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The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1868-10-13
Incredfble Extravaganza.

Zach member of the Radical Lower House OF
Congress receives five thousand dollars salary.
| In extras he puts the country to the expense OF
] thirty-fye hundred more-these extras being
in tie services of men and boys to wait upon
| then, stationery, and We don't know what besides
Each one of these patriots, then, costs the United
States $500. re trs~ .ss. -
In the Senate each member last session spent
foul hundred dollars for stationery alone, and
each received eighteen penknives apiece at a
costo forty five dollars. They received also
thHy-seven pair of scissors each, besides four
pairs of kid gloFes-emblems of innocense, We
presnme-and six hair-brushes. But this is
not all they received 4ffty-six reans of paper
apiece, and thirty-six thousand envelopes!
In addition to az this, they allotted them
selves corkscrews and lemons; the whiskey, we
suppose, being charged under some other head.
Moreover, the country has had to pay for any
quantity of hair-pomade, soap, cologne, and we
don't know what besides, for these fellows. a =r
Now, what has been done with these knives,
scissors, stationery, and other articles furnished
at such an enormous cost, and which the men,
bers could not use? Why, the only answer is,
that they must have sold them, thus turning in
to money what they had appropriated under the
form of necessaries required for their position as
Representatives and Senators .s.. .......r..-a
Now, it is to be expected that members of
Congress will furnish themselves with anything
they want, and plenty of it too-but hswin-
ding as this was never before perpetrated.
Yet such men as have thus stolen from the
government to such an unheard of extent, have
the effrontery to brag Of their economy, Ersa
That the country with such evidences before
thir eyes Of downright roguery, all proved by
p1blic documents. should tolerate such fellows
az have bsen guilty Of this swindling, is strange
eature Of the times. Yet it is even so, and not
mly will the people not consign to infamy these
Dbtainers of goods and money under false pre-
tences, but many Of them will be returned to
tleir seats in the halls Of legislation to be guilty
ofstill more atrocious rascality. .. ....
The liberation of such knavery makes us
sonetimes almost despair Of the Republic, and
fear that as we are becoming utterly corrupt as
a nation, the measure of our wickedness will
soon be full and Providence will leave us to our
fate as not worthy longer to enjoy the blessings
of liberty which has been SO wickedly abused
NO1toM Journal. A..-... ....
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1868-10-13
Robert Gibbon, M. D.,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,

Tt:yon Street, CharloHe, ". e., ga.
Office and Residence door south old State Bank,
formerly VIM. Johnstons residence).
Jan !. 1868.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1868-10-13

II say, Jim, are there any bears in your
country in the winter?" Yes; the ice bears"
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1868-10-13

The herb doctors think that to be healthy
and vigorous, a man, like a tree, must take root.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1868-10-13
EXECUTORS SALE.

As Executor of the last Will and Testament OF
Silas CALDWELL deceased, shall sell at public auc-
tion the 9th instant the late residence of said
Testat,r all the property directed by the Will to be
sold Consisting of Tract of Land, upon which said
TestaDr lived, containing about one hundred and
sixty cres subject to the Dover of the Widow 1t
is a god tract of. Land, we'll improved -
Allie same time will sell all the Personal Pro-
perty consisting of three Horses, good four
horse Wagon, Buggy and Harness, Cattle Hogs,
Sheep Farming Tools, Corn, Cotton, Wheat, House
hold AID Kitchen Furnture, sc -
r. 4 credit will be given. Terms made known on the
day of Sale. 81 a..s h. Z. COCHRAN, tx L.
Oct.5, 1868. - .-..-,.z- 3. .....-s az..
: ,-s- FURTHER NOTICE. .-rr e.,
All persons having claims against the Estate OF
Silas Caldwell are hereby required to present them
within the time prescribed by Law, or this notice
will be pleaded in bar of their recovery, and all per-
sons indebted the Estate required to pay, or
their debts will be put III suit .sl 80 = ~ =
81 Oct 5, 1868. 4w P. COCHRAN. Ex.r.
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NOTICE.

The undersigned will continue the business ofman-
ufacturing paper at the '.LonS Shoal Paper Mills,
tion with their weH known 'Lincolnton Paper Mills
and are prepared to supply promptly large
quantities of Book, News Wrapping Paper, and
solicit continuance of the favors bestowed upon
them and us.
-.-- WM. TIDDY.C
Lincolnton Sept. %, 1868. I'm r. TIDDY.
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Charlotte and surrounding country All calls, both
night and day, promptly attended to.
Office No. ) Granite Row, up stairs, opposite the
Mansion House. .... -
January u, 1868.
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CHARLOTTE HOTEL.
Y. G..

This first class and well known House, formerly
kept by Maj. j. B. KERR, having been recently re-
paired and refurnished IN every department, is now
open and ready TO receive guests
The Table is unsurpassed, and in point of conve-
nence and comfort the House is not excelled by any
il the City W. w. HART,
February Il, 1868. Proprietor.
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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-03-27
The Foreigner and the Negro.

The scalawags of Radicalsm are en.
deavoring to deprive the foreigner of his
just rights. Every obstacle is thrown in
the way of his exercising his right to vote.
Some of the scalawags have gone on an
expedition to Washington-the fountain
of evil and wrong-to concoct some mea-
sure by which many of the German and
Irish naturazed citizens of this city may
be deprived of their right to vote. If
any one had prophesied few years since
that any white man could be found in
the South who would be SO base as to un-
dertake the labor of expanding the priv.
leges of blacks and cutting down and de.
stroying those of the whites, he would
have been deemed crazy. The supposi-
ton that such monster could have been
found in any of the ten States could only
have been considered itself monstrous.
But we have lived to see several Of such
monsters. They are now endeavoring
by every art and device which base ma
lures and cunning whetted by greed
for Office can suggest, to place the worthy,
industrious, orderly, and useful natural
lied citizen below the negro in social
consideration and political rights. 1t is
impossible that such baseness and peril
dy shall not meet with its reward-its re-
tributive punishment Richmond Dis
match
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-03-27
MEMPHIS. TENNESSEE FRIDAY EVENING. MARCH q. 1868
Interesting Episode in the supreme Court.


A Washington dispatch Of the 20lh
instant to the Cincinnati Commercial
says the following curt and interesting
proceedings took place in the Supreme
Court that day regarding the Georgia in
junction case;
The Supreme Court, on Friday last,
gave leave to Judge Black and others,
counsel for Governor Jenkins, TO file a
bill in chancery in the name Of the State
of Georgia, for an injunction against
General Meade, General Grant and
others. The following interesting and
curt proceedings took place in the Court
to-day, regarding this bill;
Mr.. Black said; IL the Court please,
in the case Of Georgia vs. General Grant
and others, the bill having been fled for
INJUNCTION, according to the prayer Of the
bill, / ask that it now be heard by the
Court"
The Chief Justice" Mr.. Black, your
first motion to mako is for process.
Mr.. Black" Leave has been granted
by the Court to file the bill, and / sup
posed process would issue as a matter Of
course"
The Chief Justice" The practice is
for application to be made to the Court
to order process to issue"
Justice Nelson" Mr.. Black, there
are no rules regulating the original juris-
diction of this Court, and the practice
has been to apply to the Court at every
step of the proceedings"
Mr.. Black" Very well, then. / move
for process"
The Chief Justice, after consultation
with the Justice, said: 1--WE will order
process to be issued, returnable the first
day Of the December term.
Mr.. Black" Now, if the Court please,
we move hearing of our application for
an injunction"
The Chief Justice" Has notice been
given to the defendant9'
Mr.. Black-"Yes, sir; SO under
stand"
But after consulting with Governor
jenkins, he said: If the Court please
/ am not certain that proper notice has
been given"
The Chief Justice" You must apply
to the Court for an order for notice to the
other side of the time when the applica-
ton for injunction will be heard. "
Mr.. Black-"We ask for an order
fixing the time for this hearing and we
suppose that, at the utmost, not more
than one week will be considered neces-
sary."
The Chief Justice" The Court will
take the matter into consideration.
Mr.. Black-"When may we expect an
answerf'
The Chief Justice (sharply)-" When
the Court announces it.
Mr.Black (patronizingly)-"Th "TheCourt
means when it gets ready :"
The Chief Justice" Yes, sir"
The result of this unexpected hitch in
the proceedings will be, it is believed, to
delay the entire case to the December
term of the Court, while it is extremely
doubtful if even hearing is granted at
this term.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-03-27
ENGLAND YiAlds.

In the House of Commons, on Friday,
Mr.. Forster urged Great Britain to aban-
don her claim Of life allegiance in case
of enigrants to foreign countries, aHd
advised the appointment of mixed COM
mission to settle the question forever.
Sir Robert Collier supported the views
Of Mr.. Forster
Lord Stanley admitted that the dogma
Of natural allegiance was now obsolete.
Her Majesty's Government had already
made advances for the settlement Of the
question at issue, and he declared that
they we're ready to meet the Government
Of the United States half way. There
we're many difficulties 10 the way Of an
adjustment, but they were not regarded
as insuperable. he stated the Foreign
Office was hov in communication with
Mr.. Seward on the subject, and concluded
By expressing bis approval Of the prop
osition for 3 mixed commission
Sir Roundell Palmer hoped the exps-
triaied subjects Of Great Britain would
not be suffered 10 make war on the pa
rent country.
lsir Roundell is evidently an old fogy. ]
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-03-27
Perjury.

E. A. Peyton (Renegade), who oecu-
pies seat in the so-called Convention,
as delegate from Kinds county, and who
like all other miserable apostates, out
Herods Herod, in his enmity to his
ancient friends, was arrested in Jackson
last week for perjury; it having been
proven before the United States Grand
Jury, that Notwithstanding he was an
office holder before the war, and Con-
federate officer during it, he took the
registration oath, in order to get into
the Convention. He was admitted to
bail in the sum of $4,000.
The Radical organ at the capital is
very much disguised with what it is
pleased to consider "rebel jubilation !"
over this indictment, and talks as fol-
lows:
"But now, since bringing the perjured
men to justice has been commenced, we
want to see no stopping till the last one
of them is brought before the proper tri-
bunal to answer for their violation of a
sacred law. We would suggest to the
grand jury the propriety of examining
ironclad oaths, taken by certain post
masters, msrshals, assessors, collectors,
and other government officials in this
State, and possibly they may learn that
others besides the Radical delegate from
Hinds,' who held office before the war,
and participated in the rebellion, and
afterwards took solemn oath that they
never did anything of the kind. These
are facts, gentlemen of the grand jury,
and if you do not want honest people to
believe that in indicting Col. Peyton you
were actuated by partisan motives, you
had bet,ar indite few more for the same
offense.'
We have no objection to this, at all.
Ifthere are any office e-holders in the State
who have sold their integrity for mess
of pottage, we are as anxious as the ed
itor of the Journal can be that they
should be brought to justice; and we do
not believe that it can be established that
a single man in the commonwealth, now
holding Office by virtue of having ille-
gally subscribed to the iron-clad oath,
is now acting or in sympathy with the
Democratic party,
Apropes to this, we proclaim unhesi-
tatingly that the man who took the oath
Of registration, which pledged him before
God to uphold the Constitution Of the
United States, and who now advocates
or indorses the so-called Constitution
of Mississippi" soon to be submitted for
ratification to the people Of the State, is
perjured before man and his Maker,
from the crown of his head to the soles of
his feet.-AberdeeH ( Mss Examiner.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-03-27
rnrli,h LIbsral. on Am.rIoan RadiealI.m.

Some oftlh most conspicuous of those
English Radicals to whom the ultraists
in this country have generally looked for
aid and comfort seem TO be becoming
apprehensiye of the results Of the ex'
iravagances oftheir political allies in the
United States upon the progress Of the
liberal party in England. The protest Of
Bright against the impeachment Of the
President, the warning voice Of Mill,
and last, and most significant Of al, the
late illumination ofthe literary Jupiter of
English Radicalism, Goodwin Smith,
has fallen like bombshells in the Radi-
cal camp in this country. Goodwin
Smith, one Of the most distinguished Of
<he professors OF Oxford University, and
an intense sympathizer with American
Radicalism-an object Of well-nigh idol
atrous admiration TO the most cultivated
Of the Radical leaders of this country, as
well as to the rank and file Of the Loyal
Leaguers-has written letter to the Lon.
don Times in which he speaks of those
who are hard at work impeaching tho
President for differing with them in
opinion " ms seeking "by inhammatory
speeches and measures Of violence TO
spur enthusiasm again to the revolution
ary pitch, and by so doing they increase
and precpitate reaction" The learned
professor proceeds to say that at present
the Anglo-Saxon and the negro are
separated from each other by almost the
whole diapason Of humanity; that social
fusion is impossible, and that without
social fusion political fusion is very Diff
cults' He speaks of impeachment as
tending only to put the feelings
of the mass Of this people, weary OF
extreme measures and alarmed for
the Constitution, on the Presidents
side" He pronounces the whole Radical
scheme Of reconstruction irrational" "
and, "most unkindest cut Of all, de-
cares that "the doctrine Of State rights
itself has always seemed to him sound,
and that he, the great philosopher and
idol of American Radicalism, had always
held that federation, not centralized
nationality, was the destined system Of
the new world-the only system by which
the blessings of union could be extended
to the communities of whole continent,
and reconciled with liberty self.govern-
ment, and independence of mind"
What judgment that is to come from
the very summit of the Radical Olympus.
One might imagine it was an, extract
from the forthcoming work of A 81.
Stephens, instead of the renowned Radi.
cal of England, Goodwin Smith.--Balh'
mare Sam -
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-03-27
What Greeley is Doing in Washington.

The sudden appearance upon the
political boards here of the Hon. Horace
Greeley has given rise to much specula.
ton as to what is in the wind. 1t is
strongly hinted that his attentions to
Chief Justice Chase are necessary, and
this evening he dimes with him at his fine
residence on Z street II is understood
that Mr. Greeley has determined TO have
the Chief Justice commit himself to the
political fortunes Of General Grant, If
such thing be possible. and thereby nip
in the bud the proposition TO make Mr.
Chase the candidate Of the Democratic
party. Mr.. Greeley does not profess to
be particularly alarmed at the PROPOSE
ton, bot the rumor is be would prefer
not allowing the Democracy thus to be
subjected to temptation, and be desires
Mr.. Chace TO make an open profession Of
allegiance 70 General Grant The Chief
Justice in the meantime is being bitterly
denounced By Radical Congressnen for
bis seeming fairness 70 President John
son in the matter Of his trial, and the
impression is that Mr. Greeley viii fail
in bis mission 10 the cspital-W Wafhiag-
Ton C0rresp0HdeRos Baltimore Gazette
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-03-27

EAST TENNESSEE talks of raising an
army to put down the Kuklux, and, it is
said, will give $4,000 men for this pur-
pose, Surely "the bloody hour" ap-
proaches, and the time for the Great
Grand Cyclops to be marshaling his
phantom legions draws nigh.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-03-27

The Democrats have organized Con-
gressional Campaign Committee. 1t
consists of Senators Doolittle and Buck
alew, and Representatives Randall, Hum
pbrey, Ross, Barnum and Trimble. Mr.
Doolittle is chairman.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-03-27

A DAY or two since, negro woman
aboard one of the Memphis and Charles
ton trains, gave birth to bouncing
Ethiopic scion while the Gears were in
motion, creating a decided sensation in
the coach, and nearly starting an order
to whistle down the brakes. So says the
Nashville Union and Dispatch.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-03-27

THE mongrel legislature of New Jsr-
sey last year erected a new township
and called it "Lincoln." But the pre-
sent Democratic Legislature, not wish
ing to have their State disgraced by the
name of such township, have changed
the name and the boundaries back to
their original condition.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-03-27

A YOUNG man once told DR.. Bethune
that he had enlisted in the army of Zion.
"In which church ?" asked the Doctor.
"In the Baptist" was the reply. II
should call that joining the navy" was
the Doctors response.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-03-27

ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS per minute is
about the amount of taxation which the
people of this country are paying to sup
port the ruinous policy of the Rump
Congress.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-03-27

A GANG of Vicksburg negroes recently
exhumed bodies from the Jewish grave
yard, at that place, and cut off the fingers
of the corpses for the sake of the rings
they wore.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-03-27

IT MAY not be generally known that
the Grand Republican Executive Com
mittee of Washington, has forwarded to
the Republican party of Florida the
snug little sum of 100000 for election
eering purposes.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-03-27

THE California Assembly has rejected
the amendment to the National Constitu-
ton by 46 to "a
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-03-27

A FIVE hundred dollar greenback was
blown into the fire at the office of the
Indiana State Treasurer the other day.
II was "heavy blow" TO tbs owner.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-03-27

SOME spirit rappers in New England
were questioning Daniel Webster's ghost
the other day on the subject of impeach-
ment.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-03-27

TIE White Fapn, the Black Crook s
successor, has passed its sixtieth repre-
sentation in New York.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-03-27

RICHMOND Radicals have made formal
charges against General Schofeld. Grant
has them under consideration.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-03-27
THE OKOLONA NEWS.
G. ID. WINSON, Editor,
Published I'm the town of OkOIOna,
Miss. every Thursday Morning.

V'HE NEWS Is PUBLISHED IN ONE OF
L the most thriving towns on the lire of the
Mobile and Ohio railroad has ever ore thou-
sand readers, and i a valuable advrriising ne
dium for MEMPHIS MERCHANTS, whose
interests will be greatly enhanced IN North
Mississippi hy making their business known
s. A. Wells 4 Co. 20 North Court street. are
agents for this paper. eod-el
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-03-27

PHILADELPHIA is assessed on s445,'
500, 900 real estate.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-03-27
Tho True Issue.

The Anti-Slavery Standard squarely
lays down the Radical position as fol-
lows;
Impeachment is an incident of the
passing hour--a very important one,
which we hope will be speedily disposed
of by Johnsons removal. 1t will have
removed an obstacle. The main issue
still in controversy, is the status Of the
negro. Abolitioaists and earnest Radi.
Gals must take nothing ON trust, leave
nothing to future contingency, as our
4brefathers did with slavery in their time,
but demand an irreversible guarantee in
the national bond, of the negro's free
dom and political equality.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-03-27

AT present there is not theater open
anywhere in the State.
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A AHUMoRoUs apothecary in Boston ex-
poses a case of soap in his show window
with the pertinent inscription Cheap
or than dirt"