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The Hickman courier., 1871-04-01

our VAT clnims against the Federal Gov
ernmenf f9r 81. 193.76l Sc to meet fu-
ture deficits. Moreover, with the in
debtedness Of The State paid, the tax on
banks assurance and oil companies, divi-
dends Of turapikes roads, railroads. and
the rent Of the Penitentiary, amounting
annually . SIS, ,257 "a, would then, less
the interest o. the school bonds of sS7, :
900, go into the treasury proper, instead
of, as new, into the Sinking Fund.
Many Of the stocks are netting little or
no income. All of them together do not
average sIx per cent, the rate of interest
we pay upon our outstanding indebtncss.
But. besides fhis. there are four hun
dred thousand dollars cash in IL Sink
ing Fund vhioh until recently paid no
Interest. This sum is even now on de-
posit IN the banks at only three per
cent.
~ an; esalpd es Its report il
the following language Without the
adoption i some such views as herein
recommended, it is believed that the rate
of taxation viii have to be materially in
creased to meet the annual deficits of the
revenue poper. Shall we, then, increase
the burden aud rate Of taxation after we
have declsred by solemn legislation that
money was worth ten per cent, rather
than sell stocks aud bonds that do not
realize six per cent. upon their market
value, or use large fund of surplus cash
that never pays over three per cent, and
generally hone at alll"
Entertaining these views, the committee
the enactment of a law provid
ing that the Governor shall within thirty
days, appointa discreet person. other than
a member of the Board of Commits
sioners of the Sinking Fund, as an agent
to negotiate for and purchase, by and
with the consent and approval of the
Governor, the outstanding Indebtedness of
the State, maturing after the close of the
present fiscal year
We present the substance of this Sen
ate report in an editorial form in order
to draw the especial attention Of our
readers to this important question Ken
tucky is perhaps the most fortunate Of
all the States in her monetary affairs.
Let our financial men look to it that she
soon linquidates her present small debt,
and is kept financially uninvolved for
the future.
The Hickman courier., 1871-04-01
\ RadicaE's Reasons for NOT
Voting with His Party.

" 40 AA@AtAA AVf AOa A.
Hon. J. R. Mccormick:
DEAR SIR Your note asking my
reasons for Withdrawing from the repub
liean caucus on Wednesday night last is
before me.
Ordinarily the proceedings of caucu-
ses are regarded as sacred, and not to be
revealed. but as the proceedings of the
several caucuses held have been made
known, so far as related TO me, through
the public print, have no occasion to
withhold from you the reasons which
prompted my action or the occasion al
luded to.
Elected as a liberal republican, and
pledged to a tariff for revenue, and
against protection, and for full amnesty
and removal of all disabilities imposed
upon those engaged in the late rebellion.
placed me in a condition where / could
not be governed By a majority vote in
the caucus meetings of the republican
party upon those subjects, and at the
first r-eesing nhiM I attended. so an
nounced to the caucus Objections were
made to my remaining in the caucus, as !
was opposed to all Of the fundamental
principles of the party, and could not be
bound by the action Of the majority and
still another objection was made, that
had voted for General Morgan for Speak
er of the House. I told them / could
not have done otherwise, under my priR-
ciples and pledges in my canvass.
The matter passed off only to be re-
pewed again at our next meeting
1t was again asserted that I was oppos-
ed to the fundamental principles and
measures of the republican party. Upon
reflection ] came to the conclusion that
as there was no agreement between my
views and the views Of the majority of
the caucus upon these questions or meas
ures, no good could result from my par
ticipating in the caucus, and, hence, /
withdrew. To yield to majority in the
caucus would be but surreBdering every
thing to the proteetionists, and to those
who seem to think the continued humil-
iation and degradation of the white peo-
pie of the South the strongest bond Of
union and communion in the republican
party This l could not do without a
violation of the pledges I made during
my canvass. Could l, by adding my
vote to the democratic vote in the House,
redeem my pledges made to my constit-
uents, and fail 10 do 1t because maioii-
ty of the republican caucus deereed 9TH
erwise, l would be unfaithful to my
pledges, and unworthy the confidence of
an enlightened constituency.
To be thus controlled by majority
would but be placing myself 10 the con
dition of being elected as Stree trader"
and ''liberslist, aud voting in the inter
est Of protectionists" and proscrip-
tionists.
If the republican party has no higher,
nobler, nor more exalted mission, aim,
and purpose, than the taxing of the peo
pie of the West for the benefit Of the
aristecrats and monopoIists of the East
and the continued degradation and hu
initiation of the white people of tho
South, then | must confess that am at
! loss to see how myself and my liberia
republican friends in my district, who
agree with me in sentiment, can consist
emily longer affiliate or act with it.
Respectfully, yours,
The Hickman courier., 1871-04-01
THE HICKMAN COURIER.
From the Louisville Ledger
KeutucKy Finances.


In the Senate, on thp goth ult, Mr..
Tyler, from a special committee, made
the following report, which was ordered
to be printed:
"WHEREAs, The Governors annual
message, and the Auditors report, show
that the resources or assets in the sink
ing fund far exceed the entire indebted
ness of the State; and, whereas, in ad-
dition to this, it appears from the said
message that there is due from the Uni
ted States balance of s1,193,761 SO,
thus showing an excess rery large in our
resources over the entire Indebtedness Of
this State; therefore, be it
Resolred, That II. A. Tyler A. K.
Bradley, A. @ Talbot, J. B. Hayden.
and r. a. Burton, be appointed a special
committee, with instructions to report
whether the Indebtedness of this State
cannot be Immediately paid of, aud the
taxes decreased and that they also as
certain and report at what rate the undue
State bonds can be purchased and paid
off, by selling the assets in the Sinking
Fund; said committee to report as soon
as practicable by bill or otherwise.
Twice read and adopted and the COM
mittee reported the following, viz:
On the 10th day OF October, 1870,
the commencement of the present fiscal
year, the outstanding and bonded indebt-
edness Of the State was as follows
The Hickman courier., 1871-04-01

Our fourishing little town of Boyds-
Vile, in this county, was visited by a
terrible tornado on last Wednesday
which did considerable damage, and came
near taking the life Of several human
beings The house of Mr.. Pittman, a
good substantial log. was blown down.
the wind carrying some of the boards as
faras a mile Mrs. Pittman was badly
hurt by the falling of the house, and Mr..
Pittman- was carried several yards by
the wind. The wind went noftheast as
far as Mr.. Searight's, taking the top
from his dwelling. tearing trees up By
the roots. and demolishing stables aud
fences generally. The raid was about
so yards wide. and extended only about
two miles. Our informant says things
looked squally there for awhile, and as
be saw good sized pig going over the
top Of 8 barn, he thought bis time would
come next Magfcld Democrat
The Hickman courier., 1871-04-01
MANS Rights.

To be poor fellow to fght; 70 rough
it; to work at the plow, the loom, the
sledge hammer. the bellows and tho an
vii to cut down trees to build houses !;
to dig canals; construct railroads, make
steam vessels, cast cannons, create cities,
climb to the top Of the mast wlIep the
seas roll and the wind blows to fnrl n
sail that will save the lives OF forty fe-
male passengers; to chuck coal into the
furnace to feed the FIRE that heats the
water, that makes the steam, that urges
the ship, that bears the husband that
loves the wife to the house that love built
in the city that meu built; to stand in
the pitiless storm at night, and guard the
siumbers Of a town--or In the front Of
battle, brave the assault that would over
whelm the ballot and the bonnet. and
life and liberty--or when the fierce flames
lick the chamber, mount through its ter
rors to save woman, who had tainted
with child clinging to her bosom. And
not 20 get the incest parts Of turkey or
chicken, or anything else, if woman
is by, and wants them.
The Hickman courier., 1871-04-01
THE NEGRO C0NGnEssmEN.
sketch OF the Dusxy Statesmen
ibi the House.


The Washington correspondent of the
Augusta Chronicle and Sentinel thus de-
scribes the negro Representatives, in the
present Congress
There are FIVE members of the new
House of Representatives who are ne
groes.
Josiah T Walls, from Florida, is Of
very decided ebony hue He sported
TO day a feshy shoe hy cravat, and
his hair kinked so tight tht it kept
his mouth open. He viii never stand
in need of curling tongs. Ben Tur-
ner, from Alabama. is very large black
negro. He looks like anass--very Sleepy,
very greasy. Pure African sent, no eau
oasian blood trickles through his veins
1t looks dark in the House all around
him.
South Carolina contributes three dar-
kies. DeLarge is quite bright pump
kin color, and is acceptable as subsfi-
tnte for Bowen. He is reputed son of
the late Judge Petigru, of Charleston.
Elliott you recognize at once as nothing
more or less than plain corn field negro
He has what is known as shovel face,
and could readily eat peas out of bottle
Fifteen inches must intervene between
the back Of his head and the front or his
mouth His complexion is of the style
of shoe that has been BACKED, but not
polished. He would pass as connect
ing link between gorilla and pure
negro. Rainey the barber, yeu have
heard .about--he puts on many airs as he
shows his fellows around When those
members from the South who desired to
take the test oath presented themselves
before the bar of the House disgust ran
riot. A crewe of miserable, spawning
yagabonds. they shocked all the sensi
bilities of human nature.
The Hickman courier., 1871-04-01

THE Hickman COURIER, with an en-
terprse that has ever characterized its Edi-
tor, is now advocating more and better
Railroad connections for its growing city.
In an article on the subject, the COURIER
says:
@Ws need railroad running through
West Tenuessee, via Troy, Dyersburg,
and thence tapping the Southern railroad
at Jackson or Brownsville. This coun-
try is rich enough to build this road if
active men would take hold of the enter
prise, aud we are certain the people will
take hold of it eagerly when properly
presented D-Dyersbarg Gazette
The Hickman courier., 1871-04-01
TuE Washington correspondent of ii

THE Washington correspondent of the
Louisville Ledger speaks warmly of the
speech ex-senator Stevenson, of Kentucky,
IN reply to Senator Sherman's vitupera
tive attack on KIu Kluxing by ex Con-
federates in Kentucky aud the South.
Stevenson met him bravely and over
whelmed him with an honest statement of
the facts SO far as Kentucky is concerned.
The Hickman courier., 1871-04-01

A THIEF's TRICK The other day a
New Orleans detective arrested man on
suspicion Of having stolen valuable
diamond pin. Being hard pressed. the
thief owned mp, and surrendered the
jewel to the officer, who placed It "a his
shirt-bosom. On the way to the lookup,
the officer and prisoner got on board q
horse car. and in doing SO the former
was considerably jostled by crowd on
the platform just then the prisoner
whispered in his ear Look out, captain;
that was thief who passed you, just
now" The officer glanced at his shirt
front. The pin was gonei He sprung
from the car and started in pursuit Of
the imaginary thief It was needliss to
say he was not to be found, and when he
returned his prisoner was then m ssing
'also. fhen day rte vigiidnt G,J de-
tective had his already oyerwr0ught
feelings laosrated anew BY the recsiptof
a pencil line: Captain, I'm gone J. take
the pin with me; il is too nice 70 give
nm -
The Hickman courier., 1871-04-01

IT is said that a New York coroner is
preparing book telling ali about what
to do 10 case Of kerosene explosion.
It don't need q book to tell what to do.
All that is necessary is to send your ad-
dress to an undertaken just before you
light FIRE with kerosene, and then let
nature take its course. Its all foolish
ness to buy book about it, as its per-
fectly evident all the coroner wants IS to
get his name before the kerosene burn
ing public.
The Hickman courier., 1871-04-01

j. J. HIcKMAN, the Grand Sachem Of
the temperance cause in this State, has
delivered ninety five lectures since Jan.
nary-1. 1871. In the same time he has
organized forty three new lodges and
instituted 100 members. He has or
ganized. quite recently, six new lodges
10 Henderson county.
The Hickman courier., 1871-04-01
Making an aggregate cf cash
aud caah aaaafa of -

Making an aggregate CT cash
and cash assets of........-.-.S1, ,62e,0l1 SO
with which to redeem and cancel the
above and outstanding Indebtedness of
81 ole, ,000-an excess over said entire
Indebtedness of s612,O00 more than
sufficient to liquidate the past and pres
ent estimated deficits of the revenue
proper. In the above estimate, the bonds
and stocks are valued at the. rate at
which they are quoted and sold upon
the market for cash, and can be turned
into cash at those figures on shortnotice.
In this estimate (says the committed
no computation is made of the claim of
the Sinking Fund against the revenue
proper for the sum of S816, 900 hereto
fsre borrowed of the Sinking Fund to
supply deficit of this revenue; but the
above happy result can and may be at
tanned without uselessly increasing the
rate of tax to pay said claim; for, as
shown, the assets being sufficient without
it to liquidate all outstanding indebted
ness, why should the burden Of taxation
upon the people be increased to raise
said sum?
The committee thinks that by-selling
OF the bonds and stocks of the State all
financial embarrasments could be avoid
al We would have an excess of S612.
The Hickman courier., 1871-04-01
SMITH TONIC SYRUP
FoE THE cuAE OF
AGUE AND FEVER
OR
CH ILLS AND FEW E R.

The proprietor of this celebrated medi-
cine Justly claims for il a superiority over
all remedies ever offered to the public for
the safe, certain, speedy, and permanent
cure of Al que and Fever, or Chills and Fever,
whether OF short or long standing. He re-
fers 70 the entire Western aud Southwest
ern country TO bear him testimony 70 the
truth of the assertion, that in no case what
ever will il fail to cure, if the directions are
strictly followed and carried out. In a
great many cases q single dose has been
sufficient for cure, and whole families
have been cured by single bottle, with a
perfect restoration OF the general health.
It is, however, prudent, and in every ease
more certain 20 cure, if its use is continued
in smaller doses for week or two after the
disease has been checked, mare especially in
difficult and long standing cases. Usually,
this medicine will not require any aid 10
keep the bowels in good order; should the
patient, however, require cathartic medi-
cine, after having taken three or four doses
of the Tonic, a single dose of BU Ii s VEG
ETBALE FAMILY PILLS will be sufficient
The Hickman courier., 1871-04-01
BULLS WORM DESTROYER.

Extract Of Letter from Georgia.
VILLAsow, wASKER CouSrY, Ga,
June %, 1866.
Or. John Bull-Dear Sir; have recently
given your Worm Destroyer several trials,
and find il wonderfully efioaeious. 1t has
not failed in single instance TO have the
wished for effect. l am doing a pretty
large country practice, and haye daily use
for some article Of the kini.
am, sir, respectfully.
JULIUS p. CLEMENT, NJ. D.
P. $50 unqualified and numerous are
the testimonials in favor ef my Worm De-
stroyer that newspaper space is entirely too
small to tell it's merits.
1t is an infallible remedy for Worms. Try
it and be convinced. See my journal for a
more full description. JOHN BULL
The Hickman courier., 1871-04-01

A Texas paper reports that since last
September, 10000 immigrants from
Tennessee and Georgia, with l .664 wag.
ons, have entered the Lone Star" State
and that this is but a part Of the great
tide wave Of population flowing 70 the
south west
The Hickman courier., 1871-04-01

SENATOR WILSON, the godfather and
baptizer of the Republican party, says
that party may date its downfall from the
time of the removal of Senator Sumner
from the Craftsmanship of the Committee
on FOREIGN Relations.
The Hickman courier., 1871-04-01

SENATOR Jno. W. Stevenson, has in
troduced a bill in the Senate relieving
certain prominent gentlemen in Kentuc-
ky of disabilities imposed by the 14th
amendment. The name of Hon. Willis
B. Machen is in this bill, and its passage
through Congress will be effected with
AL rnssiLia. .Iisrat tnh
The Hickman courier., 1871-04-01

JOHN i Alexander, the we'll known
Illinois stockgrower, has failed. His
liabilities are reported at 81 900, 600 with
assets Of nearly double that amount which
are not Immediately available.
The Hickman courier., 1871-04-01

The cash, then, on hand, with the es
timated receipts of the Sinking Fund for
the present fiscal year, Is sufficient, in the
estimation of the committee, to liquidate
the first four items above, the aceruing
interest on the remainder, as also all 9TH
er accruing liabilities of the Sinking
Fund, and still leave, at the close Of this
fiscal year, clear balance of cash s3z4,-
900 ~, and an outstanding indebtedness
of sI,o16 GOO. OF this the military
bonds, s309 600, and the five per cent.
bonds maturing in 1873, $4,000, are
all held by banks aud citizens of Ken
lucky. Some can be purchased at par,
aud the remainder at 95 cents. The res
idue. all six per cent bonds maturing in
1872, '73, ii, 70, and 76. and amount
ing in the aggregate to s641, 900, are held
principally in New York and Europe.
To continue literally the language oi
the Committee, it is believed by the
Auditor that if the arrangements were
made and public notice given that the
State is ready aud willing to cash them
at premium of one or two per cent,
they would all be speedily presented and
the offer accepted. 1t remains, then, to
see what are the resources Of the State
to at once redeem and cancel this out
standing bonded Indebtedness. Upon
this point the Committee submits the
following table, showing what bonds and
stocks the Commissioners of the Sinking
Fund now hold:
The Hickman courier., 1871-04-01
BULBS SARSAPARILLA.

Sr. LOUIS, April 3D.
DE-. JOHN BuLL-Dear Sir Knowing the
efficiency of Your Sarsaparilla, and the heal
ing and bene6 6cial qualities il possesses, |
send you the following sfatement Of my case:
| was wounded about two years ago-was
taken prisoner and confined for sixteen
months Being moved so often, my wounds
have not healed yet. / have not sat up
moment since / was wounded. | am shot
through the hips. Ny general health is
impaired and need something to assist
nature. 1 have more faith in your Sarsa-
parilia than in any thing else. / wish that
that is genuine. Please express me half
dozen bottles, and oblige
CAPT. G. p. JOHNSON,
P S-Mr. johnson was the son of skill
ful surgeon. His mother recommended to
her friends. and for many years used my
Sarsaparilla with perfect success. In Scrof-
ula and Feycr-sores Mrs. johnson states
that the cures effected were almost miracu-
lous. Read my Journal for extended in
formation and advice in yonr case. My
Journal contains certificates of eminent
persons, ministers and medical men--men
who are known here in this community for
integ gritty and verecity. have recently
received a most renarkable certificate from
an eminent gentleman of Louisville.
JOHN BULL. =
The Hickman courier., 1871-04-01
A Grand State Exposition at
Nashville

u VIauu IuuustIlsII l71 PVeIlIOIl Ol FIFc
mechanical, mineral and manufactured
productions and arts of the State Of
Tennessee. will be held at Nashville,
corner Broad and Spruce streets. COM
meneing on Monday. May 8. 1871, con
tinuiug until May 27, 1871. or to such
other time as the Board may direct, to
which artists, mechanics, manufacturers,
artisans, inventors, and ell persons en-
gagged in the production Of works Of art,
utility and ingenuity, in the State Of
Tennessee, are most cordially invited to
contribute specimens Of mineral products
The Hickman courier., 1871-04-01

1850 shares Of stock in the
Bank of Kentucky, psr......... S77S 800 oO
406 shares of stock in the Bank
of louisville, at IS cents. $3.50 90
Bonds of the Louisville and
FrankfOrt Railroad. ad............ 1859 SO
2,l7s shares of stock in the
Frankfort and Lexington r.
r., ut 90 cents................. slso,sso 90
2G0 shares preferred stock in
Louisville, Cincinnati an d
Lexington R. par............ 10000 90
Other internal improvement
stocks, valued At 10 per cent
on original eust..........-.-.--.. 254, ,435 96
Total cash value of bonds and
stocks of the Sinking Fund 81 ,303, los sc
To which add estimated cash
balance above Of................. s24, ,so6 ~
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-04-13

Plus TX. A VOLUNTARY PRIsoNER.-Mrs.
Laura Curtis Billiard, writing from Rome to
the Golden Age, gives the following inter-
esting sketch of the present condition of the
Papacy:
The Pope has constituted himself volun.
tary prisoner in the Vatican. He has ordered
the omission of all the customary ceremonies
of the church. He allows no one to visit the
galleries and museum of the Vatican without
a permit; and in fact he is taking great pains
to make himself generally and thoroughly dis
agreeable. For, an infallible man, he exhibits
degree of ill-temper at the loss of his tenn
poral power that is rather surprising, He has
not good word for any one. The journal
which is his organ, Il UnitG CGtOllicG, calls
Napoleon Ill" rascal - "a poor compli-
ment to the man who, more than any other
monarch of this country, has tried to sustain
the temporal opower. But lPopes, it seems,
are not free from the general weakness OF hu
manity, which is to kick a man when he is, or
is supposed to be, down. Grass .t.-s !.
There is tradition in Rome that if Pope
occupies the chair of st. Peter for rs years, he
will be the last of the long line of the Apostle
lie Princes and if Plus TX. lives till snext
June, that tradition will have chance to be
tested. He has been most unfortunate mon
arch, and his ILL., luck is rot confined to him.
self. 1t is a singular fact that every royal
house which has received his blessing has
been remarkably unfortun ate. He blessed Max
imilian and poor Carlotta just before the ill
starred Mexican expedition. HeIblessed Fran
els Joseph, Emperor of Austria, just before
his conflict with Prussia and his defeat at Sa-
dowa. He blessed Isabella, Queen of Spain,
and sent TO her the golden rose, and she lost
her throne almost Immediately after. He
blessed Louis Napoleon and Eugene, and they
are exiles, and wanderers on the face of the
earth. He cursed Victor Emanuel, and ex-
communicated him, and he is king of Italy,
beloved 10y his people, victorious lover his ma
TONS enemies. His son Amadeus is the new
ly elected King of Spain; one of his daugh-
tiers the Queen of Portugal.