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The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1872-04-18
Who Against Grant

The Cincinnati Commercial, respon-
ding to the New York Times" which
snys it IS time for the Radicals who OPP
pose Grap.t to say who they will have in
place OF him, says:
Very well. Our first choice is Charles
Francis Adams, the man who made the
wiscst speech OF I'LL that We're heard in
the American Congress before the wW.
and who, during the war was Of inosti-
mablo service in keeping us out OF Eu-
ropean. complications, and who, since
the war, has lived in digniied retire
.mcnt, and who, while out ofdebt to the
politicians, has consummato knowledge
Of them, More than that, he can be
elected, Ii the Democratic party will
not thrust its skeleton in the way lie
can beat Grant. He would be immense
ly before tho whole country than any
one else who las 5ccY named. Tie
lustre Of his historical name may be for
given on account Of the splondor Of his
inherited ability ...f. .r.g.,.
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The Reform Movement,

The Mckenzie (Tenn.) Times peers
into the future through remarkably
clear glasses. 1t says of the Reform
movement: '..a.
While we, in common with u MAORI
ty of the Southern people, arc, trying to
care as little IFS possible for politics. so
called, we cannot nOr do We WISH to re-
press n natural desire t)sae the govern,
ment Of our cDliItry once more in the
hands of honest men--nen who are not
heart and head corrOdel by greed or
sectional hate. Such men wollusWe,y
give us all we ask for:. constitutional
laws faithfully administered: and CHS
We must have if we are TO mlintain our
free institutions. The tone Of the liber-
al presa throughout the country, wheth-
er Democratic Or Republican, proalivi-
ties, is therefore gratifying to rs, as We
think it must be to the rol}:tin3 mas
ses. . =. g. ~.
We. aEe rs FIR from wishing to sea
the Donoqra'ic plTty broken ~ MS any
body can be; not for any peculiar rev
erencG for the hume, nor iron any sense
less spirit of O5.lt0n:at t. parry orders:
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Significant.

The following appears in & double
loaded form ut the holl Of the editorial
columns OF the Sprini aid RerhlJiicga;
IN this free country Of ours, if IL man
don'tapp.aaI every tct OF his party he
is clllod IL sJce-holl; il he dcut kuUca-
le ut each crack OF the purity whip he is
called Il disorganizer; ii he dares to suG-
Gest that there are rs COOL men ont of
olicc rs in, and TINT, in some instances,
the people could be better represented,
he is called Il conspirator, And yet
this is republic in which we live. How
much further will We have to 90 before
instead o isimply branding the indepen-
dent thinkers and actors OF the country
with opprobious epithots and social and
political o5tracism, we will adopt the
European ours OF actually p~unishing
these malcontents?
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FcrTCac aaIi aR;sAR tao plloS
ing:
ttaks this petlol Of announcing my
self a candidate for Govrrp0r Mt the en-
suing Novcmhet election. sThis step is
not taken without rAl@ctioh 1 htye
never Sought any palitg7d position, and
| now do So only in oheaie the de-
mmuds Of my friends, having always ac-
ted upon tie principle that we should
not seek or decline public station, nc
companiod as there always are with
"Coroua truths and Responsibilities.
Outside Of my d~isinc!inution for politics,
I nave in tie past believed that the SUI
perior clauso Of many distinguished sons
of Tennessee meritcd promotion ut the
hands OF II generous people oycr myself,
and hence l have been more than con-
ten. with u private station. | do uor
now claim for myself any superior merit
or qualification for the office, but simply
yield my consent 70 serve the people to
the uttcrmost Of my capacity, faithfully
and honestly if 7 slmll be their choice
for this distinguished honor.
It is scarcely necessary for Inc to de-
clare to YOU what are mypoli.ical tenets
and faith, for feel assured that it is well
known that I hlye ever been II Democrat.
Such ! nm to-day; aud my every effort
shall be given to uphold the principles
Of this party, and to strengthen its or
ganization. and increase its power and
influence, embracing as il does in its
organization thousands of pure and
good men from the old Wing and Dem
ocrltie parties.
l have appealed to the Democratic
Executive Committee to postpone the
State Convention, called to meet on the
9th Of My next, at Nashville, to giyemc
time to canvass the Stntc, and / doubt
not they will yield to this just request
Of mine,
In conclusion, l respectfully and earn,
estly solicit the s%uflugcs of Il people
have always loved and in my feeble way
have, Whenever called upon, cudeaYorot
faithfully to cryc.
3. I. CuEArnAM.
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a Metallic Currency.

\ schedule looking to the resumption
Of specie payments is proposed in Il bill
introduced in the House Of Reprcsen
tatiyc. by Mr.. McCrary, OF Iowa. The
Secretary OF the Treasury is to be dircc-
ted to Withdraw from circulation as soon
us practicable the fractional paper cur
rency now in use, and to supply its place
with silver coin I'll like denominations.
To carry outtho provisions Of this act
the bill authorizes the Secretary to pmr-
chase coin or bullion, and to make 9TH
or necessary arrangements.
This is "boGiuniug ut the beginning,
and promises more satisfactory results
than any scheme yet projected for re-
storing IL metallic currency to the coun
try. II tho ten cent notes were first
displaced by IL liberal issue Of silver
dimes ana HILL dimes, To De followed III
Il few months by Il similar is5u, Of quar-
ter dollar pieces, the people would be-
come fnmiliurjzcd once more with sill
yer coin; and the constantly recurring
question Of convenience of carrying
would soon establish IN equality of chr
rent value between the sinful coins and
fractional paper money. OF course this
would not be resumption Of specie pay
ments," but it would be IL decided step
in that direction because of the iniiuence
it would have in depressing the ficti-
tious and speculative premium on gold
as well rs silver. r'' 'r
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1872-04-18

BALTIMORE, MD hpill; loOO'
To Messrs. Stieff-GentS: i feel it a
piea,urablc duty to make some public ac-
kuowled-mmcnc Of your very magnificent
present to our Southern Relief Fair. |
am proud that you, gentlemen, still find
yourselves able to give such 5 1000 dOna-
tious to aid tue sufferers in orr. Southern
land, after having contributed with so lib
cral a hand to each and every call made
upon you during the entire four years Of
the war. | hope our friends of the South
will remember this when they find them
selves able to purchase handsome Pianos.
Respectfully,
Mps. 4. ID. EGERTON.
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PArApsco FEMALE INSTITUTE

Ellicott City, Md, Feb. 20, ~.
Mr.. Chas. NJ. Stief-L have used your
Pianos in my school for over two years.
| have seven at present in use, AMI | find
they all wear we'll. The action is free
and the tone full and rich. | commend
them to any one desiring to purchase good
instruments.
With sincere wishes for your continued
success, | remain . .'..
RHspcctfulIyu
RoDERr II. ARCHER.
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\. f. K~Odenmayer, G. 4. GrOBspelins,
S. X. Davis.
Send for Illustrated Catalogue, contain.
ing names Of over twelve hundred South
erners five hundred of which are Virgin
lans, two hundred North Carolinians, one
hundred and fifty East Tennesseeans, and
others throughout the South, who have
bought the Stief Piano since the close Of
the war. aprlS-6m
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EmGINh FEMALE INSTITUTE,
Stanton, Va, March g, 1871.
This is to certify that we have in our
Institute fourteen Pianos, manufactured
by Chas. NJ. S,ielf, Baltimore, Nd. They
have been tested by the side Of others in
adjoining rooms, aud have fully mel our
expectations We were first induced to
purchase Of Mr.. Stief BY his generous
bearing to the Southern people in 1865
when we needed friends to enable Us to
resume business. We cordially recom-
mend him to our numerous friends and
patrons in the South.
Rev. Ii. II. PmLLIrS, Principal,
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1872-04-18
AUGUSTA FEMALE SRMINARY,l

.., March 25th, 1871.
Ten of the sixteen Pianos with which
the Augusta Female Seminary is furnish
ed, are from Chas. NJ. SticF, which is the
best proof | can give of the estimation in
which hold them. MARY j.. BALDWIN,
Principal Of \. +. Seminary.
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1872-04-18

The Great Cincinnati Railroad
II Vi5ridgc Completed.
Tic great railroad bridge across the
Ohio River at Cincinnati, hns been COM
plclcd, iud the trains OF the Louisville
and Chm. Short Lin, H. II, are now
passing over it, Tpis grand improve
meat will be hailed blythe travelling pub
lie with rcioiccings. It does away with
tue tedious and uncomfortable transfer
~LylounGbus from CuyugLon to Cincin-
natl, and adds additional attractions to
rth0 umTydldd r0lt5 East via the Shot
line RqIrgdy - 0'H.
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CONGRESSIONAL.

SENATE.
Washington, April l5.-Thc hill au-
thoriaiug hororably discharged soldiers
and sailors to be barr,ed III public conI-
]ctrries free passed. Of.
The North Carolina contested election
ease WIS up.
Petitions We're presented against the
renewal Of Wilson's sewing machine
patent.
On motion Of Mr.. Scott, Monday
noXt WIS sci apart forthc consideration
OF the bill reported from the Joint Sc
lect Committee Oh Outrngcs, extending
the discretion to the President, to Sis
pend the writ OF hAbeas corpus INIT.
the end Of this Congress. .t Pa.
+. HOUSE
Nothing affecting the South was III
troduceI in tho regular call.
The Civil Rights bill was again fill
busterod over the morning hour. ..' "
The bill confirming land grant to the
Port Huron and Lake Michigan Rail
road passed.
The River and Harbor bill, which APP
propriates $1,000, 600, passed.
Mr.. Sheldon wuo before the Appro-
priation Committee and obtained $780,
900 for the New Orleans custom house.
The Ways and Means Committee
agreed to abolish the stamp tax ON
watches and to reduce the duty on cop
per one cent per pound.
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1872-04-18

The Aogersville itporGer prints two
COMMUNICATIONS; each signed 'many
voters" calling on CT. John Notherland
to become Il candidate for Congress in
the first District. The RPujW favors
the moyrmcnim IN rliioriai
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lOID0N COUNTY.
Call for II Convention.
Democrats and Conservatives Re-
gucStcd to attend.

InIl IOI II N"bIllRllaOil.
"I ,t,a.'I
III" Democrats ""'' CONSERVATIVES o.
London county viii meet III Convention
at London, on tie First Monday in May,
for ihc,orroso o. selecting suitable dele
gates to attcndrhc State Democratic Con-
..,,i,o u.r.;.l Observation-Disclosures a..
'"' "' MAY ~" l'''"'' "fI"'''' |" ''''
Rrlic,l paris of the State and Nation.
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ii ALE FARE TO DEhEttATES.
The East Tennessee, Virginia
and Georgia Railroad will carry
,D~rInr,tc. to tLn Democratic ('on-
.o.;.. ,.N.,L,.;u, a. o.,
-, ,rc ~
rare going "n"lIcc P'HS0S' Ic'"'"'
ing. Nlinllaf accommodations Will
be afforded by the Nashville and
ChattauOopa i,Oad. LET Monroe
co,,,t, hn f,Il, r~ourn.ortod
90
The !aIl!rrFrlNt-l Its FaNt, present
anu azure axe "Iluaiioii, "c.
Three long Years have role" tH'm-
hcI\'a 'hlo me "ilf" VISTA "i thr uirtu-
lu' past since we i'NSa"'ru control as
rdI'"r ana publisher OF inns piper.
inhI!c question" uI TIE greatest mag
hit""c nave been discussed amt c'nI''s-
'od ny Tie people H"rln@ the period
Inry nave emerged from uUicr 'hc op-
prc'Niolis OF the most ulIsrrHpu!ouN
political enemy III tennessee, known to
'nc animals OF civilized history. Deco"
"I the d'rKcNt east nave been perprirl
'r" III tine l'I'e oil legality, ON tine III
n"c'h' ara hrlPicS'' al Ior u" purpose"
"i l~nrthcrllIg the wicked ends ol IL ne
l'rlou" V"l'iicaI party, insignificant III
numbers, III the State Martha! law has
been declared III some OF the States, III
tlme "l profound peace by an o!d Imbe-
cl. lht writ OF ltthritS corpus, the great
huIw1rE OF the peopi" : ilhcitl'',heS been
suspended without cause, and persons
cast INTO i%oathSonlc prisons, without
warrant or authority OF law. II such II
state OF circumstances hut taken place
Mt any former period of American his
tory tile prominent actors III ctt"ctlng
the SANE w1ili have br"n missed ut
us m Arnold or Il Bur. But, alas! The
great change! Revolutions have per
formed wonders apparently msurmoun-
table III the world. Pc"picon one day hap
Py, and prosperous hay" been brought to
degradation and poverty.
The great revolution through Which WE
have passed, the SMOKE whereof IS al
most visible, has wrought Remarkable
changes upon us, r~ellSlouSiy, clylliy, and
politically: The last remnant Of Com
stltutlonal Government has disappeared
amid the clash OF VIZ Ihcpeople have
forgotten that there lies before them II
future OF greatness and distraction the
like Of which is unknown to days for
ever gone. Ponder, and ponder well
should they, the present situation OF the
country
The question, or the leaaing one, now
before the people for their dellberation
Is, whether we will have Il republican
government, OF the people, or mon
arc'Iy, "A government Of the few.
The inevitable tendency of things are
III that direction, and t!" most careless
observer cannot help but nee it. What
then should he our line Of policy? isa
question OF no ordinary import ut this
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cl for thicr own srioty they VIII yindi-
cate their rights. Past difficulties will
he buried, and MI advocating one COM
mon interest, will march in II sold
phalauX TO the ballot box, and there will
tn" end Of Radicalism be.
Let the time come with electric flight,
is our prayer.
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That $arrpd School i'nHd.
The C~hHttlaooa Time. SAWS:
One y,lll sw,rusr that The r,suous,-
hi,iir for ,hr los; Of over a half million
Of thr school nlutuf tlii State EuG been
So well fixed aad chat il Mns 40 wei!
KNOWN iy cycry body who lid tire strtI.
inc. ~, to make TN, one of the ,dead
Issues"
The KuoyyIilc tbloDclri III alutc date,
for lack Of something letter to do,rrnnl-
mates and giycs currency to the off cx-
pIodcd story that #990,G0O Of this money
WAS appropriated by the Rebel Lcgisla-
tr,rc for the relief Of the families of midi
rent confederate soldics: 10 tins the
GrrrnyllIc N,giinri replies:
..Now, the Ca.oa,rle knows better
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VERY LATEST STYLES
and Hest Qaaify UaL

Cur Stock is complete, and our goods cheap
We ask a Ill eral sh orcof thf public patronage
a. \. Humphreys and W. C.. legrwood, both
competent aud iirst-class suleSmen, have charge
of the Store, AMI can always be. found really to
wait on customers. We guarantee satisfaction,
both in goods and PRICES. Give as q call at the
old stand of DR.. II. F. Scrl.qs. o..
Feab2222ii--lyr no. WALKERS HUMPHREYS.
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1872-04-18
WASHINGTON.

Washington. April 15-The Demo-
cratic members of Congress are consul
ting among themselves regarding their
political course in view OF the Cincin-
natl Convention. Some of them freely
express their willingness to vote for
the nominee of that Convention, proyi.
ded the demonstration there shall give
promise of success, and the platform be
of such IL character that they eau endorse
1t, They say they only want the enun-
eiation Of few general principles. Some
Of the anti Administration Republicans
have been privately exchanging views
with them in order to arrange a basis
OF coalition. 1t is generally agreed, how
ever, by the Democrats, that their course
will be governed by the National Dem
ocratic Convention, whether it shall
agreo to support tho Cincinnati nominee,
or make a nomination Of its own.
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in Chancery at MadisoTille. 90

Nm Dyer, Admir-. of Il NJ Carter, decd, VIZ.
John Carter, ct. al. .....'
Al 'er.ons having claims against the estate
d. l. MCirtcr, ie,'l. are hereby notified TO file >
their e. ilcncr- e dent with Gr. Clerk and Mas
ter, ~ NJ before the 3,ti day of April next, at
wtiru ui,c ihe aceount onlruod by the court to
be ilhru lu this causc, will he closed.
m,.2l-lt pt.l .. -'HP HALF, CAM
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1872-04-18

They had a first. class scare at the.
Peabody Hotel in Memphis, OH the llth.
\ gass filter had careloSsly left Il cap
off the end of Il supply pipe in the eel
lar of the hotslbaueath IL closhlng store
The gas leaked into aud filled the cellar,
when by some one it was ignited and
an explosion ensued; hoisting mp the
floors above, blowing out iron ratings
and thoroughly alarming INC Inmates OF
the house. The A4P6aH says the effect
was similar to in earth quake. No We
ry serious damage was done. The gas,
luckily, ut the time Of the explosion,
was shut OFF.
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1872-04-18

times together wad mlk, uur more m,q-
iul clurt to arrest lr,m ,tr tar..rs.nud
puhiic p,uudcrcrs their various places
and put honest and uIrirI'm cu ~ their
,tcad, This will he the stepping stone
to better days. Unless Inc people be-
come alive 10 their true and impending
situation. aud assert, in the great majcs-
ty ~ their power, their rights, immu-
Mites and privileges in the approaching
contest, the last glimmcring spark Of
Constitutional liberty will have sunk
lcrcath the tmbid wnvrs uf luHticism.
It viii and shall ho n duty 10 net with
tlcm in bringing uhou; the much de-
sired overthrow Of the Radical party,
which. at this time, hus succeeded in
rluuGcring eleven Of the Stutcs OF tins
mrr. B,pHhlic,
Our aim H. as it has been, to sustain
tLc priucl,cs Of the Democratic party,
md wc are uow ready and Wiling to
muster under its broad folds, with any
aud MI who desire the dc,cat of Grant
and lis relations. This object can be
acquired and will Lcacromplishcd. just
"a. ..
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1872-04-18

Surne ~reprobate, wilo deserves To havo
his n,teli organ pulled of with SLOW
team Of steers, went to the front yard
of Mr.. Goodrich on Monday night, aud
dug up nnd carried off some OF his choi-
ces. and most costly flowers. This is
"a new kind Of theft, and the inventor
of it deserves to be forever blnished TO
the deserts of Africa, where blossoms
ARE never seen and pleasures unknown.
-lIurfrhOrU N-rS,
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Out Of more than one hundred Ger
man he&sPSn fPilrI iii A,horica, there are
but six that support Gen. Grant for re-
election.
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OH, WOULD WERE CHILD AGAIN!

signs the weary and exhausted one, NJ the Ian
guor and llssitule Of spring comes upon. hilu.
Some and receive vigor and strength from the
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The Blessings Of MiIitarY Rnln.

3. Z. CuEArIlAll.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1872-06-22
The wheat Crnn.

just at this time We can fnd nothing
likely to prove of greater interest to the
farmers than reliable Information as to
the extent Of the wheat crop and the
probable future Of prices
The best authorities estimate the yield
at one third below the average From
many sections the returns are exceeding
Is giaomy, some representing the prOba
ble Yield at one-twentieth Of "A fair crop
No section yet heard from, so far as we
are advised is represented as above the
average, California reports being the
most promising. The general tenor OF
the estimates presents a. the favored bell
this season thst portion Of the country
east of he Mississippi, bounded uy line'
drawn east and west from near the center
OF Indiana aud the southern boundary
OF Tennessee IN this region the crop
Is put down at a full average, while il
all other sections Of any great extent
east of the Rocky Mountains the out
Took is more or less uuiavorabie for fail
yield. As TO the crop in our own
State, it Is universally admitted TO be lhe
'"i SSSe dhu AoSSi nc HShS Ha0 AOt nitSSu
years.
The St. Louis Democrat of last Tues
day contained three columns of special
dispatches from all sections of Missouri
Illinois, Nebraska and Michigan, show
ing that the winter wheat crops in those
States has turned out very poorly. a
large amount of land which had been
sown was plowed up and the reminder
would not yield more than one-third or.
at least. one half crop. Very little
of the old crop remains on hand. Con
ceruing this prospect the Democrat re
marks:
Prices now are high, aud notwith-
standing the evidence OF very short
crop there will be sufficient rush OF
new wheat into the market, we think
during July, to knock down prices quite
seriously Then it Is fair 10 presume
receipts will check up aud the market
gain in strength until the soft Iowa
spring wheat comes into market IN Sep
.tember. This occurrence will probably
deaden prices again aud check receipts
After the close Of the upper rivers and
spring wheat can only reach Us by rail
we expect 10 see another advance until
figure is reached which will justify the
introduction of California wheat. which
price will be probably 81 to 50 10 for
No winter here. OF course we do NOT
pretend to vouch for the accuracy OF this
view Of The markets future. but print il
as our judgment alter thoughtful re
view u the whole situation
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1872-06-22
induStrtal Le.i,lo,Io,s.

Tie great State OF Illinois has set an
example worthy of imitation of other
States. The increase Of menlbe in both
branches Of The General Assembly has
given the industrial classes a larger rep.
resenfaiion and has prevented hasty and
improper legislation. 1t has been
found also much more difficult to get up
rings IN the interest of moneyed corpo
ra'ions and no previous legislature has
ever done as much to rward the me-
ehanieai aud agricultural industries of
The State, and so little for the benefit of
the non producing classes The farmers
aud mechanics. according TO correspou.
dent OF the Prairie Farnaer. that il is
scarcely worth while to ..uoninate law
yers because they make better appear
ance on stump, when these same gen
ilemen OF 'genieel speech are utterly
ieoorant OF the wants aud necessities OF
he working and producing masses -
Nearly one half the members Of the
Illinois Legislature belong to this lat err
class aud that was small rate of repre-
sentaiion; for ninety per cent of the
people of that State are workers with
heir hands.