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The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1867-12-20
powalIia Last.

Col. Powell 10 bis lat publication Ia th'
Greenvills National UHiSn announces that til
ranking privilege has been withdrawn from
Judge Butler. This to our esrsain kno"l'
edge is positively untrue. Two days aheI
THAI somnunicStiOn appeared, we received
a letter from the Judge bearing bis frank
and consequently know that Col. Powell Ia
bored under an ~egregiOuI mistake VIXEN h'
peuned that article. We also SSsert upon
the authority Of Judge Butler himself thai
PoWellB statement is untrue. Judge Butler
has never been denied any privilege extended
to a Congressman, aud any expression TO th'
contrary is = down right and malicious false
hood.
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QnnhattR.

There will be q Concert at the Town Hal
on Friday night, the 2btb inst, FOR the bens'
At of the Sons of Temperance. The Music
will ba under the direction of Prof G. D
DiIlworth, and will consist of Solos, Duets
and iull Chorus. We hope our citizens will
p%atrOniIs this attempt to do good for Oul
community. Strengthen the hands of those
sndeavOring to rid US of the curse Of liquor
and you are most surely performing a right
eouS service.
There will also be a Concert at the Pres
byterSan Church, on Thursday evening thu
26th. Tickets can be procured at the Stored
Of Dosser B Fain, and HOII, LAmpsOn b Co.
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Advertising Swiudlers and Scoun-
drela. pei


Dishonest men are multiplying in our land
like the lOcusts of old in Egypt. A heavy
proportion of the people make their living
BY falsehOod, fraud, Swindling and stealing.
Ia fact it seems that to make money without
work has become a mania of the times, and
mankind are endeRvOring to eradicate the
principles of moral honesty and uprightnesS
implanted in the breasts of all. These re-
marks are suggested by the fact that num-
berless advertising agencies have been eG-
tablisheG in the country for no other pur-
pose than to swindle the press. The Eastern
cities abound with them, and we do not sup
rose that one per cent of the newspapers
published in the United States, bat has Suf-
ferrd from their rascslity. The system o.
Advertising introduced by these agencies is
convenient and beneficial TO AL parties, when
fairly and honorably conducted, and we are
glad to say that there are some men of honor
and integrity connected with it. George P.
ROwell b Co., G. H. Phelps, s. NJ. Pettingiil,
New York, L. P. Walker h Co., Louisville
and J. S. Williams, St. Louis are honest men
and our dealings have always been of the
most satisfactory character.
"Rsv." T Inman, station D. Bible HOuIe,
New York and C, Shuts q Co, Troy, MY,
Nather and Co, New York, DR.. J. NJ, Frost
Indianapolis, Dr.. J. Draysu, New York, jack
son, Cornish, / CO., New York, DR.. ]. Ball
b Co., Eye Glass vendors, New York; Jared
L Rene, Philadelphia, Kennedy h Bro, Wash
ingtOn city and Emory 4 Son, Albany, New
York, are accomplished Williams, thieves and
Iwindlers. Every one of them should be
committed to the famous Sing-siug for life.
We intend to make eKertions to post our
selves in regard to this combination Of i'm
posters and publish them 10 the world There
Ihoui@be an Arrangement by the whole press
protecting itself againstthe yilliauies Of these
advertising gentlemen and expose them when
discovered. After this we will receive no
advertisements from parties unknown to us,
unless attended by the best Of references.
Recommendation from the advertising firms
mentioned as responsible dealers in this ar
ticlc will be sufficient.
The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1867-12-20

w. T. Berry q Co.. Wholesale Book
sellers and stattoners, Nashville,
Tennessee. M
This gen:lemanly arm will accept che thapkI
of the seuiOr editor Of the FIG Tor q pack.
age Of Books And Stationary, They ars. do
ing perhaps the most eEtsnS'Ve business Oi
any firm, in their line In Nashville, and OW-
ing to the quality Of their goods and their
extremely moderate prices, we recommend
our merchants throughout East Tennessee to
patronize them, and thus nave money. Their
assortment Of holiday preseAtsis most COM
pIete. Send and buy some Of their beaHti-
full books.
The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1867-12-20
AliVa Man.

Judge Landreth 10 still floating on the tide
Of events. At least those indebted to him
will think SO when they read bis "plain talk
in another column. Although the Judge ID
rrGthy over the tardiness Of some Of bis
debtors, be hSs not forgotten 20 order a large
amount of Oysters tor the holidays, and to
make all necessary Arrangements for the &C
commodalion Of his friends during the gay
aud festive season. He viii have on hand,
Toys of every description, COnfeetiOnsriss,
and all kinds Of eOqbnStibis " matter" fOr
Christmas, which be will sen a: the smallest
nrofL.
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FireI Fire In FireIIl

MessFs. Stacy and Angel, Knoxville, Tenn.
are now prepared to I'll all orders for Fire.
works during the approaching Holidays.
Their stock is varied and elegant, and those
desiring to celebrate the festive occasion BY
Illumination will 6nd it to their interest to pur-
chase of this firm. We hope our merchants will
give them an order, as they sell cheap and
are tair and prompt dealers [decl3w2
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Little " Mike"

Every body in town knows our carrier boy
Every Friday morning hs-iS seen vending his
way from house to house distributing the
FLAG" In heat and cold, in calm and tenn
pest, in storm and sunshine he has made his
weekly visits, He has ever been faithful and
we hope that all the subscribers in the viii
lngs will show their appreciation Of his
prOmptitude BY a Christmas present. Who
is so niggardly as to refuse NIKE a quarter !
We shall see.
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THE UNION FLAG.
JOnesbOrO'. Tenn. Dec, 90, 1867.
LOCAL ITEMS,
nn- sub.crlbsrs pad bted q us 9 rihe Vni0n

-subscribsrsinde to US for the Union
Elao are requested to come forward and set.
Il, their a~ccounts immediately.
We will take Greenbaeks, Flour, Corn
meal, Bacon, Wheat, Corn, Pork Beef, Buck
wheat Flour, Butter Eggs, Chickens, Hay,
Oats, &c., for which We win allow the mar
ket price.
In our absence Mr.. A. B. cuNNISqs, Fore
nan of the Union Flag ofice, will receipt for
all monies paid in Cor subscriptions and
o,ber Indebtedness. We trust all will come
forward and pay up Immediately.
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nR- MANLY

Has consented after The most urgent
solicitations to resume practice in East
Tennessee, and will make his thirty
second monthly visit at JOnesBoFOugh on
Saturday January 18th, and will continue
these visits on the Friday following the first
Monday of each month"; one day only at the
Hotel where he may be consulted free Of charge
by those who are suffering with chronic or
long standing diseases.
l867dec2Ow2
The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1867-12-20

M NJ. D. 7. wildI Is paying a short
visisto bis numerous BsSt Tsuaessss friends.
His bir,uls phis aud smiling eouptsuane'
are quite 6amRiar to us Al least. We hope ouT
Merchant friends will each giVsHDavy"A hand
com. order, for be represents one Of the lar.
gest nercau.ils houses in the city Of BalIi'
timOrs, aud Invariably does iu't wha. be
promiseA
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To Correanondents.

You will please be governed by the follow
lag established rules of newspaper cOmmu-
nicstions
Write plain With pen and ink.
Do not write on both sides Of our paper.
Write on subjects that will prove lntereSt-
ing to our readers.
Study condensation. De brief. Any thing
we'll said ia always said in the fewest words,
We will not return rejected articles, OF
take any notice Of those unaccompanied by
responsible name.
The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1867-12-20

lDS No paper in accordance with a long
established custom Of the press will be issued
next week. We confirm to this rule to give
our hands a respite, and afford them an OPP
p%ortunity of enjoying the merrimsnt and fes-
~tivities of the ChriStmas Holidays.
The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1867-12-20

~ Tbs attention Of our readers is stPse-
tally directed to the advertisement Of v. II.
Stephens, Americas, Georgia. A more re-
sponsibs nan ear 90. be found Ia ths sOu,b,
and any businssS entrusted TO hlp care WI
be promptly attended 70. 70 shippers Of
produss We sag that you can not Cad q
nan who win serve you with more prompt.
nsss and adellt5. Pa.roaIss bin.
The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1867-12-20
The Closing Year.

When We reflect that a few more days will
close this annual cycle, aud the year Of 1867
be Ghronicled With the forever past, We natu-
rally. feel the sadness and melancholy sIPe-
risucsd when we bid farewell to = cherished
friend The msditative mind retFOsPeetS the
past and sees the mupy opportunities and
privileges that have been abused and niisim-
proved. Many a step taken that would be
r%etra:sd, many an act that would be undone,
and many a word that would be unSaid. We
bid farewell to the expiring year With tue
reflection that il brings Us with all humanity
nearer the "undiSeoTsrsd country from
TbOIs bourn no traveller rsturnS," and that
entering upon the incoming year new duties
and responsibilities dsvOlVe upon uS. To
1857 We say, Yale Yale, Iorgim vale S6
mo PsetOrs iOngum Vais, and to 1858 We bail
and welcome Thy entrance into The world, and
may they registry upon the calender Of time
es the commencement Of al sra Of peace,
prosperity and harmony 70 our rouutTy,
The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1867-12-20
Lee a. Taylor.

W. dirse. lhs attention Of our r,sdsru "a
The new sdvsTtlssnsnis Of thIs hrm. ThsJ
are pronps, uliabls and active butinsSs msS
Give tbsm % order.
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Agents Wanted

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Machine. Pries SIS IL uses two threads, and
makes he genuine Lick stiteh. Al ather low-priesd
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lCJ~ The consolidation Of N. T. x. ls
nest rsspsc.fSlly rejected. We DO not IN.
d'rtAks TO correct the autographed aud
grammatical inaecuraeiss Of . eommuniea-
tiou. No mAa phould sstsupt 20 gri.srforgA
public Priat " he has 70 call uPoa The editor
70 eofrses The sfrou Of bis uauussriPG We
Wish u distIsetIy uudsusood that We VIII ID
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saes 70 e~orrsspOndsutS Published siths head
otour loeel column. b
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Captain VIM. Heydt, Sergeant-at-
Arms, State Capitol,

This gentleman will accept our thanks for
many kind favors shown us. This country
does not contain a more noble and warm.
hearted officer than Captain Heydt. He is
efficient in his duties, and respected by all
who know him truly.
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Mr.. A, Shell.
lss7dec2uw.

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ANNOUNCEMENTS.


Hp Wesre authorized and requested 10
announce the name Of A. W, HOWARD as o
candidate for Judge Of the Criminal Circuit,
composed Of Johnson, Carter, Washington,
Sullivan, Greene and Hancock COUNTESS
Election takes place the LIST Thursday in Feb
rusry, 1858.
.IDP We are authorized and requested to
announce that THOMAS 8. SMYTH is a sn.
didate' for Judge OF the Criminal Circuit, COM
posed Of johnson, Garter, Sullivan, Washing
ton, Greene and Hancock counties. Election
takes place the LIST Thursday in Februaty,
1868.
D6r We are authorized and requested to
announce the name Of N. P. B0RElNG as a
candidate for Sheriff of Washington County,
at the enseing March elections
IEe We are authorized and requested to
announce the name of s.. E. GRIFFITH as o
candidate for Sheriff of Washington County
at the ensuing March election, subject to q
general Convention Of the Radical party.
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gpss 'ale AZ che Court iIonse door IA
soaessessi Tom Yen sam aH
The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1867-11-02

without being stained with their defement and they
are hardly worth the trouble which takes to kill them
It is like elephant trampling on a rat. But the
animal is mschievous and destructive and it is duty
although to very disagreeable one-to dispatch it.
1t appears that the Fenians all Catholics" This
is to some of us. We suppose it is grand dis
covery of certain iustrious patriot who Eliminates
and adorns with his and smile the happy city of
Philadelphia
The Fenian Congress at Cleveland which this pa
trot" figured to the tune of five dollars day-decared
as follows on the subject of universal liberty"
We believe and declare that reedom-the right to "e
liberty and the pursuit of happnessis inherent in
creature made in the image and likeness of God and that
however individuals by crime violation of the laws made
for the maintenance and webeing of society," may forfeit
any portion of those rights the ensavemen of homogeneous
people, either by foreign power domestic tyranny cannot
under any circumstances, be justified
We commend this to the study of the paid patriot
in question: and to that of the erudite Speissy the
bosom friend Of another great patriot, Mr.. Doran
Killian.
The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1867-11-02
Irish Libraries.

On the second page of present issue will be found
list of books suitable for the commencement of " our
Irish Libraries" For years the want of libraries in
every city and town in America has been sadly felt and
who estimate the nationally morally and in
tellectuathat people have sustained through the
negligence of all who professed to have had the
of country at heart in not having established these
intellectual centers in every corner of the land The
great has been that the Fenan brotherhood was
established for the immediate freedom of Ireland and
anything that might lead the mind away from the direct
and single idea Of Irish independence should not be
tolerated 1t is not worth while to start library we
will be moving in few months" Such has been the cry
for the last eight years Such may be the cry now and
the feeling, also, in some quarters. We think other
wise, and will give a few reasons for our way OF
thinking
The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1867-11-02
The Free Trade Swindle.

Shakespeare speaks, in passage which has been so
frequently quoted that we half ashamed to repro
duce it, of the vaulting ambition which oyerleaps
ITSELF" and falls on the other side" The leader of
the fallen angels is supposed to have attempted to
test the supremacy of the universe with the Eternal
himself The daring act and the dreadful doom of the
offender were closely connected substance and
shadow or cause and effect So has it ever been with
those men and nations who serve the king of evil on
this earth The punishment treads close the heels
of the crime For the ptess yrant there is the savage
assassin. Hence, witty Frenchman said that " the
Turkish empire despotism, limited by the bow
string" OF this eternal and Interchangeable principle
more significant or pertinent illustration could be quoted
than Engands rule in Ireland. Has it not consisted
of force and fraud of hypocrisy and injustice of rob-
berry and murder from first to last And is not Ireland
Engands weakness and terror to-day? And is not the
hour fast approaching when the victim shall be the
avenger? More than million of as brave and true
men as the world contains have sworn it, and they will
keep their oaths.
On late occasion we proved that such thing as
trading on equal and impartial terms with foreign
nations does not exist in England and by her present
ruling class never intended to exist. For those
articles which are absolutely necessary for her own
wealth and ACKNOWLEDGMENT there is free admission.
Against all others protective tariff is eyeled rapa-
cious and exorbitan in its terms that the introduction
of them tends only enrich the British treasury and
to mpoverish the foreign manufacturer. American
corn and flour are admitted free, because Saxon
stomachs must be filled. American tobacco is taxed
and fairfield to the very verge of absolute exclusion be-
cause the admission of would enrich the people and
government of this country. And this we coolly
told is free trade
But the whole thing is rotten from the foundation
Even with regard to the few articles which they have
permitted for few years past to be imported free into
their country the English have already found out that
thew have committed grand mistake. Take iron, for
instance and every intelligent person will admit that
for this article there will be an hourly increasing de-
mand in all civilized countries. Well, foreign manufac
turers-men whose homes and factories, and work
shops are in France and Belgium and North Germany
are at this hour undersezzing the British iron mer
chants IN their ocn markets. 1t is positive fact they
have not only beaten John Bull out of the markets of
Spain and Russia, but that they are sending
from Ostcnd and Rotterdam to London and Liverpool
the machinery for English mills, and the locomotives
which to run on English railroads.
Let this go on and it requires no supernatural pene-
tration to foresee the inevitable issue Those nations