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Mr. PETER COOPER proposes to the Dock
Commissioners TO employ paupers AT two-thirds
the wages of regular mechanics, in qusrrying
marble to be used in building bulkheads and
piers along our river front. Mr.. COOPER Is a
gentleman of 80 much genuine benevolencc, and
of such unimPeachably good motives, that any
recommendation of his should be respectfully
received and considered but we regret that he
should have lent the sanction Of his nnmc to
scheme which is intriuscally vicious, and which
has already again and again been tried and found
wanting. II men are able 10 work at all, they
are not proper objects Of charity; and If they do
work. they ought to be paid the market price of
their labor. Whenever. too, the Commissioners
are ready TO construct marble bulkheads and
piers, they are in duty bound to throw open the
Job to the whole community for competition, and
not undertake to make il the means Of support
ing horde of uuskillcd tyros, who are confess
cdly unable TO earn their living in any other way.
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1870-08-24
Going Democratic! /!

Kentucky gives so, 600 Dem,
ocratic majority, notwithstand-
ing the Radicals got all the
negro votes. Tennessee has
gone Democratic. In short,
the whole country is going
Democratic this year, This is
a year of regular Democratic
victories. Radicalism is on its
last legs. The pins are giving
away, Stand from under"
High protective tariffs, favor
ing the importation Of Chinese
to take the place Of laboring
white men, giving away the
public lands to railroad corpor.
ations, a corrupt Congress and
an imbecilo President are even
too much for the Radical party
to stand up under, Its days
are numbered. Peace to its
ashes. Does the carpet-bagger
Of the Vinton Record see the
Handwriting upon the wall 2"
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1870-08-24
The War.

Things appear to be going
far worse with Napoleon tie
Third than they were with the
great Emperor after the tire,
mendous battle of Lcipsic in
October, 1913. Then, the Al.
lies did not enter Paris, OF
compel his abdication, until af
ter six months Of active warfare
But in 1870, the Prussian'
have gained three decisive bat
ties within two weeks, and, il
is reported that, on Saturday
18th, they took Strasburg, q
strongly fortified city, which
the French have held since
IOOl.
There was a hard fought
battle at Metz on Sunday Oath
inst.) in which both sides
claimed the victory. On Mon.
day afternoon, the Prussians
renewed the attack, and drove
the French within the city.
The French are critically
situated. 1t is thought that
they cannot retrieve the losses
sustained thus far. As for the
Empire, and the Bonaparte
dynasty their day is past.
The Prussian armyis said to
be a million strong, The French
have not rearly so large a force
under arms.
Paris is in a ferment. But
for force, strongly cXerted, it
is certain that there would be
dreadful popular disturbances.
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1870-08-24
Questions for Wilson.

AS John r. Wilson, the
great bondholder, has received
the nomination for Represen.
tative to Congress for the third
term (six years. we would ad.
wise every voter in this district
to ask him the following ques-
tions, when he comes around
electioneering
How many bills have you
favored to take our homesteads
and give toraAways ?
What protection can you
give to a man on the open
prairie, menaced all around by
combinations of Indians, capi-
talists, tariff, and transporta-
ton monopolies It?
How much has your vote
lightened my taxes and the
cost Of my salt, clothing, lum-
Der, iron, and freightage ?
Have |, with my one hund-
led and sixty acres and nothing
else, been as much considered
by you and yours as the man
with a steam engine and a mill?
Have you been taking care
Of me according to my notions
or the notions of the gentleman
on the other side of the Ale
ghanies S?
Have you voted for any sub,
sidy, drawback, grant for for
eign islands, bounty, increased
tax, or discriminating duty ?
Why have yoa not brought
a bill before Congress to repeal
the outrageous stamp law ?
Put the above questions to
Wilson and see if he can an,
swcr one.
Do not vote for him.
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1870-08-24

There is evidently nothing
to be gained by the Democrat
ic party forming any alliance
with that fraction of Jacobins
who profess to be in advance of
the Jacobins on the subject of
the tariff, but in accord with
them on every other political
question Of the day. The Jac,
obinS of Ohio have put forth as
a bait to catch unrehecting
Democrats platform which, in
a circumlocutory way, seems to
advocate a tariff for revenue,
but, as usual, discriminating for
protection, which, being inter.
preted, means just such a
protective tariff as the Democ-
racy have invariably opposed.
There is, indeed, in every ex.
preston that has been issued
by Jacobin conventions, a de-
cided purpose to shape their
opinions so as to be attractive
to Democrats. 1t should be
remembered, however, that the
Democracy is a power Of very
decided magnitude, and if re,
cent indications Of popular
feeling are to be taken into ac-
count, is power that is be-
coming more imposing every
day. 1t has a vigor and a
vitality that has been very
significantly exhibited in cleo
tions in some Of the Northern
States, and Notwithstanding
Federal patronage, military
assistance, and negro co.opera-
tion against il, has been found
an invincible foe to Jacobin
tyranny and corruption in the
reconstructed South.
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1870-08-24
Elk Township Primary Meeting

Pursuant to notice Of the County
Executive Committee the Dcmocra-
cy of Elk Township assembled at
the Court House, on Saturday, Aug
%, about 3 o'clock P. NJ, and or.
ganized bycalling Hon. A. J. SWAIN
TO the Chair and appointing HENRY
REYNOLDS Secretary,
The Chairman stated that the
object Of the meeting was to select
8 delegates and s alternates to rep
resent Elk Township in the Demo-
cratic County Convcntiouto be held
on Monday, Aug, %,
On motion, the Secretary was or
derod to open poll book for record
ing the names Of those who should
vote for delegates, and to "kccp the
polls open" until 5 o'clock, at which
time the polls were closed and the
ballots counted, the result Of the
balloting being as follows;
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1870-08-24

The editor of the Ports
mouth Republican has a fork
ed tongue. In one part of thC
Republican he says the Wilson
Convention that met in thai
city last Wednesday was
HARMONIOUS" and in an
other part Of the same paper
he tries to explain what caus-
cd the "ILL-FEELING."
A harmonious" and an "ill-
feeling" Convention must be a
strange thing. That Republi-
can editor must be a very near
relative of the forked tongued
ass Of the Vinton Record.
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1870-08-24
subscriptions to the Rail
road.

w. II. LANGLEY, Esq, OF
Gallipolis, who was appointed
in connection with Gen. T. B.
DAVIS, MS n committee to re-
ceive subscriptions to the cap
ital stock Of the company, has
been in this county for several
days looking after the interests
Of the Road. On Monday he
received a letter from VIM.
SHoBER, Of Gallipolis, giving a
very big list Of subscribers to
the road. The people of CALI
polls are doing all within their
power to have the road com
pleted, and the Macarthur
people should do equally as
much. Meetings were held at
the Court House, in Macarthur,
on Saturday and Monday
evenings; many citizens sub
literally; and the pros
poets for the completion Of the
road are frightening and the
people are now working in
harmony.
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1870-08-24

RAPER, the aristocratic car
pet-bagger from Chillicothe,
who uses brickbats in prefer,
ence to kind words when Civ
ing Sabbath morning instruc-
tons to his devils, is now try
ing, to poke fun at the Democ-
racy Of Vinton county. AS
there is not a Radical in the
county capable of filing the
Office Of Deputy Revenue AS
SCISSOR, this gentlemanly(D and
intelligent carpet,bogger is per
mitted to run that office. Old
Radicals Of the county, who
were born here, pay taxes year
after year, and have worked
hard to keep up the Radical
organic ltion, have to take back
seats, and allow a brainless
pimp from Chillicothe to Eli the
Revenue Assessors Office.
Shame on the Radicals Of Vim
ton county You love your
forked.tongued carpet-bagger,
don't you? He is receiving
the IS per day salary so smil-
ingly, you see ! He is tickled
because you are all so ignorant
that not even one person can be
found among you who has the
requisite qualifications for "ta-
king i'll" off the poverty strick-
en- people of the county the fat
sum Of S. for each day employ,
ed ! Of course he is.
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1870-08-24

TIE Cincinnati Enquirer
after which this paper was
named--has opened a Especial
He'll Correspondence The
Old John Brown Radicals and
the murderers Of Mrs. Surratt
had best send for and carfully
read the Enquirer, and learn Of
the terrible future that is
awaiting them.
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1870-08-24
How do you do, Mr.. Rad-dy-
cal p h

cal Z #
The Rad. dy-cals and sneak
ing looking carpet.b .baggers--
like John 4. Raper, Internal
Revenue Assessor Of Vinton
county-expected, before the
bogus ratification of the 18th
Amendment, to hear Of some
enormous Radical majorities in
some counties where many Ne.
groes.lived. We will give them
the result Of the election in one
county in the neighboring State
of Kentucky.
Only last year Mason county
gave 500 Democratic majority.
At the late election, with 600
Radical negro voters added to
the opposition, the Democratic
majority was 9l2. Enough
white men left the Radical par
ty to bring about this result
How do you do, Mr. Rad,dy-
cal Office holders ?
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1870-08-24
[From The CrIsIs.l SD
Thieves and a List Of their
Stealings.

The Ohio State Convention
of the 10th was q collection of
revenue officers, dilapidated
politicians, obscure fanatics and
a general scum Of people who
live off the earnings Of honest
labor. Mr.. Galloway, the
chairman, tried in his speech to
relieve the Convention of this
manifest odium, but only sue
ceeded in making the obnox-
ious quality the more consplcu-
GUS by announcing notions not
in harmony with the platform,
and declaring platitudes noto-
riously contrary to the practice
of the Abolition party. The
idea of Mr.. Galloway denounc-
ing land grabbing, in view of
the notorious fact that the Alb
clifton party has stolen nearly
all the public lands Of the coun-
try, was more ludicrous than
any of the antics he is in the
habit of performing. Mr. CAL
loWav must have been in his
most humorous vein when he
pronounced his anathemas
against land grabbing. Aith-
metic is usually able to upset
metaphor at any time. Here is
the list Of land stealings perpe-
trated by the Abolition party
during the last year, that will
completely upset Galloway's.
The following is q list Of the
Abolition lobby conspiracies
to which public lands have
been given during the last se'-
sion Of the present Congress,
every acre representing tie
amount Of larceny, every COM
pany the party guilty of taking
stolen property, and every Ab.
clifton Republican member Of
Congress one Of the thieves who
stole this land from the people;
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1870-08-24

Congress confines its favors
to Railroad corporations, Ma.
tional bankers, monopolists and
Negroes. The taxpayers are
the sufferers.
The party in Congress that
robbed the people Of the public
lands now pretend to be op-
posed to such a policy. The
Of subsidy bills speaks
louder than empty resolutions.
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1870-08-24

One more carpet,bagger has
been knocked on the head by
the result in North Carolina,
and goes into obScul'ity along
with Whittemore. The re-
doubtable General Abbott,
whom Sprogue, Of Rhode Is
land, frightened almost into
fits, will see Washington never
again as a Senator after the
fourth of next March. Like
all Of his kind, he will proba-
bly, go home to his own State
after he is satisfied that he can
pluck the South no more.
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1870-08-24

After the Radical leaders
have donated 35,000,0O0 acres
Of Government land to the
Union Pacific and $4,000, 900
to the North Pacific railroads,
and over one hundred million
acres to other railroads, the
Ohio Radical State Conven ton,
after all the Government lands
worth anything have thus been
gravely resolve
"that this filching Of the peo-
pies property is wrong" 1t is
now proposed to lock the sta
bic door after the horse is sto-
L.,
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1870-08-24

THE OHIO STATE BOARD OF AGRICUL.
| TURF offers SI@5 in Premiums for Essays
viz:
counties, viz: NUklaip, Ashland, Pickaway
Tusclrawas and Niuton.
500 for essay ON history and description ol
best breed Of Farm Horses.
SlOO for essay on history and description OI
best breed ofhiich Cattle.
500 for essay on history and description OF
best breed ofShcep.
500 for essay on history and description OF
best breed of Swine.
$25 for essay on actual experiment in mdcr-
draining
The Rcpolts TO be semitic the Sccretaiy'sonce
In Columbus before the FIRST gf oanudjy, 1871
Mt which limc the awards will be mace Il Com
mttgc Of the Board,
For further particulars, address
n32-lm JOHN II. SLIppATlT, Scc'y.
g GEIBRIFF'S. SALE.
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1870-08-24

The disposition of the ma
iority in both &ouses of Con-
gress is to keep up taxation
The disposition and leading
cardinal principle Of Democra.
cy, or White Supremacy, in
opposition to MongreliSm OF
negro equality, is to reduce
taxation. Low taxes and an
economical government have
ever been the prominent fea-
lures Of every Democratic ad-
ministration since JeAerson's
time. Buchanan's eXpendi-
lures averaged about $780, ,0OO,-
600 a year. The expenditure
of Grant is $160,0O0,00O a
year, and the interest on the
war del beside, making in all
some $500, COO,OOO. Tie white
men Of The United States are
now being made to toll out, and
sweat out, in all about $780,
100000 per year taxation, of
which about ninety million
dollars is a surplus over all the
expenditures Of the most infa.
mously extravagant govern
ment the world ever saw. If
the white men Of the country,
of whom there are at least six
million Of voters, see proper to
change the extravaganza, wick
edness, the commercial pros
tration and crimes Of the pres
ent, for the economy, honesty
and the prosperity Of the past,
they can vote out of power in
1872 the Mongrel administra-
ton that has brought all these
evils upon the nation, and vote
into power a White Mans
Party, whose fruits will be uni
velsal peace and contentment,
such as existed prior to 1850.
This is plain language, and cas-
| lily understood. Continue in
power the men who rule to-
day. and the white population
Of the United States will be
made to fraternise with niggers,
Chinese and any and all other
inferior races which the des-
pots now governing this coun-
Try can introduce into the body
polite Of the United States, to
serve their infamous purposes.
What those purposes are, look
back, if you need to look back,
to the picture of the past ten
years. We ask you, working
men, .wealth-producers, white
men, whether you are willing
that the next ten years history
Of this country shall be like the
past; whether you are willing
that the wrongs, political and
social, which the decade just
closed has heaped upon you,
shall be repeated in the decade
now entered upon ? IF you
are not, move at once. Get up
clubs. Organize into political
bodies for work. Meet togeth-
er in fvcs, tens, ffties, or if
you can, in hundreds, and swear
that the defeat Of the present
party in power shall be accom-
pli8hed by your votes in 1872,
and q white mans admidistra-
tion, upon the basis Of White
Supremacy, established in its
place. When we once more
get back to good old Democ,
racy, under whatever name it
may be heralded, we shall have
have peace and prosperity
throughout the land, but not
till then. Go to work now TO
bring this change about, and
the sooner it is done, the soon
er shall we be rid Of this ever
lasting din from the seat of
government to the people,
"taXcs +! taxes more taxes !"
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1870-08-24
Exciting! !!

THE firm Of DAN WILL & BROS.
is represented in the City this week
by AARON WILL Of tho firm. A
magnificent assortment of Goods
will bo selected with great care,
which will arrive this woek.
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1870-08-24

The State Convention in the
interest Of the Office holders
and office seekers that met at
Columbus on the 10Th passed
no resolution favoring less tax
alton. Nothing was even said
about less taxation. Let the
people talk about it between
this time and the 11th of Oc-
tober election.
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1870-08-24
The Convention.

WE have only time and space to say that the
Convention last Monday was largely attended;
the Chairman thoroughly understood how to dis
pose of business speedily and satisfactorily; a
good ticket was nominated, Of which we shal
speak next week everybody went away happy
and the Radicals looked black and blue!
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1870-08-24

TIE estimate Of the revenue
to be derived from the tax on
tea, coffee, sugar and molasses
all by their common use, class
ed among the necessaries Of
life, is placed at $44 100000,
This is necessary to supply the
vacuum in the treasury, made
by the unlawful extravaganza
of Congress, as developed by
Gen. Morgan's mastery speech,
delivered at DelawGreg last
Wednesday, and to make good
the constantly occurring defal-
cation of Radical officers.
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1870-08-24
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These Pens equal and guaranteed for TWO
YBARs to do tho same service, rs the best Gold
Pom. sample sent, postpaid, 25 cents per dog
on paleul Eraser, Pen Holder, Pencil Sharp
cner, Letter Opener, etc, combined, price 25
cents Patent Corn Husker, 80 cents. Agents
can make from Ss TO $40 por day. Send for Cir
cuar and samples, to JAMES GERARD & Co., (P.
o Box 1901 81 Nassau Street, New York
3l-3m
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1870-08-24
Attanhm inf Nnfina .

again j r., Of Ilk Town.
John Ryan, DercndartS ship Vinton Co., o.
M the 16.h day OF August. A. ID. 1870. said
" Justice issued an order Of Attachment IN
the above action for The sum of One Hundred
and Eigluy-Fiye DOlaS. Said action will be
for hearing on lie 14tk day ofOct0ber 1870
MICHAEL RYAN.
By JoUN MAYO. htCy.
August a, 1S70-3w
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1870-08-24

THU SVNUvIHUH--UTgNJ m nUmDel
--reeciving the highest number oI
votes are tho delegates; and those
receiving tho next highest are the
alternatcs.
On motion, The mcotingadjournod.
~ j. SWAIN, Chm.
HENRY REYNOLDS, Scc'y.
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1870-08-24
j. W, BOWEN, sec'y.

We have rccsiycd very neatly print cd journal
entitled Tie Hcmps'cdd Inquirer printed at Hemp
stead, Long Island, near New York CITY Our friend
Hon. II. NJ ONpEpDoNE, late Of GallipolIs, and for
mcrly State Senator from this District is Editor. We
wish him success, and hope the HaQuirer will appear
weekly In our sanctum
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1870-08-24
MARRIED.

on the13lh orJuly, 1870. in Harrison Town
ship, by 4. q. Elliot, Esq, Mr.. FRANCIS q,
IEO and Miss SARAH Z. fAEE.
On The 10Th Of August, lcio by the same Mr.
| IRWIN NJ. llNON Wd Miss MARlHA AEGAN-
DRiGnT, daughter Of Abraham ArgNnbight.
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1870-08-24


The Radicals Of Vinton county
are disgustcd with Carpct-Bag John
Tomkins Raper, Of ChiIIicothc. He
is thoroughly raping the party, and
they want to get rid Of him. His
paper does them more harm than
good, and he, being very aristocrat-
ic and independent, "does not care
continental" whether ho pleases
them or not-so he gets The 10 cents
per line and the S5 per day, One
wing of the party, which has been
clipped often, is working like a
flock of snipes TO get possession Of
the Deputy Revenue Assessors Of
fee, but The ChiIlicothite is, like
Wilson, in possession of the Office,
and dares them to attempt to chop
his head of. And down they sit,
and let him remain there and draw
the fine little sum Of &5 per day
Poor feIIows They should study
hard and make men Of themselves,
and then, should they have the rcqui
site qualifications, the highly cduca-
ted gentlemen (D from Chilicothe
riU cast lots WHh them for the office.
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1870-08-24

LII uldlVlOii w tlllo lleIC Hdu
been disposed of by former
Congresses, composed Of Radi-
cal majorities, 35,000,O acres
to the Union Pacific Railroad,
and 100000 to the Northern
Pacific. The entire amount Of
lands given away to corpora
tions by Republican legislation
foots up nearly two hundred
millions of acres. In view Of
this infamous and gigantic rob-
berry ia it not horrible to hear
Sam, Galloway and an Aboli-
tion State Convention denounce
the land.grabb,ng swindle ?
The other official declara-
tions of the Convention are as
false and absm d as are the re-
marks of the President, about
the land.grabbing swindle.--
The gabble about preserving
the Union is the gasconode Of
desperate and unconscionable
demagogues. The Union is
not preserved, aud every body
knows it; the Republican par.
ty destroyed it, and everybody
knows that ; this country is not
free in the proper sense, and
everybody knows that; the
Abolition party is the enemy
and destroyer Of the Constitu-
ton, and everybody knows
that. TO assert the contrary is
the resort of ignorant dema-
gogues to pitiful false pretenses.
The tariff resolution is a
wretched attempt to reconcile
the robbery of the Western
people by the Eastern monop,
olists with the interests of the
industry Of the country. The
resolution sympathizing with
Prussia in her present struggle
for European supremacy must
have been drafted by some
half.Aedged political gosling
who knew nothing Of either
country. For the first time in
the history Of Ohio politics.. a
State Convention of any party
has endorsed one European
despot as against another. This
foolery must be at
to the presence in the
Convention Of certain parties
who confound distinctions of
1ationalities as they do those Of
color, race and qualities.
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1870-08-24

THIS weeks paper is issued EARLIER than
usual as we are compelled TO depart at II .0O
A NJ on Tuesday, for Portsmouth, to attend
the Convention