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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-08-10
The rarifr ON COTTON Fabrics.


The total consumption of cotton ia.
brics in this country in 1870, with the
duties added thereon, amounted to
$242, 100000. aiNesf goH s!.sa5i3
- Of this there was imported from
foreign countries an amount of only
rs, COO, 900. & sud sssia gEiis.faaEa
The home productions amounted to
$215, ,000, 900. s'la T. $500 Av 5B5q5
The received revenue
on the above of $8,lO0,O00
The monopolists, manufacturers of
cotton fabrics, received on the same
goods, in consequence of the enhanc-
ed price caused by the high duties on
the imported articles, the amount OF
$92,15O, ,O00.ss1 3iI s. 1850 1855 3aj z
So $84, $4,000 were filched from the
pockets of the people, the consumers
of cotton goods, to enrich greedy mo-
nopolists. This is the way Republi-
can Congresses protect home indus
tfV.tstD-t 3t4z tffsi - 4lt1.iT -ftFts fts lt4tH
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-08-10

SENATOR MORTON, in his Louisville
speech, thus defends the appointment
by Grant of all his relations and his
wife's relations to Office, down to the
fifth generation. He said:
"Now, ask if, when General
Grant came to fame and power, he
had turned his back upon his poor re-
lations, and upon those who had
STOOD by him in poverty, when they
had nothing to gain from HIM, if he
had refused to allow them to partici-
pate in his prosperity, or to help them
legitimately by the power placed in
his hands, / ask you, as men and wo-
men of good sense and good hearts,
if you had not thought more of him
for it ?o 46 @e
4 answer this balderdash with the
following, from Thomas Jefferson,
written in the last days of his life:
81 can say with truth, and with un-
speakable comfort, that I never did
appoint relative to Office, and that
merely because never saw the case
in which some one did not offer, or
occur, better qualified"
Morton's idea is that when man is
elected President it is equivalent to
pensioning his whole family upon the
public Treasury. That will not dol
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-08-10

The Radical papers all over the
country have been raising great
hellabaloo over pretended frauds
charged by the New York Times, to
have been committed by Mayor Hall,
Controller Connolly and the !" Tam
many ring" against the City. From
a letter of Mayor Hall addressed to
the public, it appears that the war;
rants for the payment of the claims
which it is claimed were fraudulent,
were drawn under the old regime in
New York, when all claims were au-
dited by Board of Supervisors, con-
sisting of six Republicans and six
Democrats, whose action was final,
and with which the Mayor, Commits
sioner Connolly and the Tammanyites
had no more to do than the man in
the moon." Mayor Hall further
shows that Jones, the publisher of the
Times, opened the way for the pay
ment of the class OF claims pronoune-
ed fraudulent, by compelling, by pro-
cess of law, the payment of certain
exhorbitant printing bill, thus open
ing the road to many claims which
are classed as fraudulent.
The whole matter is a trick of the
RadicalsSto divert the attention of the
people from the consideration of the
plunderings committed by the Radi-
Gals upon the treasure of the people.
1t is like the thief who runs through
the streets bawling at the top of his
breath e stop thiefl" to turn the at
tention of the populace from the real
criminal. 1t is an artful dodge, but
it is a little too thin to be of any real
service to its getters up.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-08-10


"A despatch from Halifax dated the
1st inst, says The royal mail steam
er Delta, from Burmuda, arrived last
evening, bringing intelligence of fire
at Peinte-a-Pitre, Guadaloupe, on the
18th nit. Nearly the whole town was
destroyed, and 10000 persons left
without shelter. The only buildings
that escaped were the church, theatre,
tribunal buildings. and the hospital
Many wharv, WEI burned and the ST.
gar ready for shipl lg destroy e | TT c
fire began in the middle of the town,
and, the wind being very high, the
flames spread in all directions. The
town was rebuilt entirely of wood
after its destruction by an earthquake
in 1843. The fire is supposed TO have
been the work of an incendiary.
Pointe-a-pitre, is the principal har-
Dor; of the Guadaloupe Islands, and
one of the best of the Antilles. 1t is
the principal town of the Island OF
Grand Terre, and contains about
twelve thousand inhabitants. Before
its destruction by an earthquake in
1S43 it was thriving city, but it never
recovered from the blow it then re-
ceiyed and, in fact, the population OF
the whole group has steadily declined
since the emancipation of the negroes
in 184S. 1t will be noticed that there
must be an error in the above despatch
since the whole population of the
town is but little more than a third of
the number reported as homeless. The
total population of the IuadaIoupe
Islands is about one hundred and
twenty thousand and the population
of Grande Terre about thirty-fiye
thousand.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-08-10

Q An exchange asserts that the books
of the Treasury do not balance by
hundreds; of millions of dollars
Who has the money? The people de-
sire that these things should be exam
ined into and learn where the hun
dreds of millions of money wrung
from them by taxes go to, let them
turn the plunderers out of power and
reinstate the Democracy when the
frauds and plunderings will be ex-
posed.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-08-10

The Ohio Republican platform ap-
plauds the Grant Administration for
its fidelity and economy in the col
Election of the taxes and public revnue.
Donn- Piatt, who is Republican, says,
ON the authority of distinguished
statesman doubtless also Republican
that after careful study of the facts,
any man can satisfy himself that for
every four dollars taxed directly and
indirectly, one is stolen outright, two
are paid as bounfies to mepeyed in-
|terests and one eventually finds it's
way into the Government treasury.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-08-10

HoNEsr.-The Radicals in their
platform boast that under Grants ad-
mifistrafion the taxes have been hon.
estIy and faithfully collected, and the
affairs of the government ec0nomical-
ly administered, and yet the Secreta-
ry of the Treasury in reply to a reso.
luton of the House of Representa-
tives reported that there was due
from ,defaulting officials $40, ZOO, ,oO0l
And that is what the Radicals have
the.cheek to cali honestly collecting
the revennei 2*Aa .ssls ~ 4'ites
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-08-10

WHAT HAS BECOME OF Them PAT
the close of the war, ships, arms,
clothing and. other munitions am
mounting to several hundred millions
of dollars, were sold, and yet no ae-
count has been given of the money
The people would like to know what
this honest, economical administration
has done with it.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-08-10
A Capital Retort.

Horace Greeley, having been vigor-
ously assailed by carpet-baggers for
his statements in regard to the South,
replies as follows: a97e -
The gross perversions and angry
criticism of certain Southern Repab-
hcan journals remind us of an anec-
dote: The eccentric Lorenzo Dow
was once approaching a place where
he had an appointment to preach,
when stranger complained that his
watch had been stolen from under his
pillow the night before. Dow assured
the victim that his watch would be
returned, and picking up boulder
that weighed pound or SO, hid it
under his cloak, and entered the pull
pit. After preaching zealously for
half an hour or SO, he suddenly stop
ped and exclaimed, " A mans watch
was stolen in this neighborhood last
night and the thief is now in this
house. l shall hat him with this
stonew He made feint of throw
ing it, and one of the audience ducked
his head. He was instantly seized,
searched, and the stolen watch was
found in one of his pockets. Are
there not too many heads ducking in
Difference to our denunciationa of
" thieving carpet-baggers," S1a s.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-08-10

WAR or rHE RosEs.-The Louisi-
ana Radical Convention met in New
Orleans yesterday. Serious trouble
was anticipated. Most bitter feeling
exists between the leaders and parti-
sans of the Dunn and Yarmouth fac
tions, which grows more hostile as
the event approaches. Each accuses
the gothers of contemplated violence
and fraud. The bolting of one of the
factions is considered probable. '9i
'sWhen rogues fall OUT &c.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-08-10

The Democrats of the Judicial Dis
trict composed of the counties of
Seneca, Defiance and Wyandott, have
nominated Hon. A. NJ jackson, as
their candidate for Judge OF the Court
of Common Pleas. Mr.. jackson is
an able lawyer and one of the finest
stumpers in the State. He will be
elected, of course. EiAr aa t
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-08-10

fs OHIO office-holdefs in Washington
have been taxed so heavily for. State
purposes, that they are rebelling, and
there is a lively fight going on at the
present time between them and the
Radical State Committee. The clerks
say that they are like barrel tapped
at both ends, and must run dry unless
plug is applied to at least one of the
|apertures,; They cannot supply money
for party purposes both in Washing
ton and Ohio. As they vote in both
places, we do not see why they should
not pay in both places.--P Plain Dealer.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-08-10

The Radicals claim to be in favor
of "Civil Service Reform" The best
evidence they CAN give of the SINGER
ity of that claim is that they turn out
the ignorant and incompetent head Of
the concern, for under such a Presi-
dent what reform is possible? Z list E
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-08-10

; tkef4 2rlttftff -1=satA
THE meetings OF Col. Mccook, our candidat.
for Governor, are everywhere largely attendede
THE Labor Reformers of Ohio held conven-
tion at Columbus on the 26th ult, and passed a
series Of resolutions, but nominated no ticket i
THE ;eitizensi of Dayton have taken steps to
secure the erection OF suitable monument to
the memory of O. L. yallandigham. ,l.ai
THE KusKlux Committee at W Washington, hay-
ing exhausted the money appropriated to pay
expenses. 5000, has adjourned. ol ssllil
Irfs rumored that Governor Bullock, of Geor-
gias Is shout to renounce the Republican party
Governor Yarmouth, of Louisiana is credited
with the same intention 5sff a5gsfs5-l
THE Nail Manufacturers are to hold a aconyep.
tion.at Pittsburgh on the 18th inst, for the pur-
pose of regulating the price of nails, Of which
G.OOO,O00 kegs are made annually. l.sss;
LAST Friday week, an attempt was made To
enter the safe of the Treasurers office of Fulton
county, The outer door was opened. but they
failed to get through the door to the money box
where some $50. 900 was deposited sl III es'
THE editor of the New York. Herald, james
Gordon Bennett who recently Joined the Catho-
lie Church, has given one hundred thousand
dollars to the new Catholic Cathedral on Fifth
Avenue .t ,f. = ,3y5ss4 ~. 4..,ssi b
TIE New York World publishes the names OF
seventy-nine persons who lost their lives, and o.
one hundred and twenty who were wound
ed by the recent terrible disaster to the ferry
boat Westfeld.
THE British Parliament has recently settled
upon his Royal Highness. Prince Arthur, Els.
600 year, being three times as much as Gen
Grant receives for keepinga cottage at Long
Bracii and stable at Washington.
A LoNDoN dispatch of the Sd inst. says: A
frightfnl accident occurred on the Metropolitan
Railway. last night. There was collision un.
der ground betw two passenger trains. Fifty
persons are reported seriously injured
THE Massiiion Independent relates that while
Mr.Peter Koohtz was at work on building he
became unconscious from sunstroke. and fell a
distance Of seventeen feet, receiving serious but
not dangerous injuries; and, that twice in the
night preceding the accident he dreamed of fall
ing fromsthe building. as esq is -@s fges
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-08-10

The TRUTH.-General John III. Har-
Ian, who was the Radical candidate
for Governor at the election held in
Kentucky on Monday last, gave the
following "solemn warning" in a
speech delivered by him in 1866:
If the American people continue
the Radical party in power they will
do SO at their peril for it is the
ayowed purpose of that party to sub
vert our civil institutions and central
ize the Government"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-08-10

RADICAL HoNEsTY.-Aa dispatch
from Washington says that the deficit
of $4,000 in the accounts of Naval
Paymaster Washington has been COM
promised, as "there are no evidences
of fraud on the part of that officer
And yet q naval court-martial before
brought, found him guilty of embez-
Element, and sentenced him to pay a
heavy fine. The Treasury officials are
politicians anxious to screen radical
rogue. The court-martial was COM
posed of naval officers solicitous for
the honor of the service. -
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-08-10

= Hon. JAMES B. BECK, of Kentucky,
declares that when the books of the
NavI, the Postoffice, the Interior, and
other Departments pass into the hands
of the Democracy, such an exhibit of
rotteness, will be made as will as
tound the world. He says the heads
of those Departments would sooner
see Grant Emperor to-day, with the
right of succession to his soc, than
see the; evidence of their guilt pass
into the hands of the Democratic par
ty. Mr.. Beck adds that he expects to
hear of big fire, or some other eaus-
ualty in. the Department buildings, ii
concealment can be maintained in no
other way.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-08-10

REDEEMED.-An election for May
or and City officers took place in
Charleston, South Carolina, on the I'd
inst, at (which the arpet-baggers were
completely routed. The election of
General WAGNER and the whole Cit
zenss ticket is conceded by their oppo-
nents, the majority at the lowest esti-
mate being 500 votes; at which there
is great rejoicing among the citizens.
Now, won't there be renewed and
loud 1howlings about Ku-Klux out
RACES? Let'em howl. .ss.s 10 sldst
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-08-10

MIssIssIPPI.-There is much distress
in this State from the tyrannical rigor
with which the Ku-Klux and Enforce
ment acts are. executed. Gangs of
United States detective officers and
deputy marshals, backed up by de-
tatchments of soldiery, go about the
country arresting citizens on vague
charges, and the sufferings occasioned
by these arrests and theivile character
of those upon whose accusation they
are made, the people find almost in
tolerable grievances. The Columbus
Inder of July %, thus describes some
of the main agents of the administra-
ton in this work: s4-s ii''s .sa'ls,
"Huggins, accused of perjury and
subornation of perjury. Whistler, with
sworn information filed against him
in two counties for robbery, and un-
der arrest for horrible murder a
dealer in counterfeit Confederate mon
ey during the war. Reed, said to be a
defaulting Sheriff from Neshoba coun-
ty, with an Indictment now pending
over him, and the party who figured
here under. trial as an express robber
and was got off by the military, or
rather the confusion between the civil
and military authorities. n, ,se.5 -
These are the characters employed
to work up the outrage" business in
the South, and to get up a popular
clamor upon which the Radical party
build their hopes of carrying the next
Presidential election. so5a
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-08-10
Enforced Negro Equality.

HURRAH for "Ekal Rights" !" The
New York Tribune of August LIST, has
this item: 81. Lombardo, a colored
barber in Charleston, South Carolina,
has been arrested and held to bail in
$1,000 under the provisions ? of the
Civil Rights bill, for refusing to shave
W. A. Hayne, a member of the Leg
islature of that State, of his own COM
plexion. -,
That is the way the Government of
the United States is run by the party
in power at Washington. It descends
into the minutia of State business,
and interferes with the. civil pursuits
of the people, if any distinction is
made on account of color. A white
barber or negro barber that refuses
to shave negro because of his race,
is liable to arrest and punishment by
the United States. So, also, if per-
son engaged in any other occupation,
refuses to treat negro, on account of
his being negro, differently from a
white person, the offender is liable to
arrest and imprisonment. Negro
equality must be enforced, so that no
distinction on account of color shall
prevail anywhere. Our opinion is, it
will not succeed. I azF9si.s5s ,..gsle
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-08-10
Moving Buildings.

YTIHE undersigned, having the only complete
Il set of tools for moving buildings. within
thirty miles of Ravenna, and having had six
teen years experience in the business, will take
contracts for moving buildings of any dimen-
sions with promptness, without damage and
for reasonable charges, Apply in person adj
dress WIN. CLINE. Ravenna, o.
r. S. wish tho public to understand that
while do not propose to work for less prices,
or in unfair competition with honorable and
competent workmen in my line, l do wish TO
say that will move buildings cheaper than
BILL SMITH, either by the day or job. 1 can do
work better and cheaper than the aforesaid
Smith, ethis figures be as low as be dare come
down WIN. CLINE
July &C. 1871. 15a-tf.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-08-10
SATURDAY, AUG. 26 1871

at 10 Qosclocks n m..for the purpose Of putting in
nomin alton candidates to be supported at the
next October election for the following Offices
One State Representative. one County Auditor,
one County Treasurer one Prosecuting Attor-
ney, one County Commissioner and one In1irma-
Delegates to said Convention are apportioned
among the several townships as foliows:s ~
Atwaters2s Aurora 3; Brimfeid 9; Charles
town, o., Deerdel 2; Edinburgh. 8; franklin, o;
Freedom, 3; CARROTS lille, 3; Hiram, 8; Mantua.
6; Nelson, s; Paris, q; Palmyra. s; Randolph, 4;
Ravenna, 10; Rootstown, 5; streetsboro, 4; suf-
field, z; w windham, 2. k..s.. 4 t
We would suggest that the Democrats in the
several townships hold their primary meetings
on Saturday, August 10Th, 1871, to choose dele
gates 10 said Convention.
We urge the ilnportance Of full delegations =
The enehiIes Of free government and personal
liberty are in the field Let every honorable
means be used to check them in their mad efforts
to trample npon the rights of the laboring
classes.
BY order Of the Central Committee, 'ss
beE a5Aks s. d. MOTION, Chairman.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-08-10

GOVERNOR GEARTs of Pennsylvania,
was interviewed the other day, In the
course of which he said:
Perhaps Grant don't like my posi-
tion on the " bayonet question" but ]
can't help it. AS the Governor of this
Commonwealth I was bound in my
message to allude to that, and to con-
denim the action of the general gov
ernment in using the marines al
Philadelphia during the election OF
last year. 1 don't believe in that pol
icy, and I never can be made to be-
ieve in it. Had / the power I would
give the South universal amnesty
Then l would say, g You are put upon
your good behavior. Hold your cleo
tions ia your own way. Elect your
own candidates. Let the election be
conducted fairly. If you are not able
to maintain order, let you Governors
or your Legislatures, call upon me.
and will back them with the strength
of the government" / believe that
would have done more to secure peace
than anything else. You can't gov
ern this people with the bayonet.-
Whenever it comes to that the republic
is failure, and we had better confess
it. Better have fifty fights at the polls
than to have the bayon there. - a,s
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-08-10

NoRrH .CARoLiNx ELEorIoN.- An
election was held in 4 North Carolina
on the Sd inst, to determine the ques-
tionse8of holding q Convention to
amend the Constitution of the State.
The Republicans claim the defeat of
the Convention by ten thousand ma
jority.asa4 is,Is..s ~ oqa 5s..5e 3s.sss5.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-08-10
Threatened RoIt.

The Courier, one of the Radical pa
pers published in Mahoning county,
located at Youngstown, thus exposes
the effort made in the Radical Judi
cial Convention of this district to
shut out ali inquiries into the views
of their candidate on the liquor ques-
ton, and threatens bolt unless Judge
Glidden shall come forward and pro-
nounce: ~ fr
.WHArzRE WE 10 UNDERsTAND Ply
the report of the judicial Convention,
held at Warren, on the 10th, kindly
furnished us by the Secretaries, we
learn that motion calling for Judge
Glidden's opinion on:thef temperance
question was voted down. The mo-
ton was introduced by Mr.sdWalker
Cobb, of Smith township, but before
his motion had time to get second, 1t
was headed off by Hart of Ravenna,
one of Gliddems strongest friends, by
another motion, to proceed to ballot,
which was carried. AS this was a di-
rect insult, too paipable to be allowed
TO pass, q motion to reconsider the
motion calling for the ballot, was then
OuI anu lOSts Akc AlOb4OA 0cA4A AOA
Glidden's views on the temperance
question was then lost, twenty zone
delegates voting for the opportunity
to call out Glidden. lob ~
Now what are we to understand by
this but a direct bid for the liquor
vote. The Republican Judicial Com
vention, in its wisdom % thus de-
cides that it will have nothing to do
NTH The temperance question, and as
the convention was mostly composed
of Glidden's delegates, the Republican
candidate for the Judgeship was al
lowed to maintain non-eommittal
position ON q question of such vital
Importance.
We hold the Republican party of
the district directly responsible for
this gross insult to the temperance
community, and we demand of Judge
Glidden his views upon the liqnor
and Trumbull counties are in no tenn
per to be trifed WITH and if Mr..
Glidden would not have Temperance
candidate in the field, his opinions
must be forthcoming immediately
Judge Gliddep will remember that in
TrumbuIl county there. Is already a
call issued for a temperance conyen-
ton, to be held at Baconsburg on Au-
gust 11th, to put a temperance ticket
in nomination /; and further that there
is an organization in this county
which may yet be. called upon to
place a candidate in the field in OPP
position to him. s,ffsr.f..r
NE insist upon a declaration of
principles from Judge Gliddeaa. sUn-
less such are forthcoming we will be
compelled to take radical grounds
against this election" s s.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-08-10
g-7---TT-r - 80
! KENTUCKY ELECTION.
.Democraticl Victory. J

The election for Governor, State
officers and members of the Legisla-
ture toekEplace in Kentucky on Mon
day last. THE Legislature elected will
make choice of United States Sena-
tor,in place Of Garrett Davis, whose
term of service expires the 4th OF
March 1871. For the first time in that
State the negroes voted on Monday.
Although the returns of the election
are not complete, enough is known to
render it certain that the State has
gone largely Democratic. sqa jss1i