davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Litchfield enquirer., 1868-04-02
54 WILLIAM STREET
FISK & HATCH,

Bankers and Dealers in Government Securities, and Financial Agents of the C. P. R. R. Co.,. No. Nassau St., N. Y. Also at the First National Bank Litchfeld. 34-3m
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Trick of the BondhoIders.

Senator Sherman has intfoduced int
Congress bill to heodwiRk the people
and fasten upon them a discct pledge tC
pay tho entire National debt in goM.-
He proposes to lift all the bonds now oul
and issue new ones, all to be payable II
coin at any time after ten, and within
forty years. The bill also provides tha,
the bondholders shall be taxable neither
on their bonds, nor on the income which
they derive therefrom. To hoodwinE
the people into an approval of this meas.
ure, clause is introduced into the bill
providing that one per cent. of the inter.
eat (Which also is to be payable in gold, }
shall be retained by the general govern
ment-one-h half thereof to constitute q
sinking fund, and the other half to be
distributed among the States in lieu Of
taxes. The design of this proyisiea.,is
ois~;v---s-Itisfl - u . II \. nc q 6alL-te de-
ceive the people But the cheats trans,
parent. The amount which is to be paid
back to the States, does not come from
the bondholders, but Is taken from the
pockets of the people, SO it is they and
not the bondholders, who pay the amonLl
which is to be distributed to the State!
in lieu of taxes on the bonds. And in
return for this humbug bondholding bene
6cence to the States, Senator Sherman
proposes to fasten upon the people ncu
contract with the bondholder, in which
the taxpayers of the country shall stand
pledged to pay gold for the millions o
bonds which were issued without anJ
such pledge or intention. If Congress
dares to pass such an infamous law in th'
very face of the greenback sentimen
which prevails all over the land, ultimate
Reputation will then for the irst time b
rendered probable. Let bondholders be
ware.
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Old Time lIunlor.

Everybody who remembers Boston
thirty years age will recollect the hat
store Of Col. Messenger, on Washington
street. It is related that two of his ap.
prentices, Sol and Ben, one summer, COW
eted the fruit Of Col. Roulstone's beau.
tifulpear trees, in the next enclosure,
which was surrounded by very high
fence. Ben says to Sol, II should like
a few Of those nice pears; how can we get
tbem?'' .sl1asy enough, says Sol;."fetch
me your fishing pole" The pole was
brought and after attaching one of the
knives used for cutting fur from The
beaver skins, together with small bag
to drop the fruit in, the robbery was
completed s
Col. Roulstope saw the whole transac-
tion, but Che boys we're not aware of it
The next day the aCelonel's little cir
called on Ben, and asked him to lend hel
papa that pole that he had used to .stea'
the pears with. Ben of course appealed
to Sol who answered, II think we had
better let him have lt.' When the new
machine was returned, il gave so much
satisfaction that the little girl said, sP;
sends his compliments, and wants t
know if you viii please to lend him you
pole next year alter you have done steal
ling his pears?
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stealing Ninety Per Cent. Of the
whisky Tax. d

The Government tax on whisky is 50
per gallon. The statistics eiicited by the
WAYS and Means Committee, in its inyes-
tigatiop Of the whisky frauds, show that
the Government has only collected eight
cen cents instead of two dollars per gal
Iona loss by stealing, hiding, ETC., Of
one dollar and eighty-two cents on every
gallon made. Thus over ninety per cent
Of the tax goes as apremium a to rascality
and is pocketed by corrupt officials who
aid the distlllers TO evadc the law. These
statistics we're based on the data fur
nisbed by the records of the Revenue
Bureau, and did not include any estimate
Tor the losses which the Government has
sustained since June last. The Cincin
natl Gazette says that it is probable thai
the detailed statements will show that
less than nine cents per gallon have been
collected during the present fiscal year.
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Failure Of the Crops and Conse-
quent Financial Distress In Mis-
siSSippi.

2
From the West and South, Hannibal, No.
A friend of ours has shown us letter
from his brother, who resides in Missis-
sippi, and from which we were permitted
to make the following extracts. Speak
ing Of the planting interest in his local.
ity. he says. All Of us have made faI!-
ure sgain in our crops; from half bale
to two bales to the hand is generally the
crop. The Yankees have made most
signal failure. Our best planters have
raised ten bales to the hand-in some few
instances they have exceeded that. A
few planters who were on fresh upland,
and who were not affected by the wet
weather, will probably realize four bales
to hand. A Yankee, four miles below
me, lastiyear worked ninety hands and
made forty-one bales. This year he
worked seventy hands and made twenty
two bales. He sold his farm and went
North in perfect disgust. He paid $780,
900 for the place-2,2oO acres Of lapd---
and made many improvements, When
he left, he sold his plantation, furniture,
stock Of every kind, except his mules, and
received $1,000 for the whole. This
year, with FIVE aud a half hands, i have
made ten bales of cotton, six hundred
bushels Of corn, and three hundred bush
els of potatoes. Last year, on the same
place, with ten hands, | made thirty six
and half bales of cotton, and eight
hundred bushels of corn. This is about
| the way through the country generally
Itis hard to get free negroes to make
cotton. Half of the farmers that farm.
ed this year are not able to farm mex
year. Most of the planters are reducing
their force to three OF four hands. | may
work my same hands, but no more, aud
would rather get rid. Of some Of them.-
The negroes are stealing so in this coun
try that it is hard to keep hogs, sheep, q
cattle. Some neighborhoods are entirely
out of hogs. \ ! There are NJ
gin factories in our country since the war
and consequently what little cotton ",
have will be late getting to market. y
Speaking of the disastrous condition o
4 the people of that State, financially, h
Egoes on and says: There are more brok
men in the State Of Mississippi than yo'
lean shake stick at in month. The.
Eare knocking under every day." and 0
this character Of dcspondlng news is
long letter filed, from which we hay
made these few extracts.
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From the Montgomery (Ala.) Mail Dec, 24.l
Christmas Scenes--Negro Military
Parade and Incendiary Meeting.

-
Thousand of negroes have congregatsd
in this city during the last few days. o.
Christmas day they appeared to have the
town ''in sling and, aided by two ol
three carpet -baggers, and under the sane
tion and countenance Of General Swayne
who was sent here as q military officer
and not for the purpose of running the
Radical machine, had lively Christmas
of it. Early ia sthe morning. drum and
fife paraded The streets, followed by hun
dreds Of negroes, who we're yelling and
cursing and threatening to run over any
thing with which they came in contact.
Later in the day the negro military com.
pany, with fashy uniform, flags, and
armed with government muskets, paraded
all the streets, and carrying in their wake
hundreds of negroes. The City Council
passed an ordinance prohibiting little
boys from enjoying the innocent Christ
mas pastime of firing crackers in the
streets; yet this negro military company
marched up to Swayne's headquarters on
Market street, and saluted him by firing
off thsir musketa, by platoons, to the de-.
light of Swayne, but to the terror of the
women and children of the city. The
negroes then marched on, still firing at
intervals, and formed the nucleus of a
Radical political assemblage, within a
short distance of headquarters. At this
meeting several incendiary speeches were
delivered. A negro speaker said sthe
Radicals could whip the Conservatives
at the ballot-box or with the musket."
Barbour, of the Bureau, Secretary of
Swayne's late Menagerie, is reported to
have said, in his speech to the negroes,
"that we would soon have in this State
an armed militia which would keep the
white man in subjection to Radical aus
thority." Here the excitement and mean
whisky ran SO high that the negro John
Belser fourished loaded revolver over
bis head, saying "Come on rebelsi'' A
New York merchant, viewing what was
going on, exclaimed: "Would to God the
white people of the North could witness
What | have in Montgomery to-day
The above are only afew of the incidents
IF the day, which We publish in order to
show what we are coming to under the
bayonet and negro rule of such Radicals
rs Pope and Swayne.
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Affairs I'm NTississippf--DreadfnI
Condition of vIcksburg Under
Military Rule.

Military Rule.
A lady residing in Vicksburg writes
TO her brother in Philadelphia as follows:
VIoKsBURG, December 21.
- = < = The town is in dread.
ful condition. This week there have
been four large fires, all the work Of in
Icendiaries. Night before last there were
two-one about nine o'clock, when the
soldiers were ordered out, and by way of
tkeeping the peace. broke open a liquor
warehouse, and all got drunk, including
the officer in command. About twelve
another place was set on fire, at which
tho drunken soldiers appeared headed by
their tipsy commander; became disorder
| ", bayoneted several peaceful citizens
working the engines, and, in one case,
killed man. The commandant struck
several people with his sword and riding
whip, and aided vastly in promoting a
general good feeling. Last night an
other warehouse was set on FIRE, down on
the leyee, and, while the people generally
were occupied in attending that conAa-
grafton, large dry goods store in the
same block with this hotel was fred, but
fortunately discovered in time to prevent
its spreading, and equally fortunately,
the men we're caught in the act, and proved
to be no other than soldiers of the Uni
ted States Army, whose mission it is to
protect the lives and property of the
Southern people. Of course, conjecture
is rife as to who fred the other buildings
and yet people do not seem to care. I
never saw such apathy. Several ladies
have told me they keep packed up al
for each night they may be the VIC
Tins, and even then, they add, who knows
what good. it will do, for as likely as not
our trunks may be stolen after they have
been savedfrom the fire. No one seems to
care for anything, Hardly family ofl
whatever standing feel assured that they
will be able to buy bread enough for the |
coming winter. The town is already
thronged with blacks, and they are pour
ing in from every ction, for the plan
ters are discaarging all their hands,
What they are going to do nobody seems
to know; they certainly will die by the
thousands from exposure and starvation
| should not be surprised if some of the
siege scenes were repeated. You have
no conception of the condition of affairs
here. tits not an occasional poor per-
son-it is universal pauperism. and mol
ray of hope. no glimper Of light ANY
wnere. Every woman's face, young orl
old, bears signs Of intense suffering. |
And to think that we of the North have
no magnanimity, no feeling. Two years
ago little kindness would have cemented
this nation together stronger than everI
before-to,day they are further apart, and
for this generation at all events, there is
a great gulf fred.
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3Poor Tracy; it's quite plain to see tina
he is not happy" said Leigh, as he wa
taking his ease that evening within hi
cozy home circle; that wife of his j
|enough to drive man distracted. | won
Ider he don't cemmit suicide" So
And SO, some days afterward, when th
Sudden death of Mrs. Tracy was announ
Led in the newspaper-ailment, disease o
1.-THE heart--his first thought was:
aWhat relief this, for Frank"
4 It was scarcely a year after Mrs. Ira
Toys deoease, and the widowef was Sitting
ialone n'1his study, when Howard heigl
Twas announced. 81 sf.
z aWell, my dear friend, was his smil
ling salutation, aswhat news do you brinl
liner" 9st2as ss1 -
.Capital news, said Leigh; 'do yol
know I've just engaged a splendid COVER
mess for your children?pR -
ST am heartily glad of it; the little reb
Iels are getting quite beyond nay manage
tment; they need some gentle, afectionate
female influence" ss5
"And they will have IL. This is one ol
the finest girls / have seen for a lone
time; she has been teaching in an acade
Emy; bat she thinks she would prefer 9
situation in some private family. She il
lall grace and gentle dignity--a jewel Of
a goyerness.D
sI am delighted atyour success. When
Twill she come to take care of my chill
dren?',z h5as
pThis evening. But I haven't told
| you the strangest coincidence of all. Who
do you suppose she is2n
s'Pm sure I cant imagine.
"Her name is Agnes Walton. She Is
the same you took fancy form the days
of your boyhood. I can tell you she
don't know you ere an old beau of hers,
| else she would shrink from assuming this
Responsible position in your family"
sNonsense,' said Tracy laughingly,
half embarrassed; "bat / am sorry she is
reduced to the wretched life of COVER
ness a sy
Nothing more was said on the subject,
and several times that afternoon it re-
Cured to Frank Tracy's mind. He
wished he could see her.
The gas had been lighted, however, and
the little girls we're safely tucked up ID
bed, after having said their prayers on
.papa's" knee, before the new gsverness
was announced.
aMiss Walton, pray be seated.
He saw at the first glance that the
pretty baby had grown to be, an exquis~
V3ovalr sirtt of of tHsnt ztEb, ,wiI fofts
tender ewes ike . aonna, ana sad
quiyering lips. Poor Agnes-she had
been SO much accustomed to rebuffs and
sad. cold neglect at the hands of the
world. the. NJ. Tracy's chivalric polite
ness.4fected herpearly to tears. He no.
,tfced it; he observed the delicate, shy re-
6nement. aud the timid glances from be-
meath her lashes. Frank was q great
physiognomist, and drew his own infer
ences from these things. After few gen
tie questions he asked:
Miss Walton, why did you leave
the academy
ssThe principal was harsh and unkind
to me, and the, place was noisy. Q, sir,
if you knew how, I have hungered and
thirsted for quiet homel''
ssMy dear Miss Walton he said smi-
ling, 81 commissioned ms friend, Howard
Leigh, to find goyerness for me, but |
am much more in need of wife. | think
you would suit me in that capacity. Will
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SALES OF PLANTATIONS IN SOUTH
CARoLINA.-The Rice Hope Plantation,
St. Johns Berkeley, near Charleston, S.
G., containing 1,700 acres, was recently
sold at auction for $2l, 500, to Mr.. H
Middleton. This is the largest sale oil
real estate that has taken place in that
vicinity Tor many months, and the price
realized is said tu be remarkably good
for the times. Tie Woodlands plan
tation, on Cooper River, 1,723 s,cress has
been purchased for 81 $50.
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poy- Erasmus considered that, for t

~ Erasmus conslaereu mat, lot tne
vulgar, a lie might be as good as truth,
and often better. A lie, ascertained to be
lie, to Luther was deadly poison-poi
son to him, and poisonto all who meddled
with it. In his own genuine greatness he
was too humble to draw insolyent dis
tinctions in his own favori or to believe
that any one class on earth is OF more
importance than another in tie eyes Of
the Grest Maker Of them all,
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Why is alady's throat like an appen.
dage to her watch? Because it's chat
ter-Iane, (chateiaine.)
Incendiafy language thoughts thai
breathe and words that burn.
The IDdians out West are collecting
poll tax-they take it out In hair,
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A1I1TlleQg and J'0u4sett0fs az LutU,
W0ODSFIELD, OHIO.
TITILL attend TO the practice Of Law II
Monroe and adjoining Counties. spe
"a attention paid to the collection Of doubt
I1I claims. ofzee, North room e Sohu
6.sdhers new building. 81 deoi6m6.
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q 4 Scotch H;ohlander' 3, : very hen
4 Correspondence Cincinnati Enquirer. ]

Da-A Scotch Highlander, avery heavy
whisky drinker, took the pledge and wilt
ed day BY day thereafter. His physician
ordered him an ounce Of whisky per day
How much an ounce was, Donald did not
know, but his boy consulted the arith-
metic, and found it was sixteen drachms.
"Hurrahl'' shouted Donald; ego for Iyar
Mohr, John Roy and Dougal Grant, and
we II have night Of it before ! die.
s Mrs. Malaprop's last-inviiing her
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VOLUME. J XIV
THE SPIRIT or DEMOCRACY.
Publlshed Eyery Tnesday.


Job p RaI N TT N EGols{
gxsontsd with neatness ana dispatch at this
ofiees and sk reasonable PES. Te ss.est
New-York tribune., 1868-09-21

% tho farmer and in every aspect it is object Of
vital importance 1t is the representative ol PUuo
and of industry and every net whcn . uIso 4. =
or impairs the national ability TO suPpoas =, oil
crime against the people. With prudence III All
matters pertaining TO the administration Ui ssit
ment we need not shTug our shoulders W ths nc,st
of our burdens. In this respect We nave otins ~
gain. Int. much 10 fear in allowing the Democratic
party To att ain the ascendancy. Our deDt % - T l
population than that of Great britain, a ~, %
more than that Of several countries OF INC Oh OIl
which have far less ability for payment Inah ouI
own. We have vast material wealth., resouIcos anu 6iu
varied industry, that surpass any Oler III 0i j.;
pOpulatiOn ls estimated at one hundred mnllons III
iq60, So il we should only support the ordinary cN
penses of Government and pay the lnteresI 9h W the
public debt during the intervening PeIIys' lug
amount TO each persOn wOuld be less thah nan "naU
II il now VET the Republican party acting upon tue
principle that each generation as iar as IL Is possD
should reduce tho general burdens mas ehteIeu uppil
moderate course for the thin ~ ,'
debt, which will result in entire payment "i,tin 1
third of q century. The great future OF our
country is beyond the most sangulhe
hopes, If we are faithful in the discharge OF
the trusts committed to our hands. Never WIN
any other people were privileges so great OF respon
sibilites sacred. IL Is waste el tlne 10 iecu at
length to the conduct of ths Delnocr'uc Paly hnh
ming back through the last % years-conduct Whlcb
has brought all troubles upon u.s. 1t Is presumed
that collection of events so essential 10 DO known WI
by every American citizen has not been neglected Dy
you. cannot, however forbear to mention lhe 80
called compromise measures Of 1o5O. ana now tho
Democratic party told us, as the Baltimore CQhVehI
ton IN lS11, that lhey Wouu . IS +. a.
attempts at renewing, in Congress or ont OF III, Iho
agitation Of the Slavery question unGer Whatever
shape or color the attempt be made; Ana yet
how in 1854, they destroyed the Missouri re-
striction in the interest of Slavery; the HlO,,
lence they instigated and the blood they sneu
in Kansas for its establishment, and how they az
tempted TO inforce the LecomptOn Constitution WIN
its sanction of human bondage up IN that young ana
liberty devoted State. Ii Is no time LOT passion
make no attempt at exaggeratiOn, and, therefore,
speak calmly of the past, and appeal to you IN soper
seriousness of the future In the nature or thnHs'
there can be no disfTanchised class IN this country
Even the late Rebels, class. are not excluded
from the ballot box. Those who are disqual he'd by
the Fourteenth Amendment will ere long be restored
by the generosity of Congress but | warn You, my
friends against placing power very soon III the hands
of men who have recently assaled the Government
they did not then denounce them as Rebels, now
have their almost undivided support; against placing
power III the hands of men who undervalue the
financial good faith and honor of the nation
New-York tribune., 1868-09-21

o., S o. your se1d !, Turned around quick: b. oo.,,
tho sioas nan % II the I >, g ,afossh ih-u tsi "a
as snl P.i 9g po toward vas ta,s % De Faiag ofih
msa fpognI 70 & ~ an s e'o' T. ih City al: tht & s u ias
soa OYER the rai; denf the ts ps ,oH "io hea s,srs
% eAey now henr - being the mss lo 49, Alet pants
n1a standing tie entrance ,bs ssss Ia La l.. .io ia b,
ony hesrd The s, s, bo, re- Io' .ss etsy .ho, We
49,. -, E a sS 70 solo en- eo9dst ssy pousr ,,' sho'.
oHeer- that gbt until Va, sot t shut * Or
le 95st y ,sehsd isHi otto. bo DeDs [ [.l.
was "uen M toNan. 10 eaei through IN 80 oaeff
y TSul ae.sr sIote to the oteer ralp 20 s1g At
know or hesr that eosd eTpeciei 70 be @ ss'' "a
@ n,s h's of 81 men o. thestg Ithos n on
shot. sy ..rs fred Oa the stage tie bird .s. ,ss
Johs = Jack sworn an at the Bro.a.,,
Aus was engaged in the Performance Foa pi,y s
oas DON for the puTpo,e Of gur air ud ret d:
IN ta1' act She the bs'f doorSeePs'-I 'hBE t rsH
D. NJ Jack that BIZ aud kBoeksd ne down % On lss be
nsa s'1 now. asked What snd where thy 70 - ~ M
ru.bSs ap .a. from Es - i ssS, son. g..
tod ne ppo,sd they lot ofruisrs n a Is. , -
u.5 20 .lI h.. 10 s'.. 10 bsss,s here, Toe. En-
replied No matter Nbere Mr. hsrkn is-you bsye % b.
srss here ana must lsave oDs Of them ssswer.S w.
You h.7. bue. yOu must get s 1S S"a ~ S,,.
boz one Of I'm eIeiad W ss 1 1 voc ,asroo@ going
oat that eH,c susvsr, os o % .'s e.s
soOr they immediately rushed for supposed 10 ,ss . ,' .
treated 10 The property about three
tue 81 gstLg bod Of Object Nih
of attack tbs Only otee, found % t b.,
picked ont of bali dozen that rackd agsBs the s
the butt Of the nsket Hpiug TO make oab Of Mr. Nor.
push'd TO the mont Oi the crowd and drawing pistol
and asSed What the matter with bmP (nssnisg st
feeling that 10 serious position placed
getty ack Ia its rgnal place sh len hsud srd
my night hand before the pistol presented ne psrs.
slightly retiring too, ssd None q that. gs1lsuss' Z,
Of that you psase" At this tarz sr
claimed III let bin know that an Depuy sherf reusrt r.
the fst De led suppose that they oeesr sd
duty perform connection with Foul Pay hae.4ir
Gentsnsn oheers 'Od hs. dsv pss sbo-
your authority ike nobody viii islsrse Il
attention directed ML Moore by sesE fra
cnEnk bis neck proved TO be Mrs De Forrest h property msJ,
wife; Hr Moore SAID What Do NantF she s
that r. be asked Whaf bs replied Don't shoot h h ps
Of gently and said 60 i will be shosx sr, Al
apparently the usEstion Of ter
they the e hand north side Of TIE
between the wall sna the FATS the being
difficulty passing through snd Wien tbeT t byosi ;he k
brought the fourth entrance lsainx
stage lost sight u the and supposed
that where hy
that arranged o the act about to Be pJsa at M
heard shot 6rei
At this point the further hearing was adjourned unta
Tuesday, the 29th inst, at 10 o'clock q. m.