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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-06-13
Monday, 18th Day Of June, 1873,

between the hours Of II an. ane NV "a e IN n
80 i pcerI No. 81 Madison street, IN tne
citv a. Nemrhis. offer for sale for cash. 70 ne
hirhest and best bidder. the folloNlhe ae
scribed real estate, the sane convey = stafe
~ fbe osrth side of Poplar street, ~ le.i
CON ~ interrection Of Poplar street ~ ~,
fourth alley east. and running e 80 49, M
along Poplar street; thence eeoti- "a tbenco
ssufb itsis feef 70 the beginning; M pi ,.i5
.-tv i,ine IN shelby county. Ienns,ses, -
In the city u Memphis. bquiy rae r.
ton q waived In said ~. III "a convey
beiief.e .I 70 ~ f'i'''' W. p. BEARD,
onlY ~ ues''o' Trustee.
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T o. o. +. DIRECTORY.
odd Fellows Hall, corner Main and North
Court streets.


Odd Fellows Hall, corner Main and North
Court streets.
LODGES.
MEMPHIS LODGE, No. 6-meets every Tues
day. Geo. W. Mathews. N. g.; A. w. New
som, V. g.; John W. Waynesburg, Sec
rotary; Il. 4. Risk, Treasurer.
CHIcKAsAW LoDGE. No. S-meets every Mon
day night. John A. Holt. N. g.; Geo; W. L..
Crook, v. g.; John Garrow. X. s.; Thomas
Bacon, p. s.; II. D. Connell, Treasurer.
SCHILLER LODGE, No. 140-meets every W. ed
nesday night. f. Henniger, n. g.; John 4.
Hoffman, Y. g.; ii. Shilling, Secretary.
BANNER Lopez. No. l7-meets every Friday
night. j. F. Fischer, N. g.; YIN. Henry, Y.
G.; T. S. Jukes, p. and X. s.; George A.
Waring, Treasurer.
DEGREE LODGE,
MEMPHIS DEGREE LODGE No. 3-meets LIST
Saturday of each month. Chas. M. Carroll,
ID. M; d. G. Trader, D. D. M; George w.
Mathews. A. D. NJ; 7. S. Bingham, Secre-
tary; E. r. Jack, Treasurer.
EECAMPMgETs.
GAYoso ENcAMPMEET, No. 3--meets on the
LIST and Sd Thursday nights Of each month.
W. II. Moyston, G. p; X. +. Alexander, Ii.
p; Geo W. Mathews, S. w.. Thos. Bacon,
Ssh. D. Connell, T.. John Garrow. J.. W;
MEMPHIS EHcAMPNENT, No. S9-meets I'd and
ath Thursday nights of each month. A. w.
NewsOm, G, P; Geo. w. Smith, H., p; Jos.
Locke, S. W; G. II. Plischke, Scribe; I. S.
Jukes, Treasurer; p. j. Willard, j. W.
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ADVERTISING.
LEGAL ADVERTISING.

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insertion, and Eve fil cents per line for each
subsequent insertion of All legal advertise-
memo. except such a. may be Inserted for
thirty days OF longer conFecutiFely, which
viii be charged a. card rate. ~ the Equare,
counting eight ~ lines uonrareil, solid. O. ne
square. The printers fees 10 Be paid IN ID
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
Obstacles to Marriage.

Happy Relief for Young Mon from the
effects Of Errors and Abuses in early life. Man
hood restored. Impediments to Marriage re-
moved. New method of treatment. New and
remarkable remedies. Books and Circulars
sent free. in sealed envelopes. Address HOW
ARD ASS 1CIATI0N. No. 2 South Ninth ST.,
Pa; an Institution having
high reputation for honorable conduct and
professional skill. 20-l00
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Trustees sale.


ny VIRTUE OF A TRUST DEED EXE-
ID cutod on the lst day OF june ieiO. oy y.
w. Register and his wife,, Holen Il. heyster, 70
mo as trustee, and recorded IN me REGISTER
ofice OF Shelby county, In book No. %. page
10, and az the request OF the beneheinries
named therein. VIII on
Monday, the 11th Of August, 1873,
hs,v.en the hours Of 70 and o'clock, in mont
~ Inc entrance 20 the Chancery Court rooms.
On Second street, In Memphis, ?her i9r
sale al public auction. TO the hiEhmt DID
der. for cash. In gold, the following
scribed real estate situated IN sn9
oh and numbered by John NJ, uEahaln' IA
ne IN of September, 1871, lying on the state
ijne or Alabama road, east Of the lineo Benz.
Risssi lot and north Of Seth Wheauey's iot.
and bounded as follows; Beginning alta stake,
erom which south AZ east 80 links 10 popinr
msrkei b; thence three (Sl chains ~ links 70
n stake near a small ravine; thence souih
seyen ID chains and rs links 10 stake on selo
Wheatley's line; thence west three W chains
and 81 links TO n stake; thence north, crossing
a rayine at o chains, In all chains anu o.
links 10 the beginning, containing three aeresi
more or less; II being the same lana conveysu
by Thos. j. Turley and wife, tiora " LuIiey'
10 Helen l.. Royster. wife OF II. W. hoystor'
on the lith Of June, 1853. ,,,.a
The eauity OF redemption Is specially waived
in said trust deed. The title is believed 10 ~
good, but will convey only as trustee.
j. T. PETIT. Trustee.
Sale by IL. l.. Guion, Real Estate Broker
$50 Main street. -,oo
.Iune 10th. 1873. ot-loS
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United Ancient order Of Druids.

TENNESSEE Crow, No. /, U. A. o. D.
meets at the Druid Hall, No. 81 South Court
street, on the LIST and Sd Tuesday evenings in
each month. j.. S. Heiligers,. N. A.; j..
tary; John L. Eichberg, Treasurer.
MEMPHIS GROVE, No. 2-meets at tho Druid
Hall. 81 Court street. every Thursday evening.
Wm. NJ. Loeb, N. A; II. 0ertel, v. A.; ].
P. Shide, Secretary; Barney Gray, Treasurer.
CLEANTHE GROVE, No. 3-meets at the Druid
Hall, 81 Court street, on the LIST and Sd Mon
day evenings in each month. A. +. Davis,
N. A.; George W. Baxter, v. A.; NJ. Bren,
Secretary; Martin Cohen, Ire2stTer.
the Druid Hall, on the I'd and lth Tuesday
evenings in each month. j. Beehler. Z. s. A.
A. HitEfeld, Secretary.
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AdmInIrfrator's NoIIce.

+ rrrKRs OF ADMINISTRATIONS TT
i 1890 III j. II. =. Lourance, decee-stas
- 49, - 1900 ne. an creditor O. ne
49,. -. ke-efy notifsi - Gle her clam
,'--...li. m 1haisi. On due time Win ne, ~
tioss inictird 81 ne dere,se,d ~ f-h
49, 90 ~ Main street.
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Trustees Sale.

NY VIRTUE OF THE TERMS oFATRUsT
II ,de.d made 10 me a. trustee on the Sd Of
December, Is'i9. By 5. NJ. Nelson; for the pur-
rose az seeurinr 10 Mrs. L. v, Frazer a GER
tain note therein described. which deea Is re-
coded IN fho Reristcr's office OF Shelby
cot,ntv TenneSsee. In book No. %, page 4l,
ete1- ard heinz called on By said benehclary
fn erncnfn ND trults. / will. on
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HNIGHTs OF PYTHIAs.

TENNESSEE LODGE No. 5--Meets ~
every Wednesday night at Cyrene
Commandery Hall, No. 204 Front street. r.
4. c. Diver. c. O.; +. NJ. Haley, Y. G.; j.
Balm. Prelate; 7. p. Turner, =. C. A. Hum
NJ. Of E.; J. Q. Hornsby, NJ. Of F.; G. 4.
MCLEAN, X. Of X. and S.
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soCIETY.

NATOHA TEMPLE OF H. AND T.. No. 1-meets
every Tuesday night at hall Of Cyrene Com
mandery, No. 2Oi Front &. Q. l.. Loop, W..
herd. ?. w. Q. T.: W.. j. Smith. w. II.
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the20th of June, 1878

interest ana costs OF suit W eaNieAy ooie S~Ne
ment, etc., Will, on
wednesday, the 20th of June, 1873,
nj II o'clock A M, in front of my office, No.
95l Second street, Memphis, Tenn, proceed TO
sell TO the highest bidder, for cash, the follow
ing described real estate, to;wit; All the rignt,
tract of land lying in Shelby county, state OF
Tennessee. in the First and Eighth Ciyil Dis
tricts, near Shelby Depot, and bounded as FOL
lows: Beginning l20 poles north and ~ peles
west of David and Anthony Bledsoe's 2OO-aere
occupant claim, assignees of I'M. Meatheatha,
northwest corner. at hickory WIN niickYIy
and black oak pointers; thence east So4 poles
TO a stake and hickory marked L. r., with two
sweet maple pointers; thence north, crossing
Loosahatchie river at AZ poles, in all 10 poles,
10 a large white oak marked Il. b.; thence
west 220 poles to a small hickory marked IL.
B.; thence north SO poles to a stake a pole
north of a sycamore, McDonald's boundary
line If loco acre survey; thence west with his
line 100 poles TO n sweet gum marked ID. s.;
thence south SO poles to a stake; thence west,
passing northwest corner Of 4OJ-acre entry
at Is poles, in all 1856 poles, TO n small white
oak sapling marked Ii. b.; thence south l26
poles, crossing Loosahatchie river at ITO poles
10 a stake u pole west of a hickory marked
T. c.; thence 122 poles to stake on the west
boundary line of 400-aere entry. thence
south with said line to the beginning. con
tanning $40 acres, more or less, as surveyed by
Humphrey Bates on the 4th day Of August,
1886 Levied on as the property of defendant,
j. II. Wright, to satisfy said judgment, in
terest and costs. ,.,n
W. j. p. DOYLE,
Sheriff Of Shelby County, Tennessee.
DrumgO Ole Il Beard and 4. M. Hesrn, A At
tOrneys. lo-zaM-SS
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FOUNTAINS.
Founfainsl FountaInsl

L HAVE BEAUTIFUL DESIGNS OF ALL
i sorts Of Fountains AZ the once u The Water
Company, which can BE- cold ~ prices lees
than any other parties can odcr, a. We de not
wish - make any profit.
T6-fG vs.. 4. CAMERON. Secretary.
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NOTICE.
Notice to Lawyers.

xrrFHAvR TOR SALE AT THE LEDGER
w ofice blank notices q itke .eelesitiens.
~ t-me. also blank CAPTIONS and esrtif-
ateE.
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MEMPHIS POsT0FFICE.

CTpTOr HouRB-FRoH8 An. TO 5P.N.; SUNDAY.
FRoN 9 TO l0A.H.
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sHERIFFS SALE
A Valuable Tract OF Land In Shelby
County, near Shelby Depot.

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN. THAT BY
The honorable Circuit Court of Rutherford
county. Tenn, in the case Of j.. Dickson vs..
j. III. Wright, judgment rendered on the lith
day of March, 1873, for the sum Of $500 5S, with
interest and costs Of suit, to satisfy said Judg-
ment, ETC., / will, on
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tloHc1. $500
I.N.IP.E. An. I'm.
u Memphis 4 Ohio X. X. SO =.
ll.O1l3.S0l Twice Daily. $50 40
Memphis X Charleston
g3lll2 X. R.-Daily. II 90 Hob
Mississippi a Tennes-
ll.45 see X. R.-Daily. I'D
memphis s Little Rock
u K. R.-Daly. S.OJ
Miss. river 10 Helena n
sS0i Piar's P't-daily.
Vioksburgltri-weekly)l
sol Mon, Thurs, Sat.
Miss. river 70 st. Louis
8 sol Mon. Thurs. Fri.
I White River-Somi-
3 50 iWeekly--Tues. b Sat.
Ark river. semi-weehyl
3 81 Tuesday and Saturday,
Marion (tri-weeklyl-l
10 Mon., Wed, Fri. 10
Cuba, Tennessee
10 weekly-Eriday. 10
jByhalia&0iive Branohl
8 sol Tues. and Fri. $50
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Denot AZ head Of Main street
Ticket ONCE. .sysf Main street, one door
moth Of Jefferson.
Wilmington journal., 1873-07-25
,ElHE STATE DER,E.

Our Northern friends seem to been
tertaining clearer ideas about Southern
Indebtedness. We venture to say it
will not be long ere honest disinter-
ested people everywhere will admit
that the refusal of the Southern States
to pay their so-called "Public Debt
is in strict accord with every princi-
pie of honor and honesty. The Boston
Post IA paper that is fast getting juster
views Of the matter, in it's issue of the
18th inst, says
New York holders of Southern sccu-
rites are still naturally anxious with
regard to the money invested i'll recon
struction. 1t is indeed pitiful and an
alarming picture of the effect of Radi-
cal carpet-bag rule that these States
present. Before the war the credit OF
the Southern States was without stain,
except in the single case of Mississippi.
They came out of the war with limited
debts, ready to regain speedily then
lost financial position Then the Rad
ical party took them in hand and gave
them Governors and Governments.
Bullock saddled Georgia with 6
fraudulent debt of $4,000, 600, dis
owned by the people. In South Car
olina one Republican administrator
refuses to pay the debts of its prede
eessor. Louisiana has accumulated a
debt of s45, 900, 600, with taxes at si2
per cent. and no industry. 1t is
startling fact that Reputation seems
| to he the only relief from the burden!
of debt. often fraudulently acquired
that have been imposed by the dlshon
est officials. sustained by party powel
from Washington. Some of thes'
States have already repudiated a par
| of their debt, others have refused t.
nav interest on account of fraud IN th'
issue, and yet others have failed to pa!
from inability. Ten Southern State
are in default on their interest account
Hard as this is for bondholdels at tn
North, it is worse for the South an'
worse yet, morally, for the pol1tlca
party whose greed for power and plum
der has so stri ipped and impoverished
these States in less than ten years o
enforced rule.
Wilmington journal., 1873-07-25

IN valuation. Unfortunately, large
part OF our population have
to purchase many OF the actual neces-
saries of life from oItside Of the State.
such as meat and four, ready-made
clothing, cloth, shoes, hats, stock, for
the farm, and household furniture of
almost all kinds.
With our deficient means and our
imperfect farming operations, with so
many n-producers, and our depen-
dence npon others for necessary sup
plies, we are little prepared to pay
high taxes, OF TO bear heavy pecuniary
burdens.
The people cannot be assisted much
by legislation, no matter what party
may be in power. But they ought to
have honest, prudent, trusty and good
men for office, by whatever name they
may be called. Thomas Jefferson's
test for Office was honesty, capacity
and fidelity. Ours is q government ia
which the people rule. Free republi-
can government is valuable because it
IS founded upon principles of justice
and equity, and gives security and
protection to the people in the lawful
exercise and enjoyment of all their
rights. In my opinion the great end
and purpose of our government should
be tothrow tsprote citing shield around
all orr people, give equal encourage
ment and protection to all, Legislative
and exclusive privileges to none, and
let each and all, left free in the enjoy
ment of life, liberty and property,
work out their own happiness and
destiny.
Very respectfully,
Your cbt serv't,
n IT
Wilmington journal., 1873-07-25
GO TO THE POLLS AND VOTE
FOR THE AMENDMENTS.

The fourth amendment proposed by
the Legislature for ratification by the
people, on the first Thursday IN
August, will, if adopted, strike from
the Constitution of North Carolina
the words Superintendent of Public
Works" wherever they may occur
therein, and will thereby abolish the
Office of SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC
WORKS.
The office is one that does no one III
North Corolina or ont of it any good,
save the man who draws the pay 1t
gives for doing nothing.
Old man Silas Burns, of Chatham,
of all the men, women and children
III North Carolina, black and white,
so far as we know, is the only human
being who has announced any Oppo-
sition this particular amendment, and
he, as the people already know, hap,
pens to hold this very Office Of Super
intendent of Public Works, that every
one else wishes to abolish.
Be sure to go to the polls and vote
for the Amendments.
Wilmington journal., 1873-07-25
THE WILMINGTON JOURNAL AGAIN.

We cannot say we are specially fond
of ridicule-a strong weapon Ill the
hands of master-when it is aimed at
us. But the Wilmington JOURNAL is
so pleasant in it's wit that we can really
enjoy 1t. 1t fulfils the conditions laid
down by that great humOrist, Harry
Fielding. In Tom Jones, he says;
''Tl>e raillery which is consistent
with good breeding is gentle ami
madversion on some foible, which,
while it raises the laugh in the rest of
the company, docs not put the person
rallied ont of cOttntenance, OIL expose
him to shame or contempt. On the
contrary, the jest should be so delicate
that the object OF it should be capable
of joining in the mirth it occasions"
We have enjoyed the pleasantries of
our old school-mate and friend at our
expense, because we felt sure there
was no improper feeling at the bottom
of it. Our critic is a man of wit, OF
''intinite jest and most excellent
| fancy" and in his zeal to make out his
| weapon. By raillery he expects to
| remarkable merits of the great His
torian'' to the shortcomings of our
self. He is cunning hand, well
skilled in carte and tierce, and he
knows that
| "Cervantes smiled ST aims chvary av ay.'
We had written some brief "squibs'
on the JOURNALS s exalted estimate OF
the heincomparableand immortal Wheeler
before We received the issue of thai
paper for July 18th. If we had seer
that number we would probably have
not written them, although TO us the
funniest thing yet said by the wit o.
the JOURNAL is the high praise O
Wheeler's book. But ''dOctors viii
differ. Raleigh Sentinel.
Wilmington journal., 1873-07-25

Maior-General Foulberton, of the
British army, lns narrowly escaped
punishment for insulting q lady i'll q
London omnibus. We wish him worse
luck next time.
" Bitten by an alleged mad-dog' Is
the mild way i'll which it is put Ill E..l-
timore to avoid hurting the dogs feel
ings should he merely be laboring un-
der temporary alteration.
4 Clinton G0wa) clergyman startled
his flock Sunday evening, by telling
them that Hell was not so tui! Of
men and women as men and women
were full Of he'll"
Another Washiurn looms mp on the
political horizon already gloomy with
! Washburns. 1t is israo! Washburn.
! Jr., who proposes Ia succeed Hannibal
! Halnlin, OF irIaine, iii tue Senate OF the
| United States.
| A Boston religious journal ha: come
! to the conclusion that Eea,t Butler ~
! aiming to succeed senator Sumner IN
! 1879. The eternal fitness OF things
would receive another iilusfrat on in
/ such contingency.
In conformity with special conve,i
/ ton between the governments Of Ger
many, Austria and Italy, tie practice
/ of examination 0f travellers luggage on
frontier stations between tn UAfec
States is hcnccforWard - he dIscu1,-
/ tinHcd.
The Treasury Department j doing
n heavy l:!aiucss IN poStaGc. '".
less than 2 week to usc 500, ,0g' "rfn
Of official postage stamps to s~'''i an
g tent tliat another rcquisitio.i was
made on Juiv for al additional = %,
GOO worth.
A scientific writer has recently col
lated a group of facts Illustrative OF
the effect of oscillation OH powerful
bodies when not frequently broken by
vibration. In crossing large suspen-
sion bridges it IS esteemed nece sary
.bat processions should break step III
ord.r to insure safety; and it is told,
II illustration. that When the first 5us-
narsion bridge WAS building il
ENGLAND a fiddler offered II demo sl
If with his fiddle. Striking one q 'te
after another, he eventually hit the u
brating note or fundamental tone. at
threw the structure into extraordinai
, vibration. Only recently bridG'
went down in France under the trea1
of regiment of infantry, who neg
lected to break step on entering 1t
Three hundred persons were drowned
The experiment of breaking tumble
or other small glass vessel by freql1'sn
repetitions of some particular note o
the human voice, belongs to the sam
= class of phenomena.
Wilmington journal., 1873-07-25
A REPUBLICAN VIEW OF FREE
ANCIAL CON DIEsON OF
NORTH CAROLINA--INTE EST
ING LETTER FROM LlEUT'ES-
ANT-GOVEaNOR EKOGDEN.

Desiring to present additional statis-
tics 10 our readers in relation to the
financial condition Of North Carolina
we addressed q letter to Lieutenant
Governor Brogden, who had been
State Comptroller, asking information
culation in North Carolina before the
war and before any suspension OF specie
payments. In reply to our letter we
received the following, which we take
pleasure in laying before our readers,
hoping, as it comes from such high
Radical authority, that it will have due
weight with our Radical friends i'll the
State and out Of it, in coming to their
conclusions, not only as to the ability,
but as to the obligation of North Caro-
lima to pay the Special Tax Bonds:
GoLDsBoRo, N. c., July II, 1873.
Mess,,s EngcMa1d & Saunders
I regret that absence from home
prevented me from promptly acknow-
lodging the receipt of your polite and
friendly letter.
L am pleased to observe that you are
laying important information before
the people relative to the material and
financial condition of Moth Carolina.
[ am fond Of useful and reliable
statistical information concerning the
history, means and resources OF the
State, and it has been my invariabe
rule to preserve all such as [ have been
able to procure ] think ] have about
all the published reports and docr,-
ments laid before the Legislature ever
since the year 1888, but they arc most
ly embodied i'll books, for many Of
which l have collected tic pamphlets
from year to year and hal them hound.
The amount of Bank currency i'll
circulation in North Carolina prior to
The war and before any suspension OF
specie payments, in the latter part OF
the year 1860, was about s., 900, 900.
The banking capital of the State on
the first of October, 1860, MAS about
IS :}23 900. distributed as follows
Wilmington journal., 1873-07-25
BEAUREGARD AND UNFIT
EION.

IlONs
General Beauregard declares that i
is not his wish to sc parate himself from
the friends with whom he has hitherto
been associated politically and other
wise he seeks rather to reinforce then
ranks by accessions from the better
classes of the negroes and thus redeem
the State of Louisiana from the clutch
es of the carpet-baggers.
Did it ever occur to General Beau
regard and those who act with him
that the reason why the party, with
which they have heretofore affiliated,
is not now in possession of the govern
ment of the State of Louisiana, is not
that their party has not obtained deci-
ded and lawful majorities of the votes
cast by the qualified voters of the State
at the polls, without regard to race,
color or previous condition of scrvi-
tude?
In 1868 the returns show that Mr..
SEYMOUR received majority of Is, 27S
votes over General GRANT that in
1872 Mr.. GREELEY received a majority v
OF 1892 votes over President GRANT
and that in the same year Mr.. Nc
Emery received majority of I 1886
votes over Mr.. EFLLOCG.
1t would seem, therefore, that the
ia lure OF the Democratic Party to en-
JOY political power in Louisiana has
not been caused 10y n want of Demo
cratic majorities at the polls in that
State. 1t is notorious that KELLOGG
to-day governs Louisiana not by virtue
of any election bv the people, but
solely by force of GRANTS bayonets.
If GRANT Will not respect a majority
of 1886 votes what majority will he
respect?
Fatally mischievous and ruinous as
is the unifcation policy of General
Beauregard it were greatly to be pre-
ferred that the sincerity and purity of
the motives impelling him to pursue
that policy should be above suspicion.
With the facts before us, however, it
10 liz poSSiDic uoJ W tHlnk IL Ills n6':lIC
be not at fault, that his head is great
ly SO.
If, with the lights before him, he
honestly believes that President Grant
would topay respect to any majority III
Louisiana, no matter how large or how
obtained, when it is opposed to his
continuance in power, General Beau
regard affords another illustration of
the truth that very frequently men
who are brilliant as soldiers are ex
ceedingly dull as statesmen
If on the other hand, in proposing
the unification policy, he has know
ingly made the first days march ON
the road leading to President Grants
camp, General Beauregard has given an
equally striking illustration of another
truth tO-wit: that the heart of man ''is
deceitful above all things and dcs-
perately wicked-who can know it
We have nothing however to do with
his motives, for whether they be
pure whether they be corrupt, the
effects of his unification policy will
be equally ruinous to the people of the
South.