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"ancresseu Taxation and EXpeta-
dttuFe.o

Ex-Commissioner WELLS propounds
and answers the following:
'NWhat mas happened since 1860 which
has driven our flag from tie ocean, clos
ell up our machine shops, wiped out of
existence great branches OF industry, in
creased the cost of our products, di
minished the purchasing power OF wa
ges, arl rolled up annually heavy bal
ancc Of Indebtedness against us and in
favor of foreign nations?
IN general three causes or agencies
may be speciGe'l-a large debt, mcredS
Ell t1raii0l dHd expenditure, and a
ricious aRd aas0Nnd culrency.'
Increased taxation and expenditure" "
and "cicious and W,sOWad currency."
For all Of which the people hold the
party i'll power responsible if it can he
said to be irresponsible for any of its acts.
Ga the 10th day of October deposit a
b ll,ot for the Democratic ticket, and, by
so doing, aid in remedying The above
evils, brought urol the country by in
competent and dishonest men.
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T 4 ID IL 4 Il s :.

Prairie fires are raging in Southern
Kansas.
Illinois claims to have corn enough
now to feed the nation.
The woman suffragists of Pittsburg
are preparing for grand mass meeting
in October.
A four-mill in Waterloo, Iowa, has
just filed contract for 1900 barrels of
flour for the Dakota Indians.
Isinglass has been discovered in Pick
ems county, S. c., and the mines are be-
ing worked with great profit.
Four hundred convicts of the Virgin
ia penitentiary are regularly at work on
the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad
The whole humber of taxables enroll
ed as voters in Philadelphia this year is
144, ,957, being 6,03S more than last year.
There is a serious feud in Petersburg,
Va, between the carpet -baggers, SCALA
wags, and negroes The trouble is that
all want the most important offices.
The Ottumwa, Iowa, Gazette says
Hon James F. Wilson will not be a
candidate for United States Senator
until it is found impossible to elect Mr..
Allison. ..E.EaEr
Severe sumner droughts have made
the Mississippi river lower than it has
been for years. Cattle now roam where
steamboats, went to and fro a few
months ago. :.
Mr.. Green C. Fore, a planter of Ran
kin county, Miss. bas succeeded, by
careful cultivation. in raising cotton of
such excellent quality that he has been
offered s. quart for the seed.
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Estray Notice.

TAKEN up by the subscriber, on Friday, the
i sth day of September, bay mare, hav-
ing saddle and bride on, supposed to be
about four years old, black name and tail,
legs black to the knees, medium in size; has
mark caused by kick near the right side
of tail, The owner is requested to call,
prove property, pay charges and take the
mare away. JAMES GATES,
sep19w3. Beallsville, Monroe Co., O,
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rn1rArlr TAX ON Iron and GLASS.

= Tie present tariff enacted by a Con-
gress composed Of the leaders of the
Radical party, imposes heavy tax upon
manufactured iron and glass.
Glass was manufactured in this eoun-
tlyas early as 1791, and the manufacture
was reported by Mr.. GALLArIN in 1910
70 be firmly established. The manufac-
ture Of iron was begun in this country
In 1920; Notwithstanding the prohibition
Of the mother country, it grew steadily,
and as early as 1791 Parliament touad IL
necessary TO protect English iron bgfor-
bidding the importation Of the American
articlei
Such facts as these the Protectionists
Sedulonsly conceal. The claim that in
the manufacture of these articles we can
not compete with foreign nations, is
nothing more than the lying pretense OF
the Protectionists.
II an English manufacturer wishes to
control the English market,he knows he
can do so only by producing better arti-
slc cheaper than any one else.
An American manufacturer knows a
shorter road to wealth than that. He
obtains from Congress a Tariff law
ID ga
which compels his countrymen to buy OF
him, whether bis wares are good or bad,
cheap or dear.
,elAre the People satisfied with the bur-
dens imposed by the Tariff now in
force?
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1871-09-19
From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
Ehe Evans Business In PennSyl-

A little transaction has Lately occurred
in Pennsylvania which shows the easy
going political morality of the times,
aud particularly of the party in power
The facts in the case are briefly these :
Pennsylvania thou eht she had some
valid war claims against the United
States Government, but they had been
disaIlowed. Accordingly,in March, 1867,
an act was passed in the Pennsylvania
Legislature to appoint all agent to look
after these claims, the compensation of
the agent not to exceed ten per cent. Of
what was collected. On the 23d Of
March the net was law, and on the
same day the Republican Governor,
Geary, appointed Mr. j. 0. Evans as
his agent. There was q haste and n
rapidity in this selection that was most
striking. a private agreement was en-
tered irto between the Governor and
Mr. Evans, the next day, by which the
latter was TO make frequent reports of
his proceedings, and to pay over to the
State ali moneys collected by them,
LESS the compensation" The high
contracting parties entirely forgot to
mention what the compensation should
lie, This authorized the agent to col
lect the highest sun mentioned in the
statute, viz: ten per cent. In three years
this agent, Evans, collected at Wash
ington, in the way of claims, 1921 900,
in the name of the Governor of Penn.
sylvania. Mr. Evans proved himself
good collector, but was mighty bad in
paying over He forgot, indeed, that
the money was to go into the State
Treasury for the benefit Of other par
ties, and the Republican Governor and
Republican Legislature, the former of
whom had frequent reports. forgot to
remind him of it. 1t was not until late
ly that the extraordinary success of
Evans in getting the claims allowed, and
his lack of memory about paying them
over, came to the notice of Attorney
General Mcclure, who Immediately put
himself on Evans track. For this he
was summarily kicked out of the Attor-
ney Generals Office by Governor Geary,
and Evans is the master of the field
If there is any thing more fragrant than
this il the annals of political rascality,
it has not come under oar observation.
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$S4,6lS,S32
9,553,S6S
&74.t72.2OO
Total

=
1t is perfectly manifest from expert
ence thus far, that this condition of
things is not to be improved. If the
projected roads. North and South, should
be tuilt, then the traffic Of the existing
route will inevitably suffer And if,with
all the adyantases'of. a present -Rmaop-
oily, it cannot begin to pay the interest
on the Government bonds, it is not diff
cult to foresce the future when competi-
ton may be introduced. There is no
use of attempting to disguise the fact
which these figures bring home to the
| plainest understanding. The principal
and interest of these bonds will be taken
from the Treasury, and that was the de-
sign of the Radical SPECTATORS who
originally engaged in this enterprise. =
The whole scheme was concocted for
their benefit, and after making the for
tunes of members of Congress and
| New England fnanciers, who voted
themselves and their copfeterates forty
millions OF the public domain and sixty
four millions of bonds, representing at
least one hundred and twenty millions in
all, they now leave the Government in
the lureh and compel it to pay interest
on the very bonds which were loaned
for their benefit.
But those in authority arc more Gen.
surable for allowing the taxpayers to be
robbed Of millions upon millions of
money and millions Of the public lands,
than the robbers themselves. Had the
party in power discountenanced the rob-
berry it could not have been effected but
it winked at it and aided it with the
whole power of the Administration.
In the face of this and other corrupt
acts of the present Administration, the
people are implored to continue voting
confidence in its acts,
At the Polls, on the 10th, day of Octo,
Der, let the People vote their condemna.
ton Of peculation and corruption, by
supporting the Democratic ticket.
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Sheriff Sale.
Jacob Moose
VS..
William w alton CT ux.

DY virtue of an order of sale to me directed
ID from the court Of common pleas OF Monroe
county, Ohio, Twill offer for sale at the front
door of the court house. in the town of Woods
field, on
Saturday, the ADJ day of October, 1871,
between the hours of ten o'clock a. m. and 4
o'clock p. m. the following described real estate
situate in Monroe county, Ohio, to wit:
Lot number thitty,four in the town OF
Woodsield.
Appraised at 1888.
GEORGE CALDWELL.
sepl2%3. Sheriff NJ. G. o.
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The Expenditures Increased I'm
Tier the Grant Administration,

We frequently see it stated in sheets
edited by Post-masters, and hear it de-
claimed by jealous Radicals, that GRANTS
Administration has reduced the annual
expenditures of the Government, mil
lions of dollars. Here is a table, exhib-
iting the expenditures during eleven
years, that completely explodes the Rad
ical statements:
ror.1 exppNn1rURps 1850 to 1871
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1871-09-19

Happy the child who is suffered to be,
and content to be- what God meant 1T
to be-a child, while childhood lasts.
New England fishermen report mack
erel scarce, but herring quite plenty.
Michigan finds it almost impossible
to enforce her stringent laws against the
manufacture and sale OF Intoxicating
drinks.
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Attachment.

Josiah Wilson, plaintiff, Before George s.
against Algeo, |. p. cf Ben
Thomas Dillon, defend't. ton township, Mon
roe county. Ohio: on the IA day CT August,
1911, SAID Justice issued an oraer Of attach.
ment in the above action for the sum OF SAL.
05. Said case adjourned for hearing to os-
tober 4 1871, a. o'clock, p. m. $50 80
sep5w3. JOSIAH WILSON.
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S510,632's42
Deduct portion of P.

Totals, S505, 1873, 1855 3S292, l24 ,05s
That Department of the Government
should condescend to prepare false state
ments to deceive the People, is depart
ure from the common honesty Of thieves,
let alone that which should exist amongst
men high in official position.
In short, fraud of every kind is used
to conceal the fact that the Federal
Treasury is being literally PILLAGED, and
pillaged, too, in the sacred names of
Freedom, Union, and the People.
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Greeley Opposed 30 Grant.

Mr.. Greeley is now in the West, at
tending agricultural conventions, but he
does not appear to have left his politics
at home, and is quite frank in the ex-
preston of his views. In passing
through Chicago, he was met by Mr..
Wentworth and Mr.. Grinnell, formerly
member of Congress from Iowa. In
reply to some personal suggestions from
the latter, he is reported to have said:
If we nominate Grant, we shall GER
tainly be defeated. The public will
stand no more horse Jockey and pres
ent taking Presidents; we have had
enough Of them. tell you, gentlemen,
we must take new departure, ,and l can
assure you that we of the East are de-
termined that it shall be done. | have
been rather quiet about it so far, but l
want everybody now to understand what
l think. When we take hold Of Grant,
it will not be with silk gloves On our
hands. 1t has got to be done. We
must throw Grant overheard, or We
shall be defeated 4
All NduG Is W ud' Z SOOu Hldl
nominated, who, if elected, will con-
sent to give up the Office at the end of
his term. Besides, l want to nominate
man who, will elevate the office to
where it was in former days; man who
will not take presents or use the militia.
~ or his oilice-holders to advance his
own aspirations for r second term, and
in the meantime neglect the interests OF
those whose ruler he is. Besides, !
want man who is above mere pleas
ure- hunting; a man who will not daw-
die away one-fourth of his term amid
the folies and friyolties of watering
place, and one who, when called upon
for an expression of his views on po-
litical and other subjects of national in
terest, can give them in clear, compre
hensive language. That's the kind of 9
man the people want, and, bringing his
fist down on the table, that's the kind
of man we havn't now. l want you
gentlemen, to tell your people here in
the West that we are going to fight
against Grant to the extent of our abil
| ity. We will not remain passive or in
different, but, to use his own words
''we are going to fight it out on this
| line"
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1871-09-19

Pittsburg has been called upon to set
tie the question of admitting colored
children to the public schools. The
Republican papers all denounce the ad-
mixture of white and colored pupils
One-half of the opposition shown in a
Southern community would be at once
followed by charge of disloyalty.
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Notice.

A LII persons knowing themselves indebted
II. to the old firm please call and settle
their accounts with the undersigned who can
be found from O'Clock a, m. to 8 O'Clock p.
m. at the banking house of Allen C. Miller &
Co.; the balance of the day at the office in the
store. f. KOEHLER.
Woodsfeld, Sept. II, lS7l-w3.
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Furnishing Goods,

an elegant line of Furnishing Goods, consist
ing of all the Latest Novelties.
This stock having been purchased in the
early part of the season. and before the re-
cent advance in woolens, will be disposed
of at such prices as will defy competition
and satisfy the most skeptical.
call is respectfully solicited.
apr25m6. TH0S. HUGHES.
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Dissolution Notice.

THE partnership heretofore existing between
L Mccullough and McMaster has been this
day dissolved by mutual consent. All persons
knowing themselves indebted to the firm are
requested to call and settle Immediately.
sep12w3s MCCULLOUGH IS MCMA STER.
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Commercial Bankruptcy.

The idiotic policy Of the party in
power has brought the country to the
verge of bankruptcy in commercial
point of view. Here are few plain hg-
ures for the consideration of our read.
ers:
The exports of Great Britain for the
month Of August, 1871, were very large.
The actual value of the goods which
passed outward was E22,222 ,245 or
S111,111,225.
The total exports Of the United
States for the year ending June 30,1S7l,
were only $42S,539. OF.
Our imports for the same time were
s5l9,59s,75O.
SO that all the cotton, breadstuffs, to-
baceo, petroleum, pork, bacon, cheese,
fire. arms, and other productions of the
soil and manufactures which were eX-
ported last year, did not reach within
ninety-Qne millions Of the foreign fab
ries that were imported, and mainly
from England In two years balance
has been created against the United
States, including specie, of two hundred
and thirty millions of dollars!
The above is fair example of ouI
commercial degradation.
Voters! Is it not necessary to place
party in power that will revive our
trade and re-essablish our commerce
~-The Radicals elected their entire
State ticket at the recent election in
Maine. as..s.5
The Legislature will show probably 8
Democratic gain.
"In the ship-building towns, the Rad
icals generally host"
Certainly, because the idiotic policy of
the Administration has destroyed our
ship-b building interests
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The Govermeent Robbed by the Pat
cttic icaiirOYd,- -'-- -: -: :: =
The Radical Leaders the Aiders
and Abeitors.

The present Radical Administration
has issued to the Pacific Railroad Com,
pany Bonds, the payment OF which, TO-
getller with the interest; is pail by the
People to enrich rascally spectators.
The amount Of bonds now outstaud-
ing according to Mr.. BOUTWELL, S August
statement, is S6a.GIS:s39
BIT this is not al The interest on
the debt, instead of icing paid by the
corporation, has been drawn from the
Treasury to the extent Of s;E2. .G-s9,-
A7S. From this large sum there is to
be deducted s9,139. 106 for transporta-
ton, leaving balance due to the United
States OF SO. .5SS.3 .3SS for interest
SO that, if the account were to be stated
to day, the cost of the road to the
Treasury would stand as follows.
Principal of bonds, $S4,61S,S32
Interest due, 9,553,3GS
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Notice to Settle.

A LII persons knowing themselves ind ebted
Al to me will please Call and settle their ac-
counts against the first of November, 1871.
Having sold my stock of goods intend to
settle up my business.
JOSEPH SPANGLER.
Lecompton, o., Sept. Is, 1S7l-w7.
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Ry-Gen. GEO. W. MORGAN has com
pletely riddled the statistics and politi,
cal statements Of Senator John SHER-
MAN during the present campaign in
Ohio. SHERMAN is anxious to be re-
elected United States Senator, and is
cooking his political statements to fur
ther his prospects.
The People intend to elect Democrat
to take his place
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1871-09-19

The polls to be opened between the hours
Of and 10 o'clock in the forenoon of said
day, and closed at6 o'clock in the afternoon
of said day. -
Given under my hand, at my Office in
Woodsfsld. this 26th day of July, a D. 1871,
and OF the 6oth year of the State.
GEORGE CALDWELL,
Sheriff Monroe County, Ohio.
augltd.
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Mere oEthe Tariff SyyindIa.

Gen. WARD, in speech delivered on
The 9th inst, delivered the following
telling blow at the present Tariff of the
PrnlcclinniStS:
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ES-A picnic party was run over by
the cars near st. Louise the l0tA inst,
and resulted in three persons killed and
seven terribly injured.
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Attachment.

G. S. Algeo,p plaintiff. Before Thomas Murphy,
against u. P. of Benton township,
Isaac L. Cline, deft. Monroe county, Ohio: On
the 5lst day of August, 1871 said Justice issued
an order of attachment in the above action for
the sum Of S23 30 G. S. ALGEO.
sen1ow3
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HTroops have been ordered to
Florida.
There are no troops 70 spare to pro-
tect settlers on the frontier
They. are all required in the South to
Get uD their electoral votes for GRANT.
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Dissolution of Partnership.

THE partnership heretofore existing be-
| tween F. Koehler and N. Koehler has been
this daydissolved by mutual consent,and the
business will hereafter be carried on in the
name of N. Koehler & Co,
T. KOEHLER.
N. KOEHLER.
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OV e RC @ A tt N G. S

English Meltons, Beavers, IMoscows, Esqui-
maux, and Ely sian 0vercoatings.
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SGirtai Figures aDs Figares OF
'Esadic:i Champaign Documents.
n Contcmptible Trick Knocked iii
the Head.


The Treasury Department recently
prepared 4 circular, and the Radical
Congressional Committee issued if as
campaign document, in which it is at
tempted to he proved that the cxrcndi-
turcs Of the year 1870 amounted to but
S292, l24 052; whereas they actually
amounted to SJ05, 7SS,26 As we fur
uish the details Of this sum below, it is
sufficient in this place merely TO instance
the nature of the fraud, and allude to It's
gigantic extent. The method used is to
deduct from the true amount: |. All the
extraordinary expenditures. .. All the
Post Office expenditures 3. Ali the lille.
cal purchases of bonds. 4. All the ex.
penditurcs for premiums and 5 BY un-
.derratng the amount of interest paid By
about n million and half Of dollars
The following table shows the character
and extent of the fraud at glance:
EXPENDITURES or THE UNITED STATES 1870.
Cooked,as per
Actual as Republican
Per official Campai gu
data. Document.
Premium on loans Sl5,9S6,s56 Omitted
Bonds purchased ior
currency in contra
veutiou of act Of
March Is, !S69, l07,T79786 Omitted.
Civil aud mscella-
n66Gs (ordinary) 53,23I462 $50, ,237 SOS
Civil and miscella-
neous (extraordin'y s6l 4l9 Omitted.
P, O. Department, 90 99S.83S Omitted
WarDepartment,( (or-
dinary,) $3.50 615 1866, ,675
War Departm't lex
traordinary,) 65,092,740 Omitted
Navy Departments,
ordinary al,7So,2so 2l.78O ,a3o
Navy Department,
extraordinary 337S,41l Omitted.
Indians Il Pensions,
ordinary S1,74s,l4o 3l,14s,l4O
Indians & Pensions,
extraordinary 6S.0S7 Omitted.
Interest, l29,235,4 ,49s l2f,7o2,63S
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GS-A>fre at Bloomington, Illinois,
On the 9th inst, destroyed property to
the amount of 100000.
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y EAkEanAs and CaRswELI are
threatened with removal from the cabi-
net. &c their States, Maryland and Geor-
eia, fail to go for the Radical party this
Fall.
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EgThe majority for Constitutional
Convention in West Virginia is about
2,700 votes. That ensures freedom to
not less than 10000 white men, who
we're previously bound down by villain
ous registration and test oaihs.
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DISTRICT TICKET.
Democratic County Ticket,

a
srtes !. For Representative,
WILLIAM MILLIGAN.
n1pm 80 auditor,
ial9{h MICHAEL HOEFFLER.
,sdse g Sheriff,
nsIf GEORGE CALDWELL.
ss.s'b 3 Treasurer,
VIA sNA WILLIAM READ.
.a,.sn Prosecuting Attorney,
go sAALRERT J. PEARSON
.1oaeS3sy ~ Commissioner,
JAMES ARMSTRONG,
,hsf1il 'F'-h Recorder,
ARCHIBALD HoSKINSON.
Tcos si Surveyor,
20 ISIS OLIVER s. SLOAN,
- Infrmary Director,
PHILIP SCHUMACHER. 4 Full term.
eTERHEN DOUG HERTY, Vacancy.
ft9d Coroner,
i7s's.i' John MUHLEMAN.
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EgMr. j. A. f. BLoHEm died at Ft
Wayne, Ind, on the 10th inst. He was
the Oldest Mason in the United States,
having joined the Order in Paris. in 1906