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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-12-14
Rerenn. Reform.

Immediately after the reading of
the Presidents Message in the House
of representatives, December 4, 1871,
Mr. Lewis D. Campbell, of Ohio, of
fered the following resolutions, which,
on his metion, were referred to the
Committee of Ways and Means:
ResoiUed, That with view to es-
tablish more equitable system of
taxation, and a greater economy in the
collection of the internal revenue,
the Constitution of the Uniied States
should be so amended as that all di-
rect taxes shall be assessed ON the ba-
sis of wealth instead of population,
and the amount required by the Fed
eral Government apportioned among
the States accordingly, and each State
left free to assess, collect. and pay
over the amount SO required of it
through its own officers in such man
ner as the State authorities may see
fit TO adopt.
T Resolred. further. SFitst n-tiic re-ad-
/ fjusiiHent OF the tariff, with a view as
well 20 equaiize its burdens and is
benefits among all classes of The peo-
pie, as to simplify aud give pefIaa-
nence and stability TO the system. aud
to reduce The expenses OF collecting
the customs. bill should be reported
providing, first, that but one rate of
duty shall be imposed upon All duty
paying articles imported, thereby e "
ing TO every department of Amer lean
labor al equality OF protection toEthe
extent. of the duty; second, a sched-
ule of articles, specifically named to,
be free from duties, consisting exclu-
sively of such foreign products as can
not be probably produced in the Uni
ted States and are absolutely necessa-
ry for the success of American indus
tries; third, the specification of gross
or standard sum deemed necessary to
be raised annually by the bill, and re-
quiring the Secretary of the Treasury,
when, st the expiration of any fiscal
year, it shall be found that the gross
receipts are $I0,000O00 less than said
standard amound, to increase the du-
| ties upon all dutiable articles such per
cent. as may be necessary to raise the
annual receipts to such standsrd sum
and when at the expiration of any fis-
cal year, itsshall be found that the re-
ceipts are SI0000,000 morethan such
standard amount, he shall III like
manner cause the duties on ali dutia-
BILE articles to be reduced such per
cent. as may be estimated necessary to
bring down the Annual receipts to the
gross sum contemplated by the bill.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-12-14
Garnet Basss1lI.ls in 1850.

1t is remarkapfe fact that carpet
bagism originated q great many years
ago in Massachusetts,. A venerable
pamphlet bearing date April 18th,
1869, and entitled ",rhe Declaration of
the Gentlemen, Merchants, and In
habitants of Boston and the Country
Adjacent" gives an account of "The
late revolution in New EngIand.D
This paper. complains that Sir Ed
mund Andros had been brought from
New York to be their governor, and
proceeds: = 49,. i.s.AA "a 5dl
.'The Government was no sooner in
these Hands, but care was taken
to load Prefements upon such men as
were strangers and hoters of the peo-
pie and every ones observation hath
noted what Qualifications recon-
Emended Man to ipublick 'Oaices and
Employments.E .Eoniy here and there "a
good Manwas used, when otherscould
not easily be had had; the Governor
himself, with Assertions nowi and
then falling from him, made us jeal-
Gus that it would be thought fef His
Majesty's interest, if this People " ere
removed and another succeeded in
their room. And these far fetched
instruments that were growing rich
among us, would gravcly inform us
that it was not for his majesty's inter-
est that we should thrive. But of ali
our oppressors we were chiefly
squeezed by "a crew OF abject Persons,
fetched from New York. to be, the
Tools of the Adversary, standing at
our right hand !: by these were extra
l.orditary and intolerable fees extorted
from every one upon all occasions,
without any rules but those of their
own Unsuitable Avarice and Beggary
and even the probate of a Will must
now costas many possn6ls perhaps as il
| did stillings heretofore; nor could q
small volume contain the other Illegal
tiles done by these Horse Leeches in
the two or three years that they have
been sucking us. Persons who
did but peaceably object against the
raising of Taxes without All Assembly
have been fined for it, some 20, some
80, some others 80 Pounds. Pack
and Pickt Jalries have been very com
mon things among rs. Some
have been kept in long and close i'm
| prisonment without any the least in
formation appearing against them, ol
an habeds corpus allowed unto them.
History seems to be repeating itself
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-12-14

FIeUREs AT FAULT - Secretary
Boutwell, in his electioneering report
claims that the interest on the public
debt has been reduced SIG, 74l, ,436.
Grant in his message states the rcduc-
ton to be, in round numbers $17, 900
900. And yet the interest paid for
the year 1871, according to the Secse-
tary's report was S125, GIG, 800, while
for the year preceding Grants inaugu-
ration the amount of interest paid
was SI30,694,242; which would show
reduction of interest under GrantEof
only about S5,0O0,O00, instead of ST.
100000. "A slight difference of fboaly
about $l2, 100000. If there has actu-
ally been reduction of The amount
claimed by the Secretary and Presi-
dent the amount paid in 1871 should
be S113, 100000. What has becoHeo of
the $4,000, 600 difference. 40
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-12-14
DIED

SMITH-In Shaiersville. ogSthE.Gist of Novem-
ber. at his residence, Mr.. Joetemith, in the 18th
year of his age.
MIR Smith came from Hollis, n. H., to shalers-
wills, in November, 1918 He was married 10
Miss Enieline Sanford, of Mantua, in january,
1927, who still survives. He was man of aver
ago good health, until about year since, when
q disease of a dropsical tendency developed
itself, which terminated fatally on the 21st nit.
Mr. Smith was man of quiet. unobtrusiYe hab-
its, full ofNcw England pluck. He left u pleas
ant home, built and adorned by his own labor
He was over % years Of age, His death leaves
but two or three of his compeers of the earliest
days of the settlement of shalersviIle 4 large
gathering of his townsmen paid theiI. respects
to his memory at his funeral ~
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-12-14

The three most important Commit
tees in the House are those of the
Ways and Means, Banking and Cur
redcy and Foreign Affairs, and the
Chairmen of each are Massachusetts,
men, being respectively Dawes, Hoop
er and Banks. New England with
her three millions of people, thus
shapes both our financial interests and
foreign affairs. We appear to be the
United States of New England.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-12-14

IF the recent lynching and attempt
ed lynching in Indiana had occrred in
any Southern State, does any one sup
pose that Grant would not Immediate
ly have suspended the habeas corpus
and declared martial law The South
would have been Ku-kluxed. But it
makes all the difference in the world
where the Ku-Kluxers live.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-12-14

THE official majority for ,Scribner,
Republican, in New York, at the late
election, is 1888. The Republican
vote is increased, 20, 200, and the DEM
ocratic vote falls off 81 ,465, over that
of last year.. The Democratic vote of
1868 was<5l, ,007 greater than at the
late election, while the Republican
vote was but 24,44S greater, showing
that Democrats allowed the Republi-
cans to carry the State by staying at
home. Next year this vote will be
out and we will carry New York.
Radicalism canuot draw aueh eonso-
iation frsm that. gs.sars.-s
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-12-14

THERE are forty-four standing COM
mittees in the House of Representa-
tives of the United States. OF these
Speaker Blaine, of Maine, has given
the craftsmanship of eight most unim-
portant ones to the old fifteen South
ern and Border States, which to-day
have a population of one-third of the
Union. This is sectionalism with a
vengeance. sA't sfi
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-12-14

ANOTHER honest Radical has come
to grief. Marcers the City Treasurer
of Philadelphia, has been found gull
ty on five counts of an indictment
against him, charging him with mis-
appropriating 100000 of the city
money.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-12-14

The President says he is in favor OF
Civil Service Reform. If he is let
him give back his presents, remove
his horde of relatives from office-ap-
pointed only because they were his
relatives-and hereafter in his selec-
,tions make capacity and integrity the
only tests, instead of party success and
personal devotion.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-12-14

EcoNoMY.-Exclusive of the $l25,-
100000 of interest on the public debt
and of the $50 600, 900 paid to the pen-
sioners, it requires Sl32,OOO,OOOO to
defray the ordinary expenses of this
Administration This is double what
it was in 1860. And that is what the
Radicals call economy.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-12-14

go .---------- = -
iniSEsAToR AfRRToN, of Indiana, has
been delivering political lecture in
Boston, Heilays it down as a funda-
mental proposition that y. the States
have tiicirrights by the agreement. of
the Nation.N 1--WE beg leave to re-
mind him that he has got the cart be-
fore the horse. The Nation, or, rather
the Federal Governments, has its rights
by the sgreement of the States. lit
was not the Federal Government that
made the States, but it was the States
that made the Federal Goveinment.-
Some of the States were in existence
one hundred and fifty years before the
Federal G overnment was formed. The
Constitution itself says in Article *
of thesAmendnents: "The powers
not delegated to the United States by
the Constitution, nor prohibited by it
to the States, are reserved to the States
respectively, or to the people, Now
who was it that H.l'eservedv these
rights to themselves Who made
this delegation ofpower to the Union ?
1t was the States. The s Nation" made
nolagreement with them, for it was
their own offspring; and children
never dictate to the parents in their
creation. Therefore, whatlare we to
think'of Senator Morton when he de-
liberately tells US that the !" States de-
rive their power from the Constitution
of the United States" They deriUc
nothing from it. Their powers existed
anterior to and after its formation just
the same, with the exception of those
voluntarily delegated to the Union.-
Thisiidea of the Indiana Senator, the
inouthpiece of the Administration, is
one that looks to imperialism--to the
destruction of the present Govern
ment. 1t has no foundation in tho
Constitution, never before has been
claimed, and is only apparently put
out to justify some darling scheme of
usuEpation.- Enquirer. 4aT
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-12-14

The building of the Woolen Com
pany at London, Ohio, was destroyed
by fire on the morning Of the 9th inst.
EesE $4,000 Insurance, .S10.ooa
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-12-14
= STILL. THEY CoMEr-A Washington


.4,. STILL THEY CoME--A Washington
despatch of the 7th inst, says:n -
ohF. A.. Marden, IChiefzof the Divis-
ion of Accounts, has been arrested
and held for trial tor stealing over
$4,000 from the Government. The
loss falls on Treasurer Spinner.
r.; The discovery of Marden's defalca-
ton has developed other frauds of
large amounts in the Treasury De-
partment. The books show that by
means of distractions at various Pc
RODS within about two Yeaas over
$4,000 has been stolen from the Gov
efnment in the cashfoom of the Treas
ury-the Offenders being Marden,
whose thefts Shave been alluded to,
and Seth Johnson, interest teller. The
sdetectionsof Marden led to Johnson's
guilt. The latter, it is said, has been
dealing in gold and stocks. and has
lost heavilv for some time. Y There
seems to have been no .eollusion be-
tween them, ,neitber knew ofthe crime
of the other.g Both were discharged
from the Department to-day. iii ae
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-12-14

The latest cable dispatches repre-
sent the condition of tho. Prince of
Wa,.s as being morc hoPsell. sss
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-12-14
Bring on your goods and have
,-saT them Plated. H
Shop on Chestnut street, nearly opposite Court
House, at the old stand OF G.. S. Cotter.
G. A. GODDARD G. co.
Rayenna, NOV. 27. 170-1y.
Ravenna Union School.

.Ravenna Union School.
TIME Fall Term of the Ravenna Union School
Il will commence September II, and continue
IA weeks. ftt
The Second Term will commence january 2,
1872 and continue 12 weeks. rat2
The Third Term will commence April o. 1872
and continue IL weeks
The school will be under the Superintendence
Of $. g. Barnard and each department will be
provided with able and Jealous instructors No
school in this vicinity furnishes greater facilities
than this for attaining thorough knowledge of
all braDches usually taught in our best schools
and seminaries. 80 fl-
Foreign pupils are received at the following
rates of tlIition:l For termOf. - weeks in the
Higll School IS; in the Grammar School, "a; in
the other Schools IS. Tuition bills must in all
cases be paid in advance.
ANY desired information in relation to the
School may be obtained of S G. BARNARD, Su-
perintendent, Or the undersigned. -
sfs'st ~ o. siL - %. j. STOWE.
80 81 .s1ssstss 81 : 3 Pres't Board OF Education.
n. Il. Teachers Meeting at II Ugh School room
Thursday and Friday. September 9TH and sth
1871, at 10 O'Clock. a. "a.
fslVeHHl. Aug. D. 1871.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-12-14


oEAAioR lRuasuLl' QUO u .ne ~
iest OF the kadicai members Oh lDe y
?. senate IN conversation hpon ~
Snieaeo ooselne1 s,u .
one.'o..' iA ~, '
a. 80 ',- A ~ /.
was nnufuef> Ing arg "a . oi.iA'n =
.ne oiA'e was 'sAsn ~ u"e - psass
.., so.uIs, -..as:..' - s,'a s,s.s
az le ,''1 @ = ps,..o. n :.
Dls A''nessn -,
'ei.po.4.s unpopl.a.' - - u-ss,';.,.on -
ina - 'ns - = ), go
e.'s nala ~ sAs 80 :. IS: 80.
ains a'e'-a"" s',f 1 : IS II
isW Tvs .,s.s.-s~
uosernol A'ln,: ,..s,. s,.e .,.ar s .sa;r
ouii arc rs n.ns SAa q
his firm. stand against the military oc-
cupation of am Illinois city by the
army of The general government a
| nnuber of the Journals of the Radical
/ nartv have fallen to denouncing him
Las a sSt.tes Rights Democrat. y and an
told fogv viii democratic Demo, sti notions in
his head. IL mast be confessed that
l4he idea OF the Governor, that the
States bave the right to control their
iIoaeal affairs without interference from
the military authorities of the Federal
Government is not altogether in har-
mony with the teachings and practi-
fcas of his marty. Butth he issright
and can afford to suffer the abuse OF
his traducers. When the men of the
I -,s--4-. A.. O4ofa.
RADICAL party VINO DeiaeVe the otatcs
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-12-14

i The people of Texas, at the late
election, chose four Democrats to Con-
gress. Thesg Governor who is a Re-
publican carpet bagger, deliberately
threw outla number of counties, and
gave. the certificates of electionto one
Democrat land three Republicans.
One of, the latter had the honor and
the decency to decline TO receive it,
on the ground that his opponent, and
not himself, was elected If this high
handedaand rascallv conduct of the
Governor is sustained by the House,
who viii pretend that there is any use
hereafieriin in holding elections in Tex
as. Better give mp the business to the
Governor at once. jbs 3fs - M,
land yet in the face of such facts as
these, the Radicals keep up their hyp-
ocritical blarney about 5'.honest cleo
tions''s and the f.purity of the 1ballet4
box sd5 % sg05 sHa I'd I,s1lfa 80
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-12-14
SILVER rsLAxD.
Discovery. Of Rich Gold Bearing 0uartz-
wanderfuI Richness of the Silver Mines
PopuI.tion, Expertafions, sc.

Discovery of RIch Gold Bearing Quartz
wonderfni RicIiness of the silver Mines
Population, E1pertatsons. &c.
From Duluth Tribune. sOlh ult.i
AEr. Wm. Bruf, of London, England
! lie IN the city, on his return from Sill
yer island, whittier he went with our
fellow townsman, DIR. Walbank, and
Mr.. Isaac I. Moore, of Superior. We
are informed that on behalf of num-
ber of English capitalists whom he
represents, he will, If he finds the til
ties perfect, invest about S200,O00 In
mineral lands in the vicinity of Silver
island, aud that DIR. W atbanE, on ac-
count of his practical knowledge of
| mining and minerals, is TO be given a
chance with them:
Mr.. BruR and DR.. 1valbaf,k. con firm
all that has been said by others con-
cerning the wonderful richness of the
mines in that region AT the Silver
island mine, the quantity OF the prec-
ious metal which is daily. dug out is
/ limited only by the force that they are
enabled 10 employ. The quantity of
silver seems inexhaustible and there
is every reason TO believe that during
| the coming winter, the ore W hich they
viii get out will be worth several
millions of dollars. The Shuniaw
and Beck minesare also look ing splen-
| didfy. The number of miners and
laborers employed about the various
mines is about $50. Gold bearing
quartz has been found in the vicinity
| that is worth the enormous sum of
5000 per ton. As the confidence in
the richness of the mines increases,
the excitement increases. One man is
| having 10000 acres surveyed, which
| he has purchased from The Canadian
Governfnent at 81 l60. per acre. A
great deal of this land lies back from
the lake from so to 100 miles.
I The total population in the vicinity
OF the mines is about 500; but Capt.
Frue, the superintendent OF the Silver
Island mine, who has always been
regarded as exceedingly careful about
allowing exaggerated reports Or ideas
to go out respecting the mines, is re-
ported to have said that. he confident
lly expects that, in one. year from this
time that region will have popula-
tion of not less than 100000. lWheth-
l er his !" great expectations wsll be
realized, is perhaps someWhat prob-
! lsmatical but, that there will be an
| immense Fush.to that section of coun-
\ try in the spring, doesnot admit of a
doubt for, certain it is, that the silver
mines near Thunder Bay equal, if not
surpass, in richness any other mines
discovered, on the American CONT
nent-those of Mexico, even, not sx-
fcepted. Exactly what the gold mines
in that vicinity will liamount to is, as
yet, uncertain : but as to the immense
quantities Of silver there, no doubt
whatever can, be entertained, and that
| of itself, will be, sufficient to cause
fortune hunters next zyears to flock
thither by the thousand. sal 90
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-12-14

or The Fish CATAcAzY DlFFIGULTY.-A
New Y ork telegram gives the follow
ing in reference to the origin of the
difficultysbetween the administration
and the Rus ssian Minister, which the
President regards. as of so serious a
matterlas 20 require attention in his
message to Congress: 4qti sh" -
=. In the unpublished part of the Fish
Catacazy. correspondence is a letter
from HamiIton Fish to the Russian
Minister proposing to sell him a lot of
land belonging to Fish in New York
City. to be3sed as the site of the
Greek Church about to be erected
there Mfr. Catacazy politely declined
the extraordinary business proposal
from the Minister of Foreign Affairs,
without favoring it with any of those
commentaries which the public, both
here and in Europe viii not fail to
make, but it is a Noteworthy circum-
stance that 3Catacazy's conduct did not
become objectionable to the Secretary
and President until after he was found
unwilling to engage in this peculiar
kind of land speculation.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1871-04-27

are far more numerous, where they
control many counties, and in some
States hold undisputed mastery, the
white vote should be rapidly and almost
unanimously concentrated against the
Republicans? The fact is that suf-
frage was granted to the colored peo-
pie with intent to strengthen the
Republican party, but it has every
where had a contrary effect. As a
weapon of party warfare negro suf-
frage kicks so terribly that it does
more harm at the breech than at the
muzzle.
These facts are a sufficient reply to
those who assert that the Democratic
party means to deprive the negroes
of suffrage as soon as it gains power.
Democrats have no reason to disturb
an amendment which tends to con-
centrate the whole white vote in their
favor. And he would not be rash
man who should venture the predic-
ton that Republicans themselves
will be The first to denource negro
suffrage and demand its repeal, in the
hope Of saving their party from an
impending destruction by mere loss
of white votes.-New York World.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1871-04-27
There Re,naineth a Rest.

There remaineth rest for the people O
God
In the beautiful city above,
For the weary feet that have humbly troG
In the paths Of duty and love.
Though dimly and indistinct are seen
The lights that lead them on,
Yet Jesus has been their go-between
And the sting Of death is gone.
There remaineth rest, though far from
here
Beyond this sin soiled earth,
And the least Of his little ones need not
fear
For the hope of heavenly birth.
Though dark is the river Of death to some,
To them its waves are blest;
For the weary spirit is nearer home,
Where there surely remaineth rest.
No sorrow is there, nor hidden grief,
Within that realm of bliss,
For the heavenly life hath full relief
From the cares and woes Of this.
Farewells are never spoken there,
Nor disappointments known,
For all shall breathe the same pure air,
And none shall feel alone.
Then looking up, through sorrows night,
Let each his burden bear,
Assured He doeth all things right,
And rest relnaineth there.