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The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1866-08-02
A"!es for seieHtary People.

III. L. Tuckerman, in one of his essays,
9" is.rrr.Lw tn h0l m;,;. 81
mondi, in the course Of which Tuckerman
spoke of the difficulty of combining men
tai toll with health. To this Sismoudi
said:
There is vast error on this subject. Be
assured that we were intended for intel
lecuai labor, and that there is way of
making 1t subservicnt to health. will tell
you few rules founded on experience :
Vary the kind of work-let it be research
one hour, meditation another; collation. to-
day, and revision to morrow Do this on
system give the first part of the day to
the hardest study, the afternoon to exer-
else, and the evening to social Intercourse;
let the mind be tasked when the brain is
most vigorous, that is, after sleep; and WOO
the latter blessing not in the feverish
hours of thought and emotion, but after
the gentle exercise Of the mind which
comes from passtime and irieudliness.
lie considered occasional travel and
prudent habits the best hygiene for man
OF sedentary pursuits; and the great secret,
both of health and successful industry,
the absolute yielding up of ones conscious.
ness TO the business and diversion of the
hour, never permitting the one to infringe
IN the least degree upon the other.
The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1866-08-02

y disloyal paper down in Louisiana,
tho having the fear OF Summers scrap.
book before 1t, and not standing in awe
OF Ihad. Stevens "penitentiary of hell"
perpetrates the following:
A Topeka, Kansas, paper nominates
Charles Sumner for President, and Thad.
deus Stevens for Vice President. Why
not put few millions tons of nitro .glyce-
rine under the country and be dene with
it?
The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1866-08-02
FAMILY PRAYER.-Robert Hall. hear

ing some worldly-minded persons object to
Family prayer as taking up too much time,
said that what might seem loss will be
more than compensated by that spirit of
order and regularity which the stated OBJ
servance Of this duty tends to produce. 1t
serves as an edge and border, to preserve
the web of life from unraveling. "The
curse of the Lord is in the house Of the
wicked; but lie blesseth the habitation Of
the Just"
The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1866-08-02

GEN. JOHN b MAGRUDER-Thi gen
tleman is the editor of the Mexican Times
the American journal started in the city of
Mexico by the late Ex-Governor Allen.
To every American desirous of being post.
ed on Mexican affairs, the Times will be a
valuable paper. Its terms are one dollar
per month, or ten dollars per year, in ad
vance.
The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1866-08-02

LEIsuRE.-Employ thy time we'll if
thou meanest to gain leisure; and since
thou art not sure of minute, throw not
away an hour. Leisure is time for doing
something useful; this leisure the diligent
will obtain, but the lazy man never; for a
life OF leisure and a life of lazness are two
things
The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1866-08-02

The little tax of one per cent. upon eve
ry box of matches, netted the government
s1,S00,000 last year. According to that
estimate, 100000 900 punches or boxes Of
matches must have been used in this oouu.
try during the year, or FIVE bunohes--
equal to five hundred matches--for every
man, woman and child.
The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1866-08-02

Notwithstanding is said to be
sign that something of tho angel is left, in
woman, beautiful to the eye and bespeak-
ing the inward purity of the heart. When
woman ceases to blush, she has lost her
greatest charm. -
The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1866-08-02

a missionary asked an Indian, GLOW
do you know there is God" Pointing
TO footsteps in the sand, the savage an.
swercd, GLOW do you know that men have
been here p
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1866-09-06
"Suppose YOU 20 TO war;

Suppose YOU 90 to war. After fight
ing il long time, with much loss on both
sides, and no gain on either, the old qucs-
upon you
The first word that Will instinctivcly
frame itself on the lips of the un;hnking
radical who reads the above will be "cop-
perhead.' But they were not the words
Of a ''copperhcad,' nor 'rcbel sympa~
thizer;" nor a "butternut," or even a
Democrat, but the sensible uttcrances of
Abraham Lincoln, before the inaugura>
ton of this ''cruel war"-wOrds addressed
to the sober thought and calm reasoning
of the American people. before crazy pass
sion had assumed the sway. But these
words Of wisdom were unheeded 4; the war
has been fought to It's bitter end. aud now
the ''terms Of intercourse between the
people of the North aud those Of the South
are again upon us, to be settled now, as
they should have been without this long
season Of horror and desolation by tn :
interchange of sentiments, and in spirit
of fraternity, with charity to all and NAL
ice to none" The Poop. Of the South,
repenting of their mad folly, having given
up the disturbing element of slavery, and
acceded to every reasonable demand in the
settlement, are now anxious to resume
terms of friendly intercourse, to go on
rroducing wealth and adding to the gram
deur and glory OF our common country.
The question of the "tcrms of intercourse
is also before the North. The peopie of
the North desire a restored Union, fratcr>
nal intercourse, peace, harmony and pros>
pcrity. They desire that the bitterness
cneendercd bv the bloody strife should die
out Of the hearts OF men, and that we
should acaia have a Union CT fraternity
and mutual interest, Union as dear to the
people of South Carolina as to those OF
Massachusetts. On the other hand, there
is n faction that seems to desire that the
people of the South should be held IN the
condition Of helotage, without the rights OF
American citizenship, until such time as
they shall be forced to elevate an Ignorant
and brutalized race, lately held IN servi>
tude, to equal political aud social rights.
1t remains for the people of the North to
determine this question Of the "tcrms of
intcrcourse" at the ensuing election. Ii
they desire restored Union, Il Union of
hearts as well as of hands, Union that
will work the future aggrandizement Of our
country, let them vote down the miserable
factionists whc are doing all in their power
to keep up the bitterness and strife OF war
after the war has ended. Indianapolis
Herald.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1866-09-06
. o
MsasS1ChuScefS and south Caro-
lima,

The Springfield Republican, the leading
Rebublican journal in Massachusetts,
thinks the circumstance of Massachusetts
and South Carolina entering the National
Union Convention together, fact Of too
much significance to be successfully ridi-
cu!ed: and offers the following good
ad7icc: LET nothing be wanting on our
part to hasten he ti:ue when Massachusetts,
can clasp hands with South Carolina for
liberty and equality as we'll as for politi-
cal fraternity. And we may be sure that
time cannot come during the lifetime of
any now above ground if we persist in
treating all southern men rs rebels and all
who have been rebels as if neither repeut>
ance, cxplation. nor reconciliation were
rossible
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1866-09-06
NUMBER l..
just Like Them.

Some of the radical papers In this Com
gressional District only publish Judge
Turpie's second letter to Mr. Colfax invi-
ting him to a joint discussion, and attempt
to conceal the fact that Mr. Colfax had
previously declined to canvass with his
competitor. Tie frivolous excuse offered
by Mr.. Colfax, for declining, namely; that
he had so many appointments in other dis
tricts and States, was unsatisfactory to the
radicals, and when Judge Turpie sent him
the second invitation. his friends prevailed
upon him to accept, and he finally did
agree to discuss jointly the issue. Of the
canvass at each county seat in the district
Mr. Colfax proposes to make a thorough
canvass, and it would not interfere with his
appointments abroad to hold Joint discus
sions at each Of his own in the district
We happen to know, however, that Mr.
Colfax had other motives for declining,
and was advised not to flatly refuse the
second proposition of Juage Turpie.--
-HDnttccllO CoRstjtutionGIif.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1866-09-06
Gems OfERaOugiDf.

OrPoRrUNITiES.-- Opportunities, like
eggs, must be hatched when they are fresh
WoMEN.-Women never truly command
till they have given their promise to obey
TIME.--Time is said to be money-cer>
tainly, not few use it freely in paying
their debts
The BENEFIT OF EMPLoYMESr.-All
the faculties become strong and vigorous
10y being suitably employed
SMALL DEBrs Small debts neglected
rain credit, and when a man has lost that
he will find himself at the bolt I'm of a hill
he cannot ascend.
SELFIsHNEss.- No cloak of selfishness
is. in fact, more impcnetralle than that
which usually envelopes pampered im>
aSination
RISING IN THE WoRID.-It is not the
height to which men are often raised that
so often makes them giddy, but, it is the
looking down upon those below them.
How THIS WORLD AND THE NEXT
REsENBLE.-This world and the next re-
Semble the East and West; YOU cannot
draw near to enc without turning your
back on the other.
FUNCTUAL MEN.--A panetaal KAN is
very rarely poor man, and never a man
OF doubtful credit His small accounts are
frequently settled, and he never meets with
diMeuliy in raising money to pay large De-
mands.
TUE ENJOYMENT OF REMEMBERING.
1t is often debated, which is the NEST
enjoyable-the anticipation of a pleasure,
or its realization bat the power Of recall
ing, mellowed and halowed by the lapse
of time, is more potent than either.
PLEASURE OF COOP AcFIoNs.-After
we have practiced good actions for awhile.
they become easy and when they are easy
we begin to take pleasure in them; and
when they please us, we do them frequent
ly; and, by frequency Of acts. thing
grows into habit, and, confirmed, is a kind
of second nature and so far as ANYTHING
is natural, 50 far it is necessary, and we
can hardly do otherwise-nay. we do IL
many times wheu we do net think Gift
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1866-09-06
How a Republican Talks.

We had conversation, yesterday, with
quiet thinking Republican, a citizen of
substance and influence, but no politician
who expressed himself freely on the state
of parties, and the course he himself in
tended to pursue at the approaching elec-
ton, He said he did not mean to vote at
all, and, added he, there are thousands of
Republicans like myself. 81 can not" he
continued, ''vote for the Democratic party.
| never did and it may be nothing but old
prejudice that restrains me now. But so
It's. can not onscentiously vote for my
own party, for it has behaved badly. The
extravaganza and prohigacy of Congress in
general and the voting to itself increased
salaries and back pay in particular, at a
time when we are weighed down by, taxes
and public burdens disgusts ne. The ex-
treme Radicalism of our leaders alarms me
for the future. by nay absence from the
polls, intend quiet censLrc Of my party
leaders, III Congress and out. As for your
party 1t will succeed. not so much by ac-
cessions from our side as by absence from
the polls Of persons like myself Our alb
Hchce, 'iich. "lllc IL VIII De q uieI IeDuke
to our party leaders, will, at the same
time, be warning to yours. twill warn
you to avoid extremes, to practice economy
in public expenditures, and labor more for
the common good than for party success,
for you will have constantly before you
the assurance that the stay-at- home vote
EN- at any future election, turn you out :"
As his views struck US as somewhat orig
inal, we concluded 70 give them publicity
Cacianati Enquircr.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1866-09-06
Questions 10 u Radical Member
of COngreNS

The following questions have been pu
to Mr.. Clarke, the radical member OF Con
gress from the Clermont (Ohio,) district
They are pat by the ''boys in blue" ant
we should like to have Mr.. Colfax answe
them as we'll as Mr. Clarke:
Hon. r. W. CLARKE-Dear Sir vii
you be So kind as to give explicit answer.
to these interrogatorics. BY SO doing yor
will confer favor on the ''boys in blue" o.
Wayne Township.
l. Do you endorse the law that exempt,
the bondholder from paying taxes on said
bonds, while we boys have to pay the tax
es, at least our portion, after serving to put
down the rebellion, while you bondholders
remained at home enjoying ease and COM
fort?
2. Are you in favor of the negroes exer-
cising the right of suffrage with US? II
not, why did you vote for such law in
the District of Columbia?
). Will you be so kind as to tell us how
much money you and the party to which
you belong voted to keep and support the
negroes in the South and who pay the
taxes for that purpose
4. How much money have you voted for
the benefit of the poor white SO 'diers, their
widows and orphans?
D. How much money have you and your
party voted to the negro, if any. and how
much to the white man? Please explain
fully
G. Will you be so kind as to plain why
your party voted themselves and you 81,
COO extra pay for n few months service
each year. and at the same time only voted
SlQn to the boys in blue for three years
exposure, toll and peril, and $50 for two
years service?
I. As you profess to be great friend
to the soldiers, will you explain why your
services are 50 much more valuable than
theirs, that you must have So, 600 per year,
and they OILY about $500? Would it not
taken the 500, and have given the boys
$4,000?
s. Are you III favor of the proposed Con-
stitutional amendment Please explain
it fully. Is it not the intention, as far as
possible, to elevate the negro to the level
of the white man.
Q. Us you stayed at home and enjoyed
your ease and made money, while Colonel
Howard was battling to put down the re-
bellion-and your friends have voted you
$1,000 extra pay for two years service
would it not be patriotic in you to decline
in favor Of Colonel Howard, and let him 90
to Congress
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1866-09-06
Political Changes against the
Radicals.

From every part of the country we hear
of important deserti0ns from the Radical
camp. They have lost in few weeks
thousands of prominent Republicans, who
since they have seen Jacobinism developed
arc taking position Lobby by the sile of the
will have arrayed aginst it, in the elections
this fall, not only the Democracy, but a
large fragment of the Republican party,
and it will be beaten by an immense ma
jority. twill go down before the united
onset
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1866-09-06
Gen. Grant and the President.

The Washington correspondent of the
New York Times says of the appearance
Of Gen. Grant at the exchange Of speeches
bctw cen the two ,J0hns0ns
General Grant arrived soon after Hon
Reyerdy johnson had commenced his re-
marks, and the company recognized the
presence of the General by round of APP
plause. lie walked straight up to the
side of the President, who turned and
shook hands with him. There was that
in the manner aud looks Of Gen Grant
which all interpreted to mean, Il am with
you, gentlemen indorsc your proceed
ings
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1866-09-06

PoLITENEss.-A young lady was sweep
ing the street with trail two yards long.
\ young man stepped upon it, partly tears
ing it from her waist She turned shortly
upon him and said, "Sir. you are a rowdy."
He retortcd, Madam, you are a dowdy."
I"If | was man. would thrash YOU"
said She IF You were pratty L would
kiss YOU, said he. Z" This is insutferahle,
said the lady, gathering NO her calico and
turning away. That is true," he replied,
whether your remark applies to yourself,
your dress, or the weather.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1866-09-06

The disunion radicalsn Michigan lately
resolved that this is neither white man
nor black mans government; it is Gods
government" The New York Independ>
eDt makes this proclamation:
-No man shall be the merit President of
TIE Unttd .St0tcs uho DOES NOT ASK PER
MISSION OF THE NEGRO"
Now, either the Independent differs
from Its radical friends in Michigan, and
holds that thi. is the negroes government,
or else it is tenet of the radicals that the
negro is more exalted in power than the
AiNighty. Which is it
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1866-09-06

Hon. Horace Maynard. of Tennessee,
made a speech at a thens, in that State, Oh.
the 2lst ult., in which he said:
Il am an Abolitionist aud have always
been one. was accused of being one
when first emigrated to this State The
charge was just ! was full an running
over with Aboitionism, but denied it for
2olicys sake. am proud to-day that |
have been classed among that prosecuted
set, and deem it the highest compliment to
DC denounced as such And | tell you,
gentlemen that in short time all this
complaint about negro equality will be done
away with. Some months since and it was
said that the negro would not be suffered
to testify in your courts-that his oath
would not be granted him. But how
stands matters to day? He is not only
permitted to testify in your courts with
impunity, but there is every evidence that
he will soon be on social equality with
the white man in your State. Yes, gem
tlcmen in a short time he will marry and
intermarry in your families, it is a little
Objectionable to-day, but you will soon get
over this, and the prosecuted negro will be
welcomed to your parlors. This will be
the result of the political 'and social
changes of the next few months
The Hon. gentle nan acknowledges he
played the hypocritc for policy's sake, just
as many Northern candidates for Congress
are now doing, who deny they are for nc>
gro suffrage. by means of this hypocrisy
the Radicals expect to carry the next Con
eress. Maynard tells what the Radicals
expect from success in the approaching
CONGRESSIONAL elections. He says "the
result of the political and social changes OF
the next few months will be"--what
"Thc nsqro, in short time, wl marry
md ,ntern,arry IN your families" at is
a latle objectionable to-day" he proceeds,
"but you will soon get over this, ana the
prosecuted negroes will be 'oefco"'ed I. 10
uour parlors." political and social equali-
tv of the two races is the real platform oil
the Radicals. Maynard states it clearly.
It is put out of sight here and there to
su,t special localities but success at the
polls will make it public everywhere.-Ln.
9uirer.
Mr.. Theodore Tilton in the lndePend-
,bot .sno man shall he the next
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1866-09-06

TIE SoUTH AND THE FREEpMEN-The
Richmond Wing truly says;
"If the views of the sothcrn people pre-
vail, a conflict between the whites and
blacks will never occur 1t is their desire
to live on pleasant terms with the coIered
people, to employ them as laborers, to pay
them literally, and to contribute to their
advancement and happiness. Ifit occur,
it viii be forced by those who are really the
worst enemies of the negroes the Raids
Gals.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1866-09-06

The Springfield (NIass.) RepuJiica,
{ Rad, } in an article on the issues to be
presented to the people IN the approaching
campaign, says:
another issue, rot authori ativcly made
up, but prominently put forward in lati>
tudes favorable to it, may be stated in this
way: Congress did not dare to make the
issue just yet but re,clect the members
and see if they do not decree that no
Southern State shall return 70 the Union
until it has given suffrage to the negro.
This may be called the infcrential or i'm
piled issue, to be used in the fall elections
in the districts where the people favor
equal suffrage. In districts opposed to
equal suffrage the Constitutional amend
ment is exclusively the issue All this is
pitiable but true
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1866-09-06
From the Springfield ;lll.) Register.

From the Springfield IND Register.
Among the rebel dead upon the battles
field of Donclson was found the body of a
misguided boy. He was recognized by
southern lllinoisans Of the Union army as
youth who had been persuaded by John
\. Logan to leave his home and join the
rebel army. Some months later the father
Of that same boy was arrested, at Logan's
instigation, hurried off to the capitol prs-
on, Washington, and there confined for
months. a trial was denied him, nor was
any information given as TO the cause of
his imprisonment. He was finally released
broken in health by reason of long confine-
ment, injured in business, and, until this
day, has been unable to learn the cause of
his arrest and imprisonment. The course
of Logan in this connection is only paraI-
leled by the atrocities of the times of Mar
at and Rnbespicrre He is a fit tool for
the Jacobin faction in their frantic strug
giles to maintain power in aid of their ven
al, corrupt and bloody purposes
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1866-09-06

The great services that Gen. Grant has
rendered to the coantry. an1 his taeiturnity
apon all political questions has, up TO the
present, shielded him from attack from
the Radical press, and probably would
have continued to do 50 but for his pres
ence and conspicuous position by the side
of the President at the reception of the
committee from the Philadelphia Conven>
ton. 1t is very apparent the Generals
presence on the occasion was not mere
accident and this fact has caused a panic
and horror with the radicals that is simply
ridiculous. For that he is already asSailed
by more than one radical newspaper, and
he is at once put down as an euemy to the
country. Now, we suspect Grant has lit
tie care for the opinions of the radicals,
and being a shrewd, sagacious man, he has
not been slow to openly connect himself
with the great conservative movement up
on the presentation of a favorable oppor-
tuhity. 1t occurs to us that newspaper
that apostrophises the American flag With,
"All hail, thou haunting lie" III
is the proper one to question the fidelity
of Gen. Grant to bis country.-Ind Her.
I'D
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1866-09-06
- - <.So.S
The GEy is. still They Come.

The call lor the Soldiers Convention, at
Cleveland, is constantly receiving addition
al signatures. The National Lnteitigencer
of Saturday publishes an additional list,
comprising the names of three brevet
Major generals, five BrigadIer-generals,
four breyet Brigadier generals, eleven
Colonels, sixteen Leutenant-c colonels. ten
Majors, seventeen Captains and four Lieu
tenants.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1866-09-06
.. A. M'CRACK1N,
DIVINITY Rscorder. and Attorney
kaoX, StNvke County, Indiana

Will make Collections, pay Taxes, examine
aues 70 Real Estate, take Acknowledgements OF
Deeds. Mortgages, &c. All matters of Litigation
attended to in starke and adjoining Counties :
" Bounty, money and back pay of Soldiers,
and pensions collected. Remittauces promptly
nsde and chsrges reasonable s9n2e-tf
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1866-09-06

MISSOURI CoNGREssMES.-H Hon. James
Ii. Birch is nominated for Congress in the
Sixth Congressional District of Missouri
by the United Conservative and De-rc.
cratic party. His principal competitor
was James Shields, late United States
Senator, also a Conservative. The nomi-
nation was then made unanimous. and
there is no doub: of the defeat OF Van
Horn, the present Radical Representative,
who was elected two years ago by bayonets.
The IOhnson party will gain four, if not
five mem bers in Missouri
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1866-09-06

IRE MAINLAND. offers his profesaional
IL services IN all the departments Of Medical
Science. S1ccialities: Diseases o' the Chest
aud of females
OIcc in Masonic Hall. vflalo-tI