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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1871-11-28
Historic Carpet -Baggism.

Al Interesting RetrOspect.-Itisa remark.
able fact that CarPetbaggism Originateda great
many years ago 10 Massachusetts. A ve1era.
bic pamphlet, bearing date April Is, 1889,
aud entitled 1.-THE Declaration Of the Gentle.
men, Merchants and Inhabitants of Boston
and the Country Adjacent" gives an account
Of "thc lats revolution in New England
This paper complains that Sir Edmond Andres
had been brought from New York to be their
Governor, and proceeds:
1.-THE Government was no sooner 10 these
Hands, but care was taken to load Prefer.
ments upon such men as were strangers TO and
hatr, Of the People; sud every ones Oh.
ssrvatiOn hath noted, what Qualifications res
commended Man to publick Offices aud Fun.
plOyucnts, only here and there a good Nan
was used, when others could not easily be had;
the Governor himself, With Assertions now
aud then falling from him, made US jealous
that It would be thought for bis Msjesties 10.
tereSt, il this People we're removed Ind
another succeeded in their room: And these
far.lrtched Instruments that wero growing
rich Smoug US, gravely inform US that il cGs
not tor his .Nyesties Interest that ICE should
hrirt.
But of all our oppreSors we were chiefly
sguses'd BY crew Of abject Persons, fetched
from New York, to be the Tools Of the Ad,
Ycrsary, standing at our right hand; by these
were extraordinary and intOlerable Fees CT.
tOrted from every one upon all occasions, with
out any Rules but those Of their own insa;ia.
bic Avarice and Beggary; and even the pro.
bate of Will must now cost as many Pounds
perhaps rs it did Shiiinys heretotore; nor
could small volume contain the other llle>
galities done by these Horse. Lceches in the
two or three yeers that Their have been suck.
ing Of U.S.
Persons who did but peaceably object against
the raising Of Taxes without Sd Assembly,
have been for it fined, some 20, sOme 80,
some others 50 Pounds. Pack and pick
JurieS have been very common things Among
us. Some have been
kept in long and close Imprisonment without
any the least Information appearing against
them, or an NaLeas Corpus allowed unto
them"
Such was this ancient craft in NIussachu-
sets Imported from New York; nearly 200
years ago. The picture seems to have been
drawn here in Richmond, says the Enquirer
in 1871. Was there ever anything (it asks
more lifc.likc, more true?
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1871-11-28
How It is to be Put Through,

The Washington organ of Grant says that
It will require not less than ten thousand reg.
ular troops jddiciOu,ly distributed through
Tho Southern States, to insure free and fair
election in those States in 1879; and that it
may DO necessary for Congress TO increase the
army.
This Is but one of numerous indications
tina. Grant intend. to force bis reelection BY
placing the whole South under tho bayOuCs
rule should he receive the Republican nOmi'
nation. Such a method of insuring free
and fair election certainly deserves the credit
of originality. 1t is only equulIcd by the in
gcuuity of the Ethiopian prCSeut>taker who
relates his experience 10 one Of the negro
minstrel halls. "l'Ourey, whar you get dat
wntchf" IA man CUB it to me-" "Gub it
to you for nufiuy I" "Yss-but l had to
knock him down free or fou times before he'd
do it," If Grant runs for President in 1872
he is determined to have free and fair cleo.
ton, even if 1t should DO necessary to bayonet
every man III the Southern States who Oppo>
SEES him. What would b deemed free and
fair election by man who has used United
States troops and Calling guns to control the
action of a Republican Convention at New
Orleans may easily be imngined.-N. u Sun.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1871-11-28
The Partition Of Virginia.

Tho State Journal, the Republican organ
ofYirginiO, deuOunces in the most unqualified
terms the &C! dividing Virgiuin into two
States. Many people will be disposed to
charge the Journal With waiting until West
Virginia became hopclcssly Democratic before
prOmulgatiDg its views 90 the subject, but
without questioning its motives We quote its
language as follows:
ave believe, Us we did a. the time, that
the division Of Virginia into the two States
was wholly uucalled for aud unvarrantable.
The reasons given for it were puerile and in.
adequate. No good whatever has or can grow
out Of it but it will be matter Of contention
for generation between two weak fragments
Of what was once aud may again become a
noble State. We are unaheraJ!y for The re.
construction ofthe Old Commonwealth Of FIR.
gina in lis original territorial integrity"
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1871-11-28
OhrlsstUwu, West vap November %.
Circuit Court Of Jefferson.

Our Circuit Court, Judge Hail presiding,
remained in r.ssion all Of last week. 1ndecd
II seem, altogether probable, now, that there
will DO little, II any, iutermissiOn between
The regular and the adjourned term, appointed
for December 18th. Both the judge and the
attorneys tnuuire,t IAudablc desire to di.
minisb the immense docket that has been so
long Accomplishing, and night sessions Of the
Court were held several times last week
Several sutc.c~cs were disposed Of, among
tho number that Of the negro James Chamb.
lin indicted for resisting nu Oficsr,-BeltS,
hoover for the State, Blackburn for the de.
fence To. jury returned verdict of guilty
aud assessed the foe a, city dollars. In tho
case Of hi, nccomplicc, Fax Harris-also a
n.gro-tbo jury we're unable to agree aud
v,rs discharged without a verdict;-BcltE.
hoover for State, j. NJ. Mason for defence
Among the civil causes that Of Cray, Miller
4 Co., against James McGraw, attracted the
most attention, The amount involved was
no. very large, but the facts were somewhat
complicated, running back to . date autece.
dent to the war, and the great ability Of the
opposing cOunseI-EIunter for plaintiff and
Faulkner for defeudant-wOuld give interest
10 any question. Mr.. Faulkner is always
model 10 his forensic efforts, aud never fails
to present lis case to jury with power that
is we'll nigh irresistible. 1t was our first OP.
portunity to hear Mr.. Hunter, before q jury,
since The good old days when his elOquence
was so effective in our Courts, and it gives US
pleasure to testify that 10 the long years of
enforced silence, be has lost none Of his great
natural and acquired strength. Hisarguweut
was specimen Of luminous, compact, Judicial
logic, worthy his palmiest days. The jury
brought in verdict for the defendant,
10 the case Of John Z. Hilbert rs. Geo
Yoke, agent OF D. T. Mchenney' conslucF>
able interes! was manifested. TWAS an action
for the price OF wagon sold by tho plaintiff
to Yoke, the agent, for the purpose Of trans
porting bis Sewing Machines, 10 which bust.
meas he was engaged. The issue was first
tried before justice Myers, who rendered 'adg.
msut for plaintiff. Az appeal was taken aud
the cause came up again to be heard on Fri
day night, John Reed, JrY for plaintiff, aud
Moore and Mason for defendant. After elabO'
rate argument, 10 which the counsel mani
tested considerable zeal and good share Of
legal Astutene.s, the jury rendered a verdict
for plaintiff to the full amount claimed.
On Saturday morning the death of EDwARr
Il. WILSON, an attorney Of this Court, wa
announced in feeling aud appropriate terms
by VIM. L. Wilson, Esq, and after tho adOp
ton of appropriate resolutions, the Court ad
;ourned out Of respect to his memory.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1871-11-28
" ADYERTIsEMENT rs.
PUBLIC SALE.
: WILL ,.lluPubIic Sale, on

T WILL ,sllat Public Sale, on
WEDNESDAY, 2O@ Of December. 1871,
on the farm Of Or Frank Bying.oa, 81 mile, fton
Cbarlestovn, on the Lsetown road, my
RSoNAL Prep ERTY,
eOnsI,ingoi
Five Head Of Work Horses;
Five Head Of Colts; two Mich Cows;
-Four Fat Cattle four Young Cattle,
Twelve Head Of Fat Hogs,
Fourteen Stock Hogs;
One Champion Combined No. 4 Reaper
only used one season;
One Road Wagon and Bed-nearIy new,
One Farm Wagon and Hay Ladders,
One Keller Gum Spring Drill, with GuauO
attachment,
Two HarrOws-tbree horse;
Single and double shovel Flows,
One Wagon Saddle; one Citizens Saddle;
One pair Of Spreaders,
Housins for six hOrsesj
Wagon and pillow Gears;
Collars, Brides and Harness;
One se.t Breast Chains;
Two Axes, Forks, Rukes, Shovels, &C., &e.
Two or three Tons Of Clover Hay;
90 Acres Of Wheat in the ground;
One Lot Of Corn.
TERMS OF SALE.-A Credit Of Nine Month,
will DO given on all sums exceeding $40; under
that amount, Cash Interest 10 be RENTED II paid
at maturity. The fat Hugs, lat Cattle, Hay and
Corn will be sold on Credit Of 6Odsys, negotiable
and pay Abe at the Bank Of ChArlestown.
JAMES c. CRANE.
GEO. W, NIeGLISer. Auetionesr.
Nov. IS, 1911.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1871-11-28

The YEAH OF CALAMITY.-The apparent
increase il tho number Of murders, suicides,
aud other aggravated aud repulsivc criminal
horrors has given sOr, of color to the cpl.
demic theory Of crime, and people talk aud
newspaper men occasionally write as though
the world, and especially this country, were
suffering from a special visitation Of this kind
just now. Thus we see articles in the daily
journals with such titles as the Suicidal
Mania, the "MIunia Cor Murder" the Ezra
Of Crime" the "Contagiou Of Crime" the
Year Of Crime" aud the like,
We are no believers 10 this theory, nor do
we think that the records Of tho years and
centuries past will show that these criminal
instincts Of mankind have materially changed
or their tendency to particular forms Of crime
undergone any such notifications as the cpl.
demicsH and other special theorists claim will
mark this for the year or era, ofextraordinary
criminal manifestations either in this country
or elsewhere.
If however, the world is seeking after s'gn
by which 70 mark the year 1871 for succeed.
ing generations there can, we think, be found
notable one outside Of the mere criminal
records Of the time. Let tho student Of hiss
tory search the annals Of the last century, for
example and see il he eau find 10 any one of
these hundred years an accumulated series Of
disasters equal TO those which have desoIuted
the homes, raVaged the lands, destroyed the
lives and property, ruined the hopes and
Il, Al - a. al
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1871-11-28
Will He Do It7
The Philadelphia Age says that j:

"Thrce negroes were taken from the jail at
Charleston, Indiana, by band Of disguised
men, on the 10th inst and hanged Is not
this Ku.Kluxism; and will tho President
issue proclamation and declare martial law 7
Such course would be pursued in relation to
the South, Why should different policy
prevail 10 regard TO the North?
Willthe President dare to proclaim martial
law 10 IudiAnaH Not a bit fit. 1t is only
III the South that the laws are silent 10 time
of peare
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1871-11-28
NEw ApYERTIsEMENTS.
SALE NOTICE.

NOTES given at the sale Of the late s, L. Min;
IN ghinls, will DO due It'll Of December, aud
prompt payment Is expected. Those otherwise In
dsbed 10 the estate must make immediate settle
munt II they wiIh to ave cost. Those having
claims will present them, properly authenticated
far nRvmeni, JOHN n. SHERMAN.
JOSEPH L. MING HIM,
Nov. Qs. ls1l-3tt AJm'rV.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1871-11-28

EgC Colonel Marmaduke johnson, Promi,
ncu. Lawyer, died IN Richmond, Va, on the
goth instant. His death, though sudden, had
long been thought near, and the deceased for
months past had anticipated with cAlpness a
speedy release from tho power of disease.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1871-11-28
The Customs Of Iowa Indians.

There is still remaining, near Toledo Iowa,
snail remnant Of two Indian tribes, the Sacs
and Foxes, known as the MusQunwkees, who
number about three hundred women
and children. They are very luzy, dirty aud
degraded, aud probably will ali disappear in a
few years. a correspondent Of the Milwaukee
Sentinel furnishes long account Of their
present condition aud their customs, from
which we quote:
"a warrior among them having died, was
placed on q large piece OF burk, raised seventy
feet hIg III Su old elm tree, secured by strong
thongs Of leather, aud lett there for more than
two years. A squaw was burned in sitting
posture, the lower part Of the body covered
with earth, the head aud trunk erect, aud, ex'
cept Topping forward aud sinking downward
US the ground settled, the skeleton sat upright
for nearly five years. Que ofthe men, buried
in the same manner, had bis rife placed at his
shoulder, firmly clusped with both hands, and
disually aimed by the horrid hunter At blank
vacancy, till nature dissolved the tendon Ol
the arm and the weapon fell lengthwise on
the grave. Sometimes they inter at the un.
usual depth OF ten, aud even eleven feet. AT
others the corpse is laid on the surface Of the
ground and covered with earth. The graves
arc stuck with sticks, aud piled with poles;
md little white flags futter from slaves SC,
in the ground, while rags of various colors
cover the branches Of the Overhanging trees.
1.-The Musquawkees, save in singular par
ticular, are strictly honest; and though they
have but the slightest knowledge of numbers,
they remember their accounts with surprising
accuracy. When they buy anything ioE
which they cannot pay down. they must have
the amount written on piece Of paper ioE
them. They cannot read it, of course, but
they never tail TO bring it with them When
they come to settle, aud to know just how
much money it represents. Their idea Of
business is just this: II Nav. HOck.e.nlaw
owes me SlU, l write out his notO for the
amount, sign his hume to it, aud no makes
his mark by touching the top OF my penhol
der while | execute the mark (N) myself
Then be keeps the note to remind him that
be owes me. Without pocket, pocket book,
drawer or shelf in oil the world, it is an utter
mystery how he does keep it; but as certainly
as the day oTpayment comes, SO certainly does
he fish out, irOm some recess or fold, blanket,
breech.clOut or leggin, tho identical promise
to pay, and hands over both it mud the speci'
fed amount lie has no idea Ul interest
Interest is product Of civilization. Now that
he has paid it, must keep the note to remind
me that he does not owe NE. Should al.
terward present it to him Tor payment, the
fact Of its being in NY possession would be to
him conclusive evidence that he had paid 1t, -"
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1871-11-28
BOOTS y SHOES.

Our heavy whole leather Bcots for Men are a
wonder al 50 20, Shoes Sl.53; womcnt Shoes.
Cali. Morocco and Lasting $3.50, LIS. ?,On and
9.e5. Chiidren'a Shoes % cents and up, Beat az.
sorted needles cents payer Pins cents a pa.
per: Shoe sinngs SC bunch. All Notions for a
triAe.
pJ- SO complete 10 our present stock. and our
gOoia evidently so much cheaper thin elsewhere,
that We rarely ever :fAii to suit customer. Do
not fall 10 zee our stock before you buy.
o. Country Produce taken In exchange for
GoodG and always cold without profit.
SETH NJ. TIMBERLAKE.
$ $ti:i $'s y: %:::s' Statesmen.
l.. L. SApLEE.
November %, ISL.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1871-11-28

IL" After a short rest at the "Clurendon, :"
the Grand Duke left New York on Wednes.
day for Washington to pay bis respects to the
President. The train was composed of two
Pullman Palace cars, the Ruby and the
KCarsage-a relreshmcnt car and baggage
van. The first two were new, cost S45 900,
and were gOrgcOusly decorated and up.
hOlstercl. The tain, alter it LEFT Baltimore,
made no stoppngc, but went through in sew.
Cnty minutes. The official ceremony Of pres
sanitation to the President was gone through
with on Thursday, md on Friday tho Royal
party visited tho Naval Academy at Aunapo.
lis. Returning 1T an early hour, the Duke
and bis party arranged for its return to New
York, reaching that city ut 1Ol o'clock that
night. Tho Grand Duke will remain in New
York until about December 5, when ho will
visit Boston, Albany and Montreal, aud
thence go West After which he will visit
some Of the Southern States.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1871-11-28

The track.lnycrs on the Baltimore and
Potomac railroad are expected to reach the
eastern branch Of the Potomac on Wednesday
Of next week.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1871-11-28

Rs- Thomas Murphy, Collector of the port
Of New York, has sent in his resignation, and
it has been accepted by the President. Mr..
Chester A. Arthur is his successor.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1871-11-28

"A gentleman from ROaue county iu>
forms the Ravenswood Ncws that EFnRAIM
BEE has recently sold 1000 acres of land,
near Spencer, to colony Of Germans who
contemplate dividing ii up into so acre lots.
They will cut and ship the timber as fact as
possible, and by next season will husea large
amount Of this immense tract Of land under
cultivation. We are also informed that 4 900
acres more in The same neiglborhoOd has been
contraCed for.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1871-11-28

Ey It's estimated that there will BIO near.
y two millions dollars 10 the State Treasury Of
Virginiu, BY the first Of January.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1871-11-28
TRUSTEES SALE.

A S Trustee, In a Deed Of Trust executed 10 III
undersigned. by Gurdon Il. Prudieton and
wife, on the sth day Of February 1855 and duly re.
corded in the cfiiet Of the Recorder o. J, Co. 10
secure and indemnify Mann R. P.ge and W. +.
Grigg, for S2,G00, with interest from ths S,h ~
February, 1858, on which bond jude ~. nj wa, OBJ
tanned by the Executor Of said Grigr. al the lste
Sept Term Of the Circuit Court Of Ga'd county ior
the aggregate Of principal and Interest ,till due.
VIZ the sum Of s2,?6J 80 with interest from the
18th day OF September, ISL i'll paid md tic costs
against said Pendleton and W T. Turner, the nm.
dersighed will sell 10 chatlestown in tad COUNTY,
In front Of the Court llouss, on the
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1871-11-28
SALE NOTICE.

TIVE Netes given at my sale Ia March last, will
\ DC ,luc on the sth OF December next. Prompt
payment will he required. My residence 10 Sum.
nit Polnt, Jefferson county, ". Va
RANDOLPH CUsrER.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1871-11-28
3OM day Of AOrcmLcr, 1871

oV7H NY W 4WseMbeF, IS1I,
ONE OF THE PARCELS or LAND
embraced In said Trust. viz Tie 100 Ac,es Of and
on which said Perdlet0n now tesides. The land 10
Of good quality, under good fencing and has com.
Portable improvements, and joins Z. Slifer, War.
renfelt, Withers and nthrfs
TERMS OF SALE 81 $50, Cal; the balance
seeurro on the land.
90 Sale to take place on Thur.dar. soth day Of
Nov, ISL. R,H. LEE,
Oct. 81, 1871. free Press copy.l TRUSTEE,
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1871-11-28

Es- VictW Emanuel, made bis entry in.
to home, on Tuesday, aud has taken up his
residence.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1871-11-28
Bullock Turning States Evidence.

4ho Auscuuueu UVEeiuVI VI bS016'9 "@O
turned upon bis own set, charging that they,
and not he, got the larger portion Of the spOils
that have been credited to his itching palm
He says:
II had to wink at tho stealing around me,
and pretend to take my share. III hadn't
done 50, the knayish carpctbaggers and scala.
wags, with whom was forced to associate,
Hoala have 'tolen me bodily"
b9- The Philadelphia Age says: There
is a nice batch Of Radical Governors in the
stocks at the present time for honest men to
gaze at. Holden, of North Carolina, was i'm
pesched for fraud aud corruption in Office in
Nebraska Davis has been disgraced in Texas.
Bullock has stampeded from Georgia to avoid
impeachment. Austin, of Minnesota, is now
charged with having taken bride Of IS. 900.
Ard now Governor Scott, Of South Carolina,
is charged with fraudulently issuiug State
bonds to the amount of 500, 100000. And
yet The Radicals claim that their party is "hOu.
est" Why. if one Of tho Radical officers
under General Grant was vaccinated for hon.
sty, it would not take.
1s- Speaking of reconstruction" in the
South, under present management, the New
York Tribune says: "For months the de,
yelopmspt Of rascalisy 10 the management Of
The reconstructed governments Of several
Southern States have been growing more and
more conclusive. No intelligent man longer
doubts that those governments have been "a.
GRAVITY expensive and corrupt that they
increased taxation, incurred debt, aud issued
bonds to an enormous extent. 10 the two
Carolins especially, the roberies appear to
have been quite gigantic, when the relative
wealth Of the respective communities is con.
Iidsrsd, as iu New York city"
E The Cincinnati Enquirer, tho leading
Democratic organ Of Ohio, having suggested
Tom Scott Of the Pennsylvania Central, as the
Democratic candidate for the Presidency, the
Delaware (ohiO) Herald, remarks that his
individual character "lnOdes Of life, thought
and business are about as much in harmony
with The principles Of the Democracy as a
pigs s9aeAl with the voice of Nilsson"
fy The eOlOred pastor of Gay Street
Church. Boston, has brought sui. in the Su.
psrior Cour. Of that city against the Nara.
g,nse.. Steamship Company for damages, IN,
.nush as he was not served to bis liking at
th. dining table of one of their steamers, and
xs, moreover, assaulted BY one of the com,
pssy's ageuts"
Ey 1t seems, after all, that Grant is
prophet. In letter, written in 1884, lie said
that bis nomination and election to the Presi.
dspsy would be most unfortunate for the
eOuutry'-a proposition to which every hon,
sss'nan 10 America will cordially agec.
Rg Congress will meet Oh the first Mon.
dayof next month. 1t is not probable that
any business Of Importance will be transacted
until .f.er Christmas vacation.
H The Prince Of Wales, the heir appa,
rent 10 the English throne, is now supposed
to DO lying dangerously i'll. The English pa
per, express the Creates, anxiety as to lis
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1871-11-28

YIELD OF WHEAT IN DIFFERENT CouS.
TRIEs,-It is shown by the Consular Returns
to the Foreign Office Of the Continental States
that the produce of wheat per acre in France
is under IA bushels; Prussiu, fraction over
II; Belgium, 81 the other countries avcrug
ing II to 10; while that fthe United King
dom Of Great Britain and LELAND is IS; but
taking the high lArmed districts, it reacbes
the average Of A TO 4S, when tho holdings
are large and the capital expended-thc latter
being treble dc average Of France, the United
States and the res, Of Europe, while it is
double that Of Belgium.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1871-11-28
BANK NOTICE.

THURSDAY, Nov. 30, being sst apart BY the
i Governor Of West Virginia as day ofThsnks.
giving, the Firn Nations Bank Of Jefferson Of
Chat es,o 7n, will DO closed on that Gay. All per.
sous having business with the Bank on that day /,
must attend TO /, the day previous.
Nov. IS, ISL. ea,hier.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1871-11-28

w The Prince Of Wales, the heir appa,
req. 10 the English throne, is now supposed
to DO lyiug dangerously i'll. The English pa.
per, express the Creates. anxiety as to bis
probable recovery.