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Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1867-12-20

FoE SPEAKER.-Prominent among
the names proposed for Speaker of
the House Of Representatives,, in our
next General Assembly, we notice
of G. G. Truesdell, of Clinton. We
believe no better selection could be
made. NJ. TruesdeIl's proficiency
IN parliamentary law. his command
ing abilities and decision Of character,
added 10 that guickness Of perception
and readiness Of speech 50 essential to
success in q p-esiding officer, peculiar
Is ft him for the responsible position
Of Speaker.
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1867-12-20

The graded school is v superior In
efficiency to the miscellaneous or IN
graded school, as the organized army
To the mere mob, and for the same
reason. Organization, system, plan,
characterize the one. while confusion
and q want Of cos6dence are the
necessary attendant Of the other. 10
the graded sch DOL classification is the
system. Without it, it would Be i'm
possible for the teacher to attend
properly 10 the requirements Of any
single scholar, for each teacher would
be required Ia attend to az many reci-
t~ations as there were studies pursued
in the whole school The consequence
would be . comparatively superficial
progress on the part Of the scholar
better than nothing. bat by no means
what could be attained b, a thorough
Classification Of the scholars in ac-
cordance with their attachments, with
out reference to age. By grading,
each teacher il enabled TO devote lis
time and energies to instruction in .
number Of branches. thus sccur-
ing the most rapid progress practica-
lie In those branches, on the part Of
he scholar. The difference in progress
Asi AorongAness between graded and
au.graded schools can hardly be real
isssa without personal observation.
Bat the graded school possesses an
other advantage which cao scarcely
be overestimated. The ambition And
pride Of the scholar are excited by til
very fact tkst there j. constantly be-
fore him a higher grade which can
only be attained by industry and
perseverance,. His roorn-mates are
stiyisg for The sa,ns object. and with
the pride of hnmaa nsture everywhere,
he is stimulated 10 keep pace with.
aud If possible. rush past them 10 the
race. Thus In our graded system, IN
this city, the first primary scholarf.
who attend 1T the Old school houses,
will he wonderfully stimulated to In
.lugtry and good behavior, by the
kno v Of tie fact that they will
Ice admitted 70 the new school build
ing just as soon al they are sufficient
IS advanced 10 deserve il, and it will
5e the ambition Of scholars in the new
building TO be admitted TO the room
abosekiem.
Our school board, in adopting the
system, have only followed
he uniform practice 10 I'll portions Of
'ur country shere schools hare been
TO perfection. Had tsiey done
tllersisr, they would have deserved
4 be sent 10 the Iiottentoss for 10.
Espeiiencc and eorrnon
~ tt graded system n
fls gniY orr eosr14f
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1867-12-20
SMALE. c. GoODFELLoW
Sherirs Sale.

virtue Of m Execution, issncd out Of and
- under the Seal Of the District Court of nm
chanan County, Iowa, in favor Of Ephraim
Miller, administrator Of the estate of Il. Wilson.
ana against the goods and ~chattcls, lands and
tcncments oil William Tanning and N;chaias
Tanning, ! have levied upon tho following d.
scribed property, viz:
Tho south east quarter Of the north. cas-,
quarter Of Section 3, Township 81, Range 7. in
Buchanan County, Iowa. "
Which property, as above described, I win of.
for for sale at Public Auction, at the door Of tho
sherins ONCE, in the City Of Independence. on
oa."Iaay, 'ne 18th day Of December. A. d. 1887,
bidder. to safety said Execution and costs
Sheriff. Office, Indept ndenco, )
November s9th 1887. oo4x
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1867-12-20
PROCEEDINGS OF CONORacSy.
WEpN EsDAY, Dee nth.

"WEDNESDAY, Dee 18th.
Tho President sent his reasons to
the Senate for suspending Secretary
Stanton. No business of special i'm
portancc,
THuRspAY, Dec. 18th.
SesGte.-A number Of memorials
presented and bills introduced.
HoUse,-A resolution was passed
that the army ought To be reduced to
the lowest possible point compatible
with public safety. No bills passed.
FRIDAY, Dee. 18th.
Stnate-A bill was reported from
the Committee on Territories for the
abolition Of polygamy in Utah. The
House bill for the abolition OF the raw
cotton tax was postponed. The Houss
bill securing to the wife and children
Of deceased soldiers the bounty to
which they are entitled was passed.
Adjourned till Monday.
House.-Nothing OF Importance
TRANSFERRED in the House.
MONDAY, Dec. 10th.
Scnat.-No bill passed. large
number introduced.
Kouse.-Mr. Hubbard, ofthis State,
introduced a bill to amend the acts OF
Congress granting lands to Iowa for
railroad purposes.
Mr.. Benjamin offered a resolution,
reciting that the President, in his an
nual message, had seen fit, in utter
disregard of the popular will rs ex-
pressed in the election of members OF
the Fortieth Congress, TO recommend
the repeal of the reconstruction laws,
the effect Of which would be to remit
the government Of the late rebellious
States to rebel hands, and abandon
the entire loyal element there to the
will of traitors, and that it is eminent
ly proper that the House should re-
spond in emphatic forms to sc extra
ordinary a proposition, and resolving
hat the House will never consent to
take q retrogade step from Its advanc-
ed position in promoting the cause of
equal rights, nor to dcyiate from its
fixed parpose Of protecting all men as
equal before the law that there is no
cas- to doubt that the restoration
Of the rebellious States is being sue
cesstully accomplished on a firm and
enduring base, and that no good rea-
son exists why the Reconstruction acts
should be repealed.
Mr.. Kerr moved TO lay the pream-
Bile and resolution on the table. Mega
lived: yeas, 80; nays, liz. The reso-
luton and preamble was then adopt
ed: yeas, III nays, ga strictly
party vote.
Among other messages N was re-
ceiyed from the Secretary of War al
interim, relative TO the claims Of the
State Of Iowa for military supplies
Referred.
TUESDAY, Dec. 18th.
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1867-12-20

ANNALS OF IowA.-The October number
Of this quarterly periodical is Gre of ~univer.
sal interest and value. Dr.. Sanford W.
HUFF, Coz. Secretary Of tie Historical Socie.
~, ard editor Of the Annals, is displaying
Just the right kind Of talen. and taste forthe
labors Of !La. position. The contents e the
October number are as follows:
Tie Army Of the South> Wss. and the
First Campaign in Arkansas, continued.
The Early History Of Iowa, continued.
Sketches Of History and Incidents Cons
nected with the Settlement Of Wapello CO..
from la43 to 1859, inclusive.
The Eighth Regiment Iowa Infantry and
Us Colonel, James l.. Geddes, at Spanish
Fort, Alabama.
Minor Incidents of the War-No. l..
State Educational Institutions Of Iowa.
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1867-12-20

Chicago has been selected as the
place for holding the next National
Convention Of the Republican party.
The cal is tor the Goth of Mag. This
Is early in the season and will afford
afapie opportunity ~ atherongh can
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1867-12-20
EDITOR FOR DEC, MISS NJ. {. TRACY.


lie who checks n child with terror,
Stops its play and stills its song,
Not alone commits an error,
But a grievous moral wrong.
Give it play. and never fear it;
Active life is no defect;
Never, never break its spirit;
Curb it only to direct.
Would you stop the flowing river,
Thinking it would cease to fowl
Onward it must flow forever;
Better teach it where to go.
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1867-12-20
TEACHERS COLUMN.

This column is placed in tie hands n the teach
e,.ofthe county, and Is entirely under tie control
other oppoiated eiitors.-ED. BuLLgrIS.
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1867-12-20

Gen. Hancock, who succeeded Gen.
Sheridan, seems to have had q per-
feet understanding With the President
and the leaders Of the Democratic
party. One Of his FIRST acts was to
revoke an order Of Gen. Sheridan
which disqualified certain classes of
rebels from sitting on juries. This
order has been followed by others
equally satisfactory to rebels and cop
perheads and equally subversive Of
the interests Of loyal whites and blacks
in louisiana The President express
es unbounded satisfaction ut these
manifestations Of affection for traitors
or the part Of Hancock, and assures
his copperbead friends that the latter
is only carrying out a plan agreed up
on BY both. in Washington. Upon
this showing, a number of Copperhead
leaders have indicated Hancock as
the probable choice Of the Democracy
for the Presidency. 1t is a pretty
programme, and it would not be the
strangest thing in the world if it we're
carried out. Bat the damnation Of
public opinion cannot fail to follow
the soldier, however brave, who even
at the eleventh hour, attempts to be-
tray the cause of the Union.
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1867-12-20

'o'e Win eNsh ueGelit progress on
the part ofthe scholars.
In view OF these facts, i, becomeA
very evident hal those persons who
complain that the scholars n. orr pub
lie school are not jumbled together
regardless of grade, SO that a few
more children could be admitted, only
display . lameutable amount ofignor-
ance. with no admixtu,e Of good
sense. We advise all such persons
not to grumble until they know what
they aUe grnmbing about. Doubtless
no one Of our citizens would desire to
destroy the efficiency of our public
school, even lift would secure the ad-
mission of his little fve-year-old to the
new building. If the ive-year-old is
far enough advanced, he viii be ad-
mit,ed. If the ,en-ycar-old is not
Sufficiently advanced.ihe will not be
admitted. That is the only practical
BILE system. so long as there is not
room enough for all.
Let us all acquiesec in this system,
like sensible men and women.
--~--
II have no desire to save from the
proper and Just consequences of their
crime, those who engaged in rebellion
against the Government, but rs a
mode Of punishment the measures un.
der consideration are the most unjust
that could be invented."-Johnson's
Message.
The first assertion Of the above
sentence is a palpable falsehood. The
whole message, far as it relates to
reconstruction is nothiugbat a plea for
rebels, to screen them from punish
ment. Johnson's whole course since
Booth made him President, has been
guided by n desire to favor rebels and
destroy Union men, black and white,
in the South. How about pardons?
How about New Orleans? How about
Memphis
But what about this so-called pun.
ishment, which the President says is
the .smost unreasonable hat could
be invented" He aliudes to the re-
construction acts of Congress. Are
rebels banished by them? Are rebels
tried, condemned and executed for
treason, like the Fenians in England I.
Is their property c~on6sca,cd? Are
their homes made insecure? Are
theirs lives jeoPardizea? None Of
these. But what is this "most un-
reasonable punishment that could be
invented?' Simply that the lives and
property ofrebels shall be protected
by the military arm Of government,
willie their neighbors who remained
true to the Union shall re-establish
their State governments on a basis is
consonance with the changed posture
Of affairs and the Constitution Of the
United States. What 4 terrible pnn-
ishment for those who have forfeited
all protection from Government, even
life itself, by the crime of treason!
Could anything more fully disclose
the reckless disregard for truth, the
unscrupulous demagoguism and the
partisan malignity Of Andrew John
son. than this assertion that what is in
fact the most lenient policy which
could possibly be adopted with safety
to the whole country, is the ''most un-
reasonable that could be presented?'
Gen. Hancock, who succeeded Gen.
Sheridan, seems to have had q per-
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1867-12-20

No more palpable falsehood was
eve trampcd up ny the Coppcrheads
than the assertion that Andrew
johnson has followed out the prinei-
pies laid down by Lincoln on recon
struction," and that Grant endorsed
them. President Lincoln did every
thing s,s4ject to the direction and ap-
procdl Of Congress. while johnson
arrogates to himself supreme control
Of reconstruction. According to the
testimony of Gen. Grant, President
Lincoln favored the establishment O.
provisional governments as a mere
matter of temporary expediency until
Congress should provide for the re-
organization of the rebel States.
Grant endorsed this plan, together
with the idea that Congress had the
whole control Of the matter. and he
approves the action of Congress st this
this very moment. while Johnson de-
clares by implication at least, Con-
gress to be a body Of tyrants and
despo;s. That is the difference.
4 report comes from Havana hal
Spain has offered to sell Cuba and
Porto Rico to the United States for
$50, 0oo, 900, in gold. one-third down,
one-third in one year and the remain
der in five years. Should tais report
prove true, Congress will have a
momentous financial problem before
it Every American would like Cuba,
but We have no none to spare for
its purchase. Why not effect a loan
of the amount required on long time,
and let Cuba pay for herself, with ex-
emption from other national taxation !?
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1867-12-20
TUESDAY. Dec. l1th.

Senate,-Mr. Sherman from the FL
Committee reported a bill for
funding the national debt. Laid over
and 5000 copies ordered printed. No
important business in the House.
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WHAT THE LOUISIANA NEGROES ARE GOING TO 90.
4 COl0red Gentlemnn's Reply TO MIR. Harris.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.

COlOred Gentlemnn's Reply TO MIR. Harris.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.
New ORLEANS, August IL 1867
am an humble black nan, and ask small space in
your paper TO try to Mr. Harris letter. which
copied from your paper into the Now ORLEANS Repub
lcan Mr. Harris to be very much alarmed about
Afrlcanlzing the South and disfranchisng the white
rebels He says he has given two Of his white precious
to fight under the old flag and they have fallen
under it. Now, suppose negro soldier has fought
and died in its defence, and what he fighting for
Mr.. Harris will please answer. will answer for the
negro solder-he lighting for the freedom Of HID
race. He should have the freedom he
had seen tho white man enjoy--the right to
govern, the right TO vote. the right TO the
pursuit OF happiness, the right to acquire and
hold properythe right II in the majority 10 govern II
tho people willing; this Is democratic But Mr. Har-
ris is like great many Of Northern white friends
they do not want to the negro slave-but at the
time is not willing that he should DO his equal be-
fore the law he had have all tho rebels enfran
chised and hold Office than good loyal black man.
Yes he he sent his sons 70 fight TO restore the
Union yes, with its institution Of slavery He says he
has bought plantation in Alabama, and he wants
few negroes to work. Alabama must be groat State
for turning anti-oppresson oppressionsIs John
he got into Alabama he prayed for PLAN
taton with slick black to work; so we must
Mr. Harris; he has breathod some Alabama air and
drank OF her waters and suppose that Is the OF
the change But, MIR. Harris, will tell you free
you do not 10 the negro only nomnay Free as
you anc your sort have kept him, had better not
come South for We intend to be part OF this greas
American people, helping to govern the samewe shalt
make distinction Of color-and we want ALI
such you to stay away, for We havc Toussante
and Nat Turner's here of the black race. and John
Browns and Loveoys or the white race 30 you had
ter sell ont down South. We intend, by the help OF
God. TO reconstruct these States true republican,
basis close by asking you to forgive tho liberty
have taken 10 try to enghten MI. Harris through your
valuable paper. r. !. CROMWELL 10 negrol
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without that shock which ssuay attends great changes
Of financial policy 3ut n Is So still thebonds
should 10 converted into .-ssnbackx They we're sold
for geenbacKs; 1t fitting tley should DO redeemed
IN the same currency. This policy would save
tbe interest," pay the debt and bring upon the duplicate
'or taxation that immense amount Of capital which 10
now exempt. And these advantages would amply CON-
amounts TO oneffth Of tho properly and personal,
OF tho whole country one-fh Of all the capital OF The
country Is exempt from taxation Interest eats up The
eravates the evil. This state Of things cannot 10
Expresses labor sxctes deep discomfort IL ought 10
De relieved by far and voluntary adjustment IL will
DO relieved at all events. The bondhoder should bs
prompt and wise The people already believe this curse
is the blight OF death and w know ~ experience what
they will do 10 'save The i;fe Of tine nationn
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POLITIC Al.
CITY POLITICS

The Grant Clubs-The C0mIhg CampRisn-An
Initiative AIsvemens for the Nsminatten Of
Phil acknowledgements Fent0n and His
Aspirations for the vice Presidency.
The preparations for the next Presidential campaign
have commenced this city, aud the names Of the can
ddates are forward by their enthusiastic supporters
Prominent among them Of course, is the hero Of the
war. General Grant, and The enthusiasm with which his
name s received by al, those Numerically oppo-
ate In political opinions other subjects 10 sufficient
guarantee or bis overwhelming popularity In sympa-
Thy with the numerous associations now forming
throughout the country for tho purpose OF adv coating
General Granite nomination and return ct the next
Presidential election New York 10 asiir Already Grant
clubs forming in OF wards and districts or
this city. The Pioneer Grant Association, with the
Eleventh Ward Grant Club and another auxiliary club
and the Eleventh Assembly District Grant Club are now
In active operation The following gentlemen are the
officers OF the last mentioned Club:-Colone X McAner
President; W. Phyfe Vice President; c. II Brown, Sec
Rotary D. n smythe, Treasurer; Messrs. I: D Smith,
delegates TO Central Committee.
But there a few disse1ers from this acknowledg
der. the radicals fear him and complain Of him as
political sphinx, because his habtual reticence they
say leaves the country in the dark which party he
belongs II he were 10 mix in politics. make speeches
and abuse somebody then they would be content But
as he merely attends TO his own business and docs not
interfere in that OF Others they afraid that he is not
enough OF politican for Their purpose. At meeting
OF prominent radicals at the Astor House. few
days ago, the following ticket made out:For Pres-
dent General Philip E. Sheridan OF louisiana for Vice
President, Reuben E. Fsnton. Of New York.
or the numerous radical candidates thai spoken OF
Sheridan's namo is coming into prominence more and
every day and Sheridan clubs in this city con-
dently spoken Of special features OF the approach
ing campaign.
ALDERMAyIC NOMINATION.
The independent democrats of the Eighteenth ward
nominated DIR. Edward Downes Connery, on Friday
evening last, for Alderman in that district COM
mittee OF i've were appointed 10 notify Dr. C0Dneyy Of
his nomination and ascertain II he were willing 10
acceptu.
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GOVERNOR BRuWNLuw AGAIN ON the RAMPAGE.

~ KNOXVILLE, August To- 1867.
EDITOR or THE WASHINGTON CHRONICLE
The Spr ngheld (Msss Rspubcdn, the 10th Instant
thus introduces the subject Of our late elections
A letter from Nashville, Tenn, states that Governor
Brownow promised before election that II his party
cecded suffrage should be extended to all the white OF
the The conservatives will ask him to call tho
old Legislature together they change the law
while II would take six 10 carry through IN amend
mend constitution II Brownlow refuses 10 fufi his
promise there will be agitation at once for convention
to PASS constitution.
/ made no such ridiculous promise. either privately
publicly in writing by speaking. and for the all
sufficient reason that entertain no such sentiments.
lhe bad conduct OF the rebel papers and politicians
during late has satisfied mo that our franz
chise law IL right II tho rebels wish peace let them
reverse, let them commence ''agtation." Loyal mon
intend to govern this State and they propose to do n
without the avic OF Northern Journals falsely Claim
ing to be republican will have all such journals know
that am elected by twenty thousand OF majority ON
the white vote and by fifty thousand upon the entire vote
Of the State Elected too in the face Of Northern op-
position thai ought 10 bow its head in shame
". G. BROWNLOW, Governor Of Tennessee.