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New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-10-12
KEEP rHEM BEFORE THEPEoPLF.
HlaIr'a Letter to
RFoadhead.

HlaIr'a Letter to
Broadhead.
There is but one
way to restore the
iGoYernment and Con-
istitution, and that is
for the President elect
ito declare these ire
construction &C t $
null and void, compel
the army to undo its
usurpations at the
South, disperse the
oarpet-bag State Gov
.ernments, allow the
white people to organ
lie their own govern
ments and elect Sena-
tors and Representa-.
tives. The House of
Representatives will
contain a majority of
Democrats from the
North, and they will
admit the Representa-
tives elected by the
white people of the
South; and, with the
cooperation of the
President, it will not
be difficult to compel
the Senate to submit
once more to the OBJ
llRdtlOHS Oh LlS COll-
stitution y =
l repeat that this is
the real and only
question that should
be allowed to control
us.
FRANK P. BLAIR.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-10-12

M 4AUN .s-as.r,s..t.s..s..s.,H
1NL US F -
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Collectors Once, Oct
THE FOLLOWING DEeORfBEDl
4 Ing bean seized for violation 4
laws as harain sot forth, Notice ID hsS
unlsaq the persons claiming the asus
and file the,r claims aes1rdinR 70 layl
days from date hereof, tho Goods will
and sold e peNIie ~ tiotI, ~ pfoyid.
eleven, twelve. thirteen and fouFteeBl
Congress, approved July Is, Bc5:
. July Q. leoos No nas1k, 3 bottles KIls,
eel. 9linda: violation. sactiou 0ne, Acl'
July ~, 1856. marked a. 8 bbls Eyrupi
VI half hple Syrup Of Cane JufcVi
WIND violation section one, Act Jup1i
August 10. 1865, marked s, undes /
t5I4 OlghKe; steamer Guynns; VdI
tVepty-fonr. Act March 2, I19o.
August n, 1873, marked p. d., 2 kedgl
Sherry, tex Floffds water. and
dlclsa. no mark; vessel prinA Do
seetiup twenty four, Act March q IN!
AnGust a. Ia. no maEk, * chae
I g siolatlel section siSiy-slsiI
September I, laa, no mark, l cas-
hiiliard Hallai pDsuei ElIna; violation |
ty.touf. Act haseh I, Ing; ,,,,,rI
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New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-10-12

la Il be understood Inst 10 one can
votsiqs Grsns Without first rsslsssgipe. y
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-10-12

nsslaIlallon vii close IN three weeks
Improve the opportunity.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-10-12

Have the schAntIelsers9 given upJ the
fight already ana abandoned their rooster }
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-10-12

See that your asIshbsr and your neigh
bpF'ss son resls.sr.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-10-12
THE ELECTIONS TOMORROW.

General elections will be held Tomorrow
in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and Ne
braska. We will hear the result 80 soon
that it would be useles to estimate results.
In Pennsylvania they will vote for an
Auditor General, throughout the State I;
for twenty.four members of Congress,
eighteen of whom are now Republican, and
for State Legislature, which will choose a
successor to Buckalen Democracy. In 1867
the Democrats elected Judge Sharswood by
a majority of 1922 votes. In 1866 Governor
Geary, Republican, was elected by ma
jority of l7,17S.
In Ohio nineteen members of Congress,
Legislature and Secretary of State
will be chosen. The Democrats have three
Congressman now. In 1867 Governor
Hays (Republican) was elected by ma
jority of 1888. In 1866 Republican Sec
rotary of State received majority of
AZ, 696.
Indiana chooses Governor, eleven Con-
gressmen and a Legislature which will
elect a su ccessor to Senator Hendricks.
The members of Congress now stand: Re-
publicans eight, Democrats three. The last
general election was held in 1866, when the
Rep ublican candidate for Secretary of
State received 1902 majority. Baker, the
present Governor, is the Republican candi-
date Tor reelection. He was popular
soldier. His opponent is Senator Hen.
bricks.
Nebraska will elect Governor, one
member of Congress, (tbe present member
is Repu blican), and Legislature which
will choose a successor to Senator Upton.
In 1866 the Republicans elected their can
didate for Congress by majority of 748.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-10-12

But a few more days to register. Go to-
day. srr.....,.-'-..-. $500.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-10-12

STATE OF LOUISIANA.
Room NO. @ ty Hall,
New Orleans. September .. 1893
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1868-11-27
Honest Horace on A. j.

What in the word can Andy Johnson
have been doing? Horace Greeley says
of him: "Mr. Andrew johnson is a
man of many faults, but vanity is not
among them. We knew him in Con-
gress, where men are pretty accurately
weighed and measured; he has since
filled almost every important station,
made many bitter enemies, and waged
deadly war against men ADLER and
stronger than himself; yet he has never
even been charged with filling his own.
pocket at the public cost" .''
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1868-11-27
The March of Civilization.

Eastern civilization seems to be ra-
pidly marching toward the setting sun.
A Salt Lake dispatch to the st. Louis
Democrat says: .....
The hanging of three roughs at Bear
River City, on the llth, previously re-
ported, created great excitement, and
this morning mob Of two hundred
men burned the Frontier Index" Of
flee and the jail. The citizens armed
themselves and fired on the mob, kill
ing ten and wounding a number. 1t
was feared the whole town would be
burned. and the women and children
were fleeing for safety.
n later date says that the mob COL
icctcd in the mountains near Bear river
and sent into town for physician to
attend the wounded They sent back
word by the physician. for tile women
and children to leave town, as they in
tended to march on it 400 strong and
burn the place. The mayor telcgraphed
to Lieut.. Bridges for troops. which sub
Scqurntly arrived and afforded the ne
cCSSlVN protection. .,
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1868-11-27
Important Decision.

On the 10th inst, the Circuit Court at
Madison, Wis, made most important
decision in the case of Emma Schneider
VS.. the Providcnt Life Insurance and
Investment Company, of Chicago, Hi
nois. The action was brought to recov-
er the amount of an accident policy on
the life Of the husband of the plaintiff,
but upon trial non-suit is granted, the
court holding that the deceased lost his
life while attempting to get on the cars
while they were in motion, the defend
ant was not liable to pay the amount of
the policy. This is most important
decision, and should be remembered.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1868-11-27
Chancery Court, at Athens---Thc
Bank suit.
State of Tennessee as. Vim. ii. Ballew,
and others.

State of Tennessee Us. VIM. ii. Ballew,
and others.
This suit, instituted several years ago,
was against the President, Cashier and
Directors of the Branch Bank of Ten.
nessee, Athens, to recover assets alleg-
ed to have been removed South during
the late war. The case came up before
Chancellor TREwHITT at the May term,
1868, when the Clerk and Master was
ordered to take an account of the entire
business and affairs of the Bank as bear
ing upon the suit, to report at the pres
ent term. We learn that both parties
excepted, but that the account taken by
the Clerk and Master was confirmed in
every respect. The judgment Of the
Court is in favor of the State, and
against said President, Directors and
Cashier for the sum of Sl0,S40. The
defendants adjudged to pay the costs.
Both parties pray an appeal, but it is be-
lieved that neither will take the case up.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1868-11-27
From Liberia.

Ex-President Roberts, who is now in
this country soliciting aid for the Libe-
rian College, says that the Republic of
Liberia gives its sanction to negro slave
ry, in this wise: Numbering only eigh-
teen thousand emigrant negroes from
America, it has made conquests of the
interior tribes, and thus augmented its
population to six hundred thousand,
and now permits and recognizes slavery
among those tribes. President Roberts
admits that the wealth of the interior
chiefs, like that of the savage tribes, is
measured by the number of their wives
and slaves.
There's nice little nut for Greeley
and Garrett Smith to crack. h d
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1868-11-27
Death of III. Rivcs Pollard.

A dispatch from Richmond, Va, of
the oath, states that III. Rives Pollard,
editor of the Southern opinion, pub
lished in that city, was shot near his Of
flee, about 10 O'clock, A. NJ, by man
named James Grant. The difficulty is
said to have originated from an article
in Pollard's paper, rejecting on Grants
family.
LATER.-The following are the par
ticulars of the tragedy. .....
On Saturday a report was published
in the Southern OpiniOn relative to the
elopement of the daughter of William
II. Grant, wealthy tobacconst of this
city. This morning. about 10 o'clock,
as III. Rives Pollard, editor of the paper,
was near his Office door, corner of Main
and Fourteenth streets, going in, shot
was fired from an upper window of a
building opposite. Mr. Pollard fell
dead, eleven buckshot having entered
his body, one passing through his heart.
The police searched the building and
found James Grant, brother of the lady
named, in room. He surrendered and
was taken to the station house. A dou-
ble-barreled gun, one barrel discharged,
was found in the room.
The affair caused great excitement
here, and large crowd has been gath
cred around the Opinion office since its
occurrence.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1868-11-27
Muss in Georgia.

y letter from Athens, Ga, to the At
lanta MteYigencer, contains the follow
ing:
"A very rcgrettablc difficulty took
place yesterday evening in this town
between Mr.. Knox, agent of the Freed
mems Bureau, and Mr.. Tom Frierson,
u young man belonging to Que of the
most respectable families of Athens,
which resulted in Mr.. Knox shooting
Mr.. Frierson in the leg just above tho
knee, inflicting a,scvcro if not danger
Gus wound. 9 t1i 80 { 81
The cause of the collision is not very
well understood. 1t is reported, how
ever, that some misunderstanding has
existed between the parties for some
time, and that angry messages have
passed between them: but nothing Sc
rious occurred until yesterday, when
Knox shot Frierson on the stair case
leading to Knox's Office. Mr.. Knox
was promptly arrested by the munich
pal authorities, to whom he readily sub
mittcd, and a formal examination will
take place Tomorrow.
The negroes were very much excited
all last night, and paraded the streets
with bludgeons, old swords, and crazy
fire locks of various descriptions, de-
termincd to do or die in defense of
Knox, whom nobody threatened to as
sail. and against who there was no ap-
parent excitement or i'll will. n'..
Mr.. Knox. is said to have telcgraphcd
Immediately after he shot Fricrson, to
the authorities at Atlanta to send troops
here to prevent riot, and | learn that
special train with detachment has
Just arrived.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1868-11-27
The GubernatOrial Succession.

The rather small showing which
Judge Patterson made before the Leg
islature last week for the Office of Sec
rotary of State, it is thought has seri-
ously damaged his prospects for the
nomination for Governor. The impress
sion among the knowing ones at Nash
vile now is that the contest will be be-
tween Col. Stokes and Mr.. Senter; and
the friends of the former are said to be
confident that he will win. But Col.
Stokes nomination for Governor will
not by any means secure the nominal
ton of Mr.. Cate, of Hamilton, to Con-
gress. That gentleman's recent silly at
tempt to unceremoniously thrust the
whole Legislature out of doors, at the
most inclement season of the year, too,
has ruined his political prospects for
ever, and it is doubtful whether he
could even be reelected to the chair he
now occupies in the Senate chamber of
the State. Vaulting ambition some
times o'erleaps itself, and falls on t'other
side. The instance just cited is case
in point. Meanwhile, contrary to the
first impression, Stokes chances for the
gubernatorial nomination are in the as
cending node again. We make this
statement on high radical authority.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1868-11-27
Wills Valley Railroad.

We clip this paragraph from the
Chattanooga Republican, of Wcdncs-
day: .. ....... ...H
Gov. Patten, the President of the
Wills Valley Railroad and in all re-
spects first business man, is in the city
making Arrangements for going for
ward with the most important Railroad
enterprise Of the time. Mr.. Low has
rented number of shops for the con-
struction Of cars aid locomotives, and
the work will be soon begun, Every
well wisher of Chattanooga, every
friend of progress must desire for this
Wills Valley Railroad company the
greatest success. 1t is composed of
large hearted, liberal capitalists, who
sympathize strongly with every thing
that tends to the prosperity of this sec
ton Of country. ". ........t"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1868-11-27
The Next Legislature.

1t is conceded that the radical element
will be most likely to predominant in
the next State Legislature. AT the same
time a general intention is evident
among the people to take up new ncn,
and permit most of the present mem
bers to repose upon the laurels and pay
they have already achieved. The per
diem itself is not bad thing in these
stringent times, to say nothing of the
honors, and the privilege of chalkcd
hat over all the railroads. These are
blessings to which one man no more
than another has prcscriptive right,
particularly if that one man doesn't
happen to possess any peculiar or pre-
eminent qualifications for the position.
Without designing to discriminate much
against very many of the gentlemen at
present in Office, we think the radical
party of Tennessee, though not burden
ed with a multiplicity of great minds,
can make decided improvement upon
the deibcrativc body now in session at
Nashville. 1t is, therefore, to be hoped
that when it comes to make up its leg
islative tickets for the next race, it will
place the names of its best men upon
them: men of good sense, capable of
thinking for themselves, and OCCASION
ally able to rise above party prejudice
and partizan bias. OF course, any sug-
gestions through our columns will not
be likely to attract much attention
among the brotherhood, but they might
do worse than to give them some little
heed, particularly when they arc offer
ed in good faith and designed to pro-
mote common end. The party has not
a perpetual lease of power, and little
more of the lcaven of moderation in the
next batch of legislators will be better
for all interests.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1868-11-27
Legislative Summary.

In the Senate on the goth, q bill was
introduced to pay off the employees OF
the Memphis and GAINESVILLE Railroad,
and to authorize the Governor to APP
point a Commissioners to audit the ac-
counts, with salary of eight dollars
per day. .
The two houses met in Convention to
elect State Treasurer and Secretary
Of State. The following named gentle
men were put in nomination for State
Treasurer:
DR.. Stillwell, of Gibson county; Capt.
S. p. Evans, of Roanc j. Il. Rust, of
Davidson; NJ. l.. Phillips, of McMinn;
Col. n. e. Boone, of Humphreys ID.
Guthrie, of Lawrence; and John Nc
Laren, Of Lawrence.
The name of Mr.. Phillips was with
drawn after the second ballot, that of
Col. Boone after the third those of
Messrs. McLarcn and Guthrie after the
fourth, and that of DR.. Stillwcll after
the sixth. The seventh ballot resulted {:
Rust 40, Evans AZ; and Mr.. Rust was
declared duly elected.
For Secretary of State there were put
in nomination, Mr.. Muse, Judge N. a.
Patterson, and Hon. A. j Fletcher, the
present incumbent. The second ballot
resulted in the election of the last-nam-
ed gentleman, and the Convention adj
journed.
There was no quorum in the Senate
on the 23d. In the House but little OF
interest occurred. Senate bill to bring
on the election of Judges passed first
reading, and was referred to the Judi
ciary Committee. a new bill was in
troduced to create q Commissioner of
immigration, to hold Office two years,
at salary of $4,000 per anuum; also,
to appropriate $4,000 for the benefit
of immigration. Passed first reading,
and appropriately referred.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1868-11-27
The Way they Treat the Negro.

The Chicago IribUne relates the fol-
lowing case of atrocious cruelty:
a party of colored people from the
town of CARLYLE, Michigan, arrived in
Dowagiac. the nearest station, at an ear
ly hour on Wednesday evening, for the
purpose OF taking the first westward
bound train Tor Kansas. Not being in
afiiucnt circumstances, in fact having
barely enough to del'ray their travelling
expenses. the party sought rCiugc-aS
they had an undoubted right to dom
the sitting room of the depot. About
s o'clock some one in authority about
the premises entered the room and in Il
violent manner declared that the sta
ton was not Il "niTger hotel, and mo
loaling place for niggers,' and with that
drove them out Of the station. As will
be remembered, Wednesday night was
bitter cold. and the poor people wan
dered about the town until an old
grandmother, about 50 years Of age, be-
came entirely helpless; and when it be-
came impcratively necessary to procure
some sort of shelter for her, they again
returned to the station. They had no
sooner entered the building when the
old woman sank upon the floor and in
stautly expired. Shortly after the indi-
vidual in authority again entered the
room, and turning toward the corpse.
snceringly inquired: Is she dead :"
and at the same time. turning the body
over with kick. ansN cred: SO she is,
dead as hell y Nor satisfied with the
hellish work already accomplished, he
again turned the party out of doors,
and there they remained in the freezing
O'Clock train
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1868-11-27
The FOrrcst-Kilpatrick Affair.

The following correspondence ex-
plains itself. In consideration for the
modesty of some Of the parties, we give
only initials:
New YORK, Nov. 10.-Gen. in NJ.
c.: Dear General-Forrest SAYS | am
"a liar, pOltroon, and scoundrel." What
do you think about ii? Truly, etc.
JUDsoN FITZPATRICK.
CHICAGO, Nov. 14.-Gen. Fitzpatrick:
Sir-Yours received. l think so too.
Yours, etc. J-N NJ. C-E, Maj. Gen.
NEW York, Nov. 7.-General w. Z.
S-n: Dear Sir: Forrest has published
me as "a liar, poltroon, and scoundrel."
What ought l to do about it? Very
truly, yours, JUDsoN FITZPATRICK.
CHEYENNE Nov. 16.-Gen. Fitzpatrick !
Sir-I think you ought to call out For
rest for having lied about you-that is,
for having told only half the truth.
Yours, w. Il. S-N, Lieut.. Gen.
NEW YORK, Nov. Seen. U. S. Grant
Dear Sir-Forrest, Of Memphis, has
published card in which he says 1 am
i" a liar, poltroon and scoundrel.' What
do you think should be done with an
unhung Rebel who thus villifics loyal
soldier! l am, my dear General, your
most obedient servant,
JUDsoN FITZPATRICK.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 10.-Gen. Kilpat-
rick: Sir-I don't know. Let us have
peace. have no policy on such mat
tiers. Have just had a present of splen.
did bull-slut. Truly,
U. s. CT, General.
New York, Nov. 1O.-General b. f.
B-r: My Dear Sir. Forrest, the infa.
nous butcher of Fort Pillow, has pub.
lished me as IA liar, poltroon and scoun.
drel." What ought to be done? Very
truly. JUDsoN FITZPATRICK.
MASSACHUSETTS, Nov. 13.-Gen. Xii.
patrick: Dear Sr-I think he ought tc
be impeachcd. If you cannot impeact
his veracity in this matter, borrow hi.
spoons and don't return them. You
friend, B. L. BIZ.
There are several more letters in oul
possession upon this subject. They are
mostly to the point. ....
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1868-11-27
Sensible Advice.

II. II. Cain, a colorcd man, member
of The Legislature of South Carolina
and editor of the Missionary Record of
Charleston, gives some good advice to
his people. We publish below an en-
tract from one of his recent editorials,
and commend 1t to the attention of his
colorcd brethren hercabouts:
We are all free and equal before the
law, and that is as much as any reason
able man can wish; we know that the
whites have the superior advantages
over us in this country; we know that
in the contest between the two races the
whites will be the victors; we know
that our race can not compete with
them now, If ever. The whites have
government, country, law, commerce
and all the superior means of civiliza-
ton: they arc superior in numbers and
intelligence. We are but coming out
of Egypt, and are poor, ignorant, help
less, and we need the helping hand of
the white race to assist us to raise up to
honor and distinction 1t is mere folly
for the colored people in the South to
say that the whites can not live with
tntul d. dpltdl anu ldDDT llluct 70 lO1clI-
or, orneither can flourish. We can not
succeed while we disregard the mutual
obligations which exist between both
races. The poor man must depend on
the rich for employment; the rich, by
their superior education and position,
create business for themselves and give
employment TO the laborcr.
Coorcd men of the South. ii is time
we were turning our attention TO other
duties than following the lead Of irrcs-
ponsiblc politicians. Our wives and
childrcn's interests demand your attcn-
ton. You should secure land, become
tax payers and industrious citizens.
The whole country have their eyes on
you to see how you conduct yourselves
with the freedom bestowed, and if YOU
make bad use of it you will be the sut-
fercrs. ..... ..... .... .......
BE warned in time, and secure your
own peace.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1868-11-27
General SlOcunl.

1t is stated that Gen. Grant has writ
ten letter to Gen. Slocum, congratula-
ting him on his election to Congress
from New York, eliminating that there
will not probably be anything in the next
administration which moderate Dem
ocrat may not support. Gen. Slocum
is as well-known as genuine Democrat,
as heroic commander of valiant
corps in the Union army during the late
war. He was elected to Congress as a
Democrat. For such man to receive
the congratulations of the President
elect is, at least, significant.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1868-11-27
From New Orleans.

a dispatch from the Crescent City of
the sd says: ..H'. % E"
The Tribune, the organ of the color
ed Republicans of Louisiana, owned,
edited, and published by colorcd men,
rc-appeared yesterday after n suspen-
sion of six months. In its salltatory
it says: "While it will ask for colored
men every right belonging to American
citizens, it will never attempt to abridge
that of any other class of citizens, adyo-
eating the enforcement Of obedience to,
all constitutional law" ". .",Hn"1.' M
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1868-11-27
Minister ,IOilnSOn.

A Washington dispatch says Presi-
dent johnson expresses astonishmcnt at
the amount of paper and ink wasted up
on speculations over what Minister
johnson will or will not do in England
regarding the Alabama claims and 9th
er questions at issue. He remarked to a
gentleman yesterday that ii seemed to
be forgotten that Mr.. Johnson went TO
England under instructions from his
Government, and that he is not there to
pursue any LATTER dinner impulses,
even if he were so disposed. The Presi-
dent expresses entire confidence in the
prudence and ability of our Minister,
and doubts not he will strictly follow
out his letter Of instructions, regardless
of British dinners and newspaper para
graphs. pitt.