The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1868-01-24

sible and pay of debts as fast as possible
Radical reconstruction is going on swith-
mingly. It is starving One-third Of the
South, ard pauperizing the rest. Yet
there are some Radicals in the South, who
favor the plan.
The present Massachusetts, Legislature
has only one negro in it. Last year there
were two. Next year there will be none.
Sambo is at discount even in Massachu
sets.
Al no time since the termination of the
late war has it been SO important for the
people to keep themselves fully advised of
the tendency Of public affairs, and the only
way TO do that is to take the papers.
The Huntsville Advocate, which has
heretofore been in favor of everything done
at the late Montgomery Convention, has
come out in opposition to the adoption of
the Constitution framed by that body.
One of the Mississippi couventiOners is
about to enter the State service in a differ
eat capacity. He has been elected b. the
unanimous vote Of twelve Of his country
meu to serve period in the penitentiary
for his success sful exertions as horse-thief
The body of Mr. James Kirkman, Of
Nashville, who had been missing for sew
eral days, was found few miles from Col
umbia. Maury county. Verdict of the
Jury, that he had been thrown from his
horse and froze to death.
The case of VIM. H. Nc Cardle, on appeal
from the u. s. Circuit Court, vas brought
up in the Supreme Court on motion. The
only matter discussed was whether the
case should take precedence of other bus
mess, which, after the hearing, was taken
under Amusement.
Henderson Hill, the negro Register for
Madison county. Alabama, and the Radi-
cal choice for Congress. shot his hand off
with pistol, in Huntsville, Tuesday night
last. With two or three other negroes, he
attended the circus drunk, and in going
home was very boisterous, ffourishing his
pistol. This accounts for the accident.
We see that Prof. Alfred Wallace. son
Of our old friend DIR. R. A. Wallace. has
been engaged as Professor in one Of the
schools Of Pulaski, Tenn. Pulaski has al
ways been able to boast of good education
al facilities, aud we congratulate our fri~nds
there on securing the services of Prof. Wal
lace and lady ShelJyvilIe Union
It is rumored in Washington that the
next revolutionary measure to be introduce
ed by the Radicals will be a bill asserting
the power of Congress to regulate the cleo
tive franchise in all the States aud provid-
ing for the execution thereof. 1t is true
the Conservatives do not credit the report
but the source from which this emanates is
reliable as to credit.
Two propositions are now before Con-
gress, quite worthy of its character. One
is to give Grant despotic and supreme
power over the excluded States, indie
pendent Of the President. And the other
is to make it necessary that two-thirds
majority of the Supreme Court should be
necessary to a decision in any case involy-
ing the coustitutionahty ofan act of Con-
gre 8. ..
This is no time to split hairs. chop
logic, or dawdle over the mere tech nicali-
ties, Of precedent" Come we'll or i'll,
this is the time for bold measures I've
must override the President" Five Jud-
ges'' must not stand 10 the way of Lib
.erty and Loyalty" These are single SEN
fences from the columns of the New York
Tribune in its fierce appeals to the Con-
gressional revoluiionists.
o' When II was ascertained by the Georgia
biack-and -tauists. the other day, that no
money was forthcoming TO pay the "dele-
gates" their months wages, at IS per day
each, one Of the "colored members" arose
in. great indignation, and wanted to know
s.What dey fotch us heah for, if dey don't
in;su' to pay US OATS wat. Les jis
burn up de constjtushun, an let um make
UNI deyseIves. OATS eli. Ise gwine.'
The steamer Havana which left here
yesterday far Cincinnati took four hum
dred barrels of -four and large consign-
meDt OF corn and rye for New York, in adj
ditiou to one hundred barrels of meal for
Baltimore. Doing pretty well. that, for
section that had to import all It's bread
stuffs last year.
In The New York market our best grade