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Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1868-10-23
General Prosperity.


An exchange truthfully says that on
reading the Democratic statements about
heavy taxes grinding the face OF the poor,
about hard times, and the great burdens
borne by all the people of this country,
one would be led to believe the people of
the United States were in peculiarly bad
way ; that its inhabitants would pretty
soon become objects of the worlds chart
ty, and that general wreck and ruin were
imminent. Now, every body in this
country knows all these statements to be
the yerest bosh. 1t is worse than that
1t is wicked and malicious lying against
that good Providence that has made and
kept this free nation-the hope and an
ticipated home of the oppressed of all
lands. 1t is blasphcmy against that Prov
idence that has made and kept this free
nation-the hope and anticipated home OF
| the oppressed and down-trodden of all
lands. 1t is blasphemy against that good
Providence which has made ours land OF
plenty, where the people eat the finest OF
the wheat and are satisfied with fat things,
land where more is wasted daily by the
working classes than would supply all the
pauper houses of Europe with food.
It's fact none can truthfully deny
that the people Of these United States who
| did not engage in the line of rebellion are
| to-day better fed, better clothed, surround
ed with more of the comforts of life, than
at any other time since we became a ma
| ton. We challenge the contradiction of
| this fact. r
That we might have been better off had
we not been cursed with the horrors and
cost of rebellion none will deny, but that
we are still in highly prosperous condi-
| ton is patent to all.
| Railroads are branching out their lines
| all directions in the Western States and
| across the territories, giving plenty of
| work to willing hands, and along these
lines villages and towns are springing up
| like magic Manufactures are increasing,
| and labor has been so scarce that the late
abundant harvest could not all be secured,
! though laborers could get almost any price
for their labor. There never was such a
desire to open up new farms and cultivate
| the last acre of those formerly improved,
simply because it pays, and pays we'll
Farmers who, a few years ago, were poor,
are now becoming well to 90 and sur,
rounding themselves with the comforts OF
life, and any one can see these things who
wants to get at the truth.
| Whence, then, comes this cry of hard,
pnching times? 1t has no foundation in
| fact, but comes from the Democratic lead
ers, who don't believe it when they utter
it, but who use it for party purposes, hop
ing to delude the ignorant into the belief
tina: they might De rich without industry
or economy, were it not for the Republi-
can party. As well charge the Republican
party with being the cause of bad crops,
The cholera and the rinderpest, as with be-
ing the oppressers of the poor laborh'g
classes. The oppression and hard times
are as remote as the plaques above men
toned in this season of plenty and good
| health.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1868-10-23
But One Week More.

1t is but little more than week till
election day, and we must be up and stir
ring. Every man in Iowa county can do
something to aid the good cause, and help
to elect Gen. Grant. Not only eject him,
but every other man on the Republican
side. Take your ticket as Blair does his
whisky straight. See that every man
goes to the polls. Give one day to your
country Hitch up your team and take
those who are too lame or too lazy to walk.
Gro in for general good time but keep
sober, and Jepare Of split tickets !! 5st
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1868-10-23
The Canvass in the Sd District.

JOINT DISCUSSIONS BETWEEN GEN. COBB AND
TN. F. PAssMoRE.
Joint political discussions will be held
by Gen. Amasa Cobb, the Republican can
didate for Congress in the Third district,
and his opponent, I. II. F. Passmore, Esq,
as follows:
Monroe, Tuesday, Oct. 27.
Monticello, Wednesday, Oct. %.
Cadiz, Thursday, Oct. 20.
Brodhead, Friday, Oct 80.
All of the above meetings are to be held
in the evening, except that at Seneca, Craw-
ford county, which will be held at l o'clock
p. NJ.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1868-10-23

DEMOCRATIC RU1E.-Somebody has beefl
comparing the expenses and taxes of dem
ocratic and republican counties, and finds
that in almost every case the expenses ard
taxes are just twice as heavy ia democratic
counties as in republican. Lafayette
county, for instance, just half the size of
Grant in population and wealth raises,
$4,000 by tax, for county support, which
is more than twice the per cent. tax levy
of Grant county. The past year LaFa-
yette has not made any improvements
The sum is but the ordinary amount-on-
ly that democratic government is always
dearer than republican by half Grant
County Herald.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1868-10-23
9 TATE OF WISCONSIN,

9 TATE OF WISCONSIN,, 90 In Probate.
y County Of Iowa %. Iowa Co, cosrt.
In the matter Of the estate Of John Williams deceased
On reading and filing the petition of William Rowe
of Iowa county, representing among other things
that the 18th day ofApril 1868, the said decease6
John Williams, and one o. II. Rice and o. H. Hanson
made and entered into contract in writing, under
SEAL whereby the said deceased contracted TO convey
to said o. H. Rice and 0. II. Hanson the following
described premises situate, lying and being in iowa
county, Wisconsin. isa ff-e fsee -f] er
The south west quarter Of section number eighteen
ISL also the north east quarter Of the north wesf
quarter of section nineteen (9) all In township num-
Der six (6) north of range humber three 10y eastHnd
also the south east quarter Of the sonth west quarter
of section number one ny in township number seven,
% north of range three ~ cast for the sum OF pno
hundred dollars.
That on or about the - day Of rs tho snid
o. H. Hanson died intestate that Ole II. Robson was
duly appointed administrator ofthe said estate ofsaid
Ole Hanson deceased, by the county court of Iowa
county and that said O. III. Robson duly qualified As
said administrator, and entered upon the duties %
his Office That the 10Th day of September 1858,
the said Ole II. Robson as sncb administrator by vir-
tue of order of license made in the matter of said
estate of said Ole II. Hanson deceased by the county
in and for Iowa county, sold at public vendne
AL the right, title, and interest which said Hanson
his estate had in the seid described premises to Will
am Rowe Of said county, and that on OF about the
10Th day of September 1868 the said Ole H. Rice duly
assigned transferred and set said William
Rowe all his right title and interest in said contract.
and in said premises, for valuable onsderation,a and
claiming that he the said petitioner is entitled to
conveyance ofsaid premises and praying that James
Hutchinson and James Williams executors OF tho
last will and testament of said John Williams do
ceased be authorized and directed by decree Of this
court to make and execute conveyance of said prem
ses to him the said petitioner. 1t is ordered that
said pc tion be heard before he judge of this court
on the 9Th day of November 1868, at 10 O'clock In
the forenoon at the county Judges Office In the VIII
lage Of Dodgeylle, in said county.
And 1t is furthe ordered that notice hereof DO
published six weeks before such hearing in the Dodge
vile Chronicle, weekly newspaper circulating in
said counts e-,,s-m r.
Dated Sep. "a, 1S63.-n2w6
rtf9T ALEX WILSON, County Judge. =
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1868-10-23

FOR MEMBER OF CONGREss-Third Dist.
Gen. ANA SA COBB,
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1868-10-23

eg Moses NJ. Strong's way to pay the
national debt is to issue four hundred mil
lions of greenbacks, and with them to re-
deem the bonds Of the Government
What masterpiece of financial policy
How would that apply to the payment Of
the county bonds? Let us try it. Let
the county issue $4,000 of their proni
ses to pay, without interest, and notify the
county bondholders to hand in their
bonds, have them cancelled, and take the
new notes instead. Strong's best hold
is evidently on the financial question.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1868-10-23
awe nave gainea congressmen in everz state.,,-

"we have gained Congressman in every state.'-
Times. $50
How many did you gain in Vermont, in
Maine, OF in Nebraska? Have you not
lost Senator in Pennsylvania and Sena-
tor in Indiana The loss of Congress-
man and the gain of Senator is like a
chess player losing pawn and getting a
castle. When he sustains "loss" of
that kind, a few moves more gives him his
opponents queen and a check-mate.-Chi-
cago Tribune.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1868-10-23

ag- Thos. Mast, the artist, began
his career with Frank Leslie, at FIVE
dollars week,
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-09-04
Indian as

A recent letter from Senator HENDRICKS
to friend in Washington city states that
the prospect for the success of the Democ-
racy are encouraging in that State. d.
w. VOORHEES, writes to the same import.
Everything presages glorious victory in
the Hoosier State.
We are indebted to friend for the 1ol-
lowing clippings from a letter received ny
a gentleman in this city from his uncle
who resides in this State
"There was a large mass meeting OF the De-
n,ocracv held on the 18th instant at Columbus,
Ind If was the greatest mass OF people L ever
saw together and was estimated by some at nj
teen thousand, and would have put you In MIND
of the com any that John saw, which was lnnu-
merable-While the main streets were CROWDED,
there were strings of wagons, buggles ana car
riages of two miles in length, some wagons haV-
ing from twenty-five to fifty people, which were
made for the purpose. We are determined to
tnrn RaGicalism inside out. l consider the Radl-
cal leaders the worst set Of people that were ever
on the soil of America-they make broad hens to
their garments for pretence, make long pray
ers, and love to have the uppermost seats at
Washington. This is all to glorify the negro and
"carpet-baggers :" and to keep the power IN their
HANDS We are doing our utmost to elect Hen
bricks Governor of Indiana, and Seymour and
Blair President and Vice-President Of the United
Rfafa
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-09-04
disturbance at Wilson.

A report was brought by the Conductor
of the train on the Wilmington and We'll
don Railroad arriving in the city yesterday
morning, of disturbance at Wilson the
day previous. From it we gather the
following: A difficulty occurred at the
plantation of Mr.. Zeno Fl. Greene, for
merly of this city, and now residing about
three miles from Wilson. between Mr..
Greene and negro. The latter was finally
shot by this gentleman. wound being in
flicted in theleg. That night Mr.. Greene's
barn was burned, it is thought, by the ne
groes, in retaliation for the shooting of
one of their number. The negro Presi-
dent of the Union League was arrested on
suspicion of being one Of the incendiaries,
having been detected at or near the scene
of the confagration during its progress.
He was lodged in the Jail at Wilson on
Sunday when reports of an armed attempt
on the part of the negroes to rescue him,
brought the citizens out in force. Bodies
of citizens were patroling the streets at
last accounts.
P. S. Information received by the train
last night, tends to corroborate the lead
ing facts above stated, and conveys the ad-
ditional intelligence that body of ne
groes, violently disposed. were frustrated
in the attempt to proceed to Mr.. Greene's
house on Sunday. All was quiet, however,
in the town yesterday.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-09-04

threatened to report the General to "Hoo5
quarters" and divers other things. ST.
the General "Tell your Do and your 'I ~"
and when you arrive there in the mornino,'
will be there id soon after you" SncI'
a scorching asithe General gave Calvin :
never heard. It was treat 70 hear the 70
buke. Calvin sat covering in a corner
and the General piled the lash with win,
upon his devoted back. Calvin dese,va1
all that the General gave him, and NOR
for the accusation was gratuitous and falso
and Cowles new it.
We are to have a mass meeting at tbi.
place next Wednesday, and anticipate a larno
outpouring of the people. Gov. VancSa0
Major Robbins, and others, will be presert
and make speeches. Let me suggest ~
you the Importance of sending some %
your speakers in the East to the Western
portion of the State to address the peonia
1t is here the battle is to be fought + =,
| here that gains are to be made. And q sc tr;1'
to the mountains" at this season of FIR
year, would be pleasant. We want ne,,
speakers to come among our people and
aid the old, We want some Eastern mau
from Ethiopia, who can, from experience
tell how things are going in that region
and what ,chite people there hare to s9bn,I
to. We want Col. Cowan, Major EnseI.
hard, A. NJ. Waddell, Gov. Worth, Gov
Graham, and others, to come and labor
among us. The people of the West are d..
sirous to have discussion, and plentifnI
cleaning can be obtained. Depend mon
it, "the thing will pay, and pay WE'LL"
DTTTo
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-09-04

|groes to Cypress US and eat up our sub
stance, and which is seeking to deprive us
of the right to employ, or discharge. our
own laborers.
A party which is attempting to destroy
the two coordinate branches of the gov
eminent which violates the liberties of
the citizen, and the rights of the States.
A party whose public officials are public
plunderers, and which in support of its
extravaganza, taxes the work of our hands,
the clothes that we wear, the food that we
eat and almost the very air that we
breathe If we desire advice, we will seek
it from those public men among us who
have been true in every emergency, and
who have never betrayed their political
principles for the sake of public position
CIVIS
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-09-04

CAMPAIGN EN1aMA.-A young gentleman
of this city has handed us the following
enigma, to which our readers will find no
difficulty in obtaining the proper answer
I am composed of seventeen letters.
My 4, II. 7, II and is what each of my
readers possess.
My IA, 2, 16, II and IL is quadruped
My II, 7, 6, and 1 is that without
which we could not live.
My IA, 7, II, 9 and 7 is the name of {
female.
My 4, 10, 8, Is and II is what no Repub
licsn possesses.
My 3, 5, s, 8, Is and 3 is that which may
be said to be either adequate or inadequate
practical or theoretical.
My IA, IL, 7, II, II and II is celebra
ted jurist of North Carolina.
My 5, ID, II, s, IL and is a kind of fish
which [ have often seen praised by the
Local of the JOURNAL.
My whole is the name and title of q
heroic Democrat.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-09-04
For the Journal
Grand Mass Meeting In Johnston County,
SETAFA TohDc+o1,
SELMA, johnston County,
August 29th, 1868.

V,
August 29th, 1868.
Messrs. EDITORS The 9th of the pres
ent month was another great day for the
Democracy of Johnston. A barbecue WAS
given at Walter Moores old place, seven
teen miles west of this, and your cores
pondent, with others from Selma, attended
We arrived there at II o'clock, and found
M. A. Bledsoe, Esq, of Raleigh, address
sing multitude of fifteen hundred rbae
men and one hundred ladies, the elite Of
the county. Mr.. B. spoke for one hour
and twenty minutes was followed by Mr..
Abel, of Smithfeld. These gentlemen
done their best, and this is saying much for
their respective speeches.
The barbecue next "come Off" and q
magnificent affair it was. L never saw bet.
ter, both in quality and quantity, and the
very best order prevailed. The ladies occu-
pied the table first. After dinner, Col Sion
81. Rogers, Col. Geo. Farabault, of Wake,
and w. 81. Avera and Willis Sanders, Esqs.,
of Johnston, held the audience spell-bound
until near six o'clock. 1t was indeed
feast in every respect, and 1 tell you and
my democratic friends of New Hanover
and the East that we are wide awake, and
will give a good account of ourselves in
November. w.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-09-04
Let us have Peace-Letter from Genera
Blair.

A favorite and cheap falsehood, INDUCED
in by such Southern papers, with carpet
bag editors, as advocate the claims of GRANT
and CoLFAX, is toquotefrom General BLAIR,
| the soldier and statesman, declaration IN
favor of war. The true soldiers on either
side of the late struggle are the last to ad-
vocate war. Such men as fought for the
Union in the Halls of Congress or in the
columns of the newspapers, or established
Federal authority over the seeded States
by gallant services in the Quartermasters
and Paymasters Departments, or led the
charge of the Bureau officials, or bore the
flag at the tail of suffers wagon, or such
as rendered lip service to the Confederate
States, and deserted the cause when its
fortunes failed, may now desire bloodshed
and revolution. Patriots, North and
South-good men everywhere. desire and
are working manfully to overthrow the il
legal governments which sectional hate and
party necessities have erected in these
Southern States.
The people are aroused to the enormity
and the danger which threatens the coun-
try. Knowing our people, mindful of the
lesson which few years experience has
taught them, dread renewal of war more
than anything else, disreputable papers
are falsely charging warlike utterances
upon General BLAIR. For instance, the
Raleigh Standard intersperces throughout
the paper, between almost every article,
an imaginary quotation from the Demo
cratic candidate for Vice-President as fol-
lows: ''Let us have war-GEN. BLAIR. -
1t seems that another carpet-bag editor,
with as equal disregard for the truth. has
been placing the same words in the mouth
of Gen. BLAIR. In response to letter of
gentleman calling his attention to it, he
replies as follows, which we copy from the
Atlanta Latelligencer:
FORT SANDERS, WYOMING TERRITORY,
August Is, 1868.
| Col. Il. A. Aston. atlanta, Ga:
DEAR COLONEL Il have received your note in
regard to the misrepresentation of the carpet
bag editor at Atlanta. This is the business for
which he is paid and by which he makes his
| living. | would not advise you or any gentleman
| to notice him in any manner except to correct
| through the press any falsehood which you may
consider Injurious to our cause
| l have never made any such statement 30 he
| attributes to me, on the contrary. am for that
policy aublch alone can giUe peace to the country,
and although Gen. Grant says 'let US have
peace he seeks to achieve it only by the military
power and actual war on the principles Of the
Government.
Yours truly,
IL
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-09-04
To OUR FRIENDS
Rooms OF CENTRAL EXECUTIVE !
COMMITTEE, August 81. 1868. {

August Of: I0OS.
The Chairman of the Executive Commit
tee of the Democratic and Conservative
Party, in each County of the State, is re-
quested to forward, without delay. to the
Secretary of the Central Executive Com
mittee John @. Syme, Esq, Raleigh, a
statement Of the number of Seymour and
Blair Clubs in his County, together with
the number Of members in each Club
He is also requested to see that a Club
is established in each election precinct,
and forward reports every two weeks until
the election.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-09-04
The Radical Panfc-Indications of the
General Radical Panic as seen In Wash
ingtOn

The Radical Panfc-Indications of the
General Radical Panic as seen In Wash
inEtOn. ---..--.-. -....-
Special Dispatch to the World.
WASHINGTON, August 28.-The fact that
the Republicans are in panic is every
where apparent here. In the departments,
on the streets, the hotels, and at all the
public resorts, the evidence is everywhere
that from some cause they are becoming
more fearful of the result in November
each day. Even those who have been the
most sanguine of success are becoming ner
vous and responding, and all admit that if
victory is possible under any circumstances,
it can only be achieved through the hardest
and most expensive prosecution of the
canvass. The Republicans are everywhere
counselled, in their prints, through their
speakers, and by every means, to be yigl-
liant and active; and none is 80 hardy as to
deny that Seymour to-day stands, in point
of estimate, four times the chance of cleo
ton he did when he was first nominated
and that his chances are daily strengthen
ing as he aud his opponent become better
known throughout the country. The South
ern Radicals make no concealment of their
opinions, and openly declare that unless
Congress holds session in September the
South will be lost to them. They do not
know just what good q session of Congress
will do them, but they can do nothing
without and they want anything that
promises hope.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-09-04

and advancement of this section-and we
know our readers will be glad to learn some
thing authentic inregard toit Wetrust the
partial success which has attended the
efforts of its friends will serve to encour.
age them in their good work.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-09-04
Fayetteville.

We learn by private letter that the citi-
zens of Fayetteville are expecting and
making extensive preparations for very
large gathering Of people on the 9th inst.
Information from all parts of the District
makes it certain that full representation
will be present. The ladies (God bless
them, are decorating the Hall, and COM
mittees have been appointed to look to and
provide for the delegations.
We ask our brethren of the Third Dis
trict to meet the sons of New Hanover on
the occasion Old Cumberland desires
our presence and expects US.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-09-04

whites, inroads are being made on the in
fluence and strength of the Leagues. Our
correspondent thinks the Radical majority
will be reduced at least one thousand this
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-09-04
What General Rosecrans SAID TO a Cores
pendent OF the Baltimore Gazette

pondent OF the Baltimore Gazette.
ST visited Virginia on my own judgment
alone, and not at the suggestion of any one
else. 1 had known the great power of the
representative men of the southern people
during terrible struggle for four years,
and had desire to see and converse
with them freely and ascertain for myself
if that great power could not now be exer-
cised for good. I saw these men. saw
the very heart Of the southern people, and
[ am happy to say I found it all right
The great leaders of the South desire
peace, fraternal feeling, prosperity, and
happiness, and they are prepared, if al
lowed to do SO, to exert all their power and
influence to that end. Our conferences
were free and unreseryed, and 1 am fully
satisfied that it is not phe southern people
who stand in the way of full and complete
reconciliation. [ have no address, nor has
any been prepared. The report to which
you allude is pure fabrication, as was
the telegram from this city that / sought
the interview with Confederate Generals
at the instance and request of certain
parties here. L have written nothing on
the subject. In few days / shall have
completed my business with the State De
partment, and will then return to my home
in Ohio, where will reflect upon the whole
subject of my Virginia visit What my
conclusions may be / am unable now to
say. have the facts sought for, but /
have yet to determine the precise use to be
made of them. I only wish the whole
northern people knew their southern
brethren as well as do. If they did, there
would be 70 necessity for the cry Let us
have peace, for there would be peace and
prosperity"