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The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1872-02-08
Lexington (Vs.) correspondence of the New
York Herald.
EARLY'S EULOGY ON LEE.
The True Story of the Eastern Cam.
paiGn.

paiSn.
Despite a storm of rain and sleet the
spacious chapel Of Washington and Lee
University wa crowded this moring by
q most attentive audience to hear the ad-
dress of General Jubal A. Early on the
military career of General Robert E.
Lee. After a brief and handsome in
PRODUCTION, General Early said that he
would deal only in facts and figures,
which alone would convince the iudg.
ment.
He alluded to the memorable scene
when General Lee received his commits
sion from the Virginia Convention; to
his self-abnegation, insessant labor, and
asserted that, without General Lees
service in the reorganization Of the Vir-
ginla forces at first, the battle OF Manas-
sas could not have been fought. GeNer-
a Lice was first in command in Yves,
Virginia, and then on the sea coast de-
feilses. After the battle of the Seven
Pines he came to the command of the
army OF Northern Virginia, and con
ceived that splendid campaign of which
q great mind was alone capable. In the
the seven days battle around Richmond
Lee had $4,000 infantry and 1000 cavalry
and artillery, and this was the largest
army he ever commanded.
In swinging around the attack Nc
Clellan's rear and flank he left but 25,-
600 mon between the enemy and Rich
mond. This was the perfection of wise
doing, and had General Lees orders
been carried out by his subordinates Nc
Clellan's army could have been annihila.
ted. General Pope came next. Jack
sons movement to the rear OF Pope with
10000 men was one of the most brilliant
s~trategical movements on record. Gen
eral Lee now undertook
H BOLD PLAN
OF crossing the Potomac at Sharpsburg.
Jackson had but 1000 men, and General
Lees whole force emerged did not exceed
$4,000 men. This was one Of the most
remarkable battles Of the war. The off
cial reports show that during the whole
OF the 18th and part Of the 10th General
Lee confronted Mcclellan with only T.
500 infantry, and his whole force Of all
arms from first to last was less than 3d.
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1872-02-08

John c. Heenan was thrown against
q spar on board ship, during his recent
voyage, and will probably be crippled
for life. The reporters who had been
slandering him regard the accident as
Proyidential.
Mrs. Hatfield, wife of Dan Hatfield,
q printer, was burned to death ut st.
Louis by coal oil explosion.
Here is something for the snobs who
are always writing their names in public
places:
When 1 see q mans name
Scratch'd upon the glass,
know he owns a diamond,
And his father owns an ass.
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1872-02-08

products Of the farm and garden. You
could have an exciting competitive, and
the results following would have a salu
tary effect upon agricultural industry
throughout your county. Add to this
that such an institution, in your midst,
would contribute, largely, to the sustain
ing and building up tho Eastern Diyi-
sion Fair, a result which every East
Tennesseean should look forward to with
the most intense and absorbing anxiety.
Success to you.
G. " CUlRTTng
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1872-02-08
The Right Man in the Right Place.

AhC "ibhO MAh III thC NlSuI L llCt.
Mr.. EDIroR:-I was much pleased to
see and read the excellent c%Ommunica-
ton OF Col. II. b. Ycarwood in your
last issue concerning the Inauguration
of a County Fair in Monroe County. OF
all the men OF your county | know of
none more suited to fill the important
position of President of such IN organi-
cation rs Col. YearwOod. Ho is emf
nently qualified for the trust contidod to
him. In the first place he is n gentle
man OF commanding Intelligence, and
has a large share Of that rare cOmmodi-
ty called common sense. His views about
everything are broad and comprehensive,
and he has n force OF will to carry out
and execute his purposes. This strong
administrative ability will enable him to
press forward his enterprise to Il success.
full issue. Hs yields a wonderful influ-
ence over men in consequence of this
very fact. l feel assured that if your
citizens will only do half their duty in
the premises, you need have no fears
about having a Fair in Monroe county
the coming fall.
But there is another consideration
with regard to Col. Yearwood. He is
passionately fond OF stock and of the
whole system Of farming. He knows
what constitutes good stock, and has the
good sense to raise no other sort. It
will he remembered, ut our last Fair, at
Knoxville, that he exhibited some very
superior stock, and carried off q number
Of premiums. II he lives to see the next
one, l predict that lie will eclipse, by far,
his former self.
And now l want to write one word
more. Monroe countyis considered one
OF the best Counties Of East Tennessee,
il not in the State. There are no finer
lands, on this continent, in my Judge
ment, than those in the vicinity ofSwset-
water. Elsewhere, in your county, you
have valuable lands. Many of your far,
msrs are devoting themselves to rearing
OF thoroughbred animals, among whom
/ might make honorable mention of Col.
Yearwood, Robt. Snead, the Lenoirs and
othors. This being SO, do you not per-
ceive the necessity and Importance of
a Fairs A county composed OF
ms many good farmers rs yours, ought,
by all means, TO take interest enough in
this matter to have an extensive c1hibi-
ton, not only Of it's stock, but Of all the
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1872-02-08

An eminent Congressman having
been invited to address a college Ill
Maine, wrote his regrets that it was i'm
possible for him to accept the invitation
bnt by mistake sent a note which was
intended for his washer M The
note read thus; "Madam-Shirts came
oil right. Please starch collars u little
sitter next time. One stocking missing.
Yours etc. The washerwoman was sur
prised to be informed by letter that a
distinguished Congressman would be
unable to address her.
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1872-02-08
Sick.

The New York WorM Bays that the
Senate Investigating Committee are sick
of remaining at New York, where ex-
posures accumulate, and wish to get back
to Washington. 1t says hat the wishes
Of tho President have been consulted as
to the course they shall pursue. Senator
Casserly proposed several witnesses that
lie wished to have %suhpcnacd, but the
committee objected, because they desired
to return to Washington. The World
adds:
II Leet ahould be called before the
committee, VIC dare say the Democratic
members are prepared to give him n diff
forent sort of probing from TINT admin
istered by Senator Patterson's commit
tee last winter. That committee was not
well enough informed to touch the ten
der spots; Senators Casserly and Bayard
are. They can put questions which will
confound the witness, and the answers
10 which, if truthful, will carry conster-
nation into tho ranks Of Grant, supper
ters. And Leet's examination is con-
cludcd, if the committee will stay. there
will be put upon the stand men who, if
questioned on the same points to which
Leet testitiCs, will disclose things at
which the Administration will stand
aghast. General Grant and lis military
Ring can easily conjecture who these
witnesses nre, and to what they will tes-
tify. Their trcpidation and alarm are
easily understood by those who know
the facts, and we cannot doubt that
damaging as q retreat Of the committee
to Washington would be, it il safer for
Grants friends to incur the odium of
choking off the investigation than to
permit the forthcoming revelations.
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1872-02-08

The present condition OF Louisiana
exhibits the fact that she has had an
overdose reconstruction; yet there is
talk at Washington Of "more reconstruc-
ton" for her benefit. Grant will have
the thumb-screws, and applied the
State will go to the Devil by "lighten-
ing express"
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1872-02-08


600 men, Mcclellan had 81, 700 mon and
400 guns.
Mcclellan did not claim a victory I'M
til the 10Th, after he found Ice had re-
crossed the Potomac, and he began to
crow, ut first feebly, and then more
loudly. Applause With anything
like equal means Lee would, in Septem-
Der, 1862, have dictated terms of peace
in Washington City. At the battle OF
Fredericksburg it was impossible to at
tack in the evening, because of the furi-
u artillery fire. Jackson ordered the
speaker to attack, and then counter
manded the order. At Charlottesville
Lees success was a triumph. jackson
fell, and General Lee might well say that
no hadlost his right arm, At Gettysburg,
on the first day, we gained q decided
victory; on the second and third DAYS
we failed to dislodge the enemy, Our
ammunition was short. General Lee
consulted me a whole day, and deter
mined to fall back.
THE NAGNANIMTTY OF GENERAL LEE.
kept back the true secret Of i'll success
at Gettysburg, The attack was to have
been made at daylight, but Longstreet's
corps was not ready until 4 o'clock p. m
BY that time Meado's whole army was
up, In the morning an attack by our
rlght-on the euemy's left-must have
resulted in a brilliant success. The at
tack on our left was only made to sup
port Longstreet. II what Swinton saw
in his book as to what Longstreet has
said be true, then one at least of Lees
Lieutenants did not go into the fight
with the confidence and good faith nee
essary to success. General Lee in this
battle had less than 10000 men Of all
arms, The defensive line of the rapi-
dan was then chosen as the only one that
could not be fanked by monitors and
gunboats, In May, 1864, Grant came
with 100000 men. Then came the death
grapple. At S~pottsylvania our lines
were for a time broken. Grant had re-
ooived 10000 men more, Lee not one,
Grant finally landed on the south side Of
the James River, where he could have
gone at first without the loss of o man,
but to reach which cost him more than
the entire number in Lees army. All
things considered. this campaign of Lee's
army is the most remarkable Of ancient
or modern times.
II DISPARITY OF NUMBERS
sounds like q romance. General Lee
wrote to me, in 1866 that it would be
hard to make the world understand and
believe the fact, but Lee was always anx-
ious to take the offensive. He said to
me, if Grant goes to James River it
would become II siege, and then it would
only be a question of time. For nine
long months constant attention and
lingering starvation were doing their
work when Sherman reached Goldsboro
The end came at Appomatox. Eight
thousand men, the equals of any in all
tho tide OF time, laid down their arms
before 100000. General Lee had nor
been conquered in battle, but surrender
ed because he had no longer an army
with which to give battle. This is but
an imperfect sketch Ct General Lees
military career. When / returned from
Canada I submitted my estimate of his
forces to him. He said they fully cover
cd the amount and sometimes exceeded
them. They are those l have given to-
day,
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1872-02-08

An Iowa merchant sent q dunning let
ter to a a who replied by return mail
"You say that you hold my note yet
That is all right. Just keep holding on
to it, and when you find your hands slip
ping spit on them and tryit again. Yours
affectionately."
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1872-02-08

The Dutch Reformed Church was the
first organized in this country, anteda-
ting the German Reformed fully a CEN
fury. The foundations of the latter
were laid about the year 1920.
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1872-02-08

Boston it is said has 149 churches.
The Unitarians have the greatest num-
Der, twenty-seyen. The Free-W'n Bap-
lists, Swedenborgains, and Swedish
have the least, one each.
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1872-02-08

A minister ono prayed: 20 Lord, we
thank Thee for the goodly number here,
tonight, and that Thou art here, not
withstanding the inclemency Of the
weather"
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1872-02-08

The editors Of the Memphis Tablet
(women's rights journal say that were
it possible for a woman to have any pol
itics whatever they would be radical,
because radical means root. Such a
thing, however, they say is impossible.
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1872-02-08

The plan ofthe late Geor ia Peabody
has been carried out, and 500 houses,
with planted grounds attached, have
been leased to small families at Brigh-
ton, England.
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1872-02-08
CONGRESSIONAL.
House.

House.
Washington, Feb. 5.-There was u
usual number OF bills introduced.
The new amnesty bill requiring that
all who were relieved be required to take
the oath OF allegiance n passed. 1t ex-
cludes persons who resigned from the
army, navy or Congress for rebellion.
The balance Of the day WAS occupied
in fllebustering over tho new drawing
for seats.
SENATE.
Ransom's credentials, rs Senator from
North Carolina, MAS referred to the
Committee on Elections.
The day was consumed in the discus
sion OF the amnesty without a vote.
Robertson moved to substitute the
last House bill for the pending bill, but
was lost by a vote OF 20 to 81.
Carpenter then offered q substitute
for Summers civil rights bill, striking
out all references to churches and jurries
and applying only to inns, corporations,
&c, maintained ut public expense,
A bitter personal discussion took place
between Sumner and Carpenter. Sum
ner said that Carpenter was acting as
the champion OF caste and was striking
a blow at colored men in church and il
court. Carpenter replied that Sumner
didn't care for a civil rights bill unless
it violated the Constitution. Tho dsbAk
lasted all day.
Mr.. Yickers presented q memorial Of
Smith & Nichodemus and q large mum
Der Of other business firms in Baltimore,
asking for the repeal of duty on salt,
which was referred to the Committee on
Finance.
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1872-02-08
DIR. o. S. PROHIBITS
A nodyne Pain Kill 1t,
NEVER FAILING
KILLS PAIN IN EVERY FORM

KILLS PAIN IN EVERY FORM
CURES Pains in the Back, Chest, Hips or
" Limbs, Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Coughs,
Colds, Bronchial Affections, Kidney Diseases,
Dyspepsia, Liver Complaint, Collie, Cholera,
Cholera Morbus, Pleurisy, Asthma, Heart Burn,
Toothachc, Jawache, Earacho, Headache,
Sprains, Bruises, Cuts, Commissions, Sores, Lace
rated Wounds, Scalds, Burns, Chillblains, Frost
Bites, Poisons of all kinds, vegetable or animal,
pa" Of all the Remedies ever discovered for the
relief of suffering humanity, this is the best
Pain Eradicator known to Medical Science. The
cure is speedy and permanent in the most in
~veterate diseases. This is no humbug, but a
grand medical discovery. A Pain Killer con-
t%ainining no poison to inHamc, p~aralize, or
drive the inflammation upon an internal organ.
Its efficiency is truly wonderful-Relicf is in
Simultaneous. 1t is destined to Danish pains and
aches, wounds and bruises from the face of the
earth. Prepared by l.. II. BRADFIELD,
je22-ly Atlanta, Georgia.
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1872-02-08

OF three hundred and twenty build
ings intended for public worship in
New Nork, seventy are ~Eposcopalian
ffty-fve Presbyterians, forty Methodist,
thirty-two Roman Catholic, twenty-nine
Baptists, twenty-six Jewish-other de
nominations claiming each a small mum.
Der OF the remaining s~eventy-fve.
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1872-02-08

Every year increases the populari-
ty ofthis valuable Hair Preparation;
which is due to merit alone. We
can assure our old patrons that it is
kept fully up to its high standard;
and it is the only reliable and perfect
ed preparation for restoring GRAY
OR FADED HAIR to its youthful color,
making it soft, ~lustrous, and silken.
The scalp, by its use, becomes white
and clean. 1t removes all eruptions
and dandruff, and, by its tonic prop.
critics, prevents the hair from falling
out, as it stimulates and nourishes
the hair-glands. By its use, the hair
grows thicker and stronger. In
badness, it restores the capillary
glands to their normal vigor, and
will create a new growth, except in
extreme old age. 1t is the most eco
nomical HAIR DRESSING ever used,
as it requires fewer applications,
and gives the hair a splendid, glossy
appearance. A. A. Hayes, MD,
State Assayer of Massachusetts,, says,
"The constituents are pure, and care
fully selected for excellent quality
and | consider it the BEST PREPA-
RATION for its intended purposes"
Sold BY all Druggists, and Dealers in Medicines.
Price One Dollar.
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1872-02-08

1t required the aid Of n clergyman
several able-bodied relations of the bride
and two revolvers, to solemnizie o mar
riags in Louisville the other day. TIE
bridegroom made his bridal tour alone.
Can al aunt who dotes on her neph-
ew be called an antidote?
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1872-02-08
Buckingham's Dye.

FOR THE WHISPERS.
As our Remover in many cases
requires too long a time, and too
much care, to restore gray or faded
Whiskers, we have prepared this
dye, in one preparation which will
quickly and etfectually accomplish
this result. 1t is easily applied,
and produces a color which will
neither rub nor wash of. Sold by
all Druggists. Price Fifty Cents.
Manufactured by R. P. HALL, & CO.,
NASHUA. Nh.
For sale by
R. +. Scruggs, Sweetwater, and b.
and Dealers generally. Il. j
Sanford Il Co., Knoxville, Wholesal,
Sept. p, 1911 ly.
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1872-02-08

A printer changed the title Of q SON
net entitled i kissed her sub rosa to
II kissed her snub rosa"
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1872-02-08

Buncombe county, North Carolina,
raised 100000 pounds of tobacco, last
year.
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1872-02-08

A Western editor called Alexis the no
bic "Russ." The printer made it "Kuss.""
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1872-02-08
Ayers Cathartic Pills,
For all the purposes OF a Laxative

~ AZ Ho purposes VI n h4AaIFo
Perhapsn no one medL
\9 cine Is so universally
required by every
body as u cathaTtie,
-FITRkA nor was ever any be.
A1 fore so universally
adopted into use, In
A S every country and
IklVANaN among all classes, as
ESJ SSM this mild but efficient
~ purgatiye PiI. The
obvious reason Is,
that IL s a more Telia.
bic and far more eE
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not, know that Il cures Iheirneighb0rs and n1endsi
and all know that what Il does once Il does al
ways that 1t never fails through any fault orneg'
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thousands Of certifcates Oftheir remarkable cures
Of the following complaints, but such cures are
known in every neighbOrhoOd, and we need not
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In all climates; containing neither calOmel norany
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their use in any quantity.
They5perate by their powerful influence on tho
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For Dyspepsia or indigestion, LIstless-
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cRuse ii.
For Dysentery or DIarrh9a, but one
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For Rheumatism, GOut, Gravel, PALE
pItatiOn Of the Heart, Pain In the
Side, sack and LOins, they should be contin-
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to produce the effect Of a drastic purge.
For suppression q large dose should DO
patty.
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promote digestion and relieve the stomach.
An occasional dose stimulates the stomach and
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The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1872-02-08

SPECIAL attention given to the sale of Produce,
~ and liberal advances made on Consignments
in 5 ore, or on Bill of Lading.
References: Vim. f. jackson, Pres't National
Bans of Augusta and Augusta Factory.
d'o' l. jackson TO. janlS-iy.
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1872-02-08

Perhapsnoonemed
cine Is 80 universally
required By every
body as u C~atharuc,
nor vas ever any be.
fore so universally
adopted into use, in
every country and
among all classes, as
this mild but efficient
purgatiye PiH. The
obvious reason Is,
that It o relia-
ble and FIR mora ef.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-02-15
What the Microscope Reveals.

Lewenbeck tells of an insect seen
with the microscope, of which twenty
seven millions would only equal mite.
Insects of various kinds may be seen in
the cavities of grain of sand. Mould
is forest of beautiful trees with the
branches, leaves and fruit. Butterflies
are fully feathered. Hairs are hollow
tubes.
The surface of our bodies is covered
with scales like fish; a single grain
of sand would cover one hundred and
and fifty of these scales, and yet a scale
covers five hundred pores. Through
these narrow openings the sweat forces
itself like water through seive.
The mites make FIVE hundred steps a
second. Each drop of stagnant water
contains world of animated beings,
swimming with as much liberty as
whales in the sea.
MoraL.-Have some care as to the air
you breathe, the food you eat, and the
water you drink.-Home and Health.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-02-15
A Heavy Blast.

The heaviest blast known to experts
in quarrying occurred ON Saturday last
at the Conshohoken Stone Company, on
the south side of the Schuylkill, below
Swedesburg. The face of the cliff was
139 feet long. and back from its edge,
at distance of q feet, the rock was
drilled along its entire length. Small
blasts were made till the rock was
opened to depth of 80 feet, and after
a trial blast on Friday, which failed, on
Saturday this mammoth cliff of nearly
100000 cubic feet was hurled from its
base, forty-seven kegs of powder being
employed in the operation. The APP
pearance of the cliff subsequent to the
blast battles description. Huge bould-
ers, each in itself a cliff, lay piled in
awful confusion, and giving good idea
of the terrific effects produced by an
earthquake. As much stone has been
thrown out by this blast as will keep
the full force of the hands in employ
ment until next Philadelphia
Press.