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Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-08-08
The Nashville American and the Negro.
winchester Home Journal

individuals, during heated cam
paigu discussions, sometimes on the
spur of the moment make very PASSION
ate and painfully imprudent remarks.
But we never saw journal claiming
high rank and station commle SO
serious an error as the one committed
bv the Nashville American on the ne
gro question III connection Win t,e
Railrold Commission. We know the
American strongly favored ral'road
regulation bya Commission Tor tnat
PURPOSE, but never dreamed that this
hitherto leading journal would resort
to such terrible means to procure the
end aimed at. The American 8 adyo-
cacv of Shaw was little surprising,
| but to see it fall in love so suddenly
with the entire negro race as TO solrclt
their support of the Railrord Commls,
sion is positively a glaring shame. And
for what purpose is all this )? 1t IS be-
cause the American thinks the negro
Is a poor, down trodden racer surely
not this. for the white man has MS own
property taxed to educate the negro.
Il is because the editor OF the Amerl-
1 can nrefers to take his seat IN the car
by a burly negro in preference TO z
| white man? We confess we don
| know the reason, but if any one VIII
offer a better reason we VIII mos'
cheerfully accept 1t.
/ When the American says that one
of the purposes of the Railroati Com
missions is to secure to the negro ni'
right in the cars, it gives the Commis
sion a blow which will result In the
most disastrous effects imaginable
There are many good men who really
think we ought to have a Raliroae
. Commission, but when they learn one
OF the chief purposes is to secure th'
negro a seat by them i'll the cars, ne
force can be brought to bear upol
them to induce them to cast thel
votes in that direction, for there are a
least a few people in this county wn'
do not. nor never will, believe IN socia
: equality between the races. When W
: think OF where such doctrine lead'
the question becomes alarming, an'
we cannot pass over it without nc
tice. The negro question is trouble
some one. For it 10 be moosed i
this way is nothing more nor less tna
the meanest demagoguery, and shoui
D meet the severest condemnation OF a
i good. thinking men.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-08-08

D. A. Bradford, wholesale paper
dealer OF Chattanooga, Tenn, writes,
that he was seriously afflicted with q
severe cold that settled ON his lungs;
had tried many remedies withquI
benefit. Being induced 10 try Dr.
Kings New Discovery for Copsun,p-
ton, did so and wasentirely cured ey
suse OF a few bottles. since whieh
Il me he has used il in bis family tor
all Coughs and Colds with best results
This is the experience Of tlio'isanu:s
whose lives have been saved by TINS
pWonderful Discovery. Trial Bottles
J free at Owen & Moeros Drug store.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-08-08
R. s. BROADDUs'.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Oct. 70,

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Oct e, 1851.
Mr.. W. S. Jones, City: ,.s,,,,, laboIod
The sample of Smoking Tobacco received OF you aGelea
.PIpE OF PEAoE is the Smoking Tobacco nave
had in ten years 1t is delicousy - plenU @
. @ - and- doesn't bite the tongue shall smoke none
strong sfu long as can get TINS and want 10 lbs lay
'o.er osrsa, Fsiny1day YowRfriend II GEo 81 vRyS
Acknowledgement by b B. ROSS, Rossvlew Iehh, an
:; style Orders from jebbers and whole
sale dealers solicited.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-08-08

and If calls on them to help the sDem-
octsatsp God save the markl) establish
= railroad commission that will give
tbena eoual access to the sleeper and
the ladies' car. But few weeks ago
it was slobbering over the poor iarmer
and shipper and demanding protection
for them against railroad extortions.
Now it wants commission That VIII
eoualize the races in the parlor car
The American well knows that TINS
thing is fraught with direst danger
n knows that white people Will NOT
hermit it and negroes do not expect ~,
and vet it dares endanger the puoiic
safety by calling up question tnat
will lead to anarchy and bloodshed u
ATTEMPTED. It does it not Tor love ol
the negro nor for Justices sake-tne
only two tenable reasons that couia
prompt it-but it does it to gam re-
cruits to itself from ignorant and dar-
ing negroes to help it and It's men 10
seize and hold the Offices IN Tennessee.
ABOUT THE SUPREME JUDGES
Lawrence Democrat.
| We have been quite interested IN
the agitation of the question as 10 Ihe
character Of men to be chosen Tor ou-
preme Judges, and also in the cues
| lion as to the time they should oe
nominated. In the first place we IN
| sist that the American has no authorl-
| ty to interpose a disqualification oi
any character, much less such DIS
/ qualification as would effectualiy ex-
/ clude men. who otherwise might be
fully competent and acceptable, but
who. in the legitimate pracuce ol
their profession, have rendered servl-
ces for some corporation. The true
linwardness of this suggestion Is ina,
the American, despite the warnings o.
almost the entire State press, and the
emphatically significant vote OF tne
neonle at the last election, means tt
inject the putrid carcass of the railroad
commission into the next canvass ahe
means to have it considered, if posi-
Bile. in all nominating convention'
from that for Supreme Judges Gown
The extraordinary significance OF
party 90 arranging itself, Ia the mus
of a heated presidential canvass, us !
defeat lust such a part OF its own ncke
as shall be unmistakable condemna
, ton Of that part, seems to go unheeoe'
!, nv the American We warn the Amer
ican and the other papers OF that WI,
Of thin king, that the railroad commis
sion. if put back into the canvass mex
wear. will land the party IN wfecl
ruin and disaster. The American
egregious errors and inexcusabie olun
! derings are doing the party 1t propo
: ses IN sI1pport an infinite amount
damage.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-08-08

Ones hair begins TO fall out fiom
many causes. The important quos-
ton is: What is sure TO make Il
grow IN againg According 70 the
testimony 6f thousands, Parkers Hair
Balsam will do it. IL quickly covers
bald spots, restores the oriEins'l aosor
when the hair is gray orhaded, er'1at-
Gates drandfuil, and cnuses tno scalp
I to feel cool and well. u y noi a. dye,
moi greasy, highly perlumed' sale.
Never dissapoints those who require
mice, reliable dressing.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-08-08
The Right to Think and Speak.
smith County Record.

The people OF this part OF the state
have for n long time been convinced
that it is dangerous 10 intrust their
rights and interests Of the bosses who
manipulate the political machine, and
il has been quite difficult TO maintain
party organization, especially when
any trickery has been suspected. ~
has been possible 10 keep them satis-
fled with conventions and nominations
only by taking the utmost care IN glv-
ing them perfect freedom 70 express
their choice at the lIrlm lries ana coun-
w conventions, and never putting them
in Jacket so straight that they could
not breathe freely. But the expert
ence Of the last canvass, we believe,
has given them 4 greater dlstiste Tor
conventions than ever before. To DC
placed in am iron vest, without room
TO breathe freely, and TO lave the par
Nv lash heavily laid on il man dares
to think outside the platform or TO ca
press his thoughts, is prospect not
very cnticing to lrec-born American
citizen.
say what you please, the people who
brcatbe our fresh mountain air VIII
think for themselves and they VIII ut-
ter their thoughts. There is n spirit
OF freedom abroad, and our exchanges
are full OF declarations OF indepehd.-
Ience. There is very little that would
Hcrook the pregnant hinges OF the
knee" to the bosses, except IN those
who are seeking after oiIicc, and u -
so evident that they do 1t that thgiit
may follow f.lwning that their course
excites the disgust OF thoughtful men
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-08-08

An excellent tomato soup IS made
in this way. Ii is 50 simple, and re-
ouircs so little skill in its preparation,
that it will prove acceptable To many ;
One quart Of sLewed tomatoes, strlihcu
20 that no seeds remaini add i gener-
Gus quart oi boiled milk; PIT apiecc
OF butter the size OF an egg IN the tu-
reen: add two tablespooniuls Of rolled
cracker and salt pepper 10 TASTE Pour
over this the boiled milk, then add the
strained tomatoes; mix thoroughly and
quickly and serve.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-08-08
Gen. Grants Burial Casket.
Naw York World.

The casket in which the remains OF
ten. Grant will be buried in state"
metallic caslxet, the finest and the only
one of the kind ever made. The length
is six feet and weighs 250 pounds, The
she'll will he OF red cedar, covered with
the finest purple silk velvet and with
heavy silver mountings, handles and l
portals. The inside metal IS to De OF
highly polished copper one-eighth inch
thick. which will be lined with very
heavy cream-colored satin, tufed and
corded. There will be a pillow OF the
same material, upon which will be
ribbon-embridered the initials ~. >.
CT in material of the same color.
There will be full-length cover with
thick. French bevel-edged glass. The
caskct will be perfectly alright The
outside box, of cedar, will be heavily
lined with lead and with solid silver
mountings and corner trimmings; pro-
nounced as ,,early indestruchbie as
possible.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-08-08
BITTER LET IT DROP.
Dresden Enterprise.

Social privileges need not the arm
of the written law for their creation or
sustenance; they adjust themselves and
exist AS part OF the common law:
Nothing tends more to brew dlscord
and hefghten race prejudices than the
ntterance of the American to the effect
that the negroes are deprived of their
RIGHTS ON the railroads. 1t begets IN
tolerable impudence among the vicious
colored classes and disturbs the pleas
ant relations existing between the bet
ter disposed negroes and the whites.
In this matter the American can best
retrieve the error OF the past by silence
in the future.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-08-08
Tullahoma Guardian.

We have always wondered why 1t
was that a railroad commission was
advocated so persistently by certain
parties if it was not to give salaries 70
favored henchmen. 1t is now piain
that a commission is wanted Tor anotth-
er purpose-to placate the negro by
giving him first choice OF seats IN the
cars, and SO lead him out OF the wilder
ness of Republicanism into the camp
OF progressive Democracy. Let us
have the commission now by all means
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-08-08

One ounce OF lavender mixed with
one ounjt Of wnter or alcohol and
suriukIed about room will rid IL Oh
ales. One who knows says that four
applications at intervals will bo suili-
cient to drive away host.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-08-08
COME OUT SQUARE.
Jackson Blade.

The American has worked itself INTO
fever of indignation over fancled
wrongs to the colored people. 1t says
that first-class accommodations are de-
MED them; that the negro has to pay
f;rst. class fare and ride i'll the smoking
car The American demands equal
rights for the colored people as the
law nroyides. Does it mean equal
rights at theatres, churches, hotels and
ali nnblic places, or only on railroads ?
The negro may not ride IN a Pullman
palace car, but he Is not 1,.1 19oI enough as;
to be caught with chatf The Amerl-
can must come out square on the ques-
ton of equal rights, not only on the
railroads, but in theatres, churches ana
hotels, before it can hope to win votes
from the negroes.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-08-08
WORSE THAN THE WORLD.
Fayetteville observer,

Tt resorts to the methods of the long
AGO carpet bagger. 1t tells the negro
.tbe American does-that laws passed
for his protection are dead laws. that
thew are not enforced, that he is de-
prived OF his Hrights," that on railroad
cars he pays first-class fare and receives
second-class accommodations, and that
his remedy or redress Is IN voting Tor
a railroad commission. The course OF
the American is, if possible, more Oh
fensive than that Of the late notorious
World. on which the people OF Ten
nessee set the seal Of their disapproba-
tion. Bad as the World was, it did
not attempt to create distrust and dis
satisfaction among the colored people
bv holding up to their gaze imaginary
wrongs and insisting that they are real
and being imposed upon by the domi'
nant race, the whites.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-08-08
McMinnville standard.

The custom in the past has been to
hold two conventions, and we peIieVe
it would still be the better plan true,
it would be economy to do the Work
with one convention, but economy
can sometimes be carried too lar. Ii
the Democratic party ean.or will dis.
card all such epithets as 4the machine
"independents," etc, and harmonlze
upon broad gauge, liberal Democratic
principles, the people could more con-
fidently trust the work to one conven-
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-08-08

A Vermont girl went into mead.
ow to sketch COW. The COW was OF
the masculine gender, but the girl
didn't know it. She does now.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-08-08
THE AMERICANS FIREBHAND
Gallatin Examiner.

The South adapted itself to the new
order of things by passing laws giving
the negro all of his. newly acquired
rights under the amended constitu-
ton. Cases arose, which were carried
to the Federal Supreme Court, and
Republican Bench so ruled, but they
ruled too that no law, human or divine,
could enforce negro equality in social
life, So stood the ease until very re-
Gently. After few spurts OF dissent
from negro lunatics OF the north, and
Fred Douglass, the whole country set
tied down in quiet We hear OF no
troubles ON railways, hotels or theatres;
All aof a sudden" the great machine
organ at Nashville, The American, re-
wives an adjudicated question and
uours forth series OF articles laudato
ry of the negro, and notably OF a wretch
at Memph.s aspiring to a Federal ap
pointmeat. The tone of the articles ]:
calculated to dissatisfy the negro and
create restlessness. Interviews are
lhad with leading eolored statesmen
and preachers which disturb the gen
teral peace and quiet.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-08-08
A coMBUsTIBLE ISSUE.
Fayetteville Express

The Nashville American is playing
with a dynamite cartridge when 1t
fools with the race problem. The first
thing you know there will be an ex.
plosion, and everybody will think that
an internal machine has destroyed the
Democratic party. How delighted
would the foes OF the party be to see
that question agitated. The state debt
issue produced disruption, but COM
pared to this it would be a zephyr to a
cyclone.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-08-08

An associated press dispatch from
New York, SAYS: General Henry Q.
Reed. of III Broadway, New York,
president of the London q Continental
E,,ftle Company, capital sl0U90,O0O, is
selectinp for purchase million acres
of the grazing plateaus OF Tennessee.
The cattle will range the mountain
ranches during the summer, ana be
wintered in the farming districts oil
the Iowlands. M
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-08-08
NEGRO EQUALITY DEMOCRACY.
Puiasgicitizen.

The American is trying TO. force ne-l
gro social equality. And not only
this, but it is trying to make such .
thing Democracy. il asserts that the
negroes do not get their social rights,
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-08-08
NO PROMISES OF SOCIAL ES6OA
Lebanon Register.

The Democrats should be glad tore
ceive negroes into their party, but
should do it honestly and fairly, and
not make them promises they cannot
and will not fulfill. Especially should
the social question be handled careful
ly. If the American, in its greed ior
gain and power, is not careful 1t WIN
Get us into interminable trouble. NO
6Tnmises should be made on this score
especially, and if the colored voters
wish to change their politics let them
do it of their own accord.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-08-08
THE STATE PRESS.
What Tennessee Papers Say on Varions
Subjects.

BETTER CHEESE THE RACKET.
Athens Post.
AThe old Wings must goP Better
not keep that up. There's to, many OF
them, and they are not the descendants
of Tories, either.
WORSE THAN BRoWNLoW.
Franklin County News.
The machine organs, the American
in particular, seem to pc greatly exer-
cised over negro equality. The Amer
ican is worse than Brownlow ever
dared to be. Oh, Shaw!
CAN'T DO WITHOUT THEM.
Jackson Dispatch.
1t is bad policy on the part OF the
Nashville American to abuse the old
line Wings. The Democratic party ol
Tennessee would stand a poor showing
for success without their cooperation
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-08-08
OUT HERODS HERoI
Lebanon herald.

The Nashville American seems to
be irving to out World the World IN
vipor and intemperance of its denun7
citation of those who do not believe as
it does on political questions. Indeed,
it always seemed to us that merritt
wrote as he did because he Thought IL
was expected OF HIM, and not because
he really believed all that he sad; on
the-other hand, Vertrees appears to be
in dead earnest in his absurdity.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-08-08

,h o win find an Elegant the Latest Style Silk and 00
DressGO Goods. - . n
An Immense o Brocade, Plads Striped ana FN' ~
varied stock OF New Swiss 1nnorooe0
Embrodees MATCH Egyptian lH'es anu "'
~ ns Svna Torcon and other Ices in great proiusio
IT, p ,o White Dress Goods Extra Bargains IN ne "n
and Cored Linen Table napkins to match eau early
low and extra quality beauty Of these goods Will maze ~
rapidly -,
The Cheapest and Napkins and Towels in the city can Oe %
r. S. BROADDUS.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-08-08
COOP FOR iNsoMNIsTs.

gDurinc weeks of interior travel on
elephant or camel trains, alone among
natives hundreds of miles from any
town. there would be many successive
nights | dared not sleep. We always
had to build around our camp a PAPA
da. or kind of a palisade, oi BAMBOO
sapplings driven into the ground. IN
the enclosure we kept a huge bonhre.
Il would draw wild beasts from the
Jungle, but they would have found us
ont auyhow, and this was the only
wav to see their approach. All night
living on my vile hearing hyenas,
| iackals, tigers, etc, rubbing the pals
AIDE and, what was worse, smeiling
them was not conducive to sleep. !
always left word with every Amer.
can or English Consul, saying. i VIII
arrive at such place on such day
and send you courier on that day: Al
Won fail to hear from me lose no time
in sending out guard Fortunately
they never had to send. l weni
armed to the teeth, frequently show
ling the natives | was dead shot, KEEP
them afraid of me and let them know
j carried no money. Their pay de
pended on my safe arrival.
In places where whites had neve
trod I found Hennessy brandy, En-
glish ale and Dublin stout Ameri
can canned goods and notions wer
] EVERYWHERE, sometimes cheaper tha
J nj home. From Japan 1 sailed wit
sixteen acrobats, five dancing girls an
other natives TO the number Of thirt,
, ak I had along two orang outangs,
lot of boa constructors, the roosters, VI
not they nor five years handling
menageries gave me the trouble
: those girls.
( THE VILLAIN STILL PbRsUEs HER
IL aNot one OF them could speak
rd b ut Japanese, but they tock
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-02-23
PACIFIC COAST ITEMS.

There have been no deaths in Shasta
county during the entire winter.
1t is seriously proposed 10 annex Idaho
to Washington Territory. Many Idahoans
object.
The Chico foundry, which was burned a
short time ago, has been rebuilt and COW
cred in.
A fox was shot on the Courthouse steps
at Oroville by Deputy Sheriff Guidery on
Monday last
Over 5000 sheep are said TO have been
lost in the vicinity of Princeton, Oregon,
during the last snow-storm.
Count Murat, one of the oldest pioneers
of Denver, Col, died recently pauper. He
was well to do in former days.
Sheep men say they will have the latest
sheep in the spring that they have had for
ten years, besides the best wool crop.
The mysterious and fatal disease that has
been carrying off horses on the upper Mo
kclumne river has now extended 10 hogs
and other stock
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-02-23
SOUND SENSE.

The following, from the Chicago Inter
Ocean, 50 precisely meets our views, that
We give ii editorial reproduction without
"cut:"
The Legislature of Illinois ought, among its
hrSt statutes, 20 pass n suitable statute under
which all persons who recommend the use of
dynamite for the purpose Of cffectiug social 70
forms can be landed in the penitentiary as &c
cessor1es 10 murder. or insiigators of treason
against the State. Several 3settileIeus Chicago
cranks are getting up aud Issuing brutal mani
lestoes advising tramTs 10 learn how 10 manu-
iacture and use explosives, and then TO use
them so as TO destroy the wife aud daughters of
some man on Prairie avenue or Michigan
avenue whose highest oiicnse is that he has
amassed capital enough to Ike able To offer en-
ployment to laborng men who have not the
means to employ themselves and who for lack
of capital with which to employ themselves
must either be employed by others or suffer
10 suppose that labor without capital Us the
creator of capital, or that it is anything else
than very helpless and unfortunate commod-
lty, or that II can improve Its condition III any
way by destroying the capitalist who alone can
give him or her employment, the law cannot
punish mere ignorance. But when in addition
ignorance puts on the panoply of crime and
death to the hand that feeds it, mas
much as the continual reiteration OF these
threats generates the Will 10 execute them. the
H,terance Of the threat or the printed or written
or spoAeD recommendation OF the use of dyna-