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The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1870-02-22

Steadily the brave fellows ascendeds
! the range Of hills, two ranks deep, tlrs-
der a furious fire of artillery, flashing,
death's terrors under the most a. {ut
form, and gayly they climbed Tie npmef-
Gus fentes iutheir way. Mon 55pped,
gaps were made in the ranks. but the
lines. we're Immediately. closed-all wera
compact as before. The wounded az
lently fell. All bosh about. the scre1ms
lofthe wounded that we read of ID b0oirt.
On they went, until blazing Gre OF msss-
kerry storned upon them from the ride
! pit hitherto invisible,and Induced b4K.
Firmly they stood and returned tl.g Ht
Up went the swords of the field officers,
wildly cheering them on. Again they
advanceh Again they halted. Zine Of =
fisefs fansbehind the men--picking mp >
the cartridge boxes of the dead, and,
|plenishing those of the living, 6,
Back and forth they went, IN the rear
of their companions, asking men II thesf
ammunition held out, indieatipg ,locatirs,
ties where shots might he ehttfiye, aj1
encouraging them with hopeful words:
"Steady, boys, steady; give'em thun-
der! Smith, are you hurt p
'Yes, sir;lily, arm s broke 1sf
$50 to the rear. my boy"
Another boy falls. s. ~
ssWhere are yon struck, Robert q 9 q
"In the thigh, SIR can't fissse
.'Lie still, and keep cool; tliey'll4take
you away soon"
"Detiiiis, what's the matter with you?
Why the devil don't You fire 2"
"The balfs banged to the top ofsmes;s
muskit togither, sir, and broke the bag
enet,n
"Pitch it away; here's another Fhe :
faster, Jones That's right, Robinson.
Give it to 'em! Splendid boys, splen-
did Down with sotl a new battery
opening .kfl t1a9 sxia 5llan
So it goes,encouragement and rcprosf
by turns, in quantities varied by the in
diyidual vitality of the -ofiicers, in.er-
spersed with constant orders to- lie down
and avoid the fire of the batteries s
Oh this knapsack! Ican't 'tstand
~ says one and it is jerked off,.
"This coat is hot as ," says ar
other, and off it goes.
1erilDfe is THIS WORK Oh ueatn .s Inc
enemy in the rife pits have the advansss
tage of three to one. They put their
heads up, fire, and down they go to load.
''Oh, blast it! Cap'n, we amt got no
chance against them fellers we ought to
have reinforcements.' ..ss jssis, IL,
This cry extends along the lines. Cels
onels, in their visits to their regimentssa
hear it from theirsline officers soonssitss
comes to the knowledge of the generalsys
and, after an hours fighting, on order
to, fall back IS given which is obcyed 8
with a steady: pace; and but little stragn
Cling, towards the city. ,ys.asr5s,ssI
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1870-02-22
Lower andLewer As VIC CO sss

"Fast men, fast WON en- and fast horses
make a horrible nightmare one regrets
to see revived. l don't place much show
by official dignity. but we do want q lit
tie sense of .propriety in the agents we,
have honored with the highest offices ii
the gilt of the people. And in this fcs
spect the Executive Mansion seems to
be fatcd. 1t seems to sink lower and
lower as We go on. We breathed easier
when the incbriated Andrew could no
longer cling to the iron railing in front
aud. address, the rabble by torch-Hgll,
while the American people. bluslrazf III
shame at the exhibition. We turned ~;
the silent, quiet soldier for relief; ard
now find the Fisk Gould Corbin crowd.
But ] do not care TO dwell upon the SUBJ
jcct.-DoNN PATT.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1870-02-22
Rough ON the Colored Brother.

A gentleman at one o! our hotels, on
Sunday, while eating dinner in company
with number of '.'members," being
highly pleased with the manner with
which he had been served by the color
cd waiter, said to him, .''fou're a fine
fellow. One of the best ! ever saw
Are you member of the Legislature y
The negro actually blushed as he replied,
mo, sab! Use never did muffin bad
enough for dat" Wheeling Daily Reg
ister
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1870-02-22

Eg'Soj Irepeat, the sale of cadetships,
though a disgracef,A .tf'ing, is but a drop.
in the great OF corruption. Its
as nothing compared to the villainv, and
venality with are inscperablc IRON a syss
TEN which makes Senators anti Repre-
sentatiyes out of men who come here
for the sole purpose of making as mnch
as possible out of their positions in Con,
gress. These facts may as well be look
ed squarcly in the fsse, md the beoplc
may as well make up thcir.aafftts to sc-
ceptthe disgraccful situation which, par
ty malice has forced upon tIjcn. 1t will
be the work Of twenty years TO '.,lisin-
feet" the halls Of National legislation,
and remove from them tic impurities Of.
Congressional reconstruction -MAcKjA
The Enquirer. a.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1870-02-22

EgSir Walter Scott said seriously in
his autobiography, Through every part
of my literary career have felt pinched
and hampered by my own ignorance"
Such is true wisdom. The wiser man
really becomes, the more he begins to
feel as the sage Of old did when fe Sid,
"The longer / live the moro persuaded
become that l know nothing"
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1870-02-22

EFIt is likely that the Salt Monopo-
lists will come to grief, right soon. The
duty on foreign salt is to be removed
The home producer will still make pretty
large gains, but he won't be able,as here
tofore, to wear out three pairs of pock-
cts to one pair of brooches, while those
who buy of him wear out three pair Of
breeches to one pair of pockets.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1870-02-22
most agreeable Of all con

EE-The most agreeable Of all COM
panions is simple, frank man, without
any high pretensions; one who loves
life, and understands the use Of it-obli
ging alike at all hours; above. all: of d
golden temper, and steadfast as an an
chor. For such a one, We gladly ex-
change the greatest genius, the most
brilliant wit, or the profoundcst thinker.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1870-02-22

Dom Piatt speaks of Mr.. Summers
voice as "bushwhacking in the depths of
his Senatorial stomach"
Unjust riches curse the owner in get
ting, in the keeping, and in the trans
mitting-they curse the children in the
fathers memory.
Only frown !; but it left sad, dreary
ache in that child's heart, and the quiy-
ering lips and fearful eyes told how
keenly he felt it.
II you toast a round of bread, and /
eat the greater part of it, how do we diff
fer from one another2 One imakes the
toast and the other takes the most.
A Southern paper announces that
"nothing but red neck ties are now
wcrn,' which must be a rather cool cos.
! tune for this season, even at the South
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1870-02-22

We no longer seek to make laws for
the people or to raise means to support
the Government. The entire vast ma
chinery Of powerful Government is
run fof the benefit of private moneyed
interests, and / can sit in the gallery and
count with accuracy the seats that will
be vacated, and the places that know
these members now will know them new
er more again.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1870-02-22
from Josh Billings Allminax.]
Words ten Housewives.

To make cheap soup, take 5 drops
ov good strong onion juice, add 2 gals
ov water, bile 10 minnits karefully, and
seazon with couple ov phatt cock
reaches.
To made hoe kake, take hoe and
bile il tew thin jell, and then-let her
kake.
Tcw skin eel, turn him inside out,
and remove the meat with a jack plane.
Few make hen lay eggs day, rea-
zon with her; if that don't dew, threaten
to chastize her if she don't.
Tew learn yure offspring to steal,
make them beg hard for all that yu give
them.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1870-02-22

ETThe Public Printer at Washington
has been proven y scoundrel. He had
misappropriated public funds which came
into his hands. The thieves have pos
session of all Departments of Govern
mcnt The best that can be said of any
Of them is that their yillainy h;fs4ot been
foun,l out Norefsoa Nortawest.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1870-02-22

EF Horace Greeley was supposed to
be in the city yesterday, just after dark
man about his size slipped down on
Shawnee street, and swore sentence
two minutes long with nothing but oaths
in 1t, and didn't make grammatical er
ror.-Learcnworth Conservative.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1870-02-22
Salt Won't saveIt.

Discoursing of the modified tariff bill,
which he styles ''bill Of denominations"
Dom Piatt, in letter to the CONNER
cial, forcibly remarks thereupon: !.
Salt won't save party guilty of such
iniquity as this. The cool impudence
with which this rascality is perpetrated,
is only equaled by the blind stupidity
that permits it. But, thank heaven, light
is breaking in upon us. The people are
being aroused. Put your house in Or
der, my protective friend, for tomorrow
you die
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1870-02-22
Es-Oyer one million Of skilled work

re- Over one million Of skilled work
men are entirely out of employment in
tie United States, with constantly de-
creaslng demand for laborers. What's
to be done? 1t will not do to. build up
an army Of hungry, disconnected, men
in this land. There is danger in that
cloud. The path Of safety lies i'll the
defeat of party the legislation of which
has but one effect, to make the rich man
more wealthy, and the poor man more
dependent upon the former class.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1870-02-22

No man. ever yet worshipped God
truly that did not first worship some wo-
man, says Elizabeth Cady.
What kind of noses are most like veg
etables? Those that turn-upa little red
dish.
Toby, what did the 1sraelites do
when they crossed the Red Sea?" Il
dunno, but gieth they dried themselves
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1870-02-22

THE UNGUARDED MOMENT.

1hE UNUU AhDED MUM En- He
Yes, my lips tonight have spoksA
Words / said they should not speak;
And I would could recall them
Would I had not been so weak.
Oh, that one unguarded moment!
Were it mine to live again,
All the strength of its temptations
Would appeal to me in vain.
Trtie, my lips have only uttered
What is ever in my heart;
am happy when beside him,
Wretched when we are apart.
Though I listen to his praises,
Always longer than should,
Yet my heart can never hear them
Half so often as would.
And 1 would not, could not, pain him,
Would not for tho world offend;
would have him know like him
As brother, as friend;
But meant to keep one secret,
In my bosom always hid,
For never meant to tell him
That loved him-but did.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1870-02-22
from Josh Billings Farmers Allminax
valuabel Advice Tesv Yuns SPORTS
men. -. !,

In fishing for musketozc don't wait
for them to bite the seckond time : $. s.
The best bait for bedbugs is to sleep
three in bed. sd sss.;.
The best mark for target praFtiss Is an
ole naskuline goose, one goose win last
yu for five years shooting, and when he
finally gifts strdck with lightning and be-
gins tew perish, yu kan melt him np,and
gits out the lead ts.lls;, i 80
The best kind of spear, for bull
frogging is four tined dung fork, k,wheal
you git the tines all full, shoulder the
fork and put for home. 8 8.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1870-02-22
THE BRIDES DEPARTURE
Tho bride of an hour stood smiling;

Tho bride of an hour stood smiling;
Her mother in tears was near by;
For the "pet of her life, so beguiling,"
Was soon to bid her good-by.
Fond friends tried vainly to cheer her,
To dry up the tears that fast fell;
And she clasped her daughter still nearer,
And in agony sobbed farewell"
The groom with his bride has departed,
To journey far off in strange lands;
And the mother cries out, hroken-hearted,
"Well, Tn GLAD. that girls off my hands
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1870-02-22
rJosh Billings saws :

SJosh Billings says:
In buying roast beef, don't forgit, that
roast beef, to be bully, must be tuff.
In selektlng a yIng goose for your ia:
BILE, don't forgit tew remember, that the
longer a goose has lived in this world,
the more experience he will hav, when he
Gums to be chawed.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1870-02-22
who EOrT

Let me kiss you for your mother
For your sister-cousin-auut-
Or for somebody or other
Whom / long to kiss, but can't;
I could wish my love beside me,
As I've you beside me now;
But the pleasure is denied me,
So I'll kiss you anyhow.
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TERMS OF ADVERTISING:

r.ETwelve liAes, or less, viii be charged as
one square.
EAl1 legal advertisements will be charged
BY the line, and must be paid in advance of
publication.
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~ advance. - LET.
q Advertising done at published rates,
and payment required in advance, in all
;csssa.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1870-02-22
from Josh Billings Allminax.]
DOmestix Receipts.

8
Tew find the square root ov hogs
noze, turn him into gardin patch.
Tew enjoy good reputashun, Civ
publicly, and steal privately.
Tew remove grease from mans kar-
akter, let him strike sum sudden lie.
Tew give oysters an extra good relish,
eat them at sumboddy else's expense.
Tew git wrong things out ov yure
child's head comb it often.
MoRTUARY LIBELs ON WIvEs.-Much
libelous matter has been written on
tombstones about wives. Witness this
from Selby, in Yorkshire:
Here lies my wife-here let her lie
She's at rest, and SO am I. M
The following breathes spirit of re-
signation, which is far less abruptS-
There is also a ludlcrous touch of the
polite about it:
She once was mine:
And now,
To Thee, o Lord, her resign,
And am your obedient, humble servant,
ROBERT KEMP.
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THE SPIRIT OF DEMOCRACY.
Published Every tuesday.
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION:
Two dollars per annum, invariably in advance

JOB PRI ING
Execnted with neatness and dispatch at this
sfioe, and at reasonable prices.
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PERSONAL.

The france says Gen. Beauregard has arrived
in Marseilles. on railroad business.
| The Archbishop of Malines has replied to the
work OF Able Crafty on Papal Infaibility
M. Provost Paradol and NJ. De Witt deliv-
cred the funeral addresses at the tomb Of Duke Dc
Broglle.
The telegraph is superseding royal autograph
letters. Napoleon III. recently inquired by 1t abont
Queen victoria's health
Archduke Carl Ludwig of Austria has been
visiting the King OF Prussia This visit is regarded as
proof of cordial relations between the Courts Of Berlin
and Vienna.
An individual in Berne calls himself Louis
Napoleon Bonaparte and says he is grandson Of Napo
leon 1. lie has published pamphlet dedicated to
France, entitled Society aud BY Rights. He bears some
resemblance to the Bonaparte family
Jules Favre denies that he spoke disrespect-
fully OF Rochcfort these 81 have never spoken
Of NJ Rocheort terms unbentng the respect due to
colleague and electoral opponent could not more
conclusively deny having said single word Of the
phrase which illinformed chroniclers impue to me-"
The late Duke De Broglie was passonately
fond Of fishing and when Minister o. Foreign Affairs. he
found the best places the river constantly occupied
by young man. One day his rival did not appear at
the usual place. The Duke had appointed him Vice
Consul in the East and ordered him at to his post
4 lady named Cotton, from the town of
Epnal France. claims to be the heir Of Thierry Of
Venice, who left property estimated, when Napoleon
seized II in Venice in 1884, as amounting to s2OoO00oo
She has spent tho greater part OF herlc collecting evil
denee. The suit has commenced before the French
Courts
NJ. Paul dc Cassagnac is highly delighted at
the prominence lately given to his name. He proclams
in the Pays that he viii regard the happes day
Of his life the day when he alone represented his Sover
eign and the Empress" Enlarging this theme, he
says: "My name Gag, an escutcheon; the free
volunteer the Mameuke stood alone proudly amid the
bawling crowd" 1t was no surprise TO him. He went
to the heater precisely because he knew he would he
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TIE SITE OF TR1DE.



r,c.eo Pb rs-FYchsngs par Flour qset and unchanged
Wheat ann snI heavy; No &c No. easn anu seer
s IA seller March 82ic asked fnr Me- 2 Corn dull ior
or 40 3 Cole 10 the afternoon dul A. oSs 70
i 80 Sc Provisions frmer sud more active Mes Pork
In good ~ sh SOS ~ .ser Marcb lard ~
Tn, Al IL kr bry Sailed Shoulders; l2lc for kongh Sies J.c
S short Pb Ml-s iooss Cattle in good demand - Gs y
for fair butchers light shipping stoeAen rb % Tor goou on
az 20 FOR choice 10 extra premium Live Hogs auve LOT paeAbg anu
f,t s,I Tor account; sales al 70 gd W W tt Common 70
extra prime qs Dressed hegs firm p I'G+g 90 evaag 90 Wv
pounds Receipts-bNg sy,, -ss1S a.
Corn 20 Lush oats 400 bush Rye $40 bush Barley & Hoss
GiomeDt-5TQ Flour IO bush. West liV'o oash N'IH
sGa Lsaa, Qas4 Az hn-h Bailey 900 Hogs
Noeuy Ala. Feb l6-Coston sas In limited aemanu "lsI
and closed inil: sales TO balesi Nddng' %c receipts i|'
bales: exports Ill bales .,t., acs h.iss.
Ga feb 6coton eecHbed aci saosi wv Oa''i 'e
ceps bates hiitings Dlc - -, Co., -
ALgA,Y Pcb b-ko change in Wheat rye queti STATE non'
,p,Iy g51glr Barley and Oats dull and DO sales;
i6-Fiou-The export demand
100 vessels loading Australia aad the other for Chna super
fine swat rs 256S IS 9o Oregon supehne - 9a
- so Brtra - 25gS5 So Wbea-Supernne IN good demand AZ
Mjing 81 91bl b9 shpping grades reg
ird owing markets Legal Tenders ~
SAv.ssH o. Feb I6COcn dull; receipts lS|' ohsi sales
100 bates. Middines Ric q, ,.,.., f, 49, AL,
ng 2s ,3,c receipts bales exports eoaswise, I-l oaes
.ales yestsrday and TO-DAY. 4io bales =, .
WnMiNGros ~ c. Peb l6 Spirits Turpenine &C. oSeri sses
.1c Roam 6rm AZ 4 e09si Crude Turpenune uucbsnged
T,r .tsadv At 81 Cotton duh AZ &c. for Middng. -
Feb l6COtton dull aud easieri saes ZJD
bales; Mugs 2i9alIc; receipts St bales exports coa'"'e
36T bales . &c.. - 49,, IL. ., o,i a9,,. ,,r
M,rs. s,s receipts 1885 bals exports TO Liver.
pooI $50 bses Malaga 625 bs Flour 6Im at S3 500 % 81 a
81 l0nSl III Oats easier AZ u %
Re Bnuuous here Prime S3od Pork quiet at
Al Jt0liHl8te Sugar cured Hams
Lard l6lGec Suy.r brm; Prime lal9 ho9sses hrmi pme
ia psi GoG iis. sterling Exchange 1921, HewYori Sight E1
change par a: per cent discount
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POLITICAL.
GEORGIA.
ELECTION or sENAToRs-MEssAGE FROM GOV.
BULLOCK.

......-..--.--..-... GEORGIA
ELECTION oF ENAToRs-MEssAGE FROM GOV.
BULLOCK.
ATLANTA, Feb. 16.-The House and Senate
mai this morning II O'Clock At Ia O'Clock the Senate
rooeedsd tothe hall OF the House OF Representatives,
and organized Joint convention for the purpose OF com
pairing the Senatorial vote Upon adding up the vote Of
the ioint convention the President Of tine Senate an
pounced that the Hon. Foster Bodget having received
us votes majority, elected United States Senator
for the term Of six years from March 1871 the Hon. H.
r. Farron having received 100 votes, majority, Is oe'
cared elected United States Senator for the term endng
March L. 1879 the Hon. Richard II. Whitley having re-
ceyed lilo is declared elected United States sena-
tor for the term ending March 1871 Eleven Democrats
voted for Mr.. Blodgett
Gov. Bullock sent message TO the Legislature this
morning making elaborate argument establishing the
fact that the Of Congress OF Dec 49, and the previous
Reconstruction do not render invalid any OF the
binary laws passed by the several Legislatures All con-
tracts entered into by the State or by corporations under
the State authority legal and binding The Governor
closes as follows;
"The impression which is sought to be created that
local laws nvadated, State bonds repudated, and
Organized upon the basis Of late legislation
without legal foundation. entirely groundless such I'M
the public mind. and defeating the full effect and true
intent OF the purpose OF the Reconstruction acts"
This argument to be superfuous in the face OF
the fact that Georgia bonds selling at higher rate
than those any other Southern State and the bonds Of
the railroads which have beenp under the
thorty Of the Legislature of Ices selling their full
value.
The Hon. Foster Blodgett this evening addressed let
Ter to the Governor requesting him to withhold the
hfcse Of his election Senator Mr.. Blodgett explains
his previous political referring TO that Of having
been indicted by his political opponents for the purpose
OF breaking down and destroying his influence. Mr..
Blodge closes his letter as follows
although those who procured the indictment alluded
to confess that done for political effect and IL
unsupported by any proof yet is there and never
until IL is withdrawn, have been tTiumphanty ac-
0uitted can l. or will l. accept the position TO which the
honorable SURFACES of my political fiends have ee-
waited me-"
heavy subscription was raised among the Democrats
to-day Bryant TO Washington to oppose the seat
tug Of the Republican Senators. Bryant left tonight
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PENNSYLVANIA,

PROCEEDINGS OF THE LEGISLATURE.
HAREISBURG, Feb. 16-Sevcral Militia bills
were introduced in both Houses. but none have been
acted upon. Joint resolution was presented in the
Senate proposing amendment to the Constitution TO
control prevent special legislation the Legislature
having acted upon 1900 bills last session. mostly
Of trivial local character joint resolution was also
introduced asking Pennsylvania Congressman TO favor
bill granting an annuity TO soldiers Of the war Of 1872
The bill providing for the health and safety of miners
passed through the Committee of the Whole inhe Sen
ate. An attempt made in the House TO discharge
the Special Committee who are now investigating the
charges corruption attending the passage Of the Me-
tropolitan Police BILL but the resolution was indefinitely
postponed by vote OF 65 to 81 most Of the Democrats
voting with the minority Resolutions passed that
the sessions Of the Committee be held with open doors
during the consideration of the subject. Indirect
charges OF corruption in the were made on both
e-dns of the Ilnse.