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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-02-16
II Leaving the Radical Party.

| Among the prominent Conservative
Republicans who. are. cutting loose
frem the Radical party are Senator
Hughes and Elliot, of the Indiana
Legislature. Mr.. Hughes is dis
tInguished lawyer and politician with
extensive influence, and Mr.. Elliot, in
a published card at indianapolis on
Monday last says: i.lh '.s'5'g s.l
In the organization of the Senate,
l acted Independently of party at a
time when my vote CO uld benefit some
friends, and could not have brought
success to the Republican party. -ifiif
Since then. in all test questios I
have voted with the Republican party
until this evening, when was SUR
prised and mortified to find the party
voting to sanction the monstrous vio-
lation of the Constitution of the Unit
ed States, in compelling four Southern
States to ratify the Fifteenth Amend
ment at the dictation of Congress. 5s
In the meantime / have been SO
grossly abused by Republican news
papers, self-sonstituted leaders, charg-
ed with treason, bribery, &C., that
self-respect forbids me longer to ac-
knowledge myself a member of that
| party or to act with it. The respon-
sibility must rest with those who have
prosecuted me. t4
shall meet them before the people
at the proper time. Henceforth 1
shall act independently of all party
dictation from the men who have
sought to ruin me and blacken my
character. Besides, on the great lead
ing issues, the tariff and taxation,
have been in theory, and shall here
after be in practice, friend of the
people. atfg
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-02-16
A specimen of Radical Economy,

The Radical stumpers and papers
last fall did a great deal of blowing
about the economy of the ruling party
in Congress. And now the appropri-
alton Committee of the House have
brought in deficiency bill for the
present fiscal year of S13,000,0O0
which includes the following among
other items: Sl26,60O for the House of
Representatives, $7lO,436 3S for pub
lie buildings, $1,974 76 for Wasl ing
ton Territory, $4,000 for light houses
S225,000 for public printing, $751;
434 81 for the State Department, $780,
$50 5S for the Interior Department
$4,744,S72 for the Post Office Depart
ment, $3,529, 1856 81 for the War De-
partment, 100000 for the Freedmen's
Bureau, and $613,00O for the Navy
Department. And that's q specimen
of the vaunted Radical retrenehment,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-02-16

FEDERAL INTERFERENCE IN ELEc-
TIoNs.-Governor Salisbury of Della
ware is the third Governor in the con-
Meeting line of States to denounce the
interference of United States authori-
ties in the late elections. He says:
- 8. There were. on the day of the last
general election in this State, VERSIONS
at or near the polls in Appoqumini-
mink Hundred and several other vo-
ting places in this State, falsely claim
ing to act as marshals under authority
of the Federal Government, and as
suming the right to interfere with the
lawfully chosen election officers in
the discharge of their duties. rec
ommend the passage of a law making
such an offence felony, punishable
with the forfeiture OF the right of suf-
srage, with such other penalties fas the
may deem expedientf and
and proper, and Interpretation of it's
provisions to all who may secure, So
heit or encourage the perpetration Of
such offences. bs< 70 4fg
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-02-16

Gov. HAYES has lost, in very short
time, his reputation for fairness and
honest dealing iii his Office, by several
of his recent performances, and espe-
cially by his disqualification in re-
fusing to call a special election for
Congress to fill the vacancy in the
Third District, and his unseemly haste
in ordering an election to fill the va
cancy in the Legislature occasioned
by the death of Col. Young. In the
one case he alleged that the time was
too short and the expense too great,
in the other the dead body of the Rep
resentative had scarcely been buried
before he had provided for the cleo
ton of a successor. The motive. is
disgustingl palpable. The Third Dis
trict was quite certain to elect a DEM
ocrat to Congress Columbiana coun-
ty is equally certain to elect a Repub-
'lican Representative needed to main
tain the ascendency of that party in
the House. Fie, fie, upon such lit
tie Governor.-Caisis.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-02-16
An Obstacle to Female Politicians.

"A late san francisco paper says:
"The California Woman's State Suf-
frage Convention assembled yes,er-
day. Mrs. Eager, of Alameda, called
the convention to order, and, on mo-
ton of Mr.. Collins, was elected Chair
man pro tenn. While the committees
were in process of organization, the
delegates could hear an occasional cry
from baby in one of the. ante-rooms
and it was noticed that at every cry
the young President seemed uneasy,
and looked anxiously in the direction
of the ante-room. The crying con-
tinued, and the mother prevailed over
the parliamentarian. Mrs. Eager said
Ladies, must beg leave to retire a
few minutes, and while [ am absent,
Mrs. Roberts will act as your Presi-
dent, and the report of the Commit
tee on Credentials will be read She
then left the rostrum, fastened into
the ante-room, and that baby ceased
crying in less than minute Every
body noticed how quick the little
creature. subsidized Mrs. Eager did
not come back as soon as was expect
ed, aud there was a procession of la
dies to the anIe-room. On returning
one of them stated that Mrs. Eager
would be obliged to resign her posi-
tion ON account of pressing domestic
duties. Mrs. Schenck was thereupon
elected to fill the vacancy. st -
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-02-16
THE New York Independent don't

THE New York Independent don't
believe in putting Gods name into
the constitution, and pertinently says
"God is not to be praised by joint
resolution or worshipped in constitu-
tional amendments. We may deceive
ourselves i'll the belief that consti-
tutional amendment is an acceptable
tribu to the Father. But God is not
La proud baillielike bodice to be i'm
posed upon by empty flattery of this
sort. A nation means go many indi-
vidual men, women, and children,
with every one of whom he keeps
open a personal account. All the
constitutional amendments in the
world could not have made the sins
of Sodom less obnoxious. We can
not see that such an amendment would
make any soul better. When bills of
lading had long and pious preambles
in regard to the protection of God,
shippers did not swear any less, ship
owners were not more pious, and
| shippers ere none the less rascally.
1t is quite probable that when the
sanctimonius underwriters used pious
phrases they overcharged their pat
rons, who in turn were Just as able to
fall into arson or any other such crime
as they are to-day. A candid review
of the history of religious phrases
| does not impress us with their sane
| tifying influences
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-02-16
Sherman.

The Fostoria Lierie,o don't admire
Senator Sherman to very great ex-
tent, as the following would indicate
Senator Sherman's rules for sue
cess are: Grind your own grist."
& Make it pay quickly" AT speech
at Wooster College, short time since,
he commenced the above as his rules
He has acted on them. He went to
Congress worth about S2,50O, and he
has made about S3,000OO0.
Senator Sherman's regular salary
has been only $1,000 year during all
this time. No wonder old Thad
Stevens said he mourned for his coun.
try when he saw such instances oi
sudden fortune in members of Con
gress.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-02-16

SENATOR HAMILTON, of Texas, re-
ceived official notification from the
GovernorIof Texas, that the Legisla-
ture of that State had elected General
JosephJ. Reynolds United States Sem
ator for six years from the 4th of
March next. This is very curious
proceeding. The same Legislature
last spring, when Texaswas readmit-
ted to the Union, elected Mr.. Hamil-
ton Senator for the term ending
March 4, 1871, and also for the six
years term beginning March 4, 1871.
Now they turn around and elect an
other man for the latter term, claiming
that Hamilton's election for the second
term was illegal. This presents a very
peculiar case to the Senate for riecisiop.
1t is said that similar objection will
be made to Senator-elect Cooper, of
Tennessee, whose election occurred
about O year ago. sa5 oi9
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-02-16


AID FOR THE ESUEFERING.--On Thurs.
day evening last an organization was
formed at Cleveland for the purpose
of furnishing material aid for the re-
| lief of the sufferers of the late Franco
German war, called the Northern
Ohio Relief Association.
Hon. Stephen Buhrer, Mayor oil
Cleveland, was chosen. President Of
the Association, with fifty Vice Pres
idents; those in this county being e,
P. Brainerd Esq, of this place, and
Marvin Kent, Esq, of Kent. -d3goz
M. I. Mellen, Esq, of Cleveland,
was chosen Corresponding Secretary
Miss Ellen Terry, of Cleveland, Re
cording Secretary; L. p. Handy, ESD,
of Cleveland, Treasurer, and an Exec
utive committee composed of eleven
Ladies' and gentlemen of CIeyelpnd.
The following resolutions were
adopted, which will more fully show
the objects and plan of operations of
the association +: s.es., s-f..3l5
ResolUed- That we recommend to
the Executive Committee to prepare
and Issue circulars for general circu-
lation. setting forth the objects of this
Association, with an appeal for con-
tributlons in money merchandise or
agricultural products. odH ~
We further recommend that a series
ofpublic entertainments, such as COO
certs, balls and dramatic exhibitions,
be inaugurated by the Executive Com-
mittee at as early day as possible. -
81 Also, that they be requested to pro-
vide, if deemed expedient, public din
ners, the proceeds to be devoted to
the object of this Association. o-...s
We further recommend that the Ex-
ecutive Committee, through the FL
nance Committee, solicit donations of
money, fancy articles, merchandise
or produce throughout the city.
Res0tred, That fair be held in the
Central Rink as early in March next
as possible, the exact time to be fixed
by the Executive Committee.
THE State of Michigan has abolish
ed the Grand Jury system, and the
business of drawing presentments is
left almost exclusively to the District
Attorney, and when he deems the ev-
dence insufficient to warrant the filing
of an information against party accus
ed ofcrime, he is required to report the
case with the evidence to the Circuit
Judge. The law gives TO the Judge the
right to arraign prisoner, and if he
pleads guilty" to sentence him at
once without the necessity of waiting
for the action of Grand Jury at the
next session. This is certainly a
measure of economy both of time and
money, and we can't see why it does
not secure the ends of justice as we'll
as the expensive and cumbersome sys-
tenn of grand juries.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-02-16

GENERAL MORGAN, Of Ohio, in re-
cent speech in the House, proved by
the official record that the Eastern
States have received nearly four mil
lion dollars for fishing bounties in ten
years. 1t also appeared that while
Massachusetts furnished in the late
war 1877 less regiments than New
York, she has drawn on the plea of
war expenditures, million more than
New York. She furnished $50 regi-
ments less than Pennsylvaniayand has
drawn nearly million and a half dol
lars more money. She furnished 162
regiments less than Ohio, and has
drawn from the treasury nearly mill
lion more of money. These facts be-
ing challenged by Butler in converse
ton, General Morgan proposed TO
offer resolution in the House asking
official information. Butler said there
would be no objection to it; but when
Morgan proposed it in the House,
Butler was the only man mean enough
to object to the inquiry. lG5.ss.si
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-02-16
Steamboat Explosion.

VIcKsBURG, Miss, February I2.-
The steamboat Judge Wheeler, ex-
ploded her boilers at about six O'Clock
this morning when near Bells land
ing, a place forty miles above this
city. The vessel Immediately took
fro and burned to the waters edge,
after which the hull sunk. 1t is not
definitely known yet how many lives
were lost, but it is supposed that eight
or ten persons were killed by the ex-
plosion, or drowned. Three OF tho
crew, Hogan, deck hand, Thomas
Welsh, deck sweeper and another,
name unknown were killed. The fol-
lowing were wounded: Captain No
land, seriously, Charles Harper car
penter, slightly, and e. w. Pope bad
ly. Very little of the cargo was
saved. .0ia4s .eH
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-02-16
reception Of the Fenian Esiles.

The reception given to the returned
Fenian eXiles at New York, on the
/ 9th, was an enormous and most i'm
posing affair. Over 100000 people
were on the street. AT noon a large
number of persons assembled around
| the hotel where the exiles were stop
/ ping, and as they took their seats in
carriages to proceed to Tammany
Hall, they were greeted with cheers,
which extended along the line of peo-
pie TO City Hall Park, where the Com
mon Council and the heads of the de-
partments, We're also entering coaches
to take part in the procession. In the
vicinity of Tammany Hall, various
civic and military organizations were
assembled. At noon the sidewalks
were so blocked with people at this
point, that it was impossible to pass
through Fourteenth street. In Tam
many Hall at l 80 the exiles were re-
ceived and. conducted to the platform.
! Richard O'Gorman then made an elo-
quent address on behalf of the Tam
many society. He was followed by
John Mitchell, and O'Donnovan Rosa
replied on behalf of his brother exiles.
The hall was closely packed with the
multitude. AT half-past two, the eX-
eroises at the hall having been con-
cluded, the eXiles entered carriages
and took the places in the procession,
which had by this time commenced to
move down Third avenue on its way
to the City Hall the military infantry
organizations came first followed by
the exiles, who were escorted by a
troop of cavalry; following the exiles
were Mayor. Hall, in an open barouche,
the Common Council, attaches of the
City and County Governments, Spec
ial Committee of Reception of the
Tammany Society and Irish Revolu-
tionary and Fcnian Brotherhoods, and
the civic benevolent societies of New
York and Brooklyn followed, number
ing about four thousand men, eight
abreast, then came twenty-six Father
Mathews S Association and Knights of
St. Patrick, the procession closed by a
number of colored men of various So
eieties, some of them wearing regalia.
at the City Hall the Mayor and heads
of departments wheeled out of pro-
cession and reviewed it, the exiles
continued with the procession up
Broadway until they reached an erect
ed platform at the corner of Twenty
fourth street, where the procession
passed before them. The various So
cieties then proceeded to their homes.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-02-16

Il Coz. CAMPBELL, it appears, has re-
ceived no official notice of the with
drawal OF the contest, on the part OF
General Schenck's friends. for the
{ seat in the House from the third, dis
trict. He feels it to be his duty,
therefore, to continue taking testimo-
ny. Without regular notice of aban-
donment, the friends of Colonel Camp
bell and that gentleman himself are
compelled to regard the newspaper
report of abandonment as dodge to
throw them off their guard. The tes-
timony to expose the frauds perpetra-
ted by the friends of General Schenck
in Dayton, Hamilton and Lebanon
I will be regularly taken and made pub
lie with the formality and accuracy
required by the law.-Ohio Statesman,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-02-16

A LOT of carpet-bag owners of gold
mines in South Carolina recently ap-
piled to General Sherman for q mill
tary force TO protect their mines. The
General refused to grant their request
and sensibly informed them that the
Federal army was not police force,
and that watching mines is not one of
its duties. IF they wanted their mine
watched they must look to the State
authorities, because he had no power
to send troops into South Carolina for
any such purpose. eof-
ThaI's the correct doctrine, but it is
very unlike the practices of the Radi-
Gals for a number of years past.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-02-16

On the 10th of December last the
Senate adopted resolution calling on
the President for any Information in
his possession " relative 10 disloyai or
ganizations IN the State of North Car
olina intended TO resist the laws, or to
deprive the citizens OF the United
States of the protection of law or the
enjoyment of their rights under the
Constitution of the United States.
On the 24ih Mr.. Grant had a copy oi
this resolution addressed TO each Off
Ger of the army at any time stationed
in North Carolina, with an indorse-
ment ordering him TO make q full re-
port upon the same. The responses
of many of these officers have been
published and may here speak fol-
! themselves. The first oiie SAWS =
Since have been i'll command this
portion of Tie State has been very
| quiet and undisturbed, nor can learn
that there are any organizations of tho
kind referred TO in this vicinity" An
other says: /" The cause of the trouble
in this county is in no way political
Still another: az have the honor
respectfully to state that, except
through the newspaper press, common
rumor, aud published official docu-
ments emanating from the civil au-
thorities, nothing pertinent to the sub
ject of inquiry has come to my knowl-
edge" Another; "'In this county
the people, so far as I can learn, are
good, peaceable, law-abiding citizens.
No murder has been committed in this
vicinity since / came here, ten months
ago, and so far as can learn, none for
Gfrk a nf og g-filinr-x-
says of the ku-Klux outrages: i
heard of none such as happening while
/ was III the State to which any i'm
portance could be attached" Still a
sixth officer, MAJOR, reports: In
little, save that have not been able to
find any one, black or white, that has
ever seen one, but only heard of them" I"
In fine, nothing tangible in the nature
of outrages is made evident on the
United States army, who, as being on
the spot, ought to know such things if
existent, except in one case, where a
captain twice furnished the United
States Marshal detail of troops
once to enforce the revenue laws and
once to arrest nine men for alleged
abuse of black, the United States
Commissioner forthwith discharging
five of them.
To offset the declarations of these
officers and gentlemen, we find in the
same document nothing much more
forcible or coherent than the testimo-
ny of two blacks, one of whom swears
the Ku-Klux "cut the collar off his
Sunday coat" and the other vows they
shot :: me in the right arm, left side,
left thigh, and below my lett knee"
and he thinks really would have done
it some more only he leapt through
the window, transcended a high fence
and fed to the World.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-02-16

tlf ANOTHER PATRIOT REWARDED
Col. Duncan McCray, who was a
member of the Confederate Congress
aud a Colonel in the Confederate ar
my, has been appointed Clerk of the
/ United States District and Circnit
Courts at Memphis. That's the way
{ the RAIDS {. make treason odious.n-
But he has doubtless been fully recon
structed, and believes that the old
constitution was ga covenant with
the devil and q league with hell" and
that Garrison, Phillips, Summer s. Co.
have given the country better fun
damental law. eetsf
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-02-16
ArkaB sas observation-disclosures of the Clay
TN artv

MEMPHIS, February "A special
despatch to the AUalanche from Little
Rock says:
In the House the Clayton party met
crushing defeat yesterday in the Hot
Springs contested case. Three sitting
members, all friends of Clayton, were
ousted by vote of 45 to 63, which set
ties the question as to who has power
in the House. The Clayton party
made dozen Intellectual motions dur
ing the day to adjourn. There is
great rejoicing over the result.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-02-16
RADICAL Exchange saws :

A RADICAL Exchange says =
Meadville has two white and one
colorcd Good Templars' Lodges
Why is this distinction en- account of
race and color kept up among the
temperance iolks? Is it prejudice p
/ They must look out or they Will have
to go through the purifying process of
reconstruction
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-02-16

GETTING SICK OF IT.-The Washing
ton correspondent of the Cleveland
Herald is becoming disgusted with
the doings of the wise men at the Ma
tional Capital and talks of them thus
ly: a}s c3
''Jobs, jobs, jobs, seem to be the be-
ginning and the end of the Congress
sional programme. Investigations by
Congress arc still the order. 1 have
come to look upon each new motion
for a committee of investigation in
Congress, of any subject, with feel
ings akin to sorrow and shame. See
how these investigations add to the
expenses of the country, and they do
no good. Nobody is punished for
plundering the government, unless he
is some poor, miserable, uninfuential
creature. Nobody is restrained from
plundering the government by these
investigations. In fact they are sort
of arrangement for the plundering of
the government with legal sanction.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-02-16

Mr.. .EDMoNDs's bill to let nobody
vote hereafter in Presidential elections
but those who will vote right, a gov
ernmental bureau of registration be-
ing the proposed agency, is but re-
vamping of carpet-bag Senator Kel-
logs idea that the United States mar
shalls appoint commissioners, and
that "no voter shall be duly qualified
to vote for President or Vice-Prssi-
dent, or for Representative in Con-
gress, unless his registration shall
have heen approved by the aforesaid
commissioners" This is a very good
squirm to avert the coming defeat,
but it will fail. .s4l
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-02-16

THERE has been so much said abuot
General Schenck's disabled hand. it
seems no moro than justice that we
make public explanation of what's
the matter with it. He had bob-tail
flush in his hand, and ran it violently
against another mans ace full. 1t
disabled him over seven hundred dol
lars. And that's what's the matter.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-02-16

George w. Cass, of Pittsburgh, is
prominently named as the next DEM
ocratic candidate. for Governor of
Pennsylvania. b@4 dt
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-02-16

HERE is the reason Grants friends
are SO anxious for a protective tariff
on iron. The General is stockholder
to the amount of $1,000 In tho iron
works at LawtoD, Michigan. Grant
we'll knows his little game. If the
tariff on iron wore reduced, Grant
would lose his snug dividends from
his stock. Ofcourso he is not willing
to do this, and therefore pleads for
protection" that the rich may grow
richer, aud the poor poorer