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The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-10-23
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Last week we announced the diabolical
attempt to fire the residence of the vene-
rable Simeon Shy, about three miles from
town. His son DR.. J, L. Shy, perfectly
frantic, at this effort to murder his aged
father and mother, finally procured the
services Of a negro detective, who wormed
himself into the secrets of a negro preach
err by the name of Joe RAJ see, who had
been suspcioned, and foucd ont that he
had fired the house the first time. He
told this man that he had grudge against
Mr.. Simeon Shy, and the next time he
went he intended to penetrate the house,
Stay him and his wife, and fire the beds,
and make sure work Of it. The night was
set for his diabolical work. DR.. Shy, Mr..
Ambrose Cayce, a nephew-in-law of DR..
Shy, and MIR L. Allen, went out in time
to arrest him as he came in. The detec-
tive let him in and shut the door; the at
tempt was made 10 arrest him, but he
turned and fought like tiger at bay. He
was riddlod with bullets and shots before
he fell He had chlorotorm, powder, coal
oil and a pistol and a set of burglar S
tools He shot twice, but hit nothing
DR.. Shy was slightly but painfully wound
ed by Mr. Cayce. This preacher burglar
met deserved fate. He pretended to be
minister of peace, yet he had the hellish
malice in his heart to slaughter an old
man and his aged companion IN their
beds, and then fire the dwelling and burn
everything to ashes. We are sorry this
internal demon did such thing, or at
tempted tot will work great injury to
his race. He acknowledged that he had
killed two fine horses for Mr.. Shy, He
was violent and a very mean negro, and
deserved the horrible and fearful fate
which overlook him. This will make our
friends in the country exceedingly watch
full, They will now purchase and keep
on hand, plenty of arms and ammunition,
with which to slay the foul fends who
seek to rob and murder them.
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Under our theory of government the
people are the rulers. The people is an
aggregation of individuals Whether the
government is well or badly administered
depends on the action and votes of the
individuals who aggregate the people.
Is is impossible to get togethera sufficient
ly large number of men of exactly the
same way CT thinking to accomplish any
thing either in church or State. Letthem
agree upon certain broad principles, and
in the purpose to have the government
best administered; and then they should
vote and act together, compromising and
sacrificing their individual opinions as to
policy, and the ways, and means of &C
complis hing the one purpose in view. 1t
is the duty of all men in our county, to
take an interest and part IN politics. If
every man waited to find a party with
which he agreed in all things, he would
be party of one until the millennium.
As it is his duty to act, he should place
himself where he can accomplish most
in carrying out and obtaining the end Of
all true men-the best administration of
our government under its constitution and
theory. Then let all true men in
Tennessee, with an eye single to the glory
of pure and just government, overlook
shades of difference in opinion and pre-
ference for men. To-day we have but
two parties capable of anything good or
bad. All side parties are vain and their
efforts wasted. You must choose between
the Democratic party, the history ofwhich
is a guarantee of its purposes, and the
Republican party-the mammon of I'M
righteousness. Choose We between them!
That we may more effectively act, let US
thoroughly and permanently organize.
Let our organization continue from ye ar
to year. Let US not disband and 60 home
after the battle of each canvass. Let the
Democratic army of voters stand organ
lied and in voting array against the Re.
publican army Of Capitalization. usurpation
injustice, Jobbery, thieving; so that in 1876
our centennial anniversary, we may rout
this vicious horde that has lived by fraud
and oppression and has fattened upon
the miseries of the land. Would moi
this be glorious celebration of our hun
dredth anniversary
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bid YOU Hear it Thunder:

washington special to the Courier-Journal.)
If the heavens had opened this morning
and rained an inundatiOn of negro babies,
all orphans, and clad in bloody shirts, the
CONSERVATION, horror and disgust in truly
loyal circles could not have been greater
than has been produced by the Ohio and
Indiana elections. The Administration
confidently expected to carry both States,
and in Ohio they counted on at least 3d.
OO0 majority and fourteen or fifteen Con-
gressmen. Attorney General Williams
left the seaside in the dog-days of August
to start his outrage mill at the so-called
Department otJustice, and it was not sup
posed by the Republican officials that this
attempt to infame the people of the North
could possibly fail of its purpose.
Even the Democrats were apprehensIve
that this helish appeal to the passions of
war would wake an echo sufficient to pre-
vent calm consideration of the ruin Of
the South and the laboring poor of the
country wrought by Republican rule.
They are to-day jubilant, and regard the
result of yesterday as the prestige to yet
greater victories in November.
The general opinion to-day of politi-
clans is that the elections of November
will 90 heavily with the Democracy. 1t
is supposed that, with some hope of light
ening the Republican ship in New York
and New jersey, great pressure will be
broughtto bear by portion of the Repub-
llcans opposed to a third term to get
Grant to come out over his name and de-
clare that he will not be a candidate.
In view Of the elections already and the
political drift manifested in Ohio and 9TH
er States, the politicians in Washington
are beginning to prophesy an anti-ad-
ministration in the next House of Repre-
sentatiVes. The body is composed of 292
members. The Democrats have now
about 80 members, and have to gain 81
members in order to secure a majority.
They have gained already: 2 in North
Carolina; in Ohio; l in West Virginia;
and if not 1 in Indiana; total Is. Gains
are claimed as follows: Arkansas 4; Ala
bama, 4; California, 2; Connecticut, 2;
Delaware, l; Florida, l; Georgia, 2; Hi
nois, t; Maryland ?; Massachusetts, l;
Minnesota, l; Missouri, l; New Hamp-
shire, l, New Jersey, ,; New York, s;
Pennsylvania, s. South Carolina, l Ten
nassee, 5; Virginia, 3; Wisconsin, 3-mak-
ing in all ftty-three members. This
would give an opposition majority of
about twenty votes The gains above
claimed in Delaware, Arkansas, Georgia,
Virginia and Tennessee, from all the in
formation received here, may be regarded
as positively certain, and the rest are
sufficiently probable to justify the hopes
thus confidently INDUCED.
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Rear. CoIored VotArsl

The emancipated, disseminated slave
owes no measure of gratitude to US; we
were opposed to his liberation; we strove
against it. we begged, we besought the
people against it; we pointed it out as one
of the results of the war, and we tired
with our might to have peace. They
1.-THE rebels) are the men that lnaugurated
emancipation, and are entitled to the full
credit Give it to them, press, full meas
ure and running over.-HOrace Maynard.
Experience has shown that no race
which has ever come in contact with the
white or caucasian type has permanently
prospered.-Horace Maynard.
What has been the result to the Indian
race will just as surely be the signal ter.
mination of the African race-they will
gradually disappear from among US, un,
til our grandchildren, three-quarters OF
a century hence, will find a negro as
scarce as we now find the Indian
Horace Maynard.
Your Governors were shareholders
your Judges we're shareholders, your
members of Congress, and most of the
members of your Legislature. 1t was a
high, proud and lofty institution.-Hor-
ace Maynard.
will present as the summation of all
l have offered on this occasion, and as
the two great and prominent ideas which
| wish to leave imprinted on your memo
ry, a regenerated South, and the euthana-
STA death of the black race in Ameri
ca.-HOrQce MAYNARD.
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Mr.. J, 81. Gregory, candidate for the
State Senate, will speak here next Mon
day AS he will have no one to answer
him, we desire our readers simply to re-
read his letter which was printed in the
HERALD several months ago. In that
letter, he takes bold ground in favor of
amalgamation. We admire his boldness
and honesty. He is an honest man, and,
excepting his fanaticism and cratic
political sentiments, a good citizen, kind
and humane. But his principles carried
out would bring the greatest possible
disaster to the country. In mentioning
the fact that he helped to hang a negro
during the war by mob law, we had no
desire to blame him for it. Agreat many
of the best citizens of the country were
with him, and they probably did the best
that could have been done under the
circumstances. We spoke of it only to
show how inconsistent Republicans are in
denouncing mob law when performed by
Democrats, and then nominate for Office
a man who was guilty Of the same thing.
But for his dangerous and obnoxious
principles, Mr.. Gregory would meet with
great sympathy-he has met with many
unfortunate pecuniary disasters in his old
age. But he is Joined to Radical idols,
and we must let him alone.
Since writing the above Mr.. Gregory
has withdrawn his list of appointments
He will not speak at the times and places
| designated
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James D. Porter and Horace Maynard,
candidates for Governor, spoke here last
Monday evening, in the Athenaum Grove
Judge Porter made the opening speech,
arraigning his competitor in the most
terrific manner, for all of his misdoings
He proved by the record that Mr.. May
nard had always voted against the people
of Tennessee and of the South, of being
in favor of that SUN of all vilIainies," "
the civil rights bill, of violating his oath
of Office by receiving pay from two offices
at the same time, of always voting for a
high protective tariff, which oppressed
the poor ead made the rich richer, of
voting for the back salary grab bill, of
attempting to get Congress and Ben But
Ter to remand Tennessee back to military
rule after the election of Senter, of voting
for the impeachment of President John
son, when he knew he was guiltless of the
charges preferred, and many other things
which we will have no time now to
enumerate. 1t was a fearful list of
charges, and Maynard attempted to dodge
them all He is an adroit dodger-in
fact, beats "didapper" at his own game.
Mr. Maynard made the most of bad
cause, but he labored under load which
even he, with all his cunning, could not
carry. He staggered under Porter S
stalwart blows. He is smooth and
plausible speaker, and his long career as
lawyer and public speaker enables him
to present his cause well before the peo-
pie He bears no evidence of much speak
ing, like Judge Porter, who has grown
very hOarse and speaks with pain.
There is something noble and captivating
in the very appearance of Porter, that
wins the confidence, respect and atten.
ton of the people at once. Dishonor
would be ashamed to sit on his brow.
Maynard, on the other hand, looks what
he is, a willy, unfair, ingenious, dis
ingenious, adversary. He labored to
make an impression on old Wings by
claiming to be one, and by trying to
resurrect the old partisan feeling. But
we believe it is loves labor lost. He
prated much about fraternal and brother
" feeling, and all that, but it is too thin.
Actions speak louder than words, and
his actions have always been against US,
and we cannot believe his professions of
love and friendship.
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Maynard said in his speech here that
the Iessees of the penitentiary get the
convict labor from the State for ten cents
per day, and then hire it back to the
State for one dollar; thus endeavoring to
make it appear that the State was being
swindled out of ninety cents every day on
each convict. He did not tell the people
that it costs the lessees sixty cents per
day to feed every convict, and that they
have 70 furnish them clothes, and guards
to guard them Oh, no. he only wanted
to make a false impression for political
effect. The duplicity of that man Horace
Maynard is something marvellous-it is
so great that it almost commands admi'
latiOn.
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Horace Maynard appealed in his
speech here last Monday to old Wings
and told them that he and they should
not be enemies. On the other hand, he
abused the Democratic party liLe pick.
pocket, and blamed it for all the evils
which his own radical party has brought
about Why, the Democratic party OF
tC-lay is led and controlled by old Wings.
1t is the only constitutional and conserva-
tive party now in existence, and it be-
longs as much to old Wings as to old
Democrats. Col. Abe LoOney preached
the funeral Of the Wing party years ago,
and Horace Maynard has no right now to
dcsccrate its grave. 1t lies beneath the
green turf beside its great founders and
leaders, Clay, Webster, Prentiss and
Prentice. but many of its old rank and file
are still alive, and belong to and control a
live party, which has all that was good
and grand, and true, in the old one.
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The Maury County Colored Fair was
held last week under discouraging cir
cumstances. On Saturday the weather
was somewhat propitious, and the crowd
was respectable in size The display of
stock was very creditable to the colored
people. and shows that they are going for
ward and not backward. The display OF
craftsmanship, aud of horsewomauship
excited considerable interest. They
should be encouraged to keep up their
annual Fair, for it will stimulate then
and do them good.
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Beast Butler, Horace Maynard, and 9th
er New England Radical leaders, IN ODE
dience to the Puritan hate in their hearts,
simply wanted him out of the way so they
could carry out their iniquitons and OPP
pressive measures against the South. He
vetoed their reconstruction schemes, with
which they desired to throttle Southern
States and deprive Southern white people
of every constitutional right. Mr.. John
son stood a lion in their path, and they
determined to get him out of their way.
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Elsewhere we publish list of appoint
ments made out by the County Executive
Committee for speaking in every section
Of our county. Able speakers will meet
the people, and we trust the hills and the
valleys will all turn out to hear them.
Bring out your wives, daughters and little
children. Let them all hear the words of
truth and sOberness. On Friday the 30th
Of October there will be speaking at Mt.
Pleasant Williamsport, Rally Hill and
Bigbyville. On Saturday the 3lst of
October there viii be speaking at Hamp-
shire, Santa Fe, Parks Store, Rock
Spring, Culleoka and Spring Hill. Turn
out and hear the speakers
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Col. Fred Grant, son of the President
ofthe same surname, was married in
Chicago last Tuesday to an heiress, Miss
Ida Maria Honore. A year or so ago,
just prior to the great financial smashup,
it was publicly announced that Fred was
going to marry Miss Cooke, daughter of
Gov. II. d. Cooke, who was then con-
sidered immensely wealthy. The panic
came and ruined Cooke, and Fred quit
his gentle afianced and looked out for a
richer one, and found her at Chicago.
OF such are the Grants
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We paid Gallati1 visit last week. 1t
was our first visit, and we naturally made
observations. The town looks very much
like its principal occupant, Col, Tom
Boyers, whose hospitable board we en-
joyed. 1t looks very ancient, and needs
sweeping, but the people dispense a
whole-souled and princely hospitality,
and are full of intelligent enterprise and
progress. Gallatin and Sumner are
noted for their thoroughbred girls and
horses, and as being the best agricultural
ly improved county in the State We were
astonished to find that Col. Boyers was
MT a member of the Tennessee Con-
ference, acquainted as we were with his
pious fnclinations. The Methodists are
building splendid church, all owing
doubtless, to the zeal, ability and elo-
quence of the pastor, Rev. S. NJ. Merrill.
We met some clever people, relatives of
the Pointers of Maury, who fed US as we
have rarely ever been fed, and treated us
so cleverly that we will not forget it soon
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Horace Maynard, in trying to defend
one Of his many defenseless public &C
tions, said he was Republican, aud al
ways voted with his party This is true
The address of the Republican Executive
Committee to the people of the United
States, endorses the Civil Rights Bill, and
pledges the support of the party to ii
when Congress meets in December. Mr..
Maynard is q member of Congress, and as
he always votes with his party as he
frankly conrasses, he will vote for the
Civil Rights Bill, although he claims to
be opposed to it. He says as little as
possible about this sum of all villainies, y
las honest old Senator Brownlow calls it,
but he will vote for it. Whoever votes for
MAYNARD, is in that act, voting for the
Civil Rights Bill.
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Verify, which?


Old Gazaway B. Lamar, the disciple
of Calhoun and owner of the "Wanderer,
must have had conscience beneath it all
for he has bequeathed a hundred
thousand dollars toward establishing an
asylum for INDECENT negroes. Yet there
are those who don't believe the slave.
holder, much less the slavetrader has a
human heart. Which of the carpet
baggers, when he shall die, will parallel
this gift from the fruits of his plumber?
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Maynard attempts to make great bug
aboo out Of the assessment bill passed by
the last Legislature, and tries to make it
appear that poor men are taxed for every
coaee-pot, tin-pan. Oven-lid, etc. He
need not think anybody in Maury will be
caught by such chaff-the human cat
tie, as he used to call them, have too
much sense Tor that. They know that
poor men are allowed one thousand dol
lars worth ofproperty which is not taxed.
The assessment law can only hurt and
offend those who wish to hide and conceal.
1t is an honest law, that allows no fraud
or covering up. This is doubtless why
Maynard dishkes,it.
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Pulaski turned out in fine style to meet
Porter, the Whig-Democratic candidate
for Governor and welcomed him to the
town. Put down Giles county next to
Maury in her majority for Porter.
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If Horace Maynard had never done
any mean thing except to vote for the i'm
parchment of President johnson, his name
would deserve to go down in history to
distant p0sterity on the roll of infamy.
What had President Johnson done to de-
scr.o impeachment? Literally nothing
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Every time Horace Maynard speaks &c
Maury County people, he talks as sweet
as sorghum and as tenderly as lover to
his sweetheart He asks them to be his
friend, and tells them he is their friend
and has always been so. 1t is little sin.
gular that he never makes such talks
anywhere else. Indeed, his speeches and
actions at Washington are just the other
way. He votes against the South every
time he gets a chance. His friendly pre-
tensions are mockerics, considering his
unceasing animosity toward the people.
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Maynard is trying to fire the negro
heart, and inaame their passions against
the white people. Even s. NJ. Arnell had
to make their angry passions subside last
Monday, which had been inhamed by
Navnards ineendiary appeals.
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EVanted-A New War Cry.

As campaign war cry the Southern
outrage business has proved very bad
failure. The people refuse to make fool S
Of themselves by getting excited over it.
Can't the Administration organs start
something else?
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NHANCERY SALE OF
u VALUABLE MAURY co. LAND.

BY virtue of a decree of the Chancery
Court at Columbia, Tennessee, rendered at
its June term. 1874, in the case of John A.
Walker. vs.. W. F. Moore, will proceed to
sell at public Outcry to the highest and best
bidder, on Saturday the 18th day of NoYem-
Der, 1874, at the Court House door, in the
town of Columbia, tract or parcel of land
beingin the 10Th civil district of Maury co.,
Tenn, on RutherfOTds creek, and beginning
on the West bank of said creek at an elm
tree, running with the conditional line of
Aaron Cunningham and Solomon Heron,
made between them by Samuel Polk, north
200 poles to a poplar tree, thence east with
Folks 5oO0 acre survey, 200 poles to Abner
FrankGnS line, a white walnut ana ash
tree; thence South with said Franklin'S line
100 poles. passing his corner in all 200 poles
TO an ash on the bank of Rutherfords' creek;
thence West to the beginning. Also / other
parcel OF land, containing about three acres,
lying on the East side OF the above tract, in
all, containing about 2I5 acres.
TERMS: Credit of one and two years, inter-
est from day Ofsale, notes with good Securi-
" and lien retained; sale free from right
OF redemption; sold in lots to suit purchaS-
erS. Plat and survey exhibited on day OF
sale. ID. 3, COOPER, c. & II.
Oct9-it
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The Nashville Banner puts 1t strongly
when it says Maynard needs good sham
pooning lat the hands of Cap Hardeman)
about as badly as he does a new con-
rrinrrn
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10 THE FARMERS OF
MAURY COUNTY.

Having purchased the exclusive right to Sc
"Carnes' Clipper, Harrow and CIOd Pulyerl-
zer' in Maury county, l am now prepared t.
fill all orders in regard to it. 1t has proved tc
be indispensable for preparing land for
wheat where litter has been turned under. II
never clogs or chokes, pulverizss the ground
well for the drill, no matter how uneaYen and
cloddy. After introducing 1t, 1t Will then
speak for itself. Any information in regard
to it car be had by addressing me at Spring
Hill, Tenn. Single Harrows, S20.OJ; for larger
orders a liberal discount will Re offered.
Sept. 25.2m. G. G. CHAPMAN,
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NONRESIDENT NOTICE.
Il. c. Reed, ct. al, VS.. Alexander Cheatham,
etaI. In the County Court OfMaury cOun-

X. c. Reed, ct. al, VS.. Alexander Cheatham
etal. In the County Court ofMaury cOun
ty, October term, l4T4.
In this cause, it being suggested and adj.
mitted that Alexander Cheatham, one OF
the defendants in this cause is dead, and
that he died leaving a widow, Emma A
Cheatham, a son, john l.. Cheatham, a mi
nor both nOn-reSi dents Ofthe State of Ten :
ncsSee; and ii being further sugges ted and
admitted that said Alexander Cheatham
died before the last order reviving the order
of sale OF land in this cause. It is therefore
ordered by the Court that the Clerk of this
court make publication in the Columbia
Herald and Mail, Il newspaper published in
the town of Columbia for four successive
weeks, requiring the said Emma and John
l.. Cheatham to appear on or before the fiSrt
Monday in December next and plead, an =
swer or demur to cOmplainantS bill or tn e
same Will be taken for confessed as to them
and set for hearing eXparte.
octS-4t A. n. AKIN, Clerk.
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The Cotuier-JourHaL suggests a very
appropriate Republican ticket for 1876,
Howard and Beecher.