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The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1870-01-31
WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURES.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
JANUARY 90.

oAsuAht ~.
The House met pursuant to adjourn
mcnt. Mr.. Lamb, from the judiciary, re.
ported Bill to prescribe the oath herraf-
ter 10 be taken BY attorneys at law, md a
Bill to repeal the law requiring a test oath
Of suitors, r'e - fLE
The following Resolutions were intro
duced: 80
BY Mr.. Flick-.Direoting the Judiciary
Committee to consider the exprdicncy Of
making the cmbezzlement of school mon.
sys by township officers criminal offence.
BY Mr.. Wheat-That tie House uu.
thorizs the Sergeant .al-Arms to furnisl,
each member with $40 worth Of postage
stamps for the distribution Of public dvcu.
nents. s.i ii gecs,- - ~. sa i.
Mr.. Jackson announced bis opposition
to the resolution. lie had grave doubt,
a. to the constitutionulity Of d measure in
directly increasing the compensation oil
members. The outlay thi, resolution in.
yolvcd would be $500. He deemed it un.
necessary aud improper, and would there.
fore vote against it.
After considerable discussion in which
ble.srs. Lamb, Picrpoint, Flick, and 9th.
ers participated, tho Resolution was los,
by vote Ct Is to 90 iaa $50
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SENATE,
4 ,,.,s54. -. SENATE.
Netl,ing OF Importance was done in tho
Senate to-day. =..
HOUSE OF pELreArrs.

"a.
JASr4sf 20.
nj. Lamp from lho special COMMITTEE
on Judge iiarrlson' reported back the me.
mortal aud asAed to ha'o it printed. So
0Fd n, 4. p :, =.
ny Mr. burgess-from % NJ. hicc
and o. o ~ citizens OF Wayne Wa praying
repeal o. test oaths, modification OF the
registry law. anu . repeal Of the disfr'n-
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agreed, on condition that he should M,
open bis mouth, 50 that people woul5
know he was fool Tho boy consep,rJ
an,l all went well until dinner was .n
nounced. and servant asked him what t.
would have. The fright youth wouIs
not open his mouth aud the waiter. hs
coming tired. said, "my boy, You ara ~,
fool y "Oh, pa" said greeny, "tL,a
found il out and! | never said sv.rd y
If l should chance to say anything which
appears severe or unusual in this contra
vsrsy. bopc the public will look oys,
it, for it is intended to offset Their ..nn.
warranted by law and gross ussumnti",
ofpowsr." I claim in this, as,iu cysrv'
thing connected with this controversy /,
be acting on the defensive. The doe,o,
said something about me saying l,wopll
tell him how persons could get on ,bs
County, What l near. wns that +
though; all the doctors who sispcd n.
big article were trying to gel on h.
County. Preferred him 10 certain ,e,
,iops of,hc new Code; and ii he lid
read them be nigh. have unler.toad
what | mean. without all this trouble
The 5tl, section Of chspter 10 say.-"A
person shall not be deemed to have n H. i.
gal settlement in any County until bs
has resided one year continuously there.
in; nor ifho has immigratcI- into N.
State within three years. &C., 20 Iou
SEQ that man cannot come into ,hr
County and lie put upon the p,up.r il,
the same dry he'gots there. Some Of ,;,e
learned doctors vino tried to tell the Su. 4
pervisors their duty, have not got p,u.
per's residence in this County yet; p,I
it is very doubtful if one.tenth ofth.m
ever read a section of tho law they: ar,
assuming to explain, until they saw ii IN 4
my'article.a They. must acknoslsgo. Isl.
that wo hare no pnupcrs but what have
hou,cs, aud some ono to attend to having
lLsm doctored without putting DR.. Can.
den to any trouble; end, that the doctors
have nothing to do with, putting a ne rsen
upon the pauper list. 10 thinking N,
matter, over, enc cannot but think I'M.
there wero not many doctors in ,,h. Leg
isluturc when these laws vero passed.
but person would infer that there Wa.
some taxpayers there, and that they k.Ie9
who.keeps The machine oiled, and into
whose hands 10 trust the oil-cap. They
knew It would not do to let the doctor.
have anything to do With the raup.rr
unless there was some one otell .iis,.
when to 60 and when to quit going
They had some experience with tie doc.
tor, under the old County Court system,
One.fl!ow said-"If We had, ,lius OH
Bill::Watson out Of the Board, wo could
easily manage tho rest.p Now,JMr.
Fellow, | am out. and you can try your
hand if you think !. is such a'great thin.
to be catering men but l think srains;
tie time you manage the Board in tho
why you desire, you will not have mnep
tint, i to hunt up paupors to pu. upon n.
County. i''a'
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CONCLUDED sExr wEkk.
The REPATRIATION Law.

From our summary Of Legislative pro.
escdings, twill DO seen that Nj. BsTyer,
of Putnam. who is "lst.up.1 hos Intro.
duced q Bill to amend the Rcgisiralieu
Law. Tho Bill provides that tic 1segi.-
,rars shall BE- hereafter elected by The pes
pie, in the same manner as other township
and County officers'are sleeted-tls ir..
election to 30 held in October, 1870, AID
that until the olt ction aad qualifications
said Registrars, tho l,oord ofsuperyisers
shall perform the dutie...of Registrars, for
ht:erer'l .oxA,hir,. It also provides
that every person taking the oath shall
be registered as voter. aud thu. no 70
ter shall be stricken OF except upon actual
proof Of disloyalty. by competent uittes-
es to tho acts alleged.
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nov.u Of pkLEoArrs.

.aH Y January "a.
Mr. Lamb, from, tbs Judisi,ty Commit.
tee. reported a Dill 10 prevent township
otlisers from embeztling OF converting 10
their own use money or property entrusted
to them; Bill 10 niutud and re-enact
Section 12l, Chapter 81, Ut lilo Code ii
relation 10 suggestions OF judgments Of
justices; d liill to authorize the Auditor
TO grant rolief against taxes ,efrops basly
or iptquitatly charged on real estate ind
returned delinquent a Bill TO repeal sbe
sui,or'. Test Oath ,i, /, ,.,i. t.. /,
['rhis is direct blow at cur friend zsb.
idoe Brown and his Tx
Ou motion Of Mr.. Flick, House Dill
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sESAT.,

But little business was transacted in
the Senate to-day, but We notice that on
moti,n Of Mr.. Young, the following Res
olution was passed:
Resolred. That the Committee on thu
Judiciary to enquire into the e1pediency
ofrepealing the "Attorncy's ties. OATH"
The same gentleman also Insisted on the
passage Of Joint Resolution inviting
Siss Anua Dickinson 10 lecture in the
Hall ofthc Ilouia, bu. the Senate rery
unprc,lily refused to accord their permits.
sion. $3.50 e. = l's5
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Postage strn,ps.

Thanks to the good seu,e Of the Demo.
Gratis, ono swindle bn, becu ,,opped-that
Of members Of tie Legislature voting
il'eih'elvc. $40 additional salary in tue
Shape Of postage 'tamrs Keep Oh geu.
lv.Ael, The Eeop.. ale will you.
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CONF osg-coME ALI!
FAIR rLaY's A JEwkL /!
CHARLES McWHoRTER'
Forgery in Jane Lew,
JANE LEW, Jan. &c, lSlC

JAsE LEW, Jan, %, 1870
EprroR. DxMocEaT 81 notice in your
last pa per an article speaking Of an OBJ
scene letter supposed to hare been writ
ten by me. Permit me ,orsay that never
in lay life have | written such q letter to
you or to any one; and that some un-
principlcd scounlrel has used my name
in order to cover up his own couardly
attack upon myself. Vixen the dirty
wretch can he unearthed he shall have
his dues, iii, in the power Of myself or
my friend. to give them to him.
Very Respectfully.
HE 80 CHARLES McWuokrER.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1870-01-31

TuE Governor Of Minnesota has rsbuked
Grant for receiving presents BY refusing
TO accept furnished hons. at St, Paul.
He appreciated the motive, but felt there
w,uld be an improperly in receiving it.
Ul1..e., blush. - 81.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1870-01-31

"SILvuR." says on observsnt Eastern
journal, 81, slowly getting into circulation
in the Western cities" We should rather
think SO. Abonta, slowly as the Mis-
'ouri is climbing the Rocky Mountains. as
ba,lholisrs are becoming generous, or as
radicals arc getting to,heaysn. i. =
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llousl or DELEGATES.

.H.. - JANUARY ~.
The postage stump question came up
again Oh the report ofMr. Piorpoint, from
ID. committee Cd Printing md Contingent
Expenses, Which provided for the stamp.
ing by tho Ssygsant.at.Arins Of documents
&C., to tie amount of $lU for each msni-
Der. And after considerable discussion.
this srindls which has cost the State about
$4,000, vas finally killed by q vote Of Is
10 ~. n 4sali IA :! F4a..
The Bill charging aAd renewing the
Charter Of the Chesapeake and Ohio Rail.
road was passed BY unaninouss vote,
and having previously PASSED the Senate,
is now a law. ?,
z Petitions for the repeal Of al tho Tes.
Oaths, and amendment Of lilo Registta.
ton Law, were presented by Mt. Csrpsn.
ter asd Others. f aorf a
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SENATE.

This body remained IN session but {.
short tins, and no business Of in!ercs. was
done. aaUf
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1870-01-31

A RADICAL journal tells US that "the
President is not n wealthy man, and i. il
probable that his expenditure as chief
magistrate Of the nation largely exceed,
bis income, official and private" IfGen.
oral Grant has already spent bib salary Of
twenty-five thousand dollars, and the one
hundred and sevcuty-fro thousand dol
lars profit on bis great gifs enterprise. it is
safe to say that if he live, ten years
longer bis funeral will take place from the
poor.houss. u -4a
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1870-01-31

A s,aoER member Of the Alabams leg
islature wears clignon, fixed up with
hairpins, aud scented with ottar Of roses
and bsnzine, the latter to kill tue natural
oiur. He is candidate for Secretary Of
State, aud is a strong one.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1870-01-31

TurRE is said to DO radical majority
oftwenty-two in the Legislature ofTc1as'
Under military rule it could as easily have
been made forty. Weonly wonder it wa,
NOT. 80 I'i a i l- gTf
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1870-01-31

TINS IIou,a comnitteo on appropriations
profess to be startled at the discovery Of
an item Of S37, 900 for mirrors for the In
fernal Revenue Bureau. We think the
price too high. but il the mirrors arc for
the purpose Of enabling these Revenue
lscehes to "ses themselves az others see
them" il may be money well. invested.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1870-01-31
SENATE

ehSATH.
Considerable discussion took place on
tue bill TO amend .he Charter Of Tho West
Virginia Central l.ailroad, between
iessrs. Fatnsworth. Leonard, Wilsou,
Borenin and others, and II was finally
amended 50 as To allow said Company to 70
through either. Preston or Monobgaliu, o.
both. RESOLUTIONS Of respect for the mem.
Dry u Hon James Burlsy were passed
Meisrs. Davis and Dayton presented ps.
tilion' nuintrOusly signed for the repeal
Of tho Test Oatls aud amendment Of tho
Registration Law.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1870-01-31

Dos PlArr, in one Of hi, Washington
letters, says: a.aa 5o5,
Don't DO in hurry to welcome new
republics, nor gran. belIigsrent rights to
a people no. prepared to receive them.
One would suppose that with our heavy
taxation, wide spread corruption and in
famous Oppression from accumulated c.pi.
tai IN The hands Of irresponsible iasn, We
would have enough to occupy our intellcs.
and time without meddling With the af.
fairs Of other nations. Our Senators are
openly assailsd as thieves; our Executive
charged with inbseility; ous-half our
revenue cannot be collected. and tic other
half is wantonly mis,pp.ied, and yet We
arc dying to extend these blessed results
Of free institutions to all the earth. As
old Staley used to assert. "Thers is some.
thing saidin Holy Writ about d mote in
one eye aud beam in another" aud that
is our jackassical condition.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1870-01-31

e. BEAixs INA Bip PLACE. Mack says
Of Mr.. Julian: 'This distinguished pat.
riot announces himself again as candidate
for reelection, aid will submit his claims
To bis beloved constituents Of The priinsr,
meetings, which are generally held in hi.
Distries about Tho frs. Of April. | believe.
Between now and then look out for
speech from Julian. lie always make. Il,
on tho land question, the soldicrt bounty
question, or rene topic nearly and dearly
related to The sovereign people. Tie la,
BEN III Of late; and instructed bis friend.
" report hin al suffering from The effect.
Of isvsrs mental labor. superinducsd BY
real for ths public welfare, and threaten.
lug case Of soflsning u The brain.
Medical examination has shown It, Low.
ever. 10 DO only All aggravated cate Of
b ,nisrrhoids. familiar to The tn,citutifu
ear by tho MATHS Of piles. | slway.
thought Juliih's brains would soften III
thai way.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1870-01-31

Taa New York Post (radical) say, it
has no hesitation in saying that the forty
nine radicals who voted against tho Vir-
ginia admission bill in tho House, "voted
to break the ,olcmnly pledged faith Of
Congress, and to perpe.uate disunion."
The Poet also publishes their names in
sort Of black list, 80 that the people may
see who they are.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1870-01-31
ssNArE

No business wa, done III this body to.
day Of general interest.
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AZ VERTlSENEN7,y.
n u. EDMISTON,
-rarsicL n ASp .rnoxoS-
WESTON, ". VA. !

WESTON, W. Wa.
Having just returned from New York. wllcro
he has been attending the Hospitals, lie now Of
fers his services to the citizens Of Weston lnA
vicinity, who ARE in need u Medical aud Surgi-
cal attention. Having pufclia,ed ali enIire set
of Snraical lns rt,mehls Of the most approved
manufacture, he will perform all operations
known TO Surgery.
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Nslqhborhoo Correspondence

Hereafter re shall not publish any cam
n,uniIeution tteee.ling eO'Hb'h-lna-a-
hnIfin length.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1870-01-31

REpORr OF TllECONDlTtON OF
THE NATIONAL EXCHANGE
BANK OF WESTON. WEST Y IL
GINA, AT THE CLOSE OF BUSI-
NESS, JANUARY 22, 1870.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1870-01-31

THs namo Of the newly-clested colored
district clerk of Corsicana, Texas, is
John" lie don't know as he ever had
any'other. Allie Knows is that no is a
niger, 0 loyal radical, and that he was
elected. But he can't write, and abottls
Of castor oil wsull be just as good an off.
eer. 5'of RI j.59,
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1870-01-31

Coya.ss' i. tho only obstacle to a re-
iteration Of the UniOu-it is in rebellion
against the peace ofths country-asains!
its return to constitutional government and
general prosperity. This is the general
continent, independent Of party bias, and
Is expressed, in substance, BY paper. 0:
both tho great political parties.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1870-01-31

State ,of West Virginia County Of LEXIS:
l. Robert j. MsUandlisl, Cashier :"
" o National Exchange bank Of Wtsls''.
West Virginia do soltmhly swear !'l'.
tue above statement Is trso. to tile se''
Of my knowledge and belief. .,s,,l
Il. j. MeCANDLLslI. Cashier,
Subscribed und sworn 10 before iii' ''''
18Th day Of January, 1870. -.
WM u. DUNNINGTQN,.
". l'llliP. Notary Public
s. .;s..Js y afzT
Il. I. Camdcn, ias}
NJ. W. Harrison, l,iree'ots'
a. A. Lewis,
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1870-01-31

Two Posrovncrs. Look on this pic
ture, and then on shisl The English
Po..ofiee, with net profit last year of
$4,000, 900. Z q.
The American Postofice, last year,
running behind expenses, and showing a
.dsdei. Of nearly FIVE and half millions.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1870-07-13
KEEP GOLD IN THE COUNTRY.

Gold coin is money throughout the
civilized world, or its basis. Nothing
else Is. Though in reality a COM
mOdity-as much so as Silver, Copper,
Iron, Cotton or Wheat-as Gold is the
sole tniversoL basis of money, and as
its other uses are insignificant, Gold
should not be commercially regarded
or by the Government treated as any
other commodity. The reason is, it
is one of the first minor duties of the
Government to furnish its citizens
with an adequate supply of money for
business purposes. Without such a
supply, no kind of business can
flourish. 1t has often happened that
men owning property worth three
times their debts, have failed because
money was scarce though all other
kinds of property We're abundant. II
it is possible for the Government to
prevent such abnOrmalities, no one
will deny that it should do so, except
neof those worse than coastwreekers,
whose study is to produce alternate
buOyancies and stringencies in money
that they may fatten upon the wreck
ed fortunes of upright men.
Between 1919 and 1861, America
had produced / 200 million dollars in
Gold. Yet when the war broke out,
so little remained in the country, that
all the banks combined could not fur
nish the Government with money,
till the Governments own promises
to pay gold dollars had been ordained
to be legal dollars in trade. The
abundant issue Of Greenbacks how
ever made Internal commerce with
general prosperity possible, with no
worse an effect than q total derange-
ment of prices. as compared with pay
ments abroad in Gold. Yet such leg
islation as will keep Gold in the
country, will secure that same pros
perity tOithout arrangement Of
any kind. The following legislation
tUOIttd keep Gold at home, and moth
ing else can be certain to do so.
L. Such a standing Tariff on i'm
ports, as will enable American capital
to embark in manufactures, with a
moderate but not exorbitant profit; so
that it may be possible to ordain.
2. That the value of exports, Gold
excluded from UieaO, shall at least
equal imports, (Gold excluded from
view with 5 per cent. added, together
with the amount of, interest paid on
American bonds held abroad. Or,
when those items exceed the value Of
exports, during any month, then
8. There should be temporarily ad-
ded to the standing Tariff, a definite
per cent, till the point aimed at
should be attained.
When the Tariff shall be avowed-
Irr tnx~sn1 n1z -
neither solely to protect manufae-
lures, but By protecting manufactures
to protect all the people in a plentiful
supply of money and work, a new ad-
vance step in self-aeting self-govern-
ment will have been taken, and it
cannot be taken too soon.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1870-07-13
A New York Census Taker Come to
Grief

]
The returns from the Twelfth Dis
trict of the Eleventh Ward would be
complete but for the inability of
Mrs. Welsh, of Ninth street, to guess
any of the searching eonundrums eX-
plicity advanced by Assistant Marshal
David J. Jennings. That gentleman
reports that before his evil star guided
him to the abode of Mrs. Welsh he
had enjoyed, for brief time in each
case, the society of 2,100 individuals
in that district, of whose pleasant con-
versations there are copious extracts
on file in the Marshal's office, but at
her domicile his visits was stormy
and his stay curtailed; his manhood
was questioned and his strength
defied. His patriotism, too, which
alone makes his position a science,
was shocked by theopprobrium which
Mrs Welsh cast upon the Government
he so dearly loved, ITO hill wild the
Guverment," quoth Mrs. Welsh,
with arms akimbo and eyes ablaze.
"Wot have I to do wild the Guver-
ment? Are yez the Government? An
swer questions is it? Divil a wan of
me; and don't stand in that door long
or may be the Government will lose
his scalp, and it may be the tail of his
coat. Out wild yezI" Profanity on
the right of him, profanity on the left
of him, Mrs Welsh close behind him,
out "got" the Marshall. Far from
these domains he wandered, knowing
that though the law would impose
penalty on Mrs. Welsh for her con-
tumacy, it would not provide reme-
dy for sealpless head or a tailless
coat, even though they ornamented
the corpus of powerful "Guver-
ment."
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1870-07-13
FULTON,S FIRST STEAMBOAT.
A Romantic Story of How he Won his
Bride--The Old Boat Still Floating.

Correspondent of the Geneva Coltr.
ier relates the following story of the
Kate Morgan, the little steamer
which for more than a generation has
piled on Cayuga Lake, her owners
Obeying the behest of the first proprie-
tor, to run her till she bustsr:
Before the Chancellor LiUinqstOne
stemmed the current of the Hudson,
yet after the little CyernlOnt had stir
red the guieter waters of the Collect
Pond, the whistle of the Kate Morgan
awoke the echoes in Saughanic Glen,
and her paddle wheel dashed the
spray upon Cayuga bridge. There is
a bit of romance attached to her name
and building.
Old General Morgan, of Revolution
ary fame, had a noble estate on the
Eastern bank of the lake, not far from
where the present Wells College now
stands. Between his only daughter,
a lovely girl of eighteen, and young
Fulton, had long existed a tender at
tachment, which, however, the pow
erty and Obscurity of Robert led the
General to severely frown upon.
Fulton went to New York. He labor
ed long years in perfeeting his inven-
ton; his day of triumph came, and
then he wrote to the stern father re.
lating his success and asking for the
daughters hand.
Nay" wrote back the incredulous
old soldier, "I'll believe what l see
with my own eyes. Come you back,
scrapegrace to the lake; build and sail
steamboat past my own door, and
then, and not till then, shall you have
my daughter Kate"
Need say that Fulton came joyful
ly back, that steamer was built as
rapidly as circumstances would per-
NIT, that she was launched, and in due
time did sail triumphantly past the
Generals door! But let me add that,
according to an express stipulation
made by the sly Robert in case he sue
ceeded-when the Kate Morgan
sheered in towards the Generals dock
a small boat was seen pushing out
containing the original Kate, her grim
father and a gentleman in clerical
vestments. They were soon on board,
and there, amid the waving of flags,
the ringing-of bells, and the blowing
of whistles, the proud inventor and
his prouder bride were made one. A
glorious sweep up and down the lake
completed the first bridal trip by
steam ever known in this country.
Before. I'VE leave this historic boat
let US go below a moment. Here are
the old-fashioned engines, inscribed
fireman, Cartwright & Co." They
were the first engine builders in the
United States, and furnished both Full
toms and Fitch's boats. Cartwright
was the father of the well-known Pet
er Cartwright, the Western back
woods preacher.
Glance now at the cabin. Its up
holstering was furnished by A. L.
Stewart, at that time an enterprising
young tradesman, keeping a little
seven by nine shop in Chambers
street. Though the lustre of the goods
has long since passed away, its dura-
bility remains, to attest to the honesty
and good judgment of the young deal
er, and by which he has since risen
to be the foremost merchant of our
country.