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The Greenville enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1870-1873, 1872-06-26
FARM AND HOME.

arFARMERs, IMPROVE YOUR SEnD
CoRN.--Edito,s Southern CMItsua
tor Permit me to call the atten.
ton of your readers to the inpor.
tant matter of improving their
seed corn. If they will give it the
attention it deserves, they will be
astonished at the result. Seed
corn should be selected from the
field before the corn is gathered
and the proprietor should make
the selection. 1t is work that
will not be properly done by any
laborer. The cne who selects
seed should carefully examine the
whole crop before lie commences
selecting. unless he has practised
it heretofore. =
Incredible improvement can be
made in a few years by iudicious
selection and scientific cultivation.
| believe the day is not distant
when 200 bushels per acre will be
made with improved seed, good
cultivation, and fair seasons
Ccrn is as susceptible Of improve
ment as cotton, with far less
trouble, owing to the comparative
ly small amount Of seed required
per acre 1t is also equally liable
to degenerate. Thousands of
bushels annually might be added
to our crop by careful selection
of seed from our fields every
year. .ass.
I hope all the readers of the
Cultisator will give the plan a
tair trial the present season. /
assure them that thew will find it
very interesting as we'll as profita
BILE. Every years selection will
be rewarded with some new. inter.
esting, and profitable develop.
ment. M. FL. ZELLINER.
60 CropaoeIt, st. Clair o., Ala.
PROTECTION AGAINST MoTus..-
A correspondents of the Cabinet
Maker gives the following recipe
as one which. has kept the moths
ont of furniture warehouse for
ten years past: -Four of hops,
one drachm; Scotch snuff, two
ounces; gum camphor, one
ounce; black pepper, one ounce;
cedar sawdust, four ounces. Mix
thoroughly; strew, or put in pa.
pers, among the goods. @
PIE CRUsT.--A good rule is Z
of teacupful of lard, well press.
ed down, to every 2 teacuptuls
of -four; little salt, and only
water enough to hold the ingredi.
ents together. This makes enough
crust for one medium sized pie
Mix quickly and carelessly, not
kneading at all. For miuce pies,
from 4 Of a cup to q whole cup of
lard, is necessary tor every Q cups
OF -four. This rule never fails TO
make good, crisp pie crust o.
The Greenville enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1870-1873, 1872-06-26

WHAT curious taste a man
must have who deliberately has
his coffin constructed betOre his
death! Nothing but a naturally
morbid turn of mind can account
for it. But there arc such "phi
losophers" in existence. One
Mr.. Richard Harris, who lives in
North Carolina, thirty years ago,
turned out sassafras tree to grow
for the purpose Of making a cot.
lin, and about twelve months ago
the old man had it cut down, and
got a man in Roxborough to make
his coffin out of il. Tie old man
occasionally gets into it and
stretches himself ont, by way of
showing his neighbors q "grand
ft." Another old fellow in the
same State had a coffin cast of iron
before the war. He had his
grave dug and walled up with
brick. with o magnificent tomb
stone setting forth his name, place
of birth, and fixing his death
somewhere about the year
1858" But he was alive and
kicking in 1858. The old chap
kept his past iron coffin in the corn
crib, aud used to shell corn in it,
This is u new method of acknowl.
edging the corn."
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"REMINISCENCES
MEN.
BY Ex GOVERNOR b. F. PERRY
CONTINUED FROM LAST WEEK.
THOs. N. DAwKINs.

8, Judge Dawkins died a few years
since, suddenly, in tho prime of
his life, and amidst his usefulness
and well merited popularity. His
death was a great shock to his
friends all over the State. Ali
who knew him well loved and ad-
mircd him for his high character,
social virtnes, talents and amiabil.
ity. He had the confidence OF all,
and the enmity of no one. In
times of highest political excite.
ment, he was elected to Office, and
had honors confer red OH him by
his political opponents. They ap-
preciated his iitalents; had conf
dence in his integrity, and admir-
ed his gentle, unassuming deport-
ment. He maintained his own
principles firmly, and permitted
others TO do the same without cen
sure or Remuneration from him.
Hence, he had no political or per-
sonal enemies. He was recognized
by all, to whom he was known, as
a pure and noble-hearted gentle
man. In mis- own, his native Dis
trict, be was especially endeared
to the people BY a life times inter
course with them, socially and
professionally. He was indeed q
most alniable gentleman, courtly
in his manners, and cordial in his
friendship" He was dignified in
appearance and department, and
at The same time, as affable to the
humblest citizen who approached
him, as if they were equals in rank
and station, '~'
Judge Dawkins was born in
Union District. General Dawkins,
his father, was a man of fortune,
great personal popularity, and ex.
tensive influence in his section Of
the State He was a successful
planter aud merchant-M aior
Generalland member of the Legis.
lature,. He left, as an Inheritance
to bic son, aShanne without blemish,
and those sterling qualities Of heart
and head which characterized him
through life. Judge Dawkins
graduated ia the Sonlll Carolina
College with distinction |; read law
at Union Court House, and after
his admission to tho bar, formed q
partnership with Andrew Wallace
Thomson, Esq. They had a very
extensive anu lucrative, practice,
but soon discovered that It was to
the interest of both they should
desolye their partnership and prac.
tice separately. Tue storm of nul-
lification came on shortly after
Judge Dawkins' admission to the
bar; and although the State, and
his own District, by gn overwhelm-
ing majority, espoused almost mad
~ this new doctrine of States
Hights. he never sweryed from the
faith that was IN him 90 q Onion
man, or ceased to oppose, in every
proper way, the medication ofsuch
political hcresies, He was elected
Q member Of the Legislature, wlilst
he differed IN toto cslo with bis
constituents ~ on this subject
Whilst q member of, the Legisla,
ture, he was elected solicitorof tie
middle circuit by those who were
opposed to him in politics. lie
II /.
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EXECUTIVE OFFICE,

$50 s-E y = tl1Fs a4f''g
EXECUTIVE OFFICE,
JErFERsoNlC CrrY, May 31st, 1872.
1aoGentIemen: Your letter advis-
ing me of the action of the Libe,
raj Republican Convention at Gin,
'cinnati, has been received, and /
return through you my acknowi.
edgment Of the honor which has
been conferred upon me. L ac-
cept the nomination as candidate
for Vice President, and indorse
most cordially the resolutions set
ting forth the principles on which
this appeal is made to the whole
people of the United States. -
Wearied with the contentious that
are carried ON in the pursuits for
spoils, the country demands re.
pose, and resents the effort Of off.
cials to dragoon it again into par
tisan hoetilities. / will zealously
sustain any movement promising
a sure deliverance OF the perils
which have been connected with
the war. .a..s a.a n~a5
It is safe to say that only those
are now to be feared which come
of an abuse of victory into per-
,nanent estrangement. A wide
spread sympathy is aroused in be-
half of those States of the South,
which, long after the termination
OF resistance to the righttul Fede
raj authority, are still plundered
under the guise Of loyalty, and
tyrannized over in the name of free
dom. Along with this feeling is
present, too, the recognition that
in complete amnesty alone can be
found the hope of any return to
constitutional government as OF
old, or any development of more
enduring unity and broader ma
tional life in the future. Amnesty
however, to be efficacious, must be
real, not nominal, not evasive, but
must carry along with it equal
rights as well as equal protection
to all, for the removal of disabili-
ties as to some, with enforcement
as to others, leaves reason for sus-
picion that pardon is measured by
political gain, and especially will
such preferred clemency be futile
in the presence of a renewed at :.
tempt at pr"lorging a suspension
of the ha6eas corpus ; in the per
sistent resort to martial, rather than
civil law; in upholding those
agencies used to ALLEVIATE the races
where concord is most essential /:
and in preparing another elaborate
campaign on basis of dead is-
sues and arbitrary intervention ;
all will rightfully credit such con-
duet a. but mockery of amnesty,
and demand an Administration
which can give a better warrant
of honesty in the great work OF
reconstruction and reform.
| Without referring in detail to
the various other propositions EN-.
bodied in the resolutions of the
Convention, but seeing how these
all contemplate q restoration of
power to the people, peace to the
nation, purity tn the Government I;
that they condemn the attempt to
establish an ascendency of militia
ry over civil rule, and affirm with
explicitness the maintenance of
equal freedom 70 all citizens ire.
spective of race, previous condi.
ton or pending disabilities, I have
only to pledge again my sincere
CO operation. - ,.....
/ am, ETC., yours, .....
B. GRATZ. BROWN.
The Greenville enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1870-1873, 1872-06-26

On Friday, General Grant came
ont in q new and elegant carriage,
with two gigantic black coachmen,
dressed in gorgeous livery. The
carriage is of a bright yellow col
or, striped with gold, and glides
down the avenue like a conquer
or's triumphal car.
The Greenville enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1870-1873, 1872-06-26

GEN. HowARp and Gen. Hook
or are disputing about tho re.
sponsibility OF losing the battle ct
Chancellorsville. It strikes Us
Gen. Lee had something to do
with that.
The Greenville enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1870-1873, 1872-06-26

BARON AUFEss, the founder of
the Nuremberg museum, was re-
Gently kicked to death by two
German professors, at the opening
of the University OF Strasburg.--
The German savans mistook him
for q Frencbman.
The Greenville enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1870-1873, 1872-06-26
B. Grats Brewn's Letter Of Aocspt.
- aice. gct2 z LaM

The following is the,letter Of acr
ceptahce ot Gov. B. Gratz Brown
IN answer to the communication Of
the officers of the Convention com
mittee informing him of his nomi.
nation for the Vice.P Presidency
The Greenville enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1870-1873, 1872-06-26

TIE whaling business. once an
industry Of the greatest impor-
tance, is fast going to decay, at
least 80 far as the American trade
is concerned. Fifteen years ago
New Bedford alone sent out three
hundred and twenty nine vessels ;
now that number comprises the
whole of the American vessels en-.
gagged in whaling. aaaaa.a .aa a.
The name "grass-widow :" is OF
French origin. 1t is derived from
the French grace" and origi-
nally meant a widow by courtesy
IT will only take 81, 1,019,942 to
keep the streets OF New York in
proper condition the coming year
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-10-19
THE Banner reiterates, italics and all:

along todue the Stars and Stripes. 1t is
not only ungrateful in the Southern man to
refuse to accept this sentiment as his, but
1t is moral cowardice, not merely to e-echo
it, but to feel it and to act it."
The zeal Of new converts is proverbial.
The sincerity of their conversion might be
doubted, if they were not loud and en-
phatie in their professions. We rejoice to
see our contemporary so loyal at last, but
old stagers like ourselves, who have been
loyal these seven years gone, can hardly be
expected to go into such ecstacles at this
late day. 1t is not necessary to establish
our standing with friends old or neaU. Our
conduct since, is the test of our sincerity.
Deeds speak louder than words. And we
have no independent" patrons to buy up
whole editions of that cheap loyalty which
has been the main stock in trade with Rad
icals.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-10-19


A GRANT orator in one of the New York
rural districts, evidently imbued with the
spirit Of imperialism which every now and
then crops out of the present Administra-
ton, recently said she looked upon the pub
lie press as public nuisance, and the peo-
pie ought to arise in their majesty and put
down the newspapers which malign our
President" An old couplet hath it
"No rogue e'er felt the halter draw I
With good opinion Of the law"
Just SO with the Grant men. They do
not entertain good opinion Of the press
because the newspapers have been SO un-
sparing in denunciation of the corrup-
ton of the Grant ring.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-10-19

How much has the Democratic Label
helped the Liberal cause thus far? Did it
carry Pennsylvania, Indiana and Ohio?-
Banner.
The New York Tribune asks no such
questions. Nor does Mr.. Greeley himself
manifest the least restlessness under the
democratic label" In reading 0, er the
address of that gallant Liberal, Col. A. K
Mcclure, upon the Pennsylvania election,
we fail to find single reference to the Ban
ner's bugbear label. Gen. Brinkerhof,
Chairman of the Ohio Liberal Committee,
in bis address since the election, seems
equally oblivious TO that monstrum horren-
dunn of "label." In fact they rather like
the label up there, and are just now select
ing such double-dyed, glaring-labelled Dem
ocrats as Pendleton and Thurman to stir
up the stay-at-homes, for Greeley.
THE Banner repeats its pretty little talk
about
The conscripLion edicts of sx-secession-
lists who stiIl breathe from their nostrils the
same heresies, the same dogmas, and the
same sectional demagOgism they did twelve
wears ago. We should not oppose an origi-
nal secessionist or Confederate General,
because he scds such, but because be insists
in still being such, or Of preferring the or
ganized support cf those who still profess
The reactionary sentiments of the Lost
Cause.
The Radicals journals have been talking
that way for several years, and it is just be-
cause they persisted in fighting on these
old issues to the neglect Of present matters,
that Schurz and Trumbull and Greeley
abandoned the party. Like its Radical
prototypes In this line of argument, the
Banner makes a sweeping general ACCUSE
ticu, but meier condescends to a
single specific charge. Who is
trying TO take Tennessee out Of the Union
to-day? What heresy is being preached'
What dogma does 1t mean? Is 1t heresy to
organize against the Brownlowites? Is 1t
heresy to be Democrats? Is it heresy to
vote the straight ticket? Is it heresy TO
vote for Frank Cheatham as the nominee?
Is it secession to refuse our vote to Mr..
johnson when he is not the nominee, but q
disorganizer, affording aid and comfort to
that Radical party against which the Lib
eral move is direcsed? Do the Union
and the Constitution die in Tennessee with
Mr.. johnson? Does the perpstuity Of the
Union depend on his electlonp
The Banner talk reminds us Of the mill
tary convention OF Pittsburg, which insist
ed that the same old battle was going on
bet~ : N'''e = = boys in
1i&te
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-10-19

An intelligent and well posted friend
writing from Brownsville, Sullivan county,
East Tennessee, says:
81 give you an estimate Of the probable
vote of this county between the candidates
for Congressman at large. have made
the calculation so as to be sure that am
not overestimating the Conservative
strength in our county. Gen. Cheatham
will receive 400; johnson 400, and May
nard 600 votes"
From Athens, McMinn county, cores
pondent writes as follows:
sour county is hopelessly Republican,
and all we can do is to assist in electiDg
Governor and Democratic Congressman
at large, and you may rest assured that our
gallant few will be thrown in the right di-
rection. We have been looking for the
strong man to beat Maynard, and have now
agreed that Gen. Cheatham is the right
man. Maynard will carry this county,
getting about loo votes. Cheasham will
receive about 700 and johnson about 800
votes"
A gentleman writing from Morristown,
Hamblin county, says:
ave have settled down on Chatham as
the strong man to beat Maynard. Ex-
President Johnson has many warm per-
sonal friends here who would like to vote
for him, but are compelled in this canvass
to vote against him in order to defeat the
Republican candidate, Maynard. Gen.
Cheatham will receive fully two-thirds, II
not three-fourths, of the Conservative and
Democratic vote of this county"
A correspondent writing from Hawkins
county says:
"This is one of the few Democratic
counties of East Tennessee, and you can
put 1t down as certain for Gen. Cheatham
by handsome majority. 1t was thought
some days since that Mr.. johnson would
take off enough votes from Cheatham to
give the county to Maynard, but the De-
mocracy seeing that they must unite on
Cheatham to defeat Radicsllsm, have done
so almost to man."
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-10-19

A PITTSBURGH dispatch says "the Re
publicans are almost as much surprised as
the Democrats at the result" of the late
election. They are unable to compre bend
bow their leaders were able to perpetrate
the frauds by which the State was carried
by Hartranft by the large majority of 3d.
SQ1
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-10-19

THE Banner reiterates this emphasized
and terrible threat against all who stand by
the Democracy:
We are afraid to trust them-Gnd afraid
to trust any man, howeUer conservative his
PRIVATE opinions or open professions, ,oho
1oi!fihly puts his political fortunes IN the
hands of these managers, instead Of ap-
pealing TO the people, and from these man
ayers.
The joke is that these managers" do not
possess one particle eff power except as the
people accord il to promote political meas
ures. The Banners mode Of appealing"
to the people, only brings out enough sim
dependents" to secure the election of Radi-
calls. If not Radical volunteer, it is at
least doing good deal of bushwhacking
for that cause.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-10-19


Democrats, to be forewsrhed Is to be
foreaFmed. There is danger Of Horace
Maynard's election. He is willy and able
politician. He Is taking advantage Of the
dissensions IN the Democratic ranks, pro-
duced iby Mr. Johnson's race as An inde-
pendent candidate, to endeavor 10 be re-
turned to Congress. The Radicals, though
largely in the minority in this State, have q
much larger vote than we are accustomed
to allow them in our calculations. We
speak not to alarm, but TO forewarn. To
beat Maynard we must concentrate. We
can only concentrate upon the regular
Democratic nominee, nominated according
to The usages Of the party by convention
publicly called for more than two months
before it was held. Middle and
West Tennessee csnnot endorse
the course of Mr.. johnson in this canvass
and will not support him. Our informs
ton, both from gentlemen who have visited
East Tennessee and from life long citizens
Of the highest intelligence and integrity, is
that bis strength in that division of the
State is greatly exaggerated by his parti-
sans, and that the election returns viii show
that he is much weaker than even his OPP
ponents had supposed. His canvass Of
Middle and West Tennessee has been bar
rem Of benefit to him. Those who are his
leudest advocates are not Democrats and
would not have supported him if he had
been the nominee of the party. They do
not now support Gov. Brown nor any Of
the regular ticket. We give as our honest
conviction that the only way to beat May
nard is to stand square up to the ticket,
talk for, electioneer for, vote for the regular
nominee.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-10-19

yNE HAVE FOR SALE NEAR BRENT
w wood, Williamson county, most excellent
Farm Of lis acres. The land is very rich and
adapted to cotton or any of the grains or grasses
grown in Middle Tennessee. The improvements
are very fine, consisting of two story dwelling
with rooms, servants rooms, cellar, kitchen,
stables, barns, carriage house, ETC. The farm Is
well wstered and well enclosed with cedar fence.
A very decided bargain may be had by applying
at once, as the owner is determined to sell at
some price. Would take q small amount OF
Nashville property in exchange. e
ARLINGTON, FARRAR q WEAKLY,
sep1s cod II Agents, 80 N. College St.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-10-19

THE Washington Chronicte claims that
Democrats in all parts of Pennsylvania
bolted the ticket in the late election. They
are very Indifferent Democrats if they de-
serted Buckalew, who is universally con-
coded to be a fair, honest man, while Hart
ranft was acknowledged by large portion
of his own party TO be the very reverse.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-10-19

Col. CoLYAR obiecs to the number of
speakers in the field in favor of Democratic
organization and success. We might with
as much reason object to Mr.. Johnson's
having the Banner distributed gratuitously
over the State. Mr.. johnson has "the
Constitutional right" 10 have IS many
copies Of the Bonner distributed through
out the State as be pleases. So the Demo-
cracy have tie same right to enlist in their
behalf as many speakers as they can get.
Certainly every man in the State has the
same right to speak as Col. Colyar.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-10-19

THE Banner speaks Of respectable vet
Grams tagging superauous upon the politi-
cal stage" We fear that II Ex-President
Johnson had been the Democratic nomi-
nee, the Banner would have placed han in
the same category, batting the prefix tres
pectable.n s7
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-10-19

II such supporters Of Gen. Cheatham as
Hon. G. A. Henry, Judge r. L. Caruthers,
Jno. V. Wright, Ed. II. Ewing,
Esq, and others are in the
opinion Of the Banner, ''rheumatic old
women" what sort Of ''old women" are its
johnson cham pions, Judge Shackelford and
Col. Colyar?
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-10-19

THE result of the Pennsylvania election
is encouraging to men Of tainted reputa-
tons. James O'Brien is nominated for
Mayor of New York. His character as q
dishonest man is abundantly certified, as
was that of Hartranft, who has been cleo
ted Governor of Pennsylvania.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-10-19

AT an auction sale in Stanton, Virginia,
on the. 18th inst, twelve thousand dollars in
Con 'ederate notes, in denominations rang
ing from five to one hundred dollars, we're
sold for two dollars and fifty cents. The
purchaser was Frenchman, who bought
them as memento. i z la
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-10-19

ONE Of Mr.. Johnson's travelling cores
pondents writes TO the Rockville Press and
Herald that Mr.. johnson viii carry Robert
son county. That is the way 'independ-
ent capitalD is made for East Tennessee.
He stands about as much chance to carry
the old Wing county OF Robertson as he
does the old Democratic county Of Lin
coin. Mr.. johnson can't beat majority
with q minority. He can help the Radi-
Gals to do it, but he can't do it himself.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-10-19

THE Banner says the Democratic label
is the stamp of defeat, but it nevertheless
rofesses to advocate johnson rs an INDIE
pendent National Democrat" Can't you
scratch that ugly label of Of Mr.. john
sons back? Suppose you begin the process
on your own candidate.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-10-19
Water Tax! Water Tax!

LII PERSONS WHO ARE OWING Wa
n ter Tax are hereby notified that the tax
ust be paid without further delay, as i am re-
ouired by law to collect in advance. Delin-
duents will please call at the Office and settle
their taxes and save water from being shut of.
Oct. IS, 1872. JOHN l.. GLENN,
ocrIsIw Banner w. T. Col.