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The Hickman courier., 1872-03-23
CrossIand's Views on tEie Poiit-
tcai situation.

We ask the especial attention to our
Letter from Washington, y published on
first page. The writer is in situation
to be we'll posted, and we know repre-
sents Judge Crossland's views of the po-
Iitjcal situation, correctly; and which.
from the fact that Judge Grassland is
candidate for re election. and eminently
popular as a party leader, will prove es
pecially interesting at this time. The
Judge prefers making the Presidential
contest in the Democratic organization
and under Democratic leaders; but, Is
willing, If necessary, to rally enthusias-
tically TO the support of Liberal Re
publican nomination. The main point Is
t1unite' all the elements of opposition tC
Graut. and our Representative is thor
oughly alive to this view, and willing to
sacrifice preferences to secure this noble
end. This Is the true position, and
we heartily endorse it; but our judgment
ruent is DOW pursuaded, which we should
he happy to find erroneous, that victory
is more certainly attainable under the
present leadership of the Liberal Repub-
licaus.
The correspondent has promised Us
one letter each week during the present
session of Congress, which will be of es-
pecial interest to our readers, from the
fact that, they are to be mainly devoted
to the local interests of the First Con
gressional District of Kentucky. aud OF
the 9Th Tenn, (our adjoining) District
The Hickman courier., 1872-03-23
Errors OF the Paducah hen'
tuckian Corrected.
From the Frankfort YeOmaT


We submit that the Paducah Ken
tuckian should be certain of the'truth OF
its charges against the members OF
party to which it professes to belong be-
fore it publishes them to the world. In
arecent article, which we see copied with
great satisfaction by the Radical organs,
that journal makes the following state
meut in reference 10 Mr. Lyttleton
Cookies agency to purchase the ou'atand-
ing bonds of the State under an act OF
the last Legislature
Mr. Cooke made an official report,
setting forth What he had done, ana this
report was ordered TO be printed. 1t
contained damaging facts, however, and.
if we mistake not. showed where the
responsibility rested for the failure OF
his mission We learn il WAS placed IN
the hands of the Public Priuter mouths
ago, and. strange to say, l.. has neccT get
seen the light Of day.. 1t was not
healthy document tor the ring, and the
public has consequently never seen It,
This statement is erroneous in almost
every particular Ia the first place, the
report Of Mr Cooke was never specially
ordered to be printed by either House Of
the Legislature until the Senate did so
last Friday, the document being laid on
the tables on Saturday IN the second
place. though not specially or separately
ordered to be printed until last week, yet,
at the beginning Of the session, it was
printed as part of the journals OF. both
Houses, and, at the same ime-three
months aud half ago--a copy thereof
laid upon the table Of each and every
member OF the General Assembly. As
for its being an unhealthy document,
the general reader will be surprised to
learn that The report proper only covers
about one page Of a small sized pamphlet
the remaining three pages being taken
up with list of the present owners or
holders Of the bonds, together with the
receipt of Messrs. Barbee & Castleman,
agents Of the Virgin Home Insurance
Company, for S143O8 so, paid them by
Mr. Cooke for fourteen Kentucky bonds
aud contains nothing that eau be iair-
ly construed as inculpatiug or rejecting
upon any one This is proved by the
fact, that in the last sentence but one, he
incidentally admits that "the act under
which he holds his appointment may not
be perfect and complete
The Kentuckian being thus shown to
be most egregriously in error in this mat
ter, we presume that the remainder Of
IT. charges against what it calls 'the
Frankfort Ring. in the same, aud other
articles Of the same series, are equally
erroneous.
The Hickman courier., 1872-03-23
rne eKentuckian Must Make tile
ARnende.
we Demand the Proof
r.0,n Az Lonisville naiIv Ledger.

from the Louisville Daily Ledger.
We are sorry to see that the Padaeah
Kartuck ian seems bent upon following a
IA example. Ever since it was defeat
~ before the present Legislature for the
.ace of Public Binder, it has been ter
III ont of humor Al of sudden
,be scales fell from its eyes, and corrup
ions and peculations; aud frauds and
r;nss iunumerable rose up before It.
Veitt er IN the Legislature, nor ia any
of the Departments Of the State govern
,nent. can it behold any good. This Of
Zoe of Public Binder seems to be pos
.esssd of some maryeious quality; to IN F.
ro.t its incumhe with an inordinate de
s;ye for second term, failing to secure
which, mental gangrene is at once pros
duced.
carping at the members of the Legisla~
tnre who failed to vote foI its proprietor
for second term, the Kentuckian now
turns upon the State officers generally a
most denuuciatory tusilade. 1t charges
that there exists u corrupt ring at Frank
fort. the members Of which arc making
money largely out of the public funds,
and dclraudiug the State proportionately
We beg to remind our country cousin
that this Is very grave charge, and one
which should not be made but upon uu-
questionable authority, and which, if
-8ot founded in TACT, may cause it serious
trouble.
Now. we undertake to say that the
Kentuckian has no grounds on which TO
base this charge The gentlemen who
have control of the financial interest Of
the State are Gov. Leslie, j ohm Rodman.
d. Howard Smith, JAS. W. Tate, and
Andrew james. And if any ring ex
lists .or the purpose Of speeulating upon
lhe public funds and peculating upon the
treasury. it must be composed in whole
or iu part. Of these gentlemen. Know
ing then. a. We do. We take upon US the
Responsible Of denying any such lnsinua-
ton, and Of demanding proof
Ii we arc mistaken in the character oi
these men We want TO know it. Aud We
demand of the kcntuckiau that it come
down from its region of gliuering gene
ralties aud give facts. We call for dates
uames, and amounts. Ne want charges
and specifications If ans body has been
spe. ulating at the expense of the people
tell Us Who. and to what extent. aud IN
what manner. Give Us the charges snd
specifications accompanied by the proof.
And be careful 30 uiuKe ~ mistake.
We have made it speciality to e~pouse
the cause of the people against all rings
While We shall wage an unrelenung wal
upon corruption 10 high places, as every
where else, We shall also feel 1t our most
agreeable duty to defend honest men, in
Office or ont Of Office, against malicious
slauders, from whatever source they
come.
We are at present Of opinion that the
KcnfuckiaH i grossly unjust 10 sthe
financial agents of the State that it /,
making charges which can not be sus
taiued by proof; that it's editor dom
know what Le l. writing about; and il
a spirit of friendship we warn him tha
he must make good his charges, or make
the amende honorable, or-take the con
sequences
The Hickman courier., 1872-03-23
The COIOred Troops Moving on
The Offices

There Is great excitement among the
colored adherents of Grant in New Or
leans, because white man, j NJ. q
Parker, has been nominated surveyor OF
that port, by the President, in place of
Gen. Longstreet resigned in disgust. The
negroes claim that they constitute nine
teen twentieths of the vote upon which
Grant must rely to carry Louisiana, and
that their claims must be recognized in
filing the Longstreet vacancy, or they
will play The mischief generally.
The negro Radicals of the South seem
to be moving down upon the Offices all
along the line. The coIored soldiers
made daring charge in that direction at
the Louisville Convention last week, aud
Notwithstanding the desperate resistance
made by Gen Finnell, their demands
were resp spectfully considered, if not fully
recognized. by their loving white breth-
rem Experience shows, however, that,
no matter how aHectionate those white
brethren may be IN council, and until
the colored votes are safely deposited in
the ballot box, when the time for distrib
uting the spois Of office comes. their
brotherly affection is changed TO iudiffer-
ence, forgetfulness, and contempt.
The Hickman courier., 1872-03-23
Pres,denst.I possibilities.

The Administration triumph in New
Hampshire j. having a most singular and
interesting effect Instead of establish
ing the authority of the administration,
aud quieting the tumult in the Republi
can party, tits provoking 6ercer de6anees
of the former and stimulating the COM
motion in the latter. Instead Of keep.
ing Republicans away from the Ciucn.
natl convention, it is determining them
to 90 there Instead of subduing the
insurgents, it is inspiring them with a
sterner spirit. The Cincinnati move
ment has been growing stronger every
day since the New Hampshire election.
and we are. every day, hearing Of new
adherents counted for the movement who
were not suspected of being favorable to
it before.
The explanation of the fact is simple
and short: it is because the New Hamp-
shire RESULT is a success of the admins
iration, that it is heightening aud widen.
ing the dissatisfaction among Renpbli-
cans. They feel that the administration
is already too strong for their good ard
for the freedom of the party, and that
every accession Of strength which fresh
victory involves, makes it more desnotic
aud peremptory. The administration has
already taken the place of the party.
usurped its authority and assumed its
functions and such success as that in
New Hampshire is not more an Admin.
istration victory over the Demooracv
than il IS victory of arbitrary nower
over independence of thought il the Re.
publican party.
The Hickman courier., 1872-03-23
ChnrIes FraRcis ADAMS.

There is so much in the following brief
letter that accords with our own senti
ments and prepossessions that we lay it
before our readers:
"DANBUKY March II. 1872.
ITO the Editor of the World:
Saskatchewan not much of a politi
clan, | feel deep interest in our coming
presidential election, as the corruptions
Of the present administration threaten.
if not checked, to subvert aud destroy
our government If the Democratic
party could be induced to nominate such
a man as Charles Francis Adums. be-
lievc he could be elected with ease over
Grant lie is lavorably known as a man
of great ability a statesman scholar. a
gentleman. strictly honest. aud above re
proach He has always been conserva.
tive, which, 10 my opinion, is a great re
commentator. We have had enough OF
Radicalsm on both sides Conservatism
alone can save our country.
There is no eminent citizen Of the
United States who would make a more
able, upright, Independent, safe, aud pa
triotic President thun Charles Francis
Adams. or who would 20 surely restore
to that high Office the dignity it possess
ed in the better days of the republic He
is in every respect the opposite of Gen
eral Grant-in capacity, standing, civil
experience, statesmaulike knowledge, and
public esteem. If Mr. Adams should
receive the joint nominations of the Cip-
cinnati Convention and the Democrats
National Convention, there i no states
man Of either party whom we could sup
port with more zeal or greater satisae
ton. Having been abroad during the
civil war. taking no active part IN poli
ties since his return, there i nothing an
his record TO which either Democrats or
Liberal Republicans could object The
drift of Democratic sentiment favOrsthe
nomination of some Liberal Republican
of high character and in such com
bined movement "a is now ia contemIla
ton there are likely to be conflicting
preferences in tile early stages of he
movement Whether the candidate fnai-
~ settled upOn, after fair compariSOno OF
views. be Mr. \ dams, Governor Brown,
Senator Trumbull, or Judge Davis, we
shall give him an equally hearty support.
Mr. Adams qualifications for the ofhee
are pre- eminent; aud yet it may be he
final Judgment of the two conventions
that some other admirable candidate
would have more chances of an election.
1 do not prescribe, said n physician,
the best medicine l know. but the best l
can get the patient to take
The Hickman courier., 1872-03-23
Nexv AmnessY BIII.

The Radical Senators are now the
authors of a new Amnesty bill, when Is
said to be quite as liberal as the one 'hey
defeated few weeks since. The op'n-
ion is expressed that the Radicals have
been so fired up by the Liberal kePuo-
lcans that they may turn round now
and shame the Liberals BY being more
liberal on the proposition of amnesty
than the Liberals themselves. Ihey
practieed this game in Missouri and
Tennessee, when the Liberals backed by
the Democrats split off from them iu
those States. When Senter came out for
universal amnesty and enfranehisement.
Stokes tried to prove himself more liberal
than Senter. The same was true IN
Missouri. Shall we have the same con
dition of things repeated in the broader
field of national politics? If so, the
Democracy have acted wisely in remain
ing silent ami passive while the Repub-
licau kettle boils.
The Hickman courier., 1872-03-23
or with the Osd love. on with
the New.

DAYTON. March 19-A remarkable
incident of the fallacy of the divorce
laws of this State occurred here to day.
A citizen has had for some time suit
nending in the Probate Court for di-
rorce from his wife, on the ground oi
neglect of duty He was this morning
grepted divorce, and in fifteen minutes
sfterward was married to another woman
before Justice of the Peace. having
Zion out license and made other prep
,rations in that short interval.
The Hickman courier., 1872-03-23
Columbus Ry..J Finmnclering.

The City Council OF Columbus, Ky,
are a wise set-each member Of which
deserves a seat in the Treasury Depart
meut of the Government 1t appears
that Columbus city warrants are depre-
ciated, ami contrary to every interest OF
tue city still continue TO depreciate, SO
much so that the City Council in their
august capacity feel called upon to pass
a resolution raising their value. Upon
the market they bring 30 cents, but the
the Council have enacted that the public
shall give 10 cents why not bring
them to par?) This is the wonderful e.
uaueial problem which Columbus pro
poses to solve. The Dispatch in speak
ing OF t says:
a similar attempt was once made in
France Il was decreed that any one
who refused to take the paper currency
J as an equivalent for gold coin should be
punished by death; still we are told by
history, merchants continued to part
with more goods for gold coin than paper
money of the same denomination. Per
haps the city Council contemplate in
fiIeting penalty more severe than death. .
The Hickman courier., 1872-03-23

OUR DANCING MAsrER.-The lick
man COURIER notices that the yonno
gentlemen of that town have latelv Ion
tieeced out of Sl00 by French ds,e;nr
master with the rather irreverant name.
On Franco English at least), of Bear.
who, after collecting an advance oT 81
each from class in Hickman. .cbosso,ed'
otf IN the direction of Paducah f,r the
avowed purpose of procuring another
class, but somehow never found his wsv
back to that point We do no, ,h;nt
begar eyer came here Paducab does
not particularly patronize dead boat. =
-PadRcGhNc,cs.
The Hickman courier., 1872-03-23

In the United States Circuit Court in
the case of Judge Price of the Louis
vile City Court, indicted for refusing to
receive negro testimony in his Court pri.
or to the enactment by the Legislature
of the statute admitting such testimony,
Judge Ballard dismissed the case, saying
Judge Price had rendered decision
pursuant to the laws of the State of K en-
lucky, under which he derived bis judi>
cial authority, and his decision was
doubtless made in good faith.
The Hickman courier., 1872-03-23
STATE OF KENTUCKY,
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
PaHing SfaIe Dehf.

The Paducah Kentuckial has been
advocating with considerable vim, and
some ability, ex Senator Tyler's measure
for paying the State debt, which was ad
vocated by the Dispatch and Hickman
COURIER during the canvass last Sum
mer. Through the influence of these
papers the candidates in the District were
induced to pledge themselves to favor
the measure. We are glad to see the
Kentuckian now awake to the subject,
and hope it will not forget it when the
time comes for eleeting Senators and
Representatives again.-Cotnm6Hs DIS
nnfch
The Hickman courier., 1872-03-23
JOHN A. WILSON,
AGENT FOR TIE
SOUTHERN MUTUAL
Life Insurance Company,
LOUISVILLE, KY.

Office at the Court House in Hickman.
To tie people of Fulton and The adjoin-
ing conaties I'could rcspectfuAy san.
IF YOU WANT A LIFE POLICY. and
L intend to make provision for yourself
in old age, or for the future comfort Of those
who may be dependent upon you for daily
bread. insure with the SOUTHERN MUrUAL
for the following reasons:
lst, The Southern Mutual is one Of the
best and safest Companies in the United
States.
2nd. Il is managed and controlled By tho
hest business talent in Kentucky rSee lies
Of Officers and Directors.
Sd. II does not drain tie country Of money
and produce "hard times for every dollar
Of its assets are re-inyested and keDf in cir
cuiation here at home, in Kentucky, and
among It's own Policy-holiers
4th II is Home IashfNfio9i-organized by
kentuckians-and State pride, and local
interests should induce our people TO sus-
tain it by tLeir patronage and influence. IN
stead Of huilding mp the capitalists Of the
Northern Cities
9Th, 1t las clever agent at Hickman, call
and see.
JOHN \. WILSON, Agent.
! dec9-tf
The Hickman courier., 1872-03-23
Fulton Academy.
TINE first session of this School will com
mence on

TIME first session Of this School viii COM
4 menee on
MONDAY. APRIL 1sT. 1872,
And will continue for three months.
The following rates will be charged each
student per month. viz:
Orthography, Reading, Writing Ari,hme-
tic (mental and written), Geography
(moderu) English Composition and His
Tor 81 W.
Students y hing to pursue the higher
branches wiz be charged from 3 TO 3 per
month No deductions viii be made from
the time Of entrance, except for protracted
sickness A month win consist OF twenty
school days.
would say the citizens Of Hickman and
vicinity that | most sincerely acknowledge.
my gratitude 10 you for the Kindness, en-
couragemeut and patronage which you have
extended 10 me since ] came among yOu.
and that il shall be my highest aim TO merit
your esteem and confidence in the future.
/. NJ BOYLE. Principal.
Hickman, KY Feb. L, 1872. If
The Hickman courier., 1872-03-23
T.,e sale OF Arms.

rFrom the New York Tribune.l
We may count the main charges Of
Senator Summers resolution concerning
sales of arms to the French as now fully
established. The testimony of General
Over. supplementing that of the Secre.
tarv of War, as it does. establishes and
makes clear any part of this case which
vas before left in doubt.
The Hickman courier., 1872-03-23
Tee Nashyille BANNER Of the 15t

The Nashville Banner of the 18th
says: DAY before yesterday twenty five
of the girls employed at the cotton fac
tory in North Nashville were poisoned
with virdigris by drinking tea from a
pewter pot at their boarding house
Medical aid was summoned, aud when
last heard from tie girls were improved
and considered safe. Those using brass
knives, spoons and forks, &c, coated with
silver imitation and other tableware
producing bibasic acetate of copper, are
liable to be poisoned, and sometimes
never recover their health. Brass forks
coated with silver imitation, are very
dangerous and should be used by no
family
The Hickman courier., 1872-03-23

GEN. PILLOW FOR GovERNoR.-A
correspondent of the Memphis -4ppeal
recommends the name of General 6 j
Pillow, for the Office of Governor. There
is no one more thoroughly identified with
the people of his State. He is native
of Williamson county, lawyer by pro
fession-was formerly a partner with
President Polk-was Major General in
the Mexican war, and was a prominent
General in the late war.
The Hickman courier., 1872-03-23

JUDGE Boon TO BE DISCHARGED
Judge Ballard, of L, S Court, has dis
missed the Indictment against Judge
Price, of Louisville, who was arraigned
before him, because of his refusal to ad-
nit negro testimony before the passage of
the testimony bill. The Indictment,
against Judge Boon, of this District,
rests upon precisely the same grounds,
and of course will also be dismissed.
The Hickman courier., 1872-03-23

SENATOR Sumner has the fraDkness to
confess that President Grant is dishon-
est, venal, vulgar. cunning, ambitious,
and he adds, that he can't honestly sup
port him, aud that be will support the
Cincinnati nominee if they put forth a
good man. He prefers Charles Francis
Adams
The Hickman courier., 1872-03-23
Shall the United states Absorb
hIpNiCO?

Newspaper readers are SO often annoy
ed by articles in respect to Mexico, tha'
such now seldom attracts attention. Mr.
Brooks, offered resolution in Cogress
the other day, Ito inquire the best course
for the United States to pursue to stoT
the civil war IN Mexico. The resolution
was defeated by a vote Of - TO so; but
the minority really show that they are in
the majority when the time comes Mex
leo is tottering, aud when she falls must
fall into the arms Of the United States.
When the climax of uatioaI run is reach
ed-and We hold it to be iuyitable-the
United States must interfere IN some
way to protect herself from the encroach
ments of this dangerous neighbor. We
cannot afford to have at our very doors
nation which will not respect treaties
which o promises can bind, no influence
control, aud without authority at home
or respect abroad. We shall probably
endure the nuisance until forbear-
ance ceases to be a virtue, and then pro
ceed to abolish it efectually and perma-
nently. How, when, or where this
abolition will come. caunot be foreseen ;
but that our relations with Mexico are
some day to take a different shape from
the present, is As sure as anything in The
future can be. We must not, hasten the
death of 1.-The sick man" but when he IS
dead, we must and will administer upon
his estate. This may or may not Dc the
doctrine Of "maifest destiny" but it Is
mauifesdy sound common sense, justified
by every consideration of humanity and
The Hickman courier., 1872-03-23
Smoking ChimneysI

NER. THOMAS COLE, the veteran brick
M layer Of the West, proposes giving
special attention to doctoring smoky chin-
neys" lie warrants them to carry smoke
properly, and makes the fair proposition
no cure no pay Also, to the building of
cisterns, and chimneys, and CRATE setting IN
the very best order.
Hickman, Ky, Feb. 10, 1872 On
The Hickman courier., 1872-03-23
IT is thought. the National Democrat

IT is thought. the National Democrat
ic convention, to nominate Preside ntia
ticket. will asremble in July, aud we be
lieve that the ticket it shall nominate
will carry the popular vote next Novem
Der. Let every Democrat prepare him
self tr battle honestly, firmly and enthu-
siasticallY.