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The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1871-04-18

EEWe have received a letter from
Sergeant Bates, who carried the United
States flag through the South just after
the surrender. He says that at Greens
boro $4,000 WAS offered him to quit
the march, in the interest Of the Repubi
lican party. This offer, be says, came
through our fugitive Governor, w. w.
Holden. = Raleigh { NC. Ssatiael. 3.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1871-04-18

nhADQUkTkke OF l421Elx
SASro DoNIxeo, March ;, fS5l =
To Messrs. Bm.s Wade, a. D White. and 8. q.
Howe, 2; 9 ConnissiOners' &C. at Post.sa-
,nce. G nsyn 49,. 9 ,..,.. y - go -.
$3.50. @ . - .o,,, ,a,sns a 80 1 si.f III So
- . ~ = ~. ~ s.Ts me !. Sa.sd a. xsSs mn lssS
of ss 81, s.ms :. month :, !. sa $3.50
| w;s5 toslss - so,, s,<nos, ,v !, ! .,,. :. ver.
HAVING o. .re,.e;ysd i M nj II hover I 4 irommv @ s neo.
"a. - 80 !, .i,~s,&
M tho snnars,;ar - - ~ nv ccnn,rs. a gi,~v;n-
alroad,, L rr,,tostod i IL ;ho month - aSs;S,S
oa Isst -. - s.;,h t,,a ~. sr,n,, srd ~ -.
Ia,,;,sr,s I a, ~ .,,a # io~.l;.;ss s wh;ch h.ys
tnsshasssr y ~. -. scsnsn,srs -rroses1 -h;eb
has heen .ent.ta tha Senafc oY fhe.f fJns.
tad FAD Ststae = bel;esvTes NJ 4 g nselssk ii s..
s.a Saa. p.Ss;, .Sa vS;sS 4 Son | have rro
nassi T. mo g O
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1871-04-18

PoPULATtoN OF COUNTIES --FRACTIoy, OVER
rRATIo-APPoRTIoNME FOR DEcENNIAL
: PERIoD.gU y,t.it 5f,,a T,..l,i...5, .s.a,.,a,
The- annexed table gives the appnr-
tionment of the House of Representa-
tives for the decasle, with the population
the fractiomover the ratio in each county
in excess. The ratio fof q representa-
tive, ascertained by dividing the whole
population by 100, is 26,651; o. half ra-
tio is 1886; q one and three-quartersl
ratio, 46, ,639, and two full ratios, 1902.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1871-04-18

kEThe Tribune gives q list of no
less than fourteen members Of the last
Congress who have received appoint
ments.
Il seems that when member Of Con-
gress is repudiated by his constituents
ali he has to do is to take pup under
his arms, carry it to Washington, and
trade it for = salary.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1871-04-18

ate for 1878 wiz be Sc q decrease Of
one fEosn the present number. So
|roruEArros olADrsrRrcrs AND RtpRrsrx
+ .fAFIoS foR.1HE DEcESN,AL PERIOD.
The Annexed table gives the popula.
ttion tf each Senatorial district, with the
Fraction over the ratio, and the represen.
tation in the Legislature for the five
terms of the dccennial period. The
countics composing each district are sta.
ted in the above table.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1871-04-18

HThey are shortly to have an cleo
ton in the District Of Columbia for a
delegsts to Congress, under their new
Territorial act. All the clerks in the de-
parments are to be permitted to vote in
order 10 elect a Ra,lical. These same
clerks are sent TO their several States to
vote whenever there is an election in or
der to elcet Radicals
This Il equivalcnt to giving these
clerks the tight v vote in two States,
which isequivalent 70 q detestable piece
ofiascaliey.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1871-04-18

! The famous aOld catamount Tavern y
at Bennington Center, the head quarters
Of General Stark and his brother offl.
GERS during the Revelation, was burned
by an incenGiary on the 70th pls
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1871-04-18

John T. Hale. believing that his re,
call from Madrid was owing to Charles
Sumner. refused to see him when the
latter called the other daY. -
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1871-04-18

EE-The insurgents in Paris are re-
ceiying wholesome thrashingsf from the
Versailles Government. The sooner
they are. exterminated the better twill
be for the peace of the French Repub-
I;ot iae5,ty 90 Ia est i7i .ss,l.sss
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1871-04-18
kTHere is a center shot from DOM
PlArr. at the GRANT administration

"They who control the General Gov
ernment turn their backs upon the Con
stitution and the past, and seek to usurp
throughout the powers wisely delegated
to the States. and I now join the great
army in opposition to that, / fought
dnring the late war against anarchy. /
now propose to fight against despotism.'
Anarchy is what the Radical leaders
need to establish their despotism; and
by their incendiary legislation they ex-
pect to gain both. &. I,
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1871-04-18

The love letters passing between Mrs.
Fair, the California inurderess, and her
victim, Judge Crittenden, we're admitted
as evidence on Saturday. TAsfs IRE
800 sf tksst. ~
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1871-04-18

fwThe Democracy Of Hardin Coun-
ty are the FIRST in the field with their
local nominations for the October elec-
tion. They were made under tho Po2u-
lar Vote System The more important
were these: For Representative, w. II
CESSNA; Treasurer, H. M. SHrsGLE /;
Sheriff, N. s. Weaver; Prosecuting At
torney, T. B. HOLLAND; Recorder, ,CHAs.
T. KLINeER stti'9si i5aHg 81
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1871-04-18

wGRAsr has abandoned his pro-
posed trip to California Has the de-
cline, in San Domingo real estate nccessi-
txted this economy
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1871-04-18

NVt4utSoiNy5SfS ~ 0oHeIM ~SOt1A uSSc
be- publiaed, without giving him ths
bebeft of hearings md with unfair
comments ION his aess, We nov pro.
dusH his aneders, in order TO complete
the correspondence. and to enable the
country 10 appreciate the conduct Of
both sides. II will be seen that the
statements Of Mr.. Morton and others ia
the Senate, TINT Cabral favored anne1ps
tion, are wholly untounGed; BE O6gts
cfl q military escort 70 conduct The Cd1ns
nissioners to the localities held by Tie
revolution, of which be is the Chief, ID
order that they might see with their
own eyes that various towns, which BpkJ
had returned IS having voted for ad-
nexation, were at that very time held
by the revofutiontsts why fhe COM
lmissioners did not 60, after having orig
mated Hhs sbgaSstipii oY : sisit,. 40
then receiving this invitation; is Tor
them to explain tassa b.,nssssaT
SAN JUAN, (Saxro DoxINco.)l
- = February IS, 1871.
To Messrs B. wade, i. Howe. ana White, o. b.
s. Commissioners TO Santo Domingo:
GESrL tMES:: The Object Of Congress
i'm sending you ID the territory OF oat
republic has been, as have beer thaa.
TO study the Dominican question, 10
judge Of eur sentiments about afnexa.
ton to the Republic of the United
States. My duty as good citizen, and
I, r,r; o,,ol <h;af ~ fI,n -
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1871-04-18

/ The number Of Representatives TO be
elected for the next Legislature viii be
.l05. q decrease Oft from the present
number.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1871-04-18
-cepp,r Sv,ru went ia ,wosbino

kE GEaRIr SMITH wentto Washing
ton last week to change the bitter feel.
ing between GsAxr and suMNEk to a
better feeling. He went home in dis
gust. Thcprssent srfsngement efsheir
affections Is permanent
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1871-04-18
From the Ohio Statesman. 10Th inst,]
NEW APPORTlONMENT.
Representation In the Senate and
HOlise Of Representative for the
UeCennial Period. 1880 lai.

The Governor, Auditor Of State and
Secretary Of State.on Saturday in com
piiance with the provisions of the Con-
stitntion, determined the representation
of each Senatorial and Representative
district in the General Assembly, under
the census of 1870. for the ten years
commencing with 1872 and ending with
the Legislature of 1SS0-S1, embracing
five legislative terms,
A portion Of the census returns on
which the apportionment was made, we're
obtained from the Census Bureau at
Washington, and are correct and COM
plete. But from number of counties
the returns had not been made to WASH
ington, and in determining the appor-
tionment the State officers were com !.
PEELED to rely on figures obtained in the
State from Il, S. Narshals. These fig-
ures are subject to correction before ac-.
cepted as final by the Census Bureau
The apportionment is required to be
made six months prior to the election,
and as the time is now up, no longer de-
lay in determining the apportionment,
was possible, ,,,,a ;,a,
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1871-04-18

HLowell, Massachusetts has Ben.
1r51Ss and ths snslsbo1s Two nuis-
ssee.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1871-04-18

---e- . = - - - ss "a
We publish two letters from Gen. Ca
nzAL to the Commissioners inyitins
slaem to visit bis headquarters, and the
country heliby bis forces, s,snl inqaire Of
she people whether they favored annex
alton.
This invitation the Commissioners
werevery careful not to accept had they
accepted, the probabilities were very
strong that their report would have con-
tained Information that would not have
been to the interest of the GRAsr-BAEz
party to have made public.
These letters make the attempted
swindle more apparent than before,
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1871-04-18
The State Senate.
APPoRTIoNMENr FOR THE FIRST LEalsLl-
TIVE TERM (IS72-73) BY COUNTIES Ie

The annexed table gives the apper-
tionment, by counties, under which the
elections will be held this fall, for tae
first Senatorial term Of the decade. The
ratio for a Senator, ascertained by divi
ding the whole population by IS, is 76,.
1A6s9 - atstiS1 III s4iyl 47F tHH ~.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1871-04-18
COLUMBUS ConREspoNDEyCE.
/. coIea.us. 8, AprInls,ds7l |

CoLuABUs. ~, Aprts lz,s1ot1
EDS. srrRlT: The San Domingo reso.
lutions, referrel. toin nay former letter,
were finally taken from thestable in the
House and passed in a modified form
In tue Senate they were made a special
order for July 4, which is the same as q
rejection of them.
The bill forbidding County Recorders
from using printed blank forms in recor-
ding deeds has become a law. There
never was any necessity for this law in
Monroe County, as our deeds were re-
corded by writing; but in many parts OF
the State the printed forms have been
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1871-04-18

'otsas ~ - lE"ls-s 2 % = ~ |. .6t
The number Of members Of the Sen
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1871-04-18
ExcEssEs or THE PARIS REDS.
F,e<z fWorll's Suec;all - -,sSs.

Pans, April fe.-Unless the Germans
save .us, Paris must .soop swim wfth
blood! The ICohmuhe hourly grows
more desperate, and resorts to fierce ex-
cesses. The. Conciergerie is fllcd, with
priests and nuns, who have been arres-
ted on warrants calling them citizens,
and styled servants of a person called
God. Archbishop 'Durboy was stripped
naked, bound to d pillar and .scourged
and Knocked for hours, by a band Of
200 Reds. saa,aas
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-08-16
A Shrcwd Merchant.

A Wholesale groccfin this city, who
became rich in his business, says his
rule always was, when ho sold n bill
OF goods on credit. to imm ediatoly
subscribe for tho local paper of,his
debtor. 50 long as his customer adj
vertised literally and vigorously, he
rested' but as spcn as he began to CON-
tract pig advertising spaco,i he toolQ
the tact as as4fevidence that trouble
would follow, and Invariably went fos'
his = debt. Said DO, !"the man who
feels too poor to make his business
known, is too poor to do busine ess. -
Tho Withdrawing of an advertisement
Is an evidonoe Of weakness that busiJ
ness men are not slow to observe and
act upon, ~. Y. Times.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-08-16
Dishonest Trial Justices,

The Orangeburg News calls upon
the Grand Jury, at the next Court of
General Sessions, to examine carefula
ly the docket books of the Trial JUS.
tices of the County: 1t says:
Some of them have held thoir posi-
tions for nearly two years, and not.
withstsnding their courts being all
ways crowded with criminal cases.
not one dollar has tho County recciv.
ed from them:' But, on the ctkeF
hand, their accounts against the State
are presented frequently. The sys.
tenn is rotten to itsvery coro, and wo
demand that it be e&a mined into:
we Know ono man right hero in s.Or5
angeburg who VIII 60 before Jury
any time and make oath that hs
alone paid fines for divers persons,
amounting to somo thirty or fort y
dollars. There are many moro who
Will make the came statement. The
question TO-; whore is The money
gone
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-08-16
The Confederate iii 0fffte.

WASHINGTON, Aug. Tho >ap.
pointment of tho ex.Cohfe derate, i.
r. Roxbury, to clorkship in tho
Post-office Dopartn ent, Is still sub.
jcct Of not worry a'miable discussion on
The part Of clerks and otkers, who
think the Union soldier has been
grossly insultcd by This appointments
Ono man proposes to orghhi4,, and
no2 only clean out the Gustmaster-
General, but all who may propose
to sustain hinn be they b. sl or low
Another says Mr., Creawcll has pro,ti',
t"tcd the colfidcrcc Of the people by
rlacing this man fn position, and says
it is tn .fnsu!t lot only 70 bravo
Union soldicrs, hHt s'so to all who
love the right. Yet another inai.
vidual takes occasion to arraign the
departments general y as being filled
with "Democrats" and "CopPer-
heads," to the exclusion Of the Union
men and. Republicans, and even SO
loyal aud radical an officer az Score.
tsry Dclano il charged with harbor.
lug hrmoerAts and Copper heaIs IN
hiS office. Meantime Mr.. Roxbury,
about whom all this fuss started has
his say in tho matteS aud be asks
worry properly "if the RepabliSAh
party expects to n,usnisiu "a foothold
in the South while holding the rule
that no person who was in The Con.
federate service shall have oficc Z" Hc
says further that he has "lang since re
nonnced his Confederat, principles,
and attached himself to the Union
principles Of the Republican party
and he wants to know elf such men
aIe TO rcmaih fofevrt Under 4 ban p
1t remaius. to be seen whether Mr.
Crcswcll will become frightened by
this howl, which eomes altogethe
from the Vrahd Army If the NepNb,
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-08-16
The SOnth tho Garden Of tho World.

The London Chemist and Druggist
m very appropriate notice of Dr.. Por.
clier's "Resources Of the Southern
Fields and Forests" take occasion to
say the following truo words about the
Southern States:
"lf the Southern United States are
not he garden Of the world, it is rather
.hc 'anlt Of those who aro responsible
'or their cultivation and development
Than for any natural infcriorly to anv
other land on tho face OF the earth It
occurs to all minds that this is the home
OF the Chief products which civilization
demands. Cotton, sugar and tobacco
arc products of such ,mmensitv as to
d"arf those which other lands bring
forth. and vet these aro not all. Vast
quantities. Of wheat and rico arc cxpor.
ted, and lnxuriant but uncultivatcd
vegetation besides testified 10 the i'm.
,nensc resonrcea which arc forthcoming
These Southern States comprehen end an m
area oftcrritory cqualng that Of Great
Britain, France and Germany. Wator
cd by the grardcst rivers, and rich in
every variety offs soil, with millions q
acres of dismal swamp yet nnreclaimed,
there ls future for this district which
will make it territory to which All
the world will turn for its vegetable
saprlics."
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-08-16

There can no longer be doubt re-
naming as to tho successful candi-
date for the Presidency in l872.-
Mrs. Victoria Woodhull is "tha wo-
man who dares," and who has cstah-
lishcd tho Victoria League. From
ono of her circulars, now lying before
us, wo learn that the association is
now organized, equipped and in work
Ing order, with its agencies in New
York, Boston, Philadelphia, Cincin~
natl, Chicago, St. Louis and San
francisco. Its mission is to create
the "Equal Rights Parity" which is
to force from Crongress "declara.
tory act" something like Tittlebat
Titmousc's famous bill to give every
body everything and herself tho
Presidency. Now is the time for
strong.mindcd matrons to pile in. -
Whom the women are in arms they
arc invariably irresistible.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-08-16
Is II d Mermaid IA Stran e Being Dis
covered in q 1etas hlvef.

A. A. Freeman, Esq, member
elect from Haywood County to the
next Legislature, made to one Of the
editors Of this paper lii the presence
OF. several &ell-known gentlemen, the
following remarkable story: 81: B..
Masoy, an Intelligent Citizen of Bell's
Depot, 10 this tounty, and keeper of
the ho:ol at that place, and for whom
A. "A. freeman youches as reliable,
truthful man, was fishing in canoe
9n DULY 1in Forked Deer River, hear
BeIps Depot, and in that part of the
river between the rail toad and dirt
road bridges, when his attention was
called to an object in the river, some
nifty yards distant, which presented
the appearatioe of than drowning.
Mnxey rowed his boat within teti feet
Of the object, and saw remarkable
creature, as the following description
will testify: 1t had faco perfectly
white, with features like those of q
human being. 1t had something line
moss on its head instead Of hair. and
its neck was longer than tho neck of q
man. Its body, down to the waist, Or
so much of it as was exposed, was
covered with black white spots. It
was az large as an ordinary man, and
had large blaok eyes. Maxey was
within ten feet Of il for ton minutes.
he did not sec any arms. It looked
1T him and slowly turned around and
disappeared in Clio water. Thomas
Veal, ES4., told Mr.. Freeman that he
saw tho same thing At the same place
abous three years ago. but did not tell
u because he thought he would be
laughed at. James Neal and Isaac
Ward say they saw the same crea.
ture." ."-BrownsujNe (1eras) S.ates.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-08-16
From Louisiana,

NEW ORLEANS, August IU.-The
naptrain on the Houston and Great
Northern Road, puhsing two fats
containing tho officers Of. d company,
was thrown from the track by an oIa
struction. placed by malioious Der.
sGn, Fifteen miles above Houston.
Iexas: Dr.. G. G. Young, Presidont
and VIM. M. Wilson, Assistant Civil
engineer, were killed, Turner, brake.
man, probably fatally hurt, and G. b.
Noble, Chief Engineer and Superin.
!tendant, and several othors soyerelv
hurt. o'o'S
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-08-16
The Ku Klux Act aud Martial Law.
The New York World sav..

For tho purpose of putsing the
State or district under ma ftial law at
tho will of the Presideht, ,it,is neces.
sary under this law that ctnii tie in
tent to commit treason or to set at
defiance the constituted authorities of
either State or nation eshould exist,
mach less. does the law wait for she
colhmissio'I Of any overt act. If ouf
readers will carefully sorutinizo this
section of the law they will SEQ that
we a's entirely correct when we say
that tho mere existencoIIof armed
combinations Of men, mum or oas and
powerful enough, If they thereby
choose to do it, to set at defiance the
constituted authorities and to prevent
the conviction of foffonders, constitutes
tes the sole condition on which the
PRESIDENT is authorized to declare
martial laws without the com mission
OF any overt act of,trsssop, or oven an
intent to commit that orimS.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-08-16
From New York.

New YoRK, Auguts l0:-1'hrcc
more Westfeld deaths swell the
slaughter to 100.
John II. Horn, second officer of the
steamer Sherman, from Havana, died
of yellow fever.
DR.. Morris, Of the Sanitary Doyartz
msnt, says no unusual steps are being
taken to prevent the appearance Of
hsiatio cholera; and there are no in.
dications Off comipg at present:
Captain w. Il. Lyons, of the Her.
aid staff is dead.
Tho Sun says authehtic news from
Cuba, through Spanish sources, shows
the Cubans achieved two important
Victories in the Easterti district.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-08-16
A N cglcCted Duty.

= Tho United States Government
pays out twenty-one millions Of dol
lars as pensions to tho widows and or
phans Of the soldiers killed or dying
on the Federal side, during the late
civil war. Those who died on the'
Confederate si c, lost their lives, uf-
ter serving witfu%t. .psy for two years,
and their families, BY the cdict of
emancipation, tho IN st sweeping
measure Of cenEsc.tion upou tho rec
ords of history, have boon reduced 10
poverty. What q Contrast And
who will justify tho ways Of Provi-
dencc, when it is so individually ceE.
tain that tho soldiers of the South
fought for their faith, and tho mel, ce-
naries of che North, for their mouoy
The Survivors association has been
projected to preserve the truth of his.
tory as to tho character of thu South.
ern troops, but has not us yet rcpchod
that number Of members it ought to
have rcauhcd, nor exhibited that en-.
thusiasm which the cause demands.
It has struck us, that if. a religious
and charitable feature bo cngraftcd
upon it, some practicable scheme of
bcnevolcnca that will reach the hos :
oms of men and enlist their sympathy,
tho association wuull Immediately
begin to grow rapidly, and soon would
Number over ten thousand active
members, contributing their dollar
annually, and reading with interest
the details Of al! its proceedings,
10 attempt to pension the widows
and orphans of tho Confederate dead,
without the aid Of taxation and the
instrumcntality of the government,
would be absurd What, then, can be
done e? Wo believe that n successful
effort could be made to educate some
of the children locally, where tlcy
arc, in tho different counties, and also
to educate some thirty or forty nf them
at some contral school, such a. Colonel
Coward's, and to educate three or
four Of tho most deserving at the Vir.
ginia University. TO mako this effort
seems to us demanded. by gratitude
and by Justice, and wo are rejniccd to
know that it is in contemplation by
several of our Goncrals to call the at
tontion OF the Survivors Association
tu this subject ut the November meet.
ing In Columbia. in our Deyt, VIC
will discuss tho imprNcticability OF
obtaining money enough for the pur.
pose suggcstcd'