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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-01-22
You Can't Catch It.

You can't cateh'it, boys or girls. You may
be as feet of foot as the antelope, or you may
fly as on the wings Of an eagle, but you can't
Overtakc it.
Cannot orertake what?
The bad word which has passed your lips It
has fled to heaven, and written itself upon
the book of God. You can't catch it.
The wicked deed you performed! It scared
10 the judgment, and was stereotyped on the
memory of the Judge. You can't catch it.
The sinful thought you INDUCED! It's i'm
age was caught by the light of Gods eye, and
photographed on the roll of your history
You can't catch it.
Beware, then, o my children, what you
think, what you do, what you say.
A California paper tells of a lady in
Alma who became grandmother on the day
she was twenty-four years old.
They have pig in Belfast so fat that its
eaudai ca appcndage long since disappeared in
the accumulatpg flesh.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-01-22
EIan n4-TocLc3.
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CHAR RLES NJ. STIEFF,
NTASUFACTURER OF First Premium GRAND
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Camden street, and 45 and ~ Perry street, near
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Has always on hand the largest stock of PIANOS
in the city. My new Grlnd Scale Ovcr-s'rung A
giraffe Treble Pianos are pronounced by Ilc
teurs and professors to bc the best Piano uanuac-
tured- We warrant tcm free of every fault for
five years, nd the privilege of exchange within
twelve months, II not entirely satisfactory the
purchaser.
SECONDHAND PIANOS,
always on hand-S5Oto $500 NELODEONS and
PARI.OR ORGANS from the best makers.
We have permission to refer to the f lowing per
sons who h I'VE our Pianos II used S'RcntCh, wi
Rush, W G Butter Richard Z Williams Dennis
Daniels. Benjamin IIarrIson in jefferson county
and James Cunnin CHA IN. ) G Cunnin CHAM, ia
cob Seibcrt, Beniemin Spcck, Andrew Bowman,
George HUke, Jacob Miller. Charles Coo, James
Denuy, Lemucl Campbell, Rev Mr. Hair, in Bcrlc-
ley county.
o. For further particulars, apply to B F liar.
RISON, Ag' MT, Shcphe ristUwu.
Terms liberal. 4 call is solicited.
October ?, lS66-Iy
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-01-22

The Apocalypse, or Book of Revelation,
was Judged by Archibald Alexander, Zone of
the brightest lights of the Shenandoah Va
ley,) to be at once the most mysterious and
one Of the most practical of books. In the
last month of his life, a visiter, seeing his
well-thumbed copy Of this boob, (tLe origi-
nal Greek said to him:-
:, How is this, doctor? Do you read this
book the most? Do you understand it?'
" No, sir, was the response, 1 don't un-
derstand it; but blessing is pronounced on
the man that readeth the words of this pro-
phecy," and l am anxious for the blessing
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-01-22
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THESE Instruments having been before the public
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hey cannot be excelled. Their action is construct
cd with care and attention to every part therein
that characterize the finest mechanism. None but
thc best seasoned material is uscd in their manu-
tActure and they will accept the hard of the
concert-rOom with that of the parOr upon equal
lty-unafccted in their melody; in fact they
constructed
''NOT FOR a YEAR-BUT FOREVER"
An our Square Pianos have our Improved
Grand Scale and giraffe Treble.
CO. AHPiANOS guaranteed for FIVE YEARS.
No. $50 West Baltimore Street,
BALTIMORE, nd.
90 For particulars apply to L. DINKLE, Agent.
Cha rlestOwu.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-01-22

A child, speaking of his home to a friend,
was asked, Where is your home?" Look
ing with loving eyes at his mother, he re-
piled: "Where mother isw Was ever
question to truthfully, beautifully, or touch>
ingly answered?
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-01-22
PIANO F0KTES AND NUSIC.

TTNR subscriber fully soIcits the attention
Il of the public to his fine assortment of
Piano Foctes,
of various yes md patterns of6, and octavcs
anon them those from the celebrated factory of
STODART,"
of New York which for beauty of tone, power and
durability, are uncqualled. ALSO those of
GROVESTEEN 4 CO.,
the finest cheap Pianos now manufactured, and to
which especial attention is called.
A number of second ha nd PIANOS also on hand,
from 3 soto 3 800, both for sale and rent.
SHEET MUSIC OF ALL KINDS.
INSTRUCTION BOOKS EoraII instruments.
MELODEONS, VIOLlNS, GUITARS, STRINGS
of all kinds, , &c.
Orders from country dealers. and schools es-
pecialiy, solicited, and liberal discount allowed.
II D. HEWITT,
No. Sc North Charles st, near Saratoga,
March 6-iy. Baltimore
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-01-22

; Remember the poor |!
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-01-22

We take pleasure in laying before our
readers the following letter from General G.
T. Beauregard, which explains itself:-
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-01-22

a young lady told typo frieLd he
might PRINT kiss on her cheek but lie must
not publish it.
Good sleighing all last meek.
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1867-05-08
The Love OF Money.

John Baxter, alias Brigham Young Jrq denoun-
ces the Radicals for their love Of money, and the
State officials for stealing IT, He is lovely pink Il
talk about men loving money With an oath upon
bis abaoaiG, in the absence Of conscience, to sup
port the Government and Constitution of the Uni
ted States, he offered to take bribe of half mil
lion from JEFF Davis TO go North and destroy said
Government and Constitution. Here is love Of
money for you, that leads to treason and corruption
as black hell and to perjury as foul as the man
who offered to perpetrate it.
This proposed bargain and corruption is from the
man. who, in 1861 set and stood on the corners Of
the streets of Knoxville, like vulture, waiting for
rebels to bring in the poor Union men TO Jail, that
be might fleece them of all they had, impoverish-
ing their wives and children-talxing mortgages On
their lands, and knowing that he could not render
them any service before rebel court martial. We
saw letter from Baxter to the widow Of poor Haun
last winter, demanding his pay or the sale of her
land. And yet Hsun was hung on his hands. 1t
is more honorable to steal money than to take it
of of that poor woman and her children. This is
the man who started rebel newspaper in Knox
willie, to advocate the cause of the Confederacy,
and imported suitable editor from Memphis
This is the man who went through the country maxi
ing speeches, urging our young men to go into the
rebel army; who presented General Wigfall $500
grey horse, upon which to fight Yankees. And
this is the Chairman Of the Rebel Executive State
Committee falsely pretending to De a Union man
No man in the South has moro infamous record
and no man is lower down in the estimation of the
voters of both parties. He dare not run for Office
and hence becomes a striker for Etheridge
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1867-05-08
The SelatOrShip.

Our next General Assembly will have to elect a
United States Senator to succeed Judge Patterson.
Baxter is striking for that position, and hopes to
work, and speak, and lie himself into favor with
the rebel party during this canvass. "Vain man,
thy fondpursuts forbear for thou canst not come it
To insure Baxters election, a majority of the
Legislature must be uShi0hackerS pLunderers Of
the l0idoi0S aud orphans Of Union men, Such men
would alone be in sympathy with this great pirate.
True he would get the support of all that class Of
hypocrits who have been on both sides of the re-
belon, like himself What pile Of money he
could make if be were in the Senate Ocean
Steamers, Ship Companies, Pacific Railroads, and
other large swindling organizations, would pay
him lveU for his votes Besides he would take stock
in all the individual swindles proposed. He would
throw into the shade the General Order System
of VIM. Cobb s. Co., and teach even Doolittle and
Patterson how TO fnancier.
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1867-05-08
COnnlylng nj a FalsehOOd.

-. I'm 'NA'e' has allowed his dirty organ to pub
N'n, ~''',o~ correction, that Gov. Brownlow ear
ann 70 run for the Rebel Congress
ana promised 70 SO with him into the support Of the
0ou'nerh Nohiederacy. A more atrocious falsebooa
never was uttered. After the defss, ~ RITZ bo
was openly sttributing that defeat 70 tho ,,,o-rr
snd giving Il as bis opinion tina, h. ,v.. o.,.a-5
IN the bridge burning! Nay, more no ,h,..,o,,..,
TO n'ake the Governor feel the consequences Of no,
supporting him, BY the collection Of AN, - -
And he Gid feel il BY Baxter getting hi D.;a,;.-
ehioe al half price. HArbOring his malice q, -
count OF that defeat, be has beon openly and not
nousiy slandering, abusing and villifying the Gov
ethor Tor two years past On the stump on the
.''oe' IN the private circle and wherever the aa,
10y ''''ain has appeared, his malice and sbosa
-. FD-'eo forth. And no reply having been
-. -'sA's' has battered himself that fear IA.
fo-'.4 any reply. The Goverpor take. mi. -
S'e" - no'iy him. that neithe- NJ. n, -.
GAiht' the olg stick he carries, nor ~. -,
terings Of ms ylsg tongue, have AM, ~
Nor viii they deter him from shown, -, nun
son, fAlsohoOds and general rAacAliiy. Ana !, 80.
Is the ssoidrel vince under the lash. Il, ba, -
satisfact on. The Governor claims no pro,s,,,or
because Of III health, age or Official position. An
a man who is worth p.rsaing for two whole year
is wos ebsztsiHg, and the public viii 80 decide
And Il be shall seek redress, i il hoped, for tn
honor Of The chivalTy, that be wiz display NOR
courage than he did when he fought his North Car
Olins duel.
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1867-05-08
Nashville Rebel Convention.

MEssRs. EDITORS Gould the decomposed bones
and decayed seremerts Of the graves Of the tories
Of the Revolution Of &c be again resurrected on
this Continent established by the blood of patriots
and assume life forms, methnks they would in ag-
ony, like Belshszer, rattle their bones, and with
skeleton eyes and jaws, gaze and cry aloud, Oh We
re5els of 1861 and 1861 your treason against
the United States Government aud save your necks
from the hands of the executioner, which is the
constitutional penalty for treason, enacted by pa
triets of the Revolution. We entreat you to take
warning by our fate, much less cupable than you
branded with infamy Kissed and scoffed at scorned
and disfranchised, rooted out toryism marked up.
on our foreheads inherited by our children to the
last generation, until death gave silence to our in
fanny Your presumption and daring has been toll
Grated bys just and lenient government until for
besrance as a virtue will cease to act; when for
treason and perjury the Cat is pronounced, you will
be thrust out in the night of darkness and booming
down the sleeps Of eternal infaaly to point TO
gravitate, until some passing wave throws you to
the surface to be spurncd by all true patriots.
1t seems that the Rebels 4 Co, did, on the 10th
inst, at Nashville, by their REASONABLE harangues
and proceedings in convention, harden their
hearts and stiened their necs against the Nation
al and State Governments, by the nomination Of
the notorious Emerson Etheridge who is traitor
and tory TO his government 3 man who would
compare unfavorable with General Wheeler, the
raider, or Forest, the hero Of Fort Pillow, they
were aud are consistent rebels against the United
States Government. Ethezidge has been for and
against the Union, and is the Ajax of the rebel
party in Tennessee, and will elicit The sympathy of
all the Rebels, Copperheads and Conservatives in
the United States.
His history is by no means an enviable one he
set out Union man, ard by his intrigues at Wash
ington City, in 1868, was impugned, and then
turned traitor 70 his former principles Disap-
pointed the poisonous venom ranking at bis heart
Aggrsssively attacked and maligned the patriot
ana martyred Lincoln, for which he was imprisoned
oy the military ia Kentucky. He attacked and
denounced Andrew johnson, and recently said he
bad the same opinion of the man. The convention
has made him the hck-spsttle Of ANDY and hi.
guardians
E'heTldge we acknowledge, has talents. so had
aaron Burr, he was triee for treason. Reuedic.
in0'a had talents and fought bravely for the Col
nc ana then proved a traitor TaneyraAd. OF
france had talents aud changed v,i,h the ao.,,,
noe Of revolutions and fell sneh Ill, =.
Of the rebel candidate Tor C,overr,. 49,
congress our State Legislature AID tho loyel Of tho
country. More anon, A R.nrc.,
Lolafoa. Tenn ApTi lsth, 1897.
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1867-05-08
Small PLlfering.

Little patterson obtained twenty-0ne free tickets
from the late managers OF The Circus, by falsely
representing his paper having large circulation
and his force as strong in the Office. No sooner had
than he set boy 10 selling them in the street, A
man mean enough TO do the like is dishonest enough
20 buy large stocks Of goods in Cincinnati and then
declare himself nsolvent 70 the tune of $4,000
Nay, be is mean enough TO take an oath 70 support
the Federal Constitution, and afterwards agree ID
help destroy il for half million Of dollars fur
Eished by the rebel government Nay, more, b,
is mean enough to take a prostitute to hotel in
Bristol, and pass her Of as his wife And man
mean enough to commit either of these ofFenses
ought 70 be made the successor Of Brigham Yong
at Salt Lake, What nan TO be at the head Of 8
party
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1867-05-08
The Inference.

Hon. Thomas A. R. Nelson and Hon. Edmund
Cooper are well known and thorough CONSERVATIVES
John Baxter of this city is alse well known as q
Conservative. Nelson and Cooper, in the exercise
Of their prerogatives freemen, have freely, fully
and severely criticised the official acts of Governor
Brownlow and the dominant party in the Legisls-
ture. They have not, however, denounced those
who differ with them in terms of indecent personal
fly and malignant, rnfounded SANDER, simply be-
cause they differ questions Of public policy This
task has been reserved for John Baxter of Knox
vile. In this work Baxter is emphstically the
fright man in the right place"
Nelson and Cooper are GENTLEMEN. John
Baxter is Backyard, slanderer and scoundrel.
This is THE Difference" Baxter was born black
guard and liar, and has thus lived and acted AT
times he has attempted to deport himself as GEN.
TLEMAE, but in this he has signally failed A dog
will return TO his vomt and a SOW to its wsllowing
in the mire."
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1867-05-08

WRITING from this city, under recent date. cor
respondent of the New York Times, under the sig
nature of Omega" attempts to bolster up and de-
fend the notorious John Baxter. He denies that
honest o. God save the mark John Baxter ever
desired or requested JEFF. Davis authority to recruit
a rebel brigade. In several loyal papers Of this
State this charge has been repeatedly made and the
putrefying carcass of personal corruption tJohn
Baxter has never denied it. In various speeches
Judge L. @. Houk has made the same charge, and
the blach-hearted villain has not dared deny it. In
public speech at Jonesboro, published in this ps-
per- and other loyal journals of the State the same
charge has been made by Hon. Andrew J. Fletcher
Secretary of State and the fOul-mouthed slaRderer
and coward Brigham Young Baxter, has not dared
deny it.
"Omega" volunteers 10 deny for John Baxter
that which the on-widow-orphan-robbe villain
dare not deny for himself.
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1867-05-08
Freedom vs.. DespOtIsnl.

The Rebel Conservatives talk great deal, and
talk loud about liberty Of speech, thought and ac
tion and find great faults with the Radicals for re-
stricting these rights. And here in Knox county,
colored men have been discharged by their employ
ers for daring TO say they intended to vote for Gov
Brownlow. Others are being threatened with the
same prescription, for the same grave ofense This
is Southern chivalry and Conservative liberslity
It all won't do. Gov. Brownlow's election, by q
large majority, is fixed fact. The old broken
down, political hacks, the disappointed ofhce-seek-
era, the tinerant liars, grOgshop blackguards de-
funct aristocracy, and all their dirty hsngers-on
may vent their spleen and exhaust their powers Of
defamation, and they can't defeat the Radical tick
ct in Tennessee We intend TO elect the Governor
the entire Congressional ticket and both branches
of the Legislature We give the traitors of the State
pretended Union men, and all renegades, acting
with this new-fangled rebel party fair warning
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1867-05-08
John Baxter.

This man has been for two years the stump.
ON board Of she cars and in the private circle, de-
nouncing Gov. Brownlow, a corrupt tool in the
hands Of Northern Radicals. lie has denounced
the present State Government and openly advised
its overthrown, TO the letting Of blood Hith-
ero hts abuse has not been resisted and he has had
matters al his own way. From this time forward
until the first of August he viii be taught that
men who gige blows must expect to reeeiee them
Ills bullying prOclivites which have been potent
the streets and in the courtroom viii fail TO
shield him now, in the work Of sanderins and siIfy
ing better men than himself
Baxter has yielded the track 70 Ethsridge for the
honor Of being made Chairman Of The rebel Exec
utive State Committee Should his man be elected
he will demand half million 10 go North and
buy up the Press That has been his forte from tn,
beginning Of the war
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1867-05-08
Know Thy Destiny.

MADAME f. f. THoREToS, the great English AstOogist
Carvoyan and PsychOmercan wh9 astonished the scsn
c classes of the Old World has located hersfa Hudson
n Y MSame Thornton such wonderful powers
second sight, enable her to impat knowledge Of thu
greatest Importance to the single married Of either
While in state Of trance she dneates the very features
the person marry and BY the aid Of nsrueR
of intense power known the Psyehomotrope
produce ke picture of the future husband wife
the applicant together with date Of marriage position in
leading traits Of character &C. This humbug thou
sands of testimonials assert She will send when desired
certified certificate written guarantee that the pctar
what purpOrts to be- By enclosing small lock Of hair
and stating place of brth age, disposition and pie
and enclosing fifty cents and stamped envelope addressed
YOURSELF you will receive the picture and desired in formation
by return mail All communications sacTedy conde
Address in confidence MADAME +. = THORNTON, P. o
Box 223. Hudson, n. Y. may1-ly
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1867-05-08

The Rebel-Johnson organ of Knoxville known
rs the Commercial thus speaks of John Baxter hav
ing been candidate for the Rebel Congress
"Col Baxter was q candidate at the earnest So
licitation, and by the advice of VIM. G. Brownlow
who, at that time pledged himself TO support the
Southern Confederacy at early an opportunity as
be could do so without disgracing himself in the
eyes Of both parties"
If Mr. Baxter has authorized the foregoing state
ment in his party organ or endorses it now that ii
has been made, 1 pronounce him HDitigated
lar aud sco,1ldrcl.
The same article in the same organ, adds
And had it not have been for the GOODNESS shown
BrownlOw by the rebels, and the earnest pleadings
of Judge Trgg and Col. John Williams to prevent
him joining the rebel cause, Brownlow would have
done he contemplated at that time, and joined the
Southern Confederscy"
If Messrs. Trigg and Williams have authorized
the foregoing statement or endorse it now that i
has been made, have to say upon my responsibility
that their Tore Of lying, and their adaptation {,
sootadreisu is only equaled by the iafany of this
falsehood. w. 9. BRowNLow,
Governor Of Tennessee, and candidate for election
May sth 1861.
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1867-05-08
The school Bill.

A Rspsread gentleman sends us long article
abusive Of the Tsnnescee Legislature for not having
rassed school Bin. BE winds up by stating chat
an the rcrld knows that knowledge is power" III
this Clergyman is as ignorant of the teachings OF
the Bible as he is of the current legislation of the
country, be had better follow some other calling
than that of preaching. The late Legislature OF
Tennessee, before its adjournment, enacted most
admirable and an elaborate School Bill, which Is
now law in full force. We advise this Parson to
take newspaper, and learn what is going on in
the country.
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1867-05-08
Items.

The work of emancipation has been begun in
Brazil by decreeing the freedom of the slaves on
the public domain about three thousand in num-
Der, on condition that they enter the army. The
wives of those that are married are also free None
have yet declined the offer.
A family without a newspaper is always year
behind the times in general Information besides
they can never think much, nor find much to think
about And then there are the little ones growing
up without any taste for reading. Who then
would be without newspaper.
A Spartan going cut with his countrymeR TO bat
tie, and being very lame, the circumstances pro-
voked the ridcule of his companions. came to
fight, not to fee" was the response of the limping
hero,
Rarnum, since the Connecticut election, has de.
termined to add two new curiosities to his eollec
tion How it was Done" and "The thing that
Did it.
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1867-05-08
More Outrages by Rebels.

The rebels are behaving badly in Sullivan coun-
ty A small squad of ex-guerrillas, headed by on
Abraham Hobs, recently dashed into the county
and fred four shots at Nelson Right quiet Union
man. one of which took effect in his left breast
They threaten to kill Others and are fed and har-
bored by rebel citizens, as they go and come across
the Virginia line From reliable source we learn
that the Clerk of she Court, Union man, has been
notified in writing to leave the county. FIFTY OF
Grisham's State Guards have been ordered to take
up their abode in Blountvlle to regulate these oau
men, and if it becomes necessary, five times fifty
shall 90 there.