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The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1871-06-08
OHIO.
YallanGigham's Platform the Hey
Note Of the Campaign.
General McCOOk Nominated for Gov.
ernOr.

COLUMBUS, O., juno 1.-The State
Democratic Convention met at the opera
house this forenoon. The attendance
was very large. Vallandigham was ap-
pointed one OF the Committee on Reso-
lutions. Frank Hurd offered O rosolu
ton, which was tabled, instructing the
Committee on Resolutions not to con-
slider the Fourteenth and Fifteenth
Amendments in its deliberations.
A permanent organization was effected
with Hon. Geo. II. Pendleton as Chair
Gen. Geo, Morgan, Chairman, report
cd n list OF resolutions rs approved by
seventeen out of the nineteen members
of the Committee on Resolutions, and
moved their adoption. Vallandigham
seconded the motion.
The resolutions on the reconstruction
policy are identical, and almost word
for word with Vallandigham's recent
Dayton platform, %denormcing the man
nor of the adoption Of the amendments,
but accepting the situation. The elev-
enth resolutions favor the collection. OF
internal revenue by State authorities,
and the punishment Of thieves who have
stolen taxes paid by the people, The
twelfth resolution asserts the greenback
policy of paying the government credi-
tors in the Same currency loaned, eX-
cept where the contract provides other.
wise, and greenbacks should be made
convertible into three per cent bonds at
the option Of the holders. The four
teenth resolution fayors the calling Of a
State Constitutional Convention. The
motion to substitute for the first and
second resolutions, a resolution that the
Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments
baving been made Il part Of the Consti-
tuition by violence and fraud, arereyolu-
tionary and void, was lost by q vote o.
LOO to 296. Tho resolutions wero then
adopted rs reported, by 365 to 1870.
. On the second ballot fox Governor, the
vote stood Thoo. NcCook, 254; Thos. II
Ewing, 1911; Durbin Ward, o, McCooA
is therefore the nominee. L, Hunt, o
Cincinnati, was nominated as Lieutenant
Governor.
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The Court House at Loudon.

We learn from the Star Of asst week that con-
siderable dissatisfaction is expressed on the sub
ject of the contract for building the new Court
House at Loudon When the bids were Up mud
by the Commissioners the one made by Mr.. J..
W. Clark, of this place, was accepted by
that BODY, they deciding that his was the
best bid. They, of course, had tho right,
being appointed for that purpose, 10 judge
which of them were the better prepared to do
the work, consequently We see no reason for any
trouble arising between mechanics and the
Commissioners. If Mr.. Clark is better prepared
by facilities afforded by Sweetwater's eutsrpris-
ing citizens, it is right that he should have the
contract. We understand that Mr.. S. X. N.
Patton, Of Jonesborough, whose bid wac at 0
lover figure than that of Mr.. Clark's, proposes
to institute suit for damages. This, we think, is
all wrong. II he is a better mechanic than Mr..
Clark, the Commissioners surely would have so
decided However, let the Commissioners lay
the facts before the people Of Loudon county,
and in our opinion, though not very much inter
eeted, cnly on Mr., G. account, tbs matter can
be settled.
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The Dernier Resort.

No ono who is eonyersant with the
condition Of the country, can fail TO feel
allrm at the prospect before Us There
is u wide spread discomfort pervadiug
the public mind growing ont Of the re-
construction enlctments Of Congress,
which has at last culminit i'll the de-
struction Of every yestige Of State rights
and i'll the establishment Of a central
iz4d government in oil respects dissim-
liar to the one adopted by our Revolu-
tlonory fathers. ae.
The Presidential election Of 1872, has
already engaged the attention of the
lendors of both parties, and it is appa.
ront that the Radical party will use all
means to pcipetuate their power. Con
gross has placed in the hands of the Ex-
e.uti2eJ imperial powers, unknown to
tho Constitution, enabling him to force
himself into tho Presidency by means Of
the army and navy. a .f
As a dernier resort to save the ship OF
State from tho breakers ahead, and from
threatened humiliation, and witha view
+, of restoring: harlnonyto y divided and
distracted people, politically, and to
avert consequences most appalling, let
thers1he'a convention called to meet at
some central point, gay Cincinnati OF
Louisville, TO be composed Of delegates
from every State ihftlo Union,
gn Ii thsbD Democratic party would ACT
wiselyiand cautiously BY keeping cleal
of divisions. md uniting upon ap ayaila.
BILE candidate-a man whose record i:
uuexceptionable, high-minded and hou.
% orable, in war and in pegcs-a stauncl
f:iend Of our tine-honpred Constitution
friend Of law and order, a thorough
reformation IN every department of The
National Government, With n restora
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ton to the States other rights guaran-
toSd under the Constitution. Such n
man can he elected against the combined
powers Of corruption.
II the American people desire TO live
under a free government, let the Demo
cratic Press advocate the calling OF a
Convention, and bring together the wise
and patriotic sons, nom the North, South,
Fast and West.
1t would tend more to reconcile the
Democratic party Of the Nation than
all other means combined. Then, itthis
is the case, let the Convention be called.
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Something New in ,JOurnalism.

The publishers of Every Saturday have added
a novel feature to that Journal and one that will
doubtless DO initiated by ether journals Of a sim
liar form. Each copy is trimmed and pasted in
the center, so as not to d~isfgure the pap er, ye
to hold the sheets together as if they we're stitch
ed, The folding, trimming and FASTING togeth-
err Of the sheets are oil parts Of . single opera
tiou, done by q single machine, said to be the
only thing Of the kind in existence. II turns
cut eighteen hundred copies an hour, without
mistake or variation aud Is certainly q wonder
full triumph OF mechanical ingenuity. This ar.
ra%ngemnnt, which 10 permanent, will prove q
rrcstccn,% enience to all readers Of that excellent
weekly.
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NEW THIS WEEK
ORIGINAL Attachment.
State Of Teunessee-MOnroe County. Guilfor
Cannon VS. Oliver Ragsdale.

State Of ennessee-MOnroe County. dullfori
Cannon VS. Oliver Ragsdale.
IN THIS CAUSE It appearing that the defend
i ant, Oliver Ragsdale, is justly indebted to
the plaintiff, and is a nonresident of the State
of Tennessee, so that the ordinary process Of law
cannot be served on him, and an original at
tachment having been levied on his property, it
is therefore ordered that publication be made In
the Sweetwater Enterprise, a newspaper pub
lished in the town of Sweetwater, Tennessee, for
four successive weeks, commanding the said
Oliver Ragsdale to appear before me, or some
other acting Justice Of the Peace, at my office, in
the town of Madisonville, 10th civil district of
aid county, on the 18th day of November, 1871
snd make defense to said suit against him, Or il
will be proceeded with OK parte.
may25-it-pis5 J.C. MONTGOMERY, J.P. .
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American Sunday School Worker.

The June number of this Magazine,
published by j. ". Mcintyre, St. Louis,
No., contains its usual variety and value.
1t is designed to be adapted to all sec
tious and all evangelical denominations,
and consequently is constantly gaining
friends aud subscribers. The Lesson
Papers published for the Scholars will
very greatly add to the interest and profit
of any School that introduces them. Spe-
cimeu copies on application to the Pub
Usher.
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Meeting Of Democratic Editors.

A meeting Of the editors Of the Demo
cratic press of Tennessee, who were in
this city, was held yesterday afternoon.
Colonel Thomas Boyers, of the Gallatin
Examiner, was called to the chair, and
a. A. Thomas, of the Springfield Re-
cord, appointed Secretary. Having re-
ceivcd a copy OF a resolution adopted
yesterday by the Tennessee Democratic
Executive Committee, declaring their ac-
ceptance in good faith of this issues OF
the war and all the late amendments to
the Constitution, and their acquiescence
in them as the supreme law of the land,
as well as their cordial approval of the
late Democratic address, the same was
considered and unanimously approved
by the meeting, after which the meeting
adjourned.-[Nashville Banner, June 2,
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From the Auburn IN. W Democrat.l
AUGUSTA, GA, May 5, 1871.

I am greatly disappointed that you
and Mr. Beardsley did not come down
this winter or spring, as you both ex-
pected to, / hope that nc Ku-Klux
stories kept you away. OF all the infer
nal lies that was ever inaugurated by the
father of les, these yarns of the Radicals
beat the crowd. New, in all the four
years that my family have lived in Barn
we'll county (the very hot-bed of soces-
sion) we have never heard of the JirSt
"oAragc." We have to go North to hear
Of them.
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1871-06-08
An Extract from n Southern Letter,

The following extract is portion OF
q letter written by a former citizen Of
Auburn, weIl-known for probity, to Mr..
u. Z, Ross. Residing as docs the cor
respondent in one Of the heretofore
strongest secession localities Of the South
it will serveto correct the Ku-klux sto-
ries published in the Radical papers for
political effect. v
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Anti-Tnhaccn Meeting.

Arrangements have been made for a conven-
tion to be held in Knoxville on Thursday, July
18th, for the purpose of organizing u Grand
Anti Tobacco Society" The meeting will he
held in the old Meth sdist Church, commencing
at 8 p. NJ. Addresses will be delivered BY seve-
raj gentlemen of ability. All who favor the OBJ
ject are invited to be present. The design is OF
have no money feature connected with the SOci-
~.
All papers in East Tennessee are requested to
give this notice two insertions.
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The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1871-06-08

In obedience to the foregoing order Of sale I
will expose to public sale at the court house
door in Madisouyillc Tennessee on the hrst
Monday of July eighteen hundred and seventy
one and continue till sold the foregoing tracts of
land and town lots described in said order of
sale for the taxes costs and charges thereto an
nexed unless the said amounts are previously
paid. NJ G WRIGHT,
Late Tax Collector Of Monroe County.
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dismissed from Office, and should any sec
rctary ofsaid company refuse to exhibit any
archive, book or record to which access is
allowed, as hereinabove set forth, he shall
be deemed guilty of misdemeanor, and
shall for such misdemcanor be liable to
a fine offity dollars, which may be inflicted
by any justice of the peace having juris-
diction in the place of domieile of such Sec
retary, and besides the company aforesaid
shall be liable in damages to the person or
persons injured by the last described act
of such secretary.
(signed) GEO. W. CARTER,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
(Signed) OSCAR j. DUNN,
Lieutenant Governor and President of the
Senate.
Approved March 2l, 1871.
(SigneD H. G. WARMOTH,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
GEO. E. BovEE,
Secretary of State.
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N o. %
AN ACT

EAI% AAoA
For the relief Of Raphael Richard, Senior,
Of st. Landry.
SECTION /. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House Of Representatives of the State
of Louisiana in general assembly con-
yened, That Raphael Richard, Senior, OF
the parish of st. Landry, be and he is
hereby released from any further respon-
sibility toward the State of Louisiana aris-
ing from judgment rendered by the district
court in and for the parish of St. Landry,
on the twenty May, 1856, in the con-
solidated cases Nos 7033, To34 and 1885,
entitled Paul @. Hebert, Governor, VS.. Har-
rison Rogers ct ais; provided, that this re-
lease is not to affect the rights Of the State
to prosecute the collection of said Judgment
as against the other co-debtors of said
Richard
4 SEc. Q. Be IL further enacted, etc, That
tl1e Recorder Of the parish Of ST. Landry is
hereby authorized to erase from his books
the mortgage resulting from the inscription
Of said Judgment as Tar ais it affects the
said Raphael Richard, Senior.
(Signed) GEO. w. CARTER,
Speaker Of the House of Representatives,
(signed) OSCAR j. DUNN,
Lieutenant Governor and President Of the
Senate.
Approved March 81, 1871.
Signed H g. WARM0TH,
Governor Of the State Of Louisiana.
a true copy
Gro. E. BoYEE,
;eGretarv of State,
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No. 60.
NO. CO.
AN ACT
For the relief of A. Mays, of the parish of

For the relief of A. Mays, of the parish of
Bienvile.
SECTION /. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the State
of Louisiana in general assembly convened,
That the sum of one thousand eight hun
dred and nine (S1soO dollars be and tie
same is hereby appropriated out of any
money or funds in the State treasury not
otherwise appropriated, to j. A. Mays, of
the parish of Bienville, to indemnify him
for the loss of several warrants on the
State treasury owned by him, amounting
together to said sum, and which warrants
were lost by said Mays and remain still
unpaid.
Sec. 2. Be il further enacted, ETC., That
the State Auditor is hereby required to
warrant on the State Treasurer in favor of
said j. A. Mays for the sum aforesaid.
Sec. 8. Be it further enacted, etc, That
this act shall take effect from and after its
passage.
(signed) GEO. W. CARTER.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
(Signed OSCAR j. DUNN,
Lieutenant Governor and President of the
Senate.
Approved March %, 1871. ~
(Signed) Fl. G. WARMOTH,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
GEO. E. BovEE,
Secretary of State.
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out of any moneys in the treasury not 9TH
erwise appropriated, for the purpose of en-
abling three commissioners, to be appoin-
ted by the Governor of the State, who are
hereby constituted board Of commission
ers, said commissioners to give bol4d in the
sum of sixty thousand dollars, to be ap-
proved by the Governor of the State, con-
ditioned for the faithful performance Of the
duties herein imposed upon them, and for
the proper disbursement of all sums in
trusted to them, to remove distractions in
the Bayou Courtableau, and to improve the
navigation of the same, from the town of
Washington, in the parish of st. Landry,
to the mouth of said bayou.
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, etc, That
said sum be paid quarterly. according to
the progress of the work, as shown by the
report Of the engineer to be appointed by
the Governor to supervise the work, upon
the warrant of the Governor of the State
given on the certificate Of the eneineer su-
pcrvising and carrying ON said work, paya-
BILE to the order Of the board of commission
ers, or to any person belonging to said
board designated by majority of its mem
bers.
Sec 8. Be it further enacted, etc, That
this act take effect from and after ITS
passage
(signeO GEO. w. CARTER,
Speaker of the House Of Representatives.
(SigneD OSCAR J. DUNN;
Lieutenant Governor and President Of the
Senate.
Approved March 81, 1871.
(SigneD Fl. G. WARMOTH,
Governor of the State of Louisiana
~. A true copy !:
GEO. E. BoyEE,
Secretary Of State.
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~ o. DID,
JOINT RESOLUTION

eV OAlN IL a. L. L~1I$
Authorizing and requiring the transfer of
David Fisher, j. G. Oliver and Oelestine
Oliver from the parish Jail of Ascension to
the parish of jefferson.
Be it resolved by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the State, of Louisiana
in general assembly convened, That it shall
be the duty of the Sheriff of the parish of
Ascension, Immediately after the publca-
ton of this concurrent resolution, to trans
fer and deliver the bodies of David Fisher,
j. G. Oliver and Celestine Oliver, now in
his, custody on charge Of murder, to the
Sheriff of the parish of Jefferson, there to-
be held in custody and until released by
due course of law and any expenses of the
said transfer shall be paid to the said sher-
iff by the police jury out Of the treasury of
the parish of Ascension.
Be it further resolved, That the Clerk of
the District Court of said parish of Ascen-
sion shall, without delay, transmit to the
Clerk of the District Court of the parish Of
Jefferson all the papers, testimony and
other documents relating to the aforesaid
case of David Fisher, J. G. Oliver and
Celestine Oliver, now held upon a charge
Of murder, that are on file in his office.
(Signed) GEO. w. CARTER,
Speaker Of the House of Representatives.
GSigned) OSCAR j. DUNN,
Lieutenant Governor and President of the
Senate.
Approved March %, 1871.
(Signed) Fl. g. WARMOTH,
Governor Of the State of Louisiana,
A true copy:
Gro. L. BovEE,
Secretary Of State.
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SO.
J.
AN ACT

To alter and shorten part of The public
road leading from the Mississippi river to
Bayou Barataria, Jefferson parish, right
bank, and to provide for making the new
part thereof
SECTION /. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House Of Representatives Of the State
of Louisiana in general assembly convened,
That the public road between the Missis-
sippi river and Bayou Barataria, in Jeffer
son parish, right bank, is hereby so far
changed that the said road from the point
where it now runs in front Of the house
and land occupied by David Chapelle, on
the westerly side of the plantation of John
Salvant, shall be extended and shall run
northerly in straight line as nearly as
practicable, on or near the westerly line
of said Salvants plantation to the public
road and levee on the bank Of the Missis-
sppi river, and that the said road from
the point aforesaid in front of said house
and land occupied by the said Chapelle
shall also be extended, and shall run
southerly in straight line as nearly as
practicable, and across a point of land on
Amos B. Merrill's "Estelle' plantation,
until it intersects and joins again the said
Barataria road, as it now runs on the
northwest side of the Bayou des Families
on said "Estelle' plantation SO that there
shall be short and direct public road
from the point Of intersection last named to
the Mississippi river, instead of the circuit
GUS route heretofore used, all parts of
which not included in the road hereby
SUBSTITUTED [substituted] therefor are dis
continued as public highways.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, etc, That
it shall be the duty of the police jury of
the right bank of said parish Of Jefferson, at
the charge of said parish, right bank,
forthwith to locate, make and open for
travel the said new road, the same to be
not less than forty feet wide inclusive of
said bitches, and for this purpose they
shall take any land of adjacent proprietors
needed therefor, and such proprietors shall
have compensation, and such road shall be
located, made and opened for travel by
said police jury in like manner as now pro-
vided by articles 1868, 1869, 1870, 3371,
1912 of the Revised Statutes in relation to
the making of public roads, the provisions
of which shall be conformed to so far as
applicable, in I'LL respects not herein pro-
vided for.
Sec. 8. Be it further enacted, etc., That
this act shall take effect from and after its
passage.
(Signed) GEO. W. CARTER,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
(Signed OSCAR j. DUNN,
Lieutenant Governor and President of the
Senate.
Approved March %, 1871. .>
GSigned) II. G. WARMOTH,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
GEO. e. BovEE,
Secretary of State.
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No. 81.
AN ACT


Fixing the time of holding the district
court in the Ninth judicial District of the
State of Louisiana, comprising the parish
es of Rapides, Natchitoches, Sabine and
Grant.
SECTION /. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the State
of Louisiana in general assembly convened,
That the time of holding the terms of the
courts in the parishes of Rapides, Natchi-
toches, Sabine and Grant, shall be as
follows:
Parish of Rapides, first Mondays of De-
cember and May.
Parish of Natchitoches, first Mondays of
November and June.
Parish of Sabine, fourth Monday of No
yember and fourth Monday of June.
Parish of Grant, first Monday in July and
second Monday in January.
Provided, That should it ever occur that
the first day of any court as fixed in this
act is day of public rest then and in such
case it shall be the duty of the judge Of
such court to begin the session thereof on
the next legal day.
Sec 2. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
this act shall take effect from, and after
its passage, and all laws or parts of laws
inconsistent herewith be and they are here
by repealed.
(Signed) GEO. W. CARTER,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
(Signed) OSCAR j. DUNN,
Lieutenant Governor and President of the
Senate
Approved March %, 1871.
lSigned) H. G. WARMOTH,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
GEo. E. BovEE. -.
Secretary of State.