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The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-06-08

MEMPHIS, Tenn, May 30.-The fol
lowing is a synopsis ofa decision Of the
Supreme Court at Brownsville, yester-
day:
The State vs.. Staten.-In this case
the unanimous opinion of the court was
to-day delivered by Henry X. Smith,
Judge. The court held that the right to
vote was clear legal right secured to
citizens undsr the constitutional bill OF
rights of Tennessee; that the elective
franchise stood on as high a ground as
the right to property or any other right
secured by the Constitution; that this
once vested could be taken away by due
process of law only; that the power at
tempted to be conferred on the Govern
or by acts of the Legislature to set aside
registration for frauds and irregularities
or other causes, is a Judicial power
which cannot be conferred or exercised
by the Executive of this State, and for
that reason all his acts in setting aside
rcouisitious in counties and parts OF
counties are absolutely null and void
and holders of certificates granted by
previous registration commissioners arc
entitled to vote by reason of the same
Judge Shackleford delivered sepa
rate opinion concurring with this decis
ion. out went further. and cited the cast
of Reilly VS. Sherlock in justification o
his opinion, that the franchise acts arr
constitutional. The other judges re
served, in this case, the question of thu
constitutionality Of the several franchise
acts.
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Decoration Dccencies.

The decorators had some sweet scenes
at Arlington Cemetery on Saturday. By
some infamous provisions guard of
soldiers was stationed to prevent the
people from strewing flowers on the
graves of the few Confederate dead who
lie in that cemetery. The New York
Herald Washington correspondent de-
scribes one Of the incidents thus:
The lieutenant in command, whose
named is given as Shirley, but of which
am not certain, was particularly Of
fensive IN his manner. Seeing q lady
throw small bonquent on one Of these
graves. this lieutenant rushed to the
spot, picked up the flowers, and throw
ing them on the ground at his feet, COM
menced stamping on them in such a man
ner as to attract about him crowd
of wondering spectators in very few
minutes. Some of the lockers on, learn
ing the cause of the lieutenant's rage,
commenced to murmur disapprobation,
when the lieutenant shouted out, ID n
you, get away from here, every one of
you, or II make you. Guards. come up
here and disperse the crowd" The
lieutenant accompanied these words
with angry gestures, and swinging his
arms about as if he intended to pitch
generally into the crowd. His guards
answered his eall, but the crowd dispel sed
without waiting to be bayoneted'
And all this in pursuance OF an order
from the authorities at Washington.
When the French Government drops the
strong hand upon the free talker, Ameri-
ca cries shame! When England sends
her bayonets after the Fenians our whole
country is indignant, but when the
mourning mothers of fallen rebel sons
give natural expression to their grief
over the graves of their dead, the mill
tarv of 1.-The freest Government the sun
ever shone on stand ready with arms
and force to drive them from the spot,
and folks who rule the country approve
the act. Disgraceful barbarism of that
sort is what our good Administration
calls loyalty"
Whether the Grand Army Of the Re
public should decorate the graves Of
Confederate soldiers, was question
debated generally; but no one, we be
) lieve, imagined that the hand of private
affection would be stayed by the bayo-
nets of the troops of the United States
, Among the many instances Of arbitrary
military usurpation, we know of none
f more petty and contemplate than this
The Herald asks, ''Dld General Grant
know ofthe order given to the marines
in Arlington ?" Werepeat the question
LetuS know who is answerable for al
, act of disgraceful vandalism perpetratec
at the seat ofgovernment, under the very
eyes of the military President.
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tFrom the Augusta ga, Csnstitu!ionllist,I
RfoS Ku M'uX StoV;eS ave Hzanu-
fAciIeed for the Radical; Market.

tFrom the Augusta ga, C,nstitu!irnlli,t.l
aEosS Ku Aiux S'or.eS are szanu-
fAcsuced for the Radical Marker.
AS an evidence Of the reliability OF
that class Of sensational correspondents
in Georgia who arc catering to the de
based appetites of Radical Coayreasmen
aud newspapers in trumpins up stories
OF In k.ly outrage5 by ouc people, we
print the acknowledgement OF Belcher,
| the revenue assessor Of this d;st,ict, and
the confidential correspondent Of ;iaaa
tor Sumner. In Balcheg'a letter to Sum
ne,l, which we published SundaY morn.
ing, it will be remembered that he charg-
ell the killing Of the negro niau present
with Adkins, at the time the latter WAS
killed, and the death of Alexander Stone,
to the cowar,ily violence OF ku klux
vengeance. N letter to the Chronicle
! and Sentinel he makes the following eN-
pianation:
MEssRs. EDITORS: Ny attention has
been called to private letter written by
myself to Senator Sumner, and publish,
ed i'll the Washington Chronicle of May
-. The letter WAS not intended for
publication, but | believed the statements
to be true when it was written. | have
learned since writing the letter that was
! miSinformei. and, believe, wiltully i'm
T posed upon by certain parties in this city
who knew that sometimes correspond
with Mr. Sumner. | believed that Alr
Stone and the other party mentioned hat
: been killed, and inccnsed at tie accoun
of the murder of these mon, whom
) supposed had been killed for politica
reasons, l wrote as | did. | have beer
informed to. o.day, by a responsible gentle
man, that both Mr. Stone and the othc
5 person mentioned are now alive, and
. desire to correct the statement made II
the letter alluded to above, for | woult
not Intentionally misrepresent the peopl
: of my native section. The. statement il
: reference to the press was an alluslon t
e IN article in the Hancock journal abou
{ myself, and did not refer to any othe
. papers in the State. The statement ahou
Spilman was made TO me by that gentle
II man himself
Iregret that the letter was published
y but as l have before stated, l believe
II. every word to be true when it was writ
! ten.
By publishing this letter yon will cor
fer favor upon yours, respectfully,
e, EDWIN BELcHER.
J. This explanation is well enough fc
y Belcher so far as it goes, bat will hardl
atone for the injustice which he sougl
to bring upon the people Of Georgia b
l. the very culpable part he played in II
V cordng as fact what he had no person;
/ knowledge Of
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From the Lawrence (haasas) Tribune, May ..
RTE EELE0N In EAAASAs.
Three Thousand Men Armed 10
Eses.S; the Eayg.-TYy0 GbnOXiOHs
Citizens seized land asmns--EX-
Citenlert Among Settlers, SC.

Last evening, while returning from a
visit to the border couaiies, we met on
the passenger train OF the Missouri Riv-
er, For Scott and Gulf Railroad mess
enger from the neutral lands on his way
post haste, 10 Kansas City, TO notify the
officers Of the road OF the startling ac-
ton OF the LAID Lcaguars," OF settlers
opposed TO Mr.. Joy. From him we
learn that they have openly declared war
against the railroad company, and all ia
voring the.,1, and on Friday night last,
gave an earnest OF their intentions bv
hanging two settlers on Uoxies creek,
who had ''proven up and paid for their
land in Mr. Joys land office, thereby
acknowledging his title to the lands
One Of the murdered men was Justice
OF the Peace, named Little. and the 9th
er q Young man named Keller 1t was
also reported that they had shot anoth-
,, cr settler for the same cause, but the
messenger gave it only rs a rumor. AL
so they had warned Il number Of settlers,
not in sympathy with them, to leave,
which command was being complied
with, large numbers Of them going to
Fort Scott for protection, while Others
were leaving the State. From all the
information we could gain, the LeaGuers
number from twenty.Seyen hundred to
| three thousand men, well organized and
armed, and also determined in their hos
I tility to Mr. Joy. 1t was reported that
they purchased about twenty-five thou
sand rounds Of cartridges, and y guam
tity Of powder. in Kansas City, last week
The messenger informed Us that the en-
gineer's party was at work on the linz
south Of Fort Scott, and it was feared
they would come III collision with tht
1 settlers some time the present week.
> Although it is difficult, where SO many
rumors are aftoat, to get at the truth
: we have eveiy reason 10 believe that
) very serious state Of affairs is being in
, .augurated there, that in all probabilit,
: will be attended with deplorable conse
. quences. One Of the worst features o
the case will be in the fact that despera
does and lawless men will take advan
tage of the disturbances to commi
many wanton outrages and depredations
/, We lave made arrangement to receive
2 at an early day, an accurate statemer
| OF the real condition Of affairs in thg
: locality
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-06-08
The Reunion ofihe Churches.

The Old and New School Presbyter-
ians, who for thirty years, or since Is,
3S, have been divided upon minor points
of creed and discipline, are about to un
ite and once more from q consolidated
church.
Why can not the Methodists, NORTH
and South, and the other great denomin
ations which split upon q geographical
line npon a question of a political rather
than q religious character, again com'
together? When it is done, importan
steps will have been taken for the genu
inc restoration ofthe Union. 1t was th'
division of the churches, and particular!
the Methodist, which brought about in ;
great degree the late attempted dissolu
ton of the Union and bloody civil war.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-06-08
Especial Correspondent of the Enquirer
NuEEIING- MESr Va May IS 1850


One OF the most terrific hail-storms
ever witnessed visited this afternoon.-
About three O'Clock heavy north
western wind arose, the rain fell in tor
rents, and soon came the heaviest hail
storm. The streets were completely
delugcd, and hail-stoncs as large as or
angcs flew in every direction. The storm
extended from the extreme northern
end, being more destructive and severe
in the upper part Within an area of
two miles wide, for ten or fifteen miles,
the loss Of property, crops, DC, can not
be estimated The storm came down
the valley in Ohio, opposite this city,
and extended for miles up Wheeling
Cr eek, destroying every thing in the
way of fruit and vegetables. In the city
but few dwellings, or business houses es-
capped damage, e,almost every pane of glass
being broken, ,and in many places awhole
sash was blown out The loss is very
heavy among photographers, all their
sky lights being broken, the apparatus
ruined, and the rooms flooded. The
three large hotels suffer great loss, as
the large five. story buildings are minus
window-glass On the northern and wes
tern sides.
The walls of the large new school
house being erected in the First Ward
were blown down, and carried to the
ground two stories Of joists, timbers
&c. Loss about $500.
A portion of the tin roof on the Bal
timore and Ohio freight depot was blown
OF, and hurled against 4 brewery, play
ing sad havoc with the gable end and
windows of the building
Draymen and teamsters had a roHgl
time, many horses being frightened anc
running away, and the men being Gu
with the falling hail
The flood was great, and i'll many
streets cellars were filled with water
Main street, from Monroe to Quincy, il
dense field of ice, the hail having heel
washed down Main and Monroe in vas
quantities. The hail stones are nov
washed up to depth of at least eight
cen inches.
Near the river bank, in the upper par
Of the city, large trees were uproote'
aud carried some distance in the air be
fore falling. Every where, trees al
broken and leafcss, while flower garden
are devastated.
The Wheeling Iron Works will los
$1,000 from inundation and mire bein;
washed into the mill.
Have heard Of no loss Of life. Man,
persons badly injured. a gentleman
attempting to cross gutter, slipped an
was carried in the current to the brin
of sewer before being rescued.
Glass and GLACIERS are in demand.
:. Yours truly, WILL.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-06-08
The Row Win Boutwell,.

The speculators Of New York have
concerted loag and dismal howl at the
Secretary of the Treasury because he is
selling gold at the rate of million dol
lars week, and with the proceeds is
purchasing bonds. These spectators
have no hesitation in predicting the i'm
mediate ruin Of the country if the Sec
rctarv does not leave off buying bonds
and huy three per cent. certificates.
The "nub" to the much bowling is
this: The law establishing the National
Banks required them to keep certain
per cent of grccnbacks in reserve, with
which to redeem their issues. A subse
auentlaw authorized three per Gems GER
tifcates to be reserved in lieu of green
backs.
Now if these three per cents are re
deemed by the Governments, the bank:
will be forced to withdraw from circuia
ton large amount of greenbaclSs ant
keep them in the brink vaults,
The result of which agreeable arrange
ment would be to make currency mor'
scarce, and to give these spectators
much wider margin of,profits on thei
operations
So far the Secretary stands the pres
sure and buys the bonds. Should Ii
Weld hard times will still further tighter
! his grip on the people.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-06-08

Mrs. Stanton is getting up her petition
for female suffrage, to be presented at
the next session of Congress. She says
it will be the largest petition the world
has ever seen, decorated with flowers
and the American flag, will be carried
into the National Capitol by a troupe of
girls dressed in the national colors, one
from each State, District and Territory,
of tweutv-onc years of age The one
chosen for this high honor should be
large and well developed, as the petition
will be o very heavy one"
One thousand persons have been con-
vertcd in Indianapolis under the recent
preachiuG Of the Rev. Mr.. Hammond
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from theWashington Republican. May 10
sIrs Gaines VS.. DR.. Mary Walker.
EiaTy Advised 10 Take of g1eT
ssreerEleS--A Scene in tn g Z1ierio or
Department.


DR.. Walker yesterday visited Judge
Metcalfc, the Chief clerk Of the Interior,
and deposited with him q formal appli-
cation in writing for The position of lib-
rarian Of the department, now held by
Dillon, and then proceeded to pay her
respects to tile Commissioner of Patents.
Reaching the door of that Office, she was
Informed by tie door-keepcr that the
Commissioner was engaged. and accord
ingly she waited patiently about" and
while thus waiting, Mrs. General Gaines
emerged from the Commissioner room.
The latter lady, after cycling Mrs.
Walkers peculiar dress, accosted her
in something like the following man
ncr:
Mrs. Gaines-Is this Mrs DR.. Wal
ker?
DR.. Walker acknowledged her identi-
ty with smile.
Mrs. Gaines-Will YOU allow me to
give you piece radvice2
DR.. Walkey-I will not pay anything
| for your advice, but if it is given freely
l will be happy to receive it.
Mrs. Gaines--I shall make no charge
for it, and ifyou act upon it YOU will b'
benefited by it.
DR.. Walker intimated her readiness t.
hear the advice.
/ Mrs. Gaines-W my advice is t.
90 home and pull off those brooches a
once, and NOT disgrace your whole sex D.
wearing them.
DR.. Walker If do so, will you adop
me as your daughter :
Mrs. Gaines-I do not think l would
l have too many adopted daughters al
ready.
DR.. Walller-If you would adopt m
as your daughter and give me every thin
you have in the world, would not abar
don my principles and ideas, or chang
, may mode of dress.
, Mrs. Gaines-You are injurlng you
f selfby dressing SO. Had lput on bre
. ches should never have succeeded
5 establishing my rights. I never put G
+ breeches-no, not even my husband an
with the blessing of God l never will
o Mrs. Walker-you may not dress
this costume, and yet dress as unbecor
: ingly in some other garb. You we
o feathers and flowers in your hair, viii
: there is nothing of the kind to be SCI
p about mine.
i The argument upon the merits of t
r two styles of dresses waxed warm, al
q had attracted goodly- sized crowd
f clerks and visitors, when the bell struc
! and Coleman, the Commissioners mt
V senger, emerged from the room, and a
= . nounced that the Commissioner was rea'
i, to receive the Bloomer, when the tI
!. ladies retired in opposite directions, t
;. Doctor entering the room, and Nj
"a Gaines passing down the corridor with
# male attendant, laughing loudly a
70 heartily, while the employees and visitc
. broke ranks and retired TO their vario
10 duties.
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The Gloucester sey and Eis Pap

Ben. Butler made speech at Glou-
cestcr, Mass, on Saturday, over the sol
aiers' graves, in which he let loose q
rhetorical blast against England. The
following is specimen passage:
Hereafter, when the Gloucester boy
shall say to his father, "wherc are the
fishing vessels that you once had as the
dependence of your old ageI" the man
shall answer hoy, do you remember
the smoke you saw frcm the eastern
point when child? That was your ia
theirs vessel burned by pirates seat out
from British ports by British builders,
who were cheered for SO doing by 0
British Parliament
Ii the Gloucester boy" ever asks
any such silly question, which we very
much doubt, the "old man" will 10.
waste wind upon any such reply: He
will be more apt to say, Il sold the in
fernal old rotten tubs during the war tc
the Government for four times theil
worth they all sunk but one, and thai
Ben Butler used rs powder boat a
Fort Fisher The proceeds / invested
in Government bonds, untaXed, that ar
worth about twelve per cent. in intcres
and exemption every year, and | want
to repeat the speculation if Butler car
only get up war with England. -
Register.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-06-08

CELESTIAL PnEEoMENA-The aurora
borealis of the 18th of April, which ap-
pears to have been general in Europe as
well as in America, coincided with one
of the great meteoric showers OF the
year. The earth probably passed through
the thickest of the stream on the 18th
ult. N. Quetelet of Brussels, has long
remarked q connection between these
two phenomena. "It IS certainly not
quite Proved be says, "that falling stars
and auroras are owing to The same
cause; but it is reasonable to suppose
that what produces the former will favol
the production Of the latter
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-06-08


~ The Cuban fevolutionists officially
announce battle aud victory on Mon
day on Tuesday the Spanish authori-
ties officially deny tlle whole story. On
Wednesday the Spanish authorities off,
cially; announce battle and victory
ahdt5on Thursday Che revolutonists Off
ciaily deny the whole story. On Friday
tie Spanish authorities announce that
owing to their recent successes the insur-
rection is pasping It's last; on Saturday
the rerolntionists officially announce
that owing to their recent successes thcii
triumph is about achieved, These sto
iries are tall called Important from
Guba'' Il
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-06-08

The Painesville (Ohio) Telegraph
Radicals opposed to the rcnoInlnatioH
Of Governor Hayes BY the Radical par
ty. We presume the opposition grows
out OF political instead Of personal no
t!yes. 1t has heretofore heen the Gus
tom. of the Republicans in Ohio to give
their Governors hut one term. Gov.
eraors Dennison, Tod, Brough ard Cox
were al dismissed at the expiration OF
their first terms, and new candidates Sc
lectcd in their stead. There is certainly
nothing in the character or the admin
istration. of Hayes to take him ont OF
the general rule.
The Telegraph is published in the
sheep raising and wonl-srowinG region
of the State. Governor Hayes is under.
stood IL that section, when q member oi
Coagrcss,.o have voted to reduce the tar
iii OF. wool, and to such an extent as tc
forbid its being grown in Ohio. Last yeal
SO improbable was it that in the regior
around Cleveland, in north eastern Ohio
sheep were killed bY the thousand, sim
ply ior their hides and tail0w
TAis was ali very we'll for the manu-
featuring interests Of Massachusetts,
III order to enhance their profits, they
want wool free OF duty, and at the low
est possible rates connected with an,
revenue from that article. Freetrad
laws were protection Tor the manuiac
turers, Governor Hayes, either from
his ignorance Of the question, or from
his preference for thc industry OF Mas
sachusctts over that Of Ohio, voted t
injlre the latter for the benefit of tn
former. This fact cost him and his ticF
ct thousands of votes at the last Gov
! ernor's election aud a. the tariff WIFI
| main issue this fall, it will then be fe
, to a still larger and more decisive ea
! tent
} Hayes can not be beaten for the non
inaton. His name is on the slate {
r political managers, and he will be St
t lected. lie is, for particular and wei
: understood reasons. the friend of Ha
stead and Smith. We are glad Of it =
If there is any man in the Republica
| party weaker than any other to run ft
+ Governor, it is General Hayes. II
votes against the sheep growers Of Obi
: came near beating him in 1867. The
will certainly do it in 1SG9.-EnQutre