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NEW, ADVERTISER MIS-
In Chancery at Pulaski.
Jno. A. Ferry, complainant, 81
Newton Esiick and Others, def ndants,

Newton Eslick and others, def ndants,
this it appearing the satisfaction of the
4 ClerlS and Master from affidavit that the resi-
dence of the defendent W L Whitley is unknown, so
that the ordinary process Of this court cannot be
served; On motion it is therefore ordered that pub
cation be made for four weeks in successionin the
Citizen, a newspaper Published IN the town Of
Pulaski in said State, requiring said defendant to
be and appear on the first day of the next term of
che Chaneery Go.rt, to be held fer the county Of
Giles at the court house in Pulaski, on the first
Monday in March next, and answer complainants'
bIl or the same viii be taken for confessed as to
him and set for hearing er-pdTte.
Jan'y- %, 71S6G.I n D.. "A. cox, g. & n. =
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How a Church Debt was Paid-A Game
-""' Of Bluff in the Pulpit. --..

Not long since an eminentgdiyine in the
State of Illinois (it won't do to mention
dates, places, or names) visited a distant
town for the purpose of preaching dedica-
tory sermon in new church. Court was
in session, and on Saturday evening the
Judge and lawyers congregated together in
a room and amused themselves in card
playing and storytelling. The divine, at
the request Of F., a lawysr.lYisited the
room. Coming upon them so suddenly 4,
they were unable to hide the cards and
whisky. The divine looked on awhile, and
then, raising his hat, invited the gentlemen
to attend church the next day and hear him
preach. This they agreed to do, and Sun
day found Judge and lawyers seated in the
''amen corner" ..,s .-..ge,---..r,
The sermon over, the minister announc-
ed: -smed 90 ,eod1 10 sta2uoa5
bea' Friends, the citizens of this town have
built "a fine church. There is stiIlr fifteen
hundred dollars due. We propose toraise
it by subscription to-day, and (eyeing the
Judge, u go one hundred dollars. Who
goes better q. o3isi4 - a5ar 5...5 gai.z,a
The Judge, glancing attic lawyers, slow
" responded: srirT9aa 5na e r .s7e.t
al see your hundred" zoe
''Thank you. brother" says the divine.
evil any one5raise it?" blocking at law
yer No. 1. y ,Hs base L,51 .iasl 3 oil tg i4s
The lawyer saw he was ia for It, and
quickly responded .g r.s .a--a ~.
81 go a hundred blind, - and SO aon
through the list. eff mdl
The divine raked down both the bar and
the money, until the scene closed by a
shriA and sharp voice. announcing, 81 see
the last hundred, and cali yOu.''ro lsr
''a Our readers can imagine the astouish-
ment Of that congregation. es7r. = ina
We venture TO say however, that those
lawyers will not soon invite the divine to
witness a ''sOcial game Of poker" where
men 't:seeI3'r each other Ego it blind, /" and
'call'' the hand. .voe1or1 r-Islaa 1oFe
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Sheriff Sale

DY virtue Of writ Of Ve7t9it50ni Espoaas. to me
Ddireeted from the ChaneeTy Court at PulaskiJ !
vii on Wednesday the 2sth day Of Feb, next, sell
to the highest bidder J0T sasA, before the Court
House door En Pulaski, Tract Of Land containing
$50 acres belonging to J. G. Edmundson situated in
the 18th civil District of Giles county, adOiningthe
lands OF Woodson Walker, E. i. Davis, --McClure
and others Sold to satisfy two fl Las in my hands,
issued from the Chancery Court at Pulaski, in favor
of A Cox Clerk and Master for use Of &c, Is J. W.
Jan. &c ,6s.-td B. II. PEDEN, Sh'f.
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Sheriff Sale.

DY virtue of three writs of YsnfstioaS E5ponas to
DINO directed from the Chaneery Court ut Pulaski
o / wilLon the 2sth day OF Feb, next before the
Court House door In Pulaski, sell IoT cash, four
Tracts tLand, lying contiguous and containing as
supposed about 80 acEess lying in l1th and goth
civil Districts, Giles county, on the waters of In
the Mt. Pisgah Camp ground tract and place, anoJh
er tract containing by estimation 155 res situated
inefvil District No! 90 Gle county, the. waters
Of Indian Creek, knownas the S. c. Lloyd place. and
adjoining the lands Of James Terry and Martha
Osborn on thenorth, tho lands Of Martha Osborn,
and the heirs of iThos. B. Nave the south, the
lards of Jro. 81. Terry on the south, and by tho
lands formerly owned by LaTkin Watson, decd, on
thesYest. An levied on as the property of i. W.
Holt, in favor Of James M. MeCalfnm Clerk and
Master for nseof &c. 3, H. PEDEN, Shift.
Jan. % '66,-4t.
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Tal5Si El4 ~ ulll61siNA9
IllustriOus Confederates.

We clip the following from the Memphis
Correspondence of the New York Times,
Under date Of January 4th: 'Aa' 10 S--'.l
al 81 have met in this city several Of the
prominent war men ofthe late Confederate
armies, among whom I may mention esps
cially Liet. Gems. Stewart and Forest
Ste wart is an elegant man, and will everabe
found faithful! He says he cannot go into
ecssaeies over his defeat; he cannot Jump up
aAdobug the fellow who knocked him down;
bupheLWilf hold himself in readiness to e'p
that fellow knock down anybody else that
comes along. GeAefal Stewart says there
is not a man in the whole South who was IN
the Confederate army who is not now in IA
3oF Of peace aud harmony. An those who
want to fight nOss would not JsgU when they
had chance s
(Tbe Apostles, themselves, never uttered
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Sheriff Sale.

DY virtue of a Pegdittoai ErpOnGs, from the Chan
Dcery Court at Pulaski in favor of james MeCul-
lum, Clerk and Master, against b. w. knight, W.
T. Wells and W. n. Pinkerton, viii sell on the
2sth of Feb, next to the highest bidder at the
Court House In Pulaski. far cash, two Town Lots in
Pulaski, belonging to 3. W, Knight, being Lots
Nos 30 and 81. estimated Second Main street.
Also Lot No lat belonging to VIM. Pinkerton,
situated in Pulaski. on the corner CT Third and
Poplar streets0 Also, q Tract of 8 acres and $50
poles, belonging to said Pinkertop, situated
Riehfand Creek, near the southern boundary of tho
Town of Pulaski, on the ElktQp Turnpike, and ad-
joining the lands of a, NJ. Baientine, decd, and
others. 80 -@i-l % LlHef B. II. PEDEN, Shift
- Jan. 267'66.-rtd. fis,a .r. liH fs.s. ..s57
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sheriR sale.

DY virtue of a writ of Tsaditicn6 EFp0aas, to me
Ddirected..from the Chancery Court at Pulaski, in
the cause Of Joseph b. ChildTess John Kouns and
others. I viii sell TO the highest bidder 1oT cash,
before the Court House door in Pulaski, on We'd
nesday Feb, the 23th tract Of les acres Of Land
tTct No Giles co,,I1tv 5fioii1 tie lands ~
Elizabeth NJ Jordan, Wm. Hunnicutt, deed, and
others, being the same on which said Holloway now
resides Sold TO satisfy q IA in my hands, in favor
of. B. ChildTess Is John K9uns aud others.
jan. 2T '66.-td. B. II. PEDEN, shift
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sheriff sac

ON Wednesday the 2sth day Of Feb, next, / win
Ooer for sale Tor cash. before the Court Itpasedoor
in Pulaki, two Town Lots, in Pulaski, known on
the plan Of said lots Nos 80 and 81, bound
ed in front by Second Main street, North by ShOal
street, Westby lots Nos. 90 and 81 and South by
No. %, being thesame on which y. w. Knight now
lives Also two other lots in Pulaski, known as
lots Nos. s. and 81, fronting on Third Main street
Knight to satisfy . r ia, in my hands in favor Of
lanes McCullum Clerk and Master, for Use Of J ane
Z. Rodcs Z, II. PEDEN, Sh'f
Jan. % '6G.-td
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PROtcEEDthEas OF CONGRESS.


The Congressional COMMITTEES on ere
construction" have begun their work,
Witnesses have been summoued from the
respective Southern States to- testify as to
their condition, and the qualifications of
the Representatives elect The case Of
Tennessee has been taken up The work
thus entered upon will be as tedious as tits
unnecessary, the whole being designed to
delay President Johuso6's plan of festoIa-
ton. sraaZ bga Lie ID .5his we've
The Reconstruction tGon1mittee have
agreed to report in favor ofa Constitutional
amendment allowing Congress TO regulate
the elective franchise within the rebel
States. s5H5aa otcf esardq svizs51 aid.
Mr.. Henderson offered joint resolution
10 amendthe CopstitutiOnso ssIte prohibit
any State. from Withholding fhezeleetiEefran-
| chissf from citizensronsacco1nt of colorsj
- Washingtons correspondent says the
negroes ofths city have found out that the
timeiof Congress ia almost xclusivelys ta-
Isken up with speeches about them, and they
crowd the ladies' galleries of both houses
every day, to the exclusion efladieas unless
1 the later consent to sit behind the impu-
dent blacks. ID I.i aa5Q i ed ,auo I'D I
b. When the House adiouEns, the negroes
rush for the street cars and monopolize all
the sects. 1t is nleyery day occurrence to
see a, half dozen ladies standing the whole
distance in these cars, while as many me-
groes are comfortably spread out on the
cushioned SEATS The negroes enjoy this,
above all things. Ills thus that they as
sert the equality 2 which they here enjoy.
THE earth was made and adorned for a
life of Joy as well as sorrow--it was not
hung in eternal darkness and winter; it has
sweet return of day and summer forever,
A judge in st. Louis, recently decided
that a man Of twenty Zone years of age sup
ported by his father, is in the eye of the
| -----.- - -HgF . us Es.F .--..-- f-n Gee -
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The L.erisla4nre

- The Leglslature..
aThe Nsgro Testimony bill passed he
Lower House, of the Fennesee Legisiatare,
on Nednesday by gOte of 4E to 80.
- -sinniversalsufrage Bill, was intro
=duced by Mr.. ARNEEL, and another Message
was received from Gov. BhoBNLow. urging
the Legislature to make a law to stop the ar.
rest of ex-Federal soldiers, for alleged ras7
calities, while they were in service.
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The Capture Of Bagdad.

% tgEq g sga d8idW 5--9aj 30 seiilE5 bib
soaDisPatchsa from New Orleans give the
particulars of "a dash, onsths s4th inst.s by
0oflbustsEsafEons the sAmeiicad' eide aof
.ltbs Rio vGEande, On the Mexican town of
Bagdad- bThs imperial garrison, 'VaFiously
Stated &c fFombl5 so to- s75; was surprised
ilaHd1caPtured RithOataan engagement. AT
8ikiagsbght, nfhel French mensof4waF opened
asdseldbhk uPAo last sdxicesg ahads not dis
lodged the fllibustersl 10 Thu latter. were
ConmaodedIby a Col Reed,awho.i is an ex-
SaoficeF,. and thelpFesenI 3AsIA., Gsof a
MsiOr-GeneTal CraWfvEd.s aalsolan ex Fede-
raj officer, but now commander of an Amer
lean diyisionlinlthes LibeTalafmy of Mexi-
DdcO.i YieEedin connection with the belige-
rent temper of the recent. diplomatic cor
respondeBee between this government and
,Erance, We regard this as very important
adRewHoaaIn eorFesPondepce Mr. Seward
yIhas assumed an attitBdel 81. hosility l9Eafd
3atbe Mexieap1 Empire, and it viii be hard for
edhim, te IeeREiRcs the French Minister thai
15lhe capture Of 5Bagdad and IFS imperial gar
a4ris9Hsa from the American shore by ex-
-liAmegican trooRss was act INSPIRED q by the
.sPeliGyae Of tbs fsyernEnept,s 4eW We aPprehend
Trouble r. say che least o6 il, dfFQR tbisb an
olOgtpl ~ 2 "a aila sl5susniBno9 10 emil puiiiim
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TELEaRAPHIo dispatches of the 1eth inst.
from General Sheridan at New Orleans,
dissyow ALI kn0wlsdges On his part of the
flibustering attack on Bagdad, and states
that his orders to his subordinate officers
have been to preserve strict neutral ity
He disbeieyesthe report. 1T I
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Sheriff Sale.

DY virtue of Psaditiogi BcpOaas, from the Chan
Dcery Court at Pulaski, in favor ofJames Mccall
lum, Clerk and Master, as B. W. Knight and others
will on Wednesday the 2Sth of Feb, next, sell to
the highest bidder at the Court House door, in Pu
laski, for cash Two Lots Nos. 90 and 81, situated
on Second Main street, and bounded North by
Shoal street, west by SO and 81, south by Lot %,
upon which B. w. Knight new lives. levied on as
the property ofsaid Kn ght.a "a. z .T f..lt-.-.-
. &C. Jan. &c '66.-td. -. D. II. PEDEN, Shift.
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Sheriff Sale.

DY virtue Of writ Of Pendafoas Esposds, TO me
DdiTeeted from the Chancery Court at Pulaski, 1
viii Wednesday the 2Sth day of Feb, sell to the
highest bidder cash. be lore the Court House door
in Pulaski, s&faet Of about SO acres of Land, be-
longing to David RUSSELL situated in tho goth civil
District Of Giles county, on the Bradshaw Creek,
adjoining the lands of " H. Pentecost, telands Of
the estate Of Elisha Bennett dec, &c. Sold IN ia
.vOr of James n MeCallum, Clerk and Master, for
of DC, against the said David Russell and 9TH
ers. 81 b. II. PEDEN, Shf.
-.a5 Dan. &c t66.-4t. fsf-..Ea ziI arrests E1z5s--s
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LEGAL NOTICES,
Sheriff Sale.

DY virtue of t0o writs of HeHditioni EpOHas, from
Dthe Chancefy Court at Pulaski, IN fayor of
James McCallnm, Clerk and Master, agaiast James
r. Bunch, E. V. Lunsford and W. H. Jackson. I
will on the 8th of Feb, next, sell to the highest
bidder at the Court House door in Pulaski for cash,
Town Lots in Pulaski, known as Lots Nos. ego,
221 222 223 situated Sixth street between Shoal
and PopIar-and Nos. FOG, 207, 2O8, 2O9-also ono
half of Lot on the East side of the Public Square,
upon which there is a Store House, now occupied
by mason & Ezell-all belonging TO James r,
Bunch,-also tQO, Tracts of Land, belonging to
W. H.Jackson one contRihG IL ~ acres, the other
81 acres in the 18th civil District of Giles County
on Richiand Creek, adjoining the lands of Benjamin
Franklin, LeInuel Moore, Q. w. MCMILLAN and
others. R. H. PEDEN, Shift.
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'a, A band Of robbers, who had been COM
hitting extensive depredations57i Texas,
were recently CaptuFedin that State. Their
leader proved to be a Major Perry, and all
but two of the band had q. s. horses, sad
dies and arms, and had evidently been
Federal soldiers. -sf. aid yd
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The Assistant Commissioner of the
Freedman's affairs in Mississippi has been
instructed to assist Gov. Humphreys in re-
constructing the Mississippi River levees.
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Copper and silver in abundance are said
to have been discovered in Whitfield Coun-
lit -'' sfla4ll
ty, Georgia. .rsar 1i.it l4-l-ad q ssa
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THr D. s. Government has rendered
itself as an arbitrator between Spain and
EoahFili5 10Y FgIES EREE /
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L. w. MeCORp,
NOTICE

THE Office Of ThOs Martin, President Of the Cen
i trail Southern Railroad, is kept in the Counting
room of MassTs. Moffatt Cox Those who have
agreed to convert their receipt in the Stock Of
the Railroad do at aLy time BY calling at the
Office, where ne can generally be found. jan5-tf.
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ia We regret to- learn that Mia. Roberts,
Of the Nashville Baaass, has fallen alHictih
to smallpox. We are equally gratifed at
the announcement that he retains his won't
ed good humor and does net. consider hin-
self dangerous Gu4 ni a1a-uea u8a ia
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THE New York World styles Charles
Sumner ''the acting charge d'aFairs Of Di-
vine Providence in this country 3 Ii,
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a truer sentence than that.-Ep.l

a truer sentence than that.-ED.)
II called on Forest at his store. and saw
the great cavalryman selling hamto son
of Ham, by the way, which s no joke--at
Leaf the american citizen of Afriean descent
(noj0ke on the syllable ''scsnt. >. for he was
a decent-AGFiean) didn't think SO, for he
swas gr0wIiHg, at the OOCkbs3s would Say.
at the hamazing high price Of the article.
Forrest is about 45 years is feet inches
in height, and weighs i75 pounds. He is
erect, well proportioned. has no surplus
flesh and moves with great ease. His faith
or was Kentuckian and the son of an emil
! grant from Holland, who accompanied Dan
lei Boone to the wilderness of Kentucky.
I believe Forest was one of the most sue
cessful Generals of the war, and is. called
by his friends the Prince Rupert Of the re,
bellion. He has stern but not unpleasant
face. Firmness and courage are stamped in
every lineament of his features, which are
set off by the most perfect and beautiful
ranges of teeth 1 ever saw. He is perfect
ly satisfied with the condition of things,
aud is Ii hearty cooperation with the loyal
men of Memphis 149 ---a
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A destructive fire occurred in Memphis
last week, leaving five buildings III ruins,
besides destroying a large amount Of goods
and other property. supPosedatei be the
work of an incendiary. Loss heavy. but
amount t,otfknoWn..iF y19E gaft yah 5adt 40
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NOTICE
InsoIvent Notice

HyHE Insolvency of the estate of the late ". c.
i Mayfield having been already suggested per-
sons holding claims against said estate viii file
them with the Clerk Of the Chaneery in place OF
tho County Court, as heretofore notified
J Jan 5, st rIa, 81 THOS. MARTIN. y4a1'r.5 II
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"A judge in st. Louis, recently decided
that a man Of tWenty-one years of age sup
ported by his father, is in the eye Of the
law a Vagrant. ~ saaR 9s 5s2- .
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THE earth was. made and adorned for a
life of Joy. as well as ,sorrow--it was not
hung in eternal darkness and winter; it has
sweet return Of day and summer forever
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niGpvernot BFo~Dlow,gin a letter to Hon
OTAbls Horace Maynard, dated Jan. 4 8. in
which he urges the admission OF the Teu-
nesses delegation,9 says the rebels of the
whole South ihOarly grow more bitter and
defiant In Middle and Meet Tennessee
they are increasing Ia bOldAess. and take
the troops away audR Union man could not
live in the country sd' g. rcs'gf ot"Hes
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STOCK OF GROCERIES

ever brought 70 this market, which we are deter,
mined 70 offer TO you as low as they can 10 Sold
Having mado arrangements that viii enable MS "a
Compete with the Nashville Market,
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Widows vs.. Maidsps,

+, A Richmand paper says that young men
are scarce 10. that city, and maidens and
: widows in search Of husbands very plenty.
'l',,a latter seem to be The most successful,
hs1gsditor, pieading ii behalfo Of the
.uays.
The Ottawa free trader., 1866-09-29
Norni nation for Congress.

The Morris Convention on Tuesday did its
work nobiy in nominating man like Judge
HARRIS as the conservative candidate for
congress in this district against BURTOY c.
Cook. 1t would have been ha.d to End al
other man in the district who contrasts so
favorably with his opponent. In ability as
lawyer and speaker he is more than Mr.
Cooks equal In all else that pertains to the
statesman pr politician they are as WIDE
apart az men can be. Judge Harris supports
the constitution as it is, and tie war beiny
over, advocates restoration aud peace. Mr.
Cook is unwilling to live under the constitu
ton as it is 1t is a blunder, sccording to
his notion, 10 give the states auy rights
Suffrage-and that includes everything else
he maintains must be regulated by the
general government; and tho ugh the war is
over, and there is no longer hand raised
against the government. it is dangerous TO
let the south have peace, for they might vote
against the republican party. So his project
is to continue the state of war, until the white
men of the south allow themselves % he
wholly disfranchised ty congress, apd make
negroes and yankees from the north their
only voters so that the southern states may
also vote the republican ticket. THIS Is the
~hole Of Mr.. Cooks platform. There is no
horcsty, he holds-no virtue, 10 patriotism
outside Of the radical party. We say this is
the essence Of self>righteo luess and bigotry,
which dwarfs the intellect, and is as opposite
| to true craftsmanship as right is to wrong.
Judge Harris is OF course the opposite. of
this He stands upon and endorses Flat.
form tina. believes there may be mani ,o1
and loyalty outside Of the cramped and bigo
ted circle ofradicalsm-that there may even
be virtue enough left among the white peo,
pie Of the south to make them once more
good, union loving citizens. At least, they
may not be so wholly lost as to be unworthy
of trial.
Such are the platforns-such the candi-
dates. The one represents all that is liberal
manly nly-statesman-lIke the other all that
is narrow in politics-intolerant-
Can an enlightened, christian people hesitate
as to the choice they ought to maker
The Ottawa free trader., 1866-09-29
Representative Convention.

The procee dings of the Representative
Convehtibn W h,ch met in this city on Tues>
day are Print ed in another coluiiih. The
Nominees ftr this district, COMPOSED of the
counties of la Salle aud Livingston are
jaime, CLARK and Col. D. Habetaah, OF la
salls co.; ana Capt. Morgan l.: PAYNE, Of
Livlngstoni
Of Esqr. CtiRs, Of Utica, we need say bu.
little. he has been resident Of the county
for Is years or more, and there are few voters
| but know him either personally or by reputa-
ton. A, an intelligent, Influential, en.er>
prising, public spirited citizen there is one
in the county that can claim higher posi-
ton. All must no. only freely acknowledge
his great bus mess capacity, but his hish>
toned business integrity. One man of his
sterling good sense and sound business views
and experience would he worth a dozen of
lawyers in the legislature. Would that our
legislatures could always be composed more
largely of such men!
OF Col. d. HArENAS, junior editor of this
paper, there is not a word to be said. The
nomination was made without his knowledge
or consent, and but for the solemn assurance
that the cause needs the sacrifice, he should
decline. His strength is supposed to consist
in his business qualifications and services as
a soldier.
But talking about soldiers, permit us to
say that few, IN that regafd, can come up to
Capt. MORGAN l.. PAYNE, our nominee from
livingston county. Capt. P. was in three
~ars. He commanded company in the
Blackhawk war, and besi1es good deal of
service in the field, built fort at Joliet and
another at Naperville. He was also in the
Mexican war, having served two years as
Texas Ranger, under Mccullough aid Co.
Jack Hays. He was in the battle of Monte.
rev, Huau anita, and at the taking of Puebla
and the city of Mexico. In the late rebellion
he raised company for the SD regiment,
under Col. Cushman, and was with that regi-
men: IN all its marches and battles until
9fer the taking of Eicksburg, when protrac-
ted sickness compelled HIM to resign. So
Capt. I. II 'hofouSu hohiet. 'fo' 'h's II
no, all to be said iu his favor. He is a man
of intelligence and ability. and honored and
loved by his neighbors as good citizen.
On personal grounds, then, we can freely
court a comparison OF our ticket with that of
the Republicans. But, of course, We claim
for them consideration on the higher ground
of principle They are simply conservative
ding on the constitution for their
platform, opposed to radical disunionists,
whose creed is opposition to the constitution
of our fathers, and involves perpetual civil
strife and sc paration.