The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-04-24

On Saturday last our quiet village was
! entertained BY the forty office-seekers.
| The citizens turned out en- BIdSSe to
| hear them present their claims to the
public. Various subjects were discuss
ed by them. They INDUCED too freely
in personalities, which are calculated to
| embitter and engender animosities be-
| tween themselves and friends, thereby
preventing that cheerful support each
defeated candidate and friends should
render his successful rival. We could
see the pleasing countenances and spar
kle of the eye of the independents and
those whose cause they are lending all
their influence and energy to sustain,
Though we hope innocently,) they ap-
parently forgetting that but the
short space of six years has elapsed
since they Nominated q full ticket for
county officers, (which they always do
when they have the numerical strength
At the same time some OF these indies
Pendents, with vast majority of the
men of their views, were distranchised
and were rendered infamous so tar as
State legislation could accomplish it by
indicative party, which has been
originated by prejudice and animosity.
Therefore shame upon independents
who cry down organization. We have
come to the conclusion that the disaf-
fiction is with the candidates; the peo-
pie always aim to do right. They must
rally or we will have all the horrors OF
misrule upon us again. A great many
persons from different portions OF the
county were present, supposed to be
electors. Among them was handsome
young man from Bear Creek, Mr.. Mel
vile A, who came down with his friend
Mr.. John Carr, candidate for Register
but as he did not spend his time in cleo
pioneering, we suppose that he came to
escort his friend over our intolerable
bad roads, as Mr.. Carr is q cripple from
the effects of paralysis when quite |
young. Friend Zip appeared to be very
disconsolate and seemed to have left |
something, thereby appearing very
much like a motherless pig in a snow |
storm, refusing to be comforted, or even |
share the hospitality of any of his nu- |
mereus namesakes in this section, pos |
sibly because his particular friend has |
no lady at the head of his table, thereby |
proving he uncle Zip has woman on |
the brain. We have no doubt he found /
place more cOngenial before getting /
quite 10 Columbia,
In answer to call through the HER
AID AND MAIL, quite number of the
veterans of the Mexican war assembled
in convention in our town on Saturday.
The freshet last week was the most de-
stI uctive on the South fork of Cathey's
creek, ever known. All SUFFERED 10
some extent. Mack Biffle lost over FIVE
hundred PANELS of fence, including his
yard. (Old bachelors need but little
sympathy
We have an interesting Polemic So
ciety. One of the members when de-
feated, reminds us of good soldier at
the surrender of the army. Nothing
less than a week spent In the peaceful
and retired shades of his native Lewis
will restore his shattered nerves.
We are, so far as expressed, unanimous
where it runs, so we have competition.
The transportation of few crops of
wheat and cotton would pay a great
portion of the taxes. Esq. Wise Akin
has just paid S25 as freight on a small
wagon weighing about $50 lbs. from Gin
cinnsti. EX.