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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-12-29
PORT or ALEXANDRIA, Deer. 20.

'ouu acbS '.'.'......'.'.f - - q -.------
ARRIVED.
Steamship John Gibson, New York, to Hooo
s. Johnston She Was due yesterday. but did
not arrive until noon to-day, having been de-
layed by stress of weather.
Steamship New York, Philadelphia, to A
Reed She was due yesterday morning, but did
not arrive until last night having been delayed
by heavy westher. She reports passing three
masted coaster in Nanjemoy Reach. bound up.
SAILED
Steamer Pilot Boy, Currieman, by + Reed.
MEMORANDA.
Schr White Sq.sl, for this port sailed from
Baltimore 18th.
Schr Helen A Amcs, hence for Somerset, pass
ed Fall River 18th.
Schr VIM Mason, hence, at Bristol 18th.
Schr American Eagle, hence, ut Norfolk 2hlh.
Schr NJ Dunnock hence, II Richmond 10Th.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-12-29

Gen. Sickles seems to have abandoned his
claim for restoration to his former rank in the
army on the ground that acceptance of the
Spanish mission did not work forfeiture Of
his position in the army. The Attorney Gen
eral has heard nothing from him on the sub
ject for weeks. 10 the meantime he draws no
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-12-29

In Worcester, Mass, few days since, a
clergyman united in denourcing the 'BIack
Crook" and thereupon that place has not
seen such an enormous audience as hocked to
the hall to witness the immoral performance.
Old and young, male and female, crowded for
places, just to see if the parsons were correct,
and it was really so wicked and immoral.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-12-29

A dispatch from Augusta, Ca, last night
says: IN. w. Murphy, Chief of Police of
Columbus, Ca, while attempting to arrest
some drunken desperadoes from Cussetta, Ala,
was MORALLY wounded. Milford Bayey, one
of the desperadoes who attacked the police,
died Sunday morning. Friends Of the assai-
ants having threatened to break open the Jail
and rescue Ben Bagley the outraged citizens
determined to deal summarily with the survv-
ing murderer. The Sheriff called Oh the mill
tary for assistance. and they responded, re-
naming on duty all Sunday night, thus pre-
serving the peace. Marshal Murphy was bur-
led Sunday afternoon. Six thousand people
attended hiss fuueral."
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-12-29

In the report of the National Prison Asso-
citation it is shown that forty-cight per cent. of
all the convcts in the United States can Meth.
er read nor write; and only one per cent. OF the
aggregate have received superior education.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-12-29

The Methodist annual conference of Ala
bama voted down the temperance amendment
to the discipline, making the drinking or SELL
ing of liquor incompatible with membership in
that church-yeas is, nays IS.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-12-29

The Committee of the House Of Represen-
tatives, now in New York inquiring into the
means used by the Pacific Mail Steamship Com
pany in procuring subsidy from Congress in
1872, yesterday examined number of bank
officers, where it was shown that VIM. 5.
King, late Postmaster of the House of Repre-
sentatives, was the recipient of $59O,OOO.
King testified before the committee last winter
that be never received any of this money. lie
was elected to the Forty fourth Congress from
the Third District of Minnesota, and when
that body assemblies he will be thoroughly
Investigated, unless be resigns in advance.
1t is now believed that the Committee have
penetrated the crust of the corruption, and
ample developments will sooo follow.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-12-29

The suicide of the Rev. j. n Coombs, OF
the Western Presbyterian Church, Washing
ton, has caused painful sensation on account
Of the standing and talents of the deceased,
and the peculiarly sad circumstances under
which he came to his end The Washington
Star says: 'His case is one of the many de-
fined by the word 'kleptomauiac, where the
sufferer is led by an apparently lrrepresslble
impulse to perform deeds the MIST repugnant
apparently to his training, calling and position
10 life. The money value of the article or ar
ticles taken in this case was too small to have
afforded motive. Mr. Coombs was noted for
his free handed lberality in all cases OF charity
or bencvolence, and it is quite certain that no
ordinary sordid love of gain was at the bottom
of this terrible morbid impulse which master
ed his reason. 1t appears, too, that he had
been the victim of this in6rmity for years
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-12-29

The Louisville Courier-J Journal complains
that Congressional committees of inVestlga.
ton have been appointed to look into so-called
Mississippi aud Alabama Ku-Klux outrages
aud present the facts to the national leglsla-
ture," while notable is the fact that about the
town of Carbondale, in Southern Illinois, a
locality FIVE hours travel from st. Louis ana
twelve hours from Chicago, there exists spirit
of lawlessness and bloodthrstiness which Tar
exceeds the widest dreams of all the Southern
outrage makers put together. For year a
perfect reign of terror has existed. Bush
whackng of the most original kind has been
in vogue, while inceudiarism has gone hand IN
hand with murder. The contestants are men,
bers of different families at variance with each
other. The SidDeys, HeDdersons and Rus
sells, one one side, and the BumerS, Hlnch-
cliffs and Cranes, on the other. have brought
about this deplorable state of affairs, and thus
far not single offender has been brought 10
Justice.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-12-29

The KING TAKES a GLASS OF LAGER The
New York World, in recording the movements
of King kalakaua, in that city, says that while
passing down Broadway he observed several
larger beer saloons, aud remarked: II have
never tasted that drink, should like to take a
glass" A saloon 10 Eighteenth street was co.
tered and several glasses of the German bever
age passed down the royal throat much to the
satisfaction of the royal palate, the King smack
ing bis lips and declaring it very nce indeed. ;"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-12-29

Mr.. John P Foley, for several years editor
of the National Republican, has retired from
that position.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-12-29
GROUND PLASTER.

CARU.-Hsving leased and thoroughly, re-,
fitted the UNION CORN and PLAoIEk
MILL, recently occupied By Messrs: Suite :, q q
Stuart, | am nov prepared TO furnish FINE
and FRESHLY GROUND PLASTERin bulk,
bags or barrels. Also CORN MEAL at lowest
market rates. i T. ANTHONY in charge OF
Mill, Z H. LAMBERT, Jr,
Shipping srd Commission Merchant
an aft No. Is Union wharf.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-12-29

Durinp nv absence from this city as Professor
of nantal Mechanism in the Baltimore College
Of Dental Surgery, my practice here will be IN
charge Oh of Dr.. b. N. RUST, whose long ssseca.
ton With me renders any endorsement OF ms
ability on my part unnecessary. Inc liperai ID
vor shown me in the past bespeak for him, as
suring my friends and patients that ne Is IN eve
re sense worthy OF il. 1oncp1N
oct 27-tf JAN ho D. INV n ~
rIEIS' CELEBRATED FIT POWDERS,
/ for the cure of Epilepsy, Spssms, ConVul;
sions and St. Vitus Dance. Circulars turnlsneo
on application. For sale by nrpvsco
dec 2S oa-'A'H ~
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-12-29

A Kentucky village paper states that Secre-
ta1y Bristow has brother and two brothersin-
law in that town, two of them lawyers, and the
other minister, and not one of them has a
federal Office. The Springfield Republican
thinks man who will neglect bis tamil y after
this fashion never will do for President of the
United States in these times.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-12-29

Negroes arc queer people According to a
correspondent, if any one of them has a grudge
against person, he will cut off the head of
white chicken cock, and place it on fence or
tree 10 the immediate ncighborhood of his ene-
my's dwelling, with the bill pointed toward the
door. This, in their opinion, puts spell or
charm" on the house and brings ruio. sickness
and death to the inmates thereof So firmly
do they believe 10 charms, aud so strongly does
this belief act on their imaginations, that when
they think themselves charmed, they scken
and die 10 spite of all that can be said or done.
90 one plantation 10 the eastern part of Vir-
giuia twenty seven negroes sickened and died
before the war, out of stock of one hundred,
simply because they deemed themselves trick
ed or charmed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-12-29

DEATH OF EX-JUsTIcE CLAYTON -Yester-
day afternoon about LAS o'clock ex-Justice
Thomas G. Clayton, an old and prominent citi-
zen, fell dead of apoplexy. Mr.. Clayton had
been talking with bis friends at lunch, and ap-
peared to be in excellent health and spirits,
and had entered model roou 90 Ninth street
to make some arrangements about patent,
when, about leaving the place, he was noticed
to make peculiar noise, and before any per-
son could reach him be had fallen to the floor
and expired. MIR. Clayton was in the 69th
year of his age Wash. Chronicle.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-12-29

kalakaua attended the Italian opera in New
York last night, and witnessed "Lohengrin. y
He was accompanied by Governor. elect Tilden
and Mayor-elect Wickbam. The orchestra
complimented the king with the Hawaiian ma
tional hymn.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1874-07-10

Some OF our contemporaries have
bcon making 4 great to-do about whit
tl,cy cali tho Bccchcr-1'ilton scandal.
We hayc read tho documents, and all
wo oan make nut of tho easo doRnat ely
Ii that Mr. Hcachcr offended Mr.. I'ilton
and afterward repcnted. asked his par.
don, and received II. This WAN only
once; but according 10 Scripture u he
should n tho sumo thing seventy times
seven. aud repent and ak forgiveness.
II would DO Mr. Tilton's duty n giant
II.
And considering that she n 1'ilsons
vito aud MT other peoples cnnnot other
people Afford 10 forgive ~ well ~ 1'iltonf
N Y Sly.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1874-07-10
col. ElLrck. With his forty .,honsnnd'
thtN,
Marched In Tint hall md then marched
out again
And lid froo lager diet And did free lager
dicl
And do forty thonsanl German nen know
tho reason whyi



II Arpsars upon oxa,alpatioa d Tho
bills passed BY Oongrs. - IL late sss-
sion that IN act eiabody lying ~ provi.
sions which Senators Carpenter And
conkliMg wcrs % anxious % have pAu1ed
concerning tho To Law u libol and ths
iurirliction of tho District courts wAs
actually pissed, tho effect II Il probably
not being understood AZ tho tims Of IL
passage. Tho bin referred 70 wae 70
ported Ny Mr.. Poland. from tho House
judiciary Committee. and extends tho
provisions Of tho Judiciary aet VI l7hO
IL courts created BY act d Cnngreas IN
tho District II Columbia. This confcrs
jurisdiction Il criminal libel aron thcso
courts. and giyes tho power 10 arrest
parties charged with libel anywhere,
and take them 10 Washington for
trial. All of which. wo presume, will
have not feathers weight upon the
prcss Of tho country In criticising
Members IL Congress. Tribune.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1874-07-10

TfyiIE impaired and improved Envlisl,
stallion .'ENII.ANn.." mny NJ ftnitl
III thu a1inu Mal,lr On Market street III tlls'
Wilbur llamhl.ipnian.
u. r. fOlii.a.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1874-07-10
POPULAR SCHOOL BOOKS,

III UuAN OVuUUu uUUAN,
10 Will, the attention II tle Edurn.
tiuni,l Public IN respectful, invited.
The t'Mlon Readers.
!. Follow Wclsler's mnrka and spell.
ling,
:, Contain scrip print In MI tho low.
or haoL4.
!. Arr superior IN graduation.
4 Arc superior tpr culsis ating NOR.
als and aesthetics
=. Represent greater number ii
standard authors thnn any olher s~sis,
aud thrcc times M many ~ mist othors
y Have corioas Biographical and
liteaf, notes,
! Arc superior In typography, hind.
Inv aud paper.
!. t!ea' lass. per hundred rngcs, than
an, ather recent scrics.
For these aud othcr reasons many
entire counties In Iowa hnsc recon
mclrlel tllcm fur nru III Thur schools
during tho past year.
xWlSTOS'S CONDEMNED u. \. Mlx.
TONY
u undoubtedly tho most successful aud
striking school test hook of recent times.
II hns h"en adopted
In more Counties IN lava than IN,
other hi.,pry.
IN more Normal school1 than All other,
combined.
Within the two years since this work ~,
lssnel 4 has gone into norc general nae than
any nther history EVER published
HvvlNTON'H vvOND A9nuGo
Thc Wnrd Primer. n hegInner's hook.
Thu Wnfl l'ook, tAprllpr Full " suggcs
tlnns md Ileas.
Tho Len Spelling lionk EVER made.
The Nerl Analysis, Il practical work 81
Derisatiuns mil synonyms.
There hunks relieve Ihr ,lr,i,lRery VI spci
ling Ls plain mil eary lessons, kespinH In
view the nsv md ,hlne III words M we'll III
their construction They mutt suun take Iii,
place " MI other spelling Ilonks,
LOOMS MUSIC SERIES
inst completed ~ thu publication u No, 4
n tou we'll known ~ need my word NJ prAles
SpENCERIAN copy BOOKS.
recently revised md regarded. Always III,
best. i,oiier now thnn pyor.
In addition 10 tho abovs, Mas.rs. /. y. T
4 60. publish nm extensive Hut NJ hn0k I
long un1l tasarahly known ~ TIN Educator
~ Amellen. COMPRISING
Tie tnnn spellnrs, nann's uenloEIes,
llnhinAaiia Mathematics, Wells Hulenses
hrrl' NrIi.a ~ t.rlMmnrs, kl.l,lur'n An
lrunnms srunerrhn Drawing. wilson
Aneirn llInofy, tirnyis Isotanies, ITO, Mo-
Tho Educational Reporter mnlled ffec |,
amy address Correspondence Invited. Al
drns#,
iNlSuN. iLAKEMAN, TAYLOR X co.
Or EDWARD COOK.
I'm n ~ stnie Street, chicago,
Taa,ter4, s,thaat Officers anil Educator
general, Nrs lnfarmel that they ran pro
unrr ll,u ahnvc book. ia the noat fns0raLi,
ratns at
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| vI.EMM1N0, W. 4 q, Rsbers Fh~tsM
/ agent. YARD near shs EDevAter. Ae~ al
4 rEUk, huGE, Yard eegMrv ~
/ Elm and Market stre0ts.
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.lcneicrs.
JMsiiees ~ the pence.

!, LOWRY, E~ss ssas ~ EiM -
Mss 40.
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AAea w sesA
- Aes8 II 4#aW ttAsA
snfss II .ut - ! ~
tsa4 fsHs a pAisAs - sHts III
NHsAN It'll AlAaas 60 49, $500
A. tAr ~ II AaAis8 tatN fsva
" fsn ~ n ~ v - W atssa
iar II &c fefs tap~
!. nesa~Ate u'sanatt IT, Ass
etsaa siwsss eslsa 80 - lsls ~.
iAi FL tsiia !, ~~t lAstlts IN fp~N "
1 II ssn @ssi II NNa nai 4 mss, e@l
liza sitlAs,. tAAe ilm ~Aeu NJ " ~st hFsl
lasyts. III ht II aWsiai4l. tAen, ats liini
s,Ha iii him nj, aHa ,na hste nv anfri
tAesl.s l,smh. when speaking II eus
Il lss rides "a hasaAsek emsflrd
ihas 'sii i, enre hss hass stepped, has
w. lsaf sigl,, ~ 4
appropriate u the .rasssn, Talfar
wn,naa massirA hu husband IL lesr
lin ltuin Arising the ehamhesmaia
- them the rnmmnn DIG ta~aref
! inquired venerable lenkinr LADY. "A
sht surveyed lnurh II bananas esef
ler 1cc,asles the other DAY.
In 4 caau,fy town In Illinois 4 few
evenings sinre, NJ panorama II the
! Hihle. little s.,eaf.nla sal wrapped
In admiration a, the srcne II Jacob and
K,herca nj the we'll appeared, when she
looked up and sail: IA, 10 yen see
that ric,urrs Illus, bet hve della,'
they're .;rangers.
The Rev. Mr.. Mcrosh says Tic mos.
desirable aim Is living for high
end. " Several gentlemen waiting IL
10 hanged arc not Of the same opinion.
A beautiful incident II womnn's love
has jus, occurred In Liverpool. 4 wo-
man. 10 shield her husband, who was
charged with removing tho end et her
| nose. sworc that she biz IL oN herself
The article chiefly sold a. mos, fancy
fairs - The visitor.
II must have hccn af,cr nigh, when
tho devil entered the garden Of Eden,
as he came after Eve.
\ German Jew was eating pork
chop III thunder s.orm. Tn hearing
al unusually loud clap. hr laid down his
knife ana fark anl observed; Vol, dill
M, putty cier hear such fass ahoul Y
little hiccc u pork
In n little town nut West n lady
teacher was exercising a class n Juveniles
In n,ental arithmetic. SIN commenced
the question. u. you buy n COW for \ ~
$500 when up cama 4 lt,la hand.
"Mha, IN 1t. .lohnnys" "Wh,, yol
can, bny III kind vi n COW for Sl0;
father sid ona fr S'lu tho othcr day.
and shc WIS 4 regular "ll scrub ~
that "
dear George, ,aia NJ indianapolis
Young woman. Il nm willing y ma,r,
ynu Ii NO hasu II li.r III bread ninl
water" Nell. said the enthusiastic
t;eargc, ',you fnrnisl, tho bread and Il
slirmish round and lind tin water.
"A new cent .thront' pamc 1t cnr.lr
has la,ely come In vogue. which promises
10 Lcromc the rngo. The stake played
fur IL 4 can II oysters. Tho first ma.'
out gets TIN oysters, thu last gets thu
empty can. and tho 'mildle.man' gels
nothing. /. ii called ",iranger scsen.
up
Col. ElLrck With His forty thousand
tiitN,
Marched In TIM, hall md then marched
out again,
And lid fros lager diet And did free laget
dici
And do forty thousand German facn know
tho reason whyi
II appears upon oxasalnatlon d Tho
L,lls ~ ssad liz (lonsr0an A itn late uoo-
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sTON q, Mrs. !. g., ses -.
RANl,. NINA. J. r, SEQ -.
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. ueNOY ElI.EA. aes card.
MInsTER IlOraE. esrHsv Klm aud
1tteA Ass.
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I'hysiriaMs.

MENN1AM, 4. A., sAAes ever TrMsN.
hMtls shoe Aeers.
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Meaf Ma,kefs,

Mouse square.
0EO. MORSE, Aes -.
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". ". MAAmnuRk North u .Cssrs
House,
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Reoi Estats Dealers.

k,NsAILA vARSswoarn. a ~ sa.a
Ass ~.
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tONr, q. NJ, ~ bakery
CLARK, H., See card.
NEWTON, .. j. visss A@ss worth esCsmrs
uease.
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dear Geerge." ,atl NJ indianapolis
Young woman. Il mn Wiling - MAR,
ynu II wn haso u lise nu bread nnd
water" 'NelI, sail the enthusiastic
t:enrgc, "yeu furnish tho bread an,l ! Il
skirmish round and lind iho water. =
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Wagon Maker

n - - -
JA>. RUSSELL.
EDWAn ~, WA. Aee Aaa
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Huinters q Giasisrs.
Il. ~. MILLER. $50 card.
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Confectionery.

Confectionery.
tNANUALI.. ~. T., AwNsh atae MARKET
otfeee.
0IENMEN. n. 4. See ~.
WEnSTEM, ". n, No. card.
MONT. .. NJ. ~ ttty 0AAssx.
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"A new zen, ,hroa," ramc 1t cards
has la,ely come In vogue. which promises
10 Lercmc The rngo. The r,akc played
fur IN can II oysters. Thu iirts mnl'
out gets the oysters, tho last gets tho
empty can, and the ''mil,lle.man' gots
nothing. Il ii called ''tirangor seven.
up
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In little town nut West LADY
teacher WAS exercising class II Juveniles
In mrntal arithmetic, Slr commenced
the question. II: you buy COW for \ ~
-----' when up cama llt,la hand.
.Wha, N 1t. .lehnnys' why. YIN,
can, buy III kind VI \ COW for & ~;
fnlher sid onp i,r Sllu tho othrr day.
and she wus regular Old scrub ~
that
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S.n.sAWAND. A~% Aass.
WNnrg. Il. L. N~stk end ~ Mttt \
MtssA. See -.
WtANGN Il At1NN. zee -.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-01-24
Patrons and Merchants.

Many persons entertain erroneous
views upon the subject so sensibly and
correctly treated in the subjoined com
munication from a Patron" to the
Winona Advance:
As there seems to be mIsapprehen-
sion of our Order in the minds of some
as to the policy we propose to pursue
with regard to our merchants, and as
many things have been unnecessarily
said, calculated to wound feelings and
create jealousies where they should
not exist, permit me to say through
your paper that there is nothing in our
Constitution and Bylaws, State or
National, justifying the assumptions of
the one or the apprehensions of the
other, viz: That there is to be an or
ganized opposition on the part of the
farmers as against the merchants. The
merchants of the country are suffering
from the same evils that the farmers
are, whilst it is true that there are
merchants Gas has always been and
always will be the case, who take ad-
vantage of the necessities, and prob
ably ignorance, of their customers to
extortion, yet the farmers are as much
to blame, if not more so, for the pres
ent financial condition of the country
as the country merchants. The farm
ers of the South are to-day asking,
some demanding, more credit than any
farmers in the civilized world, and far
more than the Southern merchants
should or could incur. The Patrons
of Husbandry propose to fight this
credit system dangerous and ruinOus
alike to farmers and merchants. To
combat it successfully, each Patron
must begin at home and make his bust
ness self-sustaining. If he has not
the means to farm on a large scale, he
must farm on small scale until he is
able without running in debt, to en-
large his operations. There is a false
pride existing amongst our farmers,
namely, that farmers standing in
society is estimated by the bales of
cotton he makes as it used to be by
the number ofslaves and acres he had.
We must get rid of this, and let our
motto be, improvement and indie
pendence." Our Grange system offers
special advantages in bringing about
such a stage of things, if We shall
rightly apply the means, and the result
will be equally beneficial to patrons
and merchants.