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are legally, nay, constitutionally, entitled to
their full share of instruction; nevertheless,
they are excluded by the ruling Of those Pro
testapt Pcpes. unless they participate 10 GER
tain decidedly Protestant forms Of Worship,
which to many of them are an abominasion.
The Hagrant infraction Of the fundamental
laws Of the country is evident and undeniable.
In politics, the majority rules, and must rule,
but, 10 matters of religion, the smallest fraction
is entitled to the same respect and considera.
ton as the largest majority, and nothing, in
the way Of compulsion inflicted on it. can be
justified on any ground
II never seems to have occurred to Mr..
Seberg and his allies that they are establish
ing dangerous precedent; that the majority
rule which they want to extend to religious
matters, is sword that cuts both ways, and
that once their principle generally established,
their children in turn, may be compelled to
submit to ceremonies rather distasteful to them
The number of Catholics in the United States
is steadily increasing, and ii is by no means
improbable that they may SEINE day obtain the
ascendency in certain localities, and get hold
Of the public schools. How, We ask, would
those who now WELD the power, like IL, il the
school were to open every morning with the
Ave Maria and the litanies, including ell the
prescribed ceremonies, such as genufexions,
suppose for moment, that in consequence Of
events and migration beyond human anticipa-
ton, the Jews had obtained control of some
pubic schools, and for the sdification of the
majority would insist on the passage from the
Talmud, and accompanying prayers, all the
boys compelled TO attend with their hats and
caps on. according TO Hebrew regulation. The
Free Thinkers, when their time will come, with
the same right, may promote the enlighten.
ment of youth by opening school with the read
ing chapter from the "Age of Reason" Of
course, Mr.. Sieberg and his good orthodox
hackers would be indignant, yet oil this would
be just as fair to them, as their ruling 10 to
others. We doubt very much that if they had
happened to go to Rome in the days of the
temporal power Of the Pope, they would have
gracefully consented to kneel down in the street
before procession, although such demand
was by far not as unreasonable in Rome, as
theirs is in the United Ststes, since there the
state was based on the church, and the Pope
never pretended to allow the least particle OF
religious liberty, The conviction Of the sur
passing excellence Of ones own faith is no
excuse for attempting to compel others to sub.
init to its forms besides everyone thinks his
own the best, if not the only one leading to sal
walton. Nevertheless Mr.. Sieberg and his
patrons seem to be .stanch and uncompromisine
adherents of the old doctrine my doxy is
orthodoxy, and your doxy is, heterodoxy."
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The Position Of Hayti.

1t appears from official advices that our
Minister at Hsyti, by instruction of our Gov
eminent has recently demonstrated to the au.
thorities of that country. plainly and emphati-
cally against the want Of good faith shown by
the Haytien Government in the observance Of
its neutralIt, IN regard to the domestic strife
in San D,pi- 20. The Minister of Foreign
Affairs = reply ntimated that the allegations
were no. sustained by proofs, and must have
come from factions interested in throwing dis.
credit upon his Government, by which latter
Minister BAssErr suspected he in
tended allusion TO the adherents OF President
BAKz, and especially to the Haytien exiles and
refugees in San Domingo. The Minister de-
,lared that the sympathies Of his Government
we're in full accord with those Of the "great
majority of the citizens of the United States,
Sho have lively interest in the independence
If San Domingo; that his Government could
nave no interest in working for the annexation
If that Republic to Hayti, and again made the
declaration that his Government does nothing
% foment discord in San Domingo, but that its
strongest desire is TO cultivate friendship and
with that Republic"
Mr. BAssErr adds that the promises and pro-
testations of the Haytien Government on this
particular subject do not seem 10 be expressed
in any way to inspire perfect confidence in
their sincerity"
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Pr .cction by sustaining wages here elevstes
labor everywhere.
Free trade condemns labor to mere muscular
drudgery.
No civilized country tolerates free trade.
Why tax the poor mans tea and coffee to ill
an overlooking treasury?
The introduction of manufactures diversifss
agriculture.
Where all must shovel aud hoe wages must
be low.
Whoever does anything useful in civilized
society is labOrer.
Now that Southern labor is free, it demands
protection.
Free trade was the father aud support Of
slavery.
Nine tenths Of American consumers are
themselves producers.
Free trade pills are nicely coated with "reys.
nue. reform"--don't swallow them
The war of capital and labor il between for.
eign capital and home labor.
Free traders say we must not attempt labors
in which foreign nations excel.
Protective tariffs have proved the best revs-
nue. measures.
Diversified industry is defense against
famine.
Will you come into my paror said the free
trader) spider to the (laborer) fly.
Under such protection as We enjoy the coun.
try prospers.
Protection senefts the State by giving en-.
ployment to the people.
Increased productiveness and be- ter markets
afford increased wages.
Only such branches of industry as benefit the
people by creating demand for labor and q
market for agricultural products should be pro-
tected.
Under judcious protection III. foreigner pays
the duty.
Any farmer or workingman who votes for
free trade votes to cheaper labor aud reduce
the price CT produce.
Voters should beware Of voting themselves
into free trade ideness.
There is no monopoly OF home industry.
Home production converts the tariff into
tax on our foreign rivals
Tariffs framed solely for revenue have always
proved unsuccessful.
Taxes on tea and coffee protect 10 American
industry
A tariff is Il tax upon US when levied on goods
we cannot produce.
Difference of wages here and abroad is tho
measure OF protection needed.
Protection is the only defence against
monopoly.
The value OF protection is limited to the
necessities Of defence.
Home capital is the natural ally of home
labor.
Every workman should strive to be his oxa
employer.
Every man is free TO employ his capital in
manufactures.
New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1872-01-04

TIKI correspondent who does the " twaddle''
and prophecy from this city for the New York
Tribune predicts, without any qualification or
condition, that General GRANT will not be
renominated, and, if he is, that he will be de.
feated. Some distinguished ex-senator is the
wiseacre's authority for this important infor-
nation. The remarkable genius asserted on
the goth ultimo that. to defeat the civil service
reform policy that the President was then
known to favor, all vacancies were to be filed
before it went into operation. But the five
days that elapsed between the date of the as
sertion and the first of January proved that he
has been guilty of a gross falsehood, forged
for the express purpose of creating the impress
sion that the President was not acting in good
faith, but was practically thwarting " reform"
while protesting to favor it. So much for the
veracity and honesty of this correspondent.
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Great Cry and Little Wool.

The fact is a little significant that, notwith-
standing the clamors the enemies-sersonai
enemies, we mean-Dot opponents merely, OF
General GRANT, have made about civil service
reform, there has aOt been petition presented
to Congress in favor Of it. The truth 10 the
people have taken no interest in the matter be
cause they have had the discernment to dis
oover that it has been kept up for selfish pur.
pose, and not because those who are bawlng
themselves hoarse over il believe there is any
great abuse in our civil service There is now
and then an honest Republican paper, having
no personal grievance to aveDge, which has
joined in the outcry on this question, under the
mistaken idea that 1T really possessed some in
herent power for good or bad, and that it was
therefore better to control it for good. Besides
these intelligent supporters Of the scheme, quite
number of country papers have taken up the
cry, in utter Ignorance of the whole subject
Presuming by the noise it has created that it
is something that it is going to pay, they unite
their voices with the demagogues who rush
madly by on their reform hobby. Whatever ex-
eitement exists in regard to this matter is
therefore art,fctaI. 1t has been worked ar for
purpose, aud is confined 10 few sorehead
Senators and their organs and to few papers
of local circulation merely, which are utterly ig.
norant of the meaning Of this phrase" Civil
service reform" so fippantly used just now,
and could not name single definite reason for
the clamors they are helping to make. The
people have had no part in the excitement the
followers OF SCHURz have been so ndustriously
laboring TO create
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II il strange how one Of the fundamental
principles on which our Republic is based, is
often misconstrued and misinterpreted. AL
Though religious liberty is expressly guaranteed
by the Constitution in terms incapable of
equivocation and perversion, there will always
be tendency on the part of the majority to
impose on the minority, II not their whole creed,
at least the observance Of its forms. The war.
carried on for several months at Hunters
Point Long Island, offers a striking instance
OF that spirit Of truly Popish tyranny. The
case is very plain and simple. The Catholic
inhabitants Of the place objected to the reading
Of the Protestant Bible version, and the sing
ing Of Protestant hymns in the public school,
and asked that the practice might be discon-
tinued. When this was refused, they claimed
liberty for their children to absent themselves
from the religious exercises. but even this
certainly very reasonable and moderate de-
msnd-was denied by the Principal, Mr. Sic.
ZERO, who seems determined TO set up as q
spiritual authority. Thereupon ensued open
resistance on the par, Of the children, who, in
return, were expelled by the Principal. Lately,
the Board Of Trustees, in answer 10 petition
signed by committee Of citizens Of Long
Island city, Issued notice directing the dis
continuance Of all religious exercises, such as
Bible reading, praying, or singing Of hymns
during school hours. but granting the free use
of the school building TO all denominations
alike, before aud after school hours, for the
purpose OF such religious instruction as they
may choose to give This arrangement thor
oughly liberal aud equally fair to all parties,
was, however. repudiated by the School Com
missioners. who deny the right of the Trustees
10 dispose Of the building, aud have reinstated
the former practice so obnoxious TO the other
party. This authoritative and arbitrary action
has had its inevitable consequences. On both
sides luminosity ard bitterness have grown
more Intense, and a peaceable settlemcn. is
Ioore distant than ever
We should like to know on which right, but
that of the stronger, the Commissioners and
Mr.. SrEBERc base their assumption to compel
unwilling disssnters 20 attend religious exer-
cises according 20 the forms of certain faith,
and to learn what queer notions they entertain
Of religious liberty. With mans convictions,
bis belief. or unbelief, the Pope himself has no
power. practically, 70 interfere. and his right
TO entertain his own opinions consequently
does not require any special guarantees. That,
however, which requires such guarantees, is |
not only the right to profess any creed, under
any forms of worship compatible with decency
and the common Lag, but also the right to stay |
away from all religious exercises of every de- |
scription. Since Catholics. Jews, and Free !
thinkers, who do not accept the Bible as an /
authority, are admitted Is citizens on the same
terms With the Protestant majority. are taxed |
lust the SEINE for the support Of the public |
schools, their children, - . matter Of course,
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The New York Times of the 18th ult. ex.
poses to the public gaze the character of Gen.
SEIZURE, by showing him to be selfish dema-
gogue, as well as an adventurer and revolu-
tlonist. With none of the justification he might
urgefor his revolutionary and agrarian efforts in
Europe, ne is bent on tearing down and de-
stroying everything here that does not come up,
or rather doom, to his leveling notions. He
can't use the Republican party as he would.
and so ne has resolved to destroy it. Next the
character of our Government must be reformed to
make it conform better to his idea OF liberty
and equality by revolution!
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CIVIL Rights.

On Tuesday of this week several oolored
gentlemen OF the city of Washington in com.
pany with JoHs F. Cook, City Register,
called on Hon. CnAs. SUMNER and expressed
the appreciation of the oolored people for his
efforts to secure equality before the Law. We
understand that public meeting is to be held
On Friday night Of this week in the Congrega-
tional church, to give an expression of the feel
ing OF the colored people in relation to the
Supplementary Civil Rights Bill
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We publish elsewhere translation, by Csc
B, VAsHoN, Esq. of this city, from La Con
stitution, published in Paris,) being bio
graphical sketch of, aud tribute to, FREDERrcK
DOUGLASS, by MELvrL BLoxoouRr, Deputy from
Guadaloupe. 1t is gratifying to know that
the labors Of the Editor Of this paper to pro-
mote the highest interests of his race and ma,
ton, have been observed and appreciated by
men Of progress in other lands.
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TIE New York World, the especial organ Of
the Tammany thieves, as well az of the new
Democracy, copies the New York Trsbunes
attacks on the Administration with great de-
light, and approves their sentiments As good
Copperhead capital
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-08-22
Fayetteville POst-Omce.

Railroad-leaves every day except Sun
day at 6 a. M; arrives at P. N. Supplies
the following offices: Kelso, Brighton, tlynt-
vile, Oregon, Georges Store, Flora, Hunt 5
Station, Salem, Winchester and Decherd.
Tullahoma Stage-arrives Monday, We'd
nesday and Friday at 10 A. NJ; leaves same
days at 2P.M. Supplies Mulberry, Lynch
burg Bonneville, County Line, Tullahoma.
Huntsville stage-leaves Monday and
Thursday at 8 A. NJ; arrives Tuesday and
Friday at Ar. N. Supplies Goshen, Halle
Green, Meridianville and Huntsville.
Shelbyville stage-leaves Mondays and
Thursdays at a. NJ; arrives Tuesday and
Friday at P. N. Supplies Norris Greek,
Chestnut Ridge and Shelbyvile.
Pulaski hOrse-arrives every Friday at L.
NJ; leaves same day at 1890. Supplies Cy-
ruston, Millville, Pisgah, Bradshaw, Pulaski
Blanche horse-leaves every Friday at
A. NJ; arrives Saturday at IN. Sup
plies Camargo, Moline and Blanche
Money Orders can be obtained at this Of
flee upon post offices in all parts eff the T.
nited States. A list of Money Ordor offices
may be seen on application. Rates of CON-
mission foI Money Orders are as follows:
Not exceeding $40 ........ 10 cents
Over $50 and not exceeding $50 - Is do
do so do do 40. 20 do
do 40 dc do So. % do
G. w. MORGAN, P. NJ.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-08-22
Real Estate Transfers.

The following transfers of rea'
estate have been acknowledged
since our last, in the County Court
Clerks office:
j. G. Woods to Robt. Sugg
COL, lot in Fayetteville, 1886.
Thos. Hines and wife to
Blanche d., Mary Finette, Rob
crt Lee and Marion Hines, the
Hines building in Fayetteville,
no consideration. '-t
r. S. Woodland, special COM
sloner, to Geo. f.. Bats, SS
acres in 3rd dis, S52S. .srsy
Geo. E. Bats to John W.
Franklin, 50 acres in 3rd dis,
$500.
r. S. Woodland, special COM
missioner, to ID. p. Wood, 93S
acres in 3rd dis, $505.96.
Jesse r. Marshall to James
Pinkerton, 112 acres in Sth dis,
50 $50.
James Pinkerton to Jesse r.
Marshall, 173 acres in 18th dis,
1.720.
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No. 1909. 80
DY virtue of one writ of venditiOui ex-
- nonas to me directed and delivered from
the honorable Circuit Court Of Lincoln coun-
ty, Tennessee, at its July term, 1872, in favor
of McElroy & Hester and against Miss Mag
gle Edmondson. Twill expose to public sale
TO the highest bidder, for cash, at the court
house door in the town Of Fayetteville, on
Saturday, August Oath, 1872,
all the right, title. claim and interest that
Miss Maggie EdmondSOn has in and to the
following described Tract of Land ~
ing in Civil District No. q, Lincoln county,
Tennessee, containing by deed 270 acres
and IS poles, and bounded as follows, to-wit
beginning at a stake in the road and run
ming South SO deg. East SO poles to a stake
near the Winchester road, North l deg.
West % poles to stake South SO deg. East
100 poles to an elm, North 20 poles to a
stake sugar-tree pointers, South SO deg.
East 81 poles to a stake in John Clark's west
boundary line, South &c deg. East q poles
to stake, South 90 deg. East 6 poles to a
stake, South AZ deg. East 26poles to pop
lar stump, South 195 poles to apoplar, West
so poles to stake in Andrew McCartney's
east boundary line, North 81 poles TO a =
in the south boundary line of l, $50 acre
entry in the name Of Samuel Edmondson,
South SO deg. West 1875 poles to stake
near the road, North in the road deg. West
29A poles North 151a West 66 poles North
II deg. East 13 poles to the beginning. Lev
led on to satisfy one execution in my hands
for 1868, besides interest and costs.
II. B. MORGAN
iuiy25-$960 -..-- Sheriff
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-08-22

ia Work on the fair grounds
progresses finely. The frame of
the auditorium is well up, and for
convenience and safety will far ex-
eel what we have heretofore had
in this county. 1t is to be two sto-
ries, the first being filled with seats
arranged as an amphitheatre, and
the second as a promenade open
to the ring and overlooking the
first. The ladies' toilet building
is west of, but convenientto, the
amphitheatre. The ring is large,
wide and level, the stalls for the
stock are east of the ring, adjacent
to the creek. A we'll is be-
ing dug, inside of the grounds,
for drinking water. A strong
picket fence, that can be neither
scaled nor broken down, is to sur
round the whole. The ticket
system this year is to be more
methodical than it has ever been
-dead-heads will be reduced in
number, and checks for one day
will be worthless for the rext.--
The necessary Improvements will
be finished in ample time, and
no fears need be entertained of q
failure, as the arrangements are
such as to insure success. .-isi
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The Rail Road.
Forthe Fayetteville Observer.
PETERSBURG, Aug. IL, 1872.

Forthe Fayetteville Observer:
PETERSBURG, Aug. IL, 1872.
N. O. Wallace, Editor, &c-MY
DEAR SRI learn that Capt
Steele will commence surveying
at Columbia on the Goth inst,
the contemplated Railroad fom
there to Fayetteville by the way
of Lewisburg and Petersburg
To build that road, it will take a
long pull, a strong pull, and pull
altogether on the part of all of
lis friends.
Now, sir, in order to test our
willingness to build said road, |
propose that, as soon as Capt.
Steele completes the survey, there
be barbacues at several points on
the contemplated route-one at
Fayetteville, at Petersburg, Bob
Williams store, Lewlsburg, and
Columbia, and call some Of our
wise men to meet with US and
show us how far we are behind
other sections of the country
We are too poor to do without a
Railroad any longer. is-soF =
Col. Wilson Holman is at the
peoples service, and is ready and
willing to canvass this matter /;
and ] know of no better way to
get the people together than by
having public barbacues. With
such a man to take the lead, we
will build that road speedily
One of the essentials in this en-
terprise, is a leader. ~ .--~--
VIII some man name time and
places for said barbacues and let
us go to work in earnest, and
show our faith by our works :?
For the mere assentofthe mind that
we need a Railroad without effort
on our part, will leave us to wei
ter in our poverty until time bids
us give place to a more enterpris-
ing generation but let us hope
for letter times. Work for that
end and we will soon hear the
snort of the iron horse, and then
prosperity and success will crown
the efforts of all. Then hoping
the Road may be built, and you
double your subscription list, |
switch off for the present. .t,s
JONATHAN.
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A Liberal Offer!
Good Farmers Monthly
G6Ce2e s4sCeIy!

We desire to largely increase
the cash subscriptions to the Oh
SERVER, and to aid in so doing
make the following very liberal
offer: To every old subscriber to
this paper who pays all arrearages
and one year in advarce, we will
cause to be sent, for one year, free
Of cost, the american farmers Ad-
cocate, (the subscription of which is
81 a year. a large Southern quar-
to monthly. Il is one of the best
agricultural publications of the
country. To every new subscri-
be- of the OBSERVER, who pays in
advance for one year, we will also
send the Advocate free of cost for
the same length of time. Now is
the opportunity to get good home
and foreign reading-a weekly
and monthly--at the cost Of only
one, The terms, it must be re-
membered, are cash. Such a lib.
eral offer does not admit Of credit.
Our proposition gives a larger a.
mount of reading matter than was
ever before offered for the same
price. y
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LAND SALES .
SHERIFF SALE.
No. 1904.

No. 1904.
DY virtue of one writ Of venditioni ex-
I'D ponas to me directed and delivered
from the honorable Circuit Court of Lin
coin county, Tennessee, at its July term,
1872, in favor of James G. Woods, trustee
of Randolph, Higgins & Co., and against
Thomas Daniel, will expose to public sale
to the highest bidder, for cash, at the court
house door in the townof Fayetteville, on
Saturday, August oath, 1872,
all the right, title, claim and interest that
Thomas Daniel has IN and to the follow
ing described Tract of Land lying in
Civil District No. 10, lincoln county, Ten
nessee, and bounded as follows, to-wit:-
On the North by Robert Daniel, East by
the heirs of William Kee, South by the
same, and West by Mrs. Price, containing
100 Acres, more or less-the same being
the place on which ThoS Daniel now lives.
Levied on as the property of Thomas Dan
lei, to satisfy one execution in my hands
for $30.76, besides interest and costs.
tso23ae.st H. b. MORGAN,
july25-$7.20 Sheriff.
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SHERIFF SALE.

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