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Official Announcement.

The following is the result Of the
primary election held in the Demo-
cratic clubs of Fairfield county on the
3oth day Of September, 1873:
Whole number 0fvotcs 1912
Necessary TO choice G22.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1878-10-03

A CORRESPONDENT Of the New York
Herald says that politics arc badly
mixed in Pennsylvania. Three par
ties are in the field, each confident of
success. The Nationals arc combining
more with the Democrats than with
the Republicans. The latter may lose
some congressman. Political proph-
cts say that the governor will be
Democratic and the Legislature Ma
tional. In that case Don Cameron
will not be elected to the Senate, and
the Cameron dynasty will thus be
snuffcd out after dcspotic reign OF
many years. Tho result in Pcnnsyl-
vania will depend largely on the Octo-
bcr elections in Ohio, Indiana and
Iowa.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1878-10-03

Our OF TIIIRTY-EIGIrr unacclimatcd
physicians sent to Memphis twenty
one arc dead, sixteen arc i'll with yell
low fever and only one has escaped.
1t is folly in any one not acclimatcd to
enter those pcst-holcs. They can do
little good and only add to the burdens
borne by the nurses.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1878-10-03

no TO J. NJ. BEATYS for J.. g. p.
ICoats' Spool Cotton, at the lowest
market prico, either by tho spool or
dozen.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-01-19
THE MAIN POINT.

The present session of Congress
may produce an immense amount of
relief to the depressed business in
terests of the country, or 1t may go
by, like many before, with no re-
cord but tissue of brawling recrim-
ination and factious skirmishing be-
tween partizans. The former course
of action is pursued by statesmen
for the benefit of the people, the lat
ter by politicians in the interest of
the outs and ms. We confess our
selves at present unable to divine
which is the more probable result at
the present time. Measures of the
deepest importance to the people
are before Congress, and, at thesame
time, the outs and ms, the office
seekers and office-holders, have
chalked out ample material for a
party wrangle prOtracted enough to
occupy the whole session to the eX-
clusiOn of practical business, if they
are allowed their own way. We
have spoken in another article of the
proposed investigation into the Pres
ident'S title as one of these fruitlesS
partisan measures, and we regret to
add that Mr.. Woods resolutions
seem to be fruitful in similar fulfill
ties and a waste of invaluable time.
We can see no practical benefit to
be gained from further investiga-
tiOnG. The nation has learned
enough to be fully satisfied that onr
official life has been weltering mass
of corruption, and can be little edi-
fed by the PRONUNCIATION of further
details of it. AS for punishment,
while the present law Of impeach-
ment remains as interpreted by the
Senate last year, the utmost that
can be done in that direction is to
force the resignation or dismissal of
the offender, and that leaves a hun
dred others behind as bad as he.
All the standing committees to
whom these Investigations have
been committed have most impor-
tant duties in reference to the bust
ness policy Of the nation which, if
their time is occupied in the inYes-
LEGATIONS demanded, will be neg
lected to the detrinent of the peo-
pie. 1t is time that the voice of the
people should be heard loudly on
the subject through the press, and
in every other way in which it can
be uttered, and Representatives and
Senators will do well to remember
that action in the matter will be re-
membered in future elections. In
this connection we congratulate our
selves that the first speech of our
own Senator, the Hon. Jas. Bailey,
was made not on by-gOne issue to
make party capital out of, but a
measure of the present and future
conducive to the prosperity of the
people. This is the only party cap
ital which is going to be of impOr-
lance in the future.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-01-19
Tennessee im Congress.

When the Senate reassembIed.
Thursday, Mr.. Bailey presented the
petition of Henry Warren & Son,
manufacturers of cotton, Oregon,
Lincoln county, Tenn, employing
thirty WOrkmen, and of the Rock
ford Manufacturing Company, of
Rockford, Blount county, Tenn,
employing fifty-five workmen, that
Congress will take no action con-
corning revision of tariff duties I'M
til after it shall have ascertained,
by an official inquiry, the condition
of the industries of the country, and
that the nature of such tariff legis-
latiOn is such as, in the opinion of
practical business men, would best
promote the restoration of general
prosperity. Referred to the COm-
mittee on Finance,
Mr.. Bailey also introduced bill
for the relief of William l.. Nance,
of Davidson county, Tenn.
In the House the following petit
tiOns were presented:
BY Mr.. ADMINISTRATION Of John
7. Currier Il Co., manufacturers of
cotton at Paris, Tenn, that the
tariff duties remain unchanged un-
til thoroughly investigated. Re
ferred to the Committee on Ways
and Means.
BY Mr.. Petition of E.
A. Collins, administrator of w. p.
Collins, deceased, to be refunded
taxes Illegally assessed and collect
ed by United States authorities.
Referred to the Committee on War
Claims.
BY Mr.. Whitthorne-Petition of
j. ID. Savern, for an extension of a
patent. Referred to the Committee
on Patents.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-01-19
THE SILVER DEBATE.
HaiIey-V0OrhieS.

1t is a new feature in the present
Congress that the South and West
are thoroughly represented in the
Senate; not as fully as they ought
to be, but the ability of those who
are there makes up for the defect in
numbers, which is very rapidly Civ
ing way. The features in debate of
this week haYe been the arguments
ofSenators Bailey, of Tennessee, and
VOORHEES,, of Indiana, on the silver
bill now under discussion in the
Senate. Both of these efforts are
very highly spoken of by those who
heard them, and we shall soon have
an opportunity of presenting them
to our readers. Col. Bailey's speech
is spoken of as matchless specimen
of close and cOgent logic, and Mr..
VOORHEES, as a torrent of burning
elOquence. 1t is a great satisfaction
that Tennessee has been heard from,
and that her trumpet has given no
uncertain sound.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-01-19

laws, in order to provide for payments in
silver; and,
Whereas, The substantial present value of
silver in dollar of 4l21z grains being only
ninety-two per centum of the value of a doll
lar Of gold, IL would also be unjust for the
law-making power, by new legislation, to
compel all private creditors to receive from
their debtors such a silver dollar at par in
payment of pre-existing debts, and equally
unjust and even more cruel to compel the
great number Of citizens of the United States
who SulJSist on the wages of daily labor TO
receive payment for their work in money
either deprecated or debased.
A spirited debate ensued upon
these resolutions, in the course of
which Senator Bailey, of Tennessee,
made what is reported as very able
argument. We are only able at
present to give the following synop-
sis of it from the report of the Cou-
rier-JournaI's Washington cores
pondent:
Mr.. Bailey read long argument as to the
constitutional powers of Congress in regula-
ting the coinage, etc He argued that it was
the intention of Congress to pay the bonds in
CON- and the acts We're most carefully word
ed. That coin might be either gold or silver.
He favored the passage of the resolution OF
Mr.. Matthews, and contended that the res
toration of the silver dollar would not pre-
vent or ratard the funding of the public debt,
as ha& been argued. He had no doubt that
our Il ebt could be funded at four per cent.
The object of remOuetizing the silver dollar
was not to furnish money to pay the public
debt alone. The main purpose was to arrest
the movement 3<sgurated in Europe to
take silver, kRMt fikseoinage of the nations,
TO check the advance in the value of gold, to
cheaper money in this change, and enable
the people to pay their debts. He quoted
from recent work of DR.. Lin@erman, and
said he Bailey agreed With the Senator
from Kentucky Deck that the silver coin
age would not be pushed forward without
positive instructions on the part of Congress.
He would not believe that the men who
voted for the act of 1878, demonetizing silver,
were guilty of willful fraud; but he did
think that they We're victims of the bond
holders. He thought now that Congress, by
| prompt action, could arrest this movement
| TO demonetize silver all over the world, and
/ thus prevent great evil to mankind. n con-
! tracted and constantly contracting currency
| dwarfed our capacity and paralyzed our ef-
/ forts He commented at some length on the
| financial policy of Germany and said the
| country would never have demonetized sill
yer if she had mines producing forty million
4 dollars annually. Had she been able to pro-
/ duce so much her minis would have been at
| work night and day.
| In conclusion, he argued that with single
! gold standard our vast debt, doubled in
/ value would bring poverty to all homes.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-01-19

individual taxpayers into the fraud
ulent position which they would
keep for the State Government; but.
beyond this, it would make the tax
payer a party to the fraud without
his gaining cent by it, for what
could the State Government do with
theseits own warrants when received
from the taxpayer? 1t would GER
tainly get no other funds in the way
of taxes while this game was going
on, and the State has expenses to
pay. What would it have to pay
them with? Simply its own war
rants to reissue. AS soon as it be-
gan to do this they would fall much
lower even than they were when
they were first paid in as taxes.
Now suppose they have fallen to
twenty cents on the dollar, which,
in cur opinion, is a fair estimate,
it will take five dollars in warrants
to pay one dollar of expenses. OF
course in order to do this the rate of
taxation would have to be five times
as great as would be needed if it
were payable in current funds and,
that being so, where is the gain to
the taxpayer?
Colonel, dismount from that hob
by, and get down with the rest of us
to the work of advising our people
to accept the very liberal compro-
mise offered by our creditors exactly
on the terms they propose, and TO
put their hands in their pockets to
meet the interest thus reduced.
There is no compromising this short
of reputation, and any schemes for
cancelling the debt without paying
it are unworthy of your own reputa-
ton, and unworthy of the high
principled population which you
represent.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-01-19

point of the Chairman, it was that
when the certificates ceased to bear
interest they might pass as cur
rency.
The Secretary asked, els there
any objection to that ?''
Mr.. Wood have not raised the
question. / merely wanted to
obtain your views as to the possible
fties under your bill.
The Secretary referred to feature
of the bill which he deemed of
great importance, and that was
the French system of receiving
moneys into the Treasury, recording
them as an inscribed debt, and
giving compound interest.
This feature was generally APP
proved by the committee.
After further discussion, in which
Messrs. Kelly (Rep., Pa.l, Tucker
(Dem., Na.), Burchard (Rep.,
Mass.), Garfield (Rep., Ohio and
others took part, the committee
adjourned.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-01-19

1t had been agreed that after the
tenth ballot the hindmost name
should be dropped; McCreary, there
fore, was now withdrawn. During
the eleventh ballot a great many
names were changed from other can
didates to Williams, and it was
moved to make his election unar1i-
NOUS, This was done amid loud
acclamations, and General Williams
is Senator elect.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-01-19
rENNEssEE.s CREDIrORs.
Action OF Large Holders of Our
Bonds.

NEW YORK, Jan. 16.-At a
meeting of Tennessee bond hold
ers here to-day, Mr.. Eugene Kelly
in the chair, a resolution was passed
appointing committee of five to
take such measures in behalf Of the
bOndholders as their Judgment
shall dictate. This committee con-
sists of Eugene Kelly, Peter Geddes,
John T. Terry, Robert ID. Moran,
and Mr.. Duer, of James G. King
q Son, bondhOlders.
The meeting is said to have rep
resented ten millions of Tennessee's
twenty-three millions of bonds. 1t
declared entirely unauthorized the
recent efforts of parties purporting
to represent the bondholders, and
characterized as without foundation
in fact the declaration that a settle
ment could be effected upon a low
er basis than that proposed by the
committee of arbritatOrs, of which
Geo. COeis chairman.
THEFUNDING ASSOCIATION AGAIN.
New York Special to Cincinnati
GaZettee says: The members of the
association are hopeful of getting
the whole debt of Virginia paid
eventually. Information has been
received from Knoxville, Nash
vile, Memphis and other cities in
Tennessee, showing Indignation at
the action of the Legislature in de-
feating the so per cent. funding
scheme. The opinion among mem
bers of the Funding Association is,
that when the Legislature meets
again, there will be no trouble in
securing the passage of a bill provi-
ding for the funding of $22, 900, 900
of the bonded debt on the basis of
668 per cent, with 5 per cent. inter-
est. The association has issued a
circular declaring various banks
and banking houses in New York
and elsewhere repositories for the
holders of Southern bonds, the OBJ
ject being to have them all placed
in the hands Of responsible orga-
nization with which the Southern
States will treat. II is estimated
that the Funding Association in
few weeks will control over one
half the entire bonded debt of Vir-
ginia and Tennessee.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-01-19
PEACE NEGOTIATIONS.

Count Andrassy, on behalf of the
Austrian Government, has presented
note to Prince Gortchakoff in
which it is intimated that his gov
eminent win not recognize a peace
between Russia and Turkey in the
negotiations in which Austria is
precluded from participating. AS
the English Government has pre-
sented a similar note, this step is
supposed to indicate an understand
ing between Austria and Great
Britain.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-01-19
SENATOR GARNER.

In justice to Mr.. Garner, Senator
for Robertson, Montgomery and
Stewart counties, we will publish
next week the vindication of his
course given in the Springfield Re-
publican of Thursday last. 1t is far
from satisfying US as to the sound
ness of his vote, but we will reserve
our comments till we publish the
vindication.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-01-19
NEAR THE END.

The Turkish Governmantseems to
be at its last gasp. eirarmy South
of the Balkan is stated to be in i'm
minent danger, and they are pre-
pairing to concentrate on the defense
of Constantinople.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-01-19
ohampions Of the RED Gross

A meeting of the Supreme Exec
utive Committee of the Indendent
Champions of the Red Cross, is
hereby called to meet in GAINESVILLE,
Tenn, on Saturday, FEBRUARY 2, at
8 o'clock, a. M, to transact import
ant business. Every member of
said Committee is earnestly request
ed to be in attendance.
w. r. FALL,
Corresponding Secretary.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-01-19
COL. BRANDON AND THE PUBLIC
DEBT.

In our last issue we spoke of the
creditable course of Col. Brandon,
the Representative in our State Leg
islature from Stewart county, in
fighting reputation side by side
with Messrs. Smith, Frierson, Good
pasture and others. We must, how
ever, guard against misinterpreta-
ton by protesting against being I'M
derstood as approving an old hobby
of the Colonels which we find him
again trotting out in a speech at
Dover, in the way of scheme for
paying the debt. We have exam
ined this hobby thoroughly, looked
at his teeth, handled his knees and
hooks, watched his gaits, noticed
him feeding, and he won't do; Col
onel, you must get rid of him; he is
not sound; he'll throw you as sure
as you ride him.
We desire to do the Colonel full
Justice and more than justice in the
matter, and with that view will
state his plan in his own words as
reported in the Dover Courier:
Mr.. B. further stated that he was still in f;t-
vor of his old proposition, viz: To issue
Com ptroller'S warrants TO the amount OF the
debt, the said warrants to be non interest
bearing and receivable for all state dues. He
said that il was urged against this PROPOSE
ton that the warrants would be very much
deprecated, but he thought that it would he
best even then, as the taxpayer would buy
them at the deprecated value and pay them
in at par and that every warrant thus paid
in would be reducing the debt the face value
of the same.
We have many objections to this
measure, and the first and final one
is that it would be sheer reputation.
By what right can we require our
creditors to exchange their interest
bearing bonds for non-interest bear
ing warrants? That is repudiating
the interest, but 1t would be repudi-
ating more than that-repudiating
probably seventy-tive per cent. or
more of the face value; for what
would be the effect of throwing upon
the State $22,OO0,OO0 of Treasury
warrants bearing no interest and
whose only value could consist in
their being receivable for taxes ?
No other possibility of getting value
for them. Why, they would sell
almost like waste paper; on no terms
would more of them sell at all than
would make up a years taxation,
and these at the utmost for twenty
FIVE cents on the dollar. This the
Colonel seems to admit, and yet con-
siders that it is a fair offer to the
public creditor. Why, it is much
worse than Colonel Savage would do
for him, and yet Colonel B. says
that even so it would be best, because
''the taxpayer would buy them in
at deprecated value and pay them
at par;" and thus the face value of |
the debt would be reduced by the |
amount so purchased and paid in to
the Treasury. Certainly it would;
the debt would be reduced without |
paying it. That is what the repu-
diators want to do, only it puts the
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-01-19
KENTUCKY SENATOR.

Gen. Williams, commonly known
by his soubriquet of Cerro Gordo
Williams, is elected Senator from
Kentucky. He was elected on the
eleventh ballot the ninth and tenth
had stood as follows:
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-01-19
CLARKSVELEE DISTRICT-TEN-
NESSEE CONFERENCES.
First Round of Quarterly Mee,ins

Springfield Sta, Jan. %, q.
Port Royal and Salem station, at Salem,
Jan. &c, q.
Ashland City station, at Ashland City,
Feb. 2, 8.
New Providence and Bethel station, at
Bethel, Feb. 5, y, 10.
Montgomery circuit, at Stamper's Chapel,
Feb, 8, 10.
Palmyra circuit, AT Ebenezar, Feb. 10, II.
Blooming Grove circuit, at lakewood,
Feb. y, %, "a.
Saline circuit at Hopewell, Feb. %, "a.
Cedar Hill circuit, at Cedar Hill, Mch. 2, 8.
Antioch circuit, at Collinsville, March s,
8, 10.
Cheatham circuit, at Walton's Chapel,
March 8, 10
Red River circuit, at WSrtrace, Mch. 20, IL.
Asbury circuit, at Grants Chapel, March
%, p.
ClarksvsIle station, March %, "a.
WELBORN MOONEY, 2. e.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-01-19
Senator Bailey Ola the Silver Bill.
Washington Special to Cincinnati CONNER


SOA%~eOA A~AAAOy OAA AAAO SAASCA ASAAA'
Washington Special to Cincinnati CONNER
cial.
Senator Bailey's speech on the
Matthews resolutions to-day was one
of the strongest made in favor of re-
mOnetizatiOn. He charged that the
decentralization was a sin against
humanity, but without making al
legations against the individuals
who were instrumental in passing
that sinful act, he went ON to state
in a clear, concise, Well-cOnsidered
address, the advantages of remOne-
tization,
Washington Special to Cincinnati Enquirer.
To-day Mr.. Bailey, the new SEN
ator from Tennessee had the floor.
He is very quiet-looking mana
cross, apparently, between a genial
country gentleman and shrewd
village Squire. AS he saunters
along under his dark SLOUGH hat,
with cheek and chin buried under
short but prolific grayish hair, he
looks little like the ideal Senator;
but he proved his ability to-day to
make a strong argument, and, what
is more to the point, he argued SOL
idly in favor of the dollar Of the dad,
dies. He held the attention of the
Senate to-day for over an hour, re-
arranging the old arguments in new
forms,
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-01-19
Dissolution,

The copartnership heretofore existing be-
tween j. S. Neblett and j. \. Grant, under
the firm name of Neblett & Grant, in the
printing business, was dissolved ON the LIST
day of January, 1878, j. A. Grant having sold
his interest to VIM. p. Titus. Those having
claims against the old firm will present
them for settlement, and those indebted TO
them will please come forward and make
payment j. S. NEBLETT,
Jan. r. 1854 j. A. GRANT.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-01-19
SENATE.

The most important business be-
fore the Senate has been the silver
dollar. Mr.. Edmonds has offered
the following amendments as a sub
stitute for Mr.. Stanley Matthews
resolution on tbs subject:
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-01-19

These then are the counts of the
indictment 50 far as he is arraigned
before the Republican party; before
Congress ora party in Congress made
up of malcontents, Radicals and ir-
reconcilable Democrats, they would
scarcely pass muster. But signifi-
cant indication of the animus of that
latter arraignment is the clause of
the letter that relates to the LOuisi-
ana episode in the Presidential
count. 1t is an astonishing compo-
sition and we give it in the unaltered
words Of the letter.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-01-19
Advertised Letters.

Remaining at the GAINESVILLE, Tenn, Post
Office, Saturday, Jan. 10, 1878, II not called
for in thirty days, will be sent 10 the Dead
Letter Office.