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PAINTS FOR FARMERS AND

U1HE GRAFTON MINERAL PAINT coMPANY
are now manufacturing the best, cheapest and
most durable Paint in use two coats, well put on,
mixed with pure Lnseed Oh will last 10 or Is years;
1t is Of light brown or beautiful chocolate color,
and can be changed to green, lead, stone, drab
olive or cream to suit the taste of the consumer
II is valuable for Houses, Bsrns Fences. Carriage
and Car.makers, Pals and W,odenware, Agricultural
Implements, Canal Boats, Tessels and Ships Bot
TOMS Canvas, Metal and sh!ngle Roofs Ut being IRE
having used 5000 bbls. the past year, and, as
paint Tor any purpose is unsurpassed for body du-
rabtlity. elasticity and adhesiveness. Price So per
bbl. Of 500 bs which will supply farmer for years
to come. Warranted in all cases above. SeHd for
a crcular which gives full PARTICULARS. None genuine
unlees branded in trade mark Grafton Mineral Paint
: HOLMES & OLDER, Agents.
December 19 fnw6mI'* Meeting g-s1eet.
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Ice CREAM.ZThis luxury for hot weather is
furnished ad l,6ituna at Marion's, with all the
concomitants OF the season.
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D FULEY's
CLOTHING, SHOE AND HAT STORE,
No. So MARKRT-STREFE,

Where may be found every variety Of GREAT
COATS, FROCK AND DRESS COATS, Shirts, Un-
dershirts Vests and Pantaloons. Drawers and Socks,
Boots, Shoes, Hats and Caps, Trunks, Carpet Bags,
VRlises, &c. fepruary6
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MARBLE MANTELS, MONU

A FINE SELECTION CT MARBLE MANTELs
n constantly on hand OF s. KLABER'S Ware.
room, No. 81 First avenue, near Third-street, New
York. Call and examine be fore buying elsewhere.
February3 emo
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8NIOTICE.-THEPU PUBLIC WELL TAKE
In notice that the above properly advertised for
sale by the Sheriff at the sutt of John Il McpER~s
MOTT va MARY DALLAS, ts not mine, and haye
nO interest therein MARYS SDAILAs.ssss
April 20 : q s.. q - n2S
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DISTRICT COURT, APRIL 25--HoN. GEO. W.
LOGAN, PREsmMa.-The State vs. Mary Brown
alias Richardson, and Jane Waring- Larceny.
Mary Richardson plead guilty. Anol. pros. en-
tered as to Jane Waring.
f The State vs., John q. Thomas alias savan-
nah Slocum Larceny. Guilty. y
The State vs. Charity Johnson-Assault and
Battery, with intent to kill. Guilty Of the
first charge.
The Stale vs.. Thomas EicharGson- Larceny
Of notes. T. B. King, Esq, for the defence.
Guilty. ;..e..r s..:s5: (
The State VS.. Peter N. a. Peaurechand-
Breach Of trust in converting goods Of another
to his own account. a. T. Smythe, Esq, for
the defence. Not guilty
The State VS.. eAfy Washington ton-Larceny.
R W. Seymour, Esq. Not guilty.
i The State vs.. Mingo Brown-Larceny. Not
guilty.
2 The court then adjourned until Wednesday,
at 10 O'Clock, when the civil docket will be CALI
ed and the sentences pronounced.
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TIE ANS1vERsARY OF TRINITY SuNDAYScHooI
on yesterday morning, was an occasioa Of nm
usualinterest. Alarge audience Of the parents
and friends were present. and the school itself
was out to the number Of one hundred and fif7
ty The singing vas really delightful <Itwas
notsonly hearty, but the pieces chosen were
most appropriate and'were rendered with an
accuracy and propriety quite surprising. The
Sunday School agent delivered . touching and
impressive address from Psalms l27, s; sLo,
children are an heritage Of the Lord. * We are
surg that the beauty and harmony Of theSclos-
ing hymn, seThe songo Of Fire. will long linger
in the hearts Of those who heard il, inspired
as it wasbyl the touching allusion Of the rev
erend speaker, at the close Of bis address, to
aPaps, comeln #
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TIE INTERNATIONAL. SoHUzENFEsT.-A New
York letter, dated the 22d inst, says: 1.-THE
Germans are making great preparations for the
great International Schutzenfest- which com.
mences here on the 25th OF June next. The
fete win last for q couple Of weeks, and will be,
in al respects, one OF the most imposing ever
witnessed on this side OF the Atlantic. Old
Europe, as well as young america, will be re-
presented, and though the German spirit win
permeate the whole, there are indications
already that the native population will enter
into the hilarity Of the occssio- with quite as
much earnestness as the children Of the
Fatherland. The Americans are hard-work-
ing people, prey to perpetual mental excite
ments OF one kind and another, and il the
Germans can orly popularize among Us their
annual outdoor exercises, it would do them a
world Of good, physically. morally, intellec-
tually, and every other way"
The RESULT oF TIE INVESTIGATION n THE
CASE OF MAJOR LEE.@The following official
communication gives the result OF the deibe-
rations of the military commission recently
convened in Columbia, for the purpose Of in
quiring into charges Of cruelty against Major
Leo, Superintendent of the State Peniten-
tiary: - -
HEADQUARTERS, I'D MILITARY DISTRICT,
|, CHARLESTON, s. c., April II, 1858.
z B. Lee. Esq, Superintendent South Carolina
Psnitentiary, Columbia.
SRI am mHtructed by the Major General
Commanding to inform you that the special
commission appointed by Special Orders No.
60 [par. iv.l OF March II, 1868. to examine into
and report upon the charges Of cruel and harsh
treatment OF convicts, preferred against Thos.
B. Lee, Superintendent of the Penitentiary Of
South Carolina, has reported that the charges
Of cruel and harsh treatment made against
him are unfounded, and they regard the ad-
ministration Of Thomas B. Lee, as Superin-
tendent OF the South Carolina Penitentiary, as
humane and efficient.
This finding has been approved by the Com
manding General who directs that no further
action be taken upon the petition for your re-
moyal.
Very respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
LOUIS Y. CAZIARC,
a. D. c. & A. 4. A. G.
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eAPla1oR ITALIAN opERN CoarrAM is giving
entertainments in Richmond, with Toyriani as
leader, susini as basso, and Miss 5lcen nIloush,
the South Dina csnfatrice, as prima'd donna.
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Glot5iag ans faraisbing Saoss.
NOW rs THE TIMEl |!
,
NOW is THE TIME 4 10 4 & THRow OFF
yoUR WINTER o1oTHN AND TO RE
PLACE HW1TH GARMENTS SUITED TO
THE WARM wEATHaR THAT Is: NOW
UpoNus. IF YOU ARE IN NEED OF A
L1aEr WOO oELEN 9oR LINEN SUIT. YOU
WILL FIND THE BEST AssoR RTMENT AT'
lAouLLAR, wnLIAMs &PARKER's,
who have 1 fun stookof NEW GOODS, JUST MAN
UFAcTURED: that vin suit al. IS win be seem BY
the list Of prices gisep below
Il MOE STYLE teF GHEoK oAss1MERE
sUrrs-sAcK. PANTS AND VEST: -. s 90
a MOE STYLE OF GBEYFIANNEI SUIT
SACK. RANTsASD Northumberland. 500
ANIoEsTYIE oF.GREY FLANNEL SUIT
SACK, PANTS AND VEST. !. 81 :. - u 90
RIAL SCOTCH FANCY oAss1MEREsUTT-
SACK. PANTS AND VEST I. 90
DARK MIXED CASHMERE sU1T- -sAoK
PANTS AND VEST. 1s 90
DARK MIXED oAssIMERE sUT--sAoK. !.
PANTS AND VEST n 90
FINE DARK INDIGO BLUE FLANNEL
sUrrs-sAoK. TsAND yEsT,.... -. IS 90
FINE DARK INDIGO BLUE FLANNEL
sgrTs- -sA0K, PANTS AND VEST. .s..s 10 90
FINE DARK BLUE INDIGO FLANNEL
SUITS SACK, PANTS AND VEST. .... 20 90
NEW STYLE FANCY CASHMERE SACKS.
GOOD AS CUSTOM WORK.. SO to 10 90
NEW sTYLEFANCY cAssnIEREpANTss 81 to 10 90
NEW wsTYLEFANcY CASHMERE VESTS s2to 500
FINE BLACK CLOTH LINED SACKS. SO to 1s 90
ZINE BLACK CLOTH DRESS FRooKs,
EQUAL ToANY CUSTOM WORK. .....ss to ss 90
FINEBLAcK DoEsKN PANTS. s..........ss to u 90
WHITE MARsELLEs VESTS, EQUAL
TO CUSTOM MAKE. ssto 600
WHITE AND coLoRED LINEN AND
DUCK SACKS. ........................Sl 80 to "
WHITE AND coLoRED LINEN AND
DUCK PANTs.... .s1oe to 90
WHITE AND ooLoRED LINEN AND
DUCK VESTS. s................ .....s1 80 to 4 90
CoTToNADE AND sAT1NET SACKS. 80 90 to 80
ooTToNADE AND sATNET PANTS. 81 90 to 2 so
GENTLEMEN's FURNISHING GOODS.
WHITE SHIRTS, sut and MsrIno UNDER,
SHIRTS, Brown and pleached Jean and Linen
DRAWERS, GLOVES. HOSIERY. TIES, scARFs,
BOWS, COLLARS. &c.
sS ONE PRICE. Goods al marked in plain ag-
ures. No deviation made
MAoULLAR, WILLIAMS & PARKER,
No. a7O KING,
CORNER OF HAsEL-sTREET,
CHARLESTON, s. c.
/ April %
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"Tm FRE,1EN's osrEa1Nd oTaE ozpHAxs.n =
We were mistaken. on Saturday, ii ssgng that
the belt was the only article wanting 10 COM
plete the freman,s 2ontft, offered asa prize at
the approaching Fair. We had overlooked .
very important item, namely, the uniform.
This deficiency was at once discovered, and
Immediately supplied by the freman's tailor.
MIR. William Matthiessen, corner King and
Wentworth streets, Mr. W. is prepared, to
take the measure for this uniform as soon 'as
the successful company shall determine who
is to wear it. The long experience Of this gem
tleman in this branch Of his art is sufficient
guarantee that the uniform viii be unexcep-
stionable bothiin material and finish. The con-
test for heSpossessio of this valuable prize
promises to be, very spirited.
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CoronEp CONSERVATIVE CLUBS, composed of
the more sensible and discerning freedmen,
are organizing in Richland and other interior
districts. 81 ss.ssa., sss -. .. - -.
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oEChEL OAChOH oUSOAf oOdOO1t-4uo an-
niversary exercises Of this school were cele-
brated yesterday afternoon. The church was
crowded, and there was q full attendance OF
the pupils. The exercises were opened with
the hymn ga year again has passed away, "
which was sung by the school in concert. DR..
T. 8. Sargent then led in prayer, after which
the report Of the superintendent was read,
showing total Of two hundred and sixty-two
children and thirty-six teachers and officers,
which was an increase over last year Of one
hundred and seventy-two scholars and fifteen
teachers. The school is in Q aourishing con-
dition, and the interest manife BY the chil-
dren is unahated AZ the conclusion OF the
superintendent's report another hymn was
sung, and an 5address to- parents deliv-
cred by Master Hsmlin Fairchild. and one
to children by Master Frank Muckenfuss. The
young orators acquitted themselves we'll The
address to the children was particularly good,
and If it were not for the sacredness Of. the
building, would have been received with ap-
plause. Another hymn, "Who shall sing Il
not the children 7n was sung Justify by the little
band. Prizes. consisting OF religious books,
beautifully embelished, were distributed by
hepastor, Rev. J.T. Wightman. These prizes
numbered one hundred and thirty three for the
larger children, and forty eight 8or the infant
class, and were awarded for regular attend
ance, perfect lessons, and the largest amount
Of money collected. Those given to the infant
class cousistedof illustrated scripture cards.
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.aS LARGEST C1RcUIAT1oN.-THE DAILY
NEWS BEING THE NEWSPAPER OFFICIALLY
RECOGNIZED AS HAVING TIE LARGEST CIR
,ouLATIcN m THE CITY OF CHARLESTON.
sPUBLIsHEs THE LIST OF LETTERS REMAIN ,
MG m THE posToFFIcE AT THE END. OF
EACH WEEK, ACCORDING TO THE PReyIs-
IONS OF THE NEW posToFFIcE LAW.
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PKRsos aI.-His Excellency Governor James
L. Or, and Colonel L. D. Childs, President Of
the Saluda Factory, are staying at the Charles
ton Hotel. ~ 5{ss5;s,s..... z sti,ia
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The cEuRcHEs were well attended yesterday
morning, but the disagreeable change in the
weather dnring the forenoon detained many
from the evening services. {. e.
AZ DE-. Bachman's church, the Rev. Dir.
Adams, Of the Circular Church, ofaciated and
delivered atdiscouse from PHILIPPIANS ". 4.
s;Rejoice in the Lord Away, and again Isay to
syou, rejoice.
The Rev. Dr.. Frederick a. Farley, Of Brook
jlyn, N. z, filed the pulpit Of the Unitarian
Church both morning and evening.
The services at the other churches were gem.
'eraIly conducted BY their OWE pastors. In the
morning the Sunday School celebration Of
Trinity Church was held, and in the evening
that OF Bethel addresses to the children we're
delivered at each place by minister's Of the
South Carolina Conference.
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; CoURT OF APPEALS, CoLUMBA.-On FRIDAY
last the following cases were heard:
George d. Huiet administrator, vs. BUG. O.
Matthews, executor. MIR. Adams read brlaf for
MIR. Jones and submitted case.
r. q. Mosely et. al. vs. Thomas Eekins ct. al!
Brief read by MIR. w. W. Adams. Case opened
by Mr.. Bonham for appellants. MIR. Youmans
heard contra for appellee, followed on same
side by Mr.. Burt Mr.. Adams closed in reply.
John A. Wise and H.A. Shaw, executors, VS..
Stephen W. Mays. Brief read by MIR. Youmans
for Mr. Addison, and case submitted.
F. n. Dyson, administrative, vs.. John a.
Dyson. Brief and argument Of MIR. Galluchat
read by Mr.. Noise.
The court adjourned over until Monday.
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EASTER EIEcToss. AT an election for Yes
itrymen and Wardens for the Church Of Prince
Fredericks, Pee Dee, the following gentlemen
were elected fors the year -
Wardens DIR. J.sR. Sparkmsn, Col. Ben All
.ston. Yestrymen- Francis Weston, DR.. B. C.s
Fishburn, Dr. r. 8. Heriof, DR.. j. r. Tucker,
j. J. Pringle Delegatesto the Convention
DIR. J. B. Sparkman, Col. B. Allston, DR.. 3, s.
Heriot, Bentley Weston. Z
sALL~sAINTs. ~ v'sss' ~ sss
vestry-C Chancellor Dunkn. Charles Aston,
Senr., John LaBruce, j. w. LaBruce, DR.. a.
CB. Flagg, 81. Tucker, Wm. St. J. Mazyck.
!yWardens- Charles Aston, Jr., D. d. Rosa. Del
eeates to the Diocesan Convention Charles
Aston. senr., D. 2. Rosa.
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RosBER1 AND CAPTURE or THIzyEs The
Savannah Repnbi says: about q month
ago planter, residing near Rluffton. s. g..
was robbed Of over six hundred dollars, psrt Of
lit in gold. The case WAS placed in the hands
sof detective Hubbard. Of the governmentser-
vice, at Charleston, who Immediately proceed
sed to work it up. Haying discovered o cline,
,he arrested party in South Carolina, and re-
lowered part Of the money. The other thief
had made his way to this city, and hither the
detective followed him, and after vigilant
search, he captured the man on Tuesday last,
and took him over to South Carolina, on a re-
QUESTION from General Candy.
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MAYORS CouRT.-We are glad to chronicle lt
the fact, that the position Of Judge Of ts' the
Mayors Court has lately become almost .
sinecure. OnSaturday the only fines collected
were IS for mild case OF drunk, and $40 apiece
from two colored men, who we're making night
hideous with obscene songs. No arrests OF any
Importance were made yesterday.
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BYL.Y. .WESTERVELT,

Farm in WALTON County, near Ruled
.Gsnr1ia. = i-ss..s-s. -.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1868-07-10
WHOLE NO. 450.

L1vELY.--Buck, editor ofthe Clarks-
vile Patriot, and Mercer, editor of
the Nashville Press & Times, both
radicals, are running for Congress
from the 5th and 9th Districts, and
are indulging in family fuss. Here
is what Buck says about Mercer; and
what Mercer says about Buck:
QUININE TO THE REscUE,-S. C.
Mercer, am impudent aspirant for
Congressional honors in the 5th Dis
trict, having forgotten Rebel quinine
speculations, and the oath to support
the Southern .Confederacy, which he
took in Clarksville, is now on the
splurge. In his paper he says:
"Buck and the Nashville Banner !
Buck and the Democratic Rebel Con-
vention Buck and Andy Johnson
Arnell will utterly overwlielm his
perfdious opponent. Not citizen OF
Tennessee and never intending to be,
etc"
That is one of the most stupid lies
Mercer ever told. These things come
with a poor grace, as against Fed
eral soldier, from one who was snug
Cling quinine and perhaps powder
through the Rebel lines, while the
editor of this paper was imperiling
his life for the government which this
pimp of Mercer was seeking to OVER
throw.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1868-07-10
Prxtest Against the Admission of the
Arkansas Members.

hthe House ofRepresentatives, Mr..
Br oks endeavored to present pro-
tesl from the Conservative members
of the House against the admission
of the Arkansas members. The pro-
ties opens as follows:
THE recognized presence Of three
persons on the floor ofthis House from
tn, State sf Arkansas, sent here by
mi itary force. acting under briga-
dir general of the ARMY, but never
thtless claiming TO be members of this
Congress, and to share with us, the
Representatives from free States, in
thc imposition of taxes and customs
AMI other laws upon our people,
mikes it our imperitive duty In this,
the first case, to demonstrate most sol
emily aid TO protest as solemenly
against this perilous and destructive
Innovation upon the principles anu
practices of our hitherto constitutions
al selfgovenment." =,
tfter reviewing ut length the MILF
tary rule In the South, the protest
concludes:
1--WE protest, then, in behalf of
the nee people OF the Nortll
ard the West, against tho right
Of this military oligarchy, estab-
lished In Arkansas or elsewhere
In the now re-enslaved States of the
South, TO impose upon MS through
Cmgress, taxes, customs or other
laws, 10 maintain this oligarchy or
its FrCcdmcn's Bureau.
"We protest against going into the
now proposed copartnership Of mill
tary dictators and negroes in the ad-
ministration of this government
We demand, in the name OF
the fathers Of the constitution,
and for the sake Of posterity,
not its reconstruction, but tho
restoration of that sacred Instrument
which has been 10 us all a pillar oi
Of fire from 1857 on 10 its present
overthrow; and in all sUlemnlty before
God and man, under a full sense oI
the responsibility of all We utter, We
Ito hereby ailiX our names Ia thi'
protest against the admission ofthest
three persons claiming to he mcmbcr'
4 A sl-
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1868-07-10

THE Trenton Gazette of the 27th
ult. says; "rhe NJ. and O. Railroad
is now making regular trips, having
adjusted all difficulties. We would
ask the creditors along the road to
exercise q little liberality; as the
worst has been passed, and the earn
ings of the road can now be applied
to the payment of the current expert
ses, and the outstanding debts due for
work and materials along the road
When the war ended, the rolling stock
was nearly all worn out, and had to
be replaced at an enormous expense;
among others, one hundred and forty
freight cars Were purchased, and the
first earnings of the road pledged for
their payment: This debt has been
discharged, and the outstanding in
terest that accumulated during tho
war has beer funded, so that the road
is now upon better footing than it
has been for n long time. If sus-
tanned in the efforts by the friends Of
the road, the present efficient officers
will soon pay off all encumbrances,
and put the road in d comparatively
easy conditionp
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1868-07-10

A circular just issued by Captain
Ward, as President of the National
Manufacturers Association, gives
some facts vouched for by commit
tee OF the association mentioned, of
which committee Capt. Ward is the
chairman. All the members of the
committee are Republicans, and no
man will question the credibility of
their testimony as far as it tells against
the party to which the members of
the committee belong. The facts
given are worthy of more than a
passing notice. 1t is important that
the Taxpayers of the United States
should realize them. Torender them
more conspicuous, therefore, we re-
peat them i'm paragraphs, using sub
stantially the same language employ
ed by the committee:
The enormous estimates for public
expenditures to which the country be-
came accustomed during the war
have been kept up in many depart
ments solely to avoid discharging
vast hosts Of official idlers.
Tie estimates of 1868, for the merely
miscellaneous expenses of the govern
ment, were five and third times as
great as the actual expenses of 1860.
There are now Al 900 officials requir-
ed by the executive department alone
to execute the acts of Congress, whose
aggregate salaries annually amount
to over thirty-one million dollars
these officials being paid from $1,000
to $l3, 100 year each.
The entire expense of the officials
who performed similar duties in the
last year of Mr.. Buchanan's admins
tration amounted to only five million
dOllars-less than one-sixth the
amount now paid.
About sixty million dollars are lost
TO thegovernment annually by frauds
In the collection of the tobacco tax.
About fifteen million dollars are
squandered on junketing expeditions
at sea and elsewhere for the entertain
ment OF navy officers.
BY reducing the army to IL, 600 men,
the people might save twenty million
dollars every year.
The Indian bureau is q source of
vast needless waste and expense.
The freedmen's bureau, which Con-
gress has just voted to extend another
year "has done its work and should
| w SOOlttl titc DettcT.'
There are twenty United States ju-
dicial districts, maintained by Con-
gress at q. cost of four hundred thou
sand dollars, in which the whole
amount Of business transacted does
not equal the cost of maintaining
them.
The official estimates for the expen
ditures of the war department., navy
department and civil service, equal
nearly two hundred million dollars for
the present year.
The West and South now have less
bank currency than before the war,
while the eastern and middle States
now have two hundred million dollars
mord than they had before the war.
Such are the facts certified to by
Capt. Ward. In addition to these,
the telegraphic dispatches of yester-
day informs US that the national debt
increased nearly ten million dollars
during the month of May.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1868-07-10

The New York Herald concludes an
editorial on military candidates, with
the following glowing but just eulogy
OF the greatest military genius In the
world, General Robert E. Lee:
But il the Democratic Convention
must nominate soldier-if it Must
have name identified with the glo-
ries OF the war-we will recommend
"A candidate for its favOrs. Let IL nom
mate General Robert +. Lee. Let il
boldly take at once the best of all its
soldiers, making no palaver or apollo
gy. He is better soldier than any of
those they have thought upon and a
greater man. He is one in whom the
military genius of this nation finds
its greatest development. Here the
inequality will be in favorof the Dem
ocrats; for this soldier, with a hand
full of men whom he had moulded
into an army, baffied our greater
Northern armies for four years /: and
when opposed by Grant was only
worn down by that stdlld strategy of
stupidity that taccomplishes its objects
by mere weight. With one quarter
the men Grant had this soldier fought
him magnificently across the territory
Of his native State, and fought his
army down to stump. There never
was such an army or such q campaign,
or such General for illustrating the
military genius sandpossibilitics Of our
people; and this General is the best
Of all for n Democratic candidate. Ii
Is certain that with half as many men
as Grant had he would have beaten
him from the field in Virginia, and
he affords the best promise of any
soldier for beating him again.