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The tax during BucHANAN's last year
was t,co doudr.per head, to run the Gov
ernment.
The tax during GRANTS last year,
1870, was orer eight dollars per head!
That is what is termed sthe success of
the present administration" It certain
ly is sssuccess" as far as filching money
from the pockets of taxpayers goes.
Here rs another blow:
sWe have corrupt Congress, a stu
pid Executive, and the only arm of the
Government thatrcmains pure is the Su-
preme Court, and that President has
sought to pack with creatures of his
own, and the Senate strives to destroy"
DOM PIArT, Radical, J sWask. Cor.
Gin. Com.
The New York Tribune said about
July L:
.Gentlemen in Congress! you have
done vast amount of mischief this
session, which it will need all the energy
of the party to undo. If you want to
leave US little chance of getting on our
feet again, please disagree about the tax
and tariff bill, and 60 home ?"
The Tax and Tariff Bill was passed
July II, 1870, and GRANT approved it
For thus approving bill to enrich the
..a -.4.... sne.faAto, h., vxr;,x,l;, n
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EE-While the French Emperor was
doing all in his power,to to injure and hu-
initiate the United States during the
great war of the Rebellion, there were
two hundred thousand German-born cit
izens fighting under the flag of the I'm
ion, and. offering their lives for the lib
critics of America These two facts in
themselves go far to explain the sympa-
tlies of the American people with Ger
many in the present war.-Mdrietta
Register.
We are on the Prussian side in the
present war; but there are some things
we would like the editor of the Register
to reconcile, if he can
The Radical party, which now indor-
ses the Germans, in 1856 and 1856, un-
der the name of Know Nothing party,
denounced the Germans and other for
eigners as unfit to exercise the rights
and privileges Of citizenship until they
had resided in this country t,ceniy- lone
years!
Also spoke of them as crout-eating,
lop-eared Dutch. Why the change in
1870? Your party has rendered itself
more contemptible than ever, by its
cringing.
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'FRANCO-PRUSSIAN WAR.
FRENCH ACCOUNTS.
The Preparations for a Siege at
ris.

New YORK, August 23-Thc Volor-
taire makes the following calculation -
At the last census France counted men
between 90 and 80 at 3,760,OOO; from
80 to 40, at 3, 12S, coo; and were we to
be uneasy, adds NJ. Clement Duverrols,
OH account of three or four battles lost,
we should become the laughing stock of
Europe.
New York, August 23-A special to
the Courier Des Etats Unis, dated Paris,
August 80, says: "TheTe are prepara.
tions for a combat all along the line
Paris is virtually in state of siege, and
every one accepts this part Of the sitna-
ton. 1t is generally conceded that the
issue of the campaign will be decided
under our walls. If we are able to hold
out f r a week, and we are able, against
IN enemy destitute of material for car
ryins on siege, all France will come to
| the succor of the capital. and will Sc
verely annoy the besiegers. As for a
diversion in their favor among the Fan
bourgs, they need not count upon it for,
at this time it would be difficult to re-
strain the summary vengeance OF the
people upon any individual convicted OF
treason. l visited this morning the line
of Notifications between Neuiliy and
Antull. An army of workmen. aided
bv the Garde Mobile and men of the
military classes, were at work cutting
down the trees of Bois-de- Boulogne as
| far as the lakes The bastions are sup
piled with mortar batteries. Cannon oi
very heavy calibre have been mounted
on the ramparts and across the roads
drawbridges have been thrown. On the
side of the city toward Possy and An
turl large number of houses have beer
demolished. In short this part of Par
is, once so beautiful, is entirely unrec
oenizable. On the Vfncennes side,I an
told, the work of defense is pushed witt
still greater energy. An entrenchet
camp has been established in the Plair
of st Maur which commands the pass
age of the Marne. The inhabitants o
all the surrounding localities have aban
doned their houses and taken refuge il
Paris. AS far as the really effective
force of troops to whom the defense il
committed,it it is estimated upon authenti,
data, in the neighborhood of 200,00l
men, of whom $4,000 are soldiers of th,
regular army, 5000 municipal gnard
and gems d'arms 10000, sailors and ma
rines 10000, the Garde Mobile of til,
reserves and battalion de depot, ant
about 100000 national guards, firemen
&c. With this effective force and pro
visions in abundance, we can hold th
enemy in check for some time.
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EEThe Turcos about whom so muc

EEThe Turcos about whom so much
is said in connection with the French
armies are "a mongrel corps, composed
of Algerians, Egyptians, Arabs, Negroes
and AIulattocs. They have distinguished
themselves for terrible bayonet charges
and for brutality to their enemies. They
are supposed to number about 10000
men in the French army, while as many
more now IN Algiers have offered theil
services. Something has been said in
European diplomatic circles about pro
hibiting the employment, as soldiers, oi
such barbarians, by civilized nations.
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Radicalism in 1866, 1856 and
the Year 1870.
Old Know NothingS Bidding iol
German Votes.
THEIR OATEEs OF Is55.S.

In The Radical State Convention, held
at Columbus, August 10th, the Know
Nothing Radical party of 1886 adopt
cd. the following resolution to catch Ger
nan votes:
Resolved, "That adhcring to our ira.
ditonal policy of neutrality, the Amer
| lean people look with profound indiffer-
ence upon any European controversy
regarding dynastic interests merely, and
are concerned in the present struggle be-
tween Germany and France only so far
as the same involves the great principles
| of liberty; and while we remember that
the great uprising of 1913 failed of sue
cess, mainly for want of Gcrmanic union,
that during our recent national trial the
people of Germany supported our cause
with their sympathy and material aid.
while the armies of France were endeav-
oring to subvert Republic on this con-
tinent, and establish in its stead an i'm
perial throne, we cannot refrain from
declaring our sympathy with the pres
ent heroic effort of the Germans to es
tablish, maintain and defend their ma
tional unity"
During the murderous days of Know
Nothingism in 1855 and lS56,thes same
Radicals subscribed to the following
oaths, which prescribed every German
and other foreigner in America:
1, -, native born citizen of the
United States, and of PROTESTANT
faith, IN the presence Of Almighty Goo
and these witnesses, do solemnly promise
and scear, that 1 will not vote, nor gace
sg Influence for any man, for any Office
| in the gift of the people, unless he be ar
AMERICAN BORN CITIZEN, IN FA
VOR OF AMERICANS RULING
AMERICA. nor if he be a ROMAN
CATHOLIC"
"Iu the presence of Almighty Goo
and these witnesses, do solemnly and
sincerely swear that / WILL, when elect
ed or appointed to any official station
comforting on me the power to do so
REMOVE ALL F FOREIG NERS
| ALIENS or ROMAN CATHOLICS
from OFFICE or PLACE, and that
will, IN NO CASE appoint SUCH tc
any office or place in my gift"
The leading Radicals from this county
in attendance at the Radical Convention
at Marietta, on the 18th inst,were Know
Netlings in 1855 and took the above
oaths; also administered them to Others
in this county. The leading Radicals
at that Convention, from other counties
were Know Nothings.
That Convention Endorsed the abov,
resolution from the State platform, know
ing that they were guilty of making wa
upon the rights Of Germans to vote ant
hold office.
/ The Germans in Monroe County re
member their prosecutions of the day
of Know Nothingism and will reveng
themselves at the ballot box, on Tues
day, the 11th day of October.
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|
EgWill our Democratic friends, vhe
have had SO much to say about military
despotism and Holden in North Caro-
lima, please explain how they reconcile
the Democratic victory which they claim
In that State, with their constant asser-
tions that no free ballot could be had
Has Holden turned Democrat? Did he
use the military forces TO coerce men to
vote the Democratic ticket ?-Nobls Co.
Republican.
| No. He used GRANTS bayonets to
keep as many Democrats away from the
polls.as possible; but thousands of Con-
servatiyes and Republicans, who had
always voted the Radical ticket, became
disguised with the high handed proceed
ings Of GRANT, HOLDEN, KIRK q Co. land
voted the straight-out Democratic ticket
Are you answered
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Too Cheap to be Good.

The expenses of running our parsimo-
niously economical government for the
three months ending June 80, 1870, was
only sS9, 9,3O9,O11 50!
This is just about the sum that was
spent in the one year Of Buchanan's ad
ministration about which such an un-
earthly howl was raised.
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W-"John Cartwright, whose nom.
ination for Congress by the Democrats
of the Fifteenth District we announced
yesterday, is spoken of as "disappoint-
ed Republican, rather respectable, of nc
great force" who "will hardly carry the
strength of his party" When the Dem.
ocrats nominate a new conner or rene
gade, it is sure sign they have nc
thought of carrying the election. Hon.
". B. Horton, if nominated, as is prob
able, will carry the district by large
majority"
The above we clip from the Cincinna-
ii Chronicle,of the 9TH inst. Those who
know Mr.. Cartwright, will be consider.
ably amused to learn ofh being .dis.
appointed Republican" Mr.. G. was
never anything but Wing and then a
Democrat It's decidedly rich to class
him as renegade. Mr. Cartwright is
as strong man to pit against Mr.. Hor-
ton or any one the Republican party
may nominate, as could be found in the
ranks Of the Democracy. He has a host
of friends among Republicans, and some
vii. support him. m.-GalliOpolis Bullctin.
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Franklin County.

At the Democratic County Conyen-
ton held in Columbus last week, the fol
lowing resolution was adopted:
Resolred, That the Democratic party
in Franklin County will hereafter make
their nominations on the popular vote
system.
The Democracy Of Monroe County
have adopted the popular vote system
and it is the only system that renders
satisfaction. The delegate system has
been tried and condemned, in Monroe
as being fashioned too much after The
caucus system of the Radicals.
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DemocratIcN Nominee for Congress
| fn the 10th Ohio District.

The Democratic Congressional Con.
vention which met at Cambridge, on the
23d inst, nominated Hon. RoBERr E.
CHAMBERS of st. Qairsville, Belmont
County, on the first ballot
The nomination Of Mr.. CHAMBERS is
an excellent one and will result in the
election of sound Democrat anG hon.
est man to I'LL the place now occupied
by the attorney of the bondholders, high
protection tarillites and land grabbers- :
John A. BINGHAM.
With HEAToN, of the Gazette, on the
State ticket and BOB. CHAMBERS on the
District ticket, Ol6 Belmont will roll up
not less than one thousand of a Demo
cratic majority.
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The National Labor Congress.

The resolutions adopted by this body,
published in this weeks SPIRIT; breathe
condemnation of the Radical party in
almost every line. They arraign that
party for oppression Of white labor and
the Interests of taxpayers with yehe-
mence that will cause Radical apologists.
for the corrupt and dangerous acts ol
their party, to pause and consider before
they further attempt to deceive the la
boring taxpayers.
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ETThe County Board Of Equaliza
ton, will September 9th, 1870, for
the purpose of equalizing the real estate
OF the eseveral Townships in the County,
those who think, that the District Asses
orappraised the land, or buildings too
high, will have a chance to bring their
complaints before the board. aug16wS.
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HE. A. POLLARD, author, of much
trash about the rebels and the rebellion,
tries to prove that PATRICK HENRY was
merely vulgar stump-speaker, and not
the orator he is popularity believed to
have been
1t will never be necessary for any
body to prove that POLLARD is a wrong.
headed, splenetic, untrathful nincom
poop. a
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ES-1f you want free trader in Con
gross from this District, vote for CAEr
WRIGHT, the Democratic candidate.
If you want a high tariff member in
Congress, one who will vote duties on
all the necessaries of life and give the
public lands away to railroad monopo.
lists, vote for SrRAcuE, the Radical can
di6ate. ;.
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The Sixteenth Ohio District.
"EselmOnt Solid and the Five Noble
County Braves yOting"'NO!" with
great Emphasis"

The following are the resolutions at
tempted to be foisted upon the people
of the 10th Ohio District by the Radi
cal Convention held at Cambridge, Ohio
on the 18th inst:
Resolved, That the Republican party
OF the 10th Congressional District ol
Ohio, in Convention assembled, do here
by reaflirm and approve the principles
and policy Of the Republican party, as
declared in the State and National plat
FORMS
Resolved, That we heartily endorse
the administration of President Grant
and that we also endorse and approve
the course o: our distinguished Repre-
sentative, Hon. John A. Bingham, which
is in full accord Herewith; and that We
view with just pride his untarnished rep
utation, his services and the honor h,
has reflected, ,and with full faith and con
fidence that he is entitled to and will re
ceive the support of all true and homes
men--we present him to the people fol
reelection to the position he has so lons
and honorably filled.
Resolced, That we will use all honor
able means to secure the election of tht
Republican nominees of this State ant
District.
The Cambridge Je6crsenion of th'
18th inst, has the following on the at
tempt to have them adopted:
ga Bingham man from the rural dis
trict moved that the resolutions b'
adopted. A Belmont man offered al
amendment that they be disposed o
separately. The amendment was reject
ed, Belmont and five braves of Nobl,
sticking together. The motion to adop
the resolutions carried with Belmont sol
id, and the five Noble county braves vo
ting "No" with great emphasis. A
Tuscarawas office-ho.der and particular
pet Of Bingham's moved to adjourn
which carried amid much confusion ant
vast amount Of profane language from
both sides.
For the ultimate result we beg to re
fer the reader to the second Tuesday O
October next
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TI,e second Resolution,

The following is the second resolution
of the platform adopted by the Ohio
Radicals at Columbus, on the 10th inst: /:
Resoiucd, That we congratulate the
country on the success Of the present
administration, which has, without in
crease of taxation, reduced the National
debt over Sl56, 100000 by an honest and
economic collection of the revenue and
q large reduction of the expenses of the
Government, and we especially congrat-
ulate the country on the fact that this
policy has made it possible to reduce the
internal revenue and tariff duties $780,
100000, thus relieving the people of
their burdens to that extent without inn
reriling the National faith and honor
The following table furnished by the
Secretary of the Treasury shows the
taxes since the war to be nearly three
times as great as during the war:
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HThe Georgia Radicals are very
much disheartened at the conservative
position which Judge AKERMAN has ta-
ken on the Georgia question,and declare
that the election this fall will hand the
State over to the Democrats with at
least forty thousand majority.
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wIn 1869 Ohio paid a Radical 1

IN 1863 OHIO paid a Radical In
ternal Revenue Tax of $16,0S2,4 ,4s7.
This does not include the still greater
tariff tax you pay for the benefit of the
New England monopolists.
Were it not for these taxes, the peo-
pie of Ohio would be that much richer
than they now are, and would have just
that many more comforts in thei1
homes.
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Noble County Items,
From the Republican, August Isl

Wiley I. Amos, promising young
man, formerly Of this county, died of
an acute lung disease, at Maconib, ILL.,
nois, last week.
DlED.-Jamcs Ogle, died at his resi-.
dencc below Caldwell, last week, at the
ripe old age Of seycnty-six. He was
born in ireland, came to this country
when boy, settled in Washington, neat
Salem, and moved into the limits of No
bic county about forty years ago. He
was good citizen and an upright man.
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es-Ne;ther the President or

ES-Neither the President or any
member Of the Cabinet attended the
funeral OF Admiral FARAGUr, although
most of them were within a few hours
ride, by rail, Of the place Of his unos
tentatious interment.
They were reveling at Long Branch
and other scenes of fashionable frolics
Shame!
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EEBingham having received a ma
jority of the votes in the Convention
was declared the nominee.-Noble Go.
Republican.
On motion to make the nomination
unanimous Belmont County voted:
No, % votes
Noble County, 10 "
Guernsey refused to cast her vote
either way. The editor of the Repub-
lioan neglected to inform his readers Of
the. above facts, in his issue of the 18th
inst.
Get BINGHAM's political shroud and
coffin ready, for he will need them after
the October election. Mrs. SuRRArr's 1
ghost wants company.
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w-The election being over HOLDEN,
Governor of North Carolina, has sur.
rendered his prisoners to the United
States Courts, and as they were guilty
of no offense, except doubling the infal-
libility Of the Radicals, they were dis.
charged.
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~CARrwRIGHT, the Democratic can
didatc for Congress, opposes the lahd
monopolists, and will vote against them
if elected.
SpRAeUE, the Radical candidate, is the
candidate of the party that has voted
millions of acres of public land to the
monopolists; and will vote with thu
lang g-grabbers if elected to Congress.
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Notice.

The Directors Of the Monroe Mutual
Fire Insurance Company, on the Sd OF
August, 1870, made an assessment Of 6
per cent. upon their premium notes, to
pay losses. JNo B. NoLL, Sec.
aug23ws.
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EELet every Democrat in Monroe
County make arrangements to be at the
election on Tuesday, the I1th day Of
October.
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nSy-uKccn the Id Dutcb IN

EE"Kcep the id Dutch in this
country 81 years before letting them
vote or hold Office" p Radical Know
Nothing Party IN 1866.
"Oh, how we love and admire the
Ge,mans, and sympathize with them in
their struggle with France !''-Radical
Party IN 1870.
The Radical bait in their State plat
form to catch the German vote, will not
get even a nibble. The Germans re-
member the Know Nothing days, OF
1906, too well to cast their votes for
the party of prescription, now sailing
under cover of Republican party.
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wThe President, having partially
recovered from his North Carolina de-
feat, issued neutrality proclamation on
the 22d inst.
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EEC CARTWRIGHT is opposed to gov
erning States by the power of bayonets.
SPRAGuE is the candidate Of the party
that is now ruling in the Southern States
by registration and bayenets.
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EE-Thc Radicals of the Columbus
Congressional District, t7th) on the 23d
inst, nominated Hon. SAMUEL SHELLA
BARGER.
Hon. HUGu j. JEwErr,. the Democrat.
ic candidate, will defeat him with all
ease. The Cincinnati Enquirer says
"By 1000, at least"
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Protection and revenue.

IF, according to the Ohio Radical
platform, a tariff for revenue is indispen-
sable, why do the Radicals levy 140 per
cent. on blankets ? Under this impost
not blanket is imported, aud conse-
quently not one cent of revenue is raised
from that source
With the tariff at 25 per cent. We
should receive at least Sl,000,000 of
revenue from blankets.
What mockery it is for Radicals to
declare that tariff for revenue is indis-
pensable, and then cut off the revenue
by protection!
Eg-The people Of Ohio paid the fol
lowing taxes in 1869:
1860, seq 239 SIT
1860, 10,S17,676
Increase over 1860, $l1,415,201
All this enormous increase of taxation
the Radicals are responsible for.
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Eg CARTWRIGHT is in favor of a low
revenue tariff, that closely approximates
to free trade, and in favor of all the ne
cessarics of life being absolutely free Of
duty.
SpRAeUE is the candidate, of the high
tariff party. He favors ahigh tariff on
COAL. iron, salt, tea, coffee, sugar, cloth
ing, and all other things used by our
farmers.
CARrwRIGHF is the candidate of the
people.
SpRAGUE is the candidate Of the high
tariff and land monopolist party.
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The Gro VIII Princes Advance
withdrawn.
Favorable News from Bazaine
Military Movements Impeded


LoNDoN, August 23.-It is reported
that the Crown Prince of Prussia has
withdrawn from his advance on Paris
and gone to The support OF the Prussian
armies west of Metz, the position of the
latter being threatened with a formida-
Bile attack from Bazaine, who is said to
have been reinforced by McMahon =
Five hundred Thousand francs have teen
distributed in the city OF Paris among
the families OF soldiers.
PAR,s Auo,,st 93-In The Corps Leo.
islatif yesterday, when Palikao announ.
ced the receipt of dispatch giving re-
assuring news Deputy keatry demand'
cd the date and also whether the
dispatch was from Bazalne himself. Pal'
ikao said the dispatch was dated the
18th but the uproar OF the Deputies was
so great as to drown the answer touch
ing the authorship OF the message.
'Ihe Solr says: Ihe dlspatch above
alluded TO was from Bazalnc ana was
brought to Palikao by messenger Il
,Snah % ;,n,ortant 1suou @ and fa,sasahlo naws
Which bas been withheld rom tho NH
Ea io'- i-''s o0- i''''iN' ~
~ III o,,,on 1,;,,,o oxbor,, Tho Epono,,
noonlo - 10 eons;der y,1 what % tho = at,emnt m G r.
dofana & par;s ,mrst cost o,,d nrres tben,
- - anns;,,an - aia,,sst [ @ 49,, a,,a.nat;,a , Tha
Jofonse ~ of par;s csnnot ser;nnslv dafa,
;ts cant,,re