The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1872-10-08
POLITICAL ITEMS.


through Congress as follows: RiAlsRs
bribes, $50, ,OSo, CsLrIx's $50, ,aAD.
CHANDLER, Of Michigan, wrote thus
to the postmaster at Albany: Il am di
rected by the Postmaster General to say |
to you that any assistance you can give
the Louisville movement will be consid
cred done for the Administration"
A latter from Radical in Illinois, a .
personal friend Of Senator LOGAN, and
who has heretofore been most sanguine
of the success of his party in the State,
predicts the defeat Of GRANT, and as.
serts that nearly every Scandinavian in
Illinois will vote for GREELEY
A. poster, setting forth the merits of a
GRANT song book, was lately received by
Vermont postmaster, under the frank
of an NJ. c. That is nearly as bad as
frankirg BLANroN DuNCAN's documents.
Word has been passed around the
loyal to-GRANV newspapers to go it
gently on Wendell PHILLIPS, Long
live Ulysses" and to, by no means, man
ifest any interest in the election of 1876
until an election in 1872 is assured.
The chairman of the Democratic
State Committee of Wisconsin feels con
fident Of carrying that State in Novem
Der hy 5000, and also of carrying the
State Legislature, 1t is also claimed
that large majority of the Germans
of that State will vote for GREELEY.
From thorough canvass of Sanga-
mon county, says the Chicago Tribune,
it appears that there are 1882 Republi-
cans who voted for GRANT in 1868 who
will this yosr vote for GREELEY and
BROWN SO far as known, there are but
four Germans in the county who will
vote for GRANT.
Large and spirited meetings ef the
| Liberals and Democrats are being held
daily in the different wards OF New
York city and in the towns and villages
in the vicinity. The columns of the
Tribune and World are filed with the
details of their proceedings.
The clerks of the Departments at
Washington are to be furnished with
free passes to go to Pennsylvania, Indl-
ana, and Ohio to vote for the GRANT
candidates. Their salaries in the mean.
time are to be continued. This is an
other illustration of President GEANg's
civil service reform.
Mr. GREELEY's eastward journey was
checked at every important point by un'
expected demonstrations of the hearty
zeal and honest excitement of the peo-
pie in behalf of good government,peacs
retrenchment, and referm.
The New York Herald hints that
the denial by Speaker CoLFAx OF
his participation in the Credit Mobilier
fraud is equivocal, and calls upon him
to state whether he did not in some
shape or way profit by those dishonor-
able transactions.
The sworn statement Of Colonel Nc
CooMB charging Senator WILSON, Speak
er BLAINE, and other Radical Congress-
men, with having been bribed by profits
accruing from Credit Mobilier stock, is
on file in the Supreme Court Of Penn
svlvania for the Eastern District, and is
still unrefuted.
1t is reported that Mr.. TWEED, who
'claims that he can control fifteen thou 8
and votes in,this city, will support Gen
eral GRANT on condition that he shall
not be brought to trial And not fin
ger has been raised to try him yet. The
fact is significant. Tammany goes for
GREELEY, but the Ring goes where votes
arc wanted and will be paid FORBIDDEN
Age.
"MoRroN's desperation is Of the mean
and cold blooded Sort says the Louis,
Vile Courier Journal. Five years ago
he was against negro suffrage. Now he
is trying to get the negroes to break a
law of his swn making. His importa-
ton scheme is a piece of reckless sci,
fishpess, the effect of which will be to
injure the negroes as a race, and TO
bring hundreds of them into personal
peril
The North Carolina Conservative
State Committee are now investigating
the charges of fraud made in conncc-
ten with the recent election in that
State. They have discovered the most
astounding cases of fraud, cases which,
when brought to the notice of the Leg
islature, will undoubtedly unseat CALD-
WELL, and put Judge MERRIMoN in the
saddle.
s8..Ef wanted Patronage
I had a very good chance to
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