The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1872-06-04
New YORK World.

III commenting upon the w orld de-
icction, the Louisville Courier Journal
closes its article as follows:
'Bcfore we close these plain words
we wish TO speak with "andor. hut with
out intentional efcnsp, 10 the power
that controls the New York World. 1t
is rumored that the New York World
has been purchased hy the Administra-
,inn to do the special job in, which it is
now engaged. Without doubt the course
of the paper would justify Administra-
ton subsidy, and therefore .iustilies sus
pician. We know how rccklessly char
gCs of this kind are made against news
papers; how rarely they are true; and
how impossible they are either of es-
tablislment or disproof We do not
speak of the matter wantonly. But
when we look hack over the career of
this brilliant and unsteady journal; /;
when we recall the fact that its editor
was equally its editor when It was re-
lioious daily, Radical organ and .
Democratic adventnrcr: when We re
member that in 1868 it advised the with
drawal of the Democratic ticket from
the field at the moment when its advice
could do General Grant most good and
its own party most harm: when we con
slider how it excused the Tammany
thieves until it was driven out Of their
company to save itself; and when. final
ly, we reflect that its ownership has
been mystery that battles all reason
able conjecture, to say nothing of the
ordinary rules of business calculation.
we begin to be puzzled we begin to
doubt, and we fail, by the uttermost
stretch of charity and fancy, to take in
the logic of the case, except upon one
of two suggestions, either that the pa
per is guided by mind as radically un-
sound as that of Mr. Voorhees-a thing
almost impossible when the superior in
telligence and cosmopolite character of
the World are estimated-Or that it is
acting, from some unworthy motive, in
the interest of the Federal administra
ton. We make no charge whatever
and if we did we could not prove it,
But we declare that the Southern peo.
pie are weary of such party leaders as
Mr.. VOORHEES,, and such party organs
as the World The sooner they leave
MS off their slate the better. We want
to have nothing to do with them. They
are our enemies and not our friends
and if they have not betrayed us they
have deceived us, and the result is the
same. ua tta e..
A straight out Democratic ticket i:
certain defeat and equally certain ruin
The man who does not see that it is pre-
cisely what the Grant party wants, car
see nothing. The road that leads from
Greeley goes to Grant. but it has beer
given ia Mr.. VOORHEES, and the New
York World to discover the short cut
There is foot path that enters the real
of the White House by way of the Treas
ury Department. 1t is now open tc
Democrats and Southern men who wisi
to sell out For the honor of our call
ing, we hope il has not been already
trayersed by the New York World.
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German Meeting i'm Nashville.
Voorhees, speech Denounced.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. May 26-The Ger
mans of Nashville held a meeting las
night, C. G. Giers presiding, and R. AL
bert and August Nickle Secretaries
Speeches were made in favor of Greele,
and Brown, and the Liberal, Republican
movement, byrJfB. JeupI editor of th'
Emigrant; General Trauernicht; A
Hitsiield, of Memphis, and Others. Res
olutions were adopted renouncing al
former party alliances and assuming f,
position Of neutrality until new part,
may be formed based upon honest prin
ciplea and true Republicanism,; intlor
sing the platform of the Cincinnati Con
vention, and pledging their votes t.
Greeley and Brown; congratulating tn
country upon the passage of a genera
amnesty law as one offthe good effect
of the Cincinnati Conventions; express
ing gratitude 10 Greeley for his cours
during the Franco German war; de
claring thew will hereafter support n,
!, man for office of any kind merely he
cause he is party candidate, but vii
vote for the best and most honest: and
in conclusion, demand for the German
a proportionate share of public Offices
The meeting was large and enthusiastic
Voorhees, Terre Haute speech, pub
lished this morning, is universally con
demned by all Democrats and other sup
porters of. Greeley. 1t pleases onl
Grants friends. s,.t
J, The Union and American, Democrat
, ic organ, regards it as containing al
that can be said against Greeley, an
say S his friends must recognize that in
fuences are at work against the adop
ton of him at Baltimore. To NEE
these influences and secure the consum
nation desired, all true friends of tn
Cincinnati nominees, it says, shoul
close the ranks, ignore petty quibbl!n9
, and put their shoulders together to til
, work before them. p. ...a