Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1872-03-16

TUE Southern harder of Texas IL
ovcrrun bycattlc thieves from Mexico.
The settlers invoke the protection of
tho government, but Grant Is too busy
with the ksklux to spare troops fof
the protection of any portion of our
territory. If not reelected, he must
descend from the position Of chief Of
brigands and turn sneak thief, on his
own hook--a change he deprecates on
account only, of difference in profits. !
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IT will be gratifying TO our readers
so learn that Prince Frederick, heir
apparent of Ulysses, /. Lately visited
both Houses Of Parliament London
But il may not be equally gratifying to
learn that he is sighl-scc ing at their
expense. But as the king can do no
wrong the silent submission of his sub
jects assumes the garb Of public viz
tue.
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THEouGIi the agency ofpackcd com.
mlttecs, il costs the country more to
detect Government tn ewes than will
ever be recovered The people sub
nit with Indifference, TO the most
open robberics committed by the men
they foolishly trust, and as long as
they uphold the thieves, it is folly to
spend money in trying to detect or
punish them.
A COMMITTEE has been appointed
to investigate the Secretary of the
Navy. One BY one the raeals
are being brought before the bar
Of public opinion, but as rascals
are in combination to shield each
other, the investigation must, ofneccs-
city. fall far short of the full truth.
LoSGsTREET has taken one step to-
wards getting back into decent society
--hc has resigned his collectorship.
lie has staid too long in the Radical
den, and the odor of corruption will
cling TO him through life. We wish it
were otherwise, but he has his own
foolish part, and the dayof his desti-
ny is Ger"
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A CONTEMPORARY shrewdly suggests
that Grants popularity with his party,
rests solely upon the belief, of that
party, that it can elect no one else
Radical patriotism is comprised of the
idca--party suprcmacy--its love of
country il commensurate only with the
revenue it yields 10 Radical official
thieyes.
| GREELY has discovered that Grant :
denomination is inadmissable because
he is mixed up with embodiments of
fraud such as Clark of Texas. He
has been as GLOW in discovering Grant 5
coalition with frauds, az lie was in
finding out that the pumpkin is fail
ure, az a shade tree.
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! DURING the present session of Con-
grcss, ten committees have been raised,
to investigate the rascalites of the
tools Of Grant. 1t speaks we'll for
this great country that, instead OF
agents for the promotion of the well
fare and honor of the country, Con-
gresham have to perform the duties Of
detectives.
| YARMOUTH, the head center OF
Louisiana thieves, has declared for
Davis in case, Grant is rcnom,nat,
But he was not done with Grant until
Grant WAS done with him--so honesty
is not the base of the revolution.
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SENATOR TRUMBULL has made an
other h.g speech against Grant and his
ring. Morton's knees seem to weaken
under the heavy blows and his impu-
pudenco is failing him, in the light o.
truth.
J TIE sanity Howard, Of the Freed
mln'S Burc.aI, has been appointed
Indian Commissioner. lie will find
SHINING Indians far less profitable
than fleeing negroes,
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ERIE is trying to deodorize itself by
cxpelling such men as Jay Gould. II
is a good work, aud we hope the sweep
will be a clean one.
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The Manchester Democrat, favor.
Gen, w, A. Quarles, az the Democrat.
lc candidate for Governor.
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THE opprcssors and despoilers ofthC
South are the men who are highest in
favor with Grant. The New York
Evening Post RepubIican) has this Ia
say Of Grants reward Of Holden:
{ The announcement that Mr. W. w
Holden is to be appointed Minister tC