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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1876-08-15
Almost TOO Dutch to Believe.

A Yankee while footing toward the West
got very hard W, aud was cudgcliug his
brains how he should make a raise of q little
money Finally be mex q Du,chman who
was followed b I great. ugly cCwavdly dog,
and he entered into conversation With him.
Mice dorg you've got there" said he.
"Iaw lie pecs = very fine sog"
"Ili bet you a dollar l esn tell what his
name is"
What ISL dat: Aud you nsfsr sec dot
tog before"
mo, of coqzo ros, bu. I'll bet . dollar I
can tell wha: his name IS
Ply tam, / dakes dot pet" said the Dutch
nan. eager to make gu houe=t dollar.
"Well. call him Up here and lg. me have
n look at him, said Yak.
Here, Fri;zy d, Come here and make me
Won dollar, said she buchanan, calling his
dog.
The Yankee ?.ttei him On the he.d. look,
ing down his threat.
His name is F,;:zy?@ said lie, With de-
liberation.
'Donder and biizsn = exclaimed the
Dutchman, with open eyes and mouth.
Am | not right"
"law, y tan. aid he. handing over the
wager "Py Jiuks. ! know no; dot my sog
SN-y as '-+3 HH@L MS LEG2I must choke
his tam ueck foz hlln and away lie marched.
trying to get . kick at the poor dog whose
name he lad given away himself.
CURE FoE y French medical
journal reports he cure Of ;ho mos, refractory
eorns by the ra2ru.r. and evening appilcs,
tiou, with a brush. @: ! drop Of a solution of
the rerchioE'3e Of IRON 1t s;stes thar, after
a fortnight continued application, without
PAIN. a patient who had suffered mErtyrdom
1oT nearly tor'y years tom a most painful
corn on the inner side of each little toe WAS
entirely relieved ; pressure was no LONGER,
PAINFUL and the cure seemed so bo radical.
Judge David F1I,z, of S,sunton. a prom,
inent Republican, We learn, has abandoned
the corrupt Radical party and vii! support
Tilden and Hendricks. DR. john E.rlrt IF
Greene, a Republican leader in his section i
also for Tilden sud Hendricks. So saws tho
Harrisonburg Commonwealth
- Ex>Lieutea.ut Governor Beach. Of Yov
York, who opposed Trldcn very strongly at
St Louis, is enthusiastically in favor Of him
now.
- Hon James VI. ScoveI, a prominent
New Jersey liberal republican, has declared
for Tilden and Hendricks.
"A watermelon raised near Richmond.
Va weighed 100 pounds, and was nearly as
large as a four barrel.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1876-08-15
HARNESS, SADDLES AND BRIDES

MANUFAcrURED OR REPAIRED.
Al Charlestora, Jefferson County, Erginid.
THEunderGignsd respectfully annoupc-6 CA
&c TO the cItiEenP of CharlestOwn AuGk3SRA
vicinity that be iS constantly making and
telSlTing Carriage GIG, buggy, COach and " Rgon
~RlpLkS HALTERS,
&c., IN the moSt durable manner, and the mori
modern style Of workmanship, and Al shoyt notice
ana upon living terms. Nv work commence
itselt. Al ask - a share oithe public patronage.
oS-CAll upon me at my establishment on Mar
Ast- House square.
HENRY d. MIDDLEKAUFF. q
November :. iS66-iv
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1876-08-15
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The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-03-29
An Unjust Assault Upon Mr.. Hart
Zell,

lMnrphysboro Era Illinsisan. (Rsp)l
THE Cairo Bulletin Of last week had an
editorial which had the clear party ring of
Democracy about 1t. 1t very much encour.
aged the nomination of Judge William
Josh. Allen for Congress. Now the fact is
MI. oberly, the editor OF the Bulletin, has
heen in Washington in the interest OF Cairo
10 Try and have that body make an appro.
priatlon to build levees around that city.
When Mr.. Oherly arrived at Washington
he found that Mr.. Hartzell was absent, and
during his stay there Of three weeks. MFR.
iartzell did not appear. lie was at home
attending to his own private business I'm.
stead OF being In Congress, wher ethe people
elected him to 30 and serve his constituents.
oi whatever complaints could be brought
against Judge Allen, II connot DO said of
him that he shirked any duty dey diving ON
nm ~ Congressman. He was ALWAYS
at his post, and made record that viii las,
him through time. Now, the question with
oberly Is, what can Cairo get out OF Con.
gress when the member from the district is
not thcre to ask It. The fact is, MIR. Oberly
hau al uphill business in trying to get an
appropriation, with no Congressman to A..
sist him, and he wants somebody At Wash.
ingt0n that will represent the district in
congress 10 well as at home; and "who can
DO 1t better than Alleny" /, the question
asked by Oberly.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-03-29
OUR ARGUMENT AN.wEw,n

The State Register says that il homes
10 see "platoon OF delegates from this
STATE 10 the st. Louis convention
winch shall really represent the Democ-
'racy OF the State. a delegation Of our
most honest, capable and firm men.
= or the purpose Of insuring the election
'o' such delegation we desire that the
convention which performs the duty of
'seiecul9 1t shall be entirely outside of
and, IL necessary To say so, above the
'pcrpicxing aud dividing questions as 70
the selection OF State and local c.ndi.
dates" This Is very weak. Tho S,o,,
Register knows that whether the state
convention dominates ticket or doc.
not, tho same delegation will 20 TO II
Louis. The delegation to ST. Louis viii
be selected by the Congressional districts,
ana they will be selected in every
district without reference TO who Is 4
candidate for this or that Office. TN
hVe delegates for the State at large will
" named by the conven ton, and no one
%" ua'hiuily say that the question q
candidates for State offices will he m
e'etneat IN the determination of the
Question who shall he the delegates
az srge" But IL the hopes Of men ~,
pscung 70 BE nomiaateti for State of,,cs.
would have an influence In = conyen,,on
called 70 appoint delegates and nominate
ticket, they will have al influence In ,
convention called for the purpose Of
naming delegates only.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-03-29
The BURIAL OF FREILlGRATm.

Ferdinand Freiligrath, great Ger
man poet, was buried, with many hon.
Ors, In the cemetery Of Cannstadt, near
Stuttgarth, on the 2lst inst. "Freiligrath
was not" says the New York Herald,
"a fashionable poet, particularly OF late
years, when national events transplring
around him seemed to move his ideal of
Germany further from the reality. Like
'Beranger, indeed. several of his lyrics
had forced their way into the salons as
well as into the cottages OF the land.
His sympathies were undoubtedly with
German unilicatiOn, but it was Il union
of peoples and not of bayOnets that he
'longed fora grand German republic as
wide as the Ieutonic language"
The hcarsc was followed by great
throng gathered from all parts OF Ger
many, and innumerable literary bodies
were represented either by their men,
bers or rich floral gifts. Around the
grave were Ludwig Pau, Otto Mueller,
j. &. Fischer, Prof. Lubkc, Schmidt
Weisscnfcls and many other leaders of
the peoples party. Carl Mayer, in the
name OF the peoples party, babe farewell
to the dead. "lIis oratiOn," we are in
formed by cable gram, made power
ful impression. lie spoke of the poets
faithful and devoted labors, and pictured
In glowing colors how the freedom and
unity OF his fathcrland had always been
his highest ideal. lie called him man
and hero, firm and strong like the
knotiy oaks of his Chcruskcan home a
powerful master of his language q skill
ful sculptor OF new forms, and a discoy.
ercr Of new zones for German poetry.
lie closed as iollows:-
"Oh that all laurcls with which the
nations Of this earth adOrn the brows of
their iavoritcs were as pure AS his, TO
which no drop OF blood ever cluny.
Then there would come that springtime
OF nations OF which he prophetlcally
sang, that springtime In which his genial
heart believed, when Orient ard Occident
would fraternally embrace, and North
and South would dwell together in per.
fect harmony; then Germania would
stand highest among all nations of the
globe In eternal ideal freedom.
But, however high her eagles may
soar. the name OF Freiligrath will ever
be called among the best Of her sons.
He Is = genuine ornament of our nation,
q precious jewell In the crown OF German
poetry. Farewell, noble and free spirit
farewell, our dearest friend, thou friend
OF our people, thou sweet singer, thou
majestic seer, farewell. As long as Il
herman heart beats on this globe. as long
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-03-29
OUR INCOMpRmENslBlH NEIGH.
BOR OF THE PAOQICAH NEWH

We have, much to our regret, offended
our neighbor OF the Paducah Ne,cs, who
asserts that we rebnked him because OF
a tenderness about the rebellion which
we suspected him OF entertaining. "Such
'twaddle," he cries in the gcntlest of
RACES, ''is worthier of the Morton and
Blaine school Of politics, and Of the men
'whO have not recognized and will not
accept the fact that the Wharf.-The rebel
'lion, If YOU please-is OVER
We protest that the Nccs does us
great injustice. We did not intend "an
sunderland fling at the Ne'cs because of
"A supposed tenderness it may
have about the rebellion We did not
intend to fling at the Ners at all.
That paper, in a peculiar manner, indulg.
ing in high-flown and singularly indcfln-
lite generalities. took us to task
for daring TO say that David
Davis ought to he nominated for
the presidency by the Democratic party.
We retortcd with an argument to prove
David Davis "a good enough Democrat"
but we did not, as we rccollcct, fling the
rebellion at the Ne,os. We surely said
nothing that justified our ncighbor in
saying to us in reply, that "thc irrcpressi-
'blc influences which have been at war
with and brought to bear against the
true principles OF justice and right have
wrought the necessity, as it were. of
some rccognitions which our fathers did
mot provide against: there has been a
'dethrOnemcnt of truth, we take 1t, which
must rise again proclaming and maintain
ing Its power; and with that abiding trust
(which we repose in the divinity which
shapes our ends we believe that true
Democratic principles will yet prevail"
We have never attempted to deny all this,
and will not make the attempt now. To
do SO would be a work of great difficulty,
involving the necessity of having it, as a
preliminary step, translated into under
standable English. AS nearly as, by a
hop, skip and jump, we can get at our
neighbours meaning, he intends to say
that the Union sentiment of the North,
bearing upon the doctrine Of scces-
sion and slavery. created the necessity
of recognizing the fact that
State cannot secede at pleasure and that
all men are equal before the law. Ia this
truth has been dethroncd but 1t will rise
again and, in the final triumph of the
Democracy, the old doctrine of State
rights and white supremacy will be once
more established. In view OF these facts
in the hope Of a realization OF these
blessings--thc Democrats must put none
uuv Ueiievers m "the true principles
of justice and right" upon duty, and
David Davis is not one OF these.
IL Is just possible that our friend OF the
Ne'os may say that we have misrepre-
| sent him.-that he did not mean to say what
we suppose he meant to say but how
were We to get nearer the truth than we
have! An editor who writes in language
above ordinary comprehension must pa.
tiently endure Misrepresentation, or else
send "key" with each copy OF his pa
per to each of his readers.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-03-29
..S6QS.l2G
CONTINUED MISREPRESENTATION

The Marion Monitor. like the Cairo Ga.
sstte, misrepresents the Carbondale Dem.
erat. After quoting the assertion of the
Democrat that "the people are being al.
most taxed to death In order to paw off
a gigantic debt piled up by carrying on
= ianatical war waged against the rights
and local institutions OF the South" the
Monitor shamefully asserts that "this IL
good Democratic doctrine" The Moni.
tor must know that the Democrat did NOT
mean to call the war for the Union fana.
teal war against the rights of the South
ana II the Mssitor were as disingenous as
lis able 1t would not construc the Ian.
guage OF the Democrat in that way. The
Democrat by the use of the words "ianati.
cal war" meant the political crusade OF
Republicanism since the war against the
political rights and institutions of the
southern States. In this way millions of
dollars have been thrown away, and the
taxes rendered necessary by this cxpen.
u'ture are the taxes under which the
Democrat find, the people struggling and
groaning.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-03-29
rmE srRONcEsr ARGUMENT.

The State Register, urging two conven
lions, says that the Democrats of Illinois
IN this day and generation OF investlga.
ton committees. should not nominate
q ticket until the result Of such investi.
cations has been made known. Why
Is the Register afraid that we may nomi-
nate a candidate for governor, for in
stance, and be compelled, by investiga-
ions now being made, to take him down
again! Has 1t come to this, that we
say: "Wait. Let us see who
is the next victim of investigation
before we put up candidate. Let us
ne sure that we have a man lightning
VIII not strike" 1t would really seem
so. But we believe there need be
no fear In Illinois. We can certainly get
men for the different places on the ticket
above suspicion; and by selecting such
men obviate the necessity of waiting I'M
I'll the developments of corruption have
all been made.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-03-29
To BUILD A LEvEE /.

The Era-Ntinoisan, in most rockies.
disregard Of the truth or In the dcnsest
ignorance, says Cairo Is attempting to in.
duce congress ITO make an appropriation
to build levee around that city," No
person In Cairo has ever dreamed of ask.
ing congress to make an appropriation
for any such purpose. Cairo has leyec
that protects her from floods, and Cairo
can aud will maintain that levec, proyiJ.
cd the government interferes to prevent
the channel. OF the Mississippi. -river from
wandering all over the country in this
neighborhood. Cairo asks no apprO-
priation for u levee. She asks that
an appropriation that has been recon-
mendcd by government officials year after
year, for the Improvement of the Missis-
sippi river at this point, shall be made.
Cairo does this, because, in the first place,
being u river city, the improvement con.
templated will be Il benefit to her business
by rendering river navigation safer and,
in the second place. because such an I'M
provement will result in locating the
channel, and in this way furnish Incl.
dental protection to our levees and the
site OF the city.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-03-29
Mn. HARrzEul y,SD,CArrn

Inc Eta-Rlinoisa,i. Republican paper
published at Murphysboro. says-as our
readers may learn by a perusal Of an ar
tlcle from that paper, published In
another column--that "whcn Mr.. Obcrly
arrived at Washington he found Mr..
'Hartzell absent and during his stay
there Of three weeks. Mr.. Ilartzcll did
mot appear. Now, the qucs-
'tion with Obcrly is, what can Cairo get
'out of congress, when tho member from
the district Is not there to ask IT, The
fact Is, Mr.. Oberly had uphill business
lin trying to get an appropriation with
no congressman to assist him, and he
wants somebody at Washington that
will represent this district In congress rs
well ms at home"
All this does great injustice to Mr..
Hartzell, who was In his scat when Mr..
Oberly arrived at Washington, and did
not leave 1t until week after. During
that week he did all he could to assist Mr..
O.-or we should rather say, he permit
ted Nr. o. to do all that gentleman could
to assist HMM the work of obtaining on
appropriation. Little could be done how
ever, Col. Simpsons report in reference
to the appropriation being in the hands
Of the printer. A day or two after this
report had been returned from the print
ing Office, Mr.. lIartzcll received by tele-
graph the sad intelligence that his moth
cr-in-law was dying, and requesting his
and Mrs. Hartzell's immediate return to
Chester. Mr.. Hartzell could do nothing
but respond to this request. and he must
be very hard-hcarted man who can say
the contrary. We know that all the stale
jokes about mothcrs-in.law may be
brought In here, but they will not inurc
Mr. llartzcll. Ills constituents are too
intelligent to permit their representative.
who Is laborihg in their interest. to be
stabbed by a jest.
Circumstances over whicl, Mr.. II. had
no control. detained him from Washing
ton longer than he intended to stay.
The circumstances were of such charac-
ter that he did not have time to even
communicate with Mr.. .. but that gen
ueman was not, we arc informed, cmbar-
raised in the least by his absence. Mr..
Hereford, the chairman of the Com
mittee on Commerce, the committee in
charge Of MIR. HIS bill, was also absent
all the time Mr.. Hartzell was. and
longer MIR. Reagan, the other influential
member OF the committee, was busy all the
time, and number of other members
were sick-tOO sick to do business. The
foul air of the chamber had probably
overcome them. II Mr.. Hartzell had
been In Washington during the time he
was not there, even he could have done
but little In advancing his bill.
Since his return To Washington, MIR.
Hartzell has, lie informs US, been active
about the appropriation, and that he will
obtain 1t We have no doubt. With his
labors in this behalf we are satisfied. lie
has done all he could do.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-03-29

democracy has been uniform, and upo"
these full and elaborate statements are
only called for IN the state convention
In his speech at the opening Of the new
rooms Of the Democratic headquarters
at Chicago, January s, 1876, MIR. McCor-
mick at some length rcasserted the
opinions set forth above, and is now do
Ing all he can TO make them effective.
While 1t Is true that Mr.. NJ. stands upon
the doctrine Of hard money. yet he has the
sagacity to perceive that resumption be-
fore the business interests of the country
will permit would be ruinous.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-03-29

Tbs National Democratic Committee. "a
whom IL delegated the power OF fixing the
time and place Of holding the National Den.
ocratic convention Of 1879, have appointed
Tuesday, the twsnty-seventh day of June
next. noon, a. the time, and selected st..
Louis ~ the place of holding such CONVEX.
ton.
Each state will be entitled to . reprcsen.
tation equal to double the number OF It's
senators and representatives In the con.
gress OF the United States: and the terri.
tory Of Colorado. whose admission in July
~ State will give II vote in the next
electoral college, is also invited TO send del.
egates to the convention.
Democratic, Conservative and other citi.
zens 0, the United states, irrespective OF
past political associations, desiring to CO.
opssste With the Democratic party in its
present efforts and objects, are cordially In.
vited to join In sending delegates to the
national convention. Cooperation 10 de
sired from oil persons who would change
public credit 10 become and remain inferior
TO other and les favored nations has per
mitted commerce TO be taken away by for
eige powers; has etifled trade by unjust
unequal and pernicious legislation: has
imposed unusual taxation and rendered il
most burdensome; has changed growing
prosperity into widespread suffering and
want; has squandered the public moneys
recklessly aod deiisntly, and shsmclcssly
used the power that should have been swift
TO punish crime, to protect II.
For these ami other reasons the national
Democratic party deem the public danger
imminent. and earnestly dcsirous of sccur.
ing to our country the blessings of an
economical, pure and free governme MT,
cordially invite the cooperation OF their
fellow-citizens in the effort to atts'n thi.
object.
Thomas A. Walker, Alabama.
8. X. Cockrill, Arkansas.
Frank McCappin, California.
William h. Barnum. C0nnec ticut.
Charles Beasten, Delaware.
Charles +. Dyke, Florida.
A. X. Lawton, Georgia.
Cyrus II Mccormick, Illinois.
Thomas Bowling, Indiana.
Isaac Y. Eaton. Kansas.
Henry ID. McHenry, Keltucky.
Henry ID. Ogden. Louisina.
l.. ID. NJ. Sweat, Maine.
A. Leo Knott, Maryland.
William A. Moore. Michigan.
William Lochren, Minnesota.
J. h. Sharpe, Mississippi.
Jno. g. Priest, Missouri.
Geo. l.. Miller, Nebraska.
Ihos. II. Williams, Nevada.
N. v. b. Edgerly, New Hampshire.
Theo. Z. Randolph. New Jersey.
y. W. Ransom, North Carolina.
John q. Thompson, Ohio.
J ames X. Kelley, Oregon.
James p. Barr. Pennsylvania.
Nicholas Van Slyck, Rhode Island,
Thoe. Y. Simons, South Caroline.
William b. Bate, Tennessee.
=. 8. Stockdale. TeXss.
b. b. emalley, Vermont.
John Goode. jr., Virginia.
John Blair H0ge. West virginia.
George II. Paul, Wisconsin.
Thomas N. Patterson, Colorado.
AUGUSTUS sCHEI.L, New York,
Chairman.
FRIEDRICH .. pnINC1 Massachusetts
secretary National Democratic Com.
WASHINGTON, February %, 1876.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-03-29

as noble and free soul dwells here, thy
memory Will be sacred to the end OF
time"