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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-07-11
Republican Rule i'm the South

When the moral and enlightened
Republican party got hold of the State
government in North Carolina, over
100000 in bonds were issued for
the pretended purpose of aiding the
Improvement of the State by means
of railroads. 1t is said that thirty
miles of railroad and one bridge were
built, and the balance distributed
among those who, to use phrase of
Pennsylvania Radicalism, "under-
stand addition, division and silence" !"
Ofthis sum $24l 900 were appropri-
ated to buy members of the Legisla-
ture, $4,000 of which went into the
pocket of a smart negro member
named Harris, who figured as speech
maker in the Convention which nom-
mated Grant the other day at Phila-
delphia; Hon. John c. Abbott, Radi-
cal Senator in Congress, was gratified
by $4,000 out of the same pile. The
Democrats boosted these thieves from
office in North Carolina, and are going
after the same description of scoun-
drels now in Pennsylvania, with glo-
rious prospects of entire success.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-07-11
That RadicaI Eennornx.
"A Washington special, dated III

y
A Washington special, dated the
30th ult., says:
The new fiscal year commences to-
morrow, and the appropriations made
at the last session of Congress will
Immediately become available. Mr..
Garfield and the members of the APP
preparation Committee had much to
say about economy all through the
session. 1t was their boast continu-
ally that they had appropriated money
much below the estimates furnished
by the Department. This was all for
the purpose of making show of econ
omy, in order that if might have its
effect upon the pending Presidential
contest. Mr.. Boutwell, and others
protested at the time that the appro-
priatious were too low, and that the
work contemplated could not, in many
cases, be carried out under them.
Expert officials who have critically
examined the bills since the adjourn
ment of Congress are now convinced
that either the commencement of i'm
portant public work must be aban-
doned, or that Congress must pass an
unusually large appropriation bill at
the next session. As the Presidential
contest will then have been decided,
there will not be so much opposition
to the passage of heavy bill.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-07-11
The Real Issues.

1t is to be remembered that Presi-
dent Grant is charged,
1st. With violation of the Consti-
| tuition of the United States and the
laws of the land.
I'd. With violation of international
law.
Sd. With nepotism to degree that
leaves upon the country the impress
| sion that the President considers the
Administrator of the Government a
mine to be sedulously worked for the
benefit of the President and his family
relations.
4th. With gift taking of the most
unexampled and discreditable sort.
and giving offices in return for gifts,
to the great scandal of the Presidency
and of the country.
9Th. With ignorance of civil affairs,
Eincapacity, neglect of official duties.
and with habits and associations of
life degrading to the honor, dignity
and purity which belong to the Chief
Magistracy.
9Th. And with transforming our
| free Institutions into a system which
is essentially sSa personal government,
semi military in character, and breath
ing the military spirit, being a species
of Cesarism or peTsondlisns, abhorent
to republican institutions, where sub
servienee to the President is the SUI
preme law"
5. It is these charges that the +" Kings
friends" must answer if they answer
at all. The sounding sentiment and
patriotic fustian about Grants saving
1
the Union, will not answer to cover
the multitude of sins of omission and
commission which are charged against
this administration. which amount to
high crimes and misdemeanors, which
cannot be whistled down the wind by
all the silly and senseless cant em-
ployed by Grants defenders The
ball of reform has been put in motion
and its progress cannot be iInpeded
by characterizing these charges made
by. the former supporters of the Pres
ident as villification," Classification"
and " slander." II they are untrue
let them take them up one by one and
show their falsity or forever hold
their peace.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-07-11
THE DRY GOODS CAMPAIGN
Is NOW FAIRLY OPEN AT
NO. l, ETNA BLOCK.
Come and See

Come and See
Our new stock of Dress Goods, the finest stock
we have ever shown in this market, from zoe up.
Many Of the Dolly Warden styles. Japanese
silks at Soc. roc and 81, per yd Splendid biask
Gro Grain Silks at 1,50. good stock BLACK
Alpacas from 40c up. 200 ydS. splendid piques
st zoe and 25c per yd.
Come and See
A fine assortment of shawis, from So UP.
x4f@5 fftf + Come and See
A splendid line Prints from Tlto 1e1fc.; splen-
did heavy Ginghams at II AMI 12lse.; fine A
bleached aud brown cotton at lsl5c.; heavy
brown Cotton ut l4c. ft3sE
Come and See
Plain W hite Hose at iOc; Ribbed do. at 1aaze.
Regular made Hose at a5c. Gents British hall
hose at s5c.
Come and See
a fine line of Dress Linens, cheap, Good crash
at Zoe +; Heavy Table Linen ut 40c.; Napkins at
} per tloz ~4 linen hdkl-s for 25c Ladies good
laced CATERS at so per pair.
Come and Buy
Good 200 yard spool Thread at Be. spool; good
Paper Collars at lOc per box; good elastic sus-
penderS at 25c per pair.
Come and Buy
Your Groceries cheap. Good Sugar ut 10c. pei
lb. ;choice Green Tea. fresh and nice at $1,s5.
Come and See Us.
We have not time to enumerate our great
variety. Wc.havc a,large stock of Crockery
Wall Paper, Boots Il Shoes, Hats 4 Caps, &c.
and all must be sold at low figures. Feeling
very grateful for the very liberal patronage be-
slowed upon us in the past we hope to merit thu
same the future.
Bring along any amount of good Butter ano
Eggs and get the highest market prices il
goods or Cash.
N. CONVERSE.
Ravenna MAY 0. 1872.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-07-11

WILL THIS ANSWER ?-Here is. Jer-
emiah Colbaith, the Radical candidate
for Vice President, trying to smooth
over his Know Nothingism aud he
does it by confessing that he was once
q Know-Nothing but "neither believ-
ed in, nor sympathized with, the lead
ing doctrines of Know Nottingham y
To put it differently, Jeremiah was a
demagogue,.who seemed to embrace
q doctrine that he really detested, for
the sake Of reaping political advan-
tage. All, but that won't do. Mr..
C0lbaith was practical adherent. of
Know-N Nothingism, and he labored
with pen and voice to advance that
detestable movement against the hon-
est and inoffending foreign citizens of
his country, so, no matter what were.
his private views on the subject. 1t
will do very well for Jeremiah to say
at this late day. that he always took
delight in the rich Irish brogue, and
the sweet German accent, was always
music to my ear;;" his past acts effect
ually dispose of all such blarney. Too
thin Mr.. Colbaith; too thin aia -
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-07-11
ecretarv wells on Grant:

Ex-Secretary Wells on Grant: !:
ST. LOUIS, July 5.-Ex-Secretary of
the Navy, Gideon Wells, has written
letter to friend in this city, which
was published in the Times this morn
ing, the main points of which are as
follows:
We were good deal disappointed
with the result at Cincinnati. 1t
would have been difficult to find a
more disagreeable and Objectionable
candidate to three-fourths of the men
who must vote for him. if he is to be
elected, than Horace Greeley. But
while have for a life time been op-
posed to Horace Greeley in most
subjects, think him infinitely prefera-
Bile to Grant. The question is not a
personal one, and ought not TO -be $50
considered. The Republican party
has performed its mission. Its organ
ization is kept up and prolonged, not
to promote essential principles, not for
the interests of the, country, bat to
subserve the selfish interests of few
individuals who have their own ends
to accomplish. Under these clrcum-
stances a change of administration is
absolutely necessary. We must get
rid of Grants Grantism, and the hate
full policy which for several years has
been pursued, or our federated system
of the United States will be entirely
subverted. Let the government be-
come consolidated, and disruption
will soon follow. We shall be broken
into sections and warning factions
Grant has evidently no comprehension
of our governmental system, nor does
he care much for it. To command
and obey are his ideas OF government.
He knows nothing of constitutional
restraints. The place he occupies he
considers his right-a perquisite he
has earned. Now, we must get rid OF
this man and his evil surroundings.
Greeley IS not the instrument l would
have selected but his election would
be an advance and improvement on
the present state of things. Acrooked
stick may be made available to beat a
mad dog if it was necessary. We
should dismiss minor differences and
concentrate on one candidate. If we
cannot have our first choice let US
have the best we can get. If we can
elect new chief magistrate, we can
elect new and better Congress. We
shall rescue the government from un-
constitutional hands and from military
rule. Some of the extreme and i'm
practicable free traders, as they call
themselves, propose new ticket
This, if it can do anything, will aid
Grant and the existing evil. Why
talk of free trade and revenue when
the government itself is in peril?
am for rescuing the government,
preserving free institutions, before
Econtending on mere matters of expe-
diency, Grant has not one single
qualification for chief magistrate,
Greeley has some. Grant has some
vulgar cunning and is extremely sell
fish and avaricious. Greeley has in
tellect and generous and patriotic in
stinets. If he is elected he will have
a new and different Congress, and: all
Presidents are more or less Influenced
by their friends. 20 ifse
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-07-11
Who Gets the Alabama Claims.
The New York San discussing this

point says: s,.,,--,5s,fe; g .5rt ~
The question now arises, why, in
order to get good round sum in gross
for direct claims, have those who man
age the negotiations sacrificed honor,
consistency, and the future welfare of
the United States /? The answer is at
hand. Some of those who have con-
trolled the latter stages of this busi-
ness and conducted our side the trial
at Geneva, are largely interested, as
purchasers and assignees, in these di-
rect claims. They and their dummies
hsv, bought them to the amount OF
millions of dollars, and at a large dis
count. If they can get the money on
them they care not s straw for the
disgrace they have brought upon
American diplomacy, nor for the per-
il in which they may involve the
country in its negotiations with for
eign powers in time to come. They
are after British gold, and British gold
they will get. The real sufferers by
the raids of the Alabama cruisers will
receive trifing pittancc their diplo-
matte assignees. who understand adj
dition, division, and silence will pock-
ct the rest. 3- fsftls'l (.
When DR.. Greeley is installed in the
White House, and a fearless Con-
gress meets at the Capitol, then it will
be the datyiof the latter to overhaul
these Alabama claims and find out
who gets the money upon them. The
Addition, Division, and Silence of
this matter must then be fully and
impartially explored. .sf
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-07-11

Why are the Grant organs SO silent
over the performance of those immac-
ulate leaders of their party, Cameron,
Morton, Chandler, Carpenter, and
Conkling, in urging General Grant to
destroy the letter which he had writ
ten withdrawing his name from the
list of Presidential candidates just pri-
or to the assembling of the Philadel-
phia Convention !? Have theeditors OF
those papers, many of whom hold of.
flee under the Administration, come
to the combustion as the above Sena-
tors and the military ring-that the
reelection of Grant is military ne
cessitv p World. sisisaisia 3fE3 4p
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-07-11

TIE Liberal Republican party of
Henry county now numbers among
its outspoken adberents, the repre-
sentative men of the Lincoln party in
that county. There are at least one
hundred unconditional Greeley Re-
publicans in the several townships of
the county, with every assurance of
trebling the number upon the receipt
of the news of Greeley's nomination
at Baltimore. So much for county
that has never yet polled q thousand
Republican votes.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-07-11

The hall in which the Geneva court
of arbitration holds its sessions is an
ordinary drawing-room, the windows
looking out upon neat little garden
in the very center of the city. The
ante-room through which the commis-
sioners and secretaries enter the hall
to congress is called the marriage
chamber, and is regarded by senti-
mentalists as significant of the ap-
proach of a happy union between the
two great nations,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-07-11

THE Grant managers are engaged in
compiling, at Washington, what they
call Greeley's record, in which they
design to group together all the rough
sayings of the philosopher against the
Democracy. BY this means they hope
to aid in perpetuating the Grant des-
potism. They forget that the Democ-
racy are in favor of universal amnesty
for past political offenses.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-07-11
Legal Notice.

against him and others in the Court of Common
Pleas of Portage County, Ohio, asking for the
4S100 acres of land in lots 75 and 10 In Shaiers-
vile In said county being the land of which his
father Charles S. Bell died seized and now own
ed by George o. AMI others us his heirs, and
mortgaged by his father to me in january, 1859
He is requiI ed to answer said petition on Or
before the third Saturday after six weeks from
this date, or the same win be taken MS true and
an order made for the sale OF said real estate
and he be barred of all Interest therein.
CHRISTIAN CACKIER.
BY NJ. stuart, his AtiorneP.
July TO- 1872. 203 6w tlt l -.t-f E,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-07-11
+ GreeIey,s Prospects.

The Utica (N. Y.) Observer Demo
cratic)-af very careful and shrewd
observer of political events-follows
Mr.. Greeley's practice in log cabin
days Qhirty-two years ago., when he
did whathe called ssposting the books
of the canvass from week to week.
Afterssurveying the field the Observer
spoststhe. books ofthe present situa-
ton of the campaign. as follows: -
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-07-11
Saws the Cincinnati ENQUIRER

The reappearance of two of our
old Democratic leaders at the Cleve-
land Convention-two of the ablest
and strongest men in the State, who
have not been in the Democratic coun-
ellis for years--was fresh evidence of
approaching victory. We allude to
Henry B. Payne, of Cleveland. and
Gen. j. B. Steedman, the hero who
saved the day at the. battle of. .Chicka-
mauga. The events of the war es-
tranged them from the party, butthey
are for Greeley now"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-07-11

Let every one read the article on
the first page of this paper entitled
''The last act of Despotism," which is
copied from the Chicago Tribune, a
paper that formerly supported Grant.
1t shows most clearly and distinctly
the direction in which the country is
drifting under the rule of the Radical
despots who manage our public af-
fairs. Though many of the most OBJ
jectionable features of the bill were
stricken out before its passage, the
country owes no thanks to Grant or
his supporters for that fact. The bill
as originally reported and which the
Administration and its m n on S
sought to force through Congress by
ltaeking it on to, the; appropriation bill
and by every appliances in their pow
er was designed to place the whole
people in the power of q. S. Grant,
placing every polling place in the ma
ton IN the hands of Federal office
holde-,s, with power to employ Fed.
CA0i tAOOpS anu Oo 0uEtSs W
whatever DEGREES might be issued by
his imperial Highness, Ulysses the
First. This was purely an administra-
tion measure, designed, to place in
the hands of the President the power
to secure his own reelection; that it
was not crowned with complete sue
cess is owing to the fact that the COM
bined vote of the Democrats and Lib
eral Republicans interposed an insur-
mountable barrier to the towering
ambition of ssfhe man on horseback"
&c these wicked and ambitious rulers
are permitted to carry out their pur-
poses the States will have no rights
that the Federal Government is bound
to respect, and the American people
will be dependent for the tenure of
their rights and liberties upon the per-
mission or forbearanee of Ulysses s..
Grant. Let the freemen of the nation
rise in their might and hurl the des-
pots from power. s
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-07-11

A wealthy man in Pike County,
Indiana, recently died, having left his
property toiall the widows within Il
radius OF eight miles OF his residence
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-07-11

Horace Greeley is regular oil Po-
tato Bug. He is death on the Pre- si-
dents Murphies.-Lou.C COur. Jour.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-07-11
L. g. CLARK,
SURGEON DENTIST,
OFFICE OPPOSITE ETNA HOUSE.
Ravenna, Ohio.

Having bought out the interest of my former
partner, Dr. IL. I. Clark, am prepared to dc
all work dertaIning to Dentistry in the highes
style of art and at reasonable prices.
Ravenna. April s, 1872. 1s9-tE
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-07-11
D. R. JENNINGS. E. C. SWAIN.
JENNINGS & SWAIN,
Operative and Mechanical
D e N T I S II S i,

Office over 2d National Bank, Ravenna, Ohio.
Where they will be pleased to meet all their old
patrons and as many new ones as should feel
like giving them Il call. .,
JENNINGS & SWAIN,
DIR. Jennings ONCE Cleveland, sa3 Supe-
rior Street, E. frifriftIl-
P.S. All persons knowing themselves indebted
to d. II. Jennings, viii please call and settle.
ID. II. JENNINGS.
Ravenna. Jan. 3. 1872.
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The Ads.


The World says: The party OF
General Grant is in sad want of a name.
It will never do to go to the country
as the GRANTEES, for that title repre-
sents only two things; the personality
of their candidate, which from a lever
to lift them, as it was in 1868, has be-
come q load to be carried and the
special disposition of their candidate,
which is that of the daughter of. the
horse -leech crying Give, give" or
what amounts to the same thing,
q Grant, grant, It would be absurd
to call them the Nationar Republic
cans for they base their whole policy
ON subjugating one part of the nation
to the VIII of another part of the ma
ton, and are openly the party of sec
tioIal domination. To call them plain
Republican" is equally absurd; for
il is the essence of republic that the
military should be subordinate to the
civil authority, and President Grant
has surrounded himself with militia
ry household, makes treaties for the
armed occupation of foreign island
by his g aide-de-camp. and. used his
utmost personal influence at the end
of the late session of Congress to
force through the House, as he had
forced over'the rules of the Senate,
a bill for regulating the Presidential
election IN ali the States, and in all
parts of the States, by the bayonet Of
the regular army. Why not, then,
coin new name from the actual mot
to of the President and his party as
put forth by the Pennsylvania mem
Der of Grants National Committee? ?
Mr.. Kemble, Treasurer of the State
of fPennsylvania, has just been selected
from the whole Grant party of that
State as their representative man, on
the strength of a letter written by
him to one Titan L. Coffey, recon
rnending him to support certain per-
son bent on engineering through the
Government q fraudulent claim, be-
cause that person understood addi-
tion, division, and silence" Addition
begins with A. Division begins with
ID. Silence begins with S. Ads will
stand admirably for administrationists
Ads, then, let them be from this time
forth, = sis1is.''. 7. - s.s..'s,.4
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Total -. 2. ]. .229 Total .

One hundred and eighty-four make
majority in the Electoral College.
So, from present appearances, Gree
ley will have forty-fve votes to spare,
and viii be sure of election to the
Presidency s. sis.J g,55e ...s.gss, ezitsi
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-07-11

The MY. World, referring to a
printed circular of disaffected parties
advising Democratic bolt at Balti-
more in case the Cincinnati move
ment is endorsed, says that it is dis
organizing movement in which it
takes no stock.
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GOSS BROTHERS!

Having returned from the East after pnrchas-
ing q complete assortment OF
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1872-08-23
Eating CrOW-An Amusing Account
of the Origin of the Term.


NEAR the camp of the old Pennsylvania
Bucktail regiment, in Virginia, early in
the war, lived an old, aristocratic, eXclu-
sive and pompous Virginian in true baro-
NAL style. His mansion, of very old age,
was made of imported brick, his Chin
neys were tall and massive, and the rooms
were large and pleasant. The chief at
traction of the old place, however, was
the grounds that surrounded the mansion.
Large trees gave luxuriant shade, and the
underbrush in portions of the grounds af-
forded shelter for rabbits and other small
game. There were walks, and orchards,
and arbors, and the whole bore such a
scene of general peacefulness and repose
that it was no wonder the wild Bucktails
were charmed with theprospect, and anx-
iOus to penetrate into spot which gave
such promise of enjoyment.
The Bucktails were not the most tracta-
BILE soldiers They came from the step
ping off place-the Wilderness of Penn
ylvania-McKean, Potter, Forest and
Tioga Counties-and they obtained their
name, which clung to them during the
entire war, through fancy of Colonel
Kane, brother of tho Arctic explorer, who
became their commander. He recruited
the regiment in the early days of 1861 (be-
ginning on the day of the arrival of the
news of the fall of Sumter) from the
backwoOdsmen, who were famous
marksmen. They were all deer hunters,
and, as a designation, each man was fur
nished with the tail of buck by Colonel
Kane, and when they marched from
Camp Curtin with the bucktails in their
caps il was novel sight. Colonel Charles
j. Biddle, of Philadelphia, was made the
Colonel, and Colonel Kane the Lieutenant
Colonel of the regiment-both men noted
for their short, attenuated forms, Neither
was scarcely more than five feet high, and