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The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1874-09-24


General Assembly voted for it, and if 1 am
not mistaken, their organs advocated and
approved the measure. More than this,
that party had, when in possession of the
State Government, passed two funding
bills, much less favorable to the State,
under which many millions Of our debt
had been funded.
The General Assembly has been arraign-
ed and held up TO the ridicule of the people
Of the State for the funding bill, and that
too, in face Ofthe fact that in the canvass in
which it was elected, that measure was the
most prominent, and not opposed by
journal or politician in the State. If the
measure was Ubiquitous, its supporters are
infamous. II tn It me Isure, pr,vidiDg for
the funding of less than S7,00O,U00,
Of a past-due interest bearing debt into six
per cent. currency bonds is infamous.
What language will characterize in just
terms the act of the Congrers of the United
States, passed 10y an overwhelming vote, on
the 18th day of April, 1865, and approved
by the President on the 18th day of April,
1868, under which S0000n0O0O of gold
bearing six per cent. interest bonds " ere
issued to take up non-inteFest bearing and
currency obligations of the Government?
More than one-half of these $900,00O,OU0 Of
six per cent gold bonds were issued to
take up obligations of the United States
Government that bore no interest, while
the remainder took up obligations that
were bearing a currency interest.
The act does not limit the amount of
these bonds TO be issued, nor the character
nor description Of them. All this IS con-
ided, by the very terms of the act, to the
Secretary of the Treasury, who is moreover
authorized to dispose Of these bonds ''eith-
er in the United States or elsewhere, to
such AN amount, in such manner, and at
such rates as he may think advisable, for
lawful money of the United States, etc,
etc, the proceeds thereof to be used only
for retiring Treasury notes, or other obi
cations issued under any act of Congress-
Was ever such power, either in Europe
or America, conferred by law upon one
man, as this act conferred upon Secretary
Mccullough? Those who passed and CON
spired to make it the law, escape the voice
of censure, although its effect has been to
increase the annual gold interest. You
have to pay S54,000,000, while the friends
of the funding bill of Tennessee, who a ;
ded nothing to your burdens but dinin-
ished them Sl,l24,242.G1, are de-
nounced as Infamous. Laughter ]
The Democratic party funded a State
debt of over S43, 100000 EWhen it acceded
to power. The Republican party from
1865 to their election from Office, more than
doubled the State debt.
Let us see what the Democratic party
has done. The following table, showing
the financial condition of the State, speaks
for itself;
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1874-09-24

The argument is often made that the
State is not bound for the internal improve
ment bonds issued from 1865 to 1869. OF
this class there is yet outstanding only S4,-
$4,000. They viii not mature for more
than twenty years, and cannot now be
funded; and the only practical question to
be made upon them now is: Shall we pay
interest on them? But it must be remem-
bered that of this number s., 623, 900 were
issued to railroads that have either paid
their entire Indebtedness or are solvent and
are paying their interest. Under the legis-
latiOn of 1S60-I0, all the other internal
improvement bonds issued since the war
were accepted by the State in payment Of
loans made TO railroads, and have been
cancelled. 1t therefore appears that of all
this class there are now outstanding only
81, $4,000 of bonds that were issued to in
solvent and unfinished railroads. The
only question about these bonds is: Can
the State either TepIdiate or cease to pay
interest upon them, after she has legalized
them by the various acts of the General As
sembly of 1S69-70? And it may not be
improper to ask whether the State can af-
ford to fix upon her fair name the stain of
Reputation for that sum, when the bonds
were issued under all the forms of law,
have since been acknowledged by repeated
legislative acts as valid, and when the State
has enforced its mortgage upon the untn-
ished roads partially constructed by the
proceeds of the sale of these very bonds.
The question is often made: Is the State
able to pay this debt? According 60 the
census OF 1870, our actual wealth is only
few thousand dollars short of
FIVE HUNDRED MILLIONS OF DOLLARS,
and our annual production, one hundred
and forty millions. This furnishes a COM
piete answer to the inquiry. A simple cal
culation shows that five per cent. of our
wealth win pay our debt, principal and in
tereSt, and that fifteen per cent. of our an
nual productions equals our debts. And
when it is considered that 40 cents on the
500 has paid, and with the aid of new
sources Of revenue now accruing to us, and
little wise legislation, reducing the ex-
penses Of administering the criminal law,
will continue to pay the current interest.
there can remain no doubt Of Tennessee
ability to take care of her present debt. A
SUSPENSION OF THE PAYMENT OF IN
TEREsT
viii only add to her burdens by increasing
the debt by about million and a quarter
annually. And that policy has already
materially aided to swell our debt to its
present proportions. Our State tax is less
than in any of the States of the Union ex-
eept three. Even Kentucky, with sufficient
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1874-09-24
ONE OR THE OTHER
Louisiana Must be a Free state, or n
Military Camp.

Louisiana Must be a Free state. or n
Military Camp.
The SltreCep o5t Times, the organ Of the
White League in western and northern
Louisiana, says Of the Presidents procla-
nation:
"The Presidents soldiers may rsinstate
Mr.. Kellogg in the Gabernatoriai chair, the
President may send troops 70 the parishes
to reinstate there the officials Of the fraud;
but the moment the troops retire, Mr. Kel-
logg win again become fugitive, and the
local officials will be expelled or killed
If the usurpation is reinstated, It viii be
by the President establishing an army in
every parish ia the State. The people,
driven TO desperation by their wrongs and
oppression, have risen In their might, and
Louisiana now must be, as we said it
should be, 4 free State o. a military camp"
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1874-09-24

Assuming the taxable property will be, in
1875 $50 900, at forty cents, the present rate,
the revenue from this source should be 81 ,2SO,-
90. Now, in 1916, if the property of the State
should increase at the rate OF four per cent. per
annum, and the rate of tax ltiOn remnin the
same, we shall have the eXhib Is as given below
The first column represents toe annual increase
of revenue above that of 1875. because of the
increase of the value Of taxable property; the
secOt column represents this increase, with the
interest ON the amount paid toward the State
Indebtedness added:
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1874-09-24
THE GOvERNORsIIIP
Appointments Of the Democratic and
Republican Candidates.

Republican Candidates.
The following appointments for the can
VaSs nave been agreed upon by the chair
men Of the Democratic and Republican
State Executive Committees:
Jonesboro, Tuesday, Sept. %.
Greeneviiie, "Wednesday, Sept. 90.
Rogersyilie, Thursday, Oct. I.
MorrigtOwn, Friday, Oct. ..
Knoxville, Saturday, Oct. 3.
hfaryville, Monday, Oct 8.
JacksbOrO, Tuesday, Oct. 6.
Athens, Wednesday, Oct. Z.
Cleveland, Thursday, Oct. 3.
Chattanooga, Friday, Oct 3.
TullahOma, Saturday, Oct. 10.
McAIinnville, Monday, Oct. p
MurfreesborO, Tuesday. Oct. IS.
Lebanon, Wednesday, Oct. IA.
Alexandria, Thursday, Oct. IS.
Nashville, Saturday, Oct. II.
Columbia, Monday, Oct. 10.
Pulaski, Tuesday, Oct. %.
Galiatin, Wednesday, Get q.
GlaTkEvilie, Thursday, Oct. %.
Paris, Friday, oct. 3.
Mckenzie, Saturday. Oct. Pa. LID
Humboldt, Monday, Oct %.
Union CITY, Tuesday, Oct. q.
Bolivar, Wednesday, Oct. ..
jackson, Thursday, Oct. -.
Brownsville, Friday, Oct 30.
Memphis, Saturday, Oct. 81.
j. l.. RICE,
Chairman Demneratic tx. Committe.
W. r. PROSSEk,
Chairman Republican Ex- Committee.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1874-09-24
SENATOR BROWNL0W.
He Thanks the Governor for Vindi-
eating the Outraged LarEs.


Gov. Brown yesterday received the fol-
lowing congratulatory letter from Senator
Br0wnlOw:
Knoxville, Tenn, Sept. 4, 1ST4.-My
Dear Sir: / cannot refrain from express
sing my thanks for the energslic steps you
are taking for the preservation of the peace
and apprehension and pannislment of the
assassins who have 50 much outraged hui
manity and discredited the State. The
promptness with which you have acted
vindicates you from any impuisltion of act
ing under Federal cUnstraini or want of
earnestness. j hope your Efforts may soon
be crowned by the full yindieatiOn of the
law. Very respectfully,
w. G. BRowNLoW.
His Excellency, Gov. Brown, Nashville.
On account of the Governors absence in
West Tennessee, the letter did not reach
him until yesterday, although written more
than two weeks ago.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1874-09-24

In twenty years. in this way, we shall have re-
duced our debt S16.l64 ,541, and be in condition
to pay TO the sinking fund thereafter S2,0U0,0O0
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-01-01

twittering as if they, too. had been oidden
by the Master to his feast.
But Hans, the miller, was in no trim to
meet it. Surely he had been drinking OF
the dark wine of the Evil One, which turns
to poison in the veins. His eyes were all
red and bloodsnot, and sunk abashed from
meeting the pure angel of light. His beard
was untrimmed, and his clothes were awry
as if those unholy companions had plucked
at them with 'graceless fingers, SAYING
:. Abide with us; are we not bretmen?
Then as he stood in sullen shame, open
ing softly his door, lest some passing
neighbor should see him, a sweet fragrance
smote him, that was certainly not alone
the heavenly breathing of the young
morning. Oh, wonder! what was this?
| Had he lost consciousness of the time In
the fumes of the debauch, and was 1t the
golden summer that the bells rang out SO
| iovouslv to meet? But no. The mill
stream wore its holiday garb of ice. The
snow harvest rose above the silent fields.
| The frosty air was keen, and, where 1t
breathed, left winter Jewels. And yet.
Hans rubbed his eyes. Where yesterday
only the bare brown twigs had interlaced
each other around the porch, now clustered
the shining green leaves,-and the redroses
opened their hearts to the day.
| Then. as one who comes from darkness
into light, he stumbled and CROPPED; and II
was as if some strong, cruel grasp held
him back from his threshold; and he would
f;lin have turned and fled to hide himsel1
in the dim recesses of the forest, for q
vague terror fell upon him. Then, as he
put forth his hand rs one who wards .
blow, his little maiden stood at the door
and took hold of him and drew him in, as
to Il city of refuge from the power of the
soul-pursuer forever; and she led him tt
the table where the Guest Child had broker
bread ut the midnight hour, and behold
the lowlv vessels ranged upon it were
transformed into pure gold, and the watel
within the chalice was now generous WINE
that might have been trodden out in the
vineyards of the sun.
And now the mistS of the past, lifted fol
f SO brief Il space, gather again, and rise II
Il golden vapory haze, through which, a:
in some poets dream, the people wall
TRANSPORTED in the glow. But always Is
little Gretchen, US one of the pure shining
ones whom some mysterious sign had SCI
apart from her fellows, just us in the ole
time it fingered on the three who had beer
up with the Master on the Mount. The
miller passes under that marvellous trans
tiguraton into Il staid, grave burger in vel
vet raincnt, betting his dignities. anC
with belt we'll stored with broad piece,
for the needy; for well does he remember
the saving. = The bread that thou givest i,
sown for thee above in the corntields o
God, and when thou openest thy door to
the poor an angel enters in.'-WNc Tedl
Rou'd.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-01-01
= MISCELLANEOUS.
TINTED STATES MAIL.
Y E r II o " T..

POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT WASHINGTON DEC. lst, 1873
PROPOSALS will be received at the Contract Office of
this Department until three O'Clock of March 3D.
1874 ito be decided by the 20th) for carrying the mails
of the United States from July ls 1874 to June 80 1871
the following routes in the State of Vermont and
the schedule departures arrivals herein specified
viz:
5a6 From Orwell to North Orwell, aE miles and back
once a week
Leave Orwell Saturdays at A. NJ;
Leave North Orwell Saturday at NJ;
Arrive at Orwell by P.
527 From West Cornwall to Bridport, miles and back
six times a week.
Leave West Cornwall daily, except Sunday, at A NJ
Arrive at Bridport by A NJ;
Leave Bridport daily, except Sunday, at IL NJ;
Arrive at West Cornwall by p. NJ.
The contracts be executed and returned to the
Department by or before the LIST day of June 1874 other
wise the accepted bidder Will be considered having
failed and the Postmaster General may proceed to
tract for the service with other parties according to law
For forms of proposal guarantee, and certificate, and
also for instructions the conditions be embraced
in the contract, &C. advertisement of August 3ls
1872 and December st 1873 inviting proposals for mail
service III Vermont. &c. to be found at the principal
post offices.
Bids should be in sealed envelopes superscribed
Mail proposals. State of Vermont and addressed to
the Second Assistant Postmaster General.
Flw6 ]. A. J. CRESWELL Postmaster General
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-01-01

ready sale at high prices, than to send that
which nobody wants, and which, if Sold
goes at q low price. 1t is impossible for
any butter producer to be in the slightest
degree Independent and above-board, who
is contented to make an article of second
or third quality. If q dairyman in Yer
mont, New Hampshire, or any other state
wishes to conduct his business successful
ly, let him come to the city and ascertain
the character of the product which every
dealer is anxious to procure. and forwhich
he is willing to pay high prices in ready
money. Many farmers at a distance from
the city do not really know what perfect
butter is, having never seen the article.
Finding as we do a ready sale for milk at
Our own door, we have not, to much extent,
turned it into butter; therefore our supplies
come from those who raise milk under diff
ferent circumstances. So difficult is it to
procure perfect butter in the market, that
frequently we have waited week before
any could be found when found, the price
is about double that for which ordinary
qualities are sold, and the price is cheer
fully paid. How to make good butter can
be easily understood. Good butter COWS
are necessary, and also care and perfect
cleanliness in milking, straining and set
ting the milk. Without cool, dry, sweet
rooms, specially designed for dairy pur-
poses, it is impossible to make perfect
butter. 1t cannot be produced in ordinary
farm-houses, with ordinary conveniences.
Those who produce butter largely, or even
moderately, should have plenty of ice in
summer; and in winter, the warmth need
ed should not come from stove in the
room, as it is difficult to prevent contami-
nation by dust and gases. The art OF
making good butter is like other industries
it must be learned; and there are GER
tainly no Investigations that dairy farm
er can make, which will give him better
pecuniary returns for his trouble.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-01-01

A FEW HOME QUEsTIONS.-A Farm
er's wife y puts the following home-ques-
tons to the readers Of the american Agri-
calturalist. Attention to these little mat
tiers would save many steps by weary feet,
and the feeling that the men and boys OF
the household are Indifferent, and careless
in making work, which is sometimes hard
er to bear than the unnecessary work it
self:
81 Do you, after having kindled the fire,
sweep away the shavings and ashes neatly,
or leave them on and around the stove?
When you bring in a pail of water, are you
careful not to spill it, or must some one
use the mop after you every time? When
you (men and boyS) leave the barn yard,
do you scrape the dirt from your boots, or
bring it to the clean door steps, or, what
is worse, into the house, and scrape it on
the nicely polished cooking stove, that has
cost an hours hard rubbing to make
bright? Do you ever spit on the stove,
floors, or carpets? Do you leave hats and
overcoats in the hall'-or do you Wear
them in and lay them on the table with
books, papers, etc, scattering hay seed and
dust over the cloth, and its contents, max
ING it necessary to remove and replace
them much oftener than would be required,
if the rules of order were observed? DO
you put your own clothes, i'll their places,
or leave them for some female member of
the family to take care of?
| could ask many more questions of sim
liar import, about door yards, gates, gar
den walls, fences, tool houses. etc, but
will not intrude. / insist that farmers
homes ought to, and might be, us neat and
beautiful us any others, if all would do
their work in the best manner, or at the
earliest opportunity, and not leave for an
other what they ought to do themselves
| know that long-indulged habits are hard
to overcome, but may l not hope that
young men will heed advice. You would
not like to have a slatternly wife; but If
you are slovenly in your habits, yon could
not be happy with a neat one, for she would
be dissatisfied and unhappy, and unless
she were uncommonly heroic, you would
/ be likely to hear of it. Perhaps you think
these things of very small moment, but
know of but few things that grieye and
/ fret Il woman more, when she is weary and
tisprted, than to have all her efforts at
order and neatness unappreclated; and
know, too, that more offend from want OF
thought, than from want of feeling So
let me say to farmers boys, and girls too,
if vou wish to have pleasant, happy homes,
be not only virtuous, but orderly, industri-
Gus and neat.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-01-01
The HEX, or Wild-G0at.

The Hebrew name for the wild-goat
used i'll the Old Testament. means The
climber. No better name could be given
to the Arabian ibcX; for the rapidity with
which it will climb up the >teepest noun
tain-sideS, and spring from rock to rock in
the most dangerous places, Is very SurprlS-
in%. Mr. Wood giVcS this interesting ac-
count of the remarkable skill of the ibeN
in climbing: - 1t will dash at the face of a
perpendicular precipice. that looks rs
smooth its = brick wall, for the purpose of
reaching ledge which is hardly percepti-
bic, ana which Is some fifteen feet or so
above the spot whence the animal Sprang,
Its eve. however, has marked certain lit
tie cracks or projections ON the face of the
rock, and, n the animal makes its leap, it
takes these little points, just touching them
is if passes upward, and by Il slight stroke
of its foot keeping up lis original motion,
Similarly, the hex comes sliding and leap
ing down PERCEPTIONS sides of the noun
tainS, sometimes hating, with all four feet
drawn together. on 4 little projection
scarcely larger than 4 penny, and some
times springing boldly over wide chasm,
and alighting with exact precision upon Il
projecting point of rock. that seems scarce
" large cnou"h to sustain Il rat comfort
ably.
1t is very difficult for hunter to catch
this kind of ibeN For. not only can it run
rapidly and safely along dangerous, rocky
places. but it is also very Shy Of men, and
has Il very keen scent, by which it knows
that Il hunter is approaching, long before
it sees him, and it escapes to the highest
mountain-pcaks before the hunter comes
II, -;ob+ r., n,1I f., II. - f..t,- whom food
inc in herds, one or two animals keep
watch rs scntries, and give notice of the
approach of IN enemy. or of the hunter, by
a shrill whistle of alarm; and instantly
the whole herd dash off ut great speed, of
ten over places where the boldcst noun
tain hunter would not dare to 90. Truly,
The high hills are a refuge for the wild
goats Ops civ. ls) 50 saul sought
David upon the rocks of the wild-goats,
whittier he had He'd for safety. (Sam. NJ
~. -
The ibeN is said to be more numerous in
Palestine now than many travellers sup
pose. 1t Is 50 skilllul in escaping among
the rocks. and its color so nearly resembles
that of the hills, that traveller might 90
through the country and not see one, when
an experienced hunter would discover
numbers of them i'll the same journey.
Its flesh is counted very delicious. and
Mr. Tristan suggests that this was proba-
bly, the venison which Esau went to hunt
with his father, when he was expecting to
receive the birthright blessing If true,
this would explain lsaac'S surprise, that
he had found or caught it so quickly. since
the ibeN was 50 shy and difficult an ami
NAL to take.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-01-01
9nftru.
WORK AND WAIT.

a husbandman, who many yea
Had plowed his fields and sown in tears,
Grew weary with his doubts and fears.
81 toll in vaini These rocks and sands
Will yield no harvest to my hands;
The best seeds rot in barren lands.
Ny dropping vine is whitening;
No promised grapes its blossoms bring
No birds among its branches sing.
t. Ny flock is dying.on the plain,
The heavens are brass-they yield no rain;
The earth is iron-I toll in vain'
While yet he spake, breath had stirred
His dropping vine, like VIM of bird,
And from leaves 4 voice he heard =
The germs and fruits Of life must be
Forever hid in mystery;
Yet none can toll in vain for me-
" Il mighticr hand, more skilled than thine,
Must hang the clusters on the vine,
And make the fields and harvest shine.
{" Man can but work; God can create;
But they who work, and watch, and wait
Have their reward, though it come late.
Look up to Heavenl behold and hear
The clouds and thunderings in thy ear
An answer to thy doubts and fear"
lie looked, and 10 a cloud-drapcd car,
With trailing smoke and flames afar,
Was rushing from a distant star.
And every thirsty flock aud plan
Was rising up to meet the rain
That zane to cloihe the fields with gain.
And on the clouds he saw again
The covenant Of God with men,
Rewritten with his rainbow pen -
d Seed time and harvest shall not fail.
And though the gates OF hell assail,
My truth and promise shall prevail"