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Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-03-18
Another Post leadership.

A special dispatch from San Antonio,
Texas, states that the men who have
sold most of the post traderships in
Texas, are Gen. John M. Hedrick, of
Ottumwa, Iowa, atpresent Collector OF
Internal Revenue in that State, through
his agent, A. Leighton, who was sent
out to Texas in the Spring of 1871. A
claim agent of Washington City is also
mentioned in this connection. The
following is a copy of a communication
sent by James Trainer. formerly post
trader at Fort Concho, to Congressman
Hancock:
Il came to the State of Texas in the
spring of 1865 as sutler of the Fourth
United States cavalry, In which capa-
city | served with great satisfaction to
every officer of the regiment until the
appointment of Gen. Belknap, soon
after which | was advised that Fort
Concho, where | was doing business at
that time, had been given to General
| Hedrick, of Iowa, at present the Com
missioner of Internal Revenue of Iowa
and Wisconsin. | Immediately pro-
ceeded to Washington, where / was
advised | could see Gen. Hedrick, and
probably arrange to keep my position
Upon an interview with him he pro-
posed that | should continue as sutler
of the post by paying him $4,000 pei
year. [ did not think the business
would guarantee so large sum, and
declined to treat with him. Soon after
my return to Texas l was visited by
leighton, an agent representing Gen
Hedrick, who proposed to allow me tC
remain by paying him 81 800 down, anC
the remainder of the Sc, 900 per annun
in quarterly payments. | having pur
chased land, and expended some fifteeI
thousand dollars in building store
houses, besides havinga stock of good
on hand which l would have beef
forced to sacrifice, had | been com
PEELED to vacate my position, submit
tied to the proposition under protest
! La short time after this, w. T.. Clark
then member of Congress, commence,
drawing on me, which drafts | at frs
paid, but on allowing one to be re
turned to Washington unpaid, foun,
myself suddenly relieved by one Jos
Loeb, who, am informed paid clair
agent by the name of Wolff $1,000 pc
annum for the position. Upon his ar
rival was compelled to sell my house
and land, costing me originally $l5,0
for $1,000, and my stock at a simila
sacrifice. Thus | was compelled t
compromise with my creditors as bes
[ could, and left myself without
cent"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-03-18
Florida.

Col. Pratt, of the Palatka Herald
says: We are in receipt of letters
every week asking for information
about this section Of Florida. Our ad-
vice is, and has been, come and ex-
anime for yourselves. No man with
limited means and family should for
one moment think of leaving a home
to come to this country, where in near
ly all such cases the probability is,
that in nine cases out of ten, the man
would soon become discouraged aud
penniless. The prospects of Florida
are very encouraging, and the success
attending the raising of orange fruit,
bids fair to become very remunerative,
but it is to be remembered that the
men who succeed here, are enterpris-
ing, working, practical men-men who
had something more than piece of
uncultivated land to go upon, men who
know no such word as fail, and yet we
have exceptions to the above rule, for
we know Of several persons who, eight
years since went into the woods, work
ed hard, lived hard, and to-day would
not take ten thousand dollars in cash
for their improvements. The question
to determine is can you do it. Look
before you leap.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-03-18

THE New York Herald says truly,
and the lick is all the harder because
it is true Grant is praised great
deal by the organs for such appoint
ments as those of Mr.. Dana and Judge
Taft but when man finds that the
only way to keep his administration
out of the State Prison is to change
his system of appointments we cannot
see that virtue practiced under such
pressure is worthy OF very great praise.
1t has taken Grant a great while to
find out that there is any one else in
this country besides his personal
friends, and he might never have
learned this if the discovery had not
been forced upon him by the fact that
his friends are so generally dishonest
men. Discoveries made in such cir
cumstances are not entitled to med
ais"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-03-18
Observation-Disclosures 1875.

UNDER the Radical code of ethics
tho idea of individual responsibility
fer crime has been exploded by COM
mon consent. The whisky ring thieves
urged as a plea in defense that they
stole for the good of the party-that
the party authorized and protected the
thieves and the theft and therefore, as
individuals, they are not guilty and
ought not to be punished. When the
facts already brought to light and those
bound to be uncovered in the future
are taken into consideration, they force
the conviction that the government is
administered by thieves for the benefit
OF thieves, it does seem a little hard
shat individual cases of the humber
sort should be made seapegoats for
their higher and more criminal accom-
plices. The people alone can punish
the thieves who run the government
machinery and this they can do only
by expelling them from Office. The
collective criminality of the party is
beyond the reach ofthe courts, because
the party is the government and with
its machinery can not only protect it.
self against the criminal law, but the
individuals who are unlucky enough to
be selected Tor prosecution, that the
party may point to them as evidences
of its determination to "let no guilty
man escape" As longas the majority
is satisfied with such a cheap show Of
justice as an atonement for so much
crime the government will continue to
be administered by thieves and for the
exclusive benefit of thieves.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-03-18

A GENTLEMAN from the lower end
ofthe county came into the office this
week to subscribe for second copy
of the CHRONICLE, and took occasion
to say that he so fully endorsed our
views on the subject of paying the
State debt that, should Reputation be
resorted to, he would like for old
Montgomery to indicate its honor
by resolving to pay its pro rata of the
general debt. This is, of course, an
exaggerated illustration of his feelings,
but it evinces an earnest desire to sus-
tain the honor of Tennessee that ought
to be endorsed by every honest man in
the State.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-03-18

THE display of skill and energy to
be made at the Centennial will indicate
what the American mind has accom-
plished in a century, but the curious
will look in vain for evidences of what
our form of government has effected in
the way of christian civilization, the
chief element of which should be a
purity and elevation of character COM
mensurate with the advantages of free
institutions. Theintelligent European,
in contrasting our boosted institutions
with the development of villainies 60
ing on in Washington and elsewhere,
INVOLVING the highest and lowest offic-
ais in a net work of crime, will feel a
glow of satisfaction that his own mon
archy or empire has no parallel to the
moral degradation apparent here as the
fruit of century of the best govern
ment the world ever saw" We blush
for our country when we remember that
our government, as recently admins
tered, is put up for exhibition and for
eign criticism.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-03-18

THE House, by vote of $50 to AZ,
adopted resolutions declaring our gov
eminent to be Federal Union formed
by the people of the several States in
the sovereign capacities, and that it is
nation, in the sense, to the extent and
for the purposes defined in the FEEDER
al constitution We were not far
wrong when Directing to the growing
habit of speaking of the Federal gov
eminent as a nation-it's a radical in
novation in favor of consolidation, and
we hope the mover of the resolution to
declare it a nation will now subside.
Blaine appealed to- every Union man
in the House to vote against the reso-
lutions. His hot desire for the Presi-
dency is burning holes all through
his conscience, and when defeat comes
he will be a miserable wreck political
ly and morally.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-03-18
LETTER FROM CHEATHAM.

EDITORS CHRONICLE: Our irrepres-
sible, good looking, and marriagable
G. and M. returned to our town few
days since from an extended trip to
Houston and Montgomery Counties,
and from his hale, hearty appearance
he had Jared sumptuously; no doubt
many chicken went to that country
from whose bourne notraveler returns.
And if some lady did uot have u mat
rimonial impression made, then we
conclude they do not appreciate good
looks" and if John did not receive
some incffaceable ones the ladies of
Montgomery are not as good looking
as Of yore. We were all glad to see
him and kindly welcomed him back,
feeling proud that he had not been
lost to us. But every sweet has its
bitter, and our joy was mingled with
bitterness, when he tried to hire your
humble servant to whip an ex-Judge
of your place. 1t seems that the
Judge met him at Arlington, and had
rather "blowed on him" to one of his
brother clerks up here but declined
the proposed honor, telling him the
boo was too big for the colt" Well,
he said he did not care, as he had
hired A. w. II. to whip the editors of
the CHRONICLE, and send him the bill.
and he would honor it. Nick heard
this boast, and you ought to have seen
him. Ordinarily Nick is a man Of
considerable corporal proportions, but
upon this occasion he excelled him
self; it made me think of the frog in
the fable attempting to assume the
proportions of the OK. He rose to his
feet, with dilated nostrils, with eyes
flashing fire, with clenched hand and
extended arm. He said, lust let
Dick dare presume to lay the tip of
his finger on a single attachee Of the
CHRONICLE, from the carrier up to
the senior editor, and | will go all the
way to GAINESVILLE, if 1 have to walk,
and break every bone in him, and if
he were twice over a bank officer, l
will make good this threat" So you
may rest assured that Nick means
what he says, and ifany one interested
doubts Nick's ability and frmness in
this matter, refer them to those on
Poverty Row" who know Nick, and
they will tell them that Nick means
what he says.
Yours,
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-03-18
Yours,
null AOGN
Brookhaven, March 5, rs.

EDITORS CHRONICLE: Sans pear
ct sans reproache," stands as lasting
record for the memory of ChevaIier
Bayard. No less should it be recorded
in favor of Maj. Tom. Henry, a man
whom have ever liked and respected,
a man who has been villainously sland-
cred, and too proud to ask or demand
investigation rests to-day under an
imaginative shadow, which can be
dispelled by the enquiries ofany friends
who choose to investigate the matter,
and beg that every one will make the
proper investigation, who is interested
in having our county creditably repre-
sented. This is written to place Maj.
Henry before the public as candidate
for the nomination of the Democratic
party for the next legislature. He has
expressed a willingness to run and
serve, and that he is the man for the
place is acknowledged by those who
know him. Sensible and good and
above all, winsome and talented, he
stands the peer of any man in the
county, and without dwelling at length
on his various merits, | simply ask
that he be nominated to serve the
county in the next Legislature.
WILL. A. ELLIOTT.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-03-18

10 the now quiet breasts of some of
the fair daughters of the Southside, as
most of the boys are from that God
favored section. Our most prominent
matrimonial candidate, H. NJ, has
met with some reverses, as the boys
fall through jealousy concocted a
plan to defeat him, which succeeded
admirably. While our would-be can
didate was seated near lady, getting
along famingly, one Of the boys picked
up family album, and called his at
tention to middle-aged lady as very
much resembling his wife. He tried
to recall his words, but only succeeded
in confirming her in the opinion that
NJ. Fl. was really a married man, thus
blighting for him glorious future.
Our second ladies man, j. Fl. NJ,
fell through on a description of one of
our roses, and finally concluded by
assuring the lady that he was no bot
anist, but he knew that to be beau
tiful smelling" rose.
Our next was at the expense of B.
NJ, who grew very indignant at sight
Of those darned yanks." as he desig-
mated a couple of uniformed police
men. Can't you persuade the "city
dads" of old G. to uniform the police,
SO our citizens won't make themselves
ridiculous when away from home.
The next joke was one in which L.
NJ. came near getting into trouble
While out canvassing, he was showing
a farmer through his plate book, in
which some of the apples are marked
to ripen at certain seasons, some to
keep until January, etc. While run
ming over his plates rather hurriedly,
he misconstrued the meaning ola mark
and told the farmer that certain ap-
pie ripened in January. In reply tc
which the farmer said: Here, take
your pictur' book I thought you was
a id humbug when you rid up.
F. tried to explain, but found it would
be to his interest to retire, which he
did.
Our friend S. A. B., after riding al
day in the rain concluded that sprink
ling was not valid baptism and &C
cordingly was immersed in the Tanja
paho, caused by his horse stumbling
in the middle of that stream. HI
presented rather ludicrous appear
ance when he crawled out and begal
to wiring his baptismal garments, tina
being his only chance, as his WARDROBE
is not very we'll supplied. Sam nov
enjoys the reverential title of par
son" as he claims to be primitiv
Baptist.
The spring is remarkably forward
dogwoods and lightning bugs are il
bloom.
Yours,
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-03-18

THE Milwaukee News lifts little of
the load from Belknap's shoulders :
"A man occupying the position Belk-
nap did-when the presidents brother
was coming to him day by day, with
the knowledge and sanction of the
president, soliciting the disposition OF
sutlerships, clearly for no other pur-
pose than Legitimate gain-would re-
quire to be man of much more than
average moral strength to resist the
temptation to use them for his own
benefit as well as for the benefit Of
the PRESIDENT family"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-03-18

STAGGERING under the stunning
blow of exposure, the Radicals have
stumbled upon no better device than
that of crying stop theft" at the
heels of prominent Democrats. They
hope by imputing "irregularities" the
new term to express criminal acts-to
such men as Pendleton and Hendricks,
to create diversion in their favor, I'M
der cover of which, they may regain
their perpendicular. But the ruse is
too transparent to have any other eff
feet than to strengthen in the public
mind the conviction of the enormous
crimes perpetrated by the Radical
party.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-03-18

SOME one fond of statistics has pre-
pared and published a table to show
that, of former Presidents, those who
were elected twice had no children,
whilst those not reelected had child
rem. Jefferson is classed among those
who were childless, though he had two
daughters. IF the writer doubts this
statement, he can have it verified in
Virginia by numerous descendants Of
the sage of Monticello.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-03-18

THE idiot who introduced resolu-
tons in the Iowa House of Represen-
tatives, reciting that, though proud
of the past distinguished services and
character of Gen. Belknap, we de-
mand that he be held personally re-
sponsible for his acts" found that
there were not quite enough of other
idiots in the House to pass the hog
wash. The resolutions were tabled by
one majority.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-03-18

The following extract is from the
Columbia Herald and Mail of recent
date:
In looking over our exchanges, it is
truly gratifying to find such unanimity
with regard to State finances, the abb
sorbing question of the day. The
country people have not and will not
accept quasi reputation, which has
been SO insiduously presented for their
consideration by those who have evil
IDENTIFY been demoralized by the clamor
ofstock jobbers and Shiny demagogues.
All agree that much of our present
embarrassment is attributable to I'M
wise legislation hence the demand
from every quarter for sound, sensible
and capable men to represent the hon
est sentiment ofthe people in the legis-
lature Of 1877.
From a free interchange of views
with the yeomanry, we are fully justi-
fed In stating that the Democracy of
Maury will take no step backward,
and that whatever may be the personal
popularity or cleverness of aspirants,
unless they are sound to the core or
this vital issue, and stand squarely
upon a platform of honesty, over
whelming defeat will overtake them.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-03-18

SENATOR SHERMAN, it is said, has
been playing crooked. and will prob
ably be investigated. This is getting
pretty close to the General Of the Ar
my, and peep by the Committee into
the records of the War Department
will perhaps get still nearer. Belknap
guarded those records very closely,
and once announced in response to a
call from the House that they are too
important to be sent before Commit
tee of Investigation, but Taft may
think differently.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-03-18

ARIEL is surprised at the northern
effort to suppress the sale of his last
book, though he may we'll imagine
what terrible shock it must be to the
puritan abolitionists to have it demon
strated that the wards of the nation"
and the pets of New England piety,
for whom so much blood has been shed
and so many crimes against liberty and
humanity have been committed, are
soulless brutes.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-03-18

We copy the following extract from
an able editorial on State Finances, y
from the Shelbyville Gazette. of the
3rd inst.
politicians and other amateur imam
ciers, may talk and talk about sub
stituting the old bonds with bonds
bearing a smaller rate of interest, but
to our mind the quickest and best way
out of the difficulty, and the most hon
orable, withal, is more strict, eff.
cient and economical administration
of the State government and if that
is insufficient to meet the exigencies Of
the case, then let a small additional
tax be levied so that with retrench-
ment in current expenses and very
small additional tax, the State may
not only meet the semi-annual interest
on her public debt, but may pay pOr
ton of the debt itself, every year"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-03-18
Ashland City, March s, '76.

If ever party had fair prospect OF
winning an election, the Democratic
party has this fall, if its leaders are
only wise, prudent and determin-
ed and its rank and file earnest
and harmonious. They will have
to forget minor differences, sectional
prejudices and factional jealousies
however, in a patriotic desire to rid
the country of the corruptions of Rad
icalism.-Richnaond Enquirer.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-03-18

GEN. BoYNToN denies that he knows
anything about the charge against Pen
dleton, and says that in his agency in
getting it before the Committee he con-
templated nothing beyond giving the
Chairman hint of his inconsistency
This is a lame apology for an outrage,
and we hope the Committee will not
accept it without brief scrutiny into
the motives and acts of the apologizer
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-03-18

THE sudden letting-up, so to speak
on Bristow has probably not escaped
public attention. They are not hust-
ling Bristow out of the Cabinetso un-
tremendously as they were. In fact,
there are symptoms of disposition to
point with pride at Bristow as a speci-
men of Simon pure Republican adj
ministratiOn. A righteous man is a
convenient thing to have in Sodom,
under some MISUNDERSTANDING
field Republican.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-03-18

We weep when we think of Brother
Orville Grant. There are evidences
that point to Orville as a thief.-
CTerre Haute Express.l The evil
dence points with equal diTectness to
Orville's brother, Ulysses. For year
past we have been trying to believe
that he was only fool; But he is not
a fool-Tndianopolis Herald.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-03-18

If Belknap deserves Impeachment
for selling Post -tradership for 10000
what does Grant deserve for selling the
Collectorship of New York to Tom
Murphy for a $40,OO0Long Branch cot
tage?
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-03-18
WANT TO SELL
GAINESVILLE DISTRICT = TENN.
ESSEE CONFERENCE.
Second Round Of Quarterly Meetings.

Asbury, Mt Mt. Pleasant, March. 4, 8.
Saline, at Rose Valley, March, II, ~.
Dickson, at March, Is, -.
GAINESVILLE, March. %, &c.
South GAINESVILLE, March, 20.
Montgomery, at Asbury, April, l, 2.
Palmyra, April, SO.
Antioch, April. %, %.
Our District Conference Will be held at
Martha's Chapel, on the Antioch circuit,
scyne miles south OF GAINESVILLE, begin
nlng Thursday night, April 20, 1875. and
will continue over the following Sunday.
Bishop Wightman viii preside.
Oct. IS, 1875.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-03-18

We never had faith in Morton S
powers of logic until his last effort, in
which he gives this forcible illustra-
ton. Civil war is always followed by
decentralization, the South caused the
civil war, and is, therefore, responsible
for all thieves in the North. The logic
is irresistible and the confession salts
factory, still it is in order for him to
explain why the vast development OF
thieves, made by the South and the
civil war, is confined solely to the
North.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-03-18

A prominent Republican journal at
tributes BeIknap's fall to "a general de-
bilIty of public virtue" Very true, but
the general debility seems to be con-
fined to the political columns which
are led by general Schenck, "gener-
al" Belknap, general Mcdonald,
general" Babcock and general
Grant. The debility" really seems
to be very general. charlottesville
NeaU Era.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-03-18

Mrs. BELKNAP is to be brought be-
fore the investigation committee as a
witness. They ought to let the poor
woman alone; neither she nor her dis
graced husband can do any more mis-
chief and will soon sink out of sight
forever. He, of course, deserves Sc
we're punishment from which Grant
will shield him, but can not reverse the
public verdict, nor avert the disgrace
he will bring upon himself by interpos-
ing between the criminal and the law.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-03-18

THOSE Radicals who are pressing
the claims of Ben. Bristow to the
Presidency, should be more patient
he is one of the men yet to be investi-
gated, in connection with cotton claims,
and it is premature to assert the hon.
esty of any one appointed by Grant,
and in full fellowship with the Radical
church. If Bristow is honest, he is a
fool, or he would not associate with
thieves.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-03-18

IT is absolutely impossible for q
school, factory, machine shop, an
army, or system Of civil service off
Gals, to be true and faithful to the
work in hand, if the head, the leader
is corrupt or dishonest, or incapable
-Harff0rd Times.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-03-18

The Lieutenant-Governor of Mis-
sissippi has been found guilty of high
crime and misdemeanor. He will, of
course, be remanded back to private
life, but what other punishment will
be inflicted we are not advised Of
Ames' time next, we hope.