radic:iiismi In Che U. s.
Senate.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-03-30

EMIGRATION FROM Nova SCoTIA-AN-
NExATIoN THE ONLY RENEDr-A Nova
Scotia paper, chronicling the departure
from New Glasgow Of about twenty stall
wart young men for California, adds :
''They 60 to swell the ranks of Nova
Scotians already in the Great Republic,
to add their quota to the wealth and to
assist in developing the resources of the
United States, to become as their action
already shows advocates for annexation.
Since confederation was consummated
we venture to say that more of our
young population have gone to the Uni,
ted States than in any previous ten years
of our history. The semi -monarchial
institutions under which we are retroga
ding afford 10 encouragement to our
young men to remain at home, conse-
quently they go where enterprise is en-
couaged, labor remunerated and merit
rewarded. The only remedy is annexa-
ton to the United States"
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yveodsfieId. March so. 1863,

"A union Of hearts, union of hands,
A union that mono may sever;
A uaion Of lakes, a union Of lanas,
The AMERICAN UNION FOREVER"
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-03-30

EMooRE's stumpers are certainly
not going to be put off without their
share of offices Monroe County Radi-
Gals worked hard for Moore and he
ought to, at least, give each one a Post
office; and if there are not enough TO go
round, a few more might be created
There are. several Radicals here in
Wcodsfeld who want something that
"chinks,'' rather than sold clothes" for
their work in 1868.
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INDIANAPOLIS.

INDIANAPOLIS, March 23.-The re-
turns from the special elections held to-
day to fill the Legislative vacancies,
caused by the resignation of the Dem
ocratic members of the Legislature to
defeat the proposed Constitutional Stuff
rage Amendment come in slowly. The
following are the returns as far us heard
from:
Miami County-Cox, for Representa-
tive, carries the county by over 5000
majority.
Hancock County-Addison is re-elect,
ed by 1,3O0 majority. The shocking
condition of the roads prevented it from
being larger.
Shelby County-The Democratic cam
didate will be elected by over 1900 ma
jority.
Posey County-Carnahan reelected ;
vote large; no opposition. His major
ity will be about $500.
Vanderburg County-Morgan for
Senator, and Weborn and Calvert for
Representatives, re-elected; no opposi-
ton; vote light.
Madison County-Mocke's majority
412 in Anderson Township; gain OF
250.
There is no doubt of the reelection
of all the members who resigned bnt
Huey, the Senator from Blackford Coun-
ty. His district was changed by the
reapportionment of 1867, making it
Radical. The Radicals made q vigor-
Gus fight against him.
FoRT WAYNE, IND, March 23.-To-
day passed off quietly. The Republi-
cans fearing to meet the issue in open
field, consequently nominated no can.
didates. This being the case, the Dem.
ocrats evinced less interest in it than
was anticipated. In this city and coun.
ty, SO far rs heard from, the vote is be-
low the average usually cast, probably
not more than two-thirds of that cast
last fall. The same is reported from
Huntington, Miami and Marshall coun,
ties.
Many Republicans cast their votes
against the amendment and in favor OF
the action of the Democrats in resign
ing. They claim that such an important
question should be left to the voice OF
the people, when it would be killed by
at least $4,000 majority in the State
The Senators reelected to-day, it is un
derstood, are instructed to resign theil
seats again if vote is pushed on the
amendment. The official vote will be
received in day or two.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-03-30

PARIS, March 23-General Almont,
formerly Mexican General, is dead.
In the Corps Legislatiff yesterday the
army contingent of 100000 men re-
quired by the Government was voted
The session was then adjourned to the
31st inst.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-03-30

EEThc NJ y. Herald says: 'There
is HAT in the inaugural, touching Brit
iii neJi.ralitt. which may possibly mean
.r
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-03-30

WASHINGTON, March 23.-The Presi-
dent to-day nominated to the Senate
j. G. Bancroft Davis as Assistant Secre-
tary of State.
The following is the bill introduced
in the Senate to authorize prepayment
Of interest on the public debt:
Belt enacted, dc, That the Secretary
Of the Treasury is hereby authorized,
whenever he deems it for the public in
terest, to prepay the interest of the
public debt for period not exceeding
one year upon rebate of interest at
the rate of 6 per cent. per annum.
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Remember

The election on Monday, the 9th day of
April.
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HAVANA, March 22.-Advices from
Hayti to the Sth inst, have been receiv-
ed.
The revolutionists have defeated Sal
nave, who lost one hundred men and
eight pieces Of artillery.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-03-30

RICHMOND, March 23.-Last night,
about 10 O clock the police arrested Gov
ernor Wells, III. c. Bond, Register of
Bankruptcy, and L. c. Dudley, Secreta-
ry of the State Central Committee, on
the charge Of purloining letter from
the postoffice, written by w. H. Samuel,
ex-Secretary of the Republican State
Central Committee, to Edgar Allen, an
ex-member of the State Constitutional
Convention. The parties were before
Commissioner Calhoun to-day, and
were bailed until tomorrow, to which
time the case was continued. This is
the same charge that was published at
the time of the Petersburg Convention.