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The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1876-01-26
Extracts from the Speech of Mr..
Banks, i'm Reply to MIR Blaine.

Therefore. sir, | do not hold either
that the President of the United
States is responsible for all or any
acts of his subordinates, no matter
how near he may have been in con-
nection with them, nor how closely
they may be allied to him by friend
ship or political relationship; nor do
/ hold Mr.. Davis responsible for any
thing that occurred under the gov
ernment of which he assumed to be
the head, in regard to the atrocities
at Andersonville and elsewhere.
dismiss from all consideration the
declarations, arguments, aspersions,
examinations and re-criminations,
which for a week past l have heard
so constantly in this chamber. l do
not doubt that the soldiers of the
Confederate Government may have
suffered in the North, nor do l doubt
that soldiers of the, North may have
suffered terribly in the South. 1t
was incident to the condition of
things. For the guilty, whoever
they be. I pray forgiyness; for the
suffering. whoever they may have
been, L invoke tie blessing OF God !;
for the crimes themselves / say let
the earth hide them out of sight.
[Applause on the Democratic side.
There is one thing more, Mr.. Speak
er. which is especially desired by all
the people. and that is peace gen
eral peace between all sections, with
all parties, classes ard races. This
declaring of amnesty is the first step
that has to be taken to that end
the very first step. Nothing else
will answer in place of it. Credit
has been claimed for what has been
done already in the way of amnesty,
but every step in that direction has
been compelled by the people of the
country. speak in part for the
people of New England speak in
part for Massachusetts, and l hope
Massachusetts will give vote ap-
preaching unanimity upon this ques-
tion, There is no act Of any Gov
ernment since the creation OF the
world that will compare sublimely
with this act, If it shall be passed,
and to take this sacred document
this majestic declaration of the peo-
ple-and plaster it over with the
crimes that may be charged against
an individual, as to blur the grace
and glow of clemency-to take the
nose from the face ofa God-like act,
and stick q blister there. Applause
Mr.. Speaker, when the people of
other States shall come here during
the present year 20 witness the
achievements Of our Republican Gov
ernment, after the expiration of q.
century, remembering as they do.
even better than ourselves the events
of our great war, our highest tri-.
ulnph will be to let them hear the
shouts o: the whole people in joyous
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1876-01-26
The Morristewn Gazette.
LETTER FROM VAR GAP.


TIE sIATRMoNLAL TDE-DoG LAW
ExcITENENT-MIsliANAG NAGEsIENT OF
THE SCHOOL MONEY.
WAR GAP, Tenn, Jan. 18.
To the Eiitor Of the a8orristoyn Gazette;
War Gap is usually dull place.
but since the New Year set in times
here are quite lively
Seventeen weddings, if | reckon
right, in this section during the lapse
Of fifteen days and, although mar
riage license are higher than 10 for
mer years, and the question as to
when we shall resume specie pay
ment not definitely settled, there
seems to be but little check up in the
matrimonial tide. Several Of our
rustic galIants declare that if they
do not get off on "this tide" they
wont 90 at all. Frank says he is to
get off next week. and that it don't
make any difference to him whether
Grant is nominated for the third
time or not.
The letters published in your col
umns from Starnes and McGoni-
gle have created considerable SEN
sation in the mountain gorges of the
grand old Clinch. The dog and the
anti-dog party meet and discuss en-
Enthusiastically the eonst:tutionality Of
the dog law. From what / have
heard or the subject l am forced to
The conclusion that the discussion
will be given in Trays favor.
The school teachers in this section
seem glad to learn that tue dog tax
goes into the school fund. but are
grieving nightly because they can't
go in with said tax just long enough
TO get the money due them for sery-
ices rendered from the year 1873
to the present 1876. Well, 1 sup
pose it is well enough for something
to 90 into the school fund occasion
ally, so long as the present corps of
school officers remain in Office, us the
money which should be paid to the
teachers doesn't seem enough to pay
them (the ofIicers) for their services.
Laying aside all jokes, however,
our school law. as managed at pres
eut, instead Of being blessing TO
the people, and answering the end
for which it was intended, is the re-
verse If the third district has no
larger account against the State and
county than the other sixteen dis
tricts, then there is due the honest
educators OF Hawkins county. since
the1yea 1873, nearly thirty tnous-
ard dollars Can our County Court
tell why they don't levy a tax on the
people. sufficient at least, TO pay the
old school debt of 1878 They have
the right so TO do, and it is f1igh
time for those interested to look into
these matters and see if something
can't be done toward liquidating the
school debt of 1873. X.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1876-01-26
There were three of them sittin

There were three of them sitting
lazily upon the platform, looking
like cast-iron, signs for tobacco
store. "Dere's goin' to be anoder
publican paper here purity soon, de
foxes say" said one. AN we all
niggers got to subscribe, kase de
lection is comm nigh unto hand. =
said another. "sScribe nothin' T.
said the third one, ~ he Ioosened up
his cotton suspenders I'm done
wild dis 'publikin business, i is.
Didn't | hear de preacher readin' in
de Bible bout de 'publikins? Why,
when de Lord hisself was on de
yearth dey used to set ina de high
places at de front gates Of de towns.
an take taxes an 'sessments from
de foxes. An now desc 'pablikins
doin' de same ting, don't yer see
Now, der don't git no more 'sess-
ments oufep dis nigger far no lee.
tions, 'scribins, an nothin' T.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1876-01-26
Ohio on the Funding Act.

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ga meet
ing will be held the 18th inst. for the
purpose of considering what meas.
ures are necessary to secure the re.
peal of act of last Congress known
as resumtion act. A memorial to
Congress has been extensively eirca.
lated in this city and received sigma
lures of q very large number of prom
inent. business men petitioning for
repeal, -. aH550 - -.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1876-01-26

however, that the ex-SPeaker was
not clear on the record, and by gen.
,eral consent Cox was admitted to
have, a. f.l.. r..-o~.. ,,dt =, fI4es---.f
ENTZRELYI PIERCED HIS. iARM0R,
and destroyed the effect of his speech.
f'Is that" said Mr.. Cox, maliciously,
having impaled his adversary on the
point of ofthisdiIemma. "the stateman-
ship that aspires to the Presidency r
to the uprorious amusement of the
House. s'He reminds met said
Sunset, refiectively. "of a small dar-
key who hoped to get-the better of q
mule by climbing his tail, to whom
his father gave comfort, when the
mules heels had done their worst,
by saying that be was not SO hand
some, but that he had learned some
thing" wherenpon Blaine wanted to
know whether Cox played the part
of the mule.
The speech was full of personal
pointsof this sort. Blaine being wors-
ted in every sally. In conclusion,
Cox, amid the vehement urgings of
his colleagues to go on, with mock
gravity cOnfided to the House the
cause of Mr. Blaihe's astonishing
change OF base. lie aspired to the
Presidency. Grant also aspired TO
the Presidency, and as Grant had
recommended universal amnesty it
was Mr.. Blaine's tactics to draw a
line between third-termers and him
self. Mr.. Cox regretted this un-
seemly difference among brethren,
and wound up in an enthusiastic out
burst of applause, his compatriots
rushing to him en- masse to congrat-
ulate him on
THE MOST BRILLIANT EFFORT IN
HIS LIFE.
But the surprises Of the day were
by no means done when the shades
of night had fallen on the house.
The figures on the floor were obscure
in the uncertain light between day
and night, when, by preconcert, the
sepulchral voice of Judge Kelley
struck the waiting ears of the crowd
in those long, measured, melancholy
accents of supernatural solemnity
with which this singular man adj
dresses the House. To the astonish-
ment of every one he opposed blank
ly the motion of his colleague from
Maine As the vigorous denuncia-
tions of Kelley attracted him, Blaine
moved nervously in his seat. The
Republicans, who had been passing
III review and congratulatiOn before
. the blood aud bones banner, turned
with eager and angry attention upon
the rebel in the ranks. He review
ed tile whole history of legislation
during fifteen years Of his term. AS
his sonorous sentences rang out
upon the House,
An LNDESCRLBABLE CALM
came upon the floor and gallery,
The Democrats, who had been group.
ed in the vacant space between the
Speakers desk and Cox, moved en-
masse like q dim swarm Of hazy
spectres, led on by a voice. The
CHASTITY figure of Kelley, slim and
dark and tall, swaying to and fro in
the twilight, was the only sign ol
movement upon the floor for nearly
half an hour. A tumultuous fasci
mating flow of mingled history and
argument poured from his lips. lie
embodied the peace and good will
of the day as Blaine had typified the
death-head and cross-boneS Of party
ism. The fnal-drift of Kelley's at
terances marred the whole effect by
being turned into a special plea fol
the Centennial grab.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1876-01-26
The Fast Mail Trains to be
Withdrawn.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.-Supefin.
tendent Bangs of the Post Office
Department says the fast mail SER
vice is likely to be- short lived. 1t
does not pay the roads for the extra
expense. as it was Thought it would
when first started. Reports Dec
ember show large increase of the
number of letters and newspapers
carried in November, yet the bust.
ness docs not equal expectations.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1876-01-26
THE FAILURES OF 1876.
An Increase of $40, 600. 900
+, Compared with the Previous
j year = Decentralization by 80
=, the Compromise of. -
Debts.

A circular of failures daring the
year just closed. with; comparisons
Of previous years failures. has, just
been issued from Messrs. Dun. Bar
low & Co.'S Mercantile Agency. The.
following tables are OF interest: s1.-.
b Number of failures in Tennessee
for The wears named:
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1876-01-26

CINCINNATI, January ia bill au-
thorizing the trustees of the Cincinnati
and Southern railroad to borrow Sc, ,O00,-
900 in addition TO the amount author
lied by the original act viii be intro
duced in the Legislature. 1t is claimed
that this sum is needed to complete the
work of building the road It is esti-
mated that the cost of constructing the
entire road will he about $16, ,000, 600.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1876-01-26

PoUGuKEEPsIE, January .13.-Captain
Josiah Briggs, of Cossacks, together with
his wife and twochiidrea, were drowned
in the Hudson to-day while returning
from church. The mother and children
were on hand-sled, which the Captain
was showing across the river, when ali
disappeared through an air-hole. The
bodies were not recc vered.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1876-01-26
All the Inhabitants of a Town
ChlOrofOrned by Burglars.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, Jan. 8.-At Os-
born, Mo-, on the Hannibal and st.
Joseph Railroad, on Thursday night,
burglars broke into drug store and
stole 8 bottle of chloroform. with
which they drugged the whole town.
They robbed both hotels, all. the
stores and many private residences.
They secured several thousand dol
lars, snd escaped.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1876-01-26
Burning of an Asylum Building.

RICHMOND, VA, January 10.-One
OF the buildings of the Eastern Lu-
natic Asylum, at Williamsburg, was
burned yesterday afternoon. The
building was splendid brick struc-
ture of four stories. and contained a
public hall for religious worship. di-
ming hall, bakery, kitchen, laundry.
&c. Loss $50. 900; upon which, it
is believed, there was an insurance.
A high wind was blowing at the time,
and the other buildings of the Asy-
Ium were seriously threatened.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1876-01-26

The Pietsburg Post says: s.the
Knayy Department costs ssls tax
payers more than any otkcr.'
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1876-04-28
True Love out Of Fashion.

The country never possessed so many
beautiful marriageable young women as
il does atthe present time. And why do
we not have more marriages. We an
swer, because marriage for love is the
exception and not the rule. The young
people of this age have gone fashion
and money mad. If the dandy bank
clerk who pays one-half of his income
and the other half for clothes cannot
improve his condition he will not marry.
The shop girl who earns good wages and
cannot be distinguished by her dress from
the bankers daughter certainly will
not plunge into matrimony unless she
can better her condition in life. If a
man is fortunate enough to possess money
it matters not how old or ugly he may
be, hundreds of intelligent, handsome
young women can be found only too will
ling to become his wife. Love is an
after consideration. They marry to be
supported and dress extravagantly.
How often do we here the remark, "Bet-
ter to be an old mans darling than
poor mans slave" Alas too many of
them are not satisfied to be darlings.
They will persist in loving other men
after they are married.
1t cannot be denied that great num-
ber of the unmarried men are adventur-
ers looking for wives who can keep them
without working for living. The
peace and contentment Of happy home
is not taken into consideration. They
are willing to suffer hell upon earth if
they can be kept in idleness. If our
young people do not abandon this ex-
travagence of dress and greed for money
our country viii be filled with old bach.
elors and old maids. We must have
more genuine courtships and marriages
to have prosperity and happiness in this
world. Too many marry for money on
ly to be disappointed and unhappy the
rest of their lives.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1876-04-28
Going to Law.

A farmer cut down tree which stood
so near the boundary line of his farm
that il was doubtful whether it belonged
to him or his neighbor The neighbor,
however, claimed the tree, and prosecut-
ed the man who cut it, for damages
The case was continued from court to
court. Time and money were wasted,
temper loss, but the case was gained by
the prosecutor. yhe last of the transac-
ton was, the man who gained the case
came to lawyer to execute the deed of
his whole farm, which he had been com
PEELED to sell to pay his costs. Then
houseless and homeless, he could thrust
his hands into his pockets, and triumph
antly exclaim I've beaten him 7"
This reminds us of little story. For
ty-three years ago a young man was
teaching country school. He had not
been in the place one quarter, before he
had acquired a reputation for knowing
more than he did know, but he was wise
enough to take no pains to disabuse the
popular mind of the favorable impres
sion. If there was one study that he
was more deficient in than another, il
was surveying. But he taught it as wei
as he could, and his pupils learned
Two farmers had chronic dispute as t.
the line between their lands, and fol
many years had contended as to th'
right of possession in little strip. Botl
of them was warmly interested in tn
young school teacher, and in happ,
moment it occurred to them to ask him t,
examine their titles and maps, and t
decide as to the true running of thei
dividing line. He took the papers CAV
his whole mind to the question, made
map with the line where he believed
should be; both parties accepting it, Sc
their fence according to it, lived i
f peace, and to this day, after lapse {
nearly half century, the schoolmaster
} line is undisturbed, though the land
have changed owners frequently. Th
J line will doubtless never be disturbed
/, How much better is this than to go to Law
| consume their property in vexatious lit
5 cation, ALLEVIATE their families, fret then
selves and bequeath feud to successiN
generations. Both the farmers HAY
long since gone to sleep with their fathe
: ers, but the young schoolmaster, WI
judged between them, lives to make tn
= the first record of his decision. N. ]
Observer.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1876-04-28
NicknarneS.
Observer,

While you are thinking Of these
things, pray make up your mind to drop
the stupid nicknames that girls seem to
delight in. | say stupid ones, but yon
are not to think, as some good people do,
that all nicknames are senseless. When
we are familiar with any one, it is an in.
stinct to soften and shorten their names,
and nicknames often express some pecu-
liarity of person with a good deal of
pith. Trudie is softer name than Ger
trude, Gertie is shorter one; and some
how it is nature among all nations in
the world to turn friends name, short
en- it, and pet it, to make q special name
of it for those who love him. Pet names
and nicknames are pleasant because they
belong only to ones family and iDti-
mates. But there are some names so
harsh and uncouth, without any mean
| ing of fun, that there is no excuse for
using them. | know girls whose favor
ite nickname for Gertrude is Toot," or
Tute," as you like to spell it. Besides
making one think of fsh-horn, it ism t
in the least like the name it is taken for,
any more than Caddie or Cad is like
Caroline, or Wede like Louisa, for
which | have had the unhappiness Of
hearing it used. The worst and most
sickishly silly of all is Mamie for Mary,
in any but very little girl who cannot
speak plain. Are names any sweeter
for being spoken as toothless babies
might humble them in trying to talk !?
Don't make dumplings out of your
friends name, or gnaw them out of all
shape. Boys have their whims that are
past endurance. Geordie always sounds
like babish nickname for that manly
name George. To hear a boy called
Dode when his real name is Theodore
gives most people disposition to think
little of the speaker and the boy too
In the country, | believe it is the height
of manliness for boy who goes to dis
trict school to be called Hank, if his
name happens to be Henry-for what
reason | cannot tell, unless it is because
it is the least like it of any name in the
spelling. book. You must have the least
grain of sense in your foolishness tC
make it fun, just as we have to put &
pinch Of salt into ice-cream to make il
taste right.-Apra Vide A,oake.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1876-04-28
A Mans Life.

According to French statistician,
taking the mean of many accounts, man
fifty years of age has slept 5000 days,
worked $500 days, walked 800 days,
amused himself 1000 days, was eating
1900, was sick 500 days, etc. He has
eaten 1900 pounds of bread, 10000
pounds of meat, 4,600 pounds of vege-
tables, eggs and fish, aud drank 1000
gallons of liquid, viz: water, coffee, tea,
beer, wine, etc., altogether. This would
make respectable lake of 800 square
feet surface and three feet deep, on which
small steamboats, could navigate. And
all this makes up the routine of an
average mans life.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1876-04-28
How To Bring up BOYS.

The worst thing parent can do to
boy is to pamper him. He can be
killed by motherly kindness and father
ly guardianship, Boys are only young
animals with minds or with what will
one day be minds The most essential
part of boy is his stomach. The next
important members of his organism are
his legs. Good strong, sturdy legs and
a stomach able to digest anything in
the way of food, and any amount of it,
make an equation for boyhood. Do not,
then, keep your boy in the house, doting
father, but give him bat, ball, sled,
pair of skates, anything that he needs
for outdoor amusement, and send him
out of doors. Go with him yourself, If
possible Skate with him, be boy with
him now, that he may be man with
you by-and-by.
How often we have seen birds scold
and push their fedglings out of the nest
compelling them thus to rely on them
selves. How they will hutter around
with them, and make them an occasion
al shoot into the upper air, to encourage
the little things to try their wings, b,
showing them how easily it can be done
Can you not be as wise as birds ? Shal
the dumb things beat you at the gam
of parentageY Keep your boy out o
doors, father Let him mingle witt
other boys. 1t will do him good to b
buffeted and abused little by his play
mates. 1t will teach him to stand u
for his rights, and give him confidence il
himself. 1t will make him cautious an
wary and self-reliant. A doll boy is
fraud on nature. A boy is like whir
lash = he is not worth cent unless
has got the snap in him somewher,
What is it that has made you succeed i
life ? You weren't pampered much whe
, boy, eh {? Well, be as wise to your so
as your father was to his. Give him
chance to be vigorous and plucky. Sta
him right. write unto you, youn
men, because you are strong. - Gotde
Rule.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1876-04-28

Infuriated father" George, my son,
be so kind as to inform your paternal
ancestor the name of the individual that
has been mutilating this ere tree. y
George (in cherry pectoral tones ere
spected sire, it i'll behooves me to seek to
elude chastisement by subterfuge. Hav-
ing prepared myself for the inevitable
consequences by donning an extra pain
of pantaIoons, think l may safely pro-
mulgate the information that / did il
with my diminutive broadaxe,"
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1876-04-28

SURPRIsED.-The other evening a
young lady abruptly turned the corner
and very rudely ran against boy who
was small and ragged and freckled
Stopping as soon as she could she turned
to him and said, !" / beg your pardon
Indeed, l am sorry" The small, ragged
and freckled boy looked up in blank
amazement for an instant then taking
off about three-fourths of cap, bowed
very low, smiled until his face became
lost in the smile, and answered, You
can have my parding and welcome,
miss and yer may run agin me and
knock me clean down an | won't say a
word" After the young lady passed on
he turned to comrade and said, halt
apologetically, 81 never had any on,
ask nay parding, and it kind O. took mt
off my feet. "-Indianapoiis Herald.