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The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1867-12-27
Negro Migrants.


General Ord has just issued an order
directing General Gillen 10 proceed to
Washington and represent to he President
and Secretary of War the starving condi-
ton Of the freedmen in large number of
the counties in bis sub district, due to the
ruin and bankruptcy of cotton planters and
the absence of corn or the means to buy it.
Also to report the absolute necessity of
some provision being made by the Govern
ment to feed the armed freedmen, and
avert war of races in such sections as
are without food,
Gen. Ord also directs publication of the
fact that all freedmen who are able will be
required to earn their support during the
coming year, and to go to work upon the
best terms that can be procured, even
should it furnish support only, and thus
prevent their becoming burden to the
Government. All freedmen who can, but
will not earn a livelihood when employ
ment can be procured, will lay themselves
liable to arrest an punishment as Migrants.
Unexampled Depreciation of Property
The following letter, which we find in
the Savannah News aud Head. win be
read with interest:
HlNErvIL LIE, GA, Dec 1O-A sale has
taken place at this county seat that so well
marks the extreme depression in the money
market that send you the PARTICULARS
Col. Cuarterman. of this county. deceased,
and his executor, Judge Featter, was com
PEELED to close the estate. The property
was advertised as required by law, and on
last court day it was sold. A handsome
residence at WaltFourville, with ten acres
attached, out houses and all necessary ap-
pendages of first class planters resi-.
dence, was sold for sixty dollars. The
purchaser was the agent ofthe Freedman s
Bureau.
/ His plantation, four hundred and fifty
acres of prime land, brought one hundred
and fifty dollars sold to Mr.. Fraser
! Sxty-six acres Of other land. near Wal
thourville, brought three dollars; puroha
ser Mr.. W. D. Bacon. These were al
bona tide sales.
It was court day, and large concourse
of people were present. The most of then
were large property owners. but really haC
not five dollars in their pockets, and il
consequence would not bid, as the sales
were for cash.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1867-12-27
A Ruined People.

The editor Of the Georgia Citizen, who
has recently made trip to Southwestern
Georgia, says
From all that We can gather, in a late
trip southwark, the most deplorable state
of destitutiou and prospective bankruptcy
stares the people in the face. Planters gen.
orally, are unable to pay expenses, and the
merchants will not be able to meet their la
bilities. The smallest amount cannot be
collected from parties who have been &C
cus.omed to the Injuries of life, and we
predict more suffering and distress the en-
suing winter and spring among the poorer
classes, than was ever before Witnessed in
this section. AS to the colored race, the
prospect is still more gloomy thousands
viii be thrown out of employment. while
ether thousands will not work if they can
get work to do. They prefer to live some
other way. What will be the end thereof.
the Lord only knoweth.'
What is true of Southwestern Georgia is
also true of South Alabama, ahd-in fact all
the Gulf States Radical rule and usurpa-
tons are the Montgomery Null.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1867-12-27
TENTH VOLUME.

With the next issue We enter upon tie
tenth volume Of The CITIZEN, and we take
this occasion. the close Of the ninth yo,-
ume, TO dapk those patrons and friends
who have rendered US their patronage and
encouragement during the past years of our
toll, and to ask Of everybody in Giles coun-
ty helping hand in the future We de-
sign to make The CITIZEN emphaticQlly a
Gles county paper. devoted exclusively %
news, literature. agriculture, education and
the general interests of our town and coun-
~. Ia order that we may be The better
able TO make paper useful and interesting,
we ask every good citizen to hand US So
and take it for the year 1868. We pro-
mise fully the worth of your money. Let
each Of our present subscribers come for
ward and renew at once, and bring with
him at least one or two new ones. This
will be litCl9 trouble to you. and would
greatly aid US in making the improve
ments we have in contemplation. II the
people Of Giles will extend our home sub
scription 70 eight Hundred or thousand
names, we promise to lengthen out our
columns and add one mere to. each page
which will be equal to about eight columns
Of additional reading matter. We need
nothing but support and encouragement
such as northern papers receive, to enable
us to make as good paper as those you
take from New York, Cincinnati, &c. L
is impossible for us to print the best paper
in tile world without money to buy Tx
material and pay printers, and it is imposi
bic for us to obtain the means to do this
unless our own home people PatrOnize us
1t is patronage alone which builds up anc
sustains large we72lies, and we promise t.
print the largest aud best paper in Ten
nesse, if the people will give US the larges
aud best paying list of subscribers.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1867-12-27

Sheridan kissed FIVE hundred girls the
other day in the public schools Of Chicago.
The next day he was invited to visit the
ceIored schools. but he declined to kiss the
negro girls, thereby making an iuvidious
distinction on account of color.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1867-12-27
NEW ADVERTISER MIS-
{. A. Epshaw VS.. Ellen B. Upshaw e. ais.

L. A. Epshaw VS.. Ellen B. Upshaw e. ais
PURSUANT to a decree o. the chan cry court at
Il Pulaski, Tenn, in the above cause. will on
TUESDAY, JANUARY 2lst 1868, sell at public
sale to the highest bidder the premises the tract
of land designated as lot no. Z of the division OF
the lands belonging to the heirs of Lewis G. Up
shaw decd, containing by recent survey 81 acres.
This land is on the west side Of Riehland creek,
and adioins the lands of James ScrUggs Willis
Whitfield and others and is a portion of the land
on which Lewis G. Upshaw resided at the time of
his death, and about miles from the N d5 d. rail
road.
TERms.-$5o,oo viii be required in cash, the bal
ance on a credit of I, and years with interest
from day of sale Note with good personal security
required of tie purchaser and a lien retained.
dee27 A. cox, c s. 10
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1867-12-27
A Rafntation.

Not wishing to do any man injustice
through our columns, we take pleasure ia
giving place to the following courteous
communication from Col Harrison. We
told the tale as twas told to Us. except that
the mother of the girl not the mother of
the child brought it to Col. H.. and if it
be untrue, Col H. should have the benefit
of public refutation
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1867-12-27

We challenge history for another in
stance wherein triumphant nation has
dealt so lorbearingly with a crushed rebel
lion as ours has done.-N. J, Tfj6une.
If to subject people to pervadiog.
searching, heart-breaking military despo-
tism thatrestrains them in all their affairs.
public and-private, down TO the most re-
condiie household concerns that subjects
them to prying espionage upon all their
acts and opinions; that hampers them in
all cir business and binders all their in
dustrial pursuits that keeps them in pow
erty and despair; that degrades them to a
CALLING submission to The capricious will
Of loathed race of heather that so in
suits dishonors and aliases the as to rem
der the continuance of life itself no boon
itself to b9desired, that makes their STU
alton so hopeless and miserable that an un-
sparing massacre would be a mercy to them.
l. these hideous enormities which have
been practiced upon them show forbear-
auce to a crushed rebellion, then the ri
5aae is right otherwise they exhibit an IN
genuity in the iaHietion of torture that
Satan might envy-no Pagan tribe has
ever equalled it. Il is disgrace to the
age aud uatiou.-Io i2sJ1lrg Post.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1867-12-27

negro witness lately swore positively
that he could not tell whether certain
man was black or white, although he ad
milted that he had fair look at him. That
is not strange. for so many white men are
now behaving Ike niggers, that it would
require more than darkey's sagacity to
distinguish them apart
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1867-12-27
TENNEssEEANs IN LUCK
Several SIS, 1000 Legacies for Somebody


Sias Bronson, millionaire, died at the
St. Nicholas Hotel, New York city, seve-
raj weeks since. He was native of Wa
terbury, Connecticut, and according to the
authenticated statement of the american Of
that place, has left a munifeeDt bequest of
$500. 600 TO the authorities of that city for
the purpose of founding public library.
Tnder his will, there is also bequath,d to
scme twenty five nephews and nieces dis
persed over the country, the sum of 49,
900 each.
He was bachelor. and was born in Con-
necticut in 1888. His fortune was COM
menced in Georgia in mercantile pursuits,
but was chiefly amassed in New York city,
to which place he removed in 1880. The
family history given in this paper. from
which we quote, contains the following
facts, which, under the $4,000 legacy
clause of his will, may prove interesting to
parties III this STATE.
Elijah Bronson, brother, was born in
1894. and did reside in Tennessee, and was
the father of five sons and two daughters ;
Amos, another brother, was born in 1895,
and aIso resides, if alive in Tennessee, and
was the father of one son and one daugh-
ter
Ifany of these parties, or their descend
ants, are now alive, it will be worth their
while, perhaps, to look after this matter, as
to most people in this region. $4,000
would be very welcome. The stateraent
from which this prragraph is compiled.
has every appearance of credit and reliable
ity.- Union and Dispatch.
If our old friead Abdalah or his boys
boys, Newt. and Bob, should prove to be
heirs to this estate. we shall claim at least
one fifteenth for publishing this notice.
1t is said that during the past City years
statistics of the dry goods trade have prov
ed that ninety merchants in every hun
dred have failed fine in every hundred
have made living. and one in every hun
bred have realized fortune.
We notice that Mr. Wheat is giving con-
eerts IN Louisville. assisted by Mrs.
Oates A friend hopes they are more than
bart ely making expenses, or they should
acknowledge the corn with arg faces. Mr..
Wheat is a rising star and the .foaosr of
the family. and no relation to Buck Wheat,
whose cakes makes the butter fly YoeHaaA.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1867-12-27

Half Of the dress circle at the Galveston
theatre, Texas, is reserved for freedmen by
military orders. II consequence perfume
~ is at a premium
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1867-12-27
a MOSAIC.

Trut crushed 70 earth shall rise again,
And waste its sweetness on the desert air,
IN thunder, lightning, or ia rain,
None but the brave deserve tbc fair.
TEL me not in m3urntul numbers
The child Is father of the man;
Rush, my dear, u still and slumbCr,
They can conquer who lc' icsc they ear.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1867-12-27

One man who has taken advantage Of the
bankrupt act, and fled his papers with the
clerk of the United States Court. at Indian
apolis. has neither debts nor assets. lie
seems to have an idea that he can hereaf
ter incur debts with impunitY.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1867-12-27

A Yankee registration and bureau Of
ilcer was badly beaten for the convention
ia Wayne county, Miss, by coal-black
darkey. The Yank swore furiously. says
the Brandon Republican, when the votes
were counted out, and said he fought four
years to free the id niger, and was now
willing to fight ten years longer to put the
unnrateful scouudrels back into slavery.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1867-12-27

The Tennessee members attended the
nine days session in November, and drew
mileage, and they now claim the construo-
tive mileage for the session, com ileneing
in December. The question Is before the
Judiciary Committee, who viii doubtless
report in favor of paying it, for awing to
an iuadvertance, such is the law. Il in
wolves a large amount Of money.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1867-12-27

40 cents for Dress Goods worth z5c and
soc for beautiful AIpacas and L nglish Mari
nos at ward * ShaPaTd's. They are sacrif-
CT goods and cleaning out their stock.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1867-12-27

The Little Rock Gazette of the 11lh says:
owe have yet o hear of district in the
State where the planting community has
not determined to abandon the cotton eul-
tiyation. Next year no more ofthe staple
viii be raised beyond what the farmer can
cultivate without interfering with his crop
Of grain-say few acres to buy groceries.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1867-12-27
The new Constitution takes away the in

The new Constitution takes away the in
aleuabls tights of the people of Alabama
perpelually deprives them of the franchise
lit denies them American citizenship for
ever--it taxes them without representation
lit makes them swear humble submission
to all present ard future tyrannies of negro
Iule--it converts men, whom Col made
free, into slaves to slaves--it arms the
white scouzdrels who lead. and The blacks
who follow, to hold that people in eternal
subsection to an authority inexPressibly
mean, Infamous and internal. and deprives
item Of the future power to defend and pro-
tect their homes, fresides and children
Surely than this nothing could be worse.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1867-12-27

The Richmond Enquirer and Examiner
says f: "a most intelligent and observant
gentleman who recently traversed nearly
all Of the Western States, with bis eyes
wide open and his perspective faculties 10
full play. assures us that nothing surprised
him half go much in that great and won
dertul region as the inienss aud remorse-
l.ss hatred Of the negro which the attempts
Of the Radicals to make him our civil and
political equal. have developed among all
classes Of white men. lie visited the States
in question. impressed with the belief tlat
he vas about u enter the stronghold Of the
advocates Of negro supremacy. and he has
returned with the conviction that at nc
distant day the negro will be swept from
the continent by the men who followed
Sherman from Atlantis to tie sea-. -
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1867-12-27

Young ladies with large resources should
husband them.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1867-12-27
The Freedmen.

In the following paragraph from the Paris
(West Tenn intelligence, we have a
reflex of affairs in Giles, and perhaps Of
the entire South:
Not more than one-half of the freedmen
employed by the farmer of this county
during the present year will be re-emplOy-
ed for the next year The farmers pretty
generally have determined to plant but
little cotton, and the demand for labor will
be greatly lessened. The question then,
for 1868, will be, not where to end labo-
rers outside Of the county and Safe, but
how to dispose of the large surplus now on
hand. The year just drawing to close
has been most DISASTROUS to the farming in
terests of the county, and many Of our
planters, who are DESTROYS Of employing
freedmen again, find Il emselves uuab le to
do so at any price. But while the employ
er has suffered heavily, the calamities of
the year have fallen with chrushing weight
upon the poor freedmen. Not one in fifty
will make any clear money. Too ignorant
and improvident to shift for themselves,
hundreds of them, in this penciless and
destitute condition, will be turned upon the
community, where they must either starye
or exc out miserable existence by de-
predating upon the whites.
We do not think we have stated the case
too strongly. With all the lights before US
we can arrive at no other conclusion.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1867-12-27

- Don't forget that We have a splendid JOB
OFFICE IN connection with our Newspaper estab
lshmeEt, which enables us 10 put zap - Beat lob AS
can be done an, where IN the State Bring au YOUR
card, hand-bills- circulars, etc. 4-ss
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1867-12-27

Hoe AND HoMINY IN TENNEssEE.-Th
Paris Intelligencer says: The season for
killing hogs has about closed. Ithas been
unusually favorable and the slaughter has
been the largest for many years. We have
heard no estimate made of the amount Of
pork there will be IN the country. but It is
not too much to say it is considerably in
excess of the home demand. We have no
tieed several lots for which no purchasers
could be found. and as further evidence
of is plentifulness it is ranging from seven
to eight cents, while further South it is
ranging at much higher prices
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1867-12-27

Al aplantation sale IN Alabama, recent
ly. only ffty cents were bid for a cotton gin
in good order, FIVE cents each for plowss
and corresponding sums for other agricul-
lural implements. Mules and horses also
brought very low prices. The Mobile
Times says there is no doubt, from the
general expression, that experienced plaza
ters have abandoned the idea of farming on
the OLD extensive scale as Improbable.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1867-12-27
Central Committee on Democratic Or
carnations.

In compliance With the resolutions adopt
ed by the meeting held in Nashville on
Saturday, the 9Th Noy'r., the gentlemen
named below have been appointed by the
chairman as the Central Democratic Com
mittee Of the State of Tennessee
h. T,r,.s VVL;tu,ortL -C,La;.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1867-12-27

OLD maids ought to be charming They
ave matyLless.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1867-12-27

The thirteen Republican members OF the
late Alabama Reconstruction Convention,
who protested against the constition adopt
ed by that body, are out in a column-and-a
half address. Their position is based upon
the DISTINGUISHING provisions Of the pro-
posed constitution, in that they transcend
the intent Of Congress as expressed in the
Military Acts, and the sentiment Of the
Northern people as expressed in the late
81 ctiops.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1867-12-27

1t is said that during the past Fifty years
statistics of the dry goods trade have prov
ed that ninety merchants in every hun
dred have failed fine in every hundred
have made living. and one in every hun
bred have realized fortune.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-01-28
Extract from Ordinance RAJ; FED November 2o. 1906.

Extract from Ordinance hat;Gea Norember 20l 1906.
SEC i. No cloth awing shall be put up in suc! man
ner ns to obsruct oot passengers; and no sg-ooafd
shall BIZ erected otherwise than thirteen feet from the sur
face OF the ground or foot pavement
under penalty Of Twenty Dollars for each anu every
day. willie any suci ming sgllboard hSed or form:
cd otherwise than us herein directed shall 80 remain
SEC G. No person or persons whosoeyer SHALL for the
Drpose OF exposing any goods, commodities or other
articles for SALE place. CAUSE to be placed any sucn
GOODS con- odities other articles whatsoever or any
table bench, board, box, or other appeldao IN
street. lnnc alley or public thoroughare any foot
pavement within the City. Under penalty OF Iwenty
Donrs TOR each and ever, such offence and for each and
such offonce IL committed: ropidcd. hocerer That Yon
duo Nryters shall be permitted to expose Dcfore nc!r
such goods commodities as they sel at puDc
auction but not to Ike MP room than the mont OF
their respective Vec stores aud to the distance or Blk
feet boyoHd the 8 me- 2=s :.
SEE l. No person or persons wllosocver, shall suffer
any ireHood couls goods Wages merchandise carriages
of any description any other lnattcr or thing to him.
her or them belonging consigned, to aJ or STAND ior
longer sacc than four hours III any street. lanc, alcy,
public thorougtare within tho City, under peli.ty
Of Two Dollars COSTS for every hour that uny s'ich
article thing shall SO lay or stand beyond the ABOVE
mentioned times csccpng materials for building IN re-
gard to which the following regulations shall 6e oDserv-
cd naely When any person or persons sall ercct OF
repair any house other building upon any street, lanc
alley open court, Within the city, he, She or they
shall make application for the use OF SO much OF to
street or public Way shall not exceed tho lrontof the
lot on which such building is to be erected nor extend
more than six eet into the street; which space sucn per-
son or persons shall forthwith enclose with sufficient
fence least feet high order to deposit within the
saulc the requisite materials for building and reparEg
md such foncc together with the remaining material he,
she they slal remove as soon as the WoTk be nis
cd or Whenever tho Mayor shall require it. on pain OF
forfcting Two Dollars for every hour that such cnco or
such materials shall afterward remain urcnoved and
OH pai also, of having tue sano removed ut his her or
their expense, by tho City authorities. 81
January % - lmo
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CHA r l. E S TON
MONDAY MORNING, JANUARY %, 1867.

C;u,: BaSSNo FAc1L1rHs.-Wo are pleased to
,c.n that those who avo capital to invest in GOOD
p;,ag securities have como forward anu holpea
10 i,creas, the banking capital Of our city. We
learn thnt applications ior the stock, which tue
PRESIDENT Of the First National Bank has deeldeu
upon selling, have been so great that tue res
Cent viii doubtless be compelled to close tue DOCKS
before the specified time, first of February. Ihore
bc nc, c,astion bit that if we had more money
cre i, our banks the mercantile community couid
hayo greater financial facilities; and when II Is
remembered that National Banks are Us SAFE a.
the Government itself, being guaranteed py IT.
those who want to realize upon capital will We
presume, net bo slow in putting their groonbacks
into stock which has paid, and Which there is nc
to suppose will not continue to pay twenty
five per cent. upon the investment. we ~o'1u "
elod to see more money here, and therefore call
attention 70 Tho firstratc investment ne have men-