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The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1871-08-15

Ey"The Radicals and their allies, the
Negroes, inaugurated bloody riots at
Frankfort and Lexington, Kentucky, on
election day. The particulars are given
elsewhere in this issue of the SPIRIT
As these murders were committed by
the ''loval,' no mention will be made of
them in the Ku Klux report Of MORTON,
BUTLER, GRANT & Co.
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Pleasan,on for war to,ne Knife.

Gen. Pleasanton to day rather pro.
fanely reiterated his determination to
fight Mr.. Boutwell, under the Tenure-of
Office Act, and to take his chances with
the Senate next winter, in case the Pres
ident should he driven by pressure TO re
move him.-Telegrdm, 5th inst.
Chickens will return home to roDst--
The Tcnure-of Office Act was enacted tc
f.tter ex President ANDREW JOHNSON.
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Es"An enraged Radical in discus.
sion with Democrat, demanded to know
what a Democrat was. The Democrat
jokingly replied:
"If you can pass that hen roost," "
pointing to roost near, "without steal
ing one or more chickens you are a
Democrat"
Mr.. Radical saw the point and imme.
diately subsidized.
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EgThrouch the threats of the GRAN

g Through the threats of the GRANT
Administration that the vote would not
be regarded as loyal, if the Constitu
tional Convention was called, the voters
of North Carolina, carpet baggers and
Negroes, defeated the holding of Con
vention. A very large number of re-
spectacle voters remained away from
the Polls.
That's the way GRANT works thu
bayonet law.
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"f2aS Not Turned Out as EXPECT.
ed.o

The Cincinnati Gazette, Radical, ,moans
over the Kentucky election, thusly:
"On the whole, the election has not
turned out as expected. The factions
OF the party are not cemented, nor is
there now any great hope Of complete
harmony, especially if Grant is renom-
mated, for in that case large numbers
of Germans will stand aloof or 60 into
the Democratic ranks"
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West Sirginfa,

Let me draw another parallel. Take
West Virginia. West Virginia was torn
from the embrace of the old mother
State, an outrage IS | denounced it at
the time, unlawful as believe it to be
now. But the people of that new FORM
ed State have done the very best that a
people could do for themselves under
the circumstances.
The first time they got free, the first
time they had chance to rise up and
vote as a free people, they shook off the
trammels of Radicalism. They broke
their chain. They embraced Democrat
ic principles, and as soon as that was
done, l tell you historical fact when l
say that instantly every Federal soldier
was withdrawn from her soil as no Ion
ger necessary to keep tle peace. Ap-
plause While under the sway of Rad
icalism, soldiers guarded many points
that were visible as you passed over the
Allegheny Mountains over the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad Travel it now, since
Democracy has run up its banner, and
you will not see single soldier there,
for the reason that it is found not nee
essary. Already is peace there. The
Democratic State Government is going
on repairing the shattered fortunes and
hopes Of many people that were strick-
en- to the ground hy the war. Those
are tie fruits that / love to contemplate
! Tie Senator from my State can point
you to Texas, TO South Carolina, to
North Carolina, to Mississippi, and tc
all the other States and say, There
blooms and blossoms the fruits Of my
principles" and in the next breath ht
tells you that those fruits are larceDies
gigantic, murder a;rccious, arson light
ing up the sky with an incendiary flame
making it necessary to psss law EN-;
powering the President to send the ar
my Of the United States into those
choice spots so ornamentcd by the beau
ties Of Radicalism.
That is the one picture. l point tc
the other. Yet men are here to tell yor
not to trust in the Democratic party
Why, if was calling witnesses agains
the Republican party, l would call thu
nine States down here, and l woult
show
A SYSTEM OF THEFT, :.
And a system of plunder. ty which th'
peoples property is being conliscatet
without parallel beneath the sun.
would call those States ard prove by
the statements of such men as Senator
Morton and others that they are thu
worst and most disreputa0le members
of our great sisterhood, and because
Radicalism triumphs there. Applause.
If I, on the other hand, was calling wit
nesses for the Dcmocracy,1 would poin
first to the old State of Virginia, thu
most afflicted Of all, the most torn t,
pieces of all, with her male population
driven away. her bosom thrashed witt
the thrashing- machine of death from
one border to the other She has emer
ged as from fire of ten-fold heat, bu
she has fallen into the hands of Conser
vatism and not of Radicalism, and III
Radical, not even Ben. Butler, dare
wag his foul tongue or point his feloni
Gus finger at her. Cheers And as
said to him, too, on the floor of th
House. / called the witnesses there a
| have here.
Choose We between Conservatism an
Radicalism to govern the South.-Ea
tractJr Speech By Hon. d. W Vo'
hees, at Louisville, Ky, Aug. 5th.
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NepOtism,

That our readers may properly under
stand the term that heads this article, we
give the following definitions from WEB
sTER's Dictionary:
NEPoTIsM-1. Fondness for nephews.
=. Undue attachment to
relations; favorilism shown to nephews
and other relations; hence, hcstowal of
patronage in consideration of relation
ship to the bestower, rather than OF
merit alone.
"NEPorIsr-One who practices nepo-
! tism.
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Ey-We publish this week the an

Ey-We publish this week the an
nouncement of ISAAC POWELL, of Wash
ington township, as a candidate for Rep
resentative. Mr.. POWELL claims to be
independent Of the politics of all parties.
The Radicals have not yet nominated a
candidate The Democrats have nom.
mated Hon. WILLIAM MILLIGAN, of
Franklin township, for re election, and
they will give him the undivided vote
of the party in Monroe County, against
Independent and Radical candidates.
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Protection Works Backwards.

The fallacy of Protection to home in
dustrv, as advocated by the ". Y TTiJ.
une, and the lesser lights of Radicalism
receives slaps in the face frequently
which causes revenue tariff advocates to
grin very broadly.
A New York paper, not long since,
found itself in need of new type.
1t obtained estimates from the type
founderies there of the cost Of the ma
terial required.
1t then obtained an estimate from q
type founder in Scotland, which was SO
very much lower than-the others that the
order was at once sent abroad, and the
paper in question is now printed upon
imported Scotch type
The tariff charge Of twenty pei
cent was paid,
The price of freight was paid.
The difference of exchange was esti-
mated and yet it was found, after al
lowing for all these things, that the cost
of the Scotch type ,cds tpenty .fue pen
cent less than the cost Of similar type ,fnr.
nished by the NetO York manwfact1
rers.
Protection is an injury to the People
and should be frowned upon, and voted
a humhug,by electing Democratic Reve
nue. Reformers. They will alter and re
wise the tariff in manner that will dc
justice to the farmer and taxpayer.
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An Irishman having jumped into the
water to save man from drowning,
upon receiving quarter from the per-
son as a reward for the service, looked
first at the money and then at him, and
at last exclaimed "I'm overpaid for the
job"
Austria's army numbers 2l7,000 mer
and 81 600 horses.
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The Tariff Tax on ErOn..The Duty
Paid TO The Government and TO
the HEO;aOD0sisSS.

the MOnOpOifsiS.
There is no article manufactured that
is more universally used than iron, and
for that very reason the Radical tariff
makers in Congress, the leaders Of the
Radical party,imposed tax upon it that
is very little better, if any, than highway
robbery.
The total consumption Of iron,in 1870,
amounted to S136,O0O,OOO
Of the above we imported from for
eign countries only sl1,730,OOO
The home production was$l2S, 100000
The average rate of duty collected
was "a per cent!
OF the duty collected the Government
received only $6,29O.0OO
Whilst the monopolists received of the
duties collected $69.I2O.OOO
There is a clear robbery from the
Peoples pockets of 62,S3O,OOO
The tax paid to the Government on
each dollars worth of the above iron
consumed was D cents!
The tax paid to the Monopolists on
each dollars worth consumed was 50
cents!
Upon very nearly every article taxed
by the tariff the swindle is as apparent
as It's above; and yet the Protectionists
advocate that it protects home industry.
Do they call robbing the farmers and
tax payers to enrich the Monopolists
protecting home industry? If so, the
tariff il success.
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nEThc Ohio Radical State Execu-
five Committee has appointed commit
tees to bleed the OHIO clerks at Wash
ington to the tune OF one per cent on
their respective salaries.
Per ceut. is everything with the Radi-
cal lcaeers.
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DISTRICT TICKET.
For Senator,
JAMES o. AMOS.
Common Pleas Judge,
ROBERT f. CHAMBERS,
Of Belmont County.
Democratic County Ticket.

For Representative,
WILLIAM MILLIGAN.
Auditor,
MICHAEL HOEFFLER.
Sheriff,
GEORGE CALDWELL.
Treasurer,
WILLIAM READ.
Prosecuting Attorney,
ALBERT j. PEARSON.
Commissioner,
JAMES ARMSTRONG,
Recorder,
ARCHIBALD HOSKINSON.
Surveyor,
OLIVER s. SLOAN.
Ipfrmary Director,
PHILIP SCHUMACHER, { Full term
STEPHEN DOUGHERTY, Vacancy.
Coroner,
JOHN MUHLEMAN.
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Kentucky Election

The Commercial invites the cable sta
tistician Of the Enquirer to subject the
returns Of the Kentucky election to a
searching analysis, because the gifted
intellects of the Democratic party are
not able to discover in them the ele
ments of Democratic victory in 1872"
Now if the adherents of the Grant dy-
nasty are able to derive any comfort
from the late election in Kentucky, they
are welcome to it, Here are the facts ::
Last year the vote for Congressman in
our sister State was as follows in the
nine districts Of which it is composed !:
Democratic, SS,945
Republican, 57,26l
Democratic majority, 31,GS4
The Democratic majority was, there
fore, year ago, little over $1,000, and
upon it we carried every Congressional
District How much does the CONNER
cial suppose that Governor Leslie has
lost OH this majority? Will it not be a
mere trife, if any thing? Connected
WIFI tllS tlcCllOu WAS lle DOuluCii III
Railroad issue. which it may well be
supposed gives General Harlan some
thousands of votes in the central part
of the State. The Democracy are also
so Overwhelmingly in the majority that
there was some apathy. Has the able
statistician of the Commercial reflected
upon the fact that $4,000 majority in
Kentucky upon the vote polled is equal
to 100000 majority in Ohio? A party
having that predominance would be
somewhat careless here. In 1868, it is
true, the Democratic Governor, Steven
son, had a majority of some $4,000,
and the Democratic President, Seymour,
had 10000 majority over Grant; but
since then the negro vote has been add
ed. In 1860 there were 235, 900 negroes
in Kentucky, and doubtless, more in
1870. Of these there are at least 49,
600 voters, all of whom have been cast
for the Republicans. Take these from
the 10000 for Seymour, and we see how
small the Republican gains have been
in this election, and the cause OF them.
Gin. Enq
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The Mining Journal estimates the
product of the Lake Superior iron mines
for 1871 at 100000 tons.
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Ohio RadicGiisn, PaiSied,

Under the above caption the Wash
lngton Patriot, of the Stu inst, enume-
rates the feeble efforts of the Ohio Rad
Gals to save themselves from defeat. 1t
says:
"1n Ohio the development of feeble,
uncertain uttcrance Of opinion is quite
significant. We pretermit all comment
on the hesitating step and dubious atti-
tude of the recognized standard bearer
of Ohio Radicalism, as Senator Sherman
is considered to be. He whispers timid
words and scatters ambiguous voices
about the whisky duties, and this is all.
In vain do leading Republican organs,
like the New York Evening Post, call
upon him to take open and decided
ground as to Revenue Reform and kin
dred topics, and almost contemptuously
contrasts him with other and bolder pol
iticians in his vicinage. He pays no
heed; he stands by the bed of his sleep.
ing party like Hector's ghost-not Hec.
ror-and don't even try to wake it up
Then, too, the old war-horse of Ohio
Radicalism is quietly stamping in bis
stall at Ashtabula. Like the Homeric
Greek Of old, Mr. Wade, stung by the
San Domingo snake, is left behind"
1t then quotes from the two faced
speeches of SHERMAN and PERRY and
closes with this.
"Such is the feeble twaddle which, ,un
der the name of political discussion, The
grave examination of momentous sub
jects, now trickle5 from the lips of tn,
leaders of the Radical party, and tina
too in State where, in both parties, ,cul
tivated intelligence has vast scope ant
power, and where able men are far from
few. 1t can but mean that the creeping
palsy of decrepitude has fast hold of th,
once burly frame of Ohio Republican
ISM"
Ohio Radicalism is tottering and reel
ing in its dotage, The State Jouna
says their party is neither for or agains
the present tariff and is neither for O
against the San Domingo swindle o
GRANT, BAEz & Co.
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Balance due the United States, $40, O,7OO,9S4

Balance due the United States, $50, 700, ,9S4
Not single one of the three hundred
defaulting Collectors, who pocketed $780,
700,9s4, have been prosecuted by the
Government Thatis what the Radical
leaders term an honest administer ing of
affairs.
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Grant Returns 10 Long Brancbs

Douglass 10 Act as Commissioner
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AsTsUNDENG CORRuprIos.

The Kind Of fseH Grant Apuoiuss
10 Office.
Grave SHarsPs Made Against
kSOutsyCIs.
ICY s0iohei William Il. Wood.
The Interest siiis Paid On re.
deemed Bonds.
Frauds in the Paper Contracts,
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The Correspondence in Full.
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Alabama, 8 I Missouri IL
Arkansas, . Nebraska, 3
California, Nevada, 5
Connecticut, 6 New York, SO
Delaware, 3 North Carolina, 9
Florida, 8 Oregon, 3
Georgia, 8 Tennessee, 10
Indiana, l3 Virginia, 10
Kentucky, II West Virginia, B
Maryland, -
Total, 157
"The Democratic candidate would also
stand the best chance of carrying the
following States:
Illinois, 16 Pennsylvania, 26
Mississippi, Z Total, Sc
"Gen GRANT could hardly fail to get
the votes of the following States:
Iowa, s Rhode Island, 4
Kansas, 3 South Carolina, 6
Maine, Z Vermont, 5
Massachusetts, u Wisconsin, s
Minnesota, 4 Total, 65
"The probabilities now are that GRANT
would also have the best show in the
following States, which, however, as be-
tween him and New Departure Demo
crat, is very doubtful:
New Hampshire, 5 Texas,
New Jersey, 7 -
Ohio, 81 Total, 80
"Will any well-informed Republican
contend that the foregoing is not fail
exhibit OF GRANTS prospects for re-
election, if his Democratic opponent is
of the character we have indicated p
Could he possibly obtain more than 104
votes, or 55 short of a majority p
The above will De the result, let the
nominee be GRANT "or any other man,
except that the Democrats will carry
New Hampshire, New Jersey, Ohio ant
Texas. The People have concluded moi
to elect any more Radical Presidents.
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Radical Stealing.

In>his report to the House, under date
of February Is, 1871, Secretary BOUT
WELL thus states the amount Of defalca.
tion:
Amount due from Collectors now in
office, $21, ,2S1 1, ,4S7
From which deduct amount due to
Collectors, 46s17O
Aggregate of balance from Collec-
tors, S20,923,31
Less amount deposited on account of
internal revenue since June. 30,
1870, 222, 1893
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WOOdsfleld. Aug.I5, 1871.

DGil1UCldtlC kldt6 IlOk6l
FOR GOVERNOR,
G E 0 R GE W. Nee 0 0 K
Of Jefferson County,
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR,
SA NJ U f l. T.. H U N T,
of Hamilton County.
Supreme, Judge.
g. W. G E D D Z 8,
of Ricbland County.
~ Attorney General,
EDWARD S. WALLACE,
of Clarke County.
Auditor of State,
JOSEPH r. COCKERILL,
of Adams County.
Treasurer of State,
DR.. GUSTAV BRUEHL,
es Of Hamilton County.
Member Board of Public Works;
ARTHUR HUGHES,
M Of Cuyahoga County.
School Commissioner,
WILLIAM w. ROSS,
of Sahdusky County.
Clerk of Supreme Court,
CHARLES PATTERSON,
of Franklin County.
0
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E3e is Suspended by the President.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-11-23
4 SOLAR EXPLOSION.
Wonderful Appearance OF hydrogen
Cloud.

On the 7th of last September Professor Young,
of Dartmouth College, was examining, by
means OF his spectroscope, an enormous flame
or hydrogen cloud on the eastern border OF the
sun; 1t was formed OF nearly horizontal hla-
ments, with It's lower surface $4,000 miles
above the visible border of the sun, to which it
was connected by three or four bright Vertl-
cal columns. The length of this cloud was
100 900 miles, and Its vertical thickness 81, 900
miles. 1t mad presented this form and these
dimensions at the noon of the preceding day;
he lett the telescope at 1880 P. NJ, and
on returning In less than half an hour he
was surprised to find that during that In
terval 1.-THE whole thing had been literally
blown to shreds by some inconceivable uprush
from beneath" In place, he says, of the quiet
cloud had left, the air, II may use the ex-
preston, was filled with flying debris-a mass
of detached, vertical fusform tlaments.
When first looked, some of them had already
reached height OF nearly one hundred tnou-
sand miles, and while I watched them tney
rose with motion almost imperceptlole 10 tne
eve, until in ten minutes theIuppermost were
more than two hundred thousand miles ABOVE
the solar surface As the llaments rose they
gradually faded awsy like dissolving cloud,
and at lis P. NJ. only a few flmy wisps. with
some lighter streamer5, low down near Inc
chromosphere, remained to mark the place:
Rut I'm The meanwhile the little" thunderhead," "
O6I6rG 6lluucu w, uou Sho" o-AN
| Wonderfully into a mass OF rolling and ever
changing flame, to speak according 10 ap.
pearance. First, 1t was crowded down, as 1t
were along the solar surface; later 1t rose al
most pyramidally $4,000 miles In height; then
| It's summit was drawn out into long flaments
and threads which were most curOusly rolled
D backwards and downwards, like the volutes
| of an Ionic capital, and finally 1t faded away,
and by go P. M. had vanished like the other
Whether the fine aurora
boreais which succeeded in the evening was
really the earth's response (he refers 10 the
supposed physical connection between the dis
tnrbance of the earth's magnetism and changes
in the atmosphere of The sum- to this magntf-
cent oulburst of the sun Is perhaps uncertain,
but the coincidence ls at least suggestive, and
somewhat confidently expect to learn, the
Greenwich magnetic record indicates disturb
ance precisely simultaneous with the solar
explosion.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-11-23

MODERN PARAGRAPHING.-Some genius has
invented the following manner OF stating q
fatal occurrence. 1t is a delicate way of put
ting 1t, and reads much better than to say,
.He died In the most horrible agonies." We
get the whole story, and our senslbllities are
not unnecessarily Shocked IA man in New
Hampshire the other day ate fifteen dozen raw
oysters on a wager. The silver trimmings
alone on his coffin cost twelve dollars and
thirty-f1ve cents John Smith, in Nebraska,
said he could handle rattlesnake the same as
o snake-charmer. The churllshness OF the un.
dertaker in demanding pay In advance, delayed
the funeral four days. circus rider IN
Texas tried 10 turn three summersaultS on
horseback the other day. The manager sent
back to New Orleans the following day for an
other summersault man,. ......A man in New
Jersey couldn't walt for the cars to reach the
depot, and jumped off, His widow has sued
the insurance company. Few men would
attempt to dry gunpower in the kitchen stove.
man In Canada did. His afflicted family
would be glad of any information as to his
whereabouts. ...... In Massachusetts, the
other day, man thought he could cross the
track In advance of locomotive. The services
at the grave were very impressive. 49,. "A
man warned his wife In New Orleans not tc
light fire with kerosene. Her clothes tit his
second wife remarkably well. "A boy In
Detroit disregarded his mothers warning moi
to skate on the river as the ice was thin. His
mother don't have to cook for so many as she
| did by one."