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The Bayenet Con,ro, Of elections.

OOVernOr OEARY, IN his message 70
the Legislature of Pennsylvania, applies
the lash to GRANT for employing his
bayonets to control elections:
s.With good President, the exercise
of the power referred to might have no
injurious results, but in the hands of a
bad man, governed BY personal ambition,
it might prove exceedingly calamitous
Uaconsciously, good President might
be induced to employ IL ,cronUully; bad
one would be almost certain to use it for
his own advancement Under any cir
cumstanccs, in my opinion, it is unsafe,
and antagonistici to the principles that
should govern our republican institu
tons. At the last October election Uni
ted States troops were stationed in Phil
adelphia for the avowed purpose Of en-
forcing the election laws. This was done
without the consent or even the knowl-
edge of the civil authorities of either the
city or the State, and without any ex
pressed desire on the part Of the citi-
zens; and, as far as can be ascertained,
without existing necessity. From con-
scientious conviction of Its Importance,
| have called your attention to this sub
ject. A neglect to have done so might
have been construed as an endorsement
of a measure that meets my unqualified
disapprorai. The civil authorities Of
Pennsylvania have always been, and are
still, competent to protect its citizens in
the exercise Of their elective franchise,
and the proper and only time for United
States military forces to intervene will
be when the power OF the Common
wealth is exhausted, and their aid is
lawfully required"
GRANT, suffering from the stings Of
defeat, the consciousness of his inefil-
cheney and the lashings administered by
his party friends, will, no doubt, con-.
time his crude efforts to control the peo-
pie by the pressure of his bayonets; but
ballots are stronger than bayonets, and
the finale will be the routing and over.
throw of the entire band of bayonet con-
spirators.
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The subjoined extract from the pro-
ceedings of Congress during the discus
sion of the San Domingo resolutions
gives hint of the means by which they
were driven through:
cat the conclusion of Mr.. BIsGHAM's
remarks, Mr. GARFIELD proposed that o
further extension of fifteen minutes be
allowed for discussion.
Mr.. Butler, of Massachusetts, OBJ
ject
Mr.. Garaeld-Listen to the gentleman
who cracks his whip objecting to debate
Excitement
Mr.. Butler-Listen to the man whose
back smarts! Laughter.
Mr.. Morgan-The House is undo. the
domination of whip cracker"
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1871-01-17

y In the House of Representatives on
the 7th inst, Mr. ROGERS, of Arkansas,
ventilated the iniquitous workings of the
registration system in that State:
9s.He took this opportunity to expose
the political condition of that State, tax
ing for his text that passage of the Pres
ident's message, in which he alleges that
the elective franchise had BY violence
and intimidation been denied to citizens
in exceptional cases in several of the
States lately in rebellion He showed
that Gov. Clayton had exercised the
most absolute power in making all ap-
pointments, from the highestto the low
est, and converted this whole patronage
into an element of power for his own
advancement. The people had no voice
in choosing their own officers, and the
authority conferred by a constitution,
carried BY force and fraud, placed in the
hands Of the Governor sway more un-
limited than that exercised by any des-
pot of the Old World.
The registrars of election nominated
By him assumed to determine who were
disfran chised under the disquaIifying
clauses of the State constitution, and
their decision was final, because there
was no appeal except to the Governor
who had nominated them to carry out
his own designs. These registrars struck
of from the list all names that were sup
posed to be hostile to their employer,
and as be was a candidate for the Uni
ted States Senate, of course none but his
partisans were favored, except in local.
lies where the elected members could no,
centravene his ambition. He cited The
recent letter of Senator Mcdonald, Re.
ppblican,) to prove that even Republi.
cans who we're not friendly to Governor
Clayton were excluded from registry, ir
order to promote this iniqnitous policy
CLArToS has since been elected U. S
Senator to represent Arkansas. Through
ont the entire South this registration vii
lainy is the same-for the benefit of tht
Radical party, and against the best inter
ests Of the people.
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The nombardmsnt at Paris.

LONDON, january 8.-A telegram from
Versailles to the Times, today, says =
The American Consul has been permit
ed to leaye Paris, and has arrived here.
The Prussian guns could easily shell the
city. Several houses 10 Paris are on fire.
There has apparently not been much
firing today The French redoubt at
Notro Dame Declamart has been occu>
pied by the Prussians, and its fire turn
ed against the French. There are no
indications of sortie. The Prussian
losses arestilt Insignificant. -
KING WILLIAMS DlsrAToH 10 TIE oUEEN.
BERLIN, January 9.-The King tele
graphs as follows to the Queen:
"YERsAILLEs, January s. S.-Frederick
Charles continues his victorious advance
ON LIE Mans. Every thing has been
quiet in the north since the Sd. The
bombardment here is proceeding favor
ably The barracks in Fort Vanyas are
on fire. WILLIAM" :"
CONSOLIDATION OF ALL ORGANIZATIONS AT
PARIS.
LONDON, January 9.--The Govern
mcnt at Paris has issued decree an
nouncing the consolidation of all the
military organizations and the. entire
able bodied male population with the
regular army for the defense of the city.
A commission was appointed to carry
ont this decree consisting of the Gov
error of Paris. President, Commanders
of forts and engineer Corps.
PETITION FROM FRANKFORT.
LONDON. january 9-Dispatches from
Frankfort on the Main say that petitions
have been forwarded to King William,
at Versailles, praying him to respect the
historical character Of that city, to be
the scene Of his coronation as Emperor
of Germany.
THE BoMBARDMENT.
VERSAILLES, january S.-Evening.-
The bombardment of the Paris fortifica-
tions is kept up with vigor and effect
The barracks Of Fort Montrouge have
heen set on fire and destroyed. It is re-
ported that some shells have fallen in
the gardens of Luxemburg.
THE GERMAN ARMY ON THE LOIRE.
The advance columns of the Geaman
forces in the valley of the Loire have
reached Nogent le Ratrou and La Char
tre- They encountered obstinate resis-
tance along the whole line.
A detachment of the army investing
Bellolt stormed the village of. Daujoutin,
south of that city, on Saturday, and
took 700 prisoners.
Bordeaux, January "Details Of the
fighting Friday, near yendome, have
been received. 1t appears that at about
eleven o'clock in the forenoon of that
day the Germans attacked the French
under General Curtcn, occupying the
district of Saint Cyr, vile Porcher and,
vile Thauve. The enemy were at. first
successful, and drove the French back
to Newville. General Curten then
brought up his supports, and after sharp.
lighting recaptured all the positions pre-
viously taken blythe Germans, and re-
pulsed the enemy beyond Sainte Ron.
maine, which place the French re-enter.
ed at nightfall. The German loss was
considerable, while that Of the French
vsS hi6inp sss
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that Wliton Carpet.

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in's y 'ne oess gosel.'nsus sns nss. ssM
eseI ss.,u, ..a suusse = ~ unssssst ,!s
anaAes nlsu salan'' anu ~ ~ suO Rs.s
pose o' peo.cc''ns AMellcan nshulao. ~
lures. " course very mucn 50. ~.
gooa ana greas gosefnmcn.l makes I .
pay Mgn .arih On ahe calpe1s ue IVY
% Keep ous iofels.l carpets tn.s -
ma.lng Us paslon'ze nome .nsn'n.,op.s
suas 3 .ne gworu. an Anef1cau cal
Is gooa enough LOT sue people, ous n.y.
GOOD enough LOT tue naG,ca's VINO Pows'
WOW N tne senate ane House' q nsPs rs
resentauves. No, no. !, Lne'r loos'slu g 81
must no. pe 1esra upon .le nooss g, s.e
Aforesaid. Hence caoie o'spascn =
sent over u Engiano lor one enous.0
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The San Domt1go Rcs0iutlons
AIragOOned Through Couxress.

DragOoncd Through Congress.
1t is said thatno more disgracefu lob
hying was ever witnessed in Congress
than that exhibited when the San Do
iningo resolutions were pending in that
body. When they came before the
House GRANT had nearly half his Cabi.
net, and swarm of other underlings
and sewile Senators, butt on. .holing and
cat-hauling Observation-Disclosures. Even
the negro, REvELs, was present and
aided to drive the recusant herd into the
dirty pool
CRAxr, like ths keeper Of flock of
sheep, can always lead those be has cho-
sen to make bell weathers, by presenting
the always ready lick OF salt. The smell
of the treasury salt will at any time
bring then. bleating after him without
any regard to the recking road be trav-
els.
But this San Domingo job was revolt
ing to many even of the Radicals stom.
achs, and the aid of whips and dogs was
found necessary to force them into loyal
seryility. ~.
| IT is true that; the resolutions which
have passed simply provide for the ap-
lpointment OF q commission to visit Do
mlnica and report upon the political and
financial condition of the country, and
tthe physical and moral condition of its
people; bat it is we'll understood on all
fsides,that GRANT is to pack this commits
sion with the sole view of obtaining q
report favorable to annexation. The
Commissioners themselves will fully un.
[derstand that they are not to inform
4 themselves as to what kind of report
should be made, and then make it; but
are to use all their efforts to gather ma
terials for favorable report.
/ 1t is also true that the House refused
to swallow this pill until they had sugar
+ located it with an amendment distinctly
4 asserting that the passage Of these reso
Ilahons did not commit them to tht
scheme of annexation But it is NO
unreasonable to assume that the same
appliances which dragooned them into
voting for the resolutions will beequally
!, effective in coercing a msjority of then
.linto voting for the whole reeking ras
cality. se .
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THE PEOPLE swINDLED.

The trick card held in reserve by all
the land grabbing corporations that have
secured Government subsidies, is just
beginning to develop itself Here is the
Union Pacific Railroad, which owes the
Government, in round numbers, for sub
sidy, twenty seven and quarter mil.
lions of dollars. Secretary boutwell,
insists that the Company shall pay the
interest on these bonds,now amounting
to two millions and ausrter. The man
ayers OF the Company decline, and, it is
announced by telegraph, if necessary to
evade payment, are determined to give
the road into the hands of the flrst mort.
gage bondholders. The Government has
only second mortgage. The first mort
gage is held by a select ring, composed
of Congressional politicians fJoHN
SHERMAN for instsnce) and Wall street
capitalists, who planned the whole ar
rsngement in view of this very contin-
gency. The .frst mortgcgcis good, ,achile
the second, held BY TIE Government, Is
worthless The Treasury may whistle
for the thirty millions given to the grab
bers. They will have secured the lands
and the road, .rhile to the people scill be
condded the erqaisitely humoroas task ot
puyins the interest on the bonds and I'd
king them up at maturity. =
| This is where the cream of the joke ol
the land-grabbing and aubsidy policy
comes in. ,..s .,
The Government advanced the land
grabbers the peoples money and theI
the incompetent party in power, th'
agents, stupidity permitted the Govern
ment to be swindled, We suspect th'
Administration gained thousands Of dol
lars by winking at this precious piece o
rascality.
+ Are the people satisfied 80
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The Land earabbers.

, II a large landed proprietor, heavily in
debt for an extraordinary. expenditure
not at all ilikelyts occur sgain, but with
ample real estate to pay the incumbran.
ces aud support himself and, for gene
raiions to come, his descendants, were
to squander away his lands, give the out
lying tracts to any adyenturer or specu.
Iator who asked for them, and permit
anybody who came. along to. settle on
them rent free land then think to retrieve
his affairs by buying distant gold mine
with questionable title and a probable
lawsuit, such a one would be thought a
iunatie, and be putunder restraint; yet
is this not exactly what the good Gov
ernment of the United States has been
for years and is now doing? The pub
lie lands, the heritage Of all, are given
away to. spectators and adventures, to
the amount OF 159,O0o,000 acres inthe
y
last few years.
The careless public has no conception
Of the extent Of the wrong in the past,
the present, and the almost certain fu-
ture. From distant points in the wide
circle Of popular thought, come occa-
sional words Of warning, and we are
glad to observe they are increasing 10
volume and number and earnestness !;
bat the mass seems inert, and, so long
as it is, the folly and the yillainy, for no
weaker word describes it, go on. Of the
intensity of evil influence now bearing
upon Congress, and whose warmth, fer
tile ofscorrnption, it seems to welcome,
Md not to repel, some idea may be form
ed from the fact that, while, for business,
there remain but fifty days, there are, it
is estimated, ifty five land subsidy bills
before Congfess-more than one day
now pending. giving away to corpo-
rations one hundred and eighty-nine
millions Of acres,in addition to the enor.
nous number of millions already squan.
dered. OF these, twenty-three (seventy-
1--WE milhons) have passed the Senate,
and thirty-two Zone hundred and four
teen mllEnns) are pending there.
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Al nice mess Of scandal is now perfu.
ming the atmosphere at Washington,
growing out of the mud singing match
between President GRANT and ex- Minis
ter MOTLEY. The developments elected
have proved two things which did not
stand in any need Of being proved:
Fist that MOTLEY was not fit to be Min.
lister, and next that GRANT was not At to
be President
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An other Railroad Land Grab.

WASHINGTON, January Z, 1s7l.-The
Sepate committee on Public Lands has
authorized the chairman to report bill
incorporating the Colorado and Salt
Lake Railroad Company, The bill was
drawn by Julian, of the House It
makes land grant of ten sections to
the mile for about seven hundred miles,
in the aggregate four million, eight hun
sdred thousand acres. Ithas several new
restrictive clauses, one of which requires
the sale of quarter sections to actual
settlers a.N
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EF GRANT wants the Southern States
reconstructed once more. Well bet
him a partaga cigar against corner lot
in San Domingo that he won't get an
electoral vote in one of them in 1872
even if he reconstructs them as often as
he takes drink-of water.
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Non. Geo. n. Pendieton,s Views OF
The Situation.

M00. escOs Eus Eusf,cAQtet0MA Views OF
The Situation.
From letter written by the Hon
GEoRsE II. PENDLEroN, to the Democra-
cy of Pittsburgh, Pa, and read at their
9Th Of January celebration, we extract
the following:
.'Wbat interest in the country is con.
tent? From whici, one of them all is
there not well.founded complaint?
"The Commercial! The shipping
swept from the ocean during the war has
not been replaced, and the trade of the
country is carried On under the flag of
belligerent nations rather than under the
neutral flag of the United States
|, "The Manufacturing!! It is true
that protective tariff policy has been so
organized in detail as to defeat the very
end which its friends profess to have in
view. The materials have been so much
enhanced in value to the manufacturer
as to prevent the sale of the article pro-
dueed 21MiB
sBsrter and trade Read the list of
failures in every paper, and see how IA
tally the shrinking values are breaking
down the active, busy men Of this gen.
Grafton.
l;'.Agriculture!! What is the price oil
corn aud wheat to-day?
ssIndustry!! Men are idle; wages
have been reduced, and the scanty store
laid by for sickness and old age is melt
ing away in the presence of inactive
capital and unoccupied hands. ~
"Taxation!! I! reduced nominally some
what, is more onerous than ever. Tn,
amount paid, though not 80 great, il
more valuable, and the exactions arc
more grievous, as they are spent in pay
ing premium oncthe bonds which by
law and in, equity should be paid at par
land enormous amounts of capital ar
lunjustly exempted from taxation"
j Let thinking men carefully peruse tn
4 above and ask themselves whether th
legislation of the corrupt party in pow
er, which has brought the industrial in
terests of the country to their presen
Il deplorable condition, has been wise an,
with view to the welfare of the pee
pie; or for the benefit o: Monopolists
Manufacturers and money lenders.
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kTIn the organization Of Tie Indiana
Senate; the other day, two Radical Sen
ators voted With the Democrats thus
cIecting Democratic officers. MoRTos
is bowling mad, but the people of inai
ana indorse the action OF the boiling
Radical Senators. CoLFAx is feeling
badly, too.
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kESan Domingo is testing who are
faithful and who are unfaithful to the
policy of the Radical party.
The upfaithful anti-annexation, anti
GRANT Radicals are as ten to one.
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lEIt seems to be no longer doubted
that Senator MoRroN is soon to succeed
Mr.. FISH as Secretary of State. Mr..
FISH would have done very oreditable
thing if he had left the Cabinet with ex-
Secretary Cox.
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Buslneas.

BAEz, of San Domingo notoriety, has
sent letter to GRANT dunning him for
another $50, 900, on their SANTANA Bay
transaction. GRANT goes begging to
Congressman DAWES for an appropria-
-tion. DAWES says he will see about it,
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waAIr. SHERMAN from the Commit
tee on Finance reported adversely on the
supplementary bill to reduce taxes, and
for other purposes. Gong. Proceed
ings.
or course he did. Grind away, gen
tlemen. When the people make tax-pay-
ers instead of offfce-holders of you,per
.haps you will see matters differently.
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~LEw CAMPBELL. in.

gLEw CAMPBELL, in his answer to
ScHENoK's notice of contest, distinctly
charges ScHExcK's friends with bribery.
and proposes to prove it. II this con
test be prosecuted to the end we will
probably learn what became of that eco
600 seat into the district by SchExcKs
protectionise clients. :
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RAbout one-third Of all the gold
in the country is kept locked up in the
U. s. Treasury. Does anybody believe
that this has nothing to do with keeping
up the premium on that cosnmodiwf
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E@We fail to find the name of
MOORE, of Ohio, among the ayes or
noes on the San Domingo job. Pehaps
hef was like BrLLIses-had so much
mind be couldn't make It up in time.
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Rndlcnl Centracliou and Depres.
sion.

The party in power, through its stump
speakers and bought-up press, is con-
stantly informing the people that con.
traction of the currency carries with it
prosperity. The following proves con-
that the contrary is true: q
Commercial
Perisd. Currency movement. result.
'1e90-37 Exp'nsn from H. 30 to ia 90. Activity
1878. Contrct' from 400 to $780, Depres'n
l1S43-b7: lExp'nsn from 800 to 1870 Activity
1857-61 Contrctn from 1870 to 1870. Depres'n
i1So1-64. Exp'ns'n from 1870 to. 2S.h0l Activity
S64-79 Ccntrcth fssm $3.50 to 20S3. Depres'n
In d period of activity money is easy,
prices: rise, The poor find plenty Of en-
ployment, the wealtby numerous choice
of investments, industry;thrives, old pro-
jects are completed and new ones plan
ned, railroads are opened, houses built,
improvements arise on every hand, the
good qualities of mind and body possess
q market value, honesty, virtue, persis-
4tence, enterprise, foresight. strength.
agility, activity, boldness, caution, ,calcu-
lafidn-all are in demand. Wealth is.
diifused and the social and political con-
1aition of classes and individuals is i'm
proved by mysterious butpotent inda-
ence.
3 u + ~
In = period Of depression money is,
scarce, prices fall, profits rare, earnings
melt away. the poor are deprived of en-
iloyment, commerce folds its wings,
manufacturing is forsaken, mining is
abandoned. farming is prosecuted at a
loss, railroads no longer increase house
building is abandoned, enterprises are
nipped in the bud, new projects are
frowned upon, foresight and calculation
are worthless, strength, enterprise, actiy..
ity, boldness, caution, are exercised in
vain, honesty and fair dealing bring no
reward, crime abounds, the scaffold is
heavy, the prisons are filled, hunger and
eestitution prevail, and the social and
political condition of men is abased be-
yond measure and beyond redemption.
. - a
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a Hopeful Sign.

Many lcadlug Republicans, and espe.
sially the rank and file Of the party, are
beginning to recognize the fact that
GRANT and his royal family Of impecu-
Nous DEHTs don't own this whole coun-
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The Eastern OuestIon .

LONDON, January THE London
Conference was postponed, probably un-
til after the fall of Paris.
The Government has assured the Sub
lime Porte Of its fidelity to the treaty Of
1855. .sl1