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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1870-11-10

LOVE clingsaaclusters, and twines
about its object, clothing itlwith beapr
ty, and adorning it with a thousand
pretty fancies ;ibut hate blasts, black
ems, and destroys all oyer which IT
casts its shadow; and then, like
Acteons dogs, turns and deYours
itselfss ia = ltsds Hyes sdi "a g 5Te
f'SS t'5w etoafai-fs t9 fs g9s 81 i,a-a9
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1870-11-10


AT fJuDicfAL{ o OPfNIoN.-A lawyer
came into Court drunk, when the
Judge said to him = ss"i:2 d. = i.s'e
HSir--I am sorry to see you in a
condition which, issa disgrace to your
self and family, the Court, and the
profession to which you, belong.
.Ehe,rsRreof lefieited the following
colloquy:
aDid your honor speak to me ?"
81 did, cir, said that in my opin.
ion, you disgrace yourself and family,
theaConrtsand the professionoto which
you belong, by your conduct"
"May f-iLt please your II Hohor, Il
have been an attorney in-in-in this
Court for fifteen years, and permit me
to say, your Honor, that is the first
correct opinion i ever knew you TO
oivass % 991ees 1regis u sssT neo1J' 6 - ~
SAVOs .ssfsIs:4 Il of.~ @9t 1nf +.gs4I u
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1870-11-10
JOSH RTLEfNGiss .R1MRops.S .

OO66 RAALANAS "RAMRODS."r1
Ifxirtudid not so often managetew
make, herself yepulsiye,9vice ow epld
not be half SO attraktive.
If men are honest they will tell yu
that tbriEsHckeess in life,i more ,ey q
wonder teMthem, than itizIto Sa. II
When we 'areamore ianxus tew pleaze
than tew be pleazed, then we are in
love in good arnest. ,dIoi0 ss9tqm4
Love il like the meazles; we Kant
have it but onst, and the later in life
we hav it the tuffer it goesIYith US.
l think the heftsoYiIpeopIe take az
mutch cumfert in Dragging ov their
misfortunes, az TREY DO ov their good
LUX. .t4ay rs.f 90s Is zaasqfk zsafa i,os :
He who duz good thing sekretly,
steals 4 march on hea9en..ssafi Ra d
Hunting, after health il likes hunt
ing after'feas, the more yu hunt them
the more they flea.
Itadon't show good 9 Judgment to- b
surprised at ennything in this world,
for thare is nothing more certain than
uncertainty, ,xr,-
I.ne b6lsssaK Sne.lthiag, dat liz he
most virteyous and diskreet folks we
have amungst us, sareathose who hav
either no pashuns{at al, or very tame
ones-it IL crate deaf eazierr taesw9 tew9 be
good dove, thafioa decent sarpent.
The anRwhoy kant find 7eaay vir-
tew in the human an heart, haz probably
given us a faithful sinopsiss ov his
own. II ,d H II [ 4 z f. {
I don't think that Fortune haz got
emmy fayourites, she was born blind,
and l notis thetns who win the,often-
est, go it blind, too. I
1t IL safer thing emmy time, to fol-
low a mans advice. than hisI exatnplh
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1870-11-10
"How H6ady Gods are there ?"
Gone answered fha hov

"Well, you'd better not go down
thereo 6Yd1ll hayeIa good time. with.
your one God, I've just left there with
ten, andthatl wasn't enough to save
me from the darnest licking you ever
heard Off 6ibr9l.,s !. liIiz 6oila if9f aoa Il
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1870-11-10
GRNDsToNEs and HANG1SGs.

All OF which, together with tbe laroorastord -.
SSOlpete STOCK Of Hardware. ever offered in f11e
N0nllty, VIII be sold at Bottom Prices = ~ ~
RaVenna, April 21, 1870, s6-tf. t>''s s>-t Z s
The Van Buren press., 1870-03-29

On HIS wAY.--Col. JNo. NJ HARRELL,
of Little Rock, until recently edtor.in-
chief of the Gazette, is on his way to the
West soliciting applications for the Nash
vile Life Insurance Company, as well as
introducing the company generally to the
favorable consideration of the public.
The fact that Col. HARRELL is canvass
ing for the Nashville Life, is guarantee
enough that the company is of the first
order We trust that those who are not
insured will give the subject little con
sideration, so that when the Colonel ar
rives here, which will be in a few days
they will be ready to make application
to the company that he represents
The Van Buren press., 1870-03-29
Tribute of Respect.

Alta meeting of the Belle Point Lodge No
! 20, \, IL A. NJ, held in their Hall ON the list
! inst, a committee consisting of Bros. j. Kan
nady, j. H. T. Main and j. ii. Sparks was APP
| pointed TO draft suitable resolutions, express
| eiye of the sense of regret Of this Lodge on
/ the death of our late brother \ Spring. The
Committee presented the following, which
were unanimously adopted, and ordered to be
/ spread upon the records, a copy furnished the
! widow of the deceased and published in the
Fort Smith, Van Buren, and Little Rock pa
! pers:
WHEREAS, Our Heavenly Father, whose
ways are past finding out, In Ills all-wise
ruling, has seen nit to call from our midst ana
from q field of usefulness our worthy ana
much esteemed Brother Nicholas Spring ana
whereas, we bow with reverentlal awe ana IN
humble submission to the will of the Al
mighty, and desiring to forgive the faults,
emulate the virtues and show our apprecla-
tion of the goodness and usefulness OF our de-
ceased brother and to sympathXe with his
bereayed family, therefore be 1t
Res0IUed That we deeply and sincerely Ia
ment the death of our brother Nicholas Spring
That in him we have always recognized the
generous and impulsiye gentleman, whose
heart was always open to every appeal for
charity; whose faults were the faults ola gem
erous nature, and whose many virtues more
than compensated for them all,with those who
knew him
Resolced, That in Che death of Brother y.
Spring this Lodge has lost working member,
this community one of its most valued citi-
Eens, the Medical Profession Il bright light
and his bereaved family useful husband and
loving father, and his relatives and triends-a
MAN. who was by all beloved, and who, by his
courteous and urb;,ue bearing made himself
welcome wherever he went.
ReSoioed, That this Lodge and its every
member tender their most sincere coincidence
and sympathy TO the bereaved family and
commend them to the Good shepherd. who
has promised to be father to the fatherless
and the God of the widow, may they sorrow.
not as those without hope, but place their
fullest reliance on Him.
Res0iUed, That the members of Belle Point
Lodge wear the usual badge of mourning for
80 days that these resolutions be spread upon
lodge records; a certified copy furnished the
family of our deceased brother, and be pub
lished in the Fort Smith, Van Burcn and Lit
tie Rock papers.
J. II. 7. MAIN,
J,R, KANNADY,
j. ii. SPARKS,
Committee.
The Van Buren press., 1870-03-29
Another Favorable Sign.

The Washington telegrams of the 1911
inst. informs US, that " the House met foT
debate, hut 10 member seeking the floor
III 1diduhed." While we would be the
last to avow our disbelief and want of
conatsemrc in the old saying, "let us reas-
on together,ni We must say that a failure
in the supply Of gas in the Federal House
does appear to us sign ofconing good
to, the country, Debate, even in the Halls
ofCongress, is by no means synonymous
with reasoning together" Since the
late war we have been treated to very m-
reasonable debate and talk and many
things have been set down in history that
it would have been well had they never
been uttered. The checks of the coming
generation of proud American citizens,
will mantle with the blush of shame, as
they read the Congressional Globe con
tanning the debates during the passage of
the Reconstruction Laws, and all through
the latter portion Of the administration
Of Andrew johnson. Oftentimes they
win think s,.lwould to God the reporters
could have oiteDer said 'no member
seeking the floor the House adjourned F"
The wounds made by four years war
would have sooner been healed, if mem
bers had said less and accomplished more.
The bitter abuse of the South could well
have been spared The gnominious
quarrels Of members could have been dis
pensed with. These, alas! have gone
into history The inexorable hand Of
the reporter has written them down, and
they belong to the world at large. The
indications are now, that the vindictive
spirit that prompted these, is dying out,
and the day is rapidly approaching when
the authors of some of these bitter
speeches, will beseech the historian to
blot them from the pages upon which
they stand, crying shame upon the
country anda scathing commentary upon
the men who had so little of the milk of
human Kindness in their bosom.
The Van Buren press., 1870-03-29
Senator Revels.

The speech made by REvELs in the
Senate Chamber. on the admission OF
| Georgia, is creating stir among the
faithfuls. He takes an advanced and lib.
elal view of the present status of his sa.
BILE brethren--and by the calmncss of his
reasoning, puts the brakes, Butlers
Summers, ct ID omHe genus, TO shame He
denies, Indignantly, the charge made by
ignorant and vindictive politicians, that
the negro hates his former master This
infamous falsehood has been the basis OF
ten thousand other false stories and i'm
pressions, and Revels undertakes to pro-
nomce it false. The only feeling of AMI
mostly that ever has existed on the part
of the negro towards his former master,
was engendered and brought about by
infamous loyal leagues, and the creatures
who organized and perpetuated them.
mer master. He was put into the condi-
ton of slavery in the Southern States by
the New Engianders, and the present
generation found him here slave. As
a general rule they were well treated, and
were happy and contented class, until
these same New Englanders determined
to rob the people ofthe South ofthe very
negroes for whom they pocketed millions
of money After the institution was
abolished no sane man ever entertained
the idea, for one moment, that it could
be rc-established in the South. Would
the white people of the South have, by
possibility, been so blind to their own
peace and interests as to determine to
make enemies of this large class Of their
population The idea is simply absurd.
Yet these " leagucrs' taught the ignorant
negro that his former masters hated him,
because he was free and intended to put
him again into. slavery, if he could only
get control of the Government. The
negro is fast learning the gross deception
that has been practiced upon him, and if
the Radicals do not put the gag upon
Senator Reyels, the impetus given to this
truth by his late speech, will increase,
and the "loyal leagues" will be among
the infamous institutions of the past
Such men rs Revels, Harris, Tabbs Gross
and other intelligent negroes, will soon
tear away the veil that hides the features
of the political Mokanna of onr day and
time. The miserable policy Of the Radi
cal leaders compelled them to call in the
aid of the negro to conquer the South,
and it looks much like they viii need their
assistance to right up the old ship and
put her in necent sailing trim. The same
power that achieved victory for them, is
now to be the apostle of real peace. In
stead Of hating his former master, the
negro steps forward and demands those
equal rights for him, that are denied by
his white brethren The children Of
bondage are teaching civilization to the
" great party Of progress"
The Van Buren press., 1870-03-29

BY invitation Of Mr.. Steacy, the gen
tlcmanly contractor of the road, we had
the pleasure Of an advance position on
the cowcatcher Of the locomotive, and
enjoyed the pleasure Of ride on the first
railroad train that ever started to the
west of Little Rock That is rarity VIC
are happy to say, which can never he en-
joyed again. The wilderness spell is
broken, and the coming and going of
trains will be hereafter an every day mat
ter. The run out was carefully made in
about fifteen minutes. \ third less time
sutlicod returning,
The work of laying the rails beyond
the Gap will commence on Monday.
The Clarksvile landed about 200 tons of
rails yesterday, and about 500 more are
ahoat between this point and New Orleans
making with the road already laid
enough tor about twenty five miles, and
the ties tor which are already in place.
In less than one month trains will bo run
ming that distance--1ve miles beyond the
Palarm,
We hope this announcement will be
PiNdctstib iNN . ~ tboNt plh ipAitS W HCNi-
er & Sparks, of Fort Smith, and Dunham
of Van Buren, and Barry and Mcconnell
OF Dardanelc. We wonder how people
can live in villages which have no rail
road connections? We can already feel
our city swell We hope the contagion
will now spread among all the towns
throughout the broad limits Of our state
l.. II. Gazstte, Mdieh 2Gth.
The Gazette boys feel mighty good
A city of the dimensions Of Little Rock,
that will sit quietly down, for four or five
years, with such an old rattle trap and
filthy apology for a Railroad and cars, as
connects them with tho outside world
without a word OF remonstrance, must
certainly contain dcm6nted people -
No other city, Of the size, would have
permitted such nuisance for month
We don't wonder you are in ecstacies
over the new engine for our road "Old
fogie,,' ha!
The Van Buren press., 1870-03-29
- Nv. oa f. a,.; ,.;,;. .. 70


~ We made flying visit to Fort
Smith the other day, in company with
our friend GLAss--and if we are to be-
licve the Major Of the Herald, glass is
the company we like pretty often. We
found our old friend Judge WHEELER,
snugly fixed in his new sanctum. 1t is
gratifying to see this evidence of pros
perity Of the Herald, and no one deserves
more { after forty years of laborious
struggles and trials, than the Judge, at
this late day in life, than to find himself
20 comfortably fixed, "under his own
vine and fig tree" And long may he en-
JOY the fruits Of honest toll
The Van Buren press., 1870-03-29
Eg- Our sister city is certainly tn

Eg- Our sister city is certainly a thirty,
ing one, full ofenergy and spirit, Houses
are going up in every direction We
must beg of the journals of Fort Smith
however, to agitate the repairing OF the
road to Van Buren. just this side Of the
city is a very bad mud hole, fences on
either side making it Unavoidable A
few dollars spent on this mudhole would
make the road n good one What says
the Herald and Era3 Can't you put
your Supervisor through course OF
sprouts
The Van Buren press., 1870-03-29
The WorIrs Havana correspond

ES- The Worlds Havana correspond
ent writes: The report of the resigna-
ton of Gen. Jordan as commander oi
the Cuban army is untrue. He is doing
ali he can TO increase the efficiency OF the
army and is devoting especial attention
to quarter master and commissary de
partments. Summary execution of Gu
bans by Spanish authorities contlnat
wherever the Spanish have foothold.
The Van Buren press., 1870-03-29

We have been Informed by Mr.
Mathis, that the, statement published in
the Bentonville Traveller, and copied in
this paper, in reference to the marriage
of David Sturdy, methodist minister to
Mrs. Knott, is a Misrepresentation of the
facts in the case, and that the matter will
be investigated and the true facts pub
lished. Mr.. Sturdy and Mrs, Knott are
now living together as man and wife
Democrat.
Would like to know why Mr. STURDY
is living, as man aGa wife, with Mrs,
Knott--a minister too. And why, don't
he live with Mrs. STURDY, Its shocking.
The Van Buren press., 1870-03-29
The. SHAW FARM DlrrIcuLITY.-Th

TIE. SHAW FARM DlrrlcuIIrr.-Thc
parties charged with an assault, with an
attempt to kill, spoken Of in our last, on
Mr.. Shaws place ON Sunday week, had
an examination before Justices Lyttle
and Norwood on Thursday last. Hugh
+. Thomson and b. j Brown, appeared
for the prosecution and Gran. Wilcox,
Huckelberry and Robinson, for the de-
fence. After careful examination of all
the evidence Tandy Coggs, Gran. Coggs
and Robt Benson, were bound over to
take their trials at the Circuit Court, under
o bond Of $500 each. All were negros
and both parties were more or less to
blame.
The Van Buren press., 1870-03-29
ET Aud BoGGY JOHNSON has got t,
be o Colonel" Did you ever.

ET Our young friend HERBERT MA
REAN, arrived in our city on Friday last
No one, to see him now, would take him
matire. Still, the respect and love for
his old home burns bright within him. He
will present his card and business to our
merchants and We can speak for him a
cordial reception.
The Van Buren press., 1870-03-29
~. An 1C.,,,u,xk "a arc nov

kF A. NJ. CALLAHAN h Co. are now
prepared to furnish cotton yarn in large
or small quantities at wholesale, at their
Aills in this city. We hope there will
not be a pound ofcotton yarn or thread
brought from abroad this year. Patron
ize home manufactures.
The Van Buren press., 1870-03-29
- I've regret to learn of the sudde

- We regret to learn of the sudden
death pr CALVIN PnELrs. Esq, of Van
Burep. He died an early hour this morn
ing. Mr. Phelps was an old and highly
respected citizen His funeral will take
pl1Cdto morrow, from the Presbyterian
Church, at i0 o'clock a. IN.
The Van Buren press., 1870-03-29

Es- Capt JAS. ALLISON, is offering
Bacon and Corn, at his place on Lees
Creek, at 8 bargain, Where is Capt. PAT
MAY. All in want will do well to give
him call. See his advertisement in our
panar
The Van Buren press., 1870-03-29

"A Washington Bohemian, relates that
he lately prepared speech for Con.
gressman, and, a few days aiterward, was
employed (by a member on the other
side) to answer his own argument, which
he did with decided success" ."-Er.
Possibly, this is the same fellow that
got up Boles' speech for him.
The Van Buren press., 1870-03-29

H Notwithstanding Fort Smith is to
have the Federal Court, several of its
MERCHANTS entertain the idea Of moving
over to our city. with stocks of goods.
Sensible, they.
The Van Buren press., 1870-03-29

~ DouGHERrY d GLASS, have just
received by wagon, good lot Of BED.
STEADS, CHAIRS, dc. Give them u
call, as they will soon be disposed Of
The Van Buren press., 1870-03-29

But after all, one Of the most marked
and disastrous failures Of the adminstra-
ton, in its effect upon the republican
party, and upon Gen. Grant personally,
springs from his distribution of official
patronage. From the members of his
cabinet and Iris foreign ministers all the
way down to the very tax collectors and
tide walters, no President ever made so
many weak, incompetent, and, viewed
from party standpoint, utterly worth
less appointments The great majority
of them impart neither dignity nor
strength to the President, his administra
ton or the republican organization, while
many of them bring all three into diSre-
pute. Nepotism, always disgracciul ;
tayoritism, admirably fitted to excite
jealousies and heartburnings; and inca
pacity, which breeds contempt, have
characterized large class of General
Grants appointments; while many of his
most favored beneiicaries, though they
have been able to accumulate fortunes,
had not the slightest claim to the rewards
of the republican party, never rendered
it any services ere they took Office, and
have been only damage to it ever since.
And worse than all, the President has be
slowed some of these officers for pecun-
airy considerations
No administration can survive such a
waste, such yenal prostitution OF its
patronage as this,
In short, Gen Grant has, at the close
of his first wear. proved so lainputable a
failure, both as n statesman and poll
tician, that no well.iuformel and far see
ing republican contemplates his rcnomi-
nation rs Il possibility, while a large
body of the wiser and more cautious
members of the party apprehend that his
course must inevitably break it in pieces
before the next presidential election.
The Van Buren press., 1870-03-29

%R FrGATTEEsoN has been con-
frmSf =. u, s. Marshal for the Eastern
Dl1&Ace n Arkansas. aal t't
The Van Buren press., 1870-03-29
Price Reduced.

THE south Western Printing and Publish
ing Association have completed arrangements
whereby they are enabled TO supply mail SUBJ
scribers, either singly, or in clubs, with the
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The Van Buren press., 1870-03-29

Gs- Something for the Ladies at Gro
y. GRoss & Co.'S.
The Van Buren press., 1870-03-29
? 9 w . e r..

nj LYNCH has the Agency Of the Ameri-
vi. caR Po,r3sr C)mpaay and will supply
the trade at low prices for cash. dec,69
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1870-12-01

:: . Business.
BLAINE PRAIRIE, SrEARNs Co., MIMI
November 25th, 1870.
EDITOR JouRNAh.-Our live little
town was favored on Thanksgiving
day with a. wedding. The happy
ones we're Mr.. H. A. B,ckford and
Miss Il. v. Adley, both lately Of the
Normal School. -.
Quite a number of the friends gave
Elder Shoemaker q surprise, and had a
pleasant thanksgiving dinner: Jos.
Young managed to get turkey some
how, and a select party made it, suffer.
Elder j. T. NJ. Parker has been hold
ing meetings in the woods west Of
tho Prairie, which resulted in the con.
version of quite number to the cause
Of Christ: Elder Pts just tho man to
do the work. Bishop B. U. Watkins
has returned from Ohio, whore he
spent tho summer. We welcome back
to our midst our good old friend whose
kind face We have missed 30 much DIR.
ing the summer.
Our young merchant is doing a
thriving business. He contemplates
opening soon on cash basis, end sell
ing for cash only. :.
Can any Of the Eastern States beat
or even equal our beautiful weather f.?
. It is almost the first of December and
Indian summer still continues. Let
Ohio or New York compare weather
notes and see where they stand. y.
"..> H.. .. PANNAMITE. =.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1870-12-01

"A correspondent Ct the Hastings
Gazette learns 'ftom prominent new
Der elect of the legislature that the cap
itol it is to 60 to Kandiyohi next win.
ter, and that tho five hundred thosuand
acres ofinternal improvement lands will
be given as bonus for railroad from
St. Cloud via Kandiyohi, to St. Pete"
It is hardly possible that a ''ring" can
be formed for single object, like the
one proposed. In the bill introduced
last winter by Mr.. Lochren, at least a
dozen distinct enterprises were to have
been the recipients of "slioe," and that
failed, because the ring" was not COM
preheusi1e enough to embrace various
other schemes. Paul Pioneer.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1870-12-01
THE WAR

The prospects seem to favor a peace
full solution Of the Eastern Question.
Russia will withdraw her demand and
submit her claims to congress. Prus-
sia, a. we'll as England, desires this
course.
On Monday the army Of the Loire
attacked Prince Frederick Charles for-
oea, near Montarges. King William
olaims victory.
Garibaldi met With . serious defeat
on Sunday. The French loss was
5000 killed and wounded, and 70 can
non.