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Tennessee staatszeitung. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-187?, 1866-05-18

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How Dutch Gap got its Name.

An Englishmau and a Dutchman, so the
story goes undertook on wager, to row
their respective skifs from a place seven
miles below the Gap TO a point above It,
The man who arrived first at the place OF
destination was to be considered the champ
ion and to receive the stakes Both started.
The Englishman pulled out vigorously, when
the Dutchman, with true Teutonic imperturo-
ability, suffered his opponent to 60 ahead
without an apparent effort to keep up with
him.
When the Engishman began to round the
bluff, after passing the gap, the Dutchman
was "hull down and almost out OF sight
Of his antagonist, who had sure thing Of
it."
When the Dutchman reached the gap, he
ran his skiff oh shore, raised it on his sh9ul-
ders and made his way with all possible dis
patch across the few hundred feet Of inter-
vening space. When the Engishman arriv-
ed at the point at which the race. was to ter
inmate, what was his astonishment to find
his opponent in his skif, calmly await ne
his appearance, having relieved the weariness
Of lis stay by smoking, with Dutch leisure
three or four pipes of tobacco.
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An Arkansas Politician,

ABOUT twenty years ago, Governor
Y and Judge W were candi-
dates for Congress in the --- district
ofArkansas. They we're both far-sighted,
shrewd politicians-the Judge the better
LAWYER and debater, the Governor by far
the more winning in his manners, as the
sequel will fully establish. One hot day
in July, while they were travelling to-
gether on the canvass, they came upon a
party of twenty men or more assembled
on the roadside for the purpose Of having
a shooting match. Thinking it a good
time and place for presenting their re.
spective claims, the Governor proposed
stopping. They halted, and the Cover
nor soon made himself at home. lie
bought a number of chances in the
match, and being a good marksman, sue,
ceeded in winning quite a quantity oi
beef which constituted the prize.
The Judge had conscientious scrup!es
as to shooting matches, and did not par
ticipate. butstood by, conversIng with the
most sober of the crowd, while hisfriend
the governor was in high glee with his
companions over the beef When it was
given out to successful shooters, the
Governor ordered his to be divided
among some widows whom he ascertaihed
lived in the vicinity, and then asked the
b'boys if they were not " dry" Oi
course they were, and the Governor gen,
erously ordered a plentiful supply Of the
Oh, be joyful" -,
Here the Judge had scruples, and die
not participate but had it been other,
wise it would have availed nothing. The
Governor was decidedly the man at tht
shooting match, while the Judge fel
himself entirely in the vocative.
Leaving their sporting friends, the!
proceeded on their way some twelve O
! fifteen miles, and halted alta camp ground
where the annual camp meeting was bein!
held. They separated in the crowd, eacl
eleotioneering with all his might, will
old and young, friends and strangers
making hay while the sun shOne, 70
there was a fine opening.
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An Accommodating Judge.

The following story only the cOnclud-
ing portion of which we give, is told Of
Judge j, of Jackson, Texas, and
John Rolfe, a backswoodsman Rolfe
"a tall hunter, dressed in deerskin, and
armed with revolver, rifle and bowie
kaife-visits jackson, calls on the Judge
at his residence with the narrator and
thus relieves his mind
"You see, Judge, early day before
Yesterday morning I started for this
place, and, as wouldn't chisel, went
without eating the whole day. 1 slept
in the woods, aud yesterday morning I
got up as hungry as a panther; and, as
l walked along, thinks I, what am to
do? Inever see game so scarce there
wasn't so much as a squirrel to be found
I'm above cheating any man out Of his
dinner; but felt that dinner I must
have. Just then a fellow comes riding
along the road. 1 talked to him, and
tried to borrow, swearing to pay at any
place he might name, in week but tie
crittcr told me he paid his way out of hi:
pocket. and he'd too little to divide.
"How much have you got?" says 1
d" Two fifty" says he.
} "Now, thinks I, that is too little to di
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Likes and DisHkss Of an Eeitor.

TIE arrival Of mails is the great event Of
the editorial day. An editor likes letters
with money in them. He is q mercehsTy
creature.
He likes to receive communications which
save him labor, such as may Gil up places i'd
his columns without being shortened or 'fx@
ed up" He IS a lazy fellow.
His detestation of long, badly written
manuscript, which may have gram Of in
terest looking under its blots and scratches;
and which therefore he feels it his duty to
read. has never been expressed 10 words, and
never can. He is an irrascibIe person, rata-
er.
He likes to receive a letter from a remote
nlace. telling him that his paper is the best
in the world. He is a modest man.
He likes that is, a young editor, to 60 IN
IN handsome apartment in the house Of
one of the "best families and see lovely
woman sitting on a magnificent sofa under
a resDlendent astral lamp, so deeply absorb
ed in the perusal Of the last number that she
don't notice his entrance for five MINUTES
How he blushes? BE forms high opinion
Of her moral. social and intellectual worth.
He likes WELL when two thousand miles
from home to see a bacSwoodsman sitting on
stump in front Of his cabin on hne Sun
day morning lost IN the columns OF his in
comparable sheet. It gives him an idea OF
the Universally of his genius.
He likes those exchanges which have tee
discrimination to copy any thing from his
columns, particularly if the article is preeed-
ed by some commenatory obsef'auons-
But s,z.
He abhors an exchange which copies with
out credit; he has a good mind to cease ex-
changing withsuch fellow. But magnani4
nifty forbids. =.
He likes exclusively ia see an article Of his
in the London Times, credited to an Amerl4
can paper. Why couldn't they put the cred
it properly is what he would like to know.
He likes to be the first 10 announce any
thing. But if in his eagerhess to do 60, be
has made anv man dead who is only SICK,
and is ignominiously corrected by a rival,
and obliged himself to acknowledge the err
or, he don't ike It, ..,.,..
| He Tikes-oh, how he likes II! 70 ges Guy Guy
the best number he ever issued; he mas tniS
baupen very frequently.
He dislikes-oh, how he disllkesl typo
granbical error IN the best phrase OF the oess
sSanttancs of the best article in his paper
Typographical errors generally occur IN that
very place:
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JRBAr1A. OHIO. WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 1, 1866.

Towards night the Judge began to
look around for his distinguished oppo-
nent, but could not find him. He waited
patiently till evening services began, and
concluded he would go out to the large
shed where the people had assembled
for meeting, thinking perhaps he might
meet his friend. On going out, what
was his astonishment to find the gallant
Governor, the hero of the shooting
match, in front of the altar, surrounded
by ministers and class leaders, with a
hymn book in his hand, head thrown
back singing as loud as his lungs would
permit.
'' How firm foundation, ye saints of the Lord. "
"From that moment, said the Judge,
" I gave up all hopes. tell you-I tell
you, sir, a man that's good for a camp
meeting and a shooting match cant be
beat for Congress. 1t can't be done,
sir And so it proved.
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3D. That all the counties are represented,
and that the regularly appointed delegates to
this Convention shall be entitled to cast the
vote Of their respective counties.
]. WEsTLAKE, Chairman.
Mr.. James Taylor, of Champaign offered a
resolution in favor OF postponing the noml-
nation of Judge for the Judicial District
composed of the counties of Darke, Cham
paign and Miami The resolution was with
drawn.
Mr.. Winner moved that the Convention
proceed to elect delegates to the Phnadel-
phia Convention.
Mr.. Purtlebaugh opposed the appointment
of delegates. He endorsed President john
son but opposed the appointment OF delegates
by the Democracy.
A vote being taken on the motion it was
carried-only two persons voting in the neg
alive
On motion it was determined to vote VIVA
voCE for delegates.
On motion of Mr.. Jackson it was deter
mined that the candidatestor delegates TO the
Philadelphia Convention be announced.
The names of the following gentlemen
were announced: Geo. F. Dawson OF Logan;
John F. Mathers, of Shelby; Co. John Ii.
James, of Champaign, and John d. Young
| of Champaign.
The Convention took a recess for fifteen
minutes.
Convention again called to order.
! The Convention took vote for delegates,
which resulted in the choice Of Col. John Il.
James and Col. Geo. +. Dawson. On motion
! Gen. Young Of Champaign, and John H. Ma
tbers of Shelby, were selected alternstes.
! The Committee on Resolutions made the
/ following report which was adopted unanl-
mously:
| PesoIred. That in the present condition OF
nolificaI affairs, this Convention can not tali
10 perceive and feel that we are in the midst
of a revolution which threatens tie destruc-
ton of all constitutional government, and the
overthrow OF all republican Institutions; and
as lovers OF liberty and of the principles es-
tablished by American statesnenshlp Tor The
protection Of popular freedom, we recognize
! as our first and paramount duty, the exercise
Of all our powers to rescue the country from
the hands OF usurpation and despotism.
ResoIred That the present revolutionary
Congress, in the exclusion Of eleven States
Of the Union. is an usurpation Of the Legis-
Iative mowers Of the Government, and theH
attempts te break down the reserved rights
of States by intermeddling with their do
mestic affairs. and imposing negro suffrage
unon them: and also their attempts to al eI
the Federal Constitution, are subversIVe oil
the the principles on which our Government, t,,, was
ostabIisbed and dangerous to the stabili,ieS
of our institutions.
Psso1,,e9 That under the Constitution each
50 49, ,bs exclusive right TO defend the
oraT6cat3ons 2roii OF its voters, aud that we are
5nnosed to an extension OF the right OF sun
. Pssa1gsd sl That the faith Of the nation Is
rledpgd to the payment Of the national debt
and and Congress should pass al laws necessary
- Reso7ysd, Thatas the faith Of the nation is
pledged for the payment Of the public @ oeot io
sist that all properly should be equally taxed
Tor the payment Of the national debt, and
fol all State and municipal purposes. .
Rsso7gsd, That the nation owes the heroic
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way, l shoots him through tne ueau, anu
Gin him as decent burial as L could
under an old log, and took the two dol
lars and half But it won't do my
conscience mi8gives me. I'm sorry Tor
it, and wish the feller had his meney
back. if he could be alive. Between
you and me, as it is too late for that, l
think that l ought to be hung.
The Judge called his little black boy,
ordered three papers of tobacco, and we
smoked in silence.
"Then you really think ought to be
hung ?" he said, with compassion, as he
Whitfield a cloud of smoke toward the
ceiling.
q do in fact, answered RoIfe, emit
ting similar volume Of vapor.
The Judge smoked, and considered
again.
Well, we'll try to hang you" he
added.
There was an expression Of gratitude
in Rolfa's eyes, as he replied:
"Thank you. That will ease my con-
science"
The Judge again knocked the ashes
from his pipe, and spoke
Well, come here in half an hour
I'll try to find a Jury"
Rolfe and myself, laying our pipes on
the table, we're about leaving, when the
Judge asked US to take drink, which
having done we bade him good morning.
At the expiration of half an hour, we
returned, when we found-some twelve
men drinking and smoking with the
Magistrate, awaiting US. We we're po-
litely requested to sit down.
"Now," said the Judge, addressing
himself to Rolfe, "tell these gentlemen
what you have already told me"
Whereupon Rolfo repeated the state
ment he had before made.
Now, gentlemen" continued the first
speaker, I wish to say, if this gentle
men-AIr. Rolfe your name is, eh we'll,
there's some fine old brandy; make
yourself perfectly at home-whether,
gentlemen, you find John Rolfe guilty
of murder. In addition to which he
said, I will observe for your information,
that have sent out and found the body
lust where he stated it to be-"
The jury smoked, rose up took little
brandy and water, and then sat down
again. and smoked in silence for some
time. At last one of them. who ap-
pearcd to be the foreman said
"The case Is to}erahly clear, and We
rather think he's guilty -
There's more tobacco on the table, y
said the Judge to Rolre Flhe best you
can find anywhere Eou have heard
what these gentlemen have said. Well
be continued; a little uneasily, 81 dou't
like to tell you in my own house but -
"Let there be no hindrance," said
Rolfe, filling and lighting his pipe.
Well, then" continued the Judge
"come here at ten o'clock tomorrow
morning, and I'll have you hung"
Rolfe looked disconnected, and ap
peared mortified at the idea of asking ;
favor.
"You-you have been so kind to me,
he said, h&itatingly, that I hardly likt
to ask you for anything more"
"Not at all, =" replied the Judge. Gu
with it you are welcome to it; before
you ask"
"Weu," said ROlfe, a Iwish-to-mOr
row is my ague day. and the shakes conn
on at ten-would you be so kind as tt
hang me at nine"
"With the greatest of pleasure,
answered the good-hearted Judge shak
ing Rolfe by the hand. &" Nine it shal
be-"
Accordingly John RoIfo went to tn
inn, paid his bill, and the next morning
was hung as the clock struck nine.
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WHOLE NUMBER 225s

men of our armies and navy a debt Of lasfs
ing gratitude for their patriotic services Ii
defense OF the Constitution and Union, and
we urge upon Congress the duty of equaliz-
ing the 6ounues; and that while we cherish
with tender affection the memories Of the
iailen brave, we pledge to their widows ana
orphans our continued care and protection.
| Resolreul That the publication of the pro-
ceedlngs OF the recent caucus of Radical
congressman held in Washington CITY. clear
| ly indicate that 1t Is the pur pose OF the Rad.
ical psrty to plunge the country into ahota=
er civil war
ResOlyed, That the best interests OF the
country and Its continued existence as a Re-
publican Government as established by our
fathers, demand the preservation Of the
Union Of the States, and that to this end We
approve and will sustain the reconstruction
policy of Andrew johnson, in whose pstri-
otism and honesty the Democratic party rely
for the return Of peace and prosperity % the
country.
General Shelby moved that the Convention
proceed to nominate a candidate for Con.
gress.
John Il James, Jr., offered the following
resolution as an amendment to the motion Of
Gen. Shelby:
WHEREAS The State Central and State Ex-
ecutive Committees Of the Democratic party
have appointed delegates from the State at
large, to represent the Democracy in a Con-.
vention to be held at Philadelphia on the
18th OF August next, in which all the con-
serYaGve elements OF the country will be re-
presented, and have recommended the ap-
pointment Of District Delegates TO the same
Convention in which we will, accordingly
be represented, therefore,
Res0lved That this Convention on the coz
clusion of its proceedings, stand adj 'urned
to meet at -the call Of the District Central
Committee after the adjourning of said Phil
adelphia Convention, when all persons wto
endorse the action OF our representatives id
that body, are invited to cooperate with US
in the selection Of a Representative to Con-
gress.
A vote on the amendment being in order;
it was decided that the vote be taken By
counties
The vote resulted as follows: For tbs
amendment go. Against ths amendment 10.
Mr.. J. II. Mathers, of Shelby, offered the
following resolution, which was unanimously
adopted:
Res0lced, That if any action be taken ID
the Philadelphia Convention looking to The
disbanding Of the Democratic organization
and the substitution of new party organi-
zation therefor, the delegates from this Con-
gressional District be instructed to withdraw
from said Convention.
On motion, Col. James was invited to adj
/ dress the Convention.
Col James took the stand addressed the
Convention in an able and eloquent manner
! for over an hour.
Owing to the lateness OF the, hour the
nomination of a candidate for Judge wal
postponed subject to the call OF q Conyen'
ton by the Committee.
On motion, the Convention adjourned;
HUGH THOMPSON, Chm'n:
GEO D. KINDER,
J. W. HoUx, ro,-o,.-i...
| THos. HUBBARD, N'OOI '~' 10
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A WINCHESTER GIRL OF '63 One day
during the hard winter of '63, a Miss Arnold
applied to General Milroy for permit to
purchase forage for her COW, whose milk was
an item of no little importance 20 the subsis-
tence Of her fathers family during the regin
of that monster. Are you loval?' asked
General. "Yes," she replied, He began to
write the permit. "To the Coniederaey, Of
course" she replied. "Then I shall give
YOU no permit. This Infamous rebellion must
be crushed" Well" said she, "if you
can crush it by starving John Arnolds old
COW, do it and be drotted to you
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Democratic District Convention

PURSUANT to call of the District Commit
tee, the Democracy of the 4th Congressional
District met in Convention at Piqua, on We'd
nesday, July 25th, 1866.
Convention convened at II o'clock, A NJ %,
at Border Hall, and was called to order by
Mr.. James Taylor, Chairman District Com
mittee, upon whose motion Mr.. Hugh Thomp-
son, Of Shelby county, was appointed Chair
man of the Convention. Mr.. Thompson, up
on taking the chair, returned his thanks fol
the honor conferred upon him. He stated
that he always considered it an honor to pre-
side over Union Convention, and that those
assembled were the representatives OF the
true Union people Of the country. After a
few o!hersappropriate remarks, the chairman
declared the Convention ready for business.
On motion, Geo. D, Kinder Of Darke Co.,
was appointed Secretary.
On motion, Thos. Hubbard of Logan; ].
W. Houx, of Champaign; and E. H. Eyer,
Of Miami, were appointed assistant Seore-
taries.
On motion, Mr.. B. L. LOOMS, correspond
ent of the Cincinnati Commercial, was invit-
ed to take a seat on the stand.
On motion, the following gentlemen were
appointed a Committee on Permanent Organ
izaton: Henry Shelby, Of Logan County;
Joseph Pierson, of Miami County; O. G.
Perry, of Darke County John H. James, jr.
of Champaign County Ed. Smith, OF Sci
by County.
On motion the following gentlemen were
appointed q Committee on Credentials: JAG
OBJ Baker, of Dar1e County; Peter Stamats,
o: Logan; Cyrus Snyder, Of Champaign A.
J. Robertson, of Shelby; and JOSIAH West
lake, of Miami.
On motion, the Committee on Credentials
was also made a Committee on Apportion-
ments.
On motion, the following gentlemen were
appointed a Committee on Resolutions: W.
J. Jackson, of Miami County; Henry Miller,
Darke; John Fl. Young, OF Champaign; N.
R. Wyman, of Shelby, and Geo. F. Dawson,
of Logan.
Mr.. Skidmore announced that Col. John H.
James, of Urbana, would address the Con
vention during the afternoon.
The Convention then took recess until z
o'clock P. NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Convention met at 2 o'clock P. NJ. and
was called TO order by the Chairman.
The Committee on Permanent Organiza-
ton made the following report which was
adopted:
For President, Hugh Thompson Esq, o
Shelby; for Vice President, W. V. Marquis
Of Logan Thos. Shidler, Of Darke; Samue
Bowelsocl, OF Champaign.
For Secretaries E. H. Eyer, Of Mlami
County; Thomas Hubbard. OF Logan J. W
Houx, Of Champaign George D. Kinder o
Darke. Respectfully submitted.
J.H. James, jr, Ch'mn.
The Committee on Credentials and Appor
tionment made the following report, whiol
was adopted
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Law HEWsPAPERst

.subscrfberswhod do not giveexpressn otice
tothecontr1ry, recOnsidered wishingt0c
tinuetheir subscriptions to thepaper.
2. If subscribers order the discontinuance OF
heirperiodicais, the publisher may contlnueto
send them until all arrearages are paid.
3. Ifsubscribersn REFLECTOR refuse to takethelI
periodicals from the officeto which they were dl
rected they areheld responsible till tney have
settled the bill and ordered them diseontinueCd
4. ubscribersremovet to otherplaees Win
out informing the publisher, and the papers arc
sent to theformer direction, they are helo re
spOnsible. .,t.
5. The Courts have decided that refusing tc
take periodicals from the Office, ,orremovnganc
leaving them uncalled for, is prin1a Jaete eYl
dence Of Intentional fraud.
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P. T. BARNUM is troubled with Con-
gressional aspirations, and that's the
reason why he gave that splendid enter
tainment at Charles Island the other day,
to Goverhof Hawley, Senator Ferry, and
others.
WHAT an absent minded man was he
who, on falling into river, sank twice
before he recollected that he could swiml
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URBANA UNION
y. w.HO OUz, PHOF'R-

OFFroE;-Champaign National Bank Building
ysecond and third flooB,) Westside Main
street, near the Square.
TERMs:-S2 90 per annum, invariably IN ad
vance. 81, ,25 for Six Months.
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A POOR tailor, dunninq for an old debt the
other day, wrote as follows; Dear jim
This little account has been standing seven
Years and I think. it is high time it Wss
laid " To which jim replied. on the same
Sheet Of paper. while Ships boy was wait. ,a.s-
inc, .. Dear SAM don't, and may din
erence of opinion never alter friendship.