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The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-01-22
The Public Debt Of Tennessee.
EDITOR HONE JoURNAL:

EDITOR HONE JOURNAL:
"Privatc fortuncs,' said an eminent
statesman, ''are destroyed by public AS vel
AS by private extravaganza. And this i,
the tendency of all human governments
A departure from principle in one in
stance becomes Il precedent for II second
that second tor a third and SO on, TIL the
bulk OF society is reduced to be mere au-
tamat0ns of misery, to have no sensibili-
Iine loft hut for SHINING and suffering
Ihcn begins indeed, tho beIium Omnium IN
ontntd, the war of all things against all
things, which some philosophers observ-
ing to be so general in this world have
mistaken 1t for the natural instead of the
abusive state OF man. And the fore horse
OF TINS irightful team is public debt. Tax
atl"n follows that, and in its train, wretch
edhcss and OPPRESSION
The amount Of the public debt OF
Tennessee is to me unknown. The
late report OF the Secretary of the
Treasury throws no light on this point.
But there is one thing in this report
that struck me very forcibly. The
Secretary says:
"With n very small floating debt, we
"'"i" DC without excuse were VIC to de-
iay preparations for the early payment of
,n,S'chI on our bonds, 1t Is a matter Of
llttlc moment, now, how they were issued.
nor what return we rot for them. With
Il irw exceptions, we have le.alizrd them,
ana II only remains to meet PRINCIPAL and
interest AS we may be abIc.'
Read that extract over again, and
see II 1t doesn't strike your mind that
something is rotten in Denmark" 1t
IS a matter OF little moment, now, saws
DIT. Morrow, how these bonds were is.
sued, or what return we got for them,
because, with few exceptions, we have
tgalIzed them. What does this lan-I
'uasc mean? Does it not Indicate, as
learly as words a indicate anything.
hat the people of Tennessee have been ,
obbed by their rulers, and that the
legislature has attempted to lcgalize $
Ills robbery 1t looks that way to US, {
nj assuming this to be the case, the d
arises: What members of the G
late Government were bribed by the {
OF these illegal bonds to assist d
%swlndilnS the people of the State 8
IL oi millions OF dollars? This is all,
ave questlon-a question which an Il
dependent press should not hesitate G,
discuss; n question which is of in
eat moment to the people of Tennes. c,
}. The idea that one Legislature S,
iegallze the unauthorized acts of Dir
'ther Is too absurd TO Admit of ar DC
nent. If the bonds were i%llcgcllyhu
led. which Seems to have been the to.
e, they ought to be repudiatcd, not. an
hstandIng the attempt which has ou
n made to legalize them. 90,
. j. X. b. liol
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-01-22
The Supreme JudgeShip.

Although We approved the nomina.
nation Of Caleb Gushing TO be Judge
ofthe Supreme Court in our last issue,
since then we have had evidence
which conricts him Of being u hypo-
critic and n sycophant, blending the
pregnant hinges Of the knee that thrift
may follow fawning;' and hence We
rejoice that he has met the fate that
should befall all ~hypocritcs, time.
servers, and men destitute Of fixed
principles. We rejoice That his name
had to be withdrawn from the Senate,
TO prevent a Waterloo defeat if it had
remained until the Senate voted on his
confirmation or rejection. Mr.. Cushing
when he found his past record was be.
ing ventilated, and revelations made
damaging to his prospects, even for
holding the Spanish mission, down he
comes on his knees, at the footGtool OF
power, and (not knowing, perhaps,
that jefferson Davis had kept the letter
written him in 1861, and that it had
been preserved by the Federal author,
tiles among the archives Of the Con
lederate States contradicts the whole
political record of his Fast lifc-for
what: Simply to pay tribute to a par
~ " which he never belonged that
thrift might result to him. Villa. n
spectacle for our county! What q
sad commentary it suggests Of the deep
venality OF the times.
In his letter to President Grant
Gushing denies bitterly his opposition
to the leading measures Of the Rcpuh-
lican party, and in giving in his adhe-
sion to the reconstruction bills, Zen.
forced, as they were upon an unwi ling
but helpless people by federal bayoncts,
in violation of the plain provisions Of
the Federal Constitutions, he has for
fcitcd the high opinion hitherto enter
tanned by the loyal profession OF his
legal abilities. Let others, whose am
bition leads them into the tortuous
and thorny paths of national politics,
take heed from this Instance Of sudden
abandonment Of principles and let
stand by their principles, if any
have, and if they have no clear cut,
well defined principles. which are SO
ingrained as to have become A
part Of themselves, w advise all such
to come up to the hypocritc's confess
lonal--sell out rs soon as possible, SO
our country may know who are
for sale and who are not. Then the
line of dcmarcation can be drawn by
he honest yeomanry Of the country,
md traitors to correct principles will
meet their just doom, Then VIC will
put an end to all rings, monopolics,
taxation, exhorbilant rates Of
are and freight, corrupt lobby in Con
,ress and State Legislatures for class
cgislation, and ring legislation. and
at jobs and contracts, speculation and
back salary grabs, and then our coun-
ny will grow rich and prosperous.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-01-22
The Objections to Cushing.
From the Chicago Tribune,

AiipuiC
The fact that the President chos,
Cushing for Chief Justice is the high
est form of credentials known to party
usage and discipline. Can a deeper in.
sult be offered to the Chief Magistrate
OF the American people than to say he
don't know what his own party consists
OFF If Gushing, in fact, is not a Re-
publican, the regular and right thing
tor loyal Senator'S to do is to swear
that he is. They decided that Sumner
was not a Republican when he was
What should hinder them from de.
Gliding that Cushing is a Republican,
whether he is or not 1t IS only a cues.
ton of names otter oil, and if anybody
is captious Gushing can probably prove
that he voted for Grant. He can prove
also tina he stood shoulder to shoulder
with Ben Butler in the Charleston Con.
yentlon, and cast as many votes for
jeff Davis as any Massachusetts, dousb.
lace in the lot. BY bursting up the
party in 1860, be contnb- {
ated powerfully to the election Of !
Lincoln. What Republican in the Sen 5
tie can put his hand on the Bible md t
'ay he did morc2 General Grant was \
lot a Republican when he was trstI
iected President. Why impose c,u A
ltlons upon Gushing which were lot
imposed upon the head Of the part?
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-01-22

u reason Cushing's nomination
,ion Iu,e' Justice met with such opposi.
III. eruoilcans was that before
tn' war he was a Democrat, and benoe
he might carry some Of b;a as "'"oe
Ma" , to the Bench, whercupon the
nashville Banner very pertinen,lv sav vae =.
IN one old-rashioned Wing. Demoera,
could constitute a dangerous element
In the Supreme Bench how partisan
must be a whole bench of riue-,u
Republicans ?"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-01-22

Shakespeare was right in saying TIM
'moncy buys out the law" and "0f-
fences gildcd hand shoycs by Justice
&c, But there have been u few nota.
hic exceptions Of late. VIM. NJ.
Tweed, u millionaire, WIS sent to the
penitentiary not long since, and now
wc read that ex-senator Graham, dc.
fauIting President Of Waikiki National
Bank, New York, has been sentenced
20 ten years in the Albany pcnitcntiary.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-01-22
Poor Louisiana.

A Washington special to the Cincin,
natl Gazette says the Judiciary Com
mi,,cc appointed to take testimony in
the Durell case in Louisiana report n
most discouraSing outlook in that
State. They collected much testimony
from persons representing all classes
and all factions Of people. The CON
mittce is greatly dishcartcncd at the
prospects, Property Of all kinds is
rapidly dctcrior,ting. Within two
years country property has declined
from 90 to Is per cent, and property
IN New orleans Few 70 to so The
taxes virtually amount to contiscauon.
Property that would not sell for 49,.
600 is assessed ut $50, 900, and prop.
erty renting in the city at 81, 200 is as
,sessed at 81 500.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-01-22

The Chattanooga Commercial says
it is difficult to tell what will eventu-
ally become Of this country if taxes
keep on increasing as they have here
toforc. It will soon render the Agra.
rian doctrine more popular with prop.
crLy owners than with those who own
nothing.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-01-22
LIST OF GIFTS.
IoIAL, $4,000 GIFTS, ALL CASH. =.
mounting to. SI5O0O M
The chances for a gift are nc an. - 60

ST Nm NV
Inc chances for a gift are as one to 1.-Two
PRICE OF TICKETS
Mnole tickets $4,000; halves s250o. ter,h
OF each coupon $500; Eleven Whole TIL
rs ,,s Ior $4,000 22la Tickets for Si'O NM M
no no nhole Tickets for $4,000 90: 2a7 Wh"is,
Inc i,chess FOR sl0,0O0.0G. No discount on iess
man Sooo'U Of Tickets at a time.
The Fourth Gift Concert will ho y.
Quoted, in all respects, like the threo oe v SGn-
rave already, been given, and full n,r,;nu
lars may be learned from circuiars WILL
VIII De sent free from this Office w %". ii,
VINO apply for them. "e' " all
orders for tickets and apDlicat,ors e..
y. are received, and it is hoped thew viii
~ sent IN promptly that there nav bs nn
Snappointment or delay in fillino ali
' oiTeral terms given to those who bnr ~
81. again. All agents are perenntoriiv
equired TO settle up their accounts and rcy
"e Ioth day Of
THOS. E. BRAMLETTE.
Publ. Libr. Ky. and MANAGER c;,
concert Public Library Building. VIII
dec25.td Louisville, Ky.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-01-22

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iucnt, shonli be addressed EditorufThc Hon,
journal, Winchester, Tenn.
Wtrannot, as n rule. undertake 10 return article,
not POUNDS uitablc for publication.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-01-22

The Nashville Banner says the
chances for n good old fashioned split
in the Republican ranks are still cheer
ing. We would like TO know what the
Banner means by cold fashioned split"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-01-22

Andrew johnson said to a reprc
sentative of the Knoxville Press ant
Herald a few days since: "The histo
~ of the world will! demonstrate tina
IN all national emergencies, when po-
litlcal integrity was at u fearful dis
count and the hopes of the natio,
were blasted by the conduct of cor
hrupt and prodigate men, the s,urd,
yeomanry Of the rural Districts save,
the country from impending destruc
ton. | confess l have strong hone,
That the great movement which the
farmers Of the United States have re.
Gently inauguratcd and which is spread
ing so rapidly ever the entire nation.
VIII create a healtbful influence. no,
'Aly l n iecuperating our exhausted
ands, in diHusiug the spirit of educa,
among the masses, and in placing
nc profession Of farming upon higher
rounds but in arousing II loftier feel.
ne OF patriotism and ardent and sin.
ere devotion to our national welfare ~
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-01-22

The Department Of State is in DOS
session OF a magnificent sword sen
by the late CASTELAR, government o.
SPAN as a present to President Grant.
IL was left at the American legation at
d by General Sanchez Bregnat
Castellar's Minister Of War, and for.
~arded to the United States BY General
o'cKles through General s. W. Craw.
''''' ~ Is q superb Toledo blade Of
rare workmanship, and Of tho Groo,
metal and temper. On one aid. :.
l'st OF the battles in which Gen. Gram,
figured during the rebellion, md an
Inc other the words, "Let us bov.
peace The hilt is what is known no
Tue basket pattern, and, instead of
having been cast. At vas carved e,,iro,v
by hand. rhe seabbard lie of poIiah.
cd steel without any ornament, Tn
der the Constitution neither the presi
dent nor any officer of the Initial
states a accept a present fror any
foreign government, and it will reouiro
az act Of Congress to enable General
Grant to become the possessor of this
sword.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-01-22

A restoration Of the franking priv
lege, and free transportation through
the mails Of newspaper exchanges, are
likely 10 be granted US Ivy Congress
soon.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-01-22
:, $4,000 Cash Gifts


holders. e '"o ticket-
me tickets are printed in coupons. of
Ienths. n all fractional parts will he rem
tickets are. I"'' Us "hoie
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-01-22
Trust Sale Of Valuable Land,

By virtue of trust deed executed to me
on the 22nd of February, 1872, by Willis s.
Embrey, and duly registered at the Reg
igter's office for Franklin county, TenncS-
see in book of trusts No. l, pages l and 2,
| will on
Monday, March End, 1874.
sell to the highest bidder for cash, at the
Courthouse door in Winchester, the tract
of land on which the said Embrey now
lives, containing about I'll acres. For a
description of said land, reference is had
to the deed. This January 10Th, 1874.
W. Il. BRANNAN. Trustee.
jan22-4w
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-01-22

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The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-01-21

A NUISANCE ABATED-LADIEs GLAD
One the worst nuisances that house keep
ers have to contend with, is that of an imper-
feet or worn door sill-one that lets the
rain or snow drive in under the door bot
tom, thus spelling nice carpet, and caus-
ing an endless deal of annoyance. Not only
this, but in the winter time the cold wind
whistles into the house at the same spot,
keeping the ladies and children's feet cold
and causing sickness in the family. Messrs
Wilson, Pierce & Co. of Chicago, offer
what appears to be perfect remedy, in
the shape of an adjustable threshold. Their
advertisement, with an engraving of this
new and useful invention, will be found else
where in this paper, and it is presumed
that some of our enterprising mechanics
or merchants will obtain a supply and keep
them tor sale. See advertisement.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-01-21
The Bellows House

In THE ARGUS of to-day will be found
the advertisement of our Old Settler
friend James NJ Bellows of his new hotel,
corner of Market Square and Orleans
street. Mr.. Bellows has large number
of acquaintance and friends in this and
adjoining counties. and is known as a very
clever man and excellent landlord, and
the ladies of the house have no superiors
in regard to the management of the table
and the rooms. The building has, after
much time and expense, been so improved
as to fill space long vacant in hotel keep
ing in this city, VIA neat and comfort
able hotel, at reasonable price The loca-
ton, both for county custom and travellers,
could not be improved The house pos
sesses every requisite for the comfort of
transient guests or the accommodation of
day boarders. A barbers shop is connect
ed with the house-also stabling and yards
for teams. Mr.. II. I. Taylor, son-in- law,
OF Mr.. Bellows, has charge of the Office
and Mr.. Bellows superintends the whole
THE Bellows House" will, no doubt, be-
come one of the popular institutions of the
city.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-01-21

Whether the abovetaxes are legally IS
sessed and collectable is the question to be
presented, this week, before our Supreme
Court at Springfield. The companies claim
that the State Board of Equalization has
imposed upon them a very much larger as
sessment than is just, equitable or legal.
The State Board claims that the assess
ments are correct and legal according to
the returns made by the corporations. The
people generally will look for the decision
with considerable interest, as, if not col
lectable, an additional sum must be assess
ed upon the people generally next year to
make up whatever deficit is occasioned in
consequence of the exorbitant tax on the
corporations this year. The corporations
do not claim that the whole sum is illegal,
but that it is too much They are willing
to pay their share of taxes on their prop
erty on hand, including monies, credits,
etc., the same as individuals. But, in ad-
dition to this the State Board has assessed
them for their capital stock (which is only
the evidence of ownership of their proper
ty and has no value) and also tared then,
on ,ohat they o,ce!-which they claim is il
legal and unjust.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-01-21
TREATING THE WRONG DISEASE.

Many times Women call upon their fam
lily physicians, one with dyspepsia, anoth-
er with palpitation, another with trouble
OF the breast, another with pain here and
there, and in this way they all present
alike to themselves and their easy going
and indifferent doctors, separate and dis
tlnct diseases, for which he prescribes his
pills and potlons, assuming them to be
such, when in reality they are all symp-
toms caused by some uterine disorder !;
and while they are thus only able perhaps
to palliate for time, they are ignorant of
the cause, and encourage their practice
until large bills are made, when the suffer-
ing patients are no better in the end, but
probably worse for the delay, treatment,
and other complications made, and which a
proper medicine directed to the cause
would have entirely removed, thereby in
stituting health and comfort instead of
prolonged misery.
From Miss LoRINDA e. ST. CLAIR, Shade;
Athens Co, O.. Oct, l4th, 1872:
DIR. r. V. Pierce, Buffalo, n. Y
Your Favorite Prescription is working al
most like miracle on me. | am better
already than i have been for over two
years.
From ELLA A. SCHAFFER, GAINESVILLE,
Ind, Aug. g., 1872:
''Dr. Pierce-I received the medicine
you sent me and began using it immedi-
ately. As result of the treatment feel
better than | have for three years.
From Mrs. JOHN K. HAMLIN, Odell, ILL.,,
Mar. 10. 1872:
DIR. Pierce-The Favorite Prescription
las done me good, which / am very thank
full for
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-01-21
Mysterious Deed,

The heirs of Benjamin Carr are sur
prised to find that 125 acres of what they
supposed to be their property, in town
ship II north of range 2 west, in this coun.
ty, was decided by the late Mr.. Carr to ia
cob G. Strong, Of Wisconsin, many years
ago, and leased to Carr by Strong. There
is something mysterious about this deed
which was recently left at the Recorder
Office for record, and Judge Peasants has
enjoined its removal from the office, or any
interference with the property until the
matter can be investigated
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-01-21
E. F. Kunkel's Bitter Wine of Iron

e. e. huUk6IS blLLer Wine OF 4TOu
hasneve been known to fail in the cure of
weakness, attended with symptoms; indis-
position to exertion; loss of memory diff
fculty of breathing; general weakness !;
horror of disease; weak, nervous tremb-
ling dreadful horror of death; night
sweats; cold feet; weakness; dimness of
vision; languor; universal lassitude of the
muscular system enormous appetite, with
dyspeptic symptoms hot hands; flushing
of the body; dryness of the skin; pallid
countenancc and eruptions on the face,
purifying the blood pain in the back :;
heaviness of the eyelids; frequent black
spots flying before the eyes with Temporal
ry sutfusion and loss OF sight want of at
tention, etc. These symptoms all arise
from a weakness, and to remedy that use
+. T. KUNKEL' Bitter wine of Iron. 1t
never fails. Thousands are now enjoying
health who have used it, Take only E. F.
KUNKELs.
Beware of c0unterfeits and base imita-
sions. As kunkels Bitter Wine OF Iron is
too we'll known all over the country, drug
gists themselves make an imitation and try
to palm it off on their customers, when
they call it Kunkels Bitter Wine of Iron.
Kunkels Bitter Wine of Iron is put up
only in 81 bottles, and has yellow wrap
per nicely put on the outside, with the pro
prietor's photograph on the wrapper OF
each bottle. Always look for the photo
graph on the outside, and you will always
be sure to get the genuine article.
John Bengston agent for Rock Island.
l-ld&Wlm
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-01-21

A Swede, named Peter Lind. in the
employ of J. Fl. Wilson, drove two horse
load of coal to V. Dauber's shop this fore
noon, leaving the team at the door while
went into the shop to learn where he should
unload the coal. Of course he left the
team unhitched. While absent the team
ran away, up Orleans, up Jefferson, etc,
taking turn around by Trinity church,
the Sd Ward school house, TO Orleans
again, where they were stopped by P Muir
ply and recovered by Lind In their ca
reer they broke one wheel from the wagon,
spilled the coal, and cleared themselves
from the wreck 1t would have been
cheaper to have observed the law which
imposes fine on people for leaving horses
in the street unhitched
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-01-21

On Monday, after six days trial, and lis
balloting for Speaker, every ballot being
a tie, the Iowa House adjourned. in order
that each party could meet in separate eau
Gus to try and find solution of the deadlock.
The Republicans sent a proposition to the
Peoples Anti Monopoly Party, for both
parties to meet in joint caucus and ballot
for candidates, each agreeing to stand by
the nominations thus made The trick on
the part of the Republicans was self
dent, and it was declined,
After the rejection of the proposition for
leap in the dark, the Anti Monopoly eau
Gus proposed to the Republican caucus
that the two candidates, Dixon and Gear
should decide the speakership by drawing
lots, in the manner provided by law in the
case of tie between candidates for other
offices that the unsuccessful party should
select two committees as he may deem
best, and the remaining committees and
all the officers of the House to be divided
equally between the Ants and the Repub-
licans.
On Wednesday, the Republicans reject
ing this proposition, a Committee of Con-
ference was appointed, consisting of Messrs
Stedman, Speer, Brandt, Peet, and Miller,
Republicans, and Rogers, Bolter Connolly,
Cardell, and Burdet, Anti Monopolists. to
report a plan of organization. In the
evening both scaucuses met to hear the
committee of ten. The report was as fol-
lows:
The joint committee appointed to pre-
pare 4 plan for the organization OF the
House have agreed upon the following plan
and refer it to their respective caucuses
Frrst-The Republicans to have the
Speaker.
Sec0nd-The Anti Monopolists tn have
all the other officers and employees except
| postmaster and assistant postmaster, and
the present incumbents of these two offices
shall be retained by the House,
After discussion by the Republicans
the proposition was unanimously accepted
and the caucus of the Ants Immediately
notified The latter, after long and ex
cite debate refused toSindorse the PROPOSE
ton of the committee, and reversed it, of
tering to take the Speaker and give all the
other officers to the Republicans, who re-
fused to consider the offer and immediate
ly adjourned
Up to Tuesday night 129 ballots had
been taken-every time 50 for Dixon. Anti
Monopoly, and 80 for Gear, Republican.