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what Forrest Says About 1t.

" | didn't want to 60 to the Nation
al Democratic Convention, said For
rest, In fact it. did not cross NV
mind until it was urged on me By
some of the most pertinent citizens
and politicians in Tennessee. |
thought at the start that it would be
imprudcnt to send me; but they
argued differently anl when | at last
gave my consent | did not feel at
liberty to retire and leave my friends
to hold the bag. Two or three times
in the State Convention, while they
were debating the question, / had
half mind to draw out, and failed
to do so because I consider that when
a man has put himself in the hands
Of others, he has no right to be run
off BY false delicacy."
"You mean to 60, of course"
"Io be sure l do. 1t won't be
more curious, reckon, to see me in
"a Democratic convention than it was
to see Joe Brown in a Radical con-
yention."
But he's roeanted all his sins,
and you haven't; in other words, he
goes with the ruling power, and you
don't.
& There is a good deal Of mistake
about that, he answered. "The
Radicals like Joe Brown because he
is a Radical. I suppose the same
rule would apply to me with the
Democrats. Why, sir, the warmest
reception I've had since the war was
from General Sherman. I'm not
afraid Of the Democratic soldiers or
Republican soldiers. I like General
Hancock, and don't believe there is a
brave or reasonable Union soldier who
dlslikos Or Doubts me as a man. |
went into the war because my vote
had been unable to preserve the
peace. took a through ticket, of
course, and | fought and lost as much
as any one else certainly as much as
| could. Now the wars over, and
I'm under an oath to keep MY parole.
Suppose | consider myself an outlaw
and refuse to take part in what's
going on, does that help me keep
my oath ? Won't folks that are diss
posed to be ill-natured say I'm sullen
and dangerous, and only waiting a
chance to break out il a fresh place
That's what they have said. Now /
give the country sort Of hostage in
addition to my parole when ] join an
active, organized body Of Union men
in the North, and | proclaim when ]
SO to New York that ] am at least as
we'll recommended as ice Brown, who
was an original seeessionist."
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A Significant Letter from Sem
atOr Fowler.

The Lexington (Ky.,) 0bsdrver has
been permitted to publish the follows
ing extracts from private letter
written by Senator Fowler, Of Tenn,
to a gentleman in Lexingtons
WASHINGTON, juno 3, 1868.
Dear Friend Your letter reached
me this morning. | am 50 much
pleased with the letter that | reply 1T
once.
/ acted on the great trial from d
firm conviction Of duty to my coun,
try, tostho accused, to myself and to
God, | separated myself from every
person, and devoted myself to the
study Of the questions involved. / am
satisfied that my conclusions were
correct, and in strict accord with my
oath and the laws. 4
lam under the necessity, from ny
organization, to decide ID tie spirit 81
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Club Rates.

my oath, not for party purposes. I
can have no interest III scheme to
usurp my Government by a few bad.
bold conspirators. The whole House
Of Representatives is under the lead
Of those good old Democrats, B.
+. Butler and John A Logan. They
are the same men now that they we're
in 1860, and before. In our House,
Wade and Sumner and their satellites
lead the revolutionary movement
here.
But ! must not detain you any lon
ger on this subject. AS to Mrs. Sto-
yer, | have seen Mr.. johnson once in
two years. / have seen Mrs. Stoyer
once in the same time. Not word
except an exchange Of courtesies at 4
state dinner. Thisi is all. Not q mess
sage of any kind, either spoken Or
written, has passed between us. There
is no more ground for such a lie than
if it had been told Of you. Il is not
only ridiculous, but mischieyous and
l wish you to say to that I
am very sorry that | have been com
PEELED to vote as I did for the aeqnit-
tai Of the Presideut--not Of Andrew
johnson, but Of the Office he holds.
1t was not for me to do as Others
pleased / acted for my country, and
have done what | regard as good
act. My conscience and my reason
approve it: Posierity will do Justice
to my judgement if the present will
not.
/ shall be in Lexington this sum.
mer.
\ X X * 4 y
Accept my thanks, my good friend,
for your very kind and good letter.
Let me hear from you soon.
Yours truly,
Jos. S. FOWLER.
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you, and indeed desire no difficulty
and threw his pistol behind him in
the scabbard. Sanders asked him If
he would fight him with pistols.
Turner responded that he would.
Sanders said "hold on a minute
then,' and went into his house, fur.
ner supposing he had gone for pis.
tol, Sanders passed out at his back
door, entered another house, where
he dad a double barrel shot gun pre-
pared and awaiting to perform its
deadly office He came out of the
house with the gun, and without civ.
ing any warning to Turner, shot
the whole load entering Turner's
body, who walked say eighty yards,
and fell dead, his only words being to
friend "lay me down, am shot all
to poices." Sanders had premedi,
tated this murder, as every circum-
stance plainly indicates, and selected
a time when few people were on the
street lie made his escape, and has
not yet been taken. The death of W.
b, Turner, in such a way, naturally
produces gloom in the community.
de was a brave, noble hearted.
generous man, who scornod to take
advantage. Ho was fine publisher,
and has long been connected in that
capacity with the press. He was
buried with the honors Of Odd Eel
lowship, Of which order he was a
popular and worthy member, and his
remains were followed to the grave by
a large concourse Of friends and ac.
quaintance.
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From the Nashville Banner.

From the Nashville Banner.
From passenger who arrived by
the Nolonsyille Stage last night ave
get the following stirring news :
An old negro man living near
Chapel Hill, forty.one miles from
Nashville, in Marshall county, had
been procIaimipg for some time pas
that should any Of the Ku Klux in,
wade his premises he would shoot
them down. 1t appears that the
ku.kluXoKlau Of that place be-
came very much offended at what
they considered unboarablo insolcnce
on the part Of the negro, and de-
termined to whip him for using those
expressions. Eight or nine men,
the garb of the Ku>Klux, according>
Iy visited the negro mans yard Mon
day night, and they told him to come
out of the house, for they intended to
inhict upon his person ten lashos, that
would teach him for the future to
hold his tongue. They then took
him out from tie house some distance.
and had given him four or five licks,
when, to their utter amazement, they
were fred into aud some of them
wounded with shot from an unknown
quarter, The negro man was released
and the supposed Ku,Klux separated
and went home.
On Tuesday afternoon eighteen me-
groes, armed with muskets and pis-
tolls, marched upon the pike a short
distance from Chapel Hill, and an
nounced that they intended to kill all
the Ku-Klux in that vicinity. As
soon as this was known in town four
teen whites took their shotguns and
pistols and proceeded in double quick
to meet the dusky warriors, but the
latter having received news Of the
advance Of the white party, rotreated
into the woods, and secroted them
selves in a raviue. After diligent
search the whites came suddenly up
on the blacks, firing Immediately
commenced on both sides. 1t Is re-
ported that four or FIVE Of the white
mon were killed and wounded. The
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The Pendleton Platform.

The Cincinnati Enquirer, which is
the leading Pendleton organ in the
West, demands at the hands of the
National Democratic Convention a
platform which shall embody the fol
lowing points:
/. The fve-twcnty bonds can be
legally paid in legal-tenders, and
ought to be SO paid,
2, All debts Of a public character,
not oatborvise promised in gold, are
to be paid in lcgaI-teuder8.
3. One currency for all, and equal
and common taxation upon all, must
be affirmed as Democratic principles
opposition to privileged classes,
which receives favors and aids from
the Government not given to the
masses, follows logically from the
adoption Of this principle,
4 The public debt is to be paid as
soon as possible, without too great an
initiation Of the currency, in order to
save an annual drain of$15O, 900, 600
now paid in the shape of interest up
on the principal of said debt.
5, A national debt as a national
curse, and efforts must be directed for
its speedy liquidation.
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THE CASE OF Mrs. e. A. POLLARD
VS.. Mrs, AND Miss CRoTTY,-Justice
Cornwelrs courtroom TBrooklyn7
was crowded with spectators this
morning to hear the examination in
the case Of Marie Antoinetto Pollard,
the wife Of i. A. Pollard, author of
the "Lost Cause" against MIS-. and
Miss Crotty, who keep boarding
house at No. 81 Cranberry street
Mrs. Pollard caused their arrest on a
charge Of assault and battery. The
plaintiff testified that she went to the
publishing house of her husband, in
New York, and desired to know where
he was living he refused to tell her,
but on insisting he told her it was not
a fit house for her to 60 to.
She followed him to Brooklyn, and
there reached the house of the de-
PENDANTS between twelve, and one
o'clock. He conducted her to small
hall bedroom, and from the appears
ance of that room she said she would
not suppose a decent man would oc>
cupy it. She then descended to the
parlor, and inquired for the lady Of the
house she asked her husband what
kind Of a place this was, and he said
it was a low Irish place. Miss Crotty
then came into the room, and the
plaintiff asked her how long Mr.. Pol,
lard had been boarding in the house.
The reply was you, ask me in
polite manner, and [ will tell you,
Mr.. Pollard was at this time pacing
up and down the room. Miss Cretty
said, "Get out of the house, and
Mr.. Pollard told her (Miss Crotty)
that she had better call policeman.
Plaintiff then asked her husband to
60, and he started out ahead as she
Wass passing out Of the door Miss
Crotty assisted her progress with her
foot; plaintiff went to turn about,
when Miss Crotty showed the door
against her and caused her to fall up
on the threshold; while in this pc,
sition Miss Crotty kicked her, pulled
her hair, tore her ear,rings out, and
ierked her parasol out Of her hand,
She screamed to her husband, but he
had ran off down the street. Her
screams brought another woman.
whom she recognized as Mrs. Crotty,
and she assisted her daughter in
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to the foregoing fundamental con,
Sec. 2. That if the day fixed for
the first meeting of the Legislature u
either Of said States, BY Tie conststn,
ton Or ordinance thereof shall have
passed, OF 50 nearly arrived. befora
the passage Of this act there Shall M
be time for the Legislature to Assem-.
PIC at the period fixed, such LegisIa-
lature can convene at the end of
twenty days from the time this All
shall take effect, unless the Governor
elect shall sooner convene the same.
Sec. ., That the first section of
TINS act shall take effect as to each
State, except Georgia, when spcb
State shall, by its Legislature dnIv
ratlfy article IA of the amendment to
the constitution Of the United statas
proposed by the Thirty-Ninth Con
gress. And, as to tie State Of ,4eor.
gia, when it shall ID addition Give tbe
assent Of said State to the fundamep.
tai condition herein imposed upon tho
same, and thereupon officers Of each
State duly elected and qualified under
the constitution thereof, it snail he
Inaugurated without delay. But no.
person prohibited from holding office
under the United States, or under anv
State, by section Of the proposed
Amendment to the constitution of
the United States, known as article
l4, shall be deemed eligible to any
office in either of id States, unless
relioVod from disability, as provided
In said amendment; and it is hereby
made the duty Of the President.
within ten days after receiving Of.
fetal information Of the rati,
tication Of sad amendment by the
Legislature of either Of said States.
to issue proclamation announcing
that fact.
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Brutal and COyyardly Murder
OF w, Id, Turner, Jr,
From the Koscisuko Chronicle ]

From the Koscisuko Chroniele,l
With feelings Of poignant grief the
depth Of which ii were impossible to
describe, we are called upon to ohron.
icle the perpetration of one the most
brutal and cowardly murders ever
committed in this or any State. We
allude to the murder of w. B. Tur-
ner Jr., in this town, on last Tues>
day evening, by Samuel Sanders
The circumstances as detailed by
those who witnessed it, are as fol.
lows Turner, at the usual hour in
the evening, started from his place OF
business for home. When he got
near Sanders place Of business, che
said Sanders approached him, and
began quarrel with him. Turner
told him to stop, not to advance on
him. Sanders, finding that Turner
had pistol, while he had two, be
came alarmed, and said to Turner q
am not AIMED Turner said owell
Mr.. Sanders, / want no advantage Of
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beating her, When she got away
and reached her husband he told her
1t served her just right, as he had
told her what kind Of a house it was
before she went there. She then
proceeded to 5ustice CornweIls
Court and procured warrant for the,
arrest Of the defendants. The case Is
still progressing-N Y. E0entaq
Ne,gs.
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The New Kingdom of the
United states.


The body polite, says the Southern
Opinion, hath its stages of change
and transition as we'll as the body
physical In the organization of man
these changes go on perpotually, but
lmperceptibly SO, too, the Uunited
States has progressed from a system
government simply Republ can to a
government strong, central, almost
monarchical, and the popular will is
supplantod by the power sword. \
We have contered at Washington
all the elements of dcspotic Govern
ment, ana lack only of the outward
semblance. and emblems of a despot
crowned and arrayod in royal sur,
roundings to constitute the Govern
ment under which we live identical
in most essential things to that of
France or Russia. We are already
upon the confines where Republican.
ism ends and despotism begins, and
the transition, if male tomorrow,
would not impose any more abjoct
conditions Or fresh surrender Of
rights.
The sword is already above the
law and supreme, and we lack nothing
save the visible embodiment and out
ward recognition Of the fact to be
proclaimed Throughout the world al
the new Kingdom of the United
States.
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When Charles Dickens arrived
home from America tho farmers
turned out on thearoad to his house
to greet him, and the houses for
miles on the way were dressed with
flags. The village hell-ringers rang
d merry peal Of welcome home again
to the great authors.
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GRENADA SENTINEL.
Saturday, July 4th, 1853.

DY ADELAIDE A. PROCTOR.
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Do not strive to grasp them all.
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p. Letthy whole strength 20 to each
Learn thou first what these can teach.
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joys are set thee here below,
I"he 1Hoil readily Wheu gwen
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Bloody Collision.

Var Commenced Bstneen the RW Klpr. Rlqn
aad tbe Negroes-A hot Sktrmish Near
Gy,hGPs H2l-Secsr@ Reported ROuaden Oh
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TUE MIXTURE OF RAoEs.-Ag-
assiz, in his lately published work on
Brazil, has the following on the mixo
ture Of races:
Let any one whs doubts the evil Of
this mixture philanthropy to break
down the barrier between them, come
to Brazil. He cannot deny the de-
terioration consequent upon an
amalgamation Of races, more wide.
spread here than in any other country
in the world, and which is rapidly
effacing the best qualities Of the
white man, the negro and the Indian,
leaving a mongrel nofaeseript type,
deficient in physical and mental enerS
gy. At a time when the social
status Of the negro is a subject Of via
tai Importance in our craftsmanship,
we should profit BY the experience Of
country where, though slavery ex-
lists, there is far more liberality to-
ward the free negro than he has ever
enjoyed in tho United States. Let
Jus learn the double lesson open all
the advantages Of education to the
negro, and give him every chance Of
success which culture gives to the
man who knows how to use It; but
respect the laws Of nature, and let all
our dealings be, to prevent an
4 amaigamatiop Of the races.
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Six George Washingtons and two
Andrew Johnsons, al colored, voted
a. tue recent election Ut MebiIe.
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Rates Of Advertising,

Advertisements inserted at 81 50 per Square
+on Iines or less for the first and rs cents for
saob subsequent insertion,
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Abuse.

It has been iusinuated BY one or
two scalawags in our midst, that we
were intimidated by a bill recently
proposed in that vile den of iniquity
(the sell. elected ,self-eonstituted legis-
lature) therefore, had ceased personal
abuse Of any Of their degraded party
cohorents.
This may be true But ''if the
Court knows herself, and she thinks
she doeth," these poor fools are
laboring under a slight mistake AS
for our fear, either personal or politi>
cal, or the evil consequences Of their
pernicious enactments, or individual
threats, is sheer nonsense. We re-
gard them as so much frotE on the
Innings of the mouth Of a mad dog.
Itrequires but little foresight and
presence Of mind to prevent their
doing any mischief.
A hunter in search Of game, rarely
ever Dotlers himself with skunk
When we have cause, and a subject
not altogether beneath the notice of
an honest white man, we shall open,
and with a will, too, indicating no
trifing matter.
These detestable Liliputian things
desire, and in fact court our abuse
through it they mean to beget more
prominence among their fellow highs
waymen, and get into better positions.
Nothing is better to commend these
things to their gang than strings of
Conservative abuse.
One might as well attempt TO
punish a rhinoceros with a fashion
able riding whip, as to attempt to
shame these shings by newspaper
abuse.
They need something that will
penetrate = White C6.( Ark. Record.
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GRENADA, MISSISSIPPI, JULY 4, 1868.
Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1868-10-14
a}e0's nj t1e 5]aY.

Tt costs New York city, 1919 to
carry on a single election.
Apple spectators are said to be buy
ing up all inc fruit they can find in
New York.
Brigham Yopng is said to be anxious
to dispose Of 35 marriagaable daugh-
tiers.
The first killing frost OF the season
experienced in Buffalo yesterday
The horse Gen. Knox was severely
injured at the North Kennebec Agricul-
tural Fair, yesterday, by wagons pass
ing the track while he was trotting.
M. Goodspeed, his driver, was also
injured
William 7. Richie, formerly editor
Of the Richmond Enquirer, and lus-
band Of Cora Mowatt. died at the resi-
dence Of his brother-in-law, Dir. Stone,
Washington, on Friday, of disease of
the heart. He had just reached here
on his return from Europe,
A contract for the construction of an
underground railroad in New York has
been concluded with two English en-
gineers. They expect to enter upon
the work at an early day. Mr.. VIM. B.
Duncan. who sailed from liverpool in
the Scotia on Saturday took ont the
contract for the approval of the board
of directors.
Philadelphia is redeemed over the
most stupendous frauds. Myers and
Taylor are both safe. The State is Re-
publican by 1900 to 20, 900, the largest
majority given since 1860. Outside Of
Philadelphia we gain seven members Of
the Assembly Both branches are Re
publican.
Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1868-10-14

Secretary Stanton in speech at
Cleveland last night closed with the
following appeal
l ask you, in the voice Of Abraham
Lincoln, here to-day, if our dead died
in vain?' A voiee-'.No, No, y Shall
we not dedicate ourselves to the work
they lett unfinished Let us here,
every one, with unified hand, declare
before God that the gift of this great
heritage, consecrated in the blood of
orr soldiers, shall never perish from
the earth. Here the speaker raised
his hand and said, 81 swear" which
was repeated by numbers OF the audi
ence.. Let your hearts speak as though
you stood by Abraham Lincoln and
declare there is no one among you but
will labor to complete the task of the
illustrious dead, by establishing the
foundations Of the Government again.
Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1868-10-14

Hazy, delightful, glorious autumn
is upon US in all its beauty. What more
invigorating and cheering than these
bright, sparkling mornings, The nutty,
autumn fragrance of the air. and the
gorgeous array Of brilliant flowers and
golden hued foliage that greet the eye
on every hand People may talk of
the beauties of the budding year, but
for full, vigorous and mature beauty
of season, give us the ripe glo1ies of
autumn. The blood is then rich and
bouyant with the summers fruition,
and the appreciation of nature in her
ripe and rounded beauty, is not marred
by the depressing languor that dins
the eye and unnerves the limbs in the
spring time.
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County and State.


Mayor Pedtlie has offered $50 reward for the
arress of the mscreants who cut tie city hose
at a fire in Paterson street, Newark, Tuesday
Charles Rosser, a German carpenter in
Newark, vas seriously hurt Monday by being
struck by quantity of lumber. II was at
first thought he as killed.
horse became frightened yesterday at
Newark and ran oil. To it was attached t;
carriage, iuwhich were a lady and gentleman,
both OF whom were thrown out and slightly
injured.
The semi-annual meeting OF the Newark
Baptist City Mission was held on Sunday af-
ternoon in the First Baptist Church, Newark.
The halfyearly report was read, and consid-
cred very satisfactory.
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10y A horse attached to a carriage
belonging to Mr.. Kiplin, started from
the market this morning, and ran furi-
ously up'tho avenue until opposite the
warerooms of Mr.. james @. Ogden,
where it came in contact with the horse
and carriage of Mr.. Pinneo. A boy in
the latter carriage was thrown out, sus-
tanning slight injuries about the head.
Both carriages were damaged.