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Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-11-27

THEeommissioners to collect claims
against the United States cost Ten
nessee in ls6sSi5, 900, andin 1865 81, !
900; and the beauty, of it is they did
not collect one centof money. ed
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-11-27
HOUSE OF REpREsENTATIyEs.

4 Bills were introduced by Mr., Steele,
to reduce the feesof jailors; by Steele,
toreduce the number of State direc-
tors in railroads to two; by Mr.. Dill.
in, creating o lien upon growing OF
made crops for provisions or material
furnished tenants, as provided in the
Code. for rents; by Mr.. Russell, OF
Rutherford and Bedford, to incorpor-
ate the, Tennessee and Kentucky
Grand Trunk Railroad; by Mr., Flein-
ing, to regulate. the publication Of lie.
gal notices. by Mr.. Fleming, TO regu-
late the practice In the Circuit Court;
by Mr.. Kelley, TO encourage manu-
featuring in Tennessee by exempting
manufactures from taxation for ten
years; and by Mr.. NiclSs, requiring a
license from persons hunting game, Z
House resolution to take a recess
from Dec, Is TO March /, was post
poned uUii the LIST of January. ?
House blu repeating the act TO pun
ish common carries or their agents,
for refusing negroes To ride IN public
eonycyanees, Was passed on IT'S third
reading, ayes tS, noes 10 ti.ai',1 =
II House bill repeating the act author-
izing negroes 70 hold Office aud sit on
jluies was laid upon the table, ms the
Constitutional Convention soon 10
meet would dispose of the question
involved.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-11-27
TEMPERANCE MEETING.

EDITORS CHRONICLE I'm, obedi-
ence to q call lthroughthe press of the
city, a respectable portion of the cit
izens of Glarksyille met in the base
ment of the M. f, Church, on Tues
day evening last, at q O'clock for the
purpose of taking some action to Or
ganize a Division of the Sons Of
Temperance in this city. The exer-
cises wereuopened by reading asppr-
ton of helscriptures and prayeriby
the Rev, Y. M. Taylor. = sh ,.ss
Mr.. H. r. Burnley made some re-
marks upon the evils of intemper-
ance, addressing himself particularly
to the Christian part of the commu-
nifty. srcng lads 8ta3 .no,trJ sdtI
The Rev. W. HI. Armstrong being
then called for, appeared upon the
stand, and introduced his remarks by
saying that he was not present to
make a speech, nor did he think 1t
was at all necessary, that the time
for work was at hand and not for
talking.N Ei haaiat igupmR ofI
He q then commenced soliciting
names for a charter. to establish a
new division at this place, and in a
very short time i.he obtained the
names Of eighteen gentlemen and
thirteen ladies, which has since been
Increased to thirty males and
fifteen females. siEi snponas adr /
SO, upon the whole, notwithstand-
ing the inelemency Of the evening,
we must regard the movement as
eminently successful and now II
those who have started In the good
work will but do, their duty, great
good can and will be accomplished.
In conclusion, we say to all who
have the good of their fellow.man al
} heart, to come and help US, for ours l.
agood work. b. 81 tus1eiH SUM.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-11-27


THE election for a Convention, also
to elect delegates to tho same, will
take place OH Saturday, 18th Of De
cember. The following, which is the
first section of the bill authorizing
the people 20 call Convention,
shows the proper qualifications to en-
title them to vote:s m ib etri 80.
SEC. /. BE IL enacted by the Gen
erdl assembly Of The State of Ten
aessee, That every male person not
convicted and rendered infamous FOR
crime, of the age of n years, being a
citizen OF the county where he may
offer his vote, six months next pre-
ceding the day of election, Is hereby
authorized to, assembly on the third
Saturday of December, 1860, at the
several places of holding elections in
their several counties, aud vote for OF
against Calling q Convention to
amend, revise, or form and make q
new Constitution for the State; and
no certificate on other qualification
than the foregoing shall be required
by the Judges holding saidelection
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-11-27

! Iris fearedlthht, withthe tleathIof
Mr.. Roebling, the great bridge bulls
der, the 81, 900, 900 Brooklyn ibridge
VIII dissolverinto uhsubstantialiair. ID
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-11-27
LAND FOR SALE.

.VHE WILL, SowS IRA CT OF LANp
IL ON which John Keesee resided At the
time OF his death, situated four miles FROM
the eity OF tilirksytlle and. ans. mile South
OF Ssarcy's Ferry VIII he offered for sale To
the highest bidder on the 10Th OF Decesss-
ner next, forthe purpose of diyision anon z
the heirs. There are1two. good dwellings,
stables, barns, anu otlier out-honses ON the
place, and y young orchard or well -selected
lult fees.ld ssisHlAiflyi 81 prf ri
INC tract ,contains about $50 acres, but
wn ~, ac 6e aiy ,i9 % hst pnrehaseIs About
anee OF TIMBER iif4kfin5sta Eidt ~
lTerms.--0ne-thirdsc CASH, the balance In
Ieqpal payments AZ II and - months, with
psids - eht " awM. n. KiffsaEE.
, eNosg-iwdizgA bas sAgsntfor heirs.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-11-27


AtrsTRIAN IMntIGRAN Nv Q copy
the following, under this head, from
the louisville Courier Of the o3d inst
On the 18th of the present month,
two hundredu and fifty immigrants
from Austria arrived In Richmond,
Va, to settle ON land purchased for
them in Henrico county. They are
said TO he substantially people, all hav-
ing something to begin with. More
pyer, they have been accustomed to
Industry all their lives, aud there
seoms to bono doubt that they Will
prosper as all the Austrian immi-
grants into Virginia have done be
fore them. They are 10 be a colony
by themselves. They bring a priest
With them and win have their own
house Of worship. Very many of
their countrymen are expected 10 fol-
low them. II Is said that Austria,
Spain, southern Italy and a part of
Switzerland can Well send out a mill
ion OF such work.people. Hitherto
Brazil has been thefavored land with
this class of persons, but Brazil offers
NO acknowledgements In land or wages
ms are found In the Southern part of
the United States, and .emigrants to
that little South American empire
lind ID next TO an impossibility to OBJ
tain a clear and satisfactory title to
the lands they buy. They can find
IN our Southern States a similar eli
mate, great capacity in the soil, sure
rewards fer labor exemption from
every difficulty in regard to land
titles, ami all disadvantages in pros
poet incident 10 q ffoe government II
military dcspotism in the South is
about to terminate; and we suppose
that ii II; In spite OF, all the political
Influences oxerted ia favor Of its con-
tinuance, The demands ofthe world
Tor American cotton and sugar can of
themselves give work to at least a
million of intelligent producers, We
prefer immigrants from European
countries 10 the Chinese, Wa prefer
negroes To the Cllnese ii the negroes
will work on Reasonable conditions,
but the hlpcso must he had If the
work Ia be done cannot he done With
out them. Our country must fulfil
her great de,tin.cT through whatp, or
Agencies may bc found necessary
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-11-27

ArIsrslSs9kSr.7pr. jShnfff
ca sn3 ! Id. IN ~ ted eiIs:.
-Issane, Dor the next -eight Seafs lin.
place of the late efficient officer, DIR.
aonss,wno rsigned onaceomrtoffil,
health.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-11-27

RussELLvILLE, Ky. ;;has organized
q brass band. All II needs now Is q
teacheF IsMa xths necessary EinstrsiE
mepts 70 make the thing a success,
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-11-27
WEDNESDAYS PRocEEpINos.

SENATE.-Mr. Nelson offered a res
oiutions directing the Comptroller TO
turn over to Thomas II. Smith, at
torneyS for the estate, Che notes OF
George II. RutteE President of the
Tennessee National Bank of Mem.
phis, amounting to $3.50, 1ss; also a
certificate'of deposit Of said bank for
SO, 1872 25; in,order that a settlement
may be made with the Comptroller Of
adopted, . - - o's' ''o e
Senate biilreqairing corporationsre-
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-11-27

IA HAVANA letter to the New Y orl,
World states that the French bark
Fornaris, recently arrived there with
only sixty-eight Coolies on board
from Maaco. It appears that shortly
after leaving port with q cargo OF
800 Coolies, the latter mutinied and
murdered the Captain and drove the
crew off in boats. The crew reached
Java, when q Dutchwar steamer put
tosea, and, aftera fight, during which
over so Coolies were killed, recaptur-
cd the vessel and brought her to Java
where another Captain and theloId
crew were put on board. She then
sailed again for Cuba, but during the
voyage the Coolies committedsuicidt
by cutting their throats or jumping
overheard to such an extent that but
90 remained on her arrival'at Havana
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-11-27

THE Cincinnati Enduirer, of the
ed inst, says :l'srhe action of Ten
neSsee upon the Fifteenth Amend
ment should command the appropri7
ationnof every lover of justice in
America. Having for herself, as was
her unquestionable prerogatlve,, con
feued the right of suffrage upon all
races within her own borders, she
comedies to her sister States the privil4
cge Of regulating their own affairs in
that respect in their own way. In
refusing to assist Radicalism in
trampling upon the equitable rights
Of others, the members Of the Ten
nessee Legislature have exhibited .
conscientious regard for the principles
Of comfy, which entities them 10 the
gratitude of all who would preserve
whaty yet remains to.us of the Gov.
eminent founded by the patriotic
statesmen of the Revolutionary era. T"
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-11-27

Fl. II. fosteh, Ex'r, VS.. D. r. Posten,, ct hls.
BY virtue OF decree mnde in itliis cause,
at the Octoler Term, ls0s, X. will .affar for
sale, NJ public auction, at the Court House
In Clarksville.5on NV eiiib sd sesiIq I
Saturday, Decernbef 10. lI00,
. certain town lot, desgnatesh ms lot No. 2,
in plat No. 3,Of the Rosten, property. This
ldt IL situated on Main street, near the old
Free School, and contains X of an acres. I
Also, on the SAME day, Twill seil'oh the
5 f2t 10 Of Home tract, containing igi ~
.t,&lsa4 DO s.;,is-fa9 4. % "A oISHis
bf.s 40 4 q aFgor.f 9dj e. 10 gTels2,yy.,
. ,cbsl2377oia ffd~ bss9esnoa slssqssers
= The. dwelling is situated on Tot No. I, md
lis n good. substantial brick, Containing .
rooms, besides the attic. The. whole OF
these very Valuable lots lie within fifteen
minutes walk of the public square. Terms:
Twenty per cent. cash, and balance on a
credit Of X IL. Is; "A and 30 MONTHS, within
terest from date. Notes with good security
required, and q lien retained orparciiase
nsass' w 4. sHxcKEEFoRp,I 70. a NJ.
PhNoy' T-4wsprfees70 u ,staHb01g bool
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-11-27

THE Trssr}sFn fArn cdxvsk-
TroN.-Under tn khxsd the Meanwhile
Banner has tlh &Ilqsink wei Mined
and sensible resnsskss 1.-THE -inateri-.
al interests and continued prosperity
ofTcnnessse5d efnnmfzthe prssence o.
two cardinal virtues In the State Con-
vention-LBtdias and IfossSsts. ] The
best, brains. of thssu state And pUrestl
patriotism are required Every COM
munity whichsehsis Up representa-
tive should be represented by its fore
most intellect. There should prevail
q spirit of generous emulation be-
tween the counties, TO, see which can
contribute, to that Convention, the
clearest head, the surest Judgment,
the Hottest soul and the most UNI
fiinching patriotism. \ INTEL ectuall
giants are wapted-not the pigamies
of faction Or partN.D hIAlittle knowl-,
edge is a. dangerous thing in the
highest Intelligence and most cons
prehensive practical statesmanship
alone is safetyso State Conventions
are called together once in q century.
They are occasions, of no ordinary
moment, To select the material 10
.composelthis one, is not to select a
District Constable, or to advance the
Interests of a. political clique, or
4" ring" or faction, in any ordi,,ary
popular contest.u lis as serious, and
more SO, than selecting a guardlanor
the appointment ohan sxectitor toau
estate, 1, 1t Is the selection of a jury,
upon whose verdict might hinge the
liberties, the rights the vital interests
of thousand, mot only hof. our time,
but In, the days OF those wheIare to
come after us.l al espna s'sgHo1'sIs
The people should be duly careful
that the election ofino man to scat
in their Conyention should rspartake
Of thsfemotest partisan significance.
They should 3 ba especially wary OF
deTnagogses bidding for the Votes OF
the runsuspecting by y designing Mp
peals to popular passion, by stimulat-
ing race .preiudicesi byaagitating old
feuds; reviving dead ISSUES; dreopen-
ing old wounds; stirring. up old
strifes, or by resorting to that despic.
able potent for political capital-the
peculiar Invention of our prospective
predecessors--the exaggeration ,oi
race and sectional hostility, the pro-
mitigation Of reckless misrepresenta'
ton, one OF another, and cowardly
prescription for opinions sake. esq
All Of us haye common Interest
in this Convention. Every mans
rights are to be respected in It, 1t 4
to amend our constitutiqp-the very
superstructure Of the Government
under which we enjoy life, liberty
and the pursuit ofhappiness. What
ever its deliberations, its design is fol
the common benefit OF us all. lie
us be very careful that the best brains
the most enlarged and catholic spiri
of justice and universal liberty, tn,
most genuine patriotism shall be col
lected in so important a convocatior
OF our wisest counsellers,,' gog u,ssal.
II IfA 40 "A !. a II ~ -. u, :,
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-09-30

One of the most singular things in the
transactions by which Will street was
made Bedlam ON Thursday and Friday
was their enormous extent. The sales of
gold on Thursday amounted to $3.50.
600, 900, and on Friday to $500, ,O0O. COO.
It is quite safe to say that the exchange
Of any European capital never showed
the equivalont of these enormous figures
as the amount of the sales of q single
day. And 1t is doubtful if in all the ex.
changes in Europe combined transfers
of such magnitude were ever made OF one
commodity in one day.
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rendered in the great State OF New York,
the State is dead, Great applause.) As
forEnegro suffrage, have no opinion I'd
give; Shr friends in South Carolina may
like it snd adopt 10, let thSm--it is Che
concern of their. State; but that we in
New York have any authority to compel
them to adopt it and to say who shall
be voters in their State, or that they
should have q right to say to us who shall
be voters in our State, that is submissive
Of the very principles of the Constitu-
ton, the very principles in the words
United States;" for if it is carried, the
States are dead: lAppIause. That is
the steady march Of empire which is be-
ing developed. The principles of the
Republican party are unity, consolida-
But let me leave that question and say q
word about our financial policy. Itseems
to me the right theory is expressed in
the resolutions You have adopted. What
ever contract the American people have
made, that it shall perform. (Applause.) J
Whatever the obligation would be be.
tween man and man, the United States
will keep as it is kept between man and
man. In all these contracts by borrow
ing and lending, where government is
concerned, let me recall to your attention
this fact, that there are two parties to
| it-there is the lender and there is the
borrower, and an injustice is done to the
lender when he does not get back what
he lent, and to the borrower when he is
made to pay moro than he got. If you
will bear that in mind-that the Govern
ment, in its transactions, must be guided
by the same laws of honesty and honor
that are to guide the individual-then
you have got at the key of the whole
question, and all the re& is easy. -
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-09-30

SURVIVORS 1ATIoN---PRoposED
MEETING IN COLUMBIA A.-The Winnsboro
Ne,rs says:
'One object of the meeting of the
Fairfield Soldiers Relief Association,
next Monday, is to send delegates to n
Convention to be held in Columbia, at
the suggestion of the Charleston Sur
vivors' Association. The object proposed
by the Convention, is to take steps for
the preservation ~ IL truthful record of
the part played by the Confederate forces
contributed by South Carolina during
the late civil war. There is, too, a cha
ritable object at the foundation Of the
move; viz: to assist the orphans Of the
dead" a. ~ s>'C
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-09-30

NEW ADvKRTIsEMENTs. Attention is
called to the following advertisements,
published the first time this morning:
Knobeloch & Small-Salt! Saltl Salt!
Lawrence D. Diezt &c Co.-Notions.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-09-30

WEDDING CARDS AND ENvELoPEs.-A
lot of wedding cards and envelopes. OF
latest styles, has, just, been; received !;
which will be printed in imitation Of en-
craving, and at less than one-tenth the
cost. Call and see specimens at PHOENIX
Office. '-' --'''---'-' -
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-09-30

HOTEL ARRIVALS, September 29.-
Nickerson HouSe.-John T.. Deaton, Au-
gusta; DR.. r. Furman, S. c.; Samuel
Furman, DIR. J. Fl. Furman, Newberry;
Z. S. Davant, Glen Cove, N. "; r.
Chatham, Helena; 81. M. Campbell. Bos-
ton; Mrs. s. Fleming. city; Donald
Fleming, Spartanburg; o. NJ. Sadler,
Charleston; G. w. Lindsay, r. and D.
r. r.; J. II. Gay, Charlotte; E. G..
Evans, Miss Evans, Pendleton; j. B.
Seigler, Newberry.
Columbia HoteL-J. ID. Craig, Sumter;
W. H. Evans, D. Il. Corbin, Mary A.
Keegan, Mrs. M. C. Gold, w. d. Gail
lard, J. E. Thames, P. Cohen, Charles
ton; MIR. and Mrs. w. II. Iison, Miss
Tison, Savannah; Miss M. A. Mckay,
Miss Porcher, Miss L, Porcher, Green
vile; Jas. r. Pearson, Danyille, Va. "A.
M. Kirkland, E. Williams, So. Ca; G.
Smith, Marion; G. w. Cooper, Augusta.
National Hotel.-Wm. Shiyer, J. H.
Taylor, W. A. Mitchell, Kingville; Sam.
w. Vance, John T. Young, Martins
Depot; j. G. Holmes, Jr., Charleston;
r. G. Miller, j. M. McLain, G.. r.
White, N, O.; G. Brunson, Sumter; N.
Bynum, Richland; James Trumble, 8. G.
r: r; JAS. Bates, Clarkson'g Turnout;
wv. w. Wannamaker, r. l.. Berry, J. E.
Wannemaker, Orangeburg; julius J.
Flemming, Mrs. M. E. Flemming, Miss
8. III. Flemming, Sumter; Z. E. Hart,
T. A. Hayden, 8. O.; @. r. Franklin,
Clinton; A. r. Stephens, Greenville; w.
T. Patrick, Bamberg; j. 8. A. Hunter,
Charlotte.
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fETEKNTH AMENDMHkT. !

standing. and yet the moment he gets
into Office the pledge is violated and set
at naught, and the attempt is made to
force the amendment upon us. say
that it is fraud. It is fraud on the
Republican party, and through them q
fraud on the people. I know it is said
we must let bygones be bygones; that we
must accept the situation of things
which resulted from the war; that we
must accept all the changes that have
been brought about; that we must look
forward to the future. Nobody is more
anxious than to get over the questions,
to pass by the questions, that have been
left to us as legacy by the war just
closed. But shall we submit to an inno-
vation like this?-the most dangerous
which was ever attempted in any period
of our national history, the most GEN.
tralizing, the most calculated to change
our free institutions into an imperial
despotism, and to take away the most
sacred rights of the people of America.
Now, are we to look forward to an event
Which may never happen, and ought
never to happen, and announce our de-
termination beforehand to accept it? or
are we as o party to stand, as we have
ever stood, for the right, and accept the
wrong, when We must, and not before?
CWNEsE QUESTION.
The Democracy, true to their tradi-
tions, have In all times past been in
favor Of Sniarging the franchise and ex-
tending it to all those members of So
ciety who were capable of being ANAL
gamated with. society, and become
incorporate with it as part of the homo
gerions ttass. The Democracy have never
been in favor of creating castles in this
country, or allowing castles to be created.
If there is q race among us between
whom and us God and nature have set q
barrier that is irreversible, who cannot
be admitted into the sacred and holy
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they respect the character and wonid de-
fend the interests and rights of white
labor, and they feel that we should be
cautious of any policy that would impair
either. While you find some speculative
thinkers who really believe the theory they
profess, and are no doubt actuated by
the most sincere and philanthropic mo-
tives as general thing, if you take one
of your Republican friends aside and talk
with him on the question of suffrage, in
five minutes he will tell you he does not
think the poor white ought to vote, and
by the Same logical necessity which de-
termines the Democracy to stand by and
defend and project the suffrage of the
common white man. Those who do not
believe in it are willing to degrade what
they would rejoice to destroy. ZAP
plause.)
DEAD VS.. LIVE ISSUES.
Mr.. O'Gorman, q leading Democrat,
said:
Some men talk Of dead Issues. Fellow
citizens, issues may die, but true princi-
pies must live forever. (Applause. J
Slavery is dead issue-slavery is dead;
secession is dead issue-that idea went
down in the storm OF war; but the rights
of the States, the rights of self-govern-
ment OF States in oil their local concerns
that is the principle on aohich aOe lire in
this country, and that principle Is to be
vindicated anew. (Applause.) like the
manly protest against the so-called fif-
teenth amendment to the Constitution,
in your resolutions. It is called an
amendment, but it is in fact subversion
Of the Constitution; it is inconsistent
with the vital principle by which the
Constitution lives, the right to regulate
suffrage in the States; the right to say
who shall choose the legislators of States.
What are these but the right to make
laws in that State, and when that is sur
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3 e p. -. q. =. -
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1869-10-08

The income tax falls with greater
severity upon those in the middle
ranks of life than upon the wealthy.
The clerk and bookkeeper, or small
tradesman, or mechanic, or farmer,
who.has anincomeIof from 81, 800 to
$4,000, is taxed from S25 to $50.
1t cripples many to raise this sum
out of the funds which ought to be
devoted to family necessities.-En-
quirer.
People in the "middle ranks of
life" will hardly see the point. First
a deduction of 81, 900 is allowed; in
addition all taxes paid during the
previous year ere deducted, and
house rents are also taken out. A
man, therefore, who is in receipt of
$1,000 or $4,000 per year is not
distressed by the income tax. A
man who receives a salary Ofover 81 ,
900 and house rent and taxes, can
afford to pay a trife toward paying
the debt contracted in putting down
tho Democratic rebellion The in
come tax falls upon those who are
best able to pay. 1t is not Objec-
t;onable on that account, but it is
Objectionable because of its inquisi-
torial character and for the further
season that it affords dishonest men
an opportunity to commit perjury /.