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The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1873-05-07
MisPeIl"neon5.
Believe In Yourself.

1t is said that when John G. Cal
houn was in Yale College he was
ridiculed by his fellow students for
his intense application to study.
why, SIR said lie, Il am forced
to make the most Of my time that
| may acquit myself creditahly when
in Congress- ''Do you doubt it? I
assure yon if | were not convinced
of my ability sto reach the national
capital as q representative within the
three years, [ would leave college
this very day p. Let every young
man thus have faith in himself. and
earnestly take hold of life. scorning
all props and buttresses, all crutch-
es and life preservers. Let him be-
lieve. with Pestalozzi, that 10 man on
Gods earth is either willing or able
to help any other man. Let him
strive to be creator. rather than to
borrow. Instead of welding the
rUstcd sword of valorous forefathers.
let him forge his own weapons, and,
conscious of the God in him and the
Providence over him. let him fight
his own battles with hiwgood lance
Instead of signing for an education,
capital, for friends, and declaring
that ''if he only had these he would
be somebody" let him remember
that, as Horace Greeley, said. he is
looking in the wrong end of the tele-
scope, that if he only were some
body he would speedily have all the
boons whose absence he is bewail-
ing. Instead of being one Of the
foiled potentialities of which the
world is so full-one of the subjunc-
tive heroes, who always might,
could, would. or should do great
things is what nobody can under
stand-let him be in the imperative
mood, and do that of which his
talents are indicative. This lesson
of self-reliance once learnedand act
ed on, and every man will discover
within himself, under God, the
elements and capacities of usefulness
and honor, Getting on in the
World"
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1873-05-07
A Story Of August Belmont.

Speaking of bankers, I am re-
minded, as the great and good Abra-
ham Lincoln was so fond of saying.
ola little story August Belmont. re-
ported to be somewhat irascible at
times, had not long ago a private
secretary to whom he some times
showed his unamiability. One morn
ing. in his Wall street Office the en-
inent banker picked up letter his
secretary had written, and, not find
ing it satisfactory exclaimed with
much temper: This is wrong
again D-n it. / have often told
you exactly how these letters should
be written '.NIr. Belmont" re-
marked the. scribe, rising from his
seat, L do not wish you to swear at
me. l do my duty faithfully, and
my salary is not large enough to ena-
bic me to do work and be sworn at
besides ''How much do you get?''
quoth Belmont. Fifteen hundred
dollars" was the reply. "Draw
$4,000, Cd dit and do the work
as | want it, Since then the salary
has been regularly paid, Belmont
swears at his secretary as much as
he likes. The report that the bank
er wished to withhold $74O for not
indulging in the luxury of profanity,
during a six mouths absence in Eu-
rope is. / am authorized to say,
wholly without foundation.--St. Louis
Globe.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1873-05-07
Clean Hands.


The world moves. 1t is not so res
pectable as it was a few years ago
to be a rascal. People are learning
the lesson that clean hands are de
sirable, both for personal comfort
and pleasant social intercourse.
They really seem TO be learning that
purity pays, and that personal honor,
incorruptibIeness are a goodin vest
ment. Rogues and rings are having
tough time ofit, and it is their own
fault if the young and ambitious
men who are now coming upon the
stage Of action do not learn to place
50 high q price upon themselves
that neither wealth nor power can
tuy them. The rascalitite5 Of the
New York Ring are all exposed, and
the members of that Ring have either
run away. or are staggering before
public opinion and the law, disgraced
and degraded men. Bribery in Con-
CESS stands exposed and rebuked,
while names that were pure have re-
ceived 4 tarnish that can never be pol
ished away. Men who have held
their heads high in the nation, bow
those heads in shame over hands
which are soiled beyond cleansing.
We call no names, but. scattered up
and down the land, great regulations
lie in ruins. Men who had wealth
which they stole, and men who had
positions which they bought and
men who used their public Office to
push their privtae schemes, are
thrown high and dry out of influence.
and lie all exposed upon the rocks of
disgrace, where they are sure to rot
or go to pieces.
Ii the young politicians of the
county will learn the lesson that the
50 well calculated to teach, better
times for the country lie in the fu-
ture. Personal advantage is a mean
motive to appeal to, where so vital n
question as personal purity is con-
cerned, but, as there is no danger to
morals from any other appeal, it is
we'll to meet temptation on its own
ground and fight it with its own
weapons. The lesson of the recent
exposures Is really needed by none
but those who fancy that they can
compass their ends best by base
means; and if these shall learn
from it that, in the long run, nothing
pays SO we'll in wealth and power
and safety and comfort as virtue,
they will learn that which will be of
incalculable benefit to them and to
the country. No money was ever
won by treachery 10 trust that did
not harm the winner. No power was
ever achieved by bribery or retained
by falseaood that did not scorch the
palm Of him who held it, The con-
sciousness of ill-desert, the loss of
self respect, the fear of exposure
and the selfcommitment to life of
deception, which 90 always with pos
sessions unworthily won, are poison
in the blood. and the exposure, SOON
er or later. is as sure to come as
death.-Dr. T. G.. Holland Scribner's
for APru. r
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1873-05-07

In referring to lecture to be de-
livered by General Pendleton, the
Mobile Register says: Perhaps
the most curious point of al will be
Gen. Pendleten's clear and concise
narrative of that great fight wherein
the liberties of the South were lost
and lost By James Longstreet. The
story of Longstreet's delay at Get
tyshurg has often been told the
effects OF that delay have often been
commented on, but only by Gen.
Pendleton have the motives which
induced that delay been plainly and
directly charged to the recusant."
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1873-05-07
A Horribly .Hard-Hcartcd Employer.

John writes-to the New York Sun
That man was once in the dry goods
business in Boston. His boss sent
him to Europe. lie got wrecked.
For weeks he was missing. At last
he reached shore and he made his
way to the store, when the follow
ing conversation ensued:
Boss-Where in the world have
you been. sir?
Man-Pve been wrecked, sir,
wrecked, and floating upon the broad
bosom of the Atlantic for two long
weeks, with water. water every
where. and not one single drop to
drink
Boss-Been floating around upon
the bosom Of the Atlantic, have
You? What did hire you for? /
hired yen to buy goods for me, and
here, right in the middle Of the busy
season, you take two weeks vaca-
tien. and 60 fooiing away your time
in an open Iow-b0at sir.
Man-Bnt, my dear sir, couldn't
help it. I was, wrecked.
Boss-Wrecked, sir; wrecked?-
What business have you 20 get
wrecked? j have crossed the ocean
fifty times, and never got wrecked.
We don't want you any longer, sir;
we don't want you, sir. III dismiss
any man who is such an old hank
head that he can't take enc single trip
to Europe without getting wrecked
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1873-05-07

The people of the North like
Sambo well enough SO long as he
makes his home in the South, but
let him come in competition with
them and the old story of "circum-
stances altering cases is repeated.
A riot occurred recently at Kings
town, Indiana, between striking
miners and some negroes who had
been imported from Richmond, Va.
to fill their places. Three police
men and q preacher were badly
used. The military from Indian.
opolfs stopped the row.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1873-05-07

The members of Congress who
are sharp enough to keep an eye TO
business are making the most of the
franking privilege, which expires on
the 1st of July. A Washington dis
patch states that between fifteen
and twenty tons of free matter
now leave the city daily for the
States. Many members of Congress
have accumulated large quantities
of public documents and kept them
stored at Washington which they
are now sending home free of cost.
1t is stated that from fifty to sixty
bags of documents addressed to the
different members are forwarded
from the postoffice daily.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1873-05-07
Federal and Confederate.

Prayer is powerful, and its power
was never more fully illustrated than
on the following occasion: A squad
ron of Federal soldiers during the
war stopped at the plantation of a
worthy old citizen-not a thousand
miles from this city. The old gen.
tleman mentioned was exuberant in
his welcome. He spoke eloquently
Of his long love of the Union, and
how it gladdened his aged eyes to
gaze once more on the "old flag"
He invited the whole squadron to
unite with him in prayer. which they
promptly did. His prayer was long
and loud, and was magnificent
burst of off-hand eloquence. The
Fedcrals were profoundly impressed
and departed without inflicting on
the old man the slightest damage.
In a few hours q squadron Of Con.
federates came mp, and if the old
man was cordial to the Federals, he
gushed all over in bis welcome of the
Confederatcs. He urged them on to
victory and independence. He spoke
glowingly of the struggle oftheir
fathers for liberty, and hade them
initiate the patriotism of 20 He
called on them to join him in prayer.
and such prayer it vas! Even
the birds ceased their songs to listen.
and theeaience was only broken by
the old mans trembling voice as he
appealed with touching and sublime
eloquence to the throne of Heaven.
in behalf Of those around him, and
their holy cause. The prayer done,
the Confederates with hearts filed
with admiration for the aged patriot,
pursued on after the enemy, strength.
ened in hope for their cause, and
leaving unharmed everything posses
sed by the venerable patriot.-Jack-'
son Wig and Tribune.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1873-05-07

The New York Wor7d is "griev-
ously impressed with a suspicion
that the grand national centennial
exhibition of 1870 is but little bet
ter than a grab" and it cites these
facts in support Of its suspicion:
The Philadelphia City Council
appropriated $4,000 on the 14th of
November last to defray the cxpen-
ses of the Centennial Commission.
and on the 1st instant $46, 900, of
the amount had been spent. In
some cases centennial officials had
as much as $2o0 salary per week.
The Pennsylvania Legislature having
added $25O.O0O to the municipal do
nation the Commission has $30O,000
cash to start on, but at the rate of
expense shown will swallow up that
sum and be $t18.00O in debt by the
time the 4th of July, 1876, arrives.
AZ little more patriotism and little
less money are needed in this thing"
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1873-05-07

1t is calculated that the losses by
fire in the United States average
about half million dollars day !;
a pretty large sum sacrificed by
carelessness in many instances.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1873-05-07

The New York Times keeps ham
mering away st the back-pay Con-
gressmen. But it has never a word
to say about Grant who helped these
fellows to get their ''swag."
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1873-05-07

Mr.. Daniel Kelley. . merchant of
Morgan county bought and sold to
S, Cohn. of Knoxville. fnrs to over
$500. and says It wasn't much of q
fur season either IN that county.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1873-05-07
l)otfrs.
a Sign-BOard.

a Sign-BOard.
I VIII paint you sign, run-seller,
And hang it above your door;
truer and better sign-board
Than ever you had before.
win paint with the skill OF a master,
And many shall pause to re
This wonderful piece Of paintipg,
So like the reality.
I will paint yourself, r1n-seller,
As you wait for that fair young boy,
Just in the morn Of manhood,
mothers pride and joy.
He has no thought Of stopping,
But you greet him with smile,
And you seem so blithe and friendly
That he pauses to chat awhile.
viii paint you again, runl-seller,
win paint you rs you stand,
With foaIning glass Of liquor
Holding in either hand.
He wavers, but you urge him;
Drink pledge me just this one I"
And he lifts the glass and drinks it,
And the hellish work is done.
And. the next I will paint drunkard;
Only year has flown,
But into this 1onthsome creature
This fair young boy has grown.
The work was quick and rapid;
win paint aim as be hes,
In torpid, drunken slumber,
Under the wintry skies.
viii paint the form of the mother
As she kneeIs at her darling's side
Her beautiful boy that was dearer
Than all the world beside.
will paint the shape OF coffin
Labelled with the one word Lost I"
viii paint all this, rum-selle<,
And paint it free of coss.
The sin, and the shame, and sorrow,
The crime and want and woe,
That is born there in yOur rum-shop,
No hand can print, you know
But III paint you sign, rum-seller,
And many shall pause to view
This wonderful swinging sign-board,
So terribly, fearfully true.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1873-05-07

Never put away plate. knives and
forks, etc.. uncleaned, or sad in
convenice viii arise when the articles
are wanted.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1873-05-07

The Chief OF police of st. Louis has
issued an order to suppress all gam
bling houses in that city.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1873-05-07

The town of Mariana, Arkansas,
was nearly destroyed by FIRE recently.
Loss $50. 900,
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1873-05-07

An Iowa judge gives it as his
opinion that more brains are requir-
ed TO play poker than to run a court.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1873-05-07

In the Treasury Department at
Washington there are 1900 male
and ZOO female clerks.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1873-05-07

1t cost a man twenty dollars for
selling cigar on Sunday, in Indi-
ana. Tt was aagin the law -
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1873-05-07
ADVERTISING RATES.

One square, (ten lines or less for first insertioA
One Dollar. each subsequent insertion ktfty cents.
liberal discount from the above rate VIII be
made to yearly advertisers.
Obituaries Of over ten lines viii be charged ga
advertisements.
All bills due upon first insertion of advertise
nent, unless otherwise contracted for.
All announcements of candidates must be paid
for in advance.
JoB Work must be paid for on delivery.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-05-18
ENCOURAGING.

\ fornei merchant Of New Orleans,
still interested in the business of Our city.
though resident in st. Louis, addresses
a letter to the presiden: Of our Chamber
of Commerce, in regard to the commercial
future of New Orleans.
We cheerfully publish his letter, and
add our own to the general exhortation
to harmony and union for the good of
New Orleans:
CONGRESSIONAL CONTENTION,
st. Louis, May -, 1873.
,osep! H. Os,esbv. ESQ. President Chamber of
Commerce, New Orleans:
MY DEAR SIR-The convention is credit
able and numerous. Everything indicates
a grand success for harmony and grand
results TO the interests OF the Mississippi
valley. Let New Orleans respond in a
gallant and generous manner. General
Bussey made happy and lucky speech
10 day. practical and approved by the
congressman. Mr. j. H. Kennard speaks
tomorrow. and expect favorably from him
also. The future" of New Orleans is now
promising, and the present contention
here will be the medium of changing the
future deliberations and ideas in Congress
and hereafter l look for less politics and
partisan spirit in Congress, and more prac-
teal commercial views for the benet. Of
the whole people.
God speed you all. Courage. and the fu-
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-05-18

cite square were invoking ''the people to
''strike for their liberties, their homes, their
affairs and fires" and make both worlds
suffer ere Smith should be permitted to
usurp the office to which Brown had
undoubtedly been elected. The highest
tribunal in the world IA Congressional
committee) lad just decided by the over
whelming vote OF four OF. of seven that
it had no evidence before it to show that
Smith had been fairly elected. and had
recommended new deal: Therefore, the
mass meeting orators were telling the
people on Lafayette square that Congress
had decided positively in favor Of Brown.
Mr. Reavis saw oEr difficulties and COM
pretended the situation. The great ques-
ton of who should be constable in Algiers
absorbed all attention and occupied the
press. There was no place for him to
speak, and only five or six gentlemen who
had leisure to attend. He, therefore, was
compelled to 60 to St. Louis to obtain a
hearing q
But no. trace of resentment can be
found in his ldmirableletter. He spreads
his prophetic pictures before us like one
who believes in his subject. and loves the
people in whose interes. he speaks. As a
rep resentative in part, at least, Of the peo-
pie of New Orleans. we regard his letter
as a noble revenge. and thank him for
making himself heard in spite OF the noise
and confusion about the squabbles for
Office. We reproduce MIR. Reayis' letter
in another column,
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-05-18
AN OVATION TO CRIME.

Had Colonel DeBlanc ard the dozen
other citizens Of st. Martinsville visited
this city for purposes of business or plea
sure. they would not. probably. have
been me: at the ferry landing by such a
multitude OF people as turned out TO re-
ceive them on Friday evening. In their
private capacity they are esteemed
worthy gentlemen. whom thsic friends
are always glad to welcome il a quie:
way: bu: not Of such public celebrity as
to warran: an ovation when they visit
New Orleans We must therefore al
tribute the enthusiastic demonstration
with whici. they We're greeted to some
other cause than mere personal admiral
ton. They came to New Orleans as
prisoners. charged with a crime undo. the
statutes Of tie United States. The nature
Of their Otfense has been Sc! forth IL the
published afiiavits. l: is charged in e.
fec: tia: the prisoners are guilty Of incit-
ING disturbances and Gisobedience to the
State anG national authorities. interfering
with ottic.,s IN the discharge oftheir duties,
AID arnin; fox the intimidation Of tie cit
zens Of ST. Martin. They come ie:e as tie
leaders and heroes Of movement intend
ed. suh:cI: Ike government 0! tbs State
which is recognized As tie lawful Ole by
the United States: one which: tie fedora!
administration las repeatedly declared ii,
intention to sustain by force if necessary.
As they have no: been tried and con-
victed. they are entitled to the usual PIE
sumption Of innocence. and this is &C.
corded to them by al! save a few thousand
Of their indiscree: friends. WHO show by
their manifestations Of enthusiasm. that
they believe they are guilty Of the osersas
charged in the information. For il is
certain that unless the political rabble OF
this city that met the prisoners yesterday
believed they hal been engaged in re-
bellicu they would have felt 10 interes: il
them. Il was an ovation, then. not to tie
misguided gentlemen who have risked
their liberty at tie ins.igation Of others,
bU: to the crimes tie Fusionists of this
city believe Their. 70 be guilty Of 1t was
manifestation Of hostility 20 the laws o:
the United States. These people went to
the ferry landing with professions Of love
and obedience to the laws Q: the United
States 70 homie men under arres. 70, dis
obeyiug those laws. The prisoners them
selves. OF a: ieas: the chief. in his cficia,
report. depreca:es any conflict with the
United States troops. and declares his dis.
inclination 70 become amenable to the
charge Of high treason agains. tie
limited States" It is true he is not
charged with treason: if he be guilty at
a. all. i. i, Q: a breach Of . reaa! statute.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-05-18
ture is full of blessings and success 80 eur
worthy people yet
Regards t" all. Your friend,
FORESTER DOLHOSDE.
OF Reception Committee.

The Cincinnati Enquireris the authority
for the statement that the leading men III
opposition to the Democracy. when they
are in the last stages of lue-about to die
unite themselves with that party. 1t pro-
ceeds to mention Clay, Webster, Seward
and Chase as examples Of this senile
reformation, and says of the last two
that although they both gave their lives
and services in opposition to that party,
they virtually belonged to it. Well, Re
pubGcans are satisfied if the greatest men
of the country ''give their lives and ser
vices" to the interests of Repubilcanlsm,
and only when their season OF usefulness
has passed proclaim themselves Demo-
Gratis. But how does such an arrangement
suit our opponents:
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-05-18
.g. REAvIs ON TIE FUTURE OF NEW
ORLEANS

Il VII lie remembered, by some Of our
readers a: least, that Mr.. L. L. Reavis. Of
St. Louis. was invited Ly our Chamber Of
Commerce to deliver an address upon the
-rn:ec, OF the commerce and future Of
New Orleans: that he accepted the invita-
ton and prepared himself to discharge
the duty lie had undertaken: that on tie
night appointed for the address only five
or six persons. including reporters. re.
paired to the place Of meeting. This NUM-
Der was too small! for the purpose. and the
address was postponed indefinitely.
Now, an iraseibie man would have been
deeply offended at such treatment and
would probably have embraced the first
Citing occasion to give vent to his i'll
feeling A vain or eso.istical person
would have REGARDED such neglect il the
lgh. Of a personal aaront, aud avoided
this city il the future. He would in all
likelihood dismiss us from his mind as an
unpleasant memory. Not 50 Mr.. Reavis.
He has written very sensible and excel
len. letter to the st. Louis Times,
in which lie shadows forth the
pictures Of coming events as they
present themselves 70 his mind. He
passes over the present generation
and addresses himself to those who will
come after Us. He feels intuitively that a
magnificent: future is before this city:
ira, on: natura! advantages will eventu-
ally tell in our favor: will attract men
here who will accomplish what our pre-
decessors left for US TO do. and the pres
tnt generation is too inert to perform.
He found the people Lere intent upon
their little sQuabbles over petty Offices: a
position Q: constable or tax collector was
claimed tv two opposing parties, and
there was an exciting town meeting going
Oh to settle it. The orato:s on Iafay-