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The Sumter watchman. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1855-1881, 1870-01-19
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WHY THE SOUTH FAILED.

That those who agrec with them are
wise men, is the opinion Of some people
we have either seen or read of. We have
at least that reason Tor holding that
Edwin NJ. Stanton was wise man.
According to Don Pia,t, he said nearly
a year before General Lees surrender
"Thc rebels have saved us. Insteud
ol quick, fierce, aggressive war, they
have acted OH tho defensive, and put to
issue the material resources Of the two
sections. They are falling, through cx~
laustion, and will now crowd on men
until smother them out"
How truc. After tho battle of Manas.
sas the Federal Government had not at,
army that would have stood moment
before ours. The whole North was or on
to US. Pennsylvania, Ycw York, even
Massach husctts. Nothing stopped us but
ignorance Of tho art Of war. There were
no armies to do it The only army Mr..
Lincoln had WAS about Washington city.
There was not half as much to pYcvcnt
l'caurcgard from marching from Manas-
sas to New York as four years later stood
in Shnrman's way when I,c marched
from Atlanta to Savannah.
Aud to think that grand soldier
Stoncwall Jackson wanted to march upon
baltimore and take possession Of Mary
land (as he could easily have done), Mt
the time Of tho riot of.hc 10Th Of April,
and was not permitted to do it. Jackson
was born soldier. The moyo would
have changed the entire aspect Of affairs
But such speoulatiops arc ioolsl,-thcy
arc of "such stuff rs dreams arc made
Of" Perhaps twas best our rulers know
not their busincss.--Rnh. Dispatch.
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poctifnI.
REFLROTIONs IN sOLITUnE.
"Tho beauty OF Israel is siain upon thy high
plsces."-2. Samuel, /. 10.

0ilbon I! Gilbosl thy mountain has seer
The blood Of tho mighty run down on tby grscD
inon hast witnessed tue bow and the shield oss'
array,
And the people Of God beaten back in dlsmsy.
Oh Israel, how sad we're Thy sons and thy
daughters!
Their eyes became fountains OF swift gushing
waters:
For Saul ana for jonathan deeply ,hey mourn'd,
Whoso spears from the mighty bud never been
turned.
oilboa! the dews OF thy mountains nre gone,
Aud hnvo left thee a monument, blightel and
Tho rains hive forgot TO descend on thy breast,
Aud tho bonss VI the mighty With thee do not
On thee wcro the chiefs mud tho warriors slain,
And echoes Of joy bccamo monninSs Of pain;
Tho uncrcnmsi'ed triumph'd, for, God had
iUrsUUk.
Ills pOorlo tko. day--but Ills throne WAS un-
shook.
dilboa! tho slaughter th,t crimson'd tby
Where tho horse nnd the chariot tumultuous have
been,
With grcf nni disnny, lko the torrents Wild
r0ar,
Rcsoundcd through Israel, from rvor to ehoro
Yet faint wero tho horrors that gather'd around,
ground,
TO the scene Of Gothsomane, dyed in the blood,
Which was shcl us u man, by Emmanuel God.
Tho slain on thy mountains, Gilboa, we're
mourn'd,
And their homes to the tom1s Of their fathers re-
tutn'd-
And green wns tho spot whcro thoy slumbor'd
md slept,
While tho sons ind tho daughters Of Israel wcpt.
hut mono wcpt for thco-thou dospised md lone
Dear Saviour, thou sufer'dst for sins not thno
own;
Deserted, contcmn'l not n cottage or shed
Was left for repusc, or to shelter thy heau.
Gilboa! tho anger Of Coz, was display'd,
When widows and orphans in Israel were made;
But mill was his wrath to tho torrent TINT pourd,
In NIL it's fierce strength, OIL tho loyd of Tho Lord.
When Calvary witnessed His bndy up,cat'd,
And tho was obscurd when Ills spirit do
parted
Whom tho graves wore disclosed, u, their tenants
nppcar'd.
And fenrs took possession, ard clilld tho stout
hearted.
Gilboa thou vast tho sad mountain Of death
Tho warrior is slin, and returns not his breath
But the Mighty TINT sulrer'd 4olsotha, ON thee,
III triumph nrose-to save sinIers-like mo.
AMrSroR, in.
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- Why docs the now moon resemble
gildy youth because its too young
to give much reflection.
- The saying that "thore is more
pleasure in giving than receiving" is
supposed to apply chiefly to chicks, me.
dicinc, aud advice.
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Alta meeting II DE llehes anlfen,n-
Ipis5ionSps IL The FOlIIh WaEd Rtbils
echoC nf Hhis city, be0 gspienbS 3, &
~ Uni1 School. house th6 GoIIoEinr
pieatlSls md resolutions WGrs ndOptsd
Nd: NJ & H NJ
WHERRAs, II has pleased an All.Wiie
PEDVidelea 70 remove by death oar hIRh-
" esteemed friend and co.IaboFer, M0llIe
]. Steele, we deem Il pertinent 10 express
our sincere ICgEd tOE haF memory in.EhS
the form Of the following resolutions:
RlSolEad, Thai We have ever recognized
in the deceased q character marked bj 4
high degree Of intellectual, moral and
lFetiRigs worth s---.-
IsIoibed, ThSt while Va would bow
with humble SubmEsSlol 70 the win d a.
AL wise, and uneHiBg Providence, vi
can not adequately express our deep sense
Of the los which We, and the whole CON.
Inuaity have sustained ii The de6th Of or
deceased friend. 4I
R4Saisoi ,Th9t We deeply sympaIhiss
with the family Of The deceased IN ibis,
their severe bGrPGyment; and that . copy
ii thu foregoing preamble and resolutions
be furnished them, and alsoA copy q The
same, to each Of or city !papeS tos Ppb-
liCation. tah H-s
r J.A. AlRTcAI,F, 5.3i q
&c, TGTTER, Q1mmittoE.
JANE ,ATDRRsOH,
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Nav AdYertlsemente.


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BsltlhoOySl, B3NyrE, HE1Booa, hlEEca. p S,,
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CsrpEatSF, ChA@beFS, Collins, C1OeEah, puyia,
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AbJTU FelDlohOn ms Ga0hbsd.
I'm YRSS war ioaais. PaEntuu1th, H1F0li,
denlA, ApPlelA,a RFpVp, ClthSl lJaulaslV C4Ihef
6J6stS n Gpok CySnG, nlVin, Dayton, DOolltl
he, Gold, HEFInln .EObnee, lRoaGFd, IalrieR,
PhelpS RAlhtaall and SOuhE@tG
THB NNTH WEBB--N eesti. BorOman, HURph'
rryS, we1hingeE aud WilOoQ-A i, ARE6,
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sgnlns, The force that can now be brought
against him, even e his situas!gg-ISerc mon
Otherwise untenabie. ~
The French Ministry annOuDes the dire,
Iul news t0the FEench people. ThSf bid
them not despaira They h9y PAS "a
thoroughly fortified ADD 4 D. 6t9bd Z Sege
They assert another army viii son b Be.
nSalh the walls Of the city. 50 there will
bs-bul that army will be that Of the vic.
torious Germans That Paris will stand
8 seige docs mi seem possible.
Not many days will elapse ere the con.
uucrors viii dICtAte the Terms Of peace
from that city. What those terms will
be the German papers hAYe clearly insli.
Gated. The MGellc, hey say. must hl
the boundary u Germany. Alsace and
Lorraine Intlst be restored. Then aFipea
the question * the balance 81 power.
VIII the other powers permit this
ACCOMPLISHMENT q rival who has thus
sllCWn herself already ton powerful !
A question Of no less interest y, what
will France do nav Will q third Tepub.
liz sueces,i thg Third EapOleOnH Hence'
forth the conduct OF the French TeuIIIl
will be tho matter about which there will
be the most interest
THE MOST PiTIABLE MAN.
The mind can hardly conceive greater
fall in hnrnnn condition, or a more pitiable
object, tha1 die IatS Emperor Of the
French, Two months ago hG was the
autOUrat Of That which was Still regarded
US tho leading power in Europe, and bis
uO,l WAS still The tlaG Of peace or war. Ills
reign had brought TO France m en- Of
great industrial and commercial pFospe.
rity. lie had Sgrandized Franco IN tGFri'
tory and In military prestige. He had re-
built and improved Paris, 70 the admira.
tion Of Gli6 world. He had recGntlY cello,
brRted The compilation Of = great in;
tPFnceahie canal, % great eQmner ctal mud
political importance, HO had inCrCaJcd
lis popularity by introducing the forms Of
constitutional government. sreiFn had
been approved, aud his tatnily established
on tho Throne, byR nearly unanimous vote
Of the people. Mounting the rising tide
orile war spirit In Ftance, heBet out loE
the army, expecting victorious marclito
Berlin. iS'i ea aA' w1S ~.
But at tie drit battle, disaster caused
the French people to turn upon him Is the
author ofithelf humiliation. At length
his own Ministers were obliged to s9Y
that hC was absolutely suspended GOm
command. Degraded by his own govern.
thent, he saw his armies destroyed by an
Irresistible invading army, towns and
peasants laid under military contribution,
until his last army being surrounded,
France prostrate, himself Without b COM
mand or authority, he presents thiSopih.
able message 10 tile Cpnqueror Az ]
can not die 1t the bend Of my SFmy, ]
lay my sword ut the feet Of -iryOur
Mljesty."i alHa7
Whit must have been tho mental agony
Of this man during the thirty days in
which he has witnessed the destruction Of
the armies Of Fnlncr, her complete hu.
initiation beneath the feel OF an invader,
and which he has fallen from the position
Of Emrer6r of the proudest nation In
Europe 10 the, condition Of q humble sup
plant at tho feet Of a conqueror. r b
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THE GREAT COLLAPSE.

Comments Of tho New York Papers.
The 7T5Hte says:
1--WE apprcLend that the most painful
scenes Of the war are yet to follow In the
capital. The only encouraging thought
Is that the revolution, which nothing can
prevent and which we fear may 10 bloody,
will result finally In the expulsion forever
Of every shred Of the shattered Nnpoleon-
IC dynasty from the country 1t has ruined.
or what may come alter we Ito not spec
ujatc We icar q return Of the Orleans
family. We hope for n republic. We
pray that France mny emerge nom her
sea Of trouble ClastHnCd, purified and free,
We ioin In the pp0nS Of victory that chant
All hail to United Germany
Tho Times md Herald both look for a
republic, but think It will como too lNto to
change the fortune Of war.
The World, which Inns from the outset
warmly espOusell the cause of France,
says, editorially: z.
The Emperor hRs fallen, clearly, ur-
mlstakNbly, undCniably because he dc.
served 10 iAll, NS all men may clearly sec
aud here, for usin America, Is tho lesson
Of the great event, because he was an
Emperor II Is tho system that has sur
rendered, not the man, for now, If ever,
Is the time for all calm and candid men TO
do Justice TO tho great qualities alike Of
mind md Of character which have enabled
Louis Napoleon Bon&partc, for nearly the
lifetime ot generation, to FIJI tho most
conspicuous positions in tho civilized
world with 90 much skill and force, with
On niuch nrutenc,, and forecast, and such
n varied caIaEIty Is win insure 10 his
name m ma annals OF our time. a place
no mSrEei and "a lnaryellouSs az that Of
Snv soverc,Tn recorded In history. Those
%jatoIcs ofGis roiIgn which can IL clearly
iraccI n errors nj indGemcnt on bIS own
,srf nav casiiv IL nSTnllelcd Nil,e a. IA
p~mler Ind os 70 msgnlh,dc in no cSTetr
Of snv ono Of The yerv moSt iilustT;s,s
among tLc r,IIeiS 6fiinSnkiSd fThc sur.
render Of the Third Napoleon 4 sinen.
der In which ali tile world may rejoice,
save perchAnco tho very monarch Who
receives III Tho cry which went up in
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DIED.

NICHoL,-In Belmont county, Ohio, on Sab.
bath night. September ~, 1870, Il hblEpAst 70
O'clOck,. AATfHEW NlcHol, RSQ., ID the G9th
year Of bic age.
Tue. lRpeul viii take place from his iNtp raaI.
dsness d ne Naddhhl Road, Sour miles Wtst 81
Bridgeport, Ohio, on Wednesday, September 9Th,
lsIO,, q 10 o'EEOeh, .. n, Bssnda Of tbs GimIly
NJ rsGpeetfalIY inTitaA b aiLand.
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Frnnco Freed, ~ conIq!laegel!.

France Frceds not Conquered. az
ZION ne My York Post. " ~ '
The capture Of Napoleon alone might
have been d relief to FfEHc6, whore he
had become merely Il name for bolstercd
incOmpetency, and target for eTlgrauis;
but the surrender Of 1IcALahon's army -
the surrender Of the military power OF
France. There IS now no army In tho
field which can stand tor q, day against aims
the overwhelming advance lot Germany
and even such tOFtrcsses as StrasonES,'
Metz and Paris cease 70 be Of Yalue wien tsls
they have no armbd support from willis
ont. There Is probably mo- house . IN
Franco upon the site Of which King WIZ
linn might not make lis bed and sleep IN
peace, witAinR month, II he determined
10 do II. M
ClOred war against Prussia, CQntldent N
tho army which he has sacrificed twenty
years fthe noblest opltortugi niles Tor we'll
dSIn5 .tfSt over q nlonarCh possessed TO
make the strongest III tho world, no see
ont 10 extend his usuFpations and enlarge
his thei(s Of power. On Friday Septeln1s:
Der I'd, h0 and his last army, atter q long
series OF bloody battles lost, surrendered
10 the nation he provoked and France,
50 long deceived and misled By him, Is
hrlples in the power Of thG great people
she designed To plumber.
(, tits the empire, that passes away, While,
France, onco more 10, charge o. her own.
destinieS, will gain more than she loses ~.
thu LuVy,tltot1SII bItn aDFFaFq n with HnfD1t
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A CABLE dispatch sayS private telO.
grams from PCkin announce another mas.
sacrc by the ChlhGEO there The British
Consul Is said 10 have been one Of the
victims.
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The New York World thinks that, ID
constructing Democratic platforms, 'llIG
tune should be pitched on, q lowkcy." The
Cincinnati Enquirer insists that, "On tho
contrary, Il should 10 pitched on high
key" For tho last fifteen years II Inns been
pitched on u dar.key, aud the Democracy
hero insist In playing on that koy-proba-
bly, because they don't understand any
other.
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e6pt pIrSeS for BIlEaF PIAt9, which BF0 me-
EutTisS to close d % 0lelbs SO0 80 ~ Rprs.
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receive the nrat money only. Where only two
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awarded. Il VI u IN q Il II " N, q
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ROsEtA pAy7S9A! " ssPt,iII3thal5 . 1
No. iO-Dgiley'S City Hotel purse. John DALEY,
y proprietor, premium, value ti01, Silver
Bet for fastest TrOlllnE Double Team 10
wagon; mile heats bOSt In g.
No, il-stamm and Relm House purse, premium
$50 for tho fastest Mule under the saddle;
3 q. mns hoas'iSs't pt9s' alE3g1 ,A@l5a
No. i3-MeLuro House purSs, W. P. Goodwin q
CO... prOpriOlOF1, premium, value 500,
Pitcher and Goblet for Runnipg u9rFsI
q Mares OF geldlngS; mile bO4tb MI SlR
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ACCOMPLISHMENTS sAJD OFREAJ

COMMISSIONERS SALE UF REAL
~ RSTATE.--By virtue Of q decree Of the
Circuit Court Of Ohio County, rendered, on TIN
18th day OF June, 1870, In q cause In ehBueGry
therein depending, III which Rachel Shaw y
complainant, aud WIN, Shaw and Others arc d.
IendRntAS Twin SOllOn
Wednesday, 9SLh Day OF. September, 1870,
AZ the trout door Of the Court House Of Ohio
County, At public auction, the lot o. land on tue
Clst side Of Wheeling Greek, Immediately south
Of aud adjoining tho east end Of Whist i9 known
a. the EaSt Wheeling BrdgU, on Zane street, In
The city Of Wheeling; Eaid bot being known as
No. OF q numhCr Of lots lying on the east hank
Of pAld Creek, SOuth Of the end Of said bridge,
md being In the County Of Ohio aud State Of
,Weet Virginia, together with the. brisk house
standing on the RaIne, commonly known - the
Wheeling Spoke Factory. |
TRIMS or SANIB-O hO. fourth Of tho purchase
money cash, tho EeEidup In three equal payments
OF ono, two and three years each, tho purchase
giving bonds, with approved Sec1Elty for the 40
Ierred payments, and retaining q Hen upon tha
lots A further security, g.;. q. ~
Thoto wTuj alsoBti G6li. for tSSh, q no IsGinS
limo anil place, az fect Of Inch ShAtting, Hnd
Ii PulleyS IN good condition. ...Llt a, I.
I 1'f;'s y 'GEo.. o, DAVENPORT,
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REPUBLICAN, STATE TICKET.

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REPUBLICAN, STATE TICKET.
WlLrkM z STEVENSON.
or wood couniy.
IECHETAET Oy THE ETbTT,
JAMES n PIPES,
Of MSEahaiI County
THOMAS BOGoEss,
OF ltOaRs County-
-,v,,uprr
,,.ys a wsC.,uVv
SAAbS A. A1A"'ASASA'
0A'' ''N'''
ATTORNEY 0GHEEAL,
a. Do ~ M, ~. $3.50 $50. " 90"
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VI hAf'! ~ N"up9'
vor nosaup,,-.srooHp ptyTE,cT.
JAMES C. MeGREw,
J0i PTeatOu County.
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We shall keep q stock q Lh6 latest improved
Full Glass NdtGIle 0aAEeut GkObS land Wood
CoGlpSs, Tho best ,HG8ESes, Hacks and BuGgi0A,
furnished to Funerals On thS most FHaSOnable
terms Nght eallA :i Hs4 oF4sFs RG telegraph viii
jInl7. BIT H'JE FRIkSD q SON. !
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No. 6.--PrcmIum 500 for Trotung Horses,
Mares or GGldlugG, IN haIpOeG, that haze
% uhHaR beaten go in,plbl leTIb flq "a,
!. best in6 SIS 70 AFit horse, Us 10 Sec.
Ond,
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sseona Ds.Ir-rhnr,alla.jII. l. s.lIt. illk.
laird DIy-Prlday, Sept. lstt.

No. 7--PEemlum, yaluS 500, Silver Piats faF thu
=, leAtelt1RSa y6Edltf Ihe q A49etR
" Rst ~, iUNt'e "a T45laFll FtV3
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-12-20
Report of the Comptroller of Currency.

The report Of the Comptrol!er OF
the Currency shows that during The
past year thirty seven National
Banks have been organized, making
the total number 1871. Thirty one
Of them have boon organized under
the act giving fifty four millions of
additional circulation. The aggre-
gate capital of these new banks is
S3,239,0 GOO. There arc $50 other APP
plications on file.
But one gold bank has been start
ed, and that in Boston Others are
talked Of in California. Twenty
banks have gone into liquidation.
and retired their currency, amount
ing to 2,40l,9l0 Since the organ
izataion Of the bereau, worn and mu-
tiated currency to the amount of
S30,5975l8 has been returned and
burnt, and the quantity thus return.
cd is rapidly increasing.
The Comptroller recommends
every National bank to stamp the
word counterfeit" upon every spur
ious note presented at their counters,
and thinks, this will greatly assist ia
stopping the circulation Of bad mon
ey. lie also recommends that when
the capital Of bank become serious
~ impaired by losses, the Comptroll-
er be authorized to wind it up.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-12-20
Report Of the Secretary of War

Taking to geather the appropria-
tons and the deficit, the expenses of
the War Department for the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1871, will be,
according to The Socretary's report,
So, 902, 348 g., which will be a re-
duction below the expenditures OF
the years l869-70 $4,G36, SOB IL
This exhibit is very gratifying one,
and with the rapid withdrawal OF
the military from the Southern
States, which Congress should direct
during the present session, the cost
of our army would be further and
very materially decreased in the
course of year or two. In fact,
the Secretary states that thechiefworl1
OF the military arm Of the govern
ment during the past twelve months
has been to assist the civil authori-
ties in carrying out the laws. 1t is
true our soldiers have also been en-
ployed in preventing depredations
by the Indians, but their principal
business has been that Of special con-
stables in the South.
The reduction in the list of COM
missioned officers has been very
marked. In 1869 there were in SER
vice 2,810 officers, but on November
Is, 1870, there were but 2481
Although the nation is at peace il
will be gratifying to know that the
War Department has been actively
engaged remodeling the dofcnses Of
our great seaport cities SO as to meet
the requirements Of tho latest i'm
provements in modern warfare.
The report shows that there are,
scattered over the country 203 or
gained military posts that the reg
ular army is composed Of 2,483 Off
GERS and 81 so enlisted men,
The records Of the national ceme-
teries show the names Of 333, 600 per-
sons. There are 10 cemeteries, and
arrangements are being perfected
for enclosing and ornamenting them,
and they are being cared for with
the consideration which the memory
OF the nations dead demand.
Since the commencement Of the
present fiscal year $5,600,0 900 have
been realized from sales of surplus
arms and ordinance. No less than
1910, 600 stand of arms Of obsolete
patterns have been sold since the
close of the war, and more are to be
disposed Of.