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Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-09-25


THE rssumptionisis make a great
mistake when they point to the vast
accumulation of4greenbacks I'm the
vaults of banks as au evidence that
there is money enough in the country
for all the demands of business.
Money is something which measures
values and passes from hand to hand,
is receivable in payment of all dues
AID facilitates and perfects all pecu-
mary transactions. Greenbacks locked
up and placed beyond the reach Of
those who most need Them are practical
ly not money at ALI any more than are
gold and silver hidden in the Treasury
and made articles of merchandise.
Wha: We mean by imitation is such
legislation as Will make greenhacks
equal to gold and draw from its hiding
places, and put ia circulation that vast
surplus, held By banks and to which
oontractioBists point as evidence of an
abundance Of money. So far from
this accumulation, in money centres,
being Hoof Of excessive. or sufficient,
issue Of greenbacks, it only proves
that, under the corrupt policy of
the administration, the few are
enabled to concentrate the bulk
of the currency in their own hands
and thus hold the productive and
industrial classes at their mercy.
The contraction contemplated by the
resumptionists means expansion of
credit, OF suspension of business, both
tending with certainty to bankruptcy,
poverty, ruin and crime.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-09-25
AN ELOQUENT APPEAL.
From the Memphis Appeal.

From the Memphis Appeal.
The coutestin Mississippi is the most
exciting that ever occurred in any
State in this Union. Determination
seems to animate both races. A tax
ridden people will make desperate
effort to rescue the State from the
hands of the ignorant and vicious crew
that simply rule to rob. The carpet
Dagger feels his hold on the public
teat relaxing. He sees that he must
step down and out of politics. He is
desperate, and his only hope is to get
up riots and bloodshed and secure in
his behalf the armed Intervention of
the Federal government. The whites
feel that it is question of life and
death with them, and they are fighting
with unparalleled desperation. Col.
Lamar, in closing a recent speech,
made the following eloquent appeal to
the young men of Mississippi: Armed
with the right, upheld by justice, sus-
tanned by honor, guided by intelligence,
appealed to by the wall of virtue aud
aroused by the agonizing cries of free
dom, can the young men of Mississippi
hold back the blow they can strike +?
Shall they stand away and refuse to
move into line2 Shall they lurk in
silence aud in shame when. every SEN
timent of manhood calls upon them to
rally around the bleeding body of
Mississippi and save her from dis
graceful death Shall they, can they
forget the examples of charity, courage
and patriotism set by their fathers ?
Is patriotism gone, and are our patriots
all dead? No. a thousand times, no
The sons of Mississippi are. already in
the field; they mean work they mean
victory !; they mean freedom, By the
graves of their ancestry, by the blood
Of their heroes, by the history of their
wrongs, by all that is dear to liberty
and death to tyranny, theyswear as one
man with one voice Mississippi,
proud State in which we dwell, must
and shall be free. T"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-09-25

1901
AN exchange says there is no such
thing as a money power in the United
States. This declaration is, Of course,
made in support of the hard money
party, and would be good argument
were it true. 70 Is there nc money power
in the Pacific railroads which THIS adj
ministration enriches with the lands
and money belonging to the people +?
Is there no money power in those huge
manufacturing monOpOlies which the
government protects by means Of a
hi1htariff2 Nor in the iron compa-
MES similarly protected Nor in the
national banks which receive twenty
millions of the peoples. money as in
terest, they paying none-upon the
bonds on which they bank 2 Go to
the lobby of the House of Representa-
tiyes, learn the amount ofmoney yearly
expended by mOnied mOnOpolies, in the
purchase of. corrupt Congressman, and
then say whether or not there is a
money power in the United States
and power that corrupts every depart
n.ent and makes the people powerless
to correct the abuses whereby they are
oppressed and their institutions dis
honored. The contractionists may
deny tie existence of such a power,
but it exists, and their object is to
strengthen it byaforced resumption of
specie payments. I'd -. %. .-.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-09-25
The Storm ON the Gulf.
The following details of the late ter
rible storm at Indianola have been re-
ceived at Galveston:

The following details of the late ter
rible storm at Indianola have been re-
ceived at Galveston:
On Wednesday, 18th. the winds came
from the eastward Veering to north
on Thursday morning, they became
more steady, increasing to gale. The
water was waist deep. Every man,
woman, and child was seeking place
of safety. 1t blew feariully. The
situation was awful. Screams from
women and children could be heard in
every direction.
The water became six feet deep in
the streets. About 2 o'clock Friday
morning the winds veered to north
west. The waves then became chop
ped Houses washed away or tumbled
to pieces. t+ go -'' I,
The wind toward morning began to
lull little. The water was getting
lower until the wind veered north,
then came hope until daylight began to
break, and then did we behold the
awful destruction around, and thank
ed our God that we had been saved,
and that our, perilous condition was
as nothing compared with the suffer
ings Of our neighbors and citizens
along the bay 20 iio
Broad daylight revealed scene that
was terrible to behold. The town
could not be recognized as the India
nola of the day previous. Ruin, total
ruin everywhere People were seen
walking and Jumping over one gulley
and another Neighbor met neighbor
and told their troubles and tribulations
of the previous night. Death and de-
struction were all around US. Some
houses were crushed to the ground,
others swayed round and leaning over
The wind was fully dying down, and
the water disappearing from places in
the streets. Those that could, sailed
out to learn the news Bodies of men,
women and children were found in all
directions. Police and guards were
organized. and the search was made
for missing relatives and friends. How
many have lost their lives in this fear
full storm it is impossible to learn. Up
to this time 60 or70 bodies have been
found and buried. Women were found,
and men also, who had foated off on
doors. or anything they could get hold
of, miles away. Some were beneath
their roofs, carried away long distances.
The escape of so many of our citizens
is almost miraculous. The search for
bodies is still going on, and the mum
Der of human beings drowned will
never be known, as there were large
number Of strangers in town. We
estimate the number Of lives lost at
one hundred and fifty. 80 -1i "o-' 90
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-09-25
News fror, the government ..by u

/ News from the government by the
sea, is to the effect that Grant will, in
his next message. undertake to prove
to Democratic House that all the evils
which affiict commerce and business
OF the'country are ascribable to de
preciated currency. That to resume,
at the date specified, it will be neces-
sary to tax everything on the free list,
to make all internal revenue payable
in gold and to proceed at once to con-
tract,tho greenback circulation to the
extentof the law of last year This
will be strong bid for the support
of every form Of monopoly, and is a
timely warning to the real people-the
.producersAto prepare either for wide
spread ruin or such defeat of Radi-
'calism as will make it forever power
less to farther curse the country. 1t
is singular feature Of this policy that
1t condemns, in the strongest terms, the
party of which Grant is the head and
front for the existence of the very
evils which il is proposed to remedy.
and. stranger still, the remedy is to be
found in the very means which have
created those characterization and
corrupt government support Of swind-
ling monopolies. -r
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-09-25
Let him Resign and Come Home.

The Hon. Horace Maynard of Ten
nessee, representing the United States
in Constantinople, has written to a
friend in Knoxville to inform him that
there is much in the Turkish capital
that is very attractive and full of in
terest." The climate is a great deal
like ours, and the growths-trees, veg
tables and fOwers-much the same,
But Maynard is afraid to go further in
describing the interest and attractions
of the Mohamedancity. Ny instruc-
tians." he says, "admcnish me to be
careful In corresponding with news
people" This shows that Boss Grant
and Don Hamilton Fish have become
anxious about what may be written
home By their diplomatic agents since
the row caused by Brother Jewelfs IA
nous Thanksgiving epistle from Russia
describing the court and how great
people live in that country. Maynard
however, fluids room to complain that
he is not SO great man as he would
like to be. "All others" he laments,
except ours aud one or two little
States, are represented by ENJOYS.
Leaving pay ont of account, our Gov
eminent should give the representative
here the rank of envoy" Just hear
him-a fellow who was a schoolmaster
in East Tennessee when thousand
dollars was a fortune, aud who has
since been member Of Congress with
a nominal salary of 5000 year.
Aud now he wants more than twelve
thousand. If he is not pleased with his
ply and grandeur, Maynard ought to
resign and come home.-NeV York
SIN. a s.. .aH .i9a-. .aai-
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-09-25

.AL
THE summit of nations greatness
is often the starting point for her de-
cline.---Eochdage.i gr.I ni iqHi5I p"
Of course it is. afhe summit is the
point above which it can not climb,
and unless it can hold on there, any
movement must be downward. The
interesting question which our people
have to decide is whether this country
reached the summit Of its glory prior
to 1860 and is now going downhill to
its final ruin, or had only reached an
elevated position where its foot slipped
and from which it can take new de-
parture and go upward indefinitely.
That it has received terrible back
set is obvious to all who have the hon
esty and intelligence to compare the
present with the past of its history; 10
mark the decline in public virtue and
the difference between the corruption
of the present administration and the
conservative wisdom of those in whom
were reposed the same high trusts in
the earlier days Of the Republic. Let
the people carefully note the changes,
resolve to profit by the lesson they
teach and our fall may bearrested short
of total ruin. and our onward progress
be made the more secure because of
the mistakes made within the last IF
teen years. sTheyhave begun the work
nobly-let them persevere and the
rescue of the government from the
grasp of it's spoilers isbbut question
of time. .'fEW"iF g. iuuul'E 5sl
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-09-25
Montgomery Co., Tenn, Sept. 10, 7
The Obsequies Of Ey-PresIdent John


We publish again this morning a
general invitation 10 the citizens o.!
this and other States to be present and
participate on the second of October
in this city, in such ceremonies as may
seem appropriate to manifest the deep
sorrow which the sudden death of ex-
President johnson has occasioned,
not only to Tennessee, but throughout
the Union. '-3".. .tG hri1 sd "f r'-i
The committees having in charge the
preparatory arangemsnis are satisfied,
from the information which they have
received, that the demonstration which
will be the largest aud most imposing
ever had in Tennessee. Distinguished
citizens from other States aud the
most distinguished citizens of our own
State will be present. Organizations,
military, benevolent, social. meehani-
cal and all sorts, without number, will
join in the the procession All are in
vited. and it is hoped that all will
come. .i.-.. H.aa. Ela
may be well to state that no spec
ial invitations have been extended to
any individuals in Tennessee except
the Governorand members of Congress.
All othsrs are expected to be present
without the formality of personal in
yitatiou. let the citizens of Nash
vile. the citizens of Tennessee see to
it that the occasion shall be worthy of
themselves and of him whose memory
We all reyere.-Ndshrilte AmeTiean.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-09-25
THE BAYoNET IN POLITICS.

The St. Louis Globe Democrat is
one of the bitterest and ablest of Rad
ical papers and is a recognized party
organ in the confidence of President
Grant. Its utterances. therefore. in
regard to bayonets in politics have
some significance:
In the uncertainty as to whether the
Federal troops are actually needed in
Mississippi to sustain the State Gov
ernment, Gov. Ames seems inclined to
give himself the benefit Of the doubt,
but We need hardly to say that. under
the theory on which our form of gov
eminent is established, the military
power and Federal Intervention are
two resources which ought not to be
put into use at all until the necessity
for them is beyond question. Indeed,
it would not be going too far to say
that the Governor of State, who is
an interested party. should not be the
only and ultimate authority to decide
when and to what extent Federal in
reference was called for, but that the
government, having an organized de-
partment of justice of its own and ac-
curate methods of information, should
in all cases exercise a reasonable dis
erection before taking step which
virtually asserts that in a part of the
Union government no longer exists.
When troops are so used, they are
placed at the disposal ofth Governor;
they are furnished on his requisition !;
they come to his assistance, if the
Governor has any political ends to
serve. If he wishes to dispense, or in
timidate, or thwart those whose chief
crime is not resistance to law, but OPP
position to his political aspirations, he
has at hand machine of tremendous
energy, but machine which was never
intended to be employed in that kind
of work. ,5..o. :.
Gov. Ames' assertion that the inter-
ference which he calls for is necessary
is fatty cOntradicted by the evidence
of those who have quite as good a
claim upon our trust as he has, and
who would not be likely to deny the
existence OF such necessity if they
thought it really existed. There is,
however, very easy test of Governor
Ames sincerity in the matter, and one
which it might be well to apply in all
such cases. If the Governor is uu-
able to maintain his authority If, with
all the prestige of possession. all the
influence of patronage, all the organ
ization of power and the support of
the law abiding citizens, he is still I'M
able to command obedience or to en-
force the law, then let him step aside
and wholly withdraw until the central
authority has finally succeeded 10 doing
what he has failed to do. If we are to
have the bayonets, let US dispense with
the Governor if we are to keep the
Governor, let us see if We cannot do
without the bayonets. 4" t
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-09-25

VERY few.expected the Democrats
of New York, to do much for their
country,o on the currency question,
because, as the money center, too
many of its leading members. are
interested in bonds. We think, how,
ever, that moderate Republican will
take the place of every Democrat
who win vote in the interest of the
Radical party. The people are NOV
ing for honest and practical reform
and the Empire State, with all its
wealth, can not stay the tide with all
the aid which Wall street and Tamma-
ny can give. 1y.1 2. t.s.u.lH ,-s
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-09-25

THE enthusiasm manifested in
Pennsylvania over the Democratic
platform and nominees is even more
damaging to the Radicals than their
practical defeat in Maine. Asgo Ohio
and Pennsylvania, so will go the ma
jOrity of the States next year-so think
leading Radical organs-which virtu-
ally coucede that their only hope rests
upon Grant and the money power.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-09-25
THE Gallatin Tennesseean publishes
the following good suggestions

Hogs are very scarce says every
body, aud judging. from the fact that
everybody wants to buy aud no body
wants to sell, we guess they are scarce
In this locality. But corn is remark
ably plentiful, there being larger
area planted In the county than usual.
Now, could not the Grange as an Or
ganization make up sufficient amount
of money to send an agent to Southern
Indiana or Illinois aud buy hogs to eat
our surplus corn? The shipping of
raw corn is attended with so much
waste and expense that there is no net
profit left the producer by shipping,
and it certainly would be better to feed
it to hogs if we had Them There are
many persons however who have young
pigs and even if they do not buy large
hogs, by feeding their corn to pigs un-
til February or March they will make
fine shoats for butchers to handle !;
and persons desiring to make moneyini
that way should feed and feed we'll.
If you want to save corn by feeding
hogs, never let your hogs get hungry,
but keep them eating from sucking
pigs up and they can be made to net
two hundred in eight or ten months.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-09-25


A CHICAGO paper says that Ames
demanded federal troops knowing they
would be refused, and that the refusal
would make Grant'se unpopular with
Southern Radiculs that they will freely
60 for father-in-lew, Butler. as Grants
successor We do not believe that
Ames has sense enough to devise such
"a scheme, or that he is fool enough to
believe the people will consent to swap
so great an Executive nuisance for one
who combines want of common hon
esty with ability and will to accomplish
the greatest amount of mischief to the
greatest number. We would ike,
however, to see Butler nominated by
the Southern Radicals and Grant by
the Northern wing. 1t will make a
beautiful opening through which the
Democratic nominee can pass triumph
antly. ms- F., r- s .sus8
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-09-25

GRANT is resolved, he says, if he has
10 interfere in Mississippi that he will
play the very devil with white eouspir-
ators against the wards of the ma
ton. The manner of the threat.
80 uncalled for, shows his insatia-
bic thirst for the blood Of the South
crn whites who oppose his party
and his.own third term. We believe
Mississippi will give him no just cause
for interference, but not one of its
brave Anglo-Saxon sons will fold his
arms, in submissive peace, when
Grants emmisarics arouse the negroes
TO the point of shedding blood. Self
preservation is higher law than the
Constitution, or any Radical exercise
of wanton tyranny. ".r. ..E ...r..
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-09-25

ANOTHER argument of the bullion
lists against Radical rag money is the
discount, on the latter. exaeted by
Wall street. But fortunately, the peo-
pie know that gold is still the standard
ofvalues, and that the amount of it ac-
cumulated in Wall street ena bles its
brokers to demand fifteen per cent
profit from those whose business forces
them to purchase gold. Were gold
not the arbitrary standard, people are
beginning to learn that there would
be no such discount on legal tenders,
which would be at par and put in cir
culation, beeaase bording them would
be a losing business to the holder,
Dealers in gold could not then speeu-
late upon the currency, and bS s0ntrac-
ton Cypress the industrial classes sad
grow rich upon the labor Of others.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-09-25

AUGUSTA, Me-, Sept. 2O.-Oficial
returns of the recent elceti9n from all
the towns and cities ip the Stats, eR-
cept thirty one, give Conuer for Gov
ernor 81 So, and Roberts 53.0T. Con-
rsr's minority. t.T55, The places re
nlaising TO be beard from gave Ting
ley az niajoFity last year. The Senate
will stand IS Republicans, IL DemoE
crats, and no choice of one member.
The York county vacancy will be
filed by the Legislature, giving Re-
publican majority in the Senate of 3.
The House is complete. with the ex-
ception Of the First District, Bridgtonl
where there is a tie vote, making 50
Republicans, Sc Democrats aud 2 In
dependents; Republican majority IS;
Last year the House was composed
Of % Republicans, 50 Democrats and
J Independents, The Republicans
viii have THIS scar . majority On Joint
oaiiVt' ..tIi n. g -tilI aiiA iaf
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-09-25

AyTossryI CrsEaAI PrERaEpoxr

ATTORNEY GENERAL PfERREPoST
deserves the thanks of theeountry for
the decided manner in which he COM
PEELED the bloody shirt Governor.
Anes to. conform his conduct to
the letter Of che constitution. Still
we can but rsglet, that. in vindicating
the organic lax 20 often violated by
his party. heshould have beens so want
ing of maenanimity as % take Il for
granted that there is, in the South,
band ofconspirators-~ ls.wiess traitors,
TO human rights, who systematically
murder negroes There is not on file
in Washington any evidence Of such
treason in the South that has not been
furnished by corrupt officials and base
partizans, every one of whom would
be delighted TO see the last white man
in the South murdered by the negroes
whom they incite TO deeds Of blood.
PEirrepoht as q lawyer, ought to
know the value of such testimony too
well to Justify him.in basipg upon it SO
foul an imputation upon Southern
whites as he has embodiedin aneHicial
document. He must know. too, that
it has, ever been the policy Of his
party toIkeep alive the antagonism of
the two races in the South, aud for the
two-foId purpose Of securing the negro
vote and insulting and, if possible, de-
grading the whites. Nothing can be
more base. unjust aud inhuman than
the persistent effort to incite the blacks
to murder the whites, under the protec-
ton of the government, and at the
same time deny to the latter the
natural right Of self-protection. The
Attorney General is surrounded by
proofs that such is the policy of his
party; yet premeditated conflict be,
tween the aggressive blacks and the
superior race is proof, satisfactory to
him, of " lawless traitors to human
rights,Y whomthe President isi;ready
and willing to immediate upon the altar
of Radicalism. l- h1- iD A
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-09-25
Mississippi Items.

Holly Springs Reporter: Such a
fight was never made as the contest the
people of this State are going to wage
for honest government. Everything
points to victory. a. DE- aai.
The carpet baggers have been at the
BOTTOM Of all the race troubles in the
Southern States, ard it is against them
the Ersth ofthe people must be hurled
in November. moo
Radicals are so losth to oppose ne
gro kukluxism, that when one of the
Republicans, Mr.. Stewart, treasurer of
Talahatchie county, tried to appease
the Infatuated negroes they threat
ened to hang him. .g1t .aa a- ilbl
fernando Press aDd Times: The
negro riots in Noxubee, Yazoo and
Canton, have turned out to, be very
bloody. They were caused by the
teachings of the carpet baggers, to the
negroes, that the white people have no
rights that should be respected.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-09-25

Tux Liberal Republicans had con-
vcntion in Albany few days since.
but met with the understanding that
no nominations would be made This
position is non committal, but with no
indications of return to the party from
which ti.ry split, and this in spite of
the invocaiioHs of leading Radicals,
that they reunite With tue parent stock.
Democracy has little to fear from their
faal decision. 1, .rs if. isGfIrs Boa