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Ottumwa weekly courier., 1876-11-01

ANswER.-Such o measure, scas pro-
posed in the last session Of the House
and not only proposed but passed.
In March the Democratic majority of
the lower branch Of Congress did pass
bill repeating the laac schich .forbids
the appointment to any position in the
army Of any person acho seyved in any
capacity in.the military, naval, or civil
service oft Confederate States in the
tate rebellion. And except for the
Republican Senate and President,
this bill would now be the law of the
land, and if Tilden is elected, with a
Democratic Congress, it will certain
ly be made the law of the land. But
the Democrats Of the House knew
that the Senate would never pass this
measure willingly. Hence, though
the House did, March 20, pass this as
a separate bill, the Military Commit
tee considered it necessary to pass the
bill again, in such q shape as to force
the Senate toagrec to 1t, and compel
the President to approve 1t. So they
put it in q clause Of the general militia
ry bill entitled "A bill to promote the
efficiency of the army of the United
States" etc. The last section Of this
bill reads as follows:
"That Sections 11l3 and 1918 Of the
Revised Statutes, and all other acts OF
parts of acts Inconsistent with this
act, be, and the same are hereby re-
pealed."
Section 1918, which 1t was thus o
second time attempted to repeal,
reads as follows:
"No person who has served in any
capacity in the military, naval, OF
civilss service of the so-called Confcd.
crate States, or either of the States In
insurrection during the late rebellion
shall be appointed to any position In
the army Of the United States"
The plain intent Of this repeating
section was to allow the army to bt
Officered by Southern Confcderatcs
and especially to allow Southern ex
rebels to be appointed to professor
at West Point, SO as to poison oul
army at list fountain, by teaching the
cadets who are to be the future officers
of our army the Southern disloya
doctrines.
flour Democratic friend at Ottum
wa does not believe in this bill for re
pea, ,lhc wants to get out of the Dem
ocratic party, and to vote agains
Samuel J. Tilden, and reject tn,
whole Democratic ticket Des Nome
Register.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1876-11-01
Tho Ross Coming.

New YORK, Oct. 27.-Therc is con-
siderable excitement to-day in the
city, owing to the expected arrival OF
Tweed.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1876-11-01

PANAMA, Oct. 19.--The loss to the
coffee crops is estimated at "a, ,000, ,O0O
About twenty lives are lost, and the
whole district completely flooded.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1876-11-01

you, not only abroad, but must pro-
tect you at home; and that is the
greatest question before the Ameri.
can people to-day.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1876-11-01

are going tot If you believe patri-
otism to be q virtue, vote for Ruther-
ford b. Hayes. If you believe this
country wants heroes, vote for Ruth
erford B. Hayes. If You want a man
that turned against his government
in time of war, vote for Samuel j.
Tildcn. 1t you believe the war wag-
cd for the salvation of our nation
was an outrage, vote for Samuel J..
Tildcn. If you believe it is better to
stay at home and curse the brave men
in the field for fighting for the sacred
rights of man, vote for SamuelJ. Til
den. Ify you want TO pay premium
on treason; if you want to pay pre-
MUM on hypocrisy if you want to
pay a premium upon .chicanery; If
you want to pay premium upon
sympathizing with the enemies of
your country. vote for Samuel J. Til
den. If you believe that patriotism
is right; If you believe the brave de-
fender of liberty is better than the as
sassin of freedom, vote for Ruther-
ford b. Hayes. Cheers.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1876-11-01
THE GREENBACK QUESTION.

y }
cannot support us. We support the
nation. The nation collects its taxes
from us. The nation is perpetual
everlasting panper, and we have to
support the nation. The nation passes
the measure of taxation, and the ma
tion passes around the hat, and makes
us ali throw in our charity to support
the Government, and everybody does
throw in except Tilden, as far ms heard
from. Laughter. Now, then, we
have some men among us who say
that the government can make money.
| If the government can make money
why should il collect taxes from us 2
Why should this government if it has
the power to make money, collect any
money from the people But they tell
yon that this government has the
power to put its sovereign impress
upon piece Of paper and If the gov-
eminent has that power, it don'ttake
any more sovereignty to make 81
bill than it docs to make q 81 bill.
| What is the use Oswasting sovereign
ty on 81 bills2 daughter. Why
not have $40 bills2 Why not have
800 bills2 Laughter Why mot have
million-dollar bills, and every one
become a millionaire at once ? Laugh
ter and applaasc.] If the grcenback
doctrine is right, that evidence ofna-
tional indebtedness Is wealth, if that
is their idea, why not go another step
and make every individual note a To-
gal-tcnder? Why not pass q law that
every man shall take every other
mans note? Then, l swear we would
have money in plenty. Laughter.l
No, my friends, a promise to pay a
dollar is not dollar, no matter i
that promise Is made by the creates
and most powerful nation on the
globe. A promise is not perform
ancc. An agreement is not an accom-.
plishment, and there never will como
a time when promise to pay dol
lar Is as good as the dollar, unless
Everybody knows that you have go,
the dollar to pay it with whenever
they ask for 1t. The Democrats ough,
to pay every cent of the nationa
debt. [Applausc.] They lost the suit
they ought to pay the costs. laugh
ter. They commenced the war they
ought to pay the expenses. But We
lin our patriotism, are willing to pa,
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1876-11-01

glance owe to the great, grand
Union--to the United States of Amer
lea. Loud applausc.l
One more thing. l do not want
any man that ever fought for this
country TO vote the democratic ticket
Cries of mo-" and applause.l You
will swap your respectability for dis
grace. There are thousands of you
great, grand, splendid mcn-that
have fought grandly for this Union
and now bcseech of you, beg oi
you, don't give your rcspcctability tc
the enemies and hatcrs of your coun.
try. Do not do it. DO not vote with
the democratic party of the North.
Sometimes | think a rebel sympa-
thizer in tho North is worse than q
rebel, and l will tell you why. A
rebel was carried into the rebellion
by public opinion at home. Hi.
father, his mother, his sweetheart, hi:
brother, and everybody he knew, ant
there was kind Of wind, q kind O
tornado, kind of whirlwind tha
took him into the army he went OF
the rebel side with his State. TIL,
Northern democrat went against hi
own State, went against his own gov
ernment, and went against publi
opinion. The Northern democra
owed up stream against both wine
and tide. The Southern rebel wen
with the current; the Northern rebc
rowed against the current from pure
simple cusscdness. Laughter an,
applause. And l beg every man tina
ever fought for the Union, every maj
that ever barred his bosom to tn
storm of shot and shell, that the oil
flag might float over every inch Q
American soil, redeemed from th
clutch of treason; l beg him, i'm
plore him, do not go with the demo
cratic party and to every young ma
within the sound of my voice ] say
do not tic your bright and shinin
prospects to that old corpse of dcmot
racy. You will get tired of draegin
it around and, Oh! won't you g,
tired of smelling it! Loud cheers
4 Do not cast your first vote with tn
lenemies of your country. DO NJ
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1876-11-01

Now, my friends, there is one thing
that troubles the average democrat,
and that is the idea that somehow. in
some way, the negro will get to be
the better man of the two. 1t is the
trouble in the South to-day. And l
say TO my Southern friends (and
admit there are a good manygood men
in the South, but the bad men are in
an overwhelming majority the great
mass of the population is vicious,
violent, virulent and malignant: the
great mass of the population are
cruel, rcvengeful, idle, hateful and |
tell that population "If you do not
go to work, the negro, by his patient
industry, will pass YOU" In the long
run the nation that is honest. the peo.
pie who are industrious, will pass the
people who are dishonest and the
people who are idle, no matter how
grand an ancestry they may have
had, and SD say, Mr.. Northern dem.
ocrat, look ont! (Applause.l The
superior man is the man tha
loves his fellow-man; the superior
| man Is the kind man, the man wht
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1876-11-01

| UA1 ESs
On the other hand, the republican
party have put forward Rutherford
B. Hayes. Loud cheers.l He is an
honest man, but democrats will say
that is nothing. Well. now, you try
it;you try it Rutherford b. Hayes
has good character. A good char
acter is not built upon prospectus,
but upon good record. A good
character is made UP, not of what you
agree to do, but of the good things
you really have done. If you could
make q good character on promises,
the democratic party would have one
Tomorrow. But good character rests
upon good actions, upon good things
already accomplished. Rutherford
u. Hayes, when this war commenced,
did not say with Tilden, II never will
contribute to the prosecution Of this
war;" But he did say this: III would
go into this war If knew / would be
Killed in the course of it, rather than
to live through II and to take no part
in It." Search the patriotic records
| of the world, and you will find nc
noblcr-nO grander saying than that
declaration Of Rutherford u. Hayes
During the war Rutherford B. Hayes
received many wounds In his flesh
but not one scratch upon his honor
Samuel j. Tildcn received many
wounds upon his honor but not one
scratch on his flesh. Laughter and
cheers.
i Rutherford d. Hayes is firm man
J not an obstinate man, but firm man
! And 1 draw this distinctions firm
man will do what he believes to b,
right because he wants to do right
He will stand firm because he believe
it to be right, but an obstinate maj
. wants his own way whether il is righ
, or wrong. Rutherford u. Hayes i
firm in the right, and obstinate onl,
when nc knows that he Is in the right
If you want to vote for the man tina
fought for you, vote for Rutherfor
] B. Hayes, If yor want to vote fo
i the man that carried our flag throug
. the storm of shot aud shell, vote ia
Rutherford D. Hayes, Voices, "W
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1876-11-01
lNGERSOLL.
The Greatest, the -Spiclest and
the Hest ef ali His:Speeches.
Delivered Before IN Immense
Mass Meeting,
At Chicago, on Saturday Evening,
October 2lst.

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LADIES AND GENTLEMEN Dc.no. ~
cIats Anu I1epuDilcans i,"su u, eoii'n1Ul. 1,l !
,n.ercst ~ tne M unlacu o.n.os, nv w
navc .a.. coInmon lhteres. !. .nc p.cscl-
vaIloh OF goou oruer W. nasu =
cem'non lntercsl a. Inc paSSsGlva..oi'
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cnucavor 70 laAc c,as. svnso.enuOus
:soIcc - enucavvls - scs1v. NJ - PIES,
eue.i. anu VICE Prcs,uyhs .sa oa liz ..o onltel
Sa.es s. .ns e. men anu .ii T., fnrnes, ~ .T ~
speak, wMcn ~ you. J1ugmen. WI, ~
preserve .nis ,,a.vi, ,,;.L ahu preserve ail
.na. ls aear W us ci'her as fepuoil-
c''i's ih " ueinooia'e' le'
THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY DESCRIBED.
The democratic party comes before
you, and asks that you will give this
government into its hands; and you
have right to. investigate as to the
reputation and character of the DEM
ocratic organization. The democratic
marty aava. tsT. at hvU0una he bv.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1876-11-01

earIn, anu lne nag tnat Will not pro.
tect them in their own country is q
dirty rag that cOntaminates the air in
which it floats. 1t is conceded by
all-both democrats and republicans
that in time of war this government
can come to your house, come to you
when you are sitting with your fami-
ly at your fircside, sitting there with
your children, everything happy and
delightfnl-this government has q
right to take you and. march you
down into the valley of the shadow
of hell, and standing you by the red
roaring guns make you fight for the
flag Of your country.
Now, suppose the government does
ii, and you go and fight and your
government is victorious and you 60
homo and there you find few dem
ocrats who sympathized with the en-.
envy, and they endeavOr to tranple
upon your rights; is it not the duty
Of the government that made you
fight for 1t to defend you in time of
peace !? [Applause.l II it Ia the duty
Of the government to defend you in
time ofwar, when you were compel
ed to 60 into the army, how much
more is II the duty of tho government
to defend in time Of peace the man
who, in time of war, voluntarily and
gladly rushed to the rescue and de-
fensc of his country; and yet demo-
cratic doctrine is that you are to an.
ever the call of the nation, but that
the nation will be deaf to the cry, un-
less the Governor ofyonr state makes
request of your government. Sup.
pose the governors and every man
trample upon these rights, is the nation
then to let you be trampled upon
Will the nation hear only the cry Of tn,
Oppressor, or will it heed tho cry OF
the oppresscd2 believe we should
have government that can hear tht
faintcst wall, the faintest cry for jus
ticc from the lips OF the hnmblcst cit,
lien beneath her flag. But the dem
ocratic doctrine is that this govern
ment can protect its citizens only
when they are away from home.-
This may account for SO many demo
Gratis going to Canada during tn,
war. Laughter and applause.l
believe the government must protec
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1876-08-30
HON. D. m. KEY.
He ,oiH Speak al MOrristolOn
September 9Th.

We are indebted to L. P. Speck,
ESQ, for the following letter from
Senator Key accepting an invitation
to address the Tilden and Hendricks
Club and citizens of Morristown and
vicinity, on Wednesday,, Sept. 9th.
The people Of East Tennessee, re-
CARELESS of parties, heartily endorse
the course of Mr.. Key in the Senate
and we hope and expect thousands of
his constituents will be present next
Wednesday to hear the distinguish
ed Senator on the great issues of
the present campaign. Come your
self and bring your neighbor.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Aug 26, '76-
L. p. Gpeck, Esq, President Z. Dc Il. Club,
Morrsstoac1a, Tenn.
DEAR SIR--Yours of yesterday has
been received, asking me, on behalf OF
the Tilden and Hendricks Club of Nor
ristown, to address your Club on my re-
turn from Sullivan county. am anx-
ious to promote, if l can, the principles
of sound government, and also to oblige
your Club; therefore 1 accept your invi-
tation most cheerfully, and designate
Wednesday, September 9Th, as the day
upon which the address shall be made.
l leave it to you and the Club to fix the
hour, which may be during the day OF
at night, as you may deem most adVisa-
BILE.
thank you, and, through you, the
Club you represent, for the confidence
implied by your invitation and extend
YOU and the members of your associa
tion my best wishes for your personal
and political success.
Very truly,
D. NJ KEY.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1876-08-30

Those who use Hostetter's Stomach
Ritters as a means of inauguration and
protection against disease, invariably
reap an ample harvest of health. Diges
ton, excretion and secretion are render
ed regular and vigorous by this ruling
tonic and Alternative, and the essentials
of health being secured, that blessing
naturally follows. Nervous disease, in
termittent and remittent fevers, rheu-
matism, biliousness, and kidney or blad-
der troubles are speedily relieved by the
Bitters, which are as potent in prevent
ing these maladies as in remedying them
And it may almost be said that their
power of preventing diseases is as strong
a recommendation in their favor as their
power of curing them, especially in To-
calities where fehrile complaints Of an
intermittent type prevail, and where the
ordinary resources OF the pharmacopoeia,
such as quinine, arsenic, bismuth, etc.,
afford no adequate safeguard
The Bitters are also highly desirable as
substitute for the ordinary nervines
and sedatives The hydrate of chloral
and the bromide of potassium are both
highly pernicious drugs, the first cloud
ing the brain and, it is said weakening
the tonicity of the venous system; and
The latter running the digestion and in
fecting the blood. Hostetter's Bitters
achieves the remedial purpose of both
these medicines, which is to soothe the
brain and nerves, without causing any
hurtful after effects, but on the contrary,
tonilg as well as soothing Fhe lrrltated
The nervous Invalid who
uses this superlative vegetable nervine,
finds in it source of unspeakable relief,
and of unWOnted vitality as well.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1876-08-30


The nomination of this gentleman
by the Rogersyille Convention, as
the Democratic candidate for Sena-
tor in the Second Senatorial district,
was, under the circumstances, as wise
and judicious choice as could have
been made. Capt. Denny is a man
of substantial sense and of ability
as public speaker. He will make
an able and excellent Senator, and
we predict will discharge the duties
incumbent upon him in that charac-
ter with honor to himself and his
constituency. We are gratiied to
hear from all parts of the district
the most fattering evidences of his
popularity and strength. We have
not the slightest doubt of his cleo
fiOD
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1876-08-30


~ One sham plank in the sham
platform of Thursdays Republican
convention in this city processes to
recognize "the unqdestionable right
of opponents to exercise their own
Judgment upon all public questions,
to vote as they please, and to ex-
press at all times and everywhere
their sentiments and denounces or
pretends to ''denounce all proscrip-
ton, all ostricism for opinions sake
The sentiment is sweetly sanctimons
ious on paper, bnt we cant some
how seem to reconcile it with the
utterances of one of the speakers in
Knox county convention which Sc
lected delegates to the convention,
as follows: eff old Isham g. Harris
comes over this way said he, 81
want all you Republicans to go to
hear him. Wait quietly till he gets
through, and then / aOant yoat to egg
him aUith the d-dest 9'otteaest eggs yOas
can f1ad IN iae country :" This
Christian injunction was Justify ap-
plauded by the occupants Of the
floor, who so fitly represented 1.-THE
party of great moral ideas."-Nash.
AMaertcam. = 9d lls0 al .e1faisai s
".I9dt9got iioW IiGq Of b9aluoiGo
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1876-08-30
HON Il. Il. HES.

The choice of Hon. E. A. James,
by the Democratic State Committee.
to fill the vacancy created by the
withdrawal of Gov. Harris from the
Electoral ticket, has given manifest
satisfaction throughout the State.
The very reason that suggested the
declination of Gov. Harris demand
ed the selection of Mr.. James. He
is a young man of splendid abilities
and remarkable energy. He is q
mountain boy and knows how to
speak and talk to mountain men.
He is a power on the hastings. and
his wit, eloquence and convincing
arguments will win hosts of friends
to our standard. We congratulate
our friends on the selection of the
Committee. With Bate and James.
our banner can float high and un-
terrified amid the rush Of political
parties for the presidential prize in
November. ~ oH
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1876-08-30

u We publish on our first page
the speech of Gov. Porter before the
Democratic State Convention, in re-
spouse to a notification. OF his re.
nomination for Governor. We hope
every reader of the GAZETTE will
give il a perusal. 1t shows in few
words what has been done for re-
treuchment and reform in Tennessee
within the last two years, and will
have salutary influence in recon-
Cling disaffected Democrats and in-
dueing them to cordially sustain the
only ticket they can look to for relief.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1876-08-30
REPUBLICAN, STA TIE CONVEN
HTON

The Republican State Convention
met at Nashville last Wednesday
two hundred delegates present. DR.
E. NJ. Wight, of Chattanooga, wa:
made permanent Chairman. BY {
vote of 229 ayes to 12O noes. it was
decided to make no nomination fol
Governor. The result of this vote
was received with great dissatisfac'
ton. Several prominent delegates
violently denouncing it. A long let
ter from ex- Gov. Brownlow was
read, abusing the Democracy. H.
S. Foote and A. II. Pettibone were
chosen Electors at-large. District
Electors chosen are: w. w. Good
pasture, 4th; w. f. Prosser, 9Th;
A. NJ. Hughes, 9TH r. NJ. Hall, 9th.
The others are referred to District
conventions. The platform reaffirms
the declarations of the Convention
Of last May, and lodges the State
credit issue. The old Republican
leaders denounced the Convention for
not nominating a candidate for Gov
ernor, charging it to be "sell OUT
to Gen. Nancy, or to ID. b. Thomas.
The former, it is stated, will an
nounce himself as an independent
candidate for Governor.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1876-08-30
NOTICE.

1 desire to inform the public that ]
have adopted a new system of doing
business, which enables me to sell
Boots, Shoes and Caters 10 per
cent less than ever before. Every kind
of fashionable Boots, Shoes and CATERS
made Fits and workmanship guaran-
teed. I wish call from ALL All kinds
of country produce taken in exchange
for Boots and Shoes.
I propose to furnish Boots at the fol-
lowing prices
First Choice French Calf Morocco, Leg
Boots, sewed, per pair. ..-.........-. SO 90
First Choice French Calf, Morocco Leg
Boots, pegged, per pair.................. 70
First Choice French Calf, plain Leg Boots,
sewedl per pair ..--.-....--..-. 10 90
First Choice French Calf, plain Leg Boots,
pegged, per pair ....-.-...-.... 1900. 90
All the above work will cost ST. 90 NOR with BOX
Toe and Wrinkled vamps.
Home tanned heavy kip and side
from. !. "a SO to 81 50
Congress Gators, First Choice French
Calf, from. -.........-. ......... 6 90 to IS
Creole Caters, First Choice French
Centennial Shoes First Choice French
Calf, from 4 80 to so
Respectfully, &C.,
ID. G.. MI. LYLE.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1876-08-30
Sensible Advice.

You are asked every day through the
columes of newspapers and by your
Druggist to use something for Dyspep-
STA and Liver Complaint that you know
nothing about, you get discouraged
spending money with but little success
Now to give you satisfactory proof that
GREENS AUGUST FLOWER will cure you
of Dyspepsia and Liver Complaint with
all its effects, such as Sour Stomach,
Sick Headache, Habitual Costiveness,
palpitation of the Heart, HEARTBURN,
Water brash, coming up of food after
eating, low spirits, &C., we ask you to go
to your Druggist DR.. M. Carriger, and
get Sample Bottle of GREENS AUGUST
FLOWER for 10 cents and try it, or a
Regular Size for rs cents, two doses will
relieve you.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1876-08-30

g~ According to the Chicago
Times, q General Sherman in 1864
wrote to Gen. Grant: II am going
to the sea coast. Send some one to
command the cavalry; a damned
fool will be best for this work" And
Grant sent Judson Fitzpatrick
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1876-08-30

H Wasn't it the venerable Sc
Nor editor Of the Knoxville ChrOni-
Gle who, when the present Radical
Republican elector-at-large was fir
ing the Tennessee heart with seces-
sion speeches in 1861, pilloried him
as q Henry S. Foote, a monument of
Gods mercy perambulating the earth
to save funeral expenses