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The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1875-03-11
Grants Arkansas Back Set.
Special to the Cincinnati Enquirer.

Special TO the Cincinnati Enquirer.
The significance of the action taken
by the House on the Arkansas question
is very great.
1t was generally believed thPt, unless
the House signitied its disaFprOyal of
the Executive policy in a most nphatic
maner, the first thing after the adjourn
ment would be a rebellion gotten up by
Brooks in Arkansas, civil war, and the
destruction of the existing State Gov
eminent by the armed forces OF the
United States. The action is such an
emphatic rebuke of Grant that he will
hardly now dare to go forward in the
bloody programme he had marked out
for himself. This result will probably
not only secure peace in Arkansas, but
help to deter Grant from elsewhere,
such as he has asked Congress to au-
thorize in this case. This is also the
first clear and permanent victory won
by the moderate Republicans. The de-
feat is kcenly felt by Butler, Shanks,
and their whole gang OF miscreants, and
will greatly enhance the rage now felt
toward Speaker Blaine. Though not
SO intended by all the majority, the vote
is a condemnation OF Grants whole
Southern policy.
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DIED.

RASBER2Y.-On the 29th January, 1875,
at the residence of Col. SOloa +. Rose, Pu-
laski, Tenn, Mrs. K. G. Raspberry.
How strange and mysterious the ways of
Providence, and yet how wise, how good.
Looking at the death of our sister as human
beings, we would say, why take away the
orphans support now when most needed.
But says God, Ny ways are not your
ways"
Since the war, with an uncommon mercy,
has our sister battled with the unproPitious
times in the support and education of her
three young children, her much esteemed
| husband having been a martyr to Southern
cause She was a member of Zion Presbyte-
/ rian Church, POntotoc county, Mississippi.
/ Her profession of faith was adorned by q
! life of usefulness in the promotion Of the
| Redeemer's kingdom.
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Col. D. F. Wade had about seventy
colored people on his splendid farm, and
up to last Monday all had gone to Kan
sas but three, and they were expected to
go. The Colonel, who is one OfOur best
farmers, was talking of going to Mem
phis to make arrangements for hun
dred Chinese. He thinks this hegira is
bad for the negroes, but will prove very
beneficial to the white landowners, in
that it will force them, in great meas
ure, to quit cotton, which is wearing
out their lands. 1t will bear heavy on
those farmers, however, who are in debt
and cannot wait on the slow income de-
rived from stock-raising.-C oIunbic
Herald.
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Social EquaIity-WhIte Trash

"Ephrahem, come TO your mudder
boy. Whar you bin p
"Playin' wild de white folks ehilhum."
"You is, Ell? See hyar, chile, you'll
broke your old mudder's heart, and
brung her gray hairs In sorrow to de
grave wild yer recklumness am earryins
on wild ebii assoyasbuns. Hadn't rails
ed you up in de way you should ought
to go ?'
. Yethum."
"Habn't bin kline an tender wild yer
an treated you like my own chile,
1 which you is 20
Hadn't l reezened wild yer, and pray
ed wild yer, and deplOred de good LORD
to wrap yer his buzZumr"
"Yethum."
can isn't yer nater1 detector an
garden TO- de Law ?"
"Yethum."
"Well, den, do yer s'POse Use gwin'
TO hab yer morals ruptured by dc whit
trash No, sahi Get in de house d.
instep; an II 1 cher eOteh yer muni
catin' wild de white trash an mo-, To- D.
Lord, niger I'll broke yer blackhea'
wild a brick! :"
ssYethum."
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1875-03-11

Dyspepsia is the most diseOuraging and
distressing disease man Is heir TO. AmeTi-
cans are particularly subject to this disease
aud its effects Eueh rs sour stOmache, sick
headache, habitual eostiveness, heartburn
water -brash, gnawing and burning pains ! !
the pit of the stomach, coming up Of the
food, coated tongue, disagreeable taste in the
mouth, impure blood, and all diseases Of the
Blood and Liver. Two doses of GRxES's
AUsusT FLowAR will relieve you 81 once, and
there positively il not q case in the United
States it ill not cure. II you doubt this, 60
TO your druggists Sumpter & Lacey, and get
q sample bottle for 10 cents and try i.
Regular size 70 cents. d5leoWy
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CE- We think Zackarior " capable
OF writing a much more interesting
communication than the one to Jeems
and /, and we shall await his further
favors; and besides, we think Jeems
and l have struck bargain nearer
home, and ii they had not, CORTLAND
far from home.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1875-03-11

GreenvilIe Union: Greenville has con-
siderable notOriety and why is it Be
cause the first abolition paper in Amer
lea was published here; 1t is the home
Of Andrew johnson; Gen. John Il.
Morgan was killed here; it was visited
in 1873 with cholera; was the only town
south of Mason and Dixon's line In
which the crusade ragged, and Betsy
Ward lives here.
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Julia Ward Howe says that 1.-The
financial incompetence of men in
general is becoming every day more
evident to the world at large" 1t
is especially evident in the morning,
when their wives have '-gone thro'
their pockets over night.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1875-03-11

A. j. sowed the seeds OF reputation
for his own selfish ends, and having
been given what he demanded, now
leaves his dupes TO light their own bat
tie, and bear the Oidum Of the dishOn-
esty he taught them. Beyond and
above the turmoil OF state politics, he
smiles derisively upon the victims OF his
mischievous teachings, and, no doubt
cOngratulates himself that he has placed
the Democratic party In the position
that will be most available when h'
again needs It's assistance for his high
err promotion. Reputation is th,
wedge with which he split the party
-CldrkSvilLe ChrORicle.
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INSOLVENT NOTICE.

HAVING suggested 70 the Clerk of the
ii County Court Of Giles county The insol-
veney Of the estate Of D. J. Phelps, deceased,
notiee is hereby given to all persons holding
claims against SAID estate 70 file the same
with said Clerk within the time prescribed
bv law. or they viii be forever barred
W. Z. HANSERD, Admir-
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Pulaski was full of negroes last
Thursday to hear a speech of some
man who was announced to speak on
that day concerning the great emigra-
ton scheme that is now agitating the
colored mind. About 800 negroes were
here, but the speaker failed to put in
We understand that there will be &
large number from this county to &c
with the colony from middle Tennessee
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Double Acrostie.

SUSIE LEE, DIED FEBRUARY 81, 1878.
Sweet Heaven, Sweet Home; these words of
bliss
Unfold their treasures to you.
Smiling in Heaven with a mothers kiss.
Ineffable thy joy, and willing would
Each earthly pleasure forget, and would viz
Long TOT those delights which tllL
Eternally thy cup, and would give
Every prospect of this life in thine to LIVE.
Briot Church, AGroA 8, 1875. NJ. D.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1875-03-11

Rev. G. w. Mitchell, while engaged
in his pastoral visits in this place, re-
ceived telegram on last Tuesday, an
nOuneing the death of James K. Num-,
Esq, one of the most prominent citi-
Gems OF Limestone county, Alabama,
and an Elder in Mooresville congrega-
ton, and calling on him to perform his
funeral service. Mr.. Mitchell will re-
turn and fill his appointments here on
next Sabbath.
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In Quorum Court Monday

i'll. Nelson was appointed guardian
of Anna Mason. +. Nj. Bass was quail
fled Constable of the goth district. Q.
K. Barnett was qualified as Constable of
the Sd district. Sidney s. Whit e re-
signed the guardianship of Morilla j.
Harwen, and Berry A. Harwell APP
pointed. 7. S. Williamson was qualified
administrator OF Alex. TinnOn, decd.
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Notice to Masters.

The Masters of all Oranges in Giles
county are requested to meet at the
council rooms in Pulaski on Monday
next, 18th inst, at II NJ. Business OF
Importance will come up for considera-
ton. Let none fail.
G.. II. MCMILION,
Deputy Master G.. G.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1875-03-11

gB- We notice among the graduates
In the medical department of the Louis
willie (Ky.> University, names of our
young fellOw-citizens Q. ALI. A bernathy
and VIM. ID. Alternately, both of whom
acquitted themselves with honor, and
will doubtless reflect credit upon their
chosen profession.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1875-03-11

The President has nominated Goodlove
Minister to Constantiaople, Chas. &. Sheets,
ex-member Of Congress from Alabama. to be
Sixth Auditor of the Treasury, vice John J.
Martin appointed postmaster At Montgome-
". Ala, and VIM. j. Smith Surveyor %
Memphis.
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Amount for distribution $2.9l2 IS
Divide $2,9I2 60 by 1926, number of
scholastic population, gives to each 81
1856, which gives to each School dis
frint the fnllnNuirnnr amounts.
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Don't Fail.

Being DESTROYS of going East after
friends and customers to call and make
settlement of their past due accounts
and thereby help us to pay for our new
stock.
A. c. IRVINE s. Co.
Mach 4 Qt
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MARRIED..

T. ]. Phillips and Louisa E. Merrill.
Hardin Prince and Nancy j koOntz.
(. w. Pitts and Ann Z. Holt.
j. Nj. McMillion and Louisa Jackson
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ES- A. w. Graves, Is authorized to
receive subscription for the Citizen at
MinnOw Ford. We hope our friends
there will respond to his call for sub
.scription money.
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fIlJfIoJ %
STATE OF TENNESSEE, !
COUNTY OF GILEs.S
IL. p. May, Cashier of the Ma
tional Bank of Pulaski, DO solemnly
swear that the above statement is true,
to the best of my knowledge and belief
J. p. MAY, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn 10 before me
this 9Th day OF March, 1875.
J. L. PEARCY,-J. p.
Commentaries
W. F. BALLENTLNE,
q. +. Carl EE-
I j. b. STACY,
Directors.
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The school Fund.
To Daniel b. Garrett,l

To Daniel B. Garrett,l
Trustee for Giles coz SIR You are
respectfully informed that have this
day appOTtioned the School funds in
your hands at this date, which is as fol-
lows:
Amt reed fro w. G. Lewis,
Tax Collector, for 1874, since
last distribution -. ...,..... 2,927 2s
Deduct your commissions. IA 63
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~ Mr.. Allen May has bought three
Blight week-old Alderny calves from the
North for which he paid $25 each.
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There will be protracted meet ing at
the Methodist Church, beginning next
Sabbath AZ IL o'clock. The pastor earn
estly desires the attendance or all the
members OF his congregation, especi-
ally those who are serious on the sub
jeCt of religion, and the hearty co-Ope-
ration of all the religious people of the
community. DIR. John b. McFerrin will
preach at the Methodist Church the
third Sunday, morning and night.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1875-03-11

1000 persons wanted to visit Judd's
Gallery in the next month. marll-lt
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Hon. Jas. A. Bowers passed through
the city Tuesday, on his way to Nash
willie, after spending a few days at his
home at ElktOn, on leave of absence.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1875-03-11

IL The churn fever has seized sew
eral Of our young men and they have
flashed away TO make fortunes.
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IT, Circuit Court begins the 4th
MOnday in this month.
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or to Kansas.

Remember Judd's Picture Gallery
will not be open long. marll-lt
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A. w. Judd makes just as fine pic
lures CLOUDY WEATHER as any time, ex-
eept Of young children. mar11-1t
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1875-03-11

IT, The new Hotel project is still
We hope it will succeed
ID can, it must.
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~ The railroad between lawrence
burg and Pulaski is to be put under
Contract this fall-we understand.
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a w: Judd's Photograph Gallery will
be- open one month. marl1-lt
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az Mr.. John Kennedy, of Lawrence
burg, the "BoOker" of other and haley
On days, was in town the other day.
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ReaI Estate Transfers.

Jas. j. Britten to ]. A. Jackson,
1-2Oth, of sos acres, 10 dist s 10000
nolds, 48 acres, p dist -. $4,000
w. L. Campbelle to j. S. Ed
mundson, 80 acres, dist 10000
G. and NJ. to Mary A. johnson,
36514 acres, Is dist ........ 4,S09,OO
w. r. Dickerson to j. p. Boyd,
1917 acres 10 dist ..... 100000
w. G. Rose to r. w. Dickey,
10 acres, 10 dist. ........,' $4,000
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Watches, Clocks, Jewelry and Silver
ware at very low prices for the cash, ct
1t WNsHIP's JEwELRY STORE.
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Mr.. rheo Richardson was in the city
Eist Tuesday.
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B- W. R. Craig & Co., have just
received a fresh lot of field seed, which
they offer at lower prices than any body.
If
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~ Rev. DR.. r. II. Rivers will
preach at Olivet next Sunday morning.
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Satisfaction Guaranteed.

Sold on the most reasonable terms possible.
If YOU want q Machine, write me stating
what terms YOU want. and viii come to see
OF white what can do for you.
7. r. BURGEE, Ag't, Pulaski.
Box l29-
P.S. Mr.. B. Davis is duly authorised a.
Agent aud viii travel regularly IN this
county. recommend him to al as q relia-
HE zen sleman.
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800 AND PLANTs.

oA1l0 ANW . LIN = Dc
- - The True Cape Cod Cranberrys
~ best sort for Bpisua- Losland or
- Garden, By mail prepaid. a per
ieG IS per Coz. All the New. ChGioe
Straw berries and Pehchos- A ..ricsd alta
loRaa Of these, and ail FEni;s, Ornamental
! Trees, EserRreear, Skfabz. bulbs. ksecs aud
! Pleats &e. and EREsH FLOW Ek q GAR
DIN SEFDg. the choicasl eoflectEoh 90 the
country. Nith all novelties, Will - sent gFs-
/ tie g any plain sddfes4- IS sorts 81 either
Flower, Garden. Tree, Fraits EFefgrron- o.
/ Herb Seeds, fsE 81 90, sent BY mail prs PAD.
WHOLESALE CATALOGUE TO TbE
l TRADE. Agents Wanted
o. NJ. - aTsUN, Old Colnpy Nur-aries
and seed Warehouse, P.ymsaih, Mas F.
tabissied Ist2. lem
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ReIIpinns Service.

$500 Will get n large photograph and
frame at ,Judd's Gallery. marll-lt
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gotal Aslvs.
Agents for the Citizen.

Agents for the ClJIAen'
Il W GRAVES, Minnow Ford.
JOE BROWNING, Aspen Hill.
b c. McLAURINE, Prospect.
DKAYTON REAGAN, Bethel.
a. L. PRENTICE, Campbe lrsville.
A. W MOORE, Elkton.
n. r. BURGIE, Pulaski.
The above gentlemen are authorized TO re-
eeye subscription for the CITIZEN.
We want an agent and correspondent at
ovcry Post Office in the county. Who will
aet for rs At other Post Oficesl
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T. r. BURGIE, Agent
FOR THE NEW
WHEELER AID Wilson
,SeGUj11g MOcbI9Ie

PULASKI, TENNESSEE.
Only Lock stitch 10tthout a Shuttle.
As the sash saw has given way to the cir
cular saw, so must all Shuttle Sewing ma
chimes give way to the
New Wheeler and Wilson
as the principles are precisely the same.
shuttle has TO stop twice to make one stitch,
which renders soeed impossible, creates an
nbearable noise, makes it heavy to turn,
renders it liable to get ont of order and IN
endurable by its accumulated friction, Jerk
ing motion and complicated machinery.
while the NEW WHEELER AND WILSON,
being a circular motion, (requiring no shut
tle) has no check on its power OF speed, ena-
| bling it 20 run
Smooth, Light, Silent and Rapid,
recurring less than half the amount Of ma
/ chinery or motive power.
All Joints are Adjustable by
Tempering Screw
1 which renders il
THRICE MORE DURABLE
Than any Other.
Orders promptly attended to in or ont o
the State. and
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STATE OF TENNESSEE, 7 -
COUNTY OF GmKs.|
l, HU. F. EWING, Cashier of the Giles
National Bank OF Pulaski, Tenn, do
sOlemnly swear that the above state
ment is true, to the best of my knowl-
edge and belief.
HUI. F. EWING, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this Sth day of March, 1875.
JNo. F. RosE, Notary Public.
Commentaries:
Scion Z. ROSE,
JAS. MCCALLUBI.
ID. e. GORDON,
Directors.
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D~GPEPRIA.

POutOtOc County, Miss.
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!. L. PRENTICE, Campbell'sviIlo.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-03-06
From Utica.

There have been quite number OF business
changes in our village the past winter Mr.
Z. +. TAYLOR our leading merchant, has re-
moved his goods into the north room Ol
Clark's new block across the way, and now
has a very large and commodlus store; Mr.
II. w. Highly Druggist and postmaster, haa
also removed the Postoilice and his drugstore
INTO the other room IN Clarks new block
which is very finely fitted up, and the post
office department greatly improved. The
store formerly occupied by Mr.. Taylor has
been thoroughly repaired, retitted and re-
modelled by Mr.. T. O'Sullivan, the proprietor
and is now very neat and commodious store.
Mr.. Sullivan has a very large and fine STOCK
of goods, such as dry goods, groceries, boots
and shoes, hats and caps, crockery, clothihg,
&c.,--a general assortment of all KINDS OF
goods, and is having large run OF traue'
which he certainly deserves and duly appre'
GATES. The store formerly occupied by MI
Highly has been leased for a term OF years Oh
Mr.. O'Sullivan by Messrs. Bcllwood u h"ii'
who will refit and furnish it anew in nne
style, and In few days "il open win
large new fresh STOCK of drugs and medicines.
These gentlemen are well.posted business
men, and thorough practical chemists ana
being men of means will have the largest ana
most complete stock of drugs and medicines
in the place. Physicians can rely upon Them
in having their prescriptions properly com
pounded and with the best drugs IN the mar
ket, and by prompt and courteous attention to
asiness, they hope 10 meet With large share
of public patronage Mr.. Abram hess,
grocer and provision merchant, is to occu-
py the store formerly occupied by MIR
OSullivan. GoFF.
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FINANCIAL & COMMERCIAL.

Business has been rather quiet during the
pas week in all branches of trade.
In money matters there is lite change tonotr
The demand for money is growing steadily
greater The supply is fair, and generally equal
to the demand. For long time loans the demand
ia ON the increase, and rates are stiffening lit
tie. First.class long can readily be negotiated
ut the usual rates.
In Chicago the demand ia reported as on tine
increase. At the banks the rates are firm on
arst.class paper, at ten per cent, III the open
market the rates rule from 10 to IS per GEN.
Gold has been steady and quiet during this
week. The prices advanced about one per cent
early in the week. then declined and them on
Yesterday, bounded up &c rs.
Government bonds, in sympathy with gold, and
stimulated by n strong investment demand, and
by demand from Foreign Bankers for export
have ruled firm, and prices have been well sus.
tanned on some issues slight advance has been
realized.
Ravens, MacKinlay & Co. furnish the following
Ottawa quotations:
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GRANTS IMPERIALISM.

| Editors FREE TRADER-It would seem q:
though our illustrious autocrat, L. s. Grant
is being affected with message on the brain
and the imperial tone which characterize:
those communications is enough to make any
lover of tree thought and free speech blush
with shame at the indignities heaped upon
the people of the south by this tool of a rot
ten and dying political faction. form my
estimate of these things by campaign OF
three years during the war, and residence
of six years in one of these reconstructed
states since that time In Grants dealings
with the people of the southern states he has
attempted to establish aprecedent that would
soon destroy our peculiar institutions by
sweeping away those sacred rights which are
guaranteed to the people of the states by the
constitution of the federal government. In a
word, his message to congress is, that the
whole country Is in condition Of tuteldge,
and subject to correction and remoulding to
suit the fanatical ideas of the administration.
If they are states, as Grant and his party have
long since admitted them to be, and so long
as they do not violate any Of the pledges en-
bodied in the constitution Of the United
States, such IS involuntary servitude paying
debts contracted in aid of the rebellion, dis
terminating on account of race or color, &c,
the President has no power TO interfere with
state legislation, and not even, were it other.
wise, as it would come within the power Of
the United Siate's courts to declare such laws
unconstitutional. The party that selected
Grant as tool to carry out these nefariOus
schemes gave him too much latitude. Hence
their rum The national republican party
declared that the states lately in rebellion are
sovereign states to all intents aud purposes
But Grant IN his message declares them mill
tary departments and ubiect to the will of the
conqueror If the southern states be states
then they must have lhc rights and authority
OF states; and If they are not states, then this
thing of reconstruction and constitutional
amendments is failure and the whole work
must be gone over.
There is great question in which the PEG.
pie of Illinois and Arkansas are alike intcres
ted, and which should Jt definitely and
finally settled in order that we may govern
ourselves accordingly, and that is, has the
Federal Government any power to interfere
with the domestic concerns of state9 We
believe not, and Grant, in attempting to es
tablish such precedent, has sounded the
death-kncll of his party, when, in 1876, L. S.
Grant and those who hold their imperial no
tons and revolutionary ideas will find one
common grave, and upon their tombstones
will be written, No resurrection for dead
curiosity" REToRMEH.