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Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-11-04

Are the most eff
fective and congo
NAL purgative ever
discovered. They
are mild, but eff
fectual in their
operation, moving
the bowels surely
and without pain.
Although gentle
in their operation,
they are still the
most thorough and
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-11-04
TO FARMERS

T AM prepared to buy any amount OF good
i Wheat, ut my warehouse at Higgins, lille.
Sacks will be furnished to those who sell me
wheat. JOHN +.
Lexington. No, July Is, ls1s.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-11-04

From first to last, on every occasion,
and on every vote while he was a mem
Der of the house of representatives,
Rutherford B. Hayes stood with the cor
ruptionists, for land grants to Credit
Mobilier corporations, for subsidies, for
fraudulent claims, for soft money. as we
shall show by the record hereafter; and
finally he capped the climax by a know
nothing vote against the Irish and in
favor Of British domination. Is it a
wonder that his W people repudiate
him, and IS it not audacious that he
should seek eastern support after having
been discarded by the west?
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-11-04

The Randolph county grange, at a
lsiness meeting held at Moberly on the
It'll, adopted resolutions asking candi-
ties for the legislature to give their
ews on the questions of reducing the
tie of interest from 10 to 6 per cent. {;
angling the revenue law so rs to make
Inuary the time for paying taxes, with
postponement of the penalty for non
Lyment to the 1st of March; on making
ore stringent provisions for the taxing
moneys, bonds and notes; requiring
ilroad companies to carry freight and
.ssengers pro rata, for short and long
stances, and forbidding determinations;
dog law to protect the sheep, interest;
'ollshing the offices of railroad; com
issioners reducing the fees Of county
Electors; and reducing. ae appropria-
ms for normal SobooIc
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-11-04

The fourth section of the fourteenth
amendment to the constitution of the
United States is as follows:
'The validity of the public debt of the United
States authorized by law, including debts in
CURED for the payment of pensions and bounties,
for services in suppressing insurrection OF re-
belliOn, shall not be questioned. But neither
the United States, nor any other state, shal
assume or pay amy debt or obligation incur
red in mid of insurrection or rebellion againsi
tho United States, or amy claim for the loss
or emancipation of any sIave ; bat all such
debts, obligations and claims shalt be held
illegal aud roid.
In spite of this all the republican news
papers and republican stump-speakers
are endeavoring to get up an issue on
what they call ''rebel claims" They
do not seem to recognize the binding
force of the constitution.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-11-04

he modern city school girl goes along with Il
%tllter, u hustle, striped hose, humpbacked,
rying thirty-one different books. three states,
r copy books. a bottle of ink, a pocket 1ull
pencils and pens, seven dollars worth oil
chback jewelry, a mouthful Of chewing gum
! thirteen red streamers dangling after her,
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-09-01
CIVIL sERvICE REFoRn

Under the pretense Of official requir.
meuts. the number Of men In the pay
OF the government has been so increased
a. at last TO cause complete drain Of Its
resources to find the money for their SAL
aries. A great army has grown up
which, in its support Of the administra-
ton which employs 1t, has undertaken
the task Of endeavoring to coerce the peo.
pie into continuance of the evil inhuen-
ces which are at work upon the country.
II this be allowed to continue, the power
Of the government will become so con.
solidsted - to endanKer every vss,igs of
liberty in the land. Governor Ttlden evil
IDENTIFY had this danger before his eyes,
when in bis letter Of acceptance. he pen.
ned the following pregnant lines:
"The ofacial class In other countries.
sometimes BY its own weight aud some
times IN alliance with the army, has been
able to rule the unorgsnized mass even
under universal suffrage. Here 1t has
already grown into q gigantic power
capable Of stifling the Inspirations Of q
sound public opinion, and OF resisting an
easy change Of administration, until mis-.
government becomes intolerable, and
public spirit has been stung to the pitch
ola civic revolution"
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-09-01

by the Democratic party may be, the Re-
publicans may succeed at the polls, not
by discussing the questions at Issue be-
tween the two parties, but by thoroughly
arousng the war spirit. If the General
Is not mistaken, the people have no right
to boast OF their intelligence. Their
prejudices make them the tools Of de-
signing politicians.
'If 1t were not for one thing we could
rest certain OF victory in October
This is sad. Even with the war spirit
thoroughly aroused, there Is one thing
that renders victory uncertain. What is
that thing?
There IL an Independent party in this
state, and 1t will defeat Gen. Harrison"
1t lie apparent from this that the war
spirit which has been so thoroughly
aroused. cannot be used TO induce the In.
dependents to follow the bloody flag of
Senator Morton any longers How, then,
may these stolld and unpatriotic Inde-
pendents be induced to work for the
"cause ~
There Is but one way to overcome
this movement. The leaders OF the indie
pendents are poor. needy and in debt.
They must be lectured-convinced Of
their folly. A bloody shirt campaign
with money. and Indiana is safe. A
financial campaign and no money, and
we are beaten"
So, good general, when the bloody
shirt garment does not cover the Radical
party, you exc it out with money, do
you? When the war spirit, thoroughly
aroused fails to induce men who are
"poor, needy and in debt" to vote fer
Radical reform, you call TO your aid
money, do you? You probably make
the poor rich. supply the wants of the
needy, and pay the debts Of the debtors.
The war spirit you use for the tools OF
prejudice; greenbacks YOU Use for the
poor, the needy and the debtors, whose
stern hearts cannot be affected by the
reawakened throb of the war drum and
thus you combine the bloody.shirt and
money in your cause!
Now, this letter was written to Gov.
| Hayes, and has been acknowledged. II
expresses the views OF the Republican
leaders. 1t shows that the Republican
party is determined to carry the elections
| by fair or foul means. viii the people
permit them to do SO!
After writing the letter, the genera
copied it and threw the original into the
waste basket. where it was found by ar
inquisitive fellow, who carried it to q
newspaper office. And in this way
Hayes plan of campaign in Indiana wa
exposed.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-09-01

The Democratic central committee Of
this senatorial district. will meet at Cob
den to-day, and either Ill the vacancy ON
the senatorial district ticket occasioned
BY the declinadon OF Mr.. Oberly, or call
new convention. II the vacancy Is
flled, Mr.. DAVID +. Linegar, will prob
ably Be put into Mr.. oberly's vacant
shoes. Mr.. Linegar would. IL is be-
heved, accept the nomination tor the
purpose Of reconciling differences In the
democratic party and adding to it the
strength OF his influence. Rev. Mr..
kroh. who Ii IN independent candidate.
informed Mr.. Treece, one Of the com.
mittee, that be would accept nomina-
zion from the committee and 20 On to the
ticket with Col. TONNES and Mr.. Al.
bright. This would also give strength to
the ticket, and have tendency TO imme.
diately reconcile ali the differences In the
party. Mr.. Treece, who informed us OF
Mr.. Kroh's anxiety TO get upon the
Jonesboro ticket, says he cannot give to
Ar. Kroh his support Mr.. Treece is q
Linegar man; but, probably, Messrs.
Norris and Lsmma, the other members Of
the committee, may accept Mr.. Kroh's
proposition, and for the sake Of the party
put that gentleman into Oberly's vacant
place. But II new convention should
be determined upon, then look out fol
trouble. Then viii come the tug OF war
and the Democratic warriors OF the dis
trict viii put on their war paint.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-09-01

The Chicago Times says: "The infamy
OF the perjury charged against Governor
Tilden is Undesirable. The persons who
make that charge know. from documents
on which they profess to base it, that it
is utterly false. Those documents dis
close the tact that the railroad fees receiv-
ed by Governor Tilden IN 1862 were in no
sense taxable income under the laws OF
the United States, but the receipt OF those
fees was simply the collection of debt
due before the income law went into
effect. The services commenced in 1857
The war broke out i'm 1861. The Internal
revenue law was not passed till July,
1862. The receipt Of those fees was no
more taxable income for that year than
would have been the collection Of note
taken for land sold before the war"
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-09-01
THE sLooDY-sHIRT AND MONEY.

Gen. j. Fitzpatrick, after a weary
journey through six counties Of Indiana,
returned to his hotel at indianapolis,
weary and discouraged. He had been
raising his eloquent voice in the cause of
Hayes and Reform, but he had perceived
In the public no symptoms Of the sue
cess Of his party at the polls. Seating
himself at his table, in the solitude OF
his cosy room-[It will be remarked, we
hope, that this Is being done up in the
most approved stylel-he gazed for
a while out Of the window upon the beau.
tiful roofs OF . number OF ugly houses
and then, with sigh, took up his pen
and wrote to ar. b. Hayes. Gov, etc, >
. living epistle. reformatory in matter
and pointed In its suggestions.
"In the first place, the canvass is wei
conducted"
Indeed, General? But in what manne
has 1t been conducted? What reason
have you for this assertion?
1.-The old war spirit has been thor
ouRhly arousedi"
30, well conducted canvass. means
among the Republicans, a canvass IL
which the old var spirit has been thor
oughly srouseds Republicans have q
certained, Is We understand the General
that no matter how Ubiquitous have beef
the policies Of the Republican party, O
how wise soever the policies sugReste,
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-09-01

his feet and denouncc maligner Of
President Lincoln--that no member ma
ligned Lincoln, and that the distinguished
gentleman from New York, the candi-
date for the vice-presidency, very deliber-
ately told political faleehood when he
made the Lncoln-maligning charge.
Mr.. william A. Wheeler must not for
get to lie with more ability than this.
He must take lessons of Mr.. James g.
Blaine, who would never have fbbed so
palpabiy. Mr.. James @. Blaine would
have limited at conspiracy 10 resuirect
the bones Of President Lincoln and desc
crate them--something that could not be
disproved fit could not be proved-a
dark and damnable rebel conspiracy, do
you see. This would have had the proper
effect. Ali the Republicans would
have said: "TIa! we thought so treason!
Down with the traitor and up with the
fiag!' Such q charge would have bccn
las the slangism of the day has IT.
.nuts'' for the Radicals. They take
to this Titus Oates kind Of charges
dark, mysterious. Mr.. James q. Blaine
understands this. and always therefore
lies with ability--tells lies that have
great effect. But this Mr.. William A.
Wheeler lie is so stupid he will lose caste
with that portion OF the party who know,
having had much experience in the busi-
ness of lying, what a good lie is. The
Congressional Record can be brought ur
against Mr.. VIM. A. Wheeler. to prove
that the Southern members of congress
did not-not one of them; that no mern.
Der from the North or South maligned
Lincoln
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-09-01

Mr.. William A. Wheeler, the Republi-
can candidate for the viee-presidency,
ssid, in . speech made In Vermont few
days ago, that he sat in congress last
year side BY side with sixty-one Confed-
crates, and heard them malign Lincoln.
Mr.. William A. Wheeler does not tell
the truth. Not one Of the members of
congress from the South maligned Lin.
coin. II the memory Of the martyred
President had been maligned upon the
aoor Of the House of which Mr.. William
A. Wheeler 10 member. would he have
remained silent In bis seat! He would
have sprung to his feet. and In indignsn,
language would have rebuksd the malig.
ner. Ofooufse he would. A patrio,
like NJ. william A. Wheeler would moi
have nsglectsd such an opportunity. But
The Ob~srsssio~ai Record does not show
thst NJ. william A. Wheeler did sprina
70 biz tsss end dsoounoe anybody ioI
nalignlng President Lincoln. The con.
duskoe b Irresistible. that Mr.. WIN. A,
whse'ss hsd no opportunity to spring ID
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-09-01

clear for Il to disembogue into the Ohio.
On opposite sides of this river Is now to
be seen the strata of solid rock, hundreds
Of feet high duplicating each other as II
the river had literally hewn its channel
out. This Il the same through the distinct
ranges known MS Mack's, Walkers, Pc
ter's, and Sewell's mountains, all paral.
lei to each other.
In Tazewell county, some thirty miles
north of wytheville, is wonderfully
beautiful and fertile tract Of country
known az Burk's Garden. an oval shaped
cove surrounded by very high mountains.
Ii is supposed to have been a lake and
that it's present rich, black soil is alluvial
deposit. II il indeed garden of sur
passing loneliness. the whole thirty
square miles being carpet of
deepest green, and unriva,cd
even by the bluegrass region
of Kentucky. for grazing purposes. 1t
was once owned, in part, by the late
Gov. John B. Floyd, secretary OF war
doubt II he ever made 4 greater financial
blunder than when he sold it. Ii is now
accessible by a turnpike literally cut for
miles in solid rock; aud rs you lool,
down upon it In any direction large
heards OF fat cattle are seen on its boshy
meads, and under its spreading oaks.
Quite a. unfortunate was the governor
kinsman, Mr.. Preston. whe owned that
magnificent estate, the Preston Salt
works, and their valuable surroundings:
and, during the late war, sold it for Con-
federate notes. and is now trying to re-
cover il IN the courts upon the plea that
he had no gu.d pro quo. These saltworks
are being very successfully operated by
Messrs. Stuart and Palmer, the present
owners the former a brother of the cav
airy leader, Gen. J. +. Il. Stuart Of Con
iederate fame, the latter from New York
The capacity of these works has beer
greatly increased and the product is enor
nous. Immense mines OF gypsum arr
found, and very successfully operated OF
these premises, by this same company
Such is the extent of their operations
that the Virginia and Tennessee railroad
has found it profitable to build a branch
road some eight miles in length to thi
place-Saltville, ard to run regular train
upon it.
These men, two. are not so greedy O
gain as to loose sight of the comfort @
all around them. Their employees hav
beautiful cottages with adornings ant
convenience, also a hotel and mode
church building beautifully finished an
furnished, all the property of the CON
pany, and so provided upon the primo
pie that 1t pays TO have heightened, ger
tie and religious operatives. They EN-
: ploy and pay different preachers withou
} reference to their UNCONVENTIONAL bia:
and also employ and pay teacher {
vocal music tor the children of the vi
lage. While this is not a rare policy i
the north, ii is quite uncommon and nc
, ticeable in this latitude, and is worthy {
/ much praise and Of being copied b
, many similar corporations in the soutf
| e..
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-09-01

s.EeAy! NOVELTIES N DRESS Nuss
In Csnel's Hair. Cheviots. and Damassees, Re.
dslceA 10 rs. 20, ~ cents 81, from Sl2j,
81 20, 81 Is and q ~.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-09-01
THE STUPID ON ryFAIR sUN

This resolution was adopted by the st.
Louis convention
Resolved. That the soldiers and sailors
of the REPUBLIC, and the widows and or
phans of those WHO HAVE FALLEN IN
BATTLE. have joint claim upon the care,
protection and gratitude of their fellow
citizens.
The Golconda Herald charged that
promise that, IL the Democratic party OBJ
tanned power, 1t would pay pensions to
rebel soldiers and to the orphans Of such
soldiers. We denounced the Herald, for
this unfair construction Of the resolution,
as mean and stupid. The Cairo Sun, be-
ing either stupid or unfair, takes up the
cudgel for the Herald, and in its cow
ardly manner, asks questlons-makes its
assertions by implication. 1t asks:
l. Who are meant by the expression,
soldiers and sailors Of the republic. Does
1.-THE expression, we presume the Sun
means-mean only the soldiers and sail
ors who. in the late rebellion, fought on
the side of the Union, under the stars and
stripes, and to crush out armed oppOsi-
tlOn 10 ttlls government!
"Soldiers and sailors of the republic"
is phrase that even as big fool as the
editor of the Sun ought to understand.
When an American citizen speaks of
"the republic" he need not make foot
note and say: by this expression is
meant the United States;" and we venture
to say that no Radical, who is not either
born tool or cultivated rascal
and liar, would say that he
does not understand the expression
"soldiers and sailors of the republic" to
mean the soldiers and sailors Of the
United States government.
2. Docs it include those who fought
for the government against Great Britain
ment against Mexico In the war OF lS4s,
from 1851 to 1862
1t includes all men who have fought
for the government, and by reason of
such service are fit subjects for pensions !;
provided they have not forfeited their
claims upon the government by treason
or other sufficient cause. We are not in
favor of restoring to the pension rolls the
| Mexican war pensioners who willingly
took up arms In the cause of secession.
| 3. Does the phrase, land the widows
and orphans OF those who have fallen in
battle" mean the widows and orphans OF
those who fell in battle in defense of the
government OF the United States of Amer
Leaf
1t means nothing else, and the Sun is
aware Of the fact or else 1t Is stupid In
deed.
Let the San look al this The Republic.
can national convention declared tn at
1.-THE grateful people will always hold
those who periled their lives for the
country's protection In the kindest re-
membrance." We might ask "Does
this include those who fought to preserve
the government in 1912, and to preserve
Its soil inviolate in ls4s, but fought
against the government in 1912 But
every fair.minded man knows that the
resolution had reference only to the SOL
diers OF the Union and not to its enc.
mics, and any fair-minded man knows
that the soldiers and sailors resolution
OF the st. Louis convention also had ref
erence only to the soldiers and sailors
of the government, and the widows and
orpnAnh VI suciI suiuicis.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-09-01

OK Monday next, 4th inst. an election
for governor and other state officers will
take place in Arkansas. The Democratic
candidate for governor is gentleman of
the name OF Miller. Garland. the pres
ent governor, whose administration gave
peace to the state, will be elected to the
United States senate if the Democrats
carry the legislature next Monday.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-09-01

war with churlish nature on rocky hili-sides
that do not laugh with harvests, from mere
tickling with hoe.
have been greatly interested with
much OF the country in this portion OF
the state. Its geological and topograph-
ical formation is, In many points very
singular. Travelling in a northeastern
direction from the Blue Ridge mountain,
and attempting to keep on top of the
Allegheny mountain, one is compelled to
travel due east course say fifteen miles,
and then reverse tack for fifteen or
twenty miles, having only made SIX or
eight miles In straight direction north
east. This OF course forms alternate val.
leys, number with water running west;
number 2 water running east number 3
west number east, etc.-and although
these streams thus interlock and are
almost within stones throw of each
other, those running west are limestone
waters. while those running east are
freestone. Many springs break out SO
precisely on the crest of these mountains
that you can at will with your foot, turn
the stream into the Chesapeake Bay OF
the Gulf of Mexico,
| Ihese mountains are, on the side facing
north, very fertile and heavily timbered
while the opposite side is sterile and
almost worthless. The lands on the wa.
tiers flowing westward are excellent 70,
grazing purposes, while those flowing
eastward are not generally productive
certainly not OF the grasses.
There 10 an abundant show OF waite,
worn rocks on the tops of many Of thes.
high mountains, and 1t is the opinion O
geologists that what Is now the Ksnawh,
once found Its way out to the Atlantic b,
the present channel OF the Roanake
This would seem an unaccountable freal
for this erratic river were It not psten
now on every map that 1t has de6ed al
laws governing rivers, ana from III
source In North Carolina to its mouth. 4
has cut Its way across range after rang,
Of high mountains until the channel 4
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-09-01

The nobler motives Of humanity concur
with the material interests Of all 10 requir'
ins that every obstacle be removed TO
complete and durable reconciliation be-
tween kindred populations once unnatur-
ally e,tranged, on the basis recognized by
the 81. Louis platform, Of the constitution
sftbe United States, with its amendments
universally accepted as final settlement
Of the controversies which engendered civil
var" But, in aid Of . result 50 benefcient,
Z be moral influence Of every good citizen, as
well - every governmental authority.
ought to b exerted, not alone to maintain
their just equality before the law, but like.
wise to establish . cor iial fraternity and
good viii among citizens, whatever there
race or color, who are now united in the
one destiny ofs common self-government-
II the duty shall be assigned to me, should
not fail to exercise The powers with which
the laws and the constitution Of our coun.
try clothe it, shief magistrate, toprotect all
is citizens, whatever their former condi
ton, in every political and personal night
-[From Samuel J. Tilden's letter Of accep
lance.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-09-01

While much may be accomplished by
these methods, IL might encourage delusive
EXP. cations II l withhold here the expI es-
sion Of my couvi ton that no reform of the
civil ssr,i:e 10 this country will be COM
plste and permanent until its chief magis-
trste b consiituticnally disqualified for re.
election; experience having repeatedly
exposed the fuulity Of self-lmposed restric.
lions BY Candidates or incumbents.
Through this selemH;sy only can he be ei.
fsesually delivered from his greatest tempia-
ton 70 misuse the poser and patronage
with wbica the Executive IL necessarily
charged.-IFrom samuel J. Tilden's letter
Of acceptaAce.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-09-01
THE OLD DOMINION.
The Mountains Of sOuthwestern Vir-
ginia.
From Our Regular Correspondent

From Our Regular Correspondent
WYTHKvILLH, Va, Aug. -.
For the last two weeks have ridden on horse
back over the mountains, In many places path
less. Of Southwestern Virginia, than which
none Of Appalachian range are wilder. resting
who, though he may be nearer the centre of civ
ilizstion than those who have led the - Star of
Empire westward, has wsged . no less heroic
war with chuTlish nature on rocky hili-sides
that do not laugh with harvests, from mere
tickling with hoe.