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- 1? .... A. V .IDS 1KB i r a i t a IB. DEMOCRATIC AT ALL TIMES AND CNDER ALL CIRCUMSTANCES. YOftJME If -4 J M' ARTHUR, VINTON COUNTY, OHIO; THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1867. 37. WWW - .vi ..is iis ait Democratic Enquirer tCBUSIIED EVIRT THURSDAT HORNING, BY ). . SoWllli KDITOS AMD HI0P1T0E. OFFICIAL ORGAN OF VINTON COUNTY OFFIUEln Ihdge'i building otwr Shetland" Store, corner Main and to cut t Street, Eatt "'' of th Court Uome. For Terms. 4n see 4th Page J Mo ARTHUR, OHIO: THURSDAY, I OCTOBEB 3, 1867 THE DEMOCRATIC ENQUIRER Has the largest circulation of any pa per in Vinton-County. Advertisers and others cill please make a note of this. The Democracy are raising a dread ful cry ab ut taxation. Vinton Record. The PEOPLE ."aro raising the dreadful cry." In Kentucky, Califor nia, and other States, they raised a "dreadful cry" about the unequal taxa tion and wipod the rich Itadicaf aris tocrats out' of power. That's what's the matter I Can the Record "see it?'.' Down with this unequal taxa tion! Goto the polls and put it down I The Vinton Record any a: "Thurman is a notorious rebel sym pathizer." . The Record ought to know that such epithets as "rebel," "sympathizer," etc., are only used by a few insane Radical devils who have not yet been sent into that warm region below? No. Tote jSTO on the Constitu tional Amendment! Stir up your neighbors. Vinton Record. We suppnso JonIs thinks they need stirring up d iwn about Allcnsvillo and Vint n Furnace, where they have had enough of kid-gluve-band-b-tx-Bund-hMding rule. If you do any more stirring in those localities use long sticks. No. Vote the White Man's ticket! SrWia Uuu. Jackson a good Democrat? Vinton Record. If Gen. JucksjE should appear among these insane Bondholders, who declare that the "Constitution is a oovenant of death and the Uni n a league with hell" and that "a na tional debt is a national blessing," we are sure that they would soon learn that Let was goo I enough Democrat to sea that they were tiken ears of I Vote against Jones he is an enemy to poor men! Vote for Onderdonk! Decide. The issues are: Shall the ig norant negroes be enfranchised and elevated. . Shall Radical Bondholders sit in their easy chairs and receive! GOLD while poor men work hard "all day arrWeceive a very small amount riT greenbacks Ttie Democracy favor the "White Race. The . Radicals favor Bond holders and Negroes; he bond holders a're the unmerciful op . pressors pf the poor. " V, Bonds and Negroes. Poor men, we assure you that it isUo your interest to vote against the Bpiid and . Negro policy of the rich Radicals. Tui Old Quabd the only Democratic magazine published in the United States for October it filled with the roundest ol reading. All who desire to understand the ideas of Liberty, ought to have this magazine The terms are as follows: One copy, one year, 800 --Twooopis, - 5 50 Pour oopies, . 10 00 Five copies, and one to getter up of the club, 1 00 Ten copies, and one to getter-up of the club, 25 00 Twenty copies, and one to getter-up of club, 45 00 Tan Errie, Horton & Co, Publishers, No. 1C2 New York SoldFers of Vinton county, read the following which Henry Ward Beecher said, in a speech in 1865, two years ago : "The Negro soldiers are moie faithful than the while soldiers en guard duty. The tread of the army under the b yonet of the black man is safer than under the bayonet of the white soldier." Don't vote with such party! War. Fev. J. W. Bushong, a Radical lender, who is heartily endorsed br Joces and Fee, said, in a sheech which he made on the 28th of Amum, 1865, that "Whoever lived five years would live to see the negro vote, and hold office, and that resolutions to that effect would be introduced into the Legislature this winter, abolishing all distinction on "count of color. Why, we let the Irish, the Dutch, and the Ebolish vote, and whv not the Niqro? Are thev not just as good?. For my part I know a great many negroes better calculated to enjoy tbe right of suffrage than a large ponion of the white people." What you think of that, Iruk and Ger mans? . - t When he was asked what would at there suit, should a war f races ensue, ha re plied: "That the so-called Union party WOULD UNITE V IT H THE MCGKOE3 and man. a war of extermination against all whitet that did tndorte the dogma of perfect equality bctwtei. the racet. Warl War! These Radical traders want another warl They are not satisfied unless the co miry is involved in a bloody warl They .naugtiratec" one war; now (Bey want tooth rl They want to elevate the African! Vol against every nun on their ticket! Poor Man, Think! Nay. do not pause to think, Or sigh foe year children or wife, For jo a moments art mortgaged te hopeless ' toil, Tha rest of your weary life. Your wives and little ones may go in rags, suffer for food, and grow up in ignorance, but you must not complain ; but toil on in order that Jones, Fee, the rich Radical Bondholders, who are in favor of negroes voting and holding office, may receive their Gold Interest regularly. Radicalism claims you, and boasts that they will compel you to vote the nigger and Bond policy of their party. ' Give the LIE to these Wick ed Oppressors of the poor at the ballot-box, on Tuesday, October 8th. ' ' Early. Go to the polls early on Tues day morning, the 8th of Octo ber, and work unceasingly lor the-White Man's ticket. v Look at your Tickets before Voting. , Don't be deceived by coun terfeit Democratic tickets. The Constitutional Amendment The Slate of Ohio, 1 Office of the Secretary of Slate, f . " 1, WiLMAM riBHBT Skith, Secretary of State of the State of Ohio, do hereby certify that the following is a true copy" of an act therein named, passed by - the Gene-nJ Assembly of the 8ulo of Ohio, on the 15tb day of April, A. D. 1867, taken from the or iginal rolls on file in this office. Is Testimony Whereof, I hereunto subscribed my name and affiized the Seal of thle Office, at Co lurubs, tbe 12th duv of SAl. 8eptmber. A'l. 1867. .' WILLIAM HENRY SMITH. Secretary of State. AN ACT Relating to a certain proposed amendment to the constitution, and the publication of this act. Whereas, The general assembly of tho state o.pjiiQ,: throe-fifths of the members elected to each house agree ing thereto, have proposed an amend ment to the constitution, to be sub mitted to the electors for their ap proval or rejection, at the election for senators and representatives, on the second Tuesday of October, 1867; therefore, Section 1. Be U enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That the electors of the state shall vote upon said proposed amendment at the general election in October, 1867, as herein prescribed, viz : Those voting for the amendment shall put upon their ballots these words : "con stitutional amendment, yes." Those voting against it shall put upon their ballots these words: "constitutional amendment, no." Sec. 2. A return additional to the return now required by law to be made, of the votes cast at such election for state officers and senators and representatives, and also for and against tho said proposed amendment to tho constitution, shall be certified and made by the clerk of each county to the secretary of state, within ten days after said .election, and within twenty days after 'said election the governor, secretary of stato and at torney general shall open said rotnrns and count the votes, and ascertain whether or not a majority of the votes cast at said election have been cast for said proposed amendment ; and if it appears that a majority of the votes cast at such election have been cast for 6aid proposed amendmont, the' gov ernor shall make proclamation thereof without delay, Sec. 3. The secretary of stato shall cause the proposed amendment to the constitution, passed at the presont session of th general assembly to be published in not less than one news paper in each county of the state where a newspaper is published, until the second Tuesday of October, 1867, and he shall also cause tliis act to be published in the same manner for two weeks next preceding said election. ' . Sec. 4. The cost of publishing this act and the said proposed amendment to the constitution in each county, shall be paid out of the county treas ury in the county wherein published. " Sic. 5. This act shall take effect P. HITCHCOCK. Speaker pro tem. the House of Representatives. ANDREW G McBURNEY, President of the Senate. Passed April 15, 1867. Thi Lady s Fkiexd raa October. A beautiful Steel Engramjr. called "Tbe Laos-Maker," letda oft the erobel lixhtcenfa f the October number of this "Queeo of the Monthlies." Then we have th usual refined and elegant doable Fashion Plate, engraved oo iteel Thin it followed by oats illustrative of Children's Fsshions, Walking Dress, Little Bay's Blomo, Littla Girls' Pale. Jots, &o. A beautiful Steele Engraving win also be sect gratia to every single ($2 50) sabsoriber, and to every person sending the usual' oluba. - Speoimen numbers of the magtzioe will be sent for twenty cents. Prioe (with engraving) $2.50 a year; Four copies (with one engraving') 86 00. One copy nf Lsdy's Friend and ooe of Saturday hveniog Post -(and one ea gre vice) $4.00. 'Address' Descoo, i; Peterson. 319 Walnut street, Fhiladel- Wi have received two; or three num bers of oew religion! 'weekly piper just started at Chicago. It pruedta Sua appearance; is' beiotifally printed o large clear type. . Terms $2.50 por year in advance. 'Address J' The. Ad vance," 25 Lorabird'Blook, Chicago, III YoteforSwaiml Vofe against rich, Radical bondholder Fee! TBI Philadelphia National Btfresh mtnt Saloons, where the foldiera from every part of the Union were fed during the late war, were an honor to Fhiladel phia. and there ia peculiar propriety in th oircururtanee that Philadelphia snould inaugurate a plan, for the endow ment of National InsUtate where the orpbana of these same heroes Bfiiy have a borne and receive an education. Thin is what the Trustees of the Riverside In ft'tote are aiming most Bueoessfullv to accomplinh. Aoting under the Charter of the Washington Library Company, incorporated by tha State of Pnnsylva nil, they are offering stock at tbe low rate of one dollar per tthare, and will give to each subscriber beautiful and valuable atrel engraving, worth at retail more than the price of the atbok. and a an additional inducement will distribute among the stockholders preaenti valued at $300,000. In the distribution every on baa an equal chance to obtain large presents ; one ia worth $40,000, another $20,000, &o. Who can refuse to do a patriotic and benevolent action on theee terns. ALL FOR THE NIGGER! In 1863, the people ware told that the, war was being waged against the Sooth more for the purpose of making the; Negro the political equal ot the White nan than fur the preservation of the Union. In response to this, we were told that thi was a sympathising lie. We give below, in verse, the " idea that was entertained at that time, and ask how RHpublioans, as well as Demoeratfi, share tbe same fate, as described in these lines? How true has it proved to the people that tbe whole theme of the war. vat tbe Negro and Negro Equality, and not the preservation of the Union under tbe Constitution. Our prediotiona were ootonly true in 1863, but to add ehamn to the lsh of Abolition demagogue! now in posrer, their every act at that tine, and since tbe termination of the war, has not only p'oven but demonstra te! every assertion we made lo be true in that respect: Ed. Enquirer. re are taxed on our clothing, our aieat and our bread, On out carpets, and dishes, our tables and bed, Oa ourtea.andour coffee, our fuel aid lights, And we're taxed so severely wa can't sleep :' O nights. CHORUS. And it's all for the Nigger; great Gfed, cam it be The home of the bravt and the land of the i. free? . ' We are stamped on our mortgages, checks, notes, and bills, On our deeds, on oar contraots, and oar last wills, And the Star Spangled Banner in mourning ' doth wave, O'er the wealth of the nation turned into the grave. We are taxed on our oSoes, atores, and our shops, On our stoves, and our dishes, onr brooms and our mi ps, Oa our horses and eattle, aad if we ahould die, We are taxed on the eoSn in which we must lie. We are taxed on all goods by kind providence given, We are taxed for the Bible that poinla us to heaven, And when we ascend to tha heavenly goal, They would, if the could, stick a stamp on our soul I But this ia not all, not the money alone, Does the Rail Splitter claim to build up hit throne, 1 . : . If you haven't three hundred your body must ten, And if killed in one month il'a all very well. Now, boys, will you tell us just what it has cost To elect old Abe Lincoln" and all his black host? ' Just live hundred thousand of our country's best blood Have been slain, and their bodies lie undeev tbe aed. And then-there's two thousand' millions and more, Baa been stolen and spent ia thia unholy war, And pfor men who worked tea years that are past, And have naved np three hundred, 'tis stolen at last! . r A CHORUS, And it'a all for the Nigger; great God, can it be - Tha home of the brave and the land of tha free! , CHORUS, All Day. ; Stand at the polls all day and see that no illegal votes, are cast . Iicjheee terrible times of fahatioal M ly and ruin, H becomes,"uore tho-ter. the Outy ot good ffl'n to be Arm and eool, and exercior attesmanahip. We art threatened with another war bf 'he bad and wicked rulers, and the only w to check it is for the people to combine at the ballot box and rebuke the leaJere involving bloodshed. Wb are marching on aa a Nation to perdition. A Rpublioao President warns the country that his own cartv leadera are violating tbe law, obstruct ing tbe courts, and demolubing the Oon stitution. Is it not time to cause and refleet.be fore you approve their bad tulers at the polls ky your vote? THE POOR MAN'S PRESENT. Seen Bond-Holder'e Parlor. Drama tit Pirtonatk mn', rtnnl.TTillr ia his eay ebair, tittiag bv a table drinkini wiaa. A ragged man, with bare feet and tattered garments, preceded by a little bov and girl. [Enter Poor Man.] "Good afternoon. Mr. Tlrni.TTnlti i nave Drought you a present. Here are two little children, your slaves for life. I erive them to vou. if vou nlenae. . ' '! for no fault of theirs, except they are tynuci iui, eir, i could not help it they could not help it their father I A I t il ... anu moiner, dqm aead, were White. -These are mv little innocent errand. children all you and your party have ten me, ana tne oonds you hold are mortgages on them, as upon myself. I cannot pay the debttake the little ones." Bond-Holder "Be off get out take the dirty brats away from me!" Poor Man "Please, sir, don't spoak so harshly. It frightens the little girl. The boy does not seem to start much at your angry tones else he would not double up his fist, but tbe girl is timid." . Bond-Holder " Get out be off with your brats, or I'll ring the bell for a servant; 10 pui you out, you imperti nent scoundrel! Poor Man"Yoxi needn't ring, Mr. Bond-holder. The day of ringing lit tle bells has DaBsed awav. And vnn need not ring for a servant, for I am your servant I And, as you have no chairs for servants, I will stand here a moment before I go and have a lit- il - A 1 I- '.1 we iaiK wun you. "-Once, when vou were afraiM of tViA draft, you wore the kindliest smiles! Ana you pauea me on the bacfe and said 1 was a dear, good, patriotic man ! "I listened to vou then and vou shall listen to me now I "Do vou remember thosn dava? There was war. You, with vour oilv tongue, helped bring it about.' It was more oi a war than you thought it wouiu do. iou were a coward, a great big coward 1 Don't look ugly, ioriaoni scare worth a cent I And you were afraid to go to war. Tou made long speeches about saving the Union nrotectinc tha ronntltntinn honoring the laws and helping the poor man i . . " You said the war was "to restore the country to peace and prosperity! You said the object of the war was not to coerce States, nor to deprive any people of liberty I "You said those who would not fight were cowards. I was no cow ard, Mr. Bond-Holder, so I went to war. You were a coward, you dare not go, and you , hired me to go. I took your money and went. ' And now, when I have returned, I-find that I owe you more than you gave me and that I must now .'ork to pay my self for being shot at! and to pay you big interest on the money you let me have. i "And I find. also, that unu nra e-r. empt from taxation, that you hold the weaim oi me nation in your pockets, and that I am your slave I . "In short, Mr. Bond-Holder, you are a coward: a cheat n. awinHW ttrant. a robber, a frrcni blnntoH a;- r O -r-vwv m IO- tocrat. When the war came on, I was a poor, out honest man. I knew but little Of VOUr rimnhra nnA plans. . I. had a wife and I loved her J - ' 1 1 CtV ' ' - very ueany. , &ae wore no silks for I could' not' buv ' them' --"Wa hnA grand home as you now have. We aranK muK vou drink w ina and T pay for it I Our home was a ; poor man's home, but it was a happy one. : JJo you .know, Mr. Bond-Holder, how you whined and hearsed of ma tn go to war? You said the country was in danger. You . promised to care for my lamily, and to look out for rny in terestsjf'l would go and fight for you. You promised well, you did ?"d.,yTu to me all the while! While I was fighting you wore specu lating. I badi my wife good bye and went to war. My son went to war. "You made war speeches.. You promised grent things to tho soldiers. You lied to all of us soldiers', you did and you know it! Don laok mad-I am not afraid pf cowards I don't scare worth a d-ime! . . "I Was WOlinrlivt 5n t, 'U.i.ij. ' I i ------ .u mo untile ana half s arveJm the hospital. My80fl was killed bv tho CnniiA-. on a cotton expedition to enrich your loyal cousin in the army as Gener al. I had a hard time ot it and at last came home. "My wife died from neglect". 1 ; Yott ed6 whiir0-1 her- 80n waa WM ed while helping on 'the crusade for find you rich and me poor. My farm was covered with waoW j i gee. , My wife l,e3 in tho churchyard for your benefit. My boy sleeps bv a cotton field for his oWffs I Kel. - "These are his children. They are not loft to me-they are left to you. . You stole my son. , You lied to me. You starved my wife and my son's M ' ft JU aUd yUrv part lied t0 a ' the SOldiera vnn mlilm i . ,, field; you sacrificed thorn for private ends-you gave away our blood to pro tect your dollars I . 1 . While we fought to save the coun try, you said that a national debt was'- .v00iuS, una you made the blessincr erpnt hnt w..: yourself and the other cowardly aris tocrats and thinvoo np u - -- k t80'dim shouW nave been ex- '"i"'u" luey are not. Only the aris- Liau, are now exempt and able to live nt p.ba "Take the little children. I have -no home, your mortgage covers it."My w hopes are gone. This is no more l land ot liberty, of right, or equal tax ation. i Jim wnoir p nr. t i . ,. , "vijr me A snail soon die-I have no home for the little ' : uuc3 -uommg to leave them but eternal taxation! Their labor ia fl j for their own benefit. "Take thflsfl '.hm children of America! Kill them, hold them in bonda. mot i i mi , o-i vuciu yuur slaves I 1 no bov will wait. little girl I know you will force into prostitution for tho v, , .lv uvubuv ui your tiecrrOeS. COnnrpaamon pered sons, but I can't help that. ic your victims do with usr , , aa VOU Will. Mak-n tha v, .fn., , " "v inuai VI UlUb boy you can, for it will not be long "u uuiAr& your debt, your bonds, and your authority I "I leave them with you, that they may look on their robber, on tho mur derer of their father. I must go to the plow, the hoe, the spade., the. axi the pick, the farm, tho work bcnc! ' the hammer, the trowel, the forest, the " " loom, anywhero and everywhere 1 md toil earlv anrl Into i. '. . j - .-I- i vi uujr juu lux uries and wines to support you in idle ness. I must now go to work and slave that you may rest and live. I will go and wear my life out to sup port you in idleness till the day which U dawning will bring relief in - - - -r "BEPUDIATIONI L 'rjX "Ah ha-hft-hft-ha.Ko I Tl. i you tremble " Then I will repeat it: " u- J!i-r- U -i-l-A-T-I-0-N I ... 6v odd juur cueeK paie, and to see you clutch for your Bonds I "It Was whnn vriii "Viofriro w,'-!1- fight for you ! " v hen you fooled me! - -"When you lied to me I ( 1 W Vl ATI vnn wllinA1 iA 1- 3 . j v" auu uegea me to TO to War. and let umi Innb- nf my interest ! , , . . , ; "It was when youT trembled 'and shook like an asnen lpaf loaf A-t. I -uv uiwb snatch you awav from thn rua where you could rob. v -" 3 "WKftn T fniTrr.V J. ... ., -..6.. j,uur mierests and my interests alike, you looked only . for your own interests. You played : " it well, you controlled legislation nirp1 : . ; "Anrl nfttv T'll lnnlr ofYan m interests. All you worked for durin? ' the war was to make money. That J tt o juui gicas etui, nun, you ttra - -u again in danger, you tremble, and no I A . one will help you, ...Docs that little. , buy look 'as if he would bo a willing ' s?zi?'or the f i1 his father and grand-1" father have been? .: e - a s ... ., ,-T ((TTa will In.vlr Anf 4nn.im -9 I will look out for my interests, and aa the object f government as Eadi cah nanageftis tomake- money,1 III " I lliliu n Diut uu unci. . ituici n UUJ yOUf -' ;. i.lj:...n:.ji.. ' .