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The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1872-06-18
An American Turning Pataso!
man.


The San Francisco Bulletin publishes
the following strange incident in the
life cf Col. Geo W. MeDougaf, who
committed suicide in Washington. He
was younger brother. Of ex Governor
John McDougal, Of California:
A few days since a denizeh Of the
Hoosier State, taking rather strange
freak for one hailing SO farsinland ast6er
banks of the Wabash and White rivers,
joined those ''who go down to the sea
in ships" Coasting along the terra is-
cognita known as Terra del Fueoo, he
landed among tie Patagonians, and pro-.
ceeded at once to make his court to the
tall chief of the bands, who loomed up
among the crowd of. .six,footers by
whom lie was surrounded. To quote
the language of his graphic description
in letter to the Indiana State JoarnaEs
which was extensively copied at the
time, extending his hand to this supp6-
sitious Patagonian, chief, he started
back, exclaiming, George, is that you p
to which the chief, recognizing his old
Indian friend, exclaimed in turn why
is that you? Mutual explanations fol-
lowed, in which McDougal stated that,
disgusted with civilization, and .hor.
oughly misanthropic. he had drifted
among the savage Patagonians, where,
owing to his superiority in size, and out,
of compliment for his huge proper.
tons, he had been chosen as head chief.
The life suited him, and he had never
meeting friend or acquaina
tance. The persuasions of mis- old friend
and tellow.countfyman to induce him
to abandon his savage life and return
with him on the vessel were lunavailing;
and he expressed full determination 10.
live and die among his adopted people.
1t would appear, however, that he dida
return to civilized life and died by'shisA
own hand. IaLS yeTTs5
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South Carolina to the Front.

COLUMBIA, June 12.-The Democratic
State Convention reassembled this morn
ing. The Committee on Resolutions re-
ported the following, which were anani-
mously adopted 9'. .s..'arH- '.
. "Resoleed, That this Convention recognize
The movement which was organized at Cincin-
natl in May last as the only one in this crisis
calculated to revive individual liberty and reA
store local self government.
"Res0lUed, That this Convention accept the
Cincinnati platform as broad. liberal and Just
to all persons and classes and citizens of the
Republic. -...- ........e.. ..r,,,.
"Rezolged, That it is the sense of this Con-
venSion that the interest of the whole country
requires that no separate, distinct nomination
should be made by the Baltimore Convention
and that delegates appointed by this body are
hereby instructed to oppose such nominations" !"
A minority report favoring straieh
nomination at Baltimore was tabled, with
only two dissenting votes. '
VOORHEES,, GRANT Il Co., are making
poor headway towards straight nom
ination at Baltimore.
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A Nice Man for the Foreigners TO
Vote For.
from the Chicago Tribune.l

t From the chicago tribune.
In 1854, Mr.. Henry Wilson was the
chief of the Know.Nothng organiza.
ton in Massachusetts, which party, in
secret convention, nominated a candi.
date for Governor, who was elected
Mr.. Edward Everett, who was then
United States Senator, resigned, and the
Know-Nothing Legislature elected Mr..
Henry Wilson to fill the vacancy. Mr..
Wilson did not take his seat until the
10th of February, 1855, and on the 23d
of the same month, in long debate on
a bill providing for the enforcement of
the United States laws, he repeatedly
spoke of the American or Know Moth
ing party, "with which l act" He
claimed to be, and was, the representa-
tive of that party in the Senate.
On the first of March, 1855, Mr.. Will
son, as the Senatorial representative of
that party, presented the petition of cit
izens of Boston, Massachusetts, praying
a repeal of the naturalization laws of
the United States On the 4th of March
the session of Congress closed, and
Mr.. Wilson did not appear again until
the December following. He remained
Representative Of the Know Nothing
party until in 1856, when that organi-
zation became national party" repu-
dating anti slaveryism. Mr.. Wilson
then Joined the Republican party.
This is the gentleman selected by the
Grant party to Offset Mr.. Schurz. he
is expected to draw all the old Know
Nothinss, to take the place of the Ger
mans. G,
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Col. Milton Barnes.

The Belmont Chronicle Of the 18th
inst, announces Col. BARNES as can
didate for Congress, and says;
"We are better acquainted with Col.
Barnes war record than his civil life
He entered the army as Captain in the
62d Ohio Volunteers and for gallant
services was promoted to the rank of
Lieut.. Colonel and assigned to the 9th
Regiment"
Col. BARNES was Captain in the 62d
Ohio from October, 1861, to May, 1862,
when he resigned on account of ILL.,
health. He did not participate in sim
gle engagement during the time he re-
NAMED with the cd. His resignation
was accepted at Falmouth, Virginia, the
latter part Of May, 1862 The writer of
this was an officer in the s2d from Octo
Der 8, 1861, to December, 1865, the date
of the Regiments muster out of the
service
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EXCITING SCENES I'M CONGRESS.
The Lie Freely Passed Around.
Morgan and Bingham Lock Horns.


During the closing hours in the House
Of Representatives the Bayonet Election
Bill came up for consideration as an
amendment t" the General Appropria-
ton Bill, the passage of which the Dem.
ocratic members mantully resisted. We
clip the following from the proceed.
ings:
Mr.. Brooks insisted that the enforce
ment act was unconstitutional.
Mr. Bingham said the pretense Of IN,
constitulionalitv was the inad ghration of
treason as dishonorahle and damning
as that of twelve years ago.
Here there was an impatient outhurst
on the Democratic side of the House,
Mr.. Morgan shouting at the top of his
voice something about Bingham's state
ment being false, and Mr. Eldridge ell.
deavoring to make 4 point of order
But loud and continuous hammering
kept up BY the Speakers gavel rendered
every utterance inaudible.
Mr.. Bing gham, as soon as he could
make himself heard, repeated and de-
ciared that he was ready to make his
statement good before the tribunal of
history and before the great tribunal of
American people, that the proposition
pretended TO he set up here of the right
of the minority to stay indefinitely the
right of the majority to legislate was as
graceful, as dishonorable, as
MIR. Mofgahrising excitedly and shout
ing at the top of his voice, running a
race with the Speakers gavel and with
shouts OF "Order, ORDER from the Re
publican side of the House, denounced
Binghams statement as lie. u
Mr.. Bingham, resuming his sentence
where he had been interrupted-"and as
treasonable as that other pretext."
Mr.. Morgan again raising his voice to
its highest pitch and gesticulating excl
tedly: 81 say it is scandalous calumny
Loud calls to order, while the Speaker
hammers fast and furious 1t is lie,
and will thrust it down your throat
THESE remarks were only heard IN inco.
herent phrases, and are but the report
er's Interpretation Of the few artieula-
tons that reached his ear will allow
no man to make such a charge against
me or against my colleagues"
The Speaker decided that both gen.
tlemen had transcribed the proper lin
its of debate. Gen. MORGAN did right
in flinging BINeHAM's insult back with
"lidr' pinned to 1t.
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Ohio.


The Democratic State Convention is
to be held at Cleveland on Thursday,
the 9th inst.
That Convention should adopt reso-
lutions inaorsing the Cincinnati plat
form and nominees and instruct the Del
egation to Baltimore to vote as a unit
for GREELEY and BROWN.
All of the political indications point
to the nomination of the Cincinnati
ticket upon the first ballot And that is
certainly the correct way of placing the
nominees of the People before the coun-
nv
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Salt In SOaN Making.

An English correspondent writes to
the Scientific American that very prac.
tical and most useful adoption of COM
mon salt in partial substitution for al
kali'in the manufacture of soap is now
being most economically and advanta-
geously used in that country. A soap
can be produced in the bar, or nodded
into pattern, cheaper than any other
known process; and plain and fancy
soaps of every odor, color, and design,
are being freeley circulated at a figure
costing the public no more when boxed
than 50 IS or So 35 per cwt., of 1l2
pounds. This, too, where the mauufac-
turers have to pay 30 cents per cwt,, for
carriage on the salt.
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WASHINGTON, D. c., June IL.
The Presidents Unexpected De.

The Presidents Unexpected De-
parture for Long Branch this morning
took the entire town by surprise, and
created feeling of bitter disappoint-
ment among Senators and Members,
delegates to the Philadelphia Conven.
ton, and others having business with
the Executive. The ante-room of the
White House was full most of the day
with callers, who very. generally were
under the impression that the President
would not desert the White House quite
as soon as Congress deserted the Capt.
tol. Some indignant Republicans, who
had important business to transact, ard
could find neither the President nor
either of his Secretaries, declared that
there was more truth than they had
supposed in Mr.. Summers charge that
the Executive spent most of his time in
seaside loiterings. A great many had
delayed pressing their matters
on the President until Congress had
gone, in order that he might have more
time. 1' Nt @'
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GREELEY AND BROWN,

Grants Administration
Has ruined the nation;
And broken its liberties down;
But these we'll recover
Ere autumn is over
By voting for Greeley and Brown.
Hurrah for Greeley and Brown!
Nurrah for Greeley ahd Browh'
But these we'll recover
Ere autumn is over
BY voting for Greeley and Brown.
Grants minions may s@agger,
And each carpct-bagger
His conduct with infamy crown,
But soon they'll give place
To much better race,
Who will serve under Greeley and Brow
iIurrsh for Greeley and Brown! etc.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1872-06-18

on that sum to the relief of other prom
erty iii the county, and to tue relief of
every tax payer in the county. While it
affords & ready market and consequently
an increased facility for making morey,
it also affords a means for the reduction
of taxation by being compelled to as
uu!biIs'ptrtlon of the burden. A.
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The Office Holders Platform.

The New York Frehing Post,a GRANT
journal, edited by WILLIAM CULLEN BRY-
ANT, is disgusted with the Philadelphia
platform. In its issue of the 7th inst
the following appeared:
"The resolutions are a wretched jum-
Bile of inanties when they are not plati-
tudes, and with almost as little relation
TO the political duties of the, hour as
Comforts Maxims on the Westminster
Catechism. The Convention just closed
at Philadelphia Is perhaps as shabby 9
specimen of platform fsaking as zee haze
yeti had. The first resolution relates the
glorious early history of the Republican
party; but is otherwise not true, omit
ting or misrepresenting its disastrous
failures In its reconstruction and inan-
cial policies. The second, third, fourth,
eighth and tenth resolutions are not dis
tinctiye at all, and express merely what
all parties now accept. The fifth, ,on civil
service, is feeble and preyaricating. The
sixth, against granting away the public
lands, is sound, but in conflict cith the
more convincing practice Of the party,
and the same may be said Of that against
the .tranking privilege, which has been
supported by both the Senate and House
this session Nth sneers at those tch0, ask
ed for reform. AS for what Is said in
the seventh, eleventh and fourteenth res
olutions on the tariff, on the relations of
capital and labor, and ON woman suf-
frsge, it is so palpaple juggle in each
case that it would have been much better
to say nothing" III ..
The platform will be found on our
first page The attention Of all persons
is called to it; the Cincinnati ticket and
platform frightened the of1ice-holders'
platform makers out of theif wits hence
their tumble of inanities."
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~The action of Democratic State
Conventions held during last week cause
the GRANTEES to think there is no
chance for buying up the Baltimore Con-
vention.
Gentlemen, you may as well pack up
for Salt River. The Baltimore Conven-
ton will nominate GREELEY and BROWN.
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HgThe Democracy of the States. of
Indiana, Iowa, Kansas. Florida and.
South Carolina, through their Represen.
tatives and Conventions have, emphat-
lcally declared in favor of the Ginuinua-
ii platform and nominees In every in.
stance delegates to the Baltimore Con-
ventlon were instructed to vote for,
Greeley and Brown. In, the State of
Delaware-where the Chicago Times
and New York World circulate largely
"a demand was made fe;r, az. ..sStraight
Ticket The Greeley tide is sweepinss.,
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MEXHCO,
The Government Forces at Mon.
terey Completely Wiped out, "a nd
the City in the Hands Of The
RcyOiltiOniS(S.

New YORK, June, 11.-Dspatches
from Mexico state that Correla, when
he attacked Monterey, had three thou,
sand men. He lost everything, his
whole army being killed, wounded, cap
tured or scattered. His loss includes
his ammunition, artillery trains, and
$4,000 in money. This disaster has
caused great depression, and the people
are flying to the United States. Gen.
eral Corrella's staff and twenty men,
who are all of the Government forces
that escaped from the disaster at Mon
tery, have arrived at Brownsville, Tex
as. General Cevallos has retreated TO
Mier, pursued by the revolutionsts.-
Trevino captured fifty thousand dollars
from the Government. The revolu-
tionists have reoccupied Monterey.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1872-06-18

EEThe international boat race, be-
tween the English and American crews
Of four came off on the Thames on the
10Th inst. The distance was four miles
asd two. furlongs. The English won in
twenty,ene, minutes and sixteen seconds,
beating the Americans badly.
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From the Barreesville Enterprise, 18th inst.

| - loul eHc ldhfSSNIle lSuttTpTlSe, IOUH 1uSU
The suit brought sometime ago by
William Reed and others to enioin the
town Council from purchasing the Dav.
enport lot on Arch street, was decided
in the Court of Common Pleas ON We'd
nesday morning in favor of the de-
fendant. Quite number of interest
ing questions were submitted to the
court in the argument, but the case
turned on the question, whether the
Mayor had right to give the casting
vote on the resolution to purchase the
Davenport lot, the members Of the
Coancil being equally divided Judge
Chambers, in labored and exhaustive
opiEion, decided that the Mayor had the
right to give the casting vote on the
adoption of the resolution to make this
purchase The plaintiffs were represen.
ted by R H. Tanneyhill and Judge d.
D. I. Cowen, and the defendants ny j.
H. Collins. ho ""H 7'r' Et .la."
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Missouri.

The Democratic State Convention held
on the 18th inst, selected delegates to
the Baltimore Convention and adopted
resolutions indorsing the Cincinnati
platform and nominees. a
The following resolution was offered:
Resotced, That the delegates, appointed to the
vote as unit against the nomination of any
candidate for President or Vice President at
the approaching election" .
The resolution was adopted, with
round after round of applause. e
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Grant and wilson.

The correct name of ULYSSES SIMPSON
ERAxr Is HIRAM Ulysses GRANT.
HExRY,WILsoN's right name is JERE,
MIAH ColBArrH.
Aliases are worn by men OF doubtful
reputation; honorable men don't use
them: st. aq.a
Will some of the post-office editors
explain why their candidates changed
their names?
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kECoLFAx is extremely sore over
his retirement. He's mad because the
delegates took him in earnest when he
said,he, was anxious to retire from pub
lic,iifo. p T 7
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1872-06-18

RE Rev. DR.. HoUsToN, of Baltimore
scandal notoriety has been acquitted by
the committee appointed at the Warren
ton, Virginia, Conference to investigate
his case. .l-l tnL..
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The Chicago Tribune on the Phil
adeIphia Ticket and Platform.

The Tribune of the 7th inst, says Of
the result, of the Philadelphia Conven-
tion, that the nomination of Gen. GRANT
was 90 universally expected that the an
nouncernent Of the fact failed to excite
the least comment The nomination of
WILSON, it says, was a surprise to few,
but not to the many, who have known
that Mr.. CoLFAx had long since been
regarded with dislike by the GRANT fac
tion. Ii then proceeds to review VIII
sosis political history, especially his con-
nection withthe old Know Nothing par
ty,,'and concludes the article as follows;
aiTKis ticket presents all the evils of
the Grant Administration, and as if the
hates, prejudice, bitterness, prescription
and disfranchisement Of late years were
not enough, there has been revived all
the, old and most senseless of all hates
and prejudices-the prescription of nat
uralized citizens and their political dis
franchisement in the addition to the
ticket,of Mr.. Henry Wilson, the at one
time high priest Of Natiyisnl in the Uni
ted States IL
The platform, i. says, declares in favor
Of all the measures which the Admins.
trasion party in Congress have opposed.
The tariff resolution, il argues, is in the
interest of protection, and means that
the President will oppose and veto any
repeal Of the taxes levied for the pro-
tection of monopolies.
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The coolest bodies warm with oppo-
sition, the hardest sparkle in collision.
-Juntus, .s..t n-.. ~.
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"KNow THYsELF.'

hNoW TH1SELF.
"in the name iof tile Omnipotent, 4
Omnipresent. Omniscient, of Science
aud Common Sense Amen, Is - "a :
II, Sol Hewes Sahborn {cosmopo.
lte), now sojourning at Simpsons Ho-
tel, in Medford, Middlesex County,
State of Massachusetts, do, by these
preseEts, will, devise. and bequeath flor,
the diffusioneef anatomical knowledge
among mankind thy mortal remains to
Professor Louis Agassiz and Oliver
Wendell Holmes, of Havard University, (;
on the following conditions:
"First-That my body be, prepared
in the most scientific and skillful man.
ner known, in anatomical art. and placed
in the Museum Of Anatomy in the afofe.
said institItion, or any other public
building thesaid Professor may deem
advisable.
Second is my express desire (if'
compatible with the usages of the, afore..
said university that two drum heads
shall be made Of my skin, on one of
which shall be written in ,lindeMble
characters, s.Pope's. Universal Prayer,,'s
and on the other aThe Declaration of
INDEPENDENCE as it originated IN the
4 brain its illustrious author, Thomas
Jefferson;l the said drGmiieadsF to be
presented to my distinguished friend
and fellow citizen, Warren Simpson,
drummer, Cohasset, Norfolk County,
State of Massachusetts, on the follow
4 ing conditions: That he, the aforesaid
Warren Simpson, Shall beat, or cause fo
be beaten on said drum,headss tie Ma
tional air of of.fa6kee Doodle at the
base Of the monument on 'Bunkers
Hill, at sunrise on the the 18th of June
annually.
Third-The viscera and other parts
of my body useless for. anatomical pur-
poses, ! wish, cohposted for fertilizer,
to be used for the purpose Of nourish,a
ing the growth of an American elm to
he planted Or set out; on some rural
public tborouglfare, that the weary
wayfaring man may rest, and innocent
children eplayfullY sport beneath the
shadow of sts ! um5rageous branches
rendered luxurious by my carcass.
t.s4i'tSoL. HEwEs SANBoRN."
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LET THE PE0PhE REJOICE.
.f1taH (rJHgt = =
Thei Ku Klux. RayOnel Election
ssiH and Social Equality Bills,
Defeated or Shorn of their Dan.
geT0us Provisions,

The Commerctars Washington dis
patch of the 10th inst contained the fol !.
fcwing: 8
~7he administration haze completely
failed to carry the important measures
on ,chicb alone they depended in order to
carry the Presidential election for
G,uat. Z The Ku Klux Bill sleeps on the
Speakers table. ALI the essential and
dangerous features of the Bayonet Elec-
ton Bill have been strangled after pro-
traeted and earnest contest. The Senate,
uAfch belongs to Grant, did its part Of the
9ofk.lla e f9Tl i
"7his failure Of these revolutionary
schemes, needed to pespetuate Grunt's
posoe,, is due partly TO the desire of
the members to get home and look after
theirsinterests, and to the dread felt by
decentralization Of calling an extra
session avowedly to pass these bills, bat
far more tosthe fact that the friends Of
Grants election are not in mgjorty IA,
the House 80
IA number of Republicans are at
leastfin favor of Greeley, and therefore
will, not consent to give the Presiden:
theimeans for his reelection. This fact
explains why the House has check mated
the Senate.and at last forced an adjourn
ment, while it rejected their favorite
bills. Even the Civil Rights or Social
Equality Bill goes over to next winter.
The Democrats and Liberal Republi.
cans in Congress deserve the thanks Of
the people for their unceasing labors to
prevent the passage of GRANTS revolu-
tionaty measures.
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NOA UI-V OTlTIInJ
A Railroad from woOdsfield
NorGhyvarG.
WooDsFIELD, O., June Is, 1872.

... WooDSFtEhD, o., June 10, 1872.
EDS. SPIRIT: The people of ttItfs vicin-
ity are getting in real earnest tb6ut ail
outlet by railroad in some direction
Some of us have had our attention dlrec.
ted to the town of Barnesville, as point
that could De reached at the shortest dis
tance, and where the greatest amount of
assistance would be rendered. We are
satisfied that roatl can be made at a
moderate cost from here to Yocums mill,
near Somerton. s@f-.t.s2 r.-.
We would start at the west side of
Woodsfeld; thence down Clingan's run
to Sunfish Creek; thence by the valley of
Sunfish to the mouth of Bakers Fork !;
thence up that stream to apoint near the
Belmont and Monroe County line north
of Malaga; thence down q branch of Cap
tina creek TO Yocum's mill. We are as.
sured that there will he no tunneling on
this roHte, and the only cut of any mag
nitide would be at the summit north oil
Malaga. ~ Il. ''.' y
I'VE cannot speak of the route from
Somerton north, but are informed that 8
practicable route can be found from there
to .Barnesville. We intend to have it in
Festigated soon. W.
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EgG GRANT and WILSON have accept