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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-12-12
A Body Of Bad Men.

Of all deliberative bodies men,
toned in ancient or contemporary
history, We know of none that
ever needed reconstruction" more
than the Congress of the United
States. That body seems resolv-
ed, no matter what may be the
consequences, to force its destruc-
tive principles into active opera
ton all over the Union. The
"vindictive and obstinate men
who have gained the control of
the republican majority in Con-
gress," says one of their own or
gans, care full determined to car
ryout their designs at all hazards. T"
The leaders announce their de-
termination to force on every
State, North and South, the prin-
ciple of negro-suffrage. They
intend to continue to keep the late
rebel States out of the Union
They will endeavor to impeach
President johnson and transfer
one oftheir own cabal to the White
House. And if, as another Rad
ical organ expresses it, "by reason
Of advantage in position, the op-
position insists in holding out,
then it must be reduced to a Mal
of main strength, and the weaker
power mast 60 to the wall at last.
We have no fears of the result,
but regret the waste of life and
treasure, the humiliation in the
eyes of foreign nations, and the
impediments to the country's pro-
gress in prosperity that must fol-
low" For these obstinate and
wicked men really do prefer civil
war to quiet submission to events.
"The nation, observes one of them,
"must pass through another sea-
son of sorrow ere it shall reach
its season of Joy. Seed must a
gain be sown in tears and blood
ere this nation shall reap its har-
vest of salvation" Now, has
this more than one meaning?-
What said Brownlow in a speech
at Knoxville about year ago?
He said that if President Johnson
again attempted to thwart Con-
gress in its revolutionary designs,
a million of loyal swords would
leap from their scabbards, and
millions of bayonets surround the
capitol, and sweep the usurper
and traitor from the executive
mansion" Surely the tenoro such
sentiments cannot be mistaken;
and to prevent this other season
of sorrow" what do we need?-I
Simply a Congress composed of
men who believe in the constitu-
ton, who put faith in that sacred
instrument, who regard it as the
supreme law of the land, and who
do not look upon it as SO much
waste paper merely. whenever it
stands in the way of the accom-
plishment of q partizan purpose.
We want in Congress none but
real "Union" men; not simply a
body Of demagogues, with "Union'
necessarily in their mouths, but
disunion in their hearts and &C.
tons. We want in it men who
will promptly restore the unity
of the nation by admitting to their
seats in the Federal capitol the
Representatives of every State,
instead of keeping out of their
seats the Representatives of ten
States, in order to carry out par
tisan designs,
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-12-12
LARGE CHANCERY SALE OF
Elk River
LxaATIOSy
.4bOsst 2,7OO .4cres !!

The Winchesss. and Alabama Rail Road,
now on the ere of completion. runs through
the Home Place, and there IL On 1t Depot, a
good brick Dwelling house, two Nils, one
FIGURING the other q Saw and Corn Mil, /:
No Still House site. and ali necessary out
buildiugs--laborers' houses barns, stables, &c j,
suitable to we'll improved plantation. There
are also good buildings on the Robertson Place.
The great body Of these Lands are of the best
qualify Of Elk River bottom lsnds--suitable
for the production Of Corn, Cotton, small Grain
and Grasses. eAil
These Lands will be surveyed and divided
into tracts Of coyenieut size to suit purch asers
AID after the 25th day of December, plats of
the several divisions may be seen at the Office
of the Clerk and Master. in Fayetteville.
TERMS:-Said Land win be sold on a
credi. of 8. 16, and "a months, free from the
right Of redemption. Notes with two or
more good securities will be required Of tie
purchaser, with interest from the day Of sale.
and lien retained on the Land, until the
purchase money is paid
: r. FARQUHARSOE.
Dec. 5, 1887. Clerk and Master.
O. -
OF At the same time and place. will Of
fer for tale to the highest bidder, for Cash.
the Rents OF the Farm for the present year.
comprising large quantity Of Corn, some
Seed Cotton. &c, &c
R. FARQUHARsoN, C. aniA.
Dec. 5, 1867.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-12-12

" ANTED-AgeDts to sell the Crescent
W Sewing Machine" the most profitable
Machine for agents to sell Price SIS. Send
for circulars ard samples of sewing. Hasty
4 Ingram, 245 Second ST, Memphis. Tenn.
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INSOLVENCY.
PURSUANT TO an order of The

CAsCO "a ~ W az otuci VI Tue
Clerk Of the County Court of Lincoln
county, Tenn, upon the suggestion Of the sx-
ecutors of the estate Of FEATHERSTON
REEFS, dec, Of the insolvency Of said dece-
dents estate; notice 10 hereby given to all
persons having claims against said estate. to
present them TO the Clerk Of said Court, au-
thenticsted, on or before the 7th Of April
1865, for pro rata distribution, or they will
Be forever barred.
B. LOGAN,
octlo L. LEFTwICH,S 11sSw0rs.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-12-12
INSOLVENCY

DURSUANT to an order of the Clerk n
Il the County Court of Lincoln county
Tenn. upon the suggestion Of tho administra-
tors OF the estate Of j. II. STEELMAN. dec
OF the insolvency OF said decedent's estate
notice u hereby given to all persons having
claims against said estate to present them 10
the Clerk OF said Court, authenticated. on .,
before the 5sh Of June. 1865, for pro
rata distribution, or they will be forever de-.
barred. w. l.. REEFS
dec5 L. LEFTWIcH Adm,
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-12-12
Agents Wanted.

Two introduce our new patent Star shut.
l. tIe Sewing Machine. Price s25.
Ituses two threads and makes the genuine
Lock Stitch. All other low-pricsd ma
chimes make the Chain Stitch. Each Agent
furnished with copy of Letters Patent.
Exclusive territory given. Send for circu-
lars.
H. ii. BEACH d CO.,
294 Second Street, Memphis, Tenn.
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& See Gilbert, Kerr & Smiths
ne,o advertisement in this paper.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-12-12
To Merchants, Manufac.
turerS, and others.

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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-12-12

M The Tullahoma Apalach-
ian is dead. The hard times crush
ed it.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-12-12

fUtHE Best Fruit by Mail, sent post
4 paid. Mahlon Moon, Morrisville, Bucks
Co., Pa.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-12-12

heart to God, according to the d.
rection of His word ?
How men have "darkened coun-
sci by words without knowledge" in
every age of the world! How
frequently Gods ancient people
went astray? To say nothing of
the downfall of Greece and Rome,
of the ruin of empires and king
doms anterior to them and of
the church through false and erro-
NOUS teachings; what was the
condition of the church among
the Internal factions and parties
in the revolution of France? How
has it been in our own country 2,
How is it now? How many
churches are sung to sleep by false
teaching and the sound of an or
gan? Will the Methodist Church
like other churches, drift to
a Journalism? / would say, God
forbid, and presume, | am not a
lone, by many ten thousands
Editors in the interest of irastru-i
mental music in the church, l pre-
sumo would not give the above an
such as are favorable to
free and full discussion, it is hoped
will publish. GEORGE HORNE.
Fayetteville, Tenn, End Dec, 81.
The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1867-04-18
NO. az,
Noble Baltimore.

Rev. DR.. Wilson, in a letter to the
Rev. James Woodrow, Of the Theolopi.
cal Seminary, in this city, gives an sc.
count of his visit to Baltimore. to solicit
aid in behalf of destitute Presbyterian
Churches in the South. He bears te.-
timony to tho fact that the citizens of
all religious denominations have freely
and literally contributed in aid Of the
suffering people Of the South and theis
destitute churches. We quite from his
letter the following = :. ..ei..
A public meeting was called at the
Rev. DIR. Bullock's church, soon af,er
my arrival, to which were invited all
who felt an interest in the condition and
welfare of the Southern church. The
evening was unfavorable, but the at
tendance nevertheless was good, ems
bracing a number Of persons from all
the principal churches. After gener.
al statement by myself Of the condition
aud wants Of our church, the meeting
WAS organized, and effective addresses
were made by George NJ. Gill, ESQ,
chairman, and by DIR. Bullock and Mr..
Lefevre. .-'..
A committee Of twenty-five or thirty
persons was appointed TO solici, coutri-
buttons fcr this object. The committee
signaIizrd their interest in the cause by
raising among themselves The firs, night
Of their meeting $4,000. Their work
has not yet been completed but il is
understood they have collected some-
thing like $4,000. This does not in
clude, except to a limited extent, what
is LeiLg done BY DIR. Backus' church,
which, l understand, prefers TO act by
itself ...
DIR. Bullock, Mr.. Lefevre, George NJ.
Gill. and j. Harmon Brown have been
specially active in this gooJ work. and
they, rs well as others who have been
scarcely less active, deserve the heart
felt gratitude Of our whole church. It
is no breach OF. cor idence for me to
state that Mrs. Gee .e Brown, without
any solicitation, gave $1,000 TO this
fund, besides $500 TO other objects Of
benevoIence at the South. Our Chris
iian people ought to know, too, that it
was this same Christian lady who re-
Gently gave $4,000 for the re endow-
ment oI our seminary al Columbia, AZ
ter having given like sum to the
Union Seminary in Virginia. Her
name deserves 10 he &nbalmed in the
grateful and affectionale remembrance
of our people.
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The Revenue Law.-Important In
struations.

Commissioner Rollins has issued to the
Assessors quite n number Of instructions re-
lating to the amended internal venue la v,
which is now in operation. The following
instructions, referring particularly to the
assessment of the income tax, will interest
numerous taxpayers:
PHYsIcIASs.-Wherc physicians are
obliged to keep n horse for the transaction
of business they NAY dehuct so much cf
the cXnense so incurred as is fairly reierable
to the business done.
Expenses for medical attcudar &c. store
bills. de-, are not proper sui iecis for dcduc
tion. Expenses for r'pairs Of implements,
tools, DC. used in business may be deducted.
Rent OF HoMEsTEAD.-Rent of home.
stead actually paid, may be deducted, but
the rental value Of property owned by the
tax payer is not subject of deduction but
where the tax payer rents a furnished house,
that portion of the rent paid in considera-
tion of the use of the furniture should not
be allowed as n deduction.
Room rSr.-Any person claiming de.
duction on account Of the expense fDr room
rent must sati~fy the assessor that the room
or rooms occupied by him constitute hi,
home, aud that he has no residence else.
where, and this being shown, he may be
allowed TO deduct what lie actually paws
for rent OF such rooms but nothing can be
allowed for. rent OF furniture or care Of
rooms. When rent is included and deduct.
ed as an expense of business. it must not be
again deducted as rent, nor should person
hiring horse and subletting a portion Of
1t be allowed to deduct more Than the ex-
cess of bis payments over his receipts.
IMPORTANT To CLERGYMEH.-Marridge fees,
gifts from members of a congregation to
their pastor, DO. are taxable a. income
when the gift or donations are in the ma
ture of compensation for services rendered,
whether In accordance with an understand
ing 10 that effect at the time Of settlements
or with an annual custom.
FoREIosERs Mesr PAY INCOME TAx-Citi.
zsns of the United States, residing abroad,
are subject to tax rpou their entire incomes
from all sources whatever. and the same is
true OF foreigners residing in this country.
The law provides that like tax shall be
levied, collected. and paid npon the gains,
profits and income Of every business trade
or profession carried on Ia the Unite6 sta les,
BY parsons residing without The .Uunssi
Stsies sn6 Lot oiuzsns thereof
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recent session of ls66i What did
they do in regard to deceased soldiers
families, and the poor and destitute
generally Oh yes you appropriated
ten thousand dollars for the purpose of
bringing lilile more distress and star
vation in the State at large. Can the
destitute and the poor remain in your
State; provided they can furnish means
by which 10 get away T. ..
A little more for The law in Texas /:
II the wife dies before the husband, the
estate is subject to be administered upon
by the husband, or next friend il the
husband dies before the wife, she has
tue right 10 administer upon the CONF
man!ty property. It seems TO be a
join, eopar;nership between the husband
and wife either party is en,itl,d 20 one
half Of the estate; after the decease of
the other, the children share the
o.her half (if there be any y if no issue,
the one half falls back to the parents.
For fear l have alread J worried your
patience, l will now close for the pres.
ent. Perhaps You may hear from me
again soon. H.. o.
TEXAN.
The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1867-04-18
Art of Conversation.

Rev. N. G. Bart, in one Of his letters
rom Europe, where is now travelling.
draws contrast between the Americans
and Europeans, touching their habits Of
talking. We would be sorry 10 see our
people become nation Of talkers--lo.
quaclous as the light Italian or the vol
allie Frenchman ;-ye; we may be liable
10 just cilieism for being TO reticent, and
especially for Our neglect in cpitiva,ing
our powers of conversation. Most
Americans talk but little and when
they do talk, it is in such a way that
every body is glad when they quit. :.
... A LOST ART.
This prompts me to say that the IA.
cilhv for conversation witnessed in all
these continental countries is amazing
II is in marvellous contrast with what
We see in our country. Take any com>
pany Of half n dozen intelligent men, he
they French. German, Italian aud
probably five, if not all six, will be ready,
pleasant, impressive taiksrs. Whatever
may be the theme suggested, each will
give his views and seek to main;aiu
them, without awkwardness or embar.
rasment, - with unhesiia,ing utterance,
and with force that secrrcs attention.
And not only SO. but they are skilled in
the art Of conversation, being Uniform
ly concourse-avoiding offensive re
thanksgiving opportunity for others to
speak-abs,aining from interruptions,
and commanding their tempers.
How different with us Americans
Not one in six is good lalker. nor one
in a hundred. Conversation is with us
one of the lost arts. We have nation
of orators, Of course. Almost every
mothers son Of US can stump it with
spread eagle eloquence. Aud occasion.
allv an American can be found gifted
with the faculty of monoIogue. Give
him company Of listeners, ard the
whole field to himself, and he will dis,
course admirably. Thus would the late
Gov. Mcdowell, Of Virginia, whom |
have Eeard in private talking by The
hour, aImo ost wi;hout a pause, and per-
haps as cloqnenily as he ever talked on
the floor Of Congress.
Brt, as the rule, when our eloquent,
public speakers come into parlor, they
are struck cumb. OF .heir legs, they
are out Of ,heir wits. And those who
do not cultivate public eloquenco, sell
dom acquire the art Of convcrsa,ion.-
Our companies do no, meet on any con.
versalional level, and the members of
these companies are not prepared to
come forward and severally give and
take in the conversational round 50 we
dissolve into little knots and gossip.
p. The difference between us and these
people is that we read and they talk.
The book and the newspaper have, with
us. usurped the place of conversation.
| am sorry that these people do not read
more, and am also sorry that we do
not talk better.
N. B.-Be it understood that the
above criticisms are intended to apply
to the ladies as we'll as gentlemen.
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Spring.

Spring is among US. 1t came some
time ago.
Its coming was announced by the
almanac; and by sundry sentimental
"loca ais"
They said Spring has come with all
its ETHEREAL mildness. They smoke of
robins and blue birds rs having come,
with their baggage. -.
Spring is a good thing; we like
Spring-in small quantities we always
did the smaller the better.
School girls tell us ,ha, Spring Is the
pleasantest season Of Tho wear; that
then the birds sing and hop from twig
to twig that the lambs SKI p snd play.
Schoo! girls will have much TO answer
for. Such drafts upon The imagination
are not commendab!e we like the sem
timent Of that boy better, who said:
Sp,ing is the plcasaniest season of the
year-bat as for me, give me Liberty,
or give me death"
That 10y. we presume 10 sar, Is in
Congress. If lie aint, lie had ought 10
he. lie was loyal" that boy was; he
was patriot, Preierling liberty or death
to Spring. Especially death.
. Facts and figures . never told lie,"
with their & little haichet {" We SAW a
man the other Gay, who saw another
man, that saw a woman, that saiJ, thar
she never wrote, in al her girlhood, a
composition on Spring.
Darnum has written for that female
woman.
A dcgenerated Brilon, named Tbomp.
son, with p,) once wrote an ode 10
Spring. Since that time Thompson has
owed the world debt which the lapse
OF years can never pay.
Every boy and girl have been brought
up with the idea instiiIed in their you'll.
ial minds, that Spring is a conglomera-
tion Of ethereal miidness, tender show
ers. b!ne-birds, robins, agonies Of love.
rosy bowers, ard Other ct ceteras.
But il is rot nobody thinks it is:i
is only way they have--a pleasant
fiction. -
All on account Of Thompson. Thomp.
sons conduct was qnire tcprehensibie.
Since bis day. every local editor. II bs
can see blue sky enough to make a pair
of PantaloCns for an Amsterdam Dutch.
man, or The premature arrival Of SONS
reckless demoraIized robin. lie goes into
raptures over Spring.
Bul we can't see il; If we erer could.
we failed this (Monday) morning.
Spring is good for agricultural and
mechanical purposes. As, such il il .
success. FIR instance:
Spring chickens, or the Spring style
OF bonnsls; or The main-Spriug Of .
watch; "passnips;" tansy aud o,heE
greens.
But for sentimental use il is failure.
JHK nnmber Of paupers 10 the Brit.
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ponents to Northern policy and Noihern
power viii emerge, which will drive all vest.
ages Of II over the black cliffs Of New Eu.
gland. The irrepressible coufiict has but
just begon.-N O. Piedyeae
The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1867-04-18

The notorious Mrs. Lucy Stone, and
one Mr.. Ii. B. Blackwell, who resides
at Mortclair, near Newark. New Jersey,
havo started for Kansas, where they
are TO address the Top ka State Con.
venIioa with reference to striking ou,
The words" white "and male from
The State Constitution, The same to be
subsequently, submitted to lhs people
for ratification.
The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1867-04-18

TO call young lady witch i,
shocking. but ia call her 5ewtcbinp
and possessed Of ~llcbing charms plea.
:es e. smsB'ngIy.+
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]HE number Of psupers 10 the R,it.
49, Empire Is s,esdil! ipcrea.i.r.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-03-04

rUE NEWSSTAND, 8. w. C0RNEl
L.n q p NJ Tor the sale Of the leading hornint
Ilsn,ng weekly, Sunday, and Illustrated heHHpApa
Of this eityi together with the IHe" ton o7l'N
Wesklies, etc. r....
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FnEpERIcK 7. rRHL1NaHUYaEN.

He was born at Milestone, Somerset county,
New Jersey, August A. 1917 and is the nephew
and adopted son of Theodore FelIpghuysen; F;
graduated at Rutgers College in 1886; studied
law and came TO the bar in 1889; was appointed
Attorney.Genera of New Jersey in 1861, and
was reappoInted in 1866, and was subsequently
appointed a Senator in Congress from New Jer-
sey for the unexpired term of William Wright,
deceased, serving on the Committees on the
Judiciary aud Pensions. In January, 1867, his
appointment as Senator was confirmed by the
election of the Legislature, and his term will
terminate in 1859.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-03-04

Born in Bethel, Conn, August Is, 1923; gradu,
ated at Yale College in 1874; studied law ana
was admitted to the bar IN l846. In 1851 ne
recsiVed the appointment of Lieutenant-CO COlonel
Of che lst Division Connecticut Militia. In lS49
he was appointed Judge Of Probate Tor the Dis
trict of Norwalk; elected to the State Senate In
Ie6S and 1856. In the latter year he was ap-
nointed States Attorney for the county OF Fair
Held winch position he continued TO occupy
nnfii 1889, when he was elected q Representa-
tive 10 the Thirty-sixth Congress from Oonnec-
PsSolntIonsry Claims and the Special Commit
tee Of Thirty.three on the Rebellious States;
S9e s1e served with distinction as Colonel and
Brigadier-Genera in the war ior tne Union aa0 So
ths term commencing in 1867 and ending IN
1878. he was also delegate to the PhiladelPhlIa
IoSalists, 7 Convention and Ihe Pittsbarg Sol
dIgtsi Convention OF 1866 f.-.'g .u.