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&c Ten Mile Rob," VS.. The Hon. Peter Alex
a's..o' aufler.

anuer. .
This distinguished individual "Ten-hIile Bob"
Col Robert A. Hunter candidate for State Treasurer)
appears in the columns of the last "Democrat' in
card, in which be disputes the truth Of statement
made editoray by the Hon. Peter Alexander, editor
OF the Madison American in the issue of his paper of
the Sth inst 1t is now simple question of veracity
between Fen- Mile Bob, the champion of free negro
suffrage in Louisiana, and the Hon Peter Alexander,
who is known throughout the State as man of un-
mpeachable honor, strict integrity and veracty who
would not knowingly state what was false in regard
to q political opponent. And we must say that the
people of Louisiana cannot hesitate which to believe
when "Ten-Mile Bob" says one thing and the Hon,
Peter Alexander says the contrary. AS to his last
statement in his card in regard to the charge of the
Tenn iers being of mixed African and Caucasian
blood, he kl0cs the to be true, and there is no
use of wasting words about it. ps -=
alexandra American.
That the "Ten Mlers'' are of mixed blood-in
other words, free negroes we entertain not the
slightest doubt, having been told So time and again.
by gentlemen of unimpeachable integrity and intel
lgence. And, despite Col. Hunters denial of the
accuracy OF the report of his speech, delivered at
Richmond portion of which we copied from the
Madison American, we must be permitted to express
belief in the truth of the report of that Journal
The editor, Mr.. Alexander, we know to be man of
honor, and we must hear from him before we alter
our opinion.
1t is not to be wondered that the Democracy of
Rapides, through their organ, eEt orse Walkers
course in Kansas. Their parish supremacy depends
upon free negro vote and Walkers policy is to
allow free negroes, Indians, the rag.tag-andbobta
of all CREATION to vote in order to make Kansas free
State. Should Walker run for the next Presidency
all the chances that he would receive the unan
NOUS support of the free darkeys in and adjacent the
renowned "Ten Mile Precinct of old Rapides
parish
! HOW THEY SwISDLE IN NEW YoRK.--A class of
swinders make living in New York by opening
bogus ticket offices and selling genuine steamer
tickets to green emgrants at advanced rates and in
posing steerage for cabin passages upon strangers
who never read the papers. A Miss Doughty, on her
way from Western State to join her lover in Cali
ornia, was entrapped into one of these places few
days ago and paid $50 for steerage berth than
the price Of first class passage in the cabin The
poor girl had no more money and was in great dis
tress when she learned the manner in which she must
travel We do not see how these thieves eyade the
law against obtaining money under false pretences If
New York has any such law, but it seems they are
never punished. ~ 81
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ErLEEDD PAINTING Our friends, Messrs. Clark &
Brsbn Of Crescent job ONCE have laeriy turned out
some Job Of printing which, they cond be old Faust
would thc to That their pet art had
hands and become the pasme Of fairies
Letters picture robed in the colos Of the rainbow and
glitter the and taefuly arranged as to impart
10 steamboat bill the fascination Of landscape other
displays equally pretty enabodying the very perfection Of the
Topographic art decorate the walls Of Messrs g. BIS Office
But hisis not would particularly forth. Messrs
CLARK Bbin the material and facilities for executing
description plain printing we'll ancy-books
phles briefs banking mercantile blanks of all
Kinds all knds-every thing in fact that type can be
put And What they execute their orders quickly
and charge moderate rates. In all respects job
prbters they perios in the South, and few, if
equas we friends wis want printing done
toca at NO. Camp street. third story and leave their orders
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The GEM = The family grocery of Nh. q L. Ber-
cer 8 Baronne well named at the Start and
connhes to ndne Supplies othe freshest groceries
and oldest liquors always be had there there
being great non the grocery by those who Affect the weak
good living Better supplies not be had anywhere
See Mr.. Bercier,s card.
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W5INER,s CANADIAN yEHnIIE,I,ito.-

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yond the shadow Of doubt by experience and testimony 81
we ean wom 1hS
the ether no snSw 2 S
Various are the preparations which have
or less neaseaal DE end however has length aincd
wherever they have existed This ASSERTION GpDSe by b
Of the eminent and nd
W1FERs oAN bIkAfv yERMFUGE WARRANTED
Of the Worms in the bowels follows coanisnance
heavy and dull the breath fid upper lip swollen,
j ssa the patient os p' s~aEeP PEE IL
se sad Soe 10 starting ana grinding the teeth the pe
feeble IA and sd il some instances depraved.
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". a. .,'., MEpi6AL EVIDENCE,
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o csn remedy for the expulsion of Wos F9m the nests
~ Lcenate of the R, 6. Surgeons Ifslapa, etc.
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HS EEy Eays mao. H. 8
yermifuge and with the most happy results In ay fam
paon worms has followed lie Illuminating Of your YER
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ton, always be administered perfect safety and
confidence the result and wilt always destroy WORMS
restore patient to health.
thousand have Agents from
ffcscy of thsiaalble remedy Warranted in all cases
Prepared only by JOHN W1NEH, Manufacturing Chemist
nd Wholesale Druggist, Hamilton. Gnnalla WeFt.
f- Sold Wholesale and retG prices nv
j. WRIGHT 1 CO., Ec7GsleaIls
/ fe3 l5l and 81 Chsrtres street Orleans Ia
| pE1CANs-2g 6bls Pecans, for sale by
A. +. COCHRAN & HAIL,
iys Nos. Is New 1eyee and II Fulton street,
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DALLEY's ExTRAoToR AND WILsoN's DESTROYER.
These famous pnepaRtionsoe ainiater bodily PAIN
and the other annhiator Of and roscheae always
be had ia quantities large small Of Nessr j. Wright Co.
at Nos u and l5 Charities 3he advertisements in
aneiher column specify their merile.
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new ORLEANS:

TUESDAY MukNlNsts SEE IEsabEK I, 1917.
800 s.
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The saseyspors Gazette y 9 Democratic journal
conducted WAY much ability, and Yields extended
inlueetA fhIonshcut Northwest louisiana. 10 It's
iue q We 22d inst, speaking Of public discussion
took place at Shreveport between Col. SPARKS
American candidate for Congress, and Col sandldge
Democratic candidate for Congress, the Following
aguAee y employed IN reference 70 the latter gen.
tlc1lar Nj ,ts.
aandidge followed 81. SPARKS u 9. MODES. put s
tng "a VIM ", IN rssd i; satisa
49, VI I'M var;ous assertions But forth by his
oppcnents col Sandidge disapproyes Walkers course
~ Kansas but warmly supports Ut , a,a
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A. +. COCHRAN & HAIL.
Nos. Is New Leyee and II Fulton street,
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At the expiration of the charter whenever the dissolution
of corporation all render its liquidation necessary
commissioners shall be elected by the stockholders whose duty
shall he take possession OF the property of the
and conduct tSsbusess ua liquidation and
in such shall be dete mined by meeting of stock
holders regularly convened for purpose IT, the
expiration of the present charter msy the stockholders
in amount and number shall desire renew the for
further term, the stockholders dissenting sBch renewal
shall be bounf 10 transfer their stock desiring the
new ct IT'S air value to be affixed by appraisers mutually
chosen for that purpose
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-06-19

DIFFICULTY BETWEEN THE CASDrpArEs.-we
regret TO learn that difficulty occurred be.
tween the candidates for Governor while
speaking at Fayetteville on Saturday. The
assault was made by Gen. Harris, and grew
out Of some remarks made by his competitor
on the subject Of alien suffrage, which Harris
construed personally. Harris pushed Hatton
off the platform, and followed him, when the
parties closed in for fight, but were sepa.
rated before any injury was inflicted on either.
The Nashville Patriot has an article on the
subject, written by the editor, who was pres.
snt, from which we take the closing para.
graph, as follows:
Our impression is clear that the purport of
Mr.. Hatton's remarks was as to the doctrine
and had no personal reference whatever, and
that, to say the very least, Gen. Harris acted
very precipitately, and wholly without suf.
ficient cause. We are informed that Mr.
Hatton has used precisely the same ideas,
and frequently the same words in his pre-.
vious discussions, and had no dream Of giving
personal affront to his competitor. Weknow
that the attack was entirely unexpected by
Mr.. Hatton. There were some circumstanc noes
attending the discussion, not under the con.
troll Of Dir. Hatton, however, that probably
contributed to excite Gen. Harris, to which
we will hereafter refer if it shall be necessa.
~. Whatever may be the result of the diff.
fculty, or whatever other construction may
be given to the occurrence or the facts at.
tending it, we feel confident no blame, what.
ever, can attach to Mr.. Hatton.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-06-19
in useless and improper appropriations Of the

In useless and improper appropriations Of the
public money,if more farmers and fewer pro-
fessional spendthrifts occupied seats in our
halls OF legislation. ] set up no superior
claim from being myself miner, which has
been my vocation nearly all my life--but if
You think me capable, faithful and honest, I
hope you will not reject me In consequence
of my profession. Nor will you expect me,
not having been nctively engaged in political
discussion, to meet all the questions that
may be agitated during the canvass with that
tluency and tact that would be expected of a
practiced politician who had been long in
the service, with every means of informing
himself--having nothing to do but to pre-
pare himself for a speech.
AT the last session of Congress a law was
passed increasing the pay Of members Of
Congress from eight dollars day, and eight
dollars for every twenty miles travel, to three
thousand dollars n year and eight dollars for
every twenty miles travel from their homes
to Washington City and back again, and the
very members who passed il drew the pay
for the year in which the law was passed-a
thing perhaps unprecedented in the annals
of Legislation. Not only so, bu. the term of
the members from some Of the States, those
from Tennessee among the number, expired
on the fourth of March last. But before
they left Washington they actually drew the
increased pay, not only for the whole session
up to the fourth of March, but up to the first
Monday in next December, when the new
Congress meets; and many who drew the
money for the nine months in advance, dur
ing which time they are at home attending
to their own business, will never go back,
for some Of them will not be candidates and
Others will be beaten, as think all ought to
be who voted for this law and drew the pay.
The Constitution of the State Of Tennessee
would not allow the Legislature to pass
law increasing the pay of its members and
then draw the increased compensation Cor
that session. The section in our Constitution
which fixes the pay Of members, closes with
these words: "But no law increasing the
compensation of members shall take effect
until the commencement of the next regular
session nfter such law shall have bean en-
acted" (See 23d Section, I'd Ariicle.) 1t
will be recollected that in the year 49,,
Congress passed law fixing the pny Of
members Mt fifteen hundred dollars session,
but so odious to the people was this law that
scarcely man who voted for it was able to
be reelected, aud Mt the very next session
the law was repealed, and one fixing daily
compensation of eight dollars day was
passed in its place.
Yours,
INII IIAi IIEIcHEII
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-06-19

CANDIDATE FOR CoSoREss.-In our paper
today will be found a Card, from Col. WIN.
HkisxELL, Of Monroe county, responsive to
the call to become candidate for Congress
IN this District. Col. Heiskell accepts the
position, and gives his views upon some Of
the more importan. issues before the people,
We have only space to remark at present, tina;
no will do his duty in the contest, and we call
upon our friends to give rim an earnest, cor
dial and harmonious seaport. He is worthy
In all respects, Of the place for which he is
candidate, and II elected, will be the honest,
faithful and impartial representative of the
people of the District.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-06-19

POPULAR DREAD OF THE CoMEr.-In England
the fear Of harm from the approach Of the
expected comet has prevailed to an incredi-
BILE extent, not only among the masses, but
among the cultivated and aristocratic. Many
have believed that the world would come to
an end on the 18th of June; the scriptures
have been anxiously searched for predictions
Of the event, and the priests and clergy have
been tormented with questions. Some have
made preparations for the catastrophe by a
course of fasting and prayer; others have
foolishly squandered their property, believ-
ing in good sooth that they would have no
further need of it. The belief has prevailed.
that on the day named the fiery messenger Of
doom would be seen drawing nearer and
nearer to our earth; that its massive bulk
would spread and fill the whole visible hori.
zon, enveloping this globe in utter darkness,
drawing the water out Of our seas and rivers,
and finally converting the world into heap
of cinders.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-06-19

MORE DEsERTIoNs.-We notice the nbnn.
donment of Black Republican politics by the
New York Times. The New York Herald
has followed its example in cutting loose
from the black party, of which il says:
One praise is certainly due to the Repub-
licans Of this State. They nre without
QUESTION the most corrupt set of politicians
we ever had. We have had a good many
corrupt parties and party leaders in this
State; but party so ready to sacrifice every
consideration of public welfare and abstract
justice to private gain rs these Republicans,
we never had before, and we do most earn
estly hope we shall never have again.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-06-19

MAN HUNG BY VIGILANCE COMMITTEE IN ROCK
ISGnAM COUNTY, VA.-Jefferson Randall, who
had been sent from Rockingham county, Va,
by q Vigilance Committee, for numerous law
less acts, such as burning barns robberies,
and planning the assassination of certain
prominent citizens in that county, returned
there on Friday last. He was Immediately
arrested by the Vigilance Committee and
held in custody to see II he could not be sur
rendered into the hands of the law on legal
proof Not being able to accomplish that
object, the committee, on Tuesday. took him
out and hung him on tree until he was
dead. Randall was mar Of extraordinary
physical strength, and when captured was
armed with gun and pistol. but did not of.
fer any resistance to his eaptors Jones, q
son'in-law Of Randall's. was also in the Gus
tody Of the committee, and was to have been
hung yesterday.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-06-19

WASHINGTON RIor vERDrcr.-The Intellgen.
Ger gives the following as the verdict of the
inquest on the body Of one of the persons
killed on Monday week last:
The Jury summoned, sworn, and charged
to inquire into the cause of the death Of Cor
nelius II. Aston, "do say. upon their oaths,
that the said Cornelius ii. Aston came to his
death by gun shot wound, received while
standing peaceably and quietly at the corner
of Seventh street, opposite the Northern Lib.
critics market, (recently his place of business
from detachment of United States Marines,
acting under the control of the Mayor OF
Washington; and the Jury do further find,
from the concurrent testimony of all the wit
nesses, that the firing by the marines was all
subsequent to the obtaining possession of the
swivel. j L. HENsuAw, Foreman"
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tR Harris defends his advocacy of alien
suffrage, by charging that Mr.. Fillmore en-
dorsed the same by signing the Washington
Territorial bill. This is an indirect way of
telling a fnlsehood. Alien suffrage was en-
grated upon the Oregon bill, and signed by
President Polk. Afterwards, Washington
Territory WINS cut off from Oregon and cree.
ted into n separate territorial government,
and the bill received the signature of MIR.
Fillmore. But alien suffrage had been mp
piled, by n democratic administration, to the
whole of Oregon, Of which Washington was
then part. Mr.. Fillmore simply signed n
bill for the division of the original Territory
into two. This is ALL; and the attempt to
hold up Mr.. Fillmore as the endorser Of
alien suffrage, is II species OF demagoguism
to which we had hoped Harris was superior.
But he is democrat, and the Lord only
knows what may be expected from members
of that party. ClarkSuille Chronicle.
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DISTRIBUTION.

Week before last we published a paragraph
expressing qualification that our contemporary
OF the Cleveland Clarion was about to break
ground upon the question Of Distributions
We took II for granted, Of course, that a gen.
tleman Of the enlarged intelligence, liberal
views, and laborious investigation Of the
editor OF the Clarion-one whom we knew to
be free from party bias--would take the equi.
table side OF the question. But IL seems we
were mistaken. for in tho la., ,umber If his
,.rsr f,o,a c.,,;. +. M.
wins 'o'"e' ''' "s"'"s' us
trioution' According to others the same
honesty Of motive that we claim for our.
self we have no RIGHT 10 ob;so, to Oh. oo,rs.
n ,h. Ci.r;., "a. -. -
VI. 'o" y" '"'s SUBJECT a'tno"gh we
are wiling TO confess to a little disappoint-
ment. Still, we can say we are gratifed.
because, however much we MIGHT have 5..
.;roa % h.r. a. 10,
"e 0'"''o" WIZ" "' '" support
OF Distribution, we now know we shall have
at least one newspaper opponent in the Dis.
trict who ia oapable of occas;opo,,v Rain, 10
,ha a;,n;,u 81 .
'"e "s",' W -" "'s'"e"'' anu Vi hPPre-
eiat'ng iacts when they are spread before
him, and who, in the discussion Of oil ques.
tions, whether Of a political. social. moral.
or .aroo,;ono, oh., al,
w." 'o'''e
OF eahuor' honesty iair dea'ing, and deaency.
We give the Clarion's views on Distrbu.
ton the benefit of orr circulation. unacc,n.
P'"'.u ~ '"'""e"'' showing our readers
VIII readiiy discover whether they are falla-
cious or otherwise. Here is its article:
TpE puntro L,sps-Tbers ia scarcsIv anu
subject on which more disputation has arisen
than on a distribution of The public domain,
Political parties for a series Of years have
made of IL hobby horse.
We shall not retrograde to the period when
proposition was made for distribution, or
attempt entering into detailed argument of
all the pros and cons in which d;snn,onts in.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-06-19

MoRE ABOUT THE KANSAS CoSsPIRAcY.-
The Chicago Times, organ of the Democratic
party of the Northwest, has the following in
reference to Gov. Walkers inaugural, and the
prospect of Kansas being Free State. 1t
will be observed that, for so glorious con-
summation, the Times claims especial credit to
what II calls the "Nalional Democracy"
We publish this morning numerous ex-
Tracts from Gov. Walkers inaugural address
to the people of Kansas. 1t is replete with
sound argument, excellent advice, and evinces
II strong determination to bring Kansas
through her troubles. The new Suite is
about to be formed. Land grants will follow
for schools and railroads, all of which are far
more beneficial to the country md the people,
than senseless wrnngling about slavery. We
hare no doubt but Kansas wiH hare Consti-
tuition prohibiting the introduction of Slavery;
and with that Constitution will he admitted
She oiH mol OUe her ".freedom" 10 the Adolf
tionists, but to The National Democracy
Northern and Southern.
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DEMOCRACY AND THE DlsTRIBU-
TON.


tFrom the Memphis News.1
We believe that It Is n universally recog-
nized dogma Of the democracy" that, aeon
gress cannot do indirectly, what II cannot do
directly" A legitimate deduction from this
principle is, that II the National Legislature
possesses the power under the Constitution
to dispose of portion Of the public lands for
any other purpose than 10 raise revenue, ii
has the same power TO dispose of the whole;
in other words-if Congress may constitu-
tionally distribute the public lands, or the
proceeds of the same, indirectly, by grants to
particular States, II can surely dispose Of the
whole Of this common fund.-" by direct egis.
lntion for just and equal distribution among
oil the States. II is therefore n self-evident
proposition, that every Democratic member
of Congress, who votes for an appropriation
Of public lands for Internal Improvements in
any State or Territory of the Union, con-
eedes the unlimited constitutional power of
Congress to pass laws for a general and
equitable distribution.
For the purpose of showing that the right
of Congress to distribute the public lands
among the States indirectly was recognized
by majority of the Democratic Senators in
Congress on the Goth of May, 1850, we quote
the ayes and noes, on the passage Of the bill
to grant some thirty millions Of dollars worth
of land to the State of Illinois to enable her
to construct her "Central Railroad" (See
Congressional Globe for 1850, page 9O3.)
Ayes-Messrs. Atchison, Badger, Bell, Ben
ton, Boriand, Bright, CdsS, Corcin, DAVIS,
of Mississippi, Dodge, of Wisconsin, Dodge,
Of Iowa, Douglas, To,ones, Foote, Houston,
Jones, Hing, Mangum, Morton, Sebastian,
Seward, Shields, Smith, Sturgeon, Under
wood and Waiker-26.
Noes-Nlessrs. Bradbury, Butler, Chase,
Clark, Dawson, Dayton, Hunter, Miller, Nor.
ris, Phelps, Pratt, Iurney Wales and Yulee
Ia.
Eighteen Democrats in favor of the Bill
and six against l.! And yet our Democratic
contemporaries who profess to adhere to the
doctrine that "Congress cannot do indirectly
what it can do directly" would persuade
people that distribution IL an unconstitutional
and anti-democratic measure.
1t strikes us forcibly-that our nnti-distri-
button friends must take either one or the
other horn of the dilemma, nEd admit that
democratic platforms are mere gull traps to
catch votes for party whose leaders do not
recognize the binding force of the principles
they proclnim-or confess that the vote on
the Bill making appropriations of land to the
Illinois Central Railroad, affords good ground
Cor the assumption, that distribution, is good,
sound, democratic doctrine.
While on this subject, we may rs well, re-
call the attention of our readers to the fact
TINT among the votes recorded in favor of Mr..
Clay's Land Bill, in the Senate in 1886, is
that of james Buchanan.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-06-19

vR Ex-Governor Bebb, of Ohio, who re-
Gently fired upon party of serenaders, at his
residence in Winnebago county, Illinois, and
killed one Of them and wounded others, has
been honorably discharged, after full inves.
tigat;on Of the matter. The serenaders, it
appears, were gang of rowdies, who sur
rounded the house of the Elk Governor, and
insulted his family, until he was compelled to
fire upon them, after begging and coaxing
them to leave.