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Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-10-05
Harper's Magazine
1879.
Notices Of the Press.
ILLU 8 T r ATE


Harper's Magasins il the Ansric Nssaxin
alike IN llIera ure shd in art--Bostoa TrGvslLeer
The most. popular Monthly IN ths World
" 7. World.
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Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-10-05

TELEGRAPHIC.
Meager News from the Yellow
Fever District.
Only One New Case and Five
Deaths in Memphis to Noon.
The Injunction Case Decided
Against the Board of Health.
Important Ruling by the P. O.
Department at Washington.
No Tidings Yet from Capt. J. Scott
Payne's Command.
Important Discovery Touching the
late Walking Match in New York.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-11-26


The SEWARD RooUEs.-That "irre-
pressibe conflict" leader of Radical
ism, the late William ii. Seward, Sec
retary of State under Lincoln, who
used to order the arrest oil promi.
ncnt Democrat in Iowa or Maine, or
anywhere else, by the ringing of a bell,
had one of his sons made Assistant
Secretary of State, and another ap.
pointed Minister Plenipotentiary to
China, previous to the demise of the
great conhictor. But recent revela-
tions develop the fact that the sons
are no better than the original. Hayes
has been compelled to turn both out Of
office because oftheir miserable "crook-
edness." The one plundcred the peo.
pie at Washington, and the other rob.
bed the Chinese, besides the American
and European travellers who happened
to find their way to the Celestial EN-
pire. The spectacle is one Of the most
disgraceiul that has ever happened in
our diplomacy, excepting the conduct
of the noted gambler, Schenck, who
robbed the John Bulites of thousands
of dollars by "turning up Jack" The
Stewards are square rogues. They rob.
bed the innocent Schenck and plum
dered those who were foolish enough
TO play cards with him. All, however
belong to the school of "moral idea
yendere.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-11-26

THE HAYES BooM.-The Washing
ton Post remarks; "The Springfield
Republican puts on solemn face,
and with an assumed air of candor
pokes fun at the head of the abnormal
Administration by remarking that
there is strong sentiment in New
England and all over the country to
re nominate President Hayes, but it is
futile in the face of Mr.. Hayes decla-
ration in his letter Of acceptance that
he should not be candidate for re-
election. Ii the Republican wants to
get up a boom for Mr.. Hayes, that de-
claration needn't stand in the way.
Mr.. Hayes was not elected, and we
should be delighted to see him try to
get into the White House by honest
means. There is no public man whose
candidacy would be so acceptable To
the Democracy as that of Mr.
Hayes. But why will the Republican
persist in cruelty stirring up the un.
fragrant memory of that letter of ac.
ceptance2' Why not give Mr.. Hayes
rest on that2 1t was that document
which contained his solemn pledge Of
civil service reform. 1t is as pleasant
for him to contemplate, now, as a mar
riage certificate would be to divorced
couple, or broken pledge to consci.
entious TOPPER"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-11-26

A GoDLY WITNESS Mr.. Beecher's
Christian Union cautiously remarks
that the "Republicans are throwing
their caps in the air over the Fall elec.
tions rather higher than the Fall cleo
tions really warrant. In Massachu-
sets last year Mr.. Talbots plurality
was in round numbers $1,000; this
unsr Mr., Longs. is between, Qpe.third
and onc-half that amount. III the per
petual candidate continues to gain in
the same ratio be will be elected next
year. In New York Mr.. Cornell is
elected because of family quarrel in
tho Democratic party. Mr.. Robinson
would have been elected II he bad been
either weaker or n stronger man
either weak enough TO be dependent
on Mr.. Kelly in the city or strong
enough to be independent of Mr.. Til.
den in tho State. Pennsylvania has
gone Republican by upwards of forty
thousand majority, but forty thousand
majority in Pennsylvania one Fall is
small indication what the vote will be
twelve months later"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-11-26

A QUEER SrEP.-Thc Harrisburg
Patriot says; "Mr. Frank p. Devices,
Chairman of the Union Grcenback
National Committee has issued call
for meeting of Grecnbackers in the
city of Washington on tho eighth of
January next TO fix time and place
for National Convention. Could not
some other day have been chosen than
the one that is SO gloriously associated
with the memory Of that grand old
hard.moncy Democrat, Andrew Jack.
SOM" From this movement it is plain
that the lcadersm the late Greenback
movement propose to bring an eject
ment against thsir- subordinatss, aud
substitute hard money in lieu of the
"rag baby"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-11-26
WHAT S0LIDIFIED THE
SOUTH.


Public sentiment throughout the
North has singularly failed to take ad.
equate account of the causes which
have resulted in solid South, yet the
same causes would have produced the
same effect in any other section of the
Union. The Republican masses OF the
North appear to regard Southern
solidity as indicative of the totally do.
praved condition ofthoSouthcrn whites,
when, in fact, it simply shows that
they are more fit to claim common
lineage and share common destiny
with the brethren Of the North. We
undertake to say in rutland solidness,
and not only to say, but to show 30
clearly and iorcibly as TO convince any
honest, unprejudiced mind, that the
white people Of the South were driven
into their present political unity by
forces of Northern Republican origin,
and such forces as could not possibly
have produced any other effect wsh
outa suspension Unnatural laws. There
can be no honest, intelligent man in
any portion of tho North who, if be
will judge others by himself, will not
admit that the solidifcation of South.
crn brains, manhood, character, social
influence and prosperity was simple
and unavoidable act Of obedience 10
the first law Of nature-the fiat of the
Creator.
The reasonable limits of n nowspa.
per article prohibit the citation of eyi.
dence in the detail, and we can only
give aggregated results of investira.
tions. This we propose to do in order
TO show how South Carolina was made
solid, and we present South Carolina
as sample, for the same kind of work
was prosecuted, to o greater or less
extent, all over the South. Rascally
Adventures from the North, in alliance
with the worst classes OF negroes.
seized the machinery OF State Govern.
ment and welded il as an instrument
Of wholesale robbery and intolerable
oppression. Legislatures, composed of
a few white scoundrels and n mass
OF ignorant and vicious negroes, turned
State capitols into dens of thieves and
prostitutes. In single year the gang
who held South Carolina by the throat.
while Grant held bayonets at her
heart, ran upa bill for Legislative OK.
penses,' only, amounting to more than
million and a.balf Of dollars Tho
negroes and their white associates as
shown by official records now before
us bought furniture, clothing, dry
goods, groceries, provisions, wines.
millinery, jewelry-in short all that
their rude natures prompted them 10
call for and the State paid the bills.
We will give few footngs from tho
Official accounts Of a single session of
that aseemblage Of staiesmen-that In.
famous, secthing, fostering mass of
bestial villainy, Of which tho black
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-11-26
TINE Works woSDERs.-Wc wei

aroused to pitch OF enthusiasm when
the news came of the successful laying
of the first Atlantic cable. All the
church bells were rung, the steam
whistles screamed in chorus and gen.
eral congratulations were exchanged
over the auspicious event. But time
works wonders. Last Monday week
completed the laying Of the new cable
that Joined the shores of France and
America, and not only were no dem
onstrations made, but we doubt if one
half the people, may be less number,
knew of the success of the undertak
ing, so common has il become to re.
ceivc messages by cable from the re-
motest parts of tho earth. And yet 1t
was great event, not emily as showing
the wonderful skill and capacity Of
man TO overcome the elements, but
that through this subtle nerve of ma
turo, electricity, we can communicate
our wants, wishes &c, instantancously
to people separated from us by thou.
sands of miles of water. Steam and
electricity are the great agents of civil
ization, bringing nations in closer
proximity, and to the mental view
making this globe of ours insignificant
in size as compared TO what it appeared
to man before the discovery of these
wonderful forces of nature and their
TO his wants.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-11-26

A BAD CARpENTER.-Matt Carpenter
has been interviewing himself for the
Washinton bloody shirt organ and
such other papers as would put him in
print, and he tells about that awful
Democratic conspiracy to elect the
next President by fraud. The House
is to be gcrrymandered so as to make
solid majority for the Democrats,
and the Senate is To be fixed up so
that il can elect a Democratic presid.
ing officer who, in the event Of failure
to choose President and Vice Presi.
dent, will become ex.officio President
of the United States. We seem to
have heard something like this before,
but 1t always comes from Republican
source. The conspiracy is no part Of
the Democratic programme. 1t is the
mere nightmare which haunts the Re.
publican party for the theft OF the
Presidency. Matt Carpenter knows
that was a steal, and he is afraid that
tho ifulprogeny of iniquity which
his party hatchcd on that occasion
will come home to roost-Philadelphia
Chronicle.
Well said, well said The great
crmo Of 1876 haunts them all the time
and everywhere.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-11-26


However discreditahle tho fact may be Il IL
not unnatural that the negroes Of Virgin Ia should
object to be taxed for the payment OF a debt con
tracied for the exclusive benefit Of white men and
at time when u was the correct thing to rob
them Of the just wages Of their labor = Ciareinati
Commercial.
On the same theory tho white peo
pie of the Southern States should be
excused when they show a disposition
to repudiate a debt saddled upon them
by alien thieves and carpet baggers.
Many of the Southern States are car
rying debts which were contracted for
the exclusive benefit of Republican
office holders at n time when ii was
the correct thing to steal everything
that could bo carried away.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-11-26
HOW CHANDLER HIT IA YES.

The odiinr nf tha Washinatnn ca,ni
tai was present at the first meeting oI
these two worthless after the counting.
in process was finished. lie says:
Senator Chandler was n bluff. ont
spoken sort Of a man. He gave Presi
dent Hayes specimen of this quality
shortly after the Administration got
under way. Chandler was disappointed
and somewhat dlsgusted at Hayes for
not inviting the man who had counted
him in to continue as one of the Cabi
net. After his first return to Wash.
ington from term at home in private
life, be visited the Executive Mansion
to pay his respects to the President
be had himself created.
"Well, Chandler" said the President,
shaking his hand, under that genial
smile that makes the office-seeker feel
so happy, "your old constituents were
glad to welcome you home again.
"Yes, Mr.. President; met with but
one man who seemed discontented
He is an old Republican, and taking
my band on seeing me, he said ;
Chandler, believe you are an honest
man you never did steal anything but
the Presidency, and that, as il turns
out, is only petty larceny"
The smile vanished from the face OF
the Administration, and Chandler had
for lunch slice of cold shoulder.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-11-26

Nor SO LOVELY AFTER ALA co.
temporary remarks: Thcorgans which
were 80 swift in denouncing the result
Of the late election in Virginia as an
evidence Of the debt-dodging policy of
the Democrats are now waking up to
the fact that tho Republicans were
chiefly responsible for that result
That careful and impartial Republican
observer, Mr.. Redfeld, has been look.
ing over the field and dscoyeed to
his amazement and surprise that of
the white Republicans, seventy per
cent. voted with tho Repudiators, and
of the colored Republicans at least
eighty per cent. voted that way. This
estimate puts three. .fourths of the Vir.
ginia Republicans on tho sidc of re-
pudiation. OF course, the object Of
this coalition, so far as these ttepubli-
cans are concerned, was the overthrow
of the regular Democratic organiza-
tion, and that object seems to have
been very nearly reached.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-11-26

He HATES LiBERTY.-The Balti-
more Gdzdte appropriately remarks
"Mr Watteison's erratic journal is en-.
tbusiastc over Grants reception in
Chicago recently. 1t says that 'all
parties turned out to do him honor
and although foolish partisan here
and there may have sought to give the
affair a political coloring there was
nothing to justify such misconcep.
tion of the occasion" Mr.. Watterson
has been threatening Tor some time
that if Mr., Tilden is not made the nom
inec OF the Democratic party in 1880
tho South will go over to Grant.
Every number of his paper indicates
plainly that he is preparing the way.
A platoon of Southern men have been
in Washington recently talking about
falling in with Grant. And yet the
Democratic party will survive the
treason and the base timcserving of
oil such unprincipled and unpatriotic
people. The man who favors Grant
for third term is an enemy of popu.
lar government"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-11-26

prostitute was tho ruling clement.
And we want Republicans to look at
these figures. Before condemning this
Southern Democrat Tor advocating a
solid South "put yourself in bis place.
This british crew calling itselfthe Leg
stature OF South Carolina, in a sample
session, expended s262 1888 30 for
wines, liquors, groceries, etc. II any
similar assemblagc, in any Northern
state, had attempted such rascallty
the people would have risen, in their
righteous wrath, and hurled them out
of the Capitol, and most OF them would
have gone out dead, and all the decent
men and women in the State would
have said "well done p
But there are other items Of LEG
islative expenses Tor that sample ses,
sion that are as bad as the grocery and
liquor bill They paid for stationery,
although few OF them could read or
write, s6S,45 80 for newspapers, So,
T67 for fundamentally for private
use-sl16,578. Think OF il More
money than all the legitimate bills of a
session should amount TO, stolen to
buy furniture and carpets for the wives
and mistrcsses OF those black and white
thieves For printing, this illiterate
mob paid just $3.50, ,OOO-enough to
deiray all the expenses of Lcgisla.
ture for four or five years They had
on their rolls 1888 employees including
40 porlers, l24 pages and three chap
lains, and they paid these black loafcrs
and pimps s369,397. The entire ex.
pense OF the session under Democratic
rule, after solidifcation occurred, was
ss4 096.
We have given these accurate state
ments OF fact TO show by what means
the Southern people are forced N
throw Off their oppressors, by uniting
in political nntagonism to organized
robbery. Nopeople worthy OF liberty
could have done otherwise. There il
nothing in modern history Of civilized
nations more cruel than the wrongs
inflicted on the South during the era
OF outrage and crime, OF wholesale
plunder and measureless insult--noth
ing that surpasses it, except the story
of Poland. If these infamous deeds Of
damning villainy had not soldified the
true men of that section, they would
have deserved to perpetually bear the
degradation under which they groaned
for weary years.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-11-26

A LIKELY ANcE.-From what
is now transpiriDg in Europe, We
would not be surprised to see Russia
and Turkey joining hands in the near
future for the purpose OF checking the
menaces of England and Germany, al
though but few years have elapsed
since q terrible conflict ragged between
them. The following is the latest on
this point: A dispatch to the London
Ddliy Ielegrdpa from ConstantInoplo.
dated November 18th, says: "Thore is
a strong tendency on the part Of tho
Turkish Cabinet to enter into an nc
tual alliance with Russia The Grand
Vizier and Osman Pasha, Minister Of
War, especially advocate a close un.
dcrstanding with Russia. II is said
that the Sultan has been gained over
to their views. In this connection it
is rumored that Osman Pasha will
shortly go to Livadia on a special
mission"
A dispatch from Vienna to the Times
says; "Some people think that Aleko
Pasha, Governor General Of Roumalia,
has gone TO Constantinople (repeatodly
refusing TO do 30 at the Sultan's re-
quest) because Prince Labanoff, the
Russian Ambassador at Constantine
pie, has succeeded in convincing Tur-
key that Russia is the only friend who
can cffectnally aid her in overcoming
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-11-26


Go AHEAD, CAPTAIN The Weekly
Record, published at Pittsburgh, is the
last prominent newspaper enterprise
brought to our notice. This journal is
under tho management of Captain
William McClelland, formerly mem
Der of Congress from the district COM
posed Of Beaver, Greene and Washing.
ton counties, which always elected q
Radical, except in this instance. The
Captain was also Chairman of the
Democratic State Committee for sew
eral years, and we are satisfied that
the Record will be discreetly and ably
conducted in the interest of the Demo
cratic party under his supervision.
Send to Room 4, No. l29 Smitbfeld
street, Pittsburgh, Penn'a, for a speci-
mon copy.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-11-26


AwFuL(Y) OF CouRsE.-The bloody
shirt wavers are Mortified at the course
taken BY the Democrats in Maine, who
are now showing up the frauds com.
mitted by Blaine and his coniederates
at the late election in that State. The
crimes committed by the christian
statesmen" indicated, arc equal to
those perpetratcd by Mrs. jerks, John
Sherman & Co, in Louisiana, Florida,
and South Carolina, in 1876, when
the Hayes Electors were counted in
although never elected. Blaine has
tried the JenksSherman plan, but he
Is likely to be defeated in his damna
BILE scheme and exposed before ths
"grand moral idea" vendors and the
rest Of mankind. Scoundrelism, when
practiced by Blaine or q Sherman
should be exposed and punished just
as surely as when committed by a
tramp.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-11-26


The CnANDLlR MoNuMENT.--The
people governed by the "grand moral
ideas" ore talking about erecting a
monument TO the bloody Chandler.
Tho Baltimore Gazette gets in one on
II in this way; Ex-senator Simon
Cameron tells an interviewer that the
immediate cause of Senator Chandler's
death was undoubtedly overexertion
in tho late campaign. II is strange
that man who ran away from Bull
Run in the early stages Of the war
should have actually killed himself try.
ing to keep the country from falling in.
to the hands of the Rebels fourteen
years after the close Of tho war. Zach.
should have a monument"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-11-26

THOSE BooMs. Most of the Wig.
orous Democratic journals are just now
engaged in pushing some favorito for.
ward for the Presidency. The New
York World has started a Hancocl,
"boom;" !" the Washington Post, a Sey.
mour boom !" the Lancaster Inteili.
gencer, a Potter boom" the Harris.
burg Patriot, Bayard "boom !" and
the Indianapolis Journal, q Hendricks
"boom." We doubt the propriety Of
this kind OF work. The Democrats
have lots Of good material TO selec,
from and we are satisfied that none
but Patriot and Statesman will be
nomis ated for the Presidency In 1880.
Not beng in search of postoss'soe, or
any other ofii,,e, we are content to
await the action o, the Democratic
National Convention, ano will agree
to support the nominee Of thai body.
Is not that the best plsn' Boomers"
lot us hear from you on this point
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-11-26

No You DoN'r THE Harrisburg
Patriot, in tracing up tho facts in the
case, remarks "The truth that Gen'l
Hancock had no share in the execution
of Mrs Surratt has been made so mani.
fest that those who repeat the silly
charge against him should abandon it
for very shame. He had no more to
do with the hanging of Mrs. Snrratt
than with the burning of John Rodg.
crs. Her hangman was twice elected
Governor of Pennsylvania, and he has
no doubt absolved himself on the
ground that he acted in the discharge
OF military duty, without troubling
himself about the justice Of the findings
Of the Court Martial. The execution
was nevertheless ON atrocious military
murder"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-11-26

Or Course They Dol-It is an old
saying that "young chickens always
come home to roost," no difference
whose premises they are trcspassing
on during the day. The last case in
point is the following: "The colored
brother in Virginia, every man of him,
voted on the 4th instant to repudiate
tho State bonds, amounting to sl5,.
100000. The white voters generally
opposed the wholesale swindle, but
they were powerless against a solid
and overwhelming negro vote in favor
ofrascality. The Republican capitalist
Of the North, who, to great extent,
hold these repudiated bonds, will now
curse the darkey. They gave him the
right Of suffrage to lick the Democracy
Of the South, not TO cheat his especial
friends
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-11-26

A Bio JoB.--Mr. Henry Bergc, the
ofiicious animaltarian, has written a
letter to the Society for the Proven.
tion Of Cruelty to Animals at Cadiz,
Spain, suggesting that the young King
Alfonso be petitioned, in view of bis
approaching marriage, TO put a stop to
bullfghting. He does this as the
friend Of the bull, though men arc Of
ten killed by the infnriated animals.
1t is not easy to see why His Majesty
should select his nuptial occasion to
prohibit bull.fghting, or what connec-
ton there exists between the two.
The King, however, will probably not
stop the cruel sport by royal decree.
He would not dare TO do 80. 1t would
do more TO make him unpopular than
any reform he could undertake. An
advance in education and refinement
and the preference for more intellec-
tual and humane amusemeps among
the people themselves would be a bet
ter way TO abolish bull lights than a
compulsory decree. The noble sport
OF fighting bulls in Spain will proba-
bly, close about the time that garlic
eating becomes nnfashionabc.