The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-02-11
The MEMPHIS AyALAscHr-is7s.

The events which viii transpire during the
year 1870 will be of more than ordinary In
-terest. The proceedings of the Constitution
al Convention and the Legislature will be Of
vital importance to the people. Congress
will also be I'm session, and Is parties will
commence forming for the issues on which
the next Presidential election will be fought
every man should be fully posted ON the va
rious topics which win divide the people.
Virginia, Texas and Mississippi will apply
for re-admission into the Union under the
Union under the Reconstruction acts, and In
all probability Georgia will be remanded in
TO her former territorial condition. The
Congressional and State elections take place
during the year 1870, and the canvass preced-
ing them is likely to be long and exciting.
The AVALANCHE Is fully prepared to enter
upon the duties of the exciting events and
will makeit a live journal for the times.
The paper already enjoys the largest circu-
lation of any daily journal in Tennessee, and
1t Is the purpose of its conductors to greatly
increase its circulation the coming year, and
TO make still further improvements, that IL
may still obtain greater pre-eminence. Ev-
cry department will be kept up in all res.
poets to the advancing spirit of the age. Our
facilities and resources for the collection OF
reliable and Interesting matter are complete
in every department.
In politics the AVALANCHE, as heretofore
will be ti-Radical-bitterly opposed to
those who have, for three years, kept the
State in turmoil by DISTINGUISHING the whites
as well as those who would now perpetuate
strife by DISTINGUISHING the blacks. We are
,Ix uf>fD lint
is that kind OF democracy which would cast
dead issues behind Us, and which looks to
that line of policy which will restore quiet
and confidence and encourage enterprise and
industry, and which will make the country
richer and more prosperous than it has ever
been. We have accepted the issues OF the war:
we have accepted reconstruction, simply be-
cause we can't help ourselves, and because
we believe it to the interest of the country to
| turn their attention to living issues. We Will
| advocate any measure that has for its object
peace, an honest true peace, which will allow
the wounds of the war TO heal, and its scars
| to become effaced; a peace which shall ig-
more the past and its tragic experience of
strife and blood a fast peace, which shall Sc
cure all their rights to the people, and enable
| them to work tremendously and happily to-
gether to develope the great resources of the
land COP has given them. The South must
have a new departure. The young men Of
the South, especially, have years, hope, hap
piness, power, before them. Let them step
to the front rank and have a hand in the sha-
ping of our future policy, The Olympian
gods of the past have departed, and a new
era has begun, where that which they shap-
| ed. terminated and i'm this new era we need
new ideas, new issues and new leaders.
In Virginia the young men led in the Wal
ker canvass. Men whose patent of nobility
was won in the service of the Confederacy;
who had followed the triple-banner until 1t
was lowered in defeat, but not in shame
those who had made the circuit of the Con-
federacy and those who had rushed with
! Jackson upon the dismayed hosts of Banks
and Hooker-these were the men who illus
| trated the old Confederate tactics in the fight
| with Wells and his associate plunderers, and
gave the first blow to the dominion of the
| carpet-bagger.
The close of December and the month OF
| January is the best time for renewing sub
scriptions and sending in new subscribers.
/ OF course subscriptions are invariably re-
quired in advance, AZ experience has demon
strated that it is the best plan both for pub
fishers and honorable subscribers.
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