Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1872-02-10


Imperial train would not reach Humboldt
before one O'Clock, Although "hope de-
ferred maketh the heart sick" Jones' Bar
room FURNISHED an antidote for that and
served also to heightened their capacity, or
some Of them, TO appreciate the scene which
was soon TO pass before them.
We have a set Of young specimens OF ain
mated nature here whom we call the
mackerel brigade, and II being rather
tough day and they not being of strength
sufficient to storm and take possession of
the office stove by force, rather got their
backs up and put their wits to work to out
general sold stock" Alter bearing the
cold Us long as possible, one of the aforesaid
Brigade broke out with ''come on boys,
the "Juke" is up at the furdsr end OF the
switch" This brought out Rheumatic and
every body else to the platform, except the
mackerals who by this time were all COM
fortably seated around the stove in the
office.
At about half past twelve o'clock how
ever the long looked for train rolled up and
stopped at the east end Of the switch on the
Louisville road, distant from the depot al
most three hundred and fifty yards. Va
rious opinions were expressed as TO the
cause Of the train stopping at this point,
but we believe the general conclusion was
that his Royal Highness had only halted to
adjust his wardrobe preparatory to a sud
den burst upon the already strained vision
Of our people at thelplatform while he gave
one shake of his Imperial name.
But alas for human expectations, and
desires, despite the store clothes and beaver
hats (made martyrs TO the SNOWY sha we'd
faces, curled hair, and blaeked boots that
were never BACKED before. As the train rece-
ded from view in westerly direction, whe,
whe, rip-it-te-rip-p lueket-te-pluck broke
the deadly silence along the platforms
ffash-and the Imperial train had fed away
Aemphis-ward like thing OF air.
We heard OF some very consolable re-
marks being made by some of the disap-
pointed, but none that struck our fancy so
as that made by our friend M of the
Louisville Office as he slowly wendell his
way back to the office: "Wen," said Foss,
"He's no more than any other MN, no how
there's two boys older than him waiting to
get his daddy's place, and he'll die with old
age before he gets it.
We have it from good authority that the
Grand Duke would have stopped here long
enough to have taken smile, but your
venerable neighbor dispatched him that
Humboldt was in Madison county.
JULIUS.
A gentleman opposed 20 the tax IN Hen
derson county, in behalf of the jackson
and Tel nsssee River Railroad, called on us
during the wet K, and confessed that in its
present shape it was almost sure TO be vo-
ted. This augurs well tor old Henderson,
and puts her at one bound on the trans
continental highway. The day that Hen
derson county votes this tax her lands will
appreciate one hundred per cent in value
her people will become eontented, and no
longer sigh for a better country. 1t will be
day TO be marked with white stone in
her memory.
The law is duh in Jackson. Why Is this?
Have the people all got their rights:
We direct attention to the legal card OF
Messrs. Bright & Blair. This firm is CON-
posed Of young men of fine promise, and
| all business entrusted to them will be dis
posed of with ability and fidelity. They
certainly deserve liberal share of public
p atrOnage.
There is some talk of re-districttng the
State under the new apportionment, and
politicians are peeTing about to know where
Madison VIII fall. We have often heard it
said that our people would not be satisfied
TO be tied on TO Memphis, which ambitious
little city is overlooking with great men,
| whose oyershadowlng claims must be re-
cognized, or the country will again be ru-
ined. The next place. outside Of Memphis,
that proposes TO suck in the universe is
Brownsville. She has bag full Of Con-
gressional aspirants, all Of whom ought to
have an Office, and unless they secure it,
will saturate thousand bandana handker-
chiefs with their lachrym0se weepings. We
expect high old time this summer. Can,
didates will be as thick as blaekberries-
everybody will mount the Congressional
@critter," "becsuse it pays" This our old
friend Bob. Caldwell told Us, and Bob
s.knows how it Is himself" Patriotism il
at low ebS in Jackson. We don't know
4 of a man who would quit the feliciues o
jackson to plunge into the dirty pool Q
q ! Washington high life. When we find sucl
: a verdant specimen, well gazette him I
. our Numerous readers, and faunt hi
o claims to gaping public. The war OF th
= hastings has many destinations for Us, an
4 we would be glad to see it revived, provide
it could be Invested Of the slang, Yituperl
ton and balderdash so much used by moo
ern politicians. Oh for those palmy day
when Polk, and Jones, and Foster, an
Brown rallied their rival hosts from th
, mountains down to the inland sea, an
giants crossed swords in high debate.-
Principles, then, constituted the man, an
: q charge OF personal corruption fastened G
D. a candidate would have swept him in
g trice to the G olgotha OF defunct politician
O. But those days we fear can never return
Ee Not again will the tall plumes of Clay al
i'll Webster wave above the advancing hos
y, of Whiggery, and e'er the tonb OF CalhOu
in | the honest old Ajax OF Democracy, falls q
Id dark shadow cast by the bayonets OF Fede
i" al usurpstion. over the very bones of Il
,le apostle Of the rights OF the States, thunde
ad the ear OF consolidation, and South Caro-
no IA, in her person, is the Niobs Of the orig
n cid thirteen,