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WITHOUT CHANGE
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;nas AItlt Connections made at Cincinnati with
ali lines running
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WITH OUT Oh AN q H.

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MEMPHIS AND LITTLERoCK RAILROAD

Sleepig cars on mail train. Ticket Offices,
Louisville Depot, 2S7 Main (cor. Madisonl
and 278 Main street.
The Morning herald., 1876-03-15

The yoeng Prince Imperial, the pseudo
military gentleman, after graduating at
West Point, was permitted to accompany
General Sherman on Eusopean tour, then
spent a winter in Washington attending
fashionable parties; after that he fourished
while in Chicago, and went with General
Custer on his expedition to the Black Hills,
and upon his return entered into partner
ship with a Mr.. Sherman in the banking
business in Washington, of which institu-
tion he is still partner. Although he has
never been to the regiment to which he be-
longs Gas he would have been compelled to
be had he been the son of any other mani
he has regularly drawn his pay as an army
officer, without having earned it. 1t is
now hoped, since General Sheridan has
ordered "Fred" to report for duty on the
plains, that he will no longer defraud the
government by drawing pay without SER
vice. The career of this young pseudo mill
tary gentleman, though very brief, has
to him been glorious one.
The Morning herald., 1876-03-15

The Pittsburg Eseaing Leader, in speak
ing of Washington society, thus eloquently
and truthfully discourses: "Thereis is great
outcry against the extravaganza of Wash
ington society and of Washington bellies as
the moving couse of the political corrup-
tien Of that capital, the developments Of
which are earning us the scornful pity OF
the world. And the outcry ia just. Itcan
be said with mournful truth that there
have been few periods in history, except
during the Roman decline, in which wealth
and luxury at the center Of great GOV
ernment has not been more illumined and
digniaed by art und literature than the
present Republican court at Washington
No poet, ne writer of eminence, no painter
of reputation, no composer, even, is found
among the mob Of contractors and specu
lators and the horde of gentlemen 'on the
make that nightly crowd the salons of
Boss Shepherd and attend the White House
levees and have the brilliant costumes of
their wives described in the newspapers.
Brains are not appreciated, and therefore
diamonds are. There is pressing need Of
more culture in Washington. That is the
soil in which the high sense of honor
grows, and in which the foul weed of cor
ruption withers at the root.":
The Morning herald., 1876-03-15
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uhDa08 -Au sho ~A1a0OaO - NV 0CcesII l0oAoD
them of infinitely more value than if they
were adjacent to eur shores. With these
Islands fortified, and rendered impfegnaf
BILE, we would control the sntirs commerce
Of the North, Atlantic Ocean, Great
Britain wants these Islands, and is at this
timetrying to negotiate for the possession
of them, and If this treaty is not ratified
by our Government, not one year will
elapse before such treaty will be made,
and the Islands be in possession Of Great
Britain. This subject is the most import
ant matter before the present Congress, and
its, Importance should be strongly i'm
pressed on the mind Of every member Of
that body. 1t is now in their power to
decide the nomentous question, whether
Great Britain or the United States shall be
the owner Of these Islands. England
wants them badly, and if the United
States will not have them she will. If
the present American Congress rejects the
treaty, Great Britain will plant her colors
on every Island in the Hawaiin Archi-
pelago, which will give her ports which she
can fortify ard make impregnable, and
'by which she can drive every American
sail out OF the North Pacific Ocean.
The Morning herald., 1876-03-15
THE cox RESOLUTION.

The resolution offered by Mr.. Cox in
the House Of Representatives on. Monday,
declaring that the people Of the United
States constitute nation in the sense and
to the extent and for the purposes defined
in the Constitution; had too much loyalty
and unionism in it to suit Mr.. Blaine. 1t
was calculated to show New Hampshire
that the Democrats Of the South were thor
oughly reconstructed, and seeing the ad-
vantage the Democrats were about to gain
by the passage Of the resolution, Mr..
Blaine protested vshemently against it.
and called on every Union man in the
House to vote against it, and lie and forty.
two others did vote against it, making a
miserable minority at whom a great deal
Of fun was poked. When the vote adopt
ing the resolution was announced, Mr.. Hill
of Georgia, remarked that he was sorry to
to find there were only torty-three Union
men left in the House. .. .o. .a
We here give the resolution which Mr..
Blaine hoped every union man would vote
against: .." r. r
"That the Government of the United
States is federal union and was founded
by the people of the several States trans
ferring certain rights and powers to the
United States Government, which are de-
fined and limited by the Federal Constitu-
tion, and that these rights and powers can
not be enlarged or diminished except bv
amendment to the Constitution. That
the several States have the same rights as
The General Government and that local
self-government ny the States is absolutely
necessary for the preservation of the Re-
publican Government. That the doctrine
that State has the right to secede from
the Union is in conflict with the provisions
of the Constitution and must be regarded
as forever extinguished by the recent civil
war;"
Before the Introduction of Mr.. Cox's
resolution Mr.. Baker, of Indiana, had
been selected as the Union standards
bearer to Aaunt the bloody shirt in the
face Of the Confederate bull, by way of
Offering resolution denying the right of
State to nullify law enacted by Con.
gress, and to secede from the Union, and
declaring that the late rebellion was cause
less and indefensible. Blaine and his
partisans are determined to give the South
ern members no peace, and ts provoke the
Hotspurs Of the South in the House, had
Baker to aaunt the bloody flag. This, Of
course, caused the Southern members to
vote against the bloody resolution, and to
cause some Northern Democratic members
to dodge the question. The above modi-
fed resolution, however, Of Mr.. Cox en-
.bodying the same idea in effect, but omit
ting any censure of the rebellion, was
offered and passed, Mr.. Blaine's rantinp
and protestations to the contrary notwith-
standing.
The Morning herald., 1876-03-15

1T is morally certain that other trading
posts besides those known have been sold
ny somebody, but 1t is doubtful whether
the same clear evidence can be obtained as
in the Fort Sill post. The House Judiciary
Committee will begin to investigate the
Belknap affair this week. The course Of
the examination has not been definitely
marked out, but it is probable the commit
tee will first take up the new cases of post
traderships concerning which charges have
been made.
The Morning herald., 1876-03-15

The New York Republican politicians
are in a perplexed condition. They never
were more sorely troubled than at this par
ticular time. This troubled feeling grows
out of the unpleasant revelations at WASH
ington. and the uncertainty as to the final
effect of them upon divers prominent per-
sons who are known to have Presidential
aspirations. They are now within few
weeks of the meeting Of their convention
relative to a Presidential candidate. and
yet everybody seems to be afraid to commit
himself to any man In advance. Like Mi
cawber, they are waiting for something to
turn up.
The Morning herald., 1876-03-15
IN. h.. pee q. 1aw,4.1|
e House Of Reb bresenta y i 1
Pn, for the sqy xihg bou. a
lof this kind p led ~ bow last

Pn, ior tno eq eng =
b lof this kind p led b}tt bo4lS last;
AxAon, but happifS }sll- through jhdicioasl
ly introduced amendments. The present
bill, should It become law, viii be Of little
benefit Il colder, but wfll 70 q hcA teat
Tor villainous claim agents, and for this
fsascn its passage should be resisted by all
the interests Of the taxPaying community.
This bill is not inspired BY any particular
affection for the soldiers nor by q desire to
do equal and exact justice to 'sll, but by q
desire of certain politicians to strengthen
their own positions by winning favor of a
certain class Of citizens who may be useful
to them at the polls.i 1t is nothing but
bait to catch votes, and a means for GER
tain class of thieves to replenish their ex-
chequcrs. This bill, like a great many
others which certain Senators and Repre-
sentatives spend considerable time over, is
only for the purpose Of manufacturing po-
litical capital. While we have as much
respect for the soldiers and sailors who
fought through the war, as any one can
have, we are decidedly opposed to the pas
sage Of this bill, because it involves the ex-'
penditure of millions of dollars which will
not 20 into the hands of the soldiers and
sailors, but into the pockets Of undeserving
men. %, .- ...s ..... .-.= .,su
The Morning herald., 1876-03-15

4 BAND OF REGULATORS HAVE JUST
IA organized and made their Headuuar.
ters at the Balnum Hotel, Fifth and Orange
Street.
president-Joseph Crookenhauser,
Vice-president-W.W w. Belknap,
Seeretary-O. r. Babcock,
Financial Secretary-C. ]. Joyce,
Treasurer-P. B. Pinchbeck,
Sergeant at Arms-Louis w. KELLOGG,
Sentinel-9overnor Ames,
Inspector-Horsey Mcdonald. :.
These officers are elected every year, Ia
For further particulars or information
call here between and 10 AN.
: COLLECTOR CASEY,
Chairman of COMMITTEES.
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II &8tIA tttAH Jtts8H18 III sIs31 ~ 70
A good character is the best
defense a man can have, either
in public Or private life, against
the open Or secret attacks Of his
enemies. i There. ars' SOmo char~
acters 80 grand andpure that the
breath Of gospil or the tongue OF
slapder cannot, ,ipiure Or disturb
them. They stand Ike the light
house Oh sod1e rocky iedgs. the
auyry waves beating afound its
Ebassyits clearssarengs hight t.shed-
ding friendly rays over. the, tEou-
hled waters, thelsign Of h9peand
safety to the tempest tossed mari
'Ile ner. The Character 81 4 good
man stands proof against zthe
shafts 0fidiali6os ,essy prsjsdice.
The public know, ity and are
|iquickito rallyesto its support in
the hour o. danges aAs ibthe
strong foundation uphosds isthe
structure and Holds i steadfast
when the storm bprstS bpon il, 90
/ q good ,chaFActsr iaaxs tlpu the
stnnct wa maj ho0ds and shields
hit frOm the trials and daRGe1s Of
this life. rfa n5soh
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Bellevue, La,
apaday, ay,;;::;::::ll ,;;;;::::;;::::::llannuary q 3rd, 1875.
nR. BLAiNE's PROPOSITION.

nR. BLAiNE'S PROPOSITION.
From the Buffalo Courier.l
Ex-Speaker Blaine proposes
the following as a 10th amend
msnt to the United States con-
sdtution :,fsEakfa sE
mo state shall make any law
respecting an establishments of
religion or prohibiting the free
exercise thereof; and no money
raised by taxation in any state
for the support Of public schools,
or detived'froin any public fund
therefor, shall ever be under the
control Of any religious sect, nor
shall any money so raised ever
be divided between religious
sects or denominations"
We do not anticipate that
this proposed amendment will
be adopted either by the SEN
ateo the house of representa-
tipes, and the prospect Of its
ratication by the state legisla-
tnres seems to be even less fiat
tering. It certainly ought not
to be adopted The principles
laid down in Mr.. Blaine's propo-
sition are ia themselves perfect
ly sound. They are embedded
in the constitution Of this state,
and enght 70 be ia every. state.
In fact there is no state in the
Union which has an established
church |; there is no state which
has placed money raised by
taxation for the support OF pub
lie school funds under the con-
troll Of any religious sect, or.
which is dividing money so
raised among religious denomi-
1ations.5 Itmould certainly be
time .enongh to consider Mr..
Blaine's proposition whenever
onssak the sthirty-seven states
should do such things as the
ex-spsakar wapte u have pro-
hiblted by the national constitu-
ton. He quotes the first amend
ment to that insfrument, which
says: Congress shall make no
law respecting an establishment
Of religion, or prohibiting the
exercise thereof" This provis-
ion certainly would not sustain
his proposition; for it refers to
the powers Of congress, which
could only be regulated by the
federal constitution.
Oar objections 70 Mr.. Blaine's
scheme are:t e's#aIE
l. The states ought not to be
kept in leading strings by the
Efhderal3poHe Innallq matters
not necessarily and wisely be-
longing to the province of the
federal government they ought
toretaia perfect freedom, at the
risk even Of their abusing that
freedom. This was the view Of
the founders of our republic.
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The Centennial Exposition is
to commence May 10, and to last
until November 10, six months.
The main buildings in process of
erection are five in number, and
will occupy a floor space of fifty
acres. and the whole space devo-
ted to Centennial purposes
amounts to four hundred and
fifty acres ofthe most beautiful
portion Of Fairmonnt Park.
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and to prevent the free exercise
Of religion-while at the same
time such a provision would
not be an obstacle to special
privileges and religious tests. It
would not affect, the outrageous
provisions of the New Hamp-
shire constitution, under which
no person can hold the office of
governor, senator or representa-
tive, unless he conforms to some
denomination of Professionalism.
Under the proposed amend
ment, no state would be obliged
to maintain public school sys-
tenn at all, and education might
be left altogether to the several
denominations and private en-
terprise. Nor would itprevent
the establishment of religious
instruction in the public schools,
nor be an obstacle in the way
of land grants or other aid for
sectarian SCHOOLS, except as re-
CARDS money derived from school
taxes or the capitaland revenue
OF public school funds. In fact,
the amendment. would alter
nothing and settle nothing. 1t
will certainly not improve the
record of Mr.. Blaine as a states
man and legislator. laf 7'
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A Bad Man.
From the Constitutional

From the constitutional .ia ,ass s,ss;F
As ST was coming up town
from the Atlanta and Richmond
Airline depot yesterday, he
indulgedi IN q song all 70 him
self. Twooshes negroes PASSED
by, and one Of them shouted
back - II eeisSats btsaD 81
'sPin up yer onder lip, ole
man, and stop dat racket r 'i'ssin
"Who yer talkin' tera'' said
81: stopping short and turning
around. a s;slg;l u xY9i
''Talkin' to you; who yer
tink I'm talkin' to, yer ole
Gninea rooster, you g''h'sa A
fHssYe er don't know me, do yerp
said 81. s.
s7FssT don't keer who you is ;-you
ain't no grand afny'hob. de
s'pnblic, no howip,las, a.x tiHt
i s;sLook hyar, I'm, de, mos dis
courageous nigger il dis At
lanta city, and IN jis take dis
hyar head and butt yer 'inter'de
forepart Of Christmas week, IL
willd'1 lsalH = II .failstFg a.sif
8m....Y You'se q da''' ,l..,.a,.,i.,i
Just then 81 took q run with
head bent down, and two sec
onds after, there was q sick mig
ger in the mud, wantingnnoth-
ing under heaven bnt q. doctor.
Andla 81 went on, he remarked
over his shoulder: T,f
:" I'm a bad niger; al16s wins;
wns bad 'fore de war, bad all in
/ de war, bad 'arter de war, and
I'm de, londes'aI bnttin' nigger
you ebber reaa 'bout in books
wild de .leabes ell sous,and kver
-l0st"o aeitRxiua2sa sli ad1 ,a,s
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aE SHEEP ON A. FARH.r-Sheep
are undervalned byathe, mass Of
landholders as a means Of keep
ing up the fertility Of the soil
and putting money intothepock-
cts Of the farmers. i The moment
one begins to. talk of sheep hns-
,bandry, the listener or reader
begins tonlook for, wool quota
tions, as if the wool, is all that
yields profit from sheep. One
might as Well look for wheat quo
tations al0nB when there issalk
about the profits of farming.
Sheep on q farm yield both wool
,and III muttqn., They multiply
with great rapidity. They are
the best of farm scavehgers,
cleaning a field. as i1oother class
of animals will .naT They beck
to the farm more in, iprOp0rtiOn
to what they take from it, than
AIRY other ANIMAL, and distribute
it better with a view to future
fertility of the soil. Prove thisa
Theirs IS no need Of proof to those
who have kept sheep, and know
their, habits and profits they
yield. To,provelit, to those who
have not had the experiences, it
is necessary they should try the
experiment or acGapt the testi-
mopy. of an expeEieneed shep-
herd.-[NeW York World.
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Most people drift. To do this
is easy. Itcosts neither thought
nor effort. On the other hand.
to resist the tide, one must have
principle and resolution. He
must watch and pray, and strug-
gle continually. And yet no
thoughtful person, who cares for
his soul, will dare to drift.
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Paragraphic.


,,.--T7 We rise in glory as we sink
10 pride. .i ,.-
Your sayer Of smart things
has q bad hearte-f PASCAL ,s.t.e4
L ...---- All honest labor. il manly,
and merits the respect of'the good.
The Lord preserveth anthem
that love Him. Psalm cxlvy,, 20.
- Wyoming is out Of debt, and
has a handsome surplus.
Health and happiness gen
orally go together. What promotes
one will create the other, a. .,.,ayf /
ili-It ia sad that so many walk
in the dark themselves who crrryFa
for others. iati j ssyepgs
's----- Ye shall seek Me and find
me when ye shall search for Me
with all your heart. Jer. xxx; Is.
Seeing is not believing
There are many men you can see
and yet cannot believe. ''''''pf''i
God be merciful unto us, and
bless US, and cause his face TO shine
upon us. Psalm xvii, l.
lm" Nomination By prayer is
good. Suppose we elect him by
doxoiogys pt.4.s si, aoilf
3 In good fortune be- not too
elevated and coufdent. In misfor.
tune be not too despondent. a.9'i
- Be not ambitious and striv-
ing for wealth, but for happiness =
Want but little, try to get it, and
be satisfied when you have it. y"
ssEvery cloud has its silver
lining may be 9 very true saying,
but it is hard to find the lining
sometimes,
] ..-- The Mississippi River, where
it leaves Lake Itasca, is, BY actual
measurement, p feet and 4 inches
VICE. i9sli aiqasfl gos
Garter snakes are inoAen-
siye, their chief delight being to eat
rats. Tho same may be said of
Chinamen.al eea f'ida .tsisao
y - Merchants are speaking Of a
drawback in sugar. That's moth
ing. There has been a fearful pail
back on 'lasses all summer,
"The dearest spot on earth"
has at, last been located. Those
wishing to find that ''spotn will find
itat thetstofe that does not adver-
tise. .'s''
@-I Hook upon an able states
man man ont of business like q huge
whale, that will endeayor to oyer.
turn the ship unless he has anieul-
ty cask to play with. -fSteele..
llf------ 4--ll--44.i We want to. see
the st. Louis man who drew $780,
900, in gold from the n, Q. lottery;
and then we want to see the money,
LIST. Louis Republican. aI
II HsiH sfs5i IAl5Iais @sa9s5sfMftts!
Moody says that the, devil
goes 10 church more regularly thar
anybody else; Now you folks tha1
have been goingst to church regular
| " stop lecturing, willyod. alP /
eialsiil.' iSsIalg1 & Z: @gsdi aBaf :,
Z No matter what kind Of worl
We ars engaged IN, everything VI
undertake should show Il that W
have endesvored to economize la
Dor, and make every stroke teIl.-
Well-directed labor is sure Of 2 jas
reward. - i
| IN no no.. occupation y y ther'
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and we hope that the present
generation will abide by it..

~ = ~ ~Sef 7
2. We want no further tink-
ering of the fundamental law of
the land. Aside from the three
amendments which resulted
from the civil war, only one
amendment has been adopted
during the present century, and
that, in the time Of President
Jefferson, when a defect in cer-
tain important provisions of the
original constitution had been
clearly demonstrated. There is
a deal of virtue, wisdom and
safety in this conservative spirit.
The constitution is certainly
capable Of improvement; but we
prefer to tolerate its imperfec-
tions rather than to see its great
features touched by the impure
and incapable hands that have
administered our national af-
fairs of late years. If any
change is to be made it must be
shown that there is a necessity
for it,or that it .issan unquestion-
able improvement, in full accor-
dance with the leading princi-
Piles on which theconstitution is
based. Nothing Of the kind
can be said of Mr.. Blaine's
scheme, which is & merely to
manufacture a new issue for a
party which has exhausted its
political capital. Mr.. Blaine,
probably influenced by his per-
sonal aspirations, follows where
Gen. Grant and the Union
League have led the way.
8. A school amendment to the
United States constitution, by
its centralizing tendency, would
furnish q pretext and starting
point for further Capitalization.
The federal. government has al
ready attempted to drag public
education, with which it has
nothing to do, into its own
sphere Of action. That move
ment ought to be discouraged
and not promoted. As a bad
precedent the proposed amend
ment would probably lead to
other unwarranted innovations.
4. For the maintenance and
the improvement Of our public
school system, with all ita char
acteristic features, we trust to
the power Of public opinion, the
intelligence and wisdom Of the
American people. Without
these guarantees the public
schools would be safe even
under the protection of the fed.
eral constitution, while they
form ample safeguards against
any possible danger to public
education. The states which
have built up our educational
system can be relied on to main
tain it. Whatever it may be
necessary to do for the commor
schools in the way Of legislstiv.
enactments can and ought to b
done by state constitutions ant
state laws.
Apart from these objections
(which we believe must be fata
to Mr.. Blaine's scheme, th'
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A story is extant Of Martin
Van Buren, who, when a candi>
date for office las he frequently
was-found his wife weeping
over a bitter personal attack
upon him in one of the newspa-
pers. e:"Why, my DEAR" said the
willy sage Of Kinderhook, II paid
fifty dollars sto-have that printed =
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- K x.AS 80 -
R The Democratic Sheriff of
New York und0ubtly was criminal
" negligent in allowing Tweed to
escape, and we look for his prompt
trial by the new. Democratic Dis
triot Attorney aud Judge. Denun-
citation comes with q bad grace,
however, from the Eastern Republi,
can papers, when it Is 50 well known
that President Grant has pard0ned
scores ofeleetion repeaters, postof.
fee tiiieves, revenue robbers and
plunderers Of the public treasury.
1 VI = fFe ess4s e a -sFs
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It looks as if Grants dark-lantern
Anti Catholic war cry would fire
more hearts than Morton's bloody
shirt. But Morton keeps the bloody
shirt in his carpet bag, aud means
TO- wave it all the same. He will
doubtless try tonmskei II tsuxiliary
to the ANTI Catholic movements :
New York Sun.