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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-01-26
THAD. STEVENS.
The Post Obituary of a Radical Saint
Quarrelling over his Plunder.

The Post Obituary of a RADICAL SAINT
Quarrelling over his Plunder.
[From the Albany Argus
The anomalous coudition of the es-
tate of Thaddeus Stevens has excited
attention, and called ont controversy,
and ending in eliciting scandalous,
revelations. 1t was announced recent
ly that citation had been made on
the executors to file an inventory. To
this the executors, we now learn, de-
muf, alleging that the tty and county
[the relator) had no status in court,
having statutory and more direct
remedy if there is any loss found. 1t
is believed by good lawyers that this
point is well taken, and will likely be
sustained by the courts.
1t has been stated and reiterated
that Mr.. Stevens died possessed of
one twenty-seventh part of the North
orn Pacific railroad, and that this in
terest was sold by his executors, for
small sum to the late Gen. Walbridge.
There has evidently been a studied
concealment which is calculated to
excite suspicion.
The Hon. O.J. Dickey, Mr.. Stevens
successor, and the Hon. Edward Nc
Pherson, clerk of the House, who are
the executors, say that Mr.. Stevens
did not own any Northern Pacifi
stock (did he not own bonds? p, and
the delay in making the inventory has
been chiefly occasioned by large
claim made upon the estate by the col
ored woman who was Mr.. Stevens
housekeeper and paramount, who de-
manded pay for twenty-five years.
services in that capacity. This claim
the executors have finally compro-
missed. Another difficulty was a suit
| for S30, 900, which amount it is claimed
| Mr.. Stevens subsc ribed several years
before his death to build local rail-
road. The real estate they allege
amounts to only 100000. and the per-
sonal property to $4,000.
Mr.. Stevens was unmarried, but had
eleven illegitimate children, many of
them mulatto. These, from time to
time, he gave large sums to, which
was creditable. Mr.. Stevens was an
habitual gambler, passing portion of
every night before faro bank. He
was an avowed infidel; although he
accepted, when dying, some ministra-
tions at the hands of the Sisters of
tChaEity. This was queer stuff to
make a Radical Saint Of One tenth
/ OF these talnts upon character would
/ have damned a Democrat forever, and
4 furnished a text for every political
preacher in the Union. 71ia
But though the great Comnloner
was thus effected in his private life
with vices, his friends always claimed
that his public life was pure-was free
at least from the taint of bribery and
corruption. But the fact that at his
death his property was found to con.
sist largely of bonds or stock, such as
were used by the lobby in securing
the vast donations-among which was
ten millions of acres of public lands
to the railroads, has given rise to an.
other view of his character. This il.
legal concealment and Withholding oil
the inventory of his property, confirms
the worst suspicious as to his Con
gressional course. The evidence can.
not long remain concealed. s
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-01-26
] The attempt making by the admin

~ The attempt making by the admin
istration, with Senator Morton as its
staikiug=horse, to revive the old stout-
rage cry, preparatory to recon
struction of reconstruction, is infa-
NOUS Every. one of the so-called
Southern Governors declares that
peace reigns within his State The
discovery to the contrary, as made at
Washington, is but part of a dirty
and reckless plot to manipulate the
South in the interests of Mr.. Grants
reelection. He knows he has not a
ghost of a chance without stufing the
'ballot-boxes in that section, to over
come the disgust he has excited in
.this.--W Wo1,zd. .Led hi4s Sd. hHh
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-01-26
How to Organize the Democracy of Ohio
for the Coming Campaign.


for the Coming Campaign.
Our friend Morgan of the Newark
14dcocate, in speaking of the meeting
of the Democratic State Central Com
mittee in Columbus few days since,
thus speaks about how TO "organize
the Democracy of Ohio for the coming
campaign" all of which we fully en-
dorse. sir. Morgan says: Much
indefinite talk was indulged in with
reference 10 the necessity of organi-
zat;on and the proper plans to pursue.
One gentleman thought il a vital mat
ter that the State Executive Commit
tee should make q liberal distribution
of speeches and documents. This
was promptly met by asking where
the money was to be procured to pay
for them? AS matter of course,
documents are very desirable, but the
man or committee that expects to car
~ an election by means of speeches
and pamphlets distributed during
campaign, is painfully deceived. We
repeat our remark, that these will do
very..weu as incidents of campaign,
but the great work of changing voters
from one party to another, is done
neither by stump speeches ON the eve
of an election nor by thousands of
pamphlets put afioat after the mind of
the people is well made up. EARLIER
WORK IS NEEDED. Changes Of mind
are accomplished gradually. What
the Democratic party of Ohio needs
and requires, is an immediate in
crease Of the circulation Of Demo
cratic newspapers in ere,y county in
the State. The winter and early
spring months are the season for ac-
completing this. These are the pc
riods in which the voters of the State
have 10y far the greatest amount OF
time to devote to reading. Impress
sious made during this time-line up
ON line, and precept upon precept,
are not likely to be obliterated, and
prepare the way for the "strong meat
served in the heat of the campaign.
We say then to any man or commit
tee that wishes to organize efficiently
go to work wherever you desire tc
operate with success and double the
number of Democratic newspapers
heretofore in circulation. The week.
ly visits of such papers will prove
themselves efficient committeeman in
securing an organization that will
amount TO something more than mere
| form.n
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-01-26
Forcing Equality.

The New York Tribune is hopeful
of long life. 1t says: "We expect
to see in few years numerous negro
officers of the regular army, even
though Cadet Smith should fail to be
one of them." Every year will di-
minish the hopes of the Tribune. The
repugnance to white men being gov
erned by negroes will reassert itself
with more power as the feelings and
passions engendered by the war grow
weaker and weaker, as they certainly
will with every passing year. The
humiliation of having negroes in the
Senate and House of Representatives
at Washington is participated in by
Democrats and Republicans, and the
repulsive feelings viii not be obliter-
ated until pride of country and race
shall cease to exist. Bayonets may
keep this feeling from open manifest
ations of repugnancel; but it will new
ertheless exist, and grow deeper and
more bitter by its forcible repression.
such IS our opinion. as,a asasssaz
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-01-26

MISSOURI SENAToR.-On Wednes-
day of last week Gen. Frank P. Blair,
Jr., was elected by the Legislature Of,
Missouri, United States Senator from
that State to fill the vacancy occasioned
bv the resignation Of Charles D. Drake
Radical. That win do pretty well for
the man whom Grant removed from
the position of Director of the Pacific
R,ilroad, and who was disfranchised
bv his own State. The hateites will
be very apt to hear from him ere long.
Ii begins TO look ss though the result
OF the late election in Missouri was
something of Democratic triumph
after all. But wont there be howl,
ing in the Radical camp now! wen
let 'em howl ssiI-sEae g
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-01-26

RADICAL PETs.-One of the Radical
members of the Florida Legislature
was elected while in Jail awaiting
trial for murder. saItl
p Bill Joiner, whom the Radicals of
DeKalb county, Georgia, nominated
for the Legislature was formerly
notorious horse thief.
d These and hundreds of other like
circumstances are what the RAIDS
FOUND their claim upon of being the
party of fall the intelligence, morality
and dccency,n in the country
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-01-26
LAST week Tuesday the Senate q

last week Tuesday the Senate OF
Ohio adopted resolution declaring
it to have been the duty of Governor
Hayes.to order a special election in
the Third (SchsncksJ District, and
that he ought yet to do so. The law
says the Governor shall order an elec-
ton in such event. Now, while Gov
ernor Hayes refuses, in compliance
with the law, to provide for the full
representation of the State in Con-
gress, is he Ioil % aa--Yas 8
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-01-26
GENERAL. FRANK BLAIR, in a speec

GENERAL FRANK BLAIR, in a speech
in the House of Representatives of
Missouri, thus defines himself: "My
hope in going to Congress, if L should
attain that, high position, is, that 1
may aid in Withdrawing the troops
from those Southern States which are
held there to saddle upon the backs
of that peoplega parcel of carpet-bag-
gers and scallawags. followed by an
ignorant mass of negroes" = - {i4ifs5i
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-01-26

The radical Congressman from
Ohio have held caucus and decided
that Hon. Martin Welker of Wooster
must be them radical candidate
for Governor in Ohio. The party in
Ohio will please go up to Columbus
and rafify the nomination made for
them by their Congressional masters.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-01-26

It transpires that the true reason
why Bishop Simpson declined a place
on the San Domingo Commission,
was because it was deemed essential
to the success of the scheme that the
first act of the Commissioners should
be a gross and unnecessary violation
of the fourth commandment. The
Bishop discovering the purpose,
promptly rejected the doubtful honor.
St Paul Despatch, Republican. q
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-01-26

SouND.-TheD Democratic State Con-
yention of New Hampshire, on the
11th inst, pessed resolutions recog-
nizing the paramount authority. of tho
Constitution denouncing interfer-
ence of the military power with the
right Of suffrage; denouncing the
thieves and plunderers of the public
treasury; favoring revenue tariff
for the support of the Federal Gov
ernment; opposing protective tariff
for the benefit of monopolies in op-
position to the Importation of Chi
nese; protesting against the injustice
of the leading measures of the Adj
ministration, and demanding a reduc-
ton of the expenses and taxation.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-01-26

AFRAID was made upon the jail at
Mobile, Alabama, on last Thursday
night, and three notorious burglars
released. 1t is supposed that other
members of their gang made the raid.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-01-26

FlLkIss, the daring Express robber
who shot Halpine in his car on the
Hudson river bridge, has been detect
cd, caughtiand his guilt fixed beyond
ii possible doubt. The recognition of
the assassin by his intended victim.
propped up on a hospital cot, was
one of the most dramatic scenes in the
annals Of recent crime. : '''s'F
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-01-26

SINCE the organization of the Inter-
nah Revenue Bureau in 1862, until
january LIST, 1871, the amount collect
ed has been 81, ,4S2, 100000.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-01-26

THE abused tariff of 1876, conceived
by aastatesinan, taxed brandy 100 per
cent. aid salt 20 per. cent. The adj
mired Radical tariff of 1871 taxes
brandy 137 per cent. and salt 1876 per
cent? Mr.. Robert Walker therefore
considered brandy five times more a
luxury than salt, while the trainers
and supporters of the present tariff
consider salt 43 per cent. more lux
ury'fhan brandy. iit4iosi94 =.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-01-26
n q Senator's EIacfe

The following are the names OF the
U. s. Senators elected last week:
Frank 7, Blair, Missouri; Eli Sauls-
bury, Delaware; j ohm A. Logan, Illi-
nois; d VIM. Window, Minnesota
Henry ilson, Massachusetts, T. L.
Frelinghuysen, New Jersey Lot Nor
rill, Maine; T. w. Ferry, Michigan
The Afirststwo are Democrats, the rest
are Republicans. lalfi iisia sa.i4l
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-01-26

The impeachment trial of Governor
Holden, of North Carolina, is to COM
mence on the 30th, and his conviction
Ia considered cerfairl. -
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-01-26

GOVERNOR BULLOCK, of Georgia,
says that the late election in that State
as near peaceful, fair and unbiased
expression of public opinion and pre-
ference through the balIot-box as it
was possible to have at this time. He
thinks that Congress ought to admit
at once the Senators elected last JAN
uary and all the Congressman just
chosen except the one from the Fifth
District where the manner of election
demands an investigation.
- -.-ses--------a .4issis'
THE Pittsburgh Commercials Wash
ington correspondent, radical as he is
is constrained with "tears in his eyes"
under, date of January 16, to say s.that
the South will be hopelessly Demo-
cratic by the time the next Presiden-
tial election is held" In speaking of
the Presidents recent message about
the South, he says:
The reply which the President sent
| to the Senate yesterday to Senator
Morton's resolution, with regard to
| VI HI ttlC DOuthcfu
States, has made but little impression
on the Senatc.-With the exception of
q few extreme Radicals, who are anx-
ious to perpetuate the power of the
Republican party in the South, there
is no dispo to meddle with affairs
in that section. Anything like fresh
attempt at reconstruction would, it is
thought, react upon the administra-
ton an make it obnoxions before the
people. The majority of Congress-
men are disposed to let the South
alone, believing it is better to do this
than to interfere with affairs which
belong exclusively to the several
States. Notwithstanding an effort
will probably be made to make some
capital out of the facts set forth in the
Presidents reply tc Morton's resolu-
ton. But the ablest politicians in the
Republican party concede that lhe
South will be hopelessly Democratic
by the time the next Presidential cleo
fion is held. 1t is to avert this catas-
trophe that the extreme Radical would
attempt Q nSw reconstruction.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-01-26

By a decision of Commissioner
Pleasanton, stamps are required to be
affixed on renewal insurance policies.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-01-26
FHE DEMOCRATIC PRESS.

CoLoRADo is likely to be admitted
as State at the present session of
Congress.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-01-26

IMPoRTANT DEcIsIoN.-The Su-
preme Court of California has decid-
ed the XVIII Amendment to be nm
constitutional, declaring that it was
not within the scope of the powers
covering amendments, and that it had
not been adopted in the manner pre-
scribed by the constitution. There isn't
any one who does not know that that
iniquity was forced upon the country
without q compliance with either the
spirit or letter of the constitution, and
the day is not far distant when all the
Courts of the land will hold the same
as the California Court has done. In
the mean time what do the Radicals
propose to do about it, il the authori-
ties of that State should persist in fol-
lowing the decisions of their State
Court and disregard the XVIII Amend
ment? They viii have sweet job in
reconstructing her, won't they?
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-01-26

s GOVERNOR SDoTT, carpet-bagger, of
South Carolina, is getting some wis
dem let into his brain-doubtless nm
der the influence of the late elections.
He says in special message upon
the subject of the recent disturbances
in that State: at is my opinion that
the civil law of the State ought to be
sufficient it is my determination
that it shall be sufficient--to protect
the person and property of every and
any citizen of the State, however hum
bic, friendless, or obnoxious"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-01-26

The New Y ork Herald declares
that Grants only hope for continue
ances in power issto get tup something
boldlsand startling. If he does not
accomplish this purpose of pandering
to this passion of the Yankee heart,
the Herald thinks the popular mind
will seek vent in Ca political revolu-
ton, and another Reconstruction Of the
United States, beginning with the
shortest method aof settling the ma
tionaI debt .nslIsaasssg 35ni.tF 5eofa ;
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-01-26

THERE WAS jon IN .ITI!-No intel
ligent man believed, from the first,
that any part of the public debt could
be funded in AZ per cent. bonds.-,
Nevertheless q law was passed for
that purpose, and now boutwell, ad-
mits the failure to negotiate the bonds,
but says the paper has been furnished
by contractors, and that the plates are
all readyl Somebody has had a. fat
thing in furnishing paper and plates
for q purpose utterly useless either to
the Government or to the people. -
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-01-26

9 Ara banquet TO Senator Blair on
Saturday night at st. Louis, Governor
Brown, while stating that he and Cen
eral Blair were distinctly separate on
several political questions, paid him q
very high compliment for his purity
of character integrity and ability
MIR. Henderson also spoke in high
praise of Mr.. Blair's ability and fitness
to represent Missouri with honor to
himself and benefit to the State. Still
the Radical shistefs all over the coun-
Try will make the welkin ring with
their denunciations of the General, as
. man of base character and aunpatri-
otto principles, unworthy the trust
which the people of Missouri have
reposed in him. But he neither lacks
the ability nor the disposition to VIM
dicate himself against the aspersions
of these self-righteous hypocrites.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-01-26

A PLACEMENT NOTICE ID. d. Thomas.
IN Plaintiff, VS.. Thomas Eynon, Defendant--
Before ID. L. Wilson, j. l.. OF Palmyra Town
ship Porta ge County. Ohio.
An order of attachment was issued on the 2zth
day of December, 1870 by said Justice in the
above action, for the sum of $le616
ID. ID. THOMAS,
BY v. .. Thomas, Piaintiffs Atty.
Jan fss 1871. 1ss-aw.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-01-26

The question of race equality is by
no means settled. The negro is not
yet the equal. A week or so since a
congress of the Buicklayer's National
Union took place at Cincinnati and
the question: of admitting negroes
came up. BY large majority it was
disposed of as follows:
2 Resolrea, BY the National Union
in Convention assembled, that the
question of admitting the negro brick
layers into the jurisdiction of the Ma
tional Union be referred to the local
Unions for their final action, and the
delegates for 1872 be empowered to
act.
-oi Thus again is the negroes hope de-
ferred. Why does not Sumner & Co.
sound the alarm? Why does not
Grant send the military? The fact
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-01-26

JOSH BILLfNGs says Goldfish is as
good ss an umbrella to keep one dry
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-01-26


CoLoRED CoNYENTIoN.-Th The dar-
kies of Ohio held convention at CO.
lumbus on Wednesday of last week,
for the purpose of taking action to in
duce the Radicals to take another step
in enforcing political and social equal
ity. They resolved that, having be-
come an acknowledged element in the
Republican party, they should state
their grievances and work for redress
wholly within that party. The fol-
lowing resolutions were also adopted !:
s. WHEREAS, Through the blessings
of Almighty God and the Republican
party the 18th Amendment to the
Constitution of the United States has
been adopted,
RESOLVED, That we pledge the Re
publican party our hearty support so
long as they remain the friends of lib
erty, justice and equality.
RESOLVED, That we return our
thanks to the Republican Legislature
for ratifying the Fifteenth Amend
ment. s<s
RESOLVED, That this Convention
unanimously indorse the administra-
tt o President u. S. Grant,
and that he is our first choice
for President in 1872; provided, he W.
ever, that nothing herein shall be. con-
strued expressive of an opinion on
the controversy between the President
and Hon. Chas. Sumner. 81
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-01-26

Have by actual use proved to be second 10 mons
as regards first class Machine, and with tho
late improvements cannot fail to give entire sat
isfaction to all who will give it a fair trial.
For durability, lightncss OF running. simpllc-
ity and the manner in which it is adapted Tor
all kinds of family sewing. 1t is not excelled by
any machine manufactured. 1t is composed OF
the very best material that can 10 procured, and
put together in the most workmanlike manner.
There are $50 600 of these celebrated machines
now speaking for themselves from all parts of
the globe in words louder than can be spoken
in any other way, thus giving the strongest pos
sible assurance to the purchaser hatmoney thus
invested is not in vain.
The reputation of this machine is so well cs-
tablished that ii is not necessary TO say any
thing with reference to this.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-01-26

Hon. LEWIS D. CAMPBELL's answer
to Gen. r. g. Schenck's notice. of in
tention to contest his election to a
seat in the next Congress, is a pungent
document. He says Schenek at the
time of his election was a non-resi-
dent of the State of Ohio. Ills an
swer has Is points, of which the Bfol-
lowing is the last: s9c5sl sllisF
Ja Is. That in each and all 9of the
counties of said Third Congressional
District, persons who were qualified
electors, and who would otherwise
have voted for me at said election,
were corruptly al d fraudulently in
duced to vote for you, and did vote
for you, in consideration of money
and other valuable considerations paid
to them. LEWIS ID. CAMPBELL.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-01-26

Let Grant q Co. do what they will, ~
The negro is the negro still;
And laws even with the bayonet feature
viii never change the negroes nature.
No tyrsnt law can e'er efface
From white men, all their pride OF race.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-01-26

THE5Germans of Davenport, Iowa.
held aameeting last Thursday evening
to express disapprobation of the.
courseof the government of the Uni
ted States nallowing arms and am
munitionroto be sold and sent to
France. They passed resolutions de-
claring, they would withdraw their
sympathy with the administration un-
der whieIr this is allowed. The Ger
mans OF Chicago held a meeting on
the same evening, at which the Gov
ernment was severely denounced by
the speakers for the same reason. a9.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-01-26

JEs So.-That Independent Radical
papefy the st. Paul Desputch, conn
Inenting on the appointment of .sbluff
Old Ben Wade" as one of the San
Domingo Commissioners, says: sThe
trouble, with old Ben..is, he will prob
ably have his mind made up before he
goes, and might as well write his re-
port in Washington now as after he
has been sea-sick from sitting on the
stern of government vessel, watch
ing its wake during the voyage-after
the manner of his famous Pacific rail-
road trip. Ben. is mighty handy
person for rowing Commissions. His
reports are AS interesting as Mother
Goose's Melodies" - 80 s..
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-01-26

For Paints, Oils, Varnish-
es, Dye Stuffs, Brushes, Pa
tent Medicines, Perfumeries,
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Pocket Knives, or anything
in the Drug or Fancy Goods
Line, go to Headquarters,
which is at