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The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-08-15
The Wheat Crop.

The latest returns received at the
Agricultural department show that
the winter wheat crop, already safe
ly harvested, is the largest produced
in this country for many years.
The spring wheat is also in excel
lent condition, and an unprecedent-
ed yield is anticipated. The cotton
prospects are also more favorable
than last year at this time, the pro-
duct now being estimated at ups
wards of 100000 bales. The
wheat crop of last year was $780,
100000 bushels. This year it will
be more than 325, 100000 bushels.
The average export for five years
has been 61,5OO,OOO bushels. The
largest amount ever exported in one
year was 9O,OOO,OOO bushels. Of
this years crop not less than 100,
100000 bushels may be sent
abroad.
Another important circumstance
in connection with our own abun-
dant harvest is the reduced pro-
duction Of Southern Russia, result
ing from the disturbed condition of
affairs in the country adjacent to the
Black Sea. Recent special reports
from Southern Russia report the
estimated crop of the present sea-
son at less than one-half that of for
mer years. Russia has hitherto
been our only great rival in the
English wheat market. Before
1872 Russia shipped almost as
much wheat to the markets of the
world as the United States. Last
year the Russian supply was only
one-third as great as that of the
United States. and for the present
year it is shown by official communi-
cations that the proportion of Rus
sian wheat will be much less. 1t is
shown by official reports that the
wheat crop in California for the
present season is small, so that the
estimated surplus Of 100000"
bushels will be '.r~j,uced e. 30
st of the
Rocky MouEeains' and must reach
the seaboaF0 J rail or river.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-08-15

The Raleigh IN. c. Observer says
that if agriculture declines all 9TH
er trades, professions and employ
ments must suffer. Commerce, the
handmade of agriculture, must share
the same fate. History is ever re-
peating itself, and all nations where
agriculture has declined have sooner
or later gone to ruin. The lion in
our path now is the aversion Of our
people to agricultural pursuits, and
TO the reformation Of this evil our at
tention should be directed" This
is the truth. The stimulus given to
manufacturing and to railroad con-
struction by the war sent from the
fields hundreds Of thousands of un-
skilled laborers. the services Of most
Of whom are no longer needed.
They must drift back into the couh-
try and be reabsorbed by agriculture.
There is no room for them in the
already crowded cities. for there Is
no labor to which their hands can be
4urned. There is no more honora-
BILE vocation than tiliing the soil.
Independence and contentment are
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The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-08-15
BAGGAGE Checked Through

Cheap and Fast FreagRf Line.
This Il also the great Freight Line for al points
/ n the southwest and northern cities. Time as
quick and rates low by any other route.
Goods forwarded in through cars without break of
bulk. All claims promptly adjusted Through
bills of lading issued with rates guaranteed from
Bristol, New York, Philadelphia aud Baltimore
by our agents.
Boston agent--w. NJ Clark, "A Washington st.
New York agent-C. +. Evans. S03 Broadway St.
Philadelphia agent--John S. Wilson "A s. NTH At
Baltimore agent--W. M. Lawson, l57 w. Balh
more street.
BE careful to have your goods marked -" Nir
gnia and Tennessee air line, via Norfolk, Na.n
For further information apply 10 Depot Agent
Knoxville and Bristol. or address
w. 4. NJ. WORD,
Genera Passenger Agent,
Feb 81 .s76-49. Lynehburg, Va.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-08-15

more rapidly reached through agri-
culture than any other channel. To
all who return to it can be safely
promised what the unemployed hun
dreds Of thousands in the North do
not now receive-liYing wages for
hard work. 80
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-08-15

Rocky Moursains' and must reach
the seaooaF0 p J rail or river.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-08-15

THE MoRRIsTowE GAZETTE is the best advertis-
ing medium to be had in Upper East Tennessee
Its circulation in the counties of HarnbIen Hawk
ins, Cooke, Jefferson, Granger and Claiborne is
larger than any other paper, and its subscription
list is increasing daily To insure insertion the
same week, advertisements should be handed in
by Monday evening. Our terms for advertising
WILDE found very reasonable.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-01-20
THE SCHOOL FUND.
District Clerks and Treasurers Re.
quired to Deposit their Bonds
with County Trustees.

State Superintendent Trousdale has
received a good many letters concern
ing the bonds of district clerks and
treasurers. In response to the nu-
merous inquiries. he has issued the
following circular letter:
NASHVILLE, Jan. II, 1S77.-TO
County Superintendents In order to
carry out more fully than heretofore
the regulation of this office requiring
the bonds of district clerks and treas
urers to be deposited with the county
court clerks, as provided by section
q, subsection 6, of IAN act to estab-
lish and maintain a uniform system
of public schools" passed March 15,
1873, it is hereby ordered that said
clerks and treasnrers' bonds be here
after deposited with the county trus-
tees of the respective counties, to be
by them deposited with the said coun-
ty court clerks for safe keeping and ex-
animation. 1t is further ordered that
the respective county superintendanis
give notice, in writing, to the county
trustees of the respective counties not
to pay any money to said clerks and
treasurers unless said bonds are de-
posted, and unless section 20, sub-sec-
tion 10, of said act is fully complied
with. Respectfully,
LEON TRoUsDALE,
State Superintendent.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-01-20
Kellogg Again Rebuked.

The following letter explains itself
BATON ROUGE, La, Dec. 27, 1876.
To his Excellency VIM. p. kellogg,
Governor of Louisiana
SIR--I received, yesterday, com
mission over your signature and the
seal of the State as Justice of the
Peace Of the second ward Of the parish
of East Baton Rouge, which recites
that have been declared duly elected
to this office. 1t is true that | was a
candidate on the Republican ticket for
said Office at the recent election, but
il is also true that l did not receive a
majority ofthe votes fairly aud peacea-
bly, cast for the candidate therefor in
the different wards in the parish.
My understanding of the law is that
none but residents Of the second ward
are entitled to vote for the ward Office,
while, in point of fact, votes for said
Office we're cast without distinction by
all voters in the parish. believe,
therefore, that there has been no cleo
ton for Justice of the Peace in this
parish. If / am mistaken in this, then
assuredly cannot accept an office con-
ferred by the returning board alone,
for no fair man can for q mcment doubt
that, at the election held here ON the
9TH of November last. characterized as
it waa BY fairness, peaoeableness, and
lack of intimidation, my opponent re-
eeived large majority Of the votes
cast. Very respectfully yours,
LEVI KELLUM.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-01-20
COmprOmlse of the State Debt.

The taxpayers of Tennessee will be
glad to learn, that, a proposition COM
ing from the bondholders of the State,
which looks to a compromise of our
public indebtedness on terms honora-
able and satisfactory is about to be
submitted TO the State authorities.
To meet this proposition in q business
way, the Legislature has resolved to
appoint a commission of its members to
meet the bondholders and agree upon
the terms of compromise.
We have no doubt, that a very ia
vorable settlement can now be OBJ
tanned, aud this vexed and perplexed
question may be settled so as to take
it out of the field of politics. If (as
we may now expect), the compromise
should be upon the basis of scaling
the principal by a reduction of thirty
three or fifty per cent, then taxation
will not be raised above the present
rate, and will be ample for the prompt
payment Of the interest, and at the
same time meet all our public expen-
ses. With a reduction of expenses,
and a system of the most rigid econo-
my in all our departments of State,
and the reduction of the salaries of
officials which now seem probable, a
sinking fund may also be raised, which
will suffice in few years to extinguish
the public debt.
We are glad that the proposition
comes from bondholders. The most
ultra high tax advocates, may be salts
fed with paying a part of the debt,
and getting a full release.-I1aTis In
telLt0encer.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-01-20
COnkling's Opinion.

The following remarks of Mr.. Conk-
ling on the electoral certificates of
Arkansas and Louisian, in 1873, are of
interest now. He said:
One Senator says we have right
to inquire whether the claimants are
Electors appointed by Louisiana,
Take it so how are we going to find
out7 Suppose it turns out that there
has been no election at all; suppose
the whole election went down, trodden
out under the hoof of brute violence;
suppose military power or a mob rode
over the election and there were no
ballots or ballot boxes atall, and GER
tiicates come here, maywe not inquire
whether those certified were in truth
appointed by Louisiana? After we
have inquired, what use or how many
uses we may make ultimately of the
information it seems to me premature
now to consider; the information may
be of little value if you please, yet
surely we can supply plenty of uses to
be made Of it within the admitted
scope of the Constitution.
But | go further than to maintain
the naked power of Congress to in
quire. insist that we can utilize the
result of the inquiry, and employ the
facts in our action upon counting or
refusing to count Electoral votes for
President or Vice President,
TO ascertain and make record of the
facts, will vote for the resolution.
This alone will be wholesome; and l
will vote for 1t also for the use we may
make of the facts in counting Electo-
raj votes and determining any other
proceeding which may come within our
province.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-01-20
DOun PIatt ON WhItthorpe.

DOM Piatt, writing from Washi
ton to the Cincinnati Enquirer, ~
You have, doubtlessly, read, and
this. republished, the story Of the
detectives employed 20 shadow
Whitthorne, Chairman Of the M
Committee, then pressing Secre
Robson unpleasantly TO the v
While one has TO take the staten.
of a detective with considerable all
ance-so much, indeed, that like
rule Of French verb the except
outnumber the exsmples-yet "
they were called upon TO do sou
probable from the fact that 30 m
of that sort Of thing is done. u
we're not only TO shadow Mr.. WI
horne, but II possible get him ud
the influence Of liquor, and then
into a house Of ill-fame and make
arrest at the right moment.
could Secretary Robson find an es
way out Of his trouble than thati
victim was followed to PhiladelI
but his head proved stronger than
fellows whe tried him on stnong dT
| would bet considerable on WI
staying powers in that direction.
| was not prepared for the cautiou
Naval Investigator exhibited "
like st. Anthony, he was tried wi
pair Of black eyes and a superab
ance Of blonde hair, / believe
Whit had n hint given him from
quarter anent the conspiracy as
his chastity and good name.
l asked Whit to-day what hd
going to do about il, and as ]
quoted the statesman--not Christ
Tweed, he in turn quoted the
Geo. Z. Pugh and Law, he wss WI
for the facts. "And when you
them?" we continued. why, q
be replied, I'm hold somebOd
spoDsible," aud a smell ofpowder
the troubled air.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-01-20
SOUTHERN INDEBTEDNESS.
Efforts to Reduce the Debts Of
Ae,---essee and other States.

A Committee Now UUnsAa.-,u. tbo
Subject In New York. 'N
A Washington special to the New
York Tribune says
An important movement is on foot
looking to the reduction of the nomi-
nal amount of the State debts of Vir-
ginia, North Carolina and Tennessee,
BY scaling them down and funding
them in new bonds. The two States
first named have been in default for
several years, and manifest no disposi-
ton to fulfill their obligations. Ten
nessee paid her interest until last
January. The bondholders, thinking
that half loaf is better than no bread,
are willing to surrender their claims
and take bonds of a much less face
value if the Executives and Legisla-
lures of those States will, on their
part, undertake to put their finances
on sach basis as to insure the credi-
tors of the punctual payment Of inter
est on reduced debt. Virginia owes
about $l5,000,000, and insists that
West Virginia is bound to shoulder
SID, ,O00, 900 of it as her fair share, but
the latter State is not willing to do
this. North Carolina's debt aggregates
$50. 100000. Tennessee owes about
$21 ,O0O, 900. The bonds are chiefly
held in New York, aud the owners
have requesteda committee ofemine0t
bankers who are not themselves in
terested in them to endeavor to secure
a reorganization of the debts upon an
equitable basis. Messrs. Geo. Coe, j.
ID. Vermilye aud b. B. Sherman, of
New York; B. b. Comegys, of Phila-
delphia, and Enoch Pratt, of Balti-
more, all officers of large banking
constitute the committee
who have undertaken this important
work. At their request Col. j. K.
Peyton, of New Jersey, who oaganized |
the bankers movement at the Centen
nial Exhibition, has gone South to
confer with the Governors and finan-
,ial boards Of Virginia aud North
Carolina first, and probably of Tennes-
see later, If the plan meets with success
n those States. Many prominent pub
ic men have written letters in favor of |
he project; among them Thurlow
Weed, Peter Cooper and w. q. Bry-
int, of New York, and John Welsh, of
The States in question will, it is
hoped, meet the offers of the creditors
n a fair and liberal spirit, and cor
lially cooperate in devising plans for
their shattered credit. AS
he offer to compound their debts
zones from the bOndholders, an ar
for the purpose on the part
'fthe Governments of the States would
lot SAVIOR strongly of reputation, and
ould be effected without dishonor. 1t
5 claimed that it is impossible for
hem to collect taxes enough to live up
o the letter of their financial obliga-
ions, and it is evidently their interest,
S well as their duty, to do as much as
hey can in that direction. Especially
hould they seek to remove the stain
f being in default. 1t is a serious
Irawback to the development of their
esources, because immigration, which
II the Southern States strongly de-
ire, naturally shuns communities
Ihich are living in a condition of
hronic bankruptcy and making no
forts to pay their debts.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-01-20

EIGHT hundred thousand bushels Of
peanuts were raised in 1876,
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-01-20

the Republican orga.- -
in this faith we should be deIuus31 3ut 4
the result should show a more exten-
sive and all -pervading corrnpti0n
among the high officials Of our coun-
try than we are now prepared to admit
exists, we then. without vauut of men,
ace, but in spirit of sad and resoInte
determination to do our duty in any
emergency, appeal to our fellow -citi-
zens throughout the country to main-
tain and defend their rights, and pre-
serve the Government and Constitution
of these United States.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-01-20

Speech of the Hon. Joseph Pulitzer
at the Democratic Convention at Wash
ington Jan. 9Th, and the Resolutions
thereat adopted
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-01-20
SPEECH eF HON. JOS. pULITzEe.

Speech of the Hon. Joseph Pulitzer
at the Democratic Convention at Wash
ington Jan. 9Th, and the Resolutions
thereat adopted
Mr.. CHAIRMAN, LADIES AND GEN
TLEMEN: We celebrate to-day the tri-
umph of American valor, American
honor, American freedom! But we
celebrate it under a sky clouded by
danger to the Republic, with treason
Matching at broad daylight, and traitors
polluting the highest trusts of the ma
ton. The possible gloom in the fu-
ture causes US to turn to the glory of
the past with increased fervor.
Away with platitudes and common
place Let US not mar the day we cell
ebrate by that timidity which so often
passes current for expediency. Moth
ing can be expedient that is wrong.
And the truth cannot be wrong. Let
us speak out like men, true freemen,
like true Americans
Is there a patriot heart within the
sound of my voice that does not feel
the country to be In danger? Is there
an intelligent American here who does
not know that the Republic is openly
threatened2 Is there one who does
not see that our freedom, our liberty,
our sacred rights of self-government,
are all in peril
We celebrate the battle of New Or
leans. But there is battle of equal
import, though of different character
going on near New Orleans to-day
And the danger far greater than it was
sixty-two years ego. The battle we
celebrate decides that this Republic
must and shall be preserved. The
battle of tomorrow may decide that
this Republic must decay and perish.
The enemies of 1915 fought the Re-
public openly; the enemies 1877 fight
it covertly. The enemies of 1915 aimed
at the possession of the Government;
the enemies of 1877 possess it already.
The enemies then would have subvert-
ed the Government; the enemies to-
day openly threaten to subyert it. The
enemies of 1915, if successful, would,
in their own interest, have tried to
please the people; the enemies of 1877
defy the people, by refusing to surren-
der the Government to the will of
large majority of the nation. Then,
and people were in hearty
accord, one and inseperable; now. the
is in open hostility to
the law and Constitution-the will and
the interest of the people, Then all
the people had a President of the
United States; now we have none
only President of the Republican
party. Then a loss of some territory
might have purchased peace; now,
peace may cost our manhood and our
liberty. Then the triumph of the enc
mics of the country might have in
volved the loss of our form of govern
ment; their triumph now would leave
US nothing but the barren form-with
public conscience dead, liberty throt-
tied, self-government prostituted, real
assassinated F.! Great
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-01-20
Hon. Tuos. EwrNo, iu his d

HON. IHOs. EWlNo, IN hlS n
at Columbus, Monday, said:
Our elective chief magistracy ID
better than a monarchy II the
given by the Law be used TO give
to the will Of the people, Il
fraud, which may be lawfully
reeted. OF mere usurpation and
be suffered, through cowardice,
feat the choice Of tho people, thI
cessful precedent will he followt
bad men, and ere long the Fresi|
will become a mere prize for thI
gest bully, as in Mexico, or a CID
imperialism, as in France undd
third Napoleon.
The4,3O0, 600 American citizeu
voted for Tildca and know that
lawfully elected are in no md
permit "usurpation aud force
prive them Of their choice.
representatives Ia Congress, moF
understand this, and they cal
through temporiaing acqulose1
cowardiEe, permit the defeat
peoples choice. Courier J0Hrf
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-01-20
CLARKsVILLE, TENN.

desire to call your attention to my large stock OF
Wagons Bugges Wheat Drills Hay Rakes Bells, Plows
of all kinds Sorghum Mills, Cider Mills Pumps and Tub
ing Double Shovels Thomas Smoothing Harrows, Wheat
Fans Corn Shelters, Road and Pond Scrapers, Spring
Seats and Breaks for Farm Wagons Sporting and Spring
Wagons, all kinds, Steam Engines and Separators, Reap
and Mowers Cutting Boxes Single and Double Trees,
Choice Northern Rye Orchard Grass Blue Grass Herds
Grass and Timothy Seeds, Winter OATS Feeding Oats,
Bran Corn Flour and Lime, Etc Orders promptly filled
at Lowest Prices. Call and examine. All goods
ranted. Very Respectfully,
IT. .P. BURKE.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-01-20

robbers sad travesty upon Re-
public-to continue In South Carolina
and Louisiana. They do not want
divided people and a divided
country, but one nation, with a COM
mon country, and common laws, aud a
common destiny Tremendous ap-
plause.
This is my creed. This I soiemnly
demand, not as Democrat, not as a
partisan, but as an American, a Re-
publican. Yes, Republican In tru-
er sense of the word than many of
those who prostitute that name. Taught
to detest slavery when child, an adj
mirer of Abolitionists when a boy,
Republican when youth, private In
the Union cavalry at the age of sew
enteen, voting for Grant in 1868, and
for the ratification of the fifteenth
amendment in the Legislature of my
State, consider myself to-day Re-
publican in the sense of Abraham
Lincoln and Charles Sumner and Chase
and Seward, and Horace Greeley.
| sincerely hope that the clouds on
the horizon will pass by and prove my
apprehensions and warning ill-found-
ed. | pray that the public peace
may not be disturbed, and that the
beginning of the new year and the new
century in the history Of the Republic
may also mark a new era-an era of
prosperity as well as pesce-a return
to the observance of laws and Consti-
tution-a purffcation of the Govern
ment, and an elevation of the charac-
ter of those who administer tia re-
union of all the people--a restoration
of fraternal feeling-a regeneration of
the Republic