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Year: 1868

A Republican friend of ours, who re-
sides in this city, and who follows the
river for livelihood, went to New
Orleans few weeks ago, and while there
got into difficulty with colored deck
hand that he was working, using only a
few ugly words in addressing the black
individual. A nigger policeman hap
pening along just then, laid his hand
upon our white friend and said to him:
"Come with me, sab, which he declined
to do, when the official knob of the bureau
drew up over his head his club, at the
same time displayed his police badge,
and repeated in an authoritative tone,
Come with me, sah." Our friend went.
His ebony majesty conducted him before
a little weazen- faced official, who in
quired into the matter, and coolly ad-
dressed our friend assfollows: "As this
is your first offense, l will make it light
on you, will make it light, very
light, sir" Then, figuring on piece Of
paper, announced forty dollars as the
SUM of which he was to be lightened. Our
friend Ightened his pocket-book accord
ingly, and says his Republicanism was
lightened likewise. 1t is needless to say
this little affair added one more to the
Democratic majority in Floyd county.
-Netc Albany Ledger
Year: 1868

The Boston Post thus cleverly states
the question:


Now, as he is the servant and trustee
of the people alone, in his high office,
and the supreme law which he defends is
but their organized will, he has right to
look 70 them in such a contest for their
support and sympathy. Whatever we
may choo'e to think of this conflict as
quarrel between the Executive and Leg
islative branches of the Government, the
deliberate invasion of one of those
branches by the other, no matter what
the pretext or how great the provoca-
ton, is not to be endured. For it is
much more than personal affair merely
20 the President 1t is q question of the
existence of the Executive Office, which
is an independent branch of our Govern
ment. 1t is an issue respecting the con-
tinued distribution of power, whether
one department may usurp and absorb
what never was given to its keeping, and
for whose exercise it is in no way respon.
sible. 1t is al impudent assumption on
the part of the Radicals that they are
Congress because they happen to be in
the majority, and Congress is the people.
The people never delegated their power
entirely to Congress. That body, only
fractional at present, toe, was elected by
the people of the various districts into
which the several States are divided, on
local and incidental issues in good part,
and not necessarily for comprehensive
national purposes. The President is
elected by the people of all the States to-
gether, and his choice is their simulta-
neous and comprehensive act His is
the sole branch of the Government, there
fore, which represents them as the whole.
He is the Chief Magistrate of the nation.
And Congress nevertheless assumes that
his Office is subordinate to itself, instead
of coordinate, e, and proceeds to depose
its occupant and degrade its functions
If this is not actual revolution, outside
ofthe Constitution" against the Consti-
tuition, with intent to hold power, per-
haps under the forms, but an open hos.
tility to the meaning aud intent of that
sacred charter, then revolution never
will be inaugurated even with the acces-
sorry of violence.
Year: 1868

From the Richmond Whig.l


At the last calling of thecase of the
United States against Jefferson Davis, In
the Federal Court in this city (last Mo-
yember), the trial was postponed at the
instance of the Government, to Tuesday,
26th instant, in order, as was stated, to
afford the Chief Justice of the United
States an opportunity to be present and
conduct the trial. 1t was also agreed
between the counsel of the respective
parties and the Court that If, as the day
approached, it should be ascertained that
the Chief Justice could not attend on the
day named, the case should be informally
adjourned 10 some other day, withoutre-
curing the presence of the accused or
his counsel If we are correctly in
formed, letter was received here some
DAYS ago from Judge Chase, stating that
il would be out Of his power to be here on
the 26th Of March. and suggesting post
ponement to the 9th Of April But since
that letter was written the impeachment
proceedings against the President have
been instituted, requiring the presence OF
Judge Chase in Washington for an IN
definite period. II is therefore impossi-
bic to say when the case OF Mr.. Davis
will be tried. Probably never; almost
certainly not till after the Presidential
election.
Year: 1868

SENATORS and members are besieged
with applications for tickets of admission
to the impeachment trial. 1t is said that
parties are trying to get them to offer
them for sole. They can readily be sold
for $40 each. 1t will require a pretty
sharp lookout to keep them from being
counterfeited.
Year: 1868

Connecticut is said to be, in proportion
to its population, the richest State in the
Union; the average property of every
inhabitant is over 5000, which is about
one hundred dollars higher than the ave-
rage in the State next highest-Rhede
TaIand
Year: 1868

The Boston correspondent of the Chicago
Tribune, in speaking of the lecture system,
thus tells the story of New England's
physical decline. He says:


''The Lyceum in New England il in a
demoralized condition. Lyceums cannot
arrange paying courses, owing to the fact
that the best lecturers get so much more in
your young Western cities than our Eastern
communities can afford to pay. A town of
FIVE thousand people, with you, has six en-
terprising, warm blooded young men, who
want to take out three four young ladies
apiece, once week, to lecture, where a
similar town with us has six not very young
women who must stay at home in pinched
and chilled maidenhood, because the
seventh woman can get a heau.o


That is a sad picture of Yankee society
at the present day. It's youthful blood is
ali gone.
Year: 1868




The testimony being concluded, the jury
retired to consult upon their verdict, which
was that the victims of the recent disaster
"came to their death from Injuries received
while passengers in the cars of the New
York express train from the West, on the
Buffalo and Erie railroad, at Angola, New
York, on the 18th day of December, 1867,
which injuries we're caused by the last two
cars of the said train being thrown from
the track of said railroad, at or near the
creek bridge, about 1900 feet east of Angola
Station.


"And we do further say that the immedi-
ate cause of said cars being thrown from
the track, was a bent axel in the forward
wheels of the rear truck Of car No. q,
belonging to the Cleveland and Toledo
Railroad Company it being the rear car
of the train, and the axel being SO bent by
causes which we have been unable to dis
covert that the wheel dropped from the end
Of the frog, inside Of and did not lap on
the wing rail, thereby forcing the opposite
wheels of that truck off the rail, and the
CATS off the track.


"And we further say that the said car
had been subjected on thattrip, at Erie and
at Dunkirk, to inspection, in the customary
manner, by experienced inspectors, and
that such bent Axel was not discovered on
such inspection, and could only have been
discovered by the application OF some
mechanical test applied for that purpose.
The jury are of the opinion that some
/ system OF inspection ought to be immedl-
ately adopted and enforced, by which such
defects can be detested with certainty"


Signed BY the jurors and Coroner.
Year: 1868

Every department Of business has an imme-
diate interest in the markets Of the country, and
in its financial fluctustions and condition. The
man who fails to keep himself properly ad-
yised as 10 the rise and fall Of the markets, as
controlled by the laws Of demand and supply
and the relative condition Of the currency. as
exposed TO constant loss, and must necessarily
fall behind his more intelligent and enterprisins
neighbors In order to make our paper valuable
as well as interesting. we shall continue to
make this SPECIAL FEiTuRE. Our Daily
Market Reports. domestic and foreign. by tele-
graph, and our City Reports. gotten up at heavy
expense. have challenged the commentator Of
our best business men; while our current Finan
rial Reports from all the leading meuey centre
Of the country are fuller than have ever


published by any other journal in Tennessee.
Year: 1868

And for the special pleasure and profit Of the
young. each week we will give a general literary
and religious miscellany. Nothing shall find
its way into our columns unit for the perusal
the mothers and daughters Of the land. Depre-
eating the demoralizing seusationalism Of many
contemporary journals, we shall eschew that
character. striving TO give theresder substantial
matter, prefsrring TO be useful rather than


eusati0nsl.
Year: 1868

We shall constantly admonish the Southern
people to be self-reliant, and shall do what We
may be able TO induce the establishment OF
manufactures in our midst for our home pro-
ducts. To this end we viii pay special attention
to the COST and STATISTICS Of MANUFACTURING
and exert ourselves to encourage the diversib-
cation Of Southern industries and the develop
uont of Southern resources.
Year: 1868

BY A CONSOLIDATION OF THE ,yAsH-
VILE UNION AND AMERICAN and the
DISPATCH, and by the generous and united
support Of the UNION AND DIsPATCH by the
patrons Of both the former papers. the Proprie-
tors are enabled 70 present Newspaper hithe
20 unsurpassed in this city or State.


IN FULLNEsS AND ACCURACY
NEWS. our paper will compare fsvorably itb


best in the entire country; and in saying


we only repeat the expressions of many


patrons, who are most capable Of Judging in


matters.
Year: 1868

And kindred topics. we shall also give an ex-
tensive variety Of valuable and interesting mat
ter-the best adapted to the farming classes o.
our State. which will. in great measure. sup
ply the place OF a family agricultural paper.
Year: 1868

scientific operation in the grand,
lodge of Euphemia. One Of these is
besides a prophecies, and another has
committed to her the ark of the tes-
timony, which contains the keys to
the treasury of wisdom. There are
others too numerous to mention.


A new government, in order to
thrive, must Of course have some sort
of revenue, and hence peculiar
banking system will be adopted by
the new goverDmentizers. 1t is not
yet fully developed, but so much is
known that all those who come now,
at tile appointed time and sign the
constitution, will be principal stock
holders, The money deposited in
this bank will be expended for the
good of mankind, while the deposi-
tors will, according to the amount in
vested, receive choice places in the
Time Without End. At present, the
exchequer is very low


There is scarcely a prominent
spirituaIist in this city or the State
who has not given his allegiance to
this government, and the women have
gone over almost in body. The
new government organ, but recently
started, has already a list of 1000
subscribers-no mean indication of
the root this scheme has taken, The
question will naturally come up, are
these people honest? One who has
mingled with them cannot doubt but
that at least a majority are fully I'M
bued with the notion that the system
Of the new or celestial female gov
ernment is a revelation from powers
fully qualified to revolutionize the
world, aud place women in the chair
absolute. They discourse Of this
! theme with a volubility that is per-
Eectly astonishing AS to the precise
manner in which the world is to be
governed under the new regime they
seem to have no fixed idea, They
truly assert that the government is to
be theocratic in form, and that the
church is to govern the state, while
the church itself will be regulated by
the princess Of Jerusalem, Euphelniu
Abba, who now directs the govern.
ment through the grand council.
(Some think that when the time for
taking the reins has arrived the mode
of government will be made clear t,
mortals by the great lady Of wisdom
and power. This is modern spiritual.
! ism.
Year: 1868

A FEARFUL LEAP.-Last evening,
about a quarter Of six, man named
Mcdonald, aged twenty>four years,
was seen to walk hurriedIy over the
suspension bridge until he had
reached the middle of 1t, and then
divest himself Of all his clothing ex-
cept his shirt. Having thus prepared
himself, he sprang upon the bulwark
Of the bridge and with a crv, leaped
out into the river. The distance to
the water below the bridge is about
one hundred feet, and from the mo-
mentum acquired in falling such a
distance, he struck the water with
considerable force, which must have
rendered him senseless. His rash
act was noticed by three boys who
v ere rowing in a skiff near by, and
they Immediately pulled toward him,
and succeeded in dragging him into
the boat. 4aying been partially
restored by treatment he received,
he made a desperate attempt to free
himself from his captors, crying out
that he wanted "to die like man. -
They succeeded in bringing him
safely to shore when he was taken to
his home at the foot of Race street


The cause FOR his rash attempt is un-
known.
Year: 1868

A DREAM REMARKABLY Full
FILLRD.-Rev. l.. W. Lewis is now
publishing in the Texas Christian
Adrocate, his "reminiscences Of the
War, and gives this remarkable in
stance of the fulfillment, Of a dream {:


A man by the name Of Joe Wills
liams had told dream to many Of
his fellow soldiers, some of whom
had related it to me months previous
to the occurrence, which | now res
late: He dreamed that we crossed a
river, marched over a mountain ana
came near church, located III wood
near which terrible battle cnsued
and in a charge just as we crossed
the ravine he was shot in the breast.
On the ever memorable 7th of De-
cember, 1862, as we moved at double
quick to take our place in the line OF
battle, then already, hQtly engaged,
we passed Prairie Grove Church, a
small frame building belonging to the
Cumberland Presbyterians. | was
riding on the flank of the command,
and opposite to Williams, as we came
Iiu view of the house. That Is the
church, Colonel, saw in my dream,
said he. | made no reply, and never
thought of the matter again until IL
the evening, we had broken the
euemy's line and were in full pursuit
when we came upon dry ravine IN
the woods and Williams said: Just
on the other side Of tie hollow ! was
shot in my dream, and | will stick
my hat under my shirt. Suiting the
action to the word, as he ran along
he doubled it up aud crammed it into
his bosom. Scarcely had he adjusted
it before a minnie ball knocked hin
out of the line Jumping up quick
ly, he pulled out his hat, waved j


over his head and shouted, I'm al
right The ball had gone through
four thicknesses Of his hat, raised


black spot about the size of man
hand Just over his heart, and droppet
into his shoe"
Year: 1868

In 1866, Grant "saw with regret
the action of any officer Of the army
taking conspicuous part in the
political discussions Of the day." This
is one or the few opinions he ever ex-
pressed, and it is painful to see that
he has to retract it now.
Year: 1868

THE CIRCLE OF TEMpERANCE.-This is the
name of the new Order recently started in
Richmond by members of Stonewall Di-
vision and other Sons of Temperance,
together with some who did not previously
belong to any Order of Temperance.


A paper adopted at their last meeting
proclaims that this Order is not sectional,
but national, and invites to its connection
oil who are willing to eschew politics and
fanaticism and unite in the one single OBJ
ject of total abstinence from intoxicating
drinks. Some of its members belong to that
number who for several years past have
honestly endeavored to maintain connec-
ton with the National Division Sons of Tenn
perance. But the growing disposition at the
North to organize divisions of colored persons
in full fellowship with the Order, with the
formation of John Brooon division of cos
lored men in Boston, excites a prejudice
which, it is said, interferes seriously with
the success of the "Sons" at the South.
The difficulty is not practical one but the
most distant affiliation in q matter about
which our people are so sensitive makes it
necessary to separate. There are many
Sons of Temperance at the North who are
as much opposed to colored membership as
those of the South, and there, as here, the
subject is fruitful of discord and strife.


To escape these evils, and the admixture
of politics in general with the cause, " The
Circle of Temperance propose new and
simple basis, so guarded as to offend no rea-
sonable applicant for membership, and so
comprehensive as to take in respectable
white men from every quarter.


They say that they have no hostility to
the negro, but believe all attempts at ANAL
gamation in social organizations unkind to
the race as well as unwise. They wish to
live on terms Of peace and amity with their
old associates among the Sons at the South
and at the North, while they unite to their
fold any from either part of the country
who may he Of their way Of thinking.
Persons desiring information should write
to Mr.. L. Pleasants, Secretary "Circle Of
Temperance" Richmond.


A circular setting forth more in detail
the principles of the new organization may
be obtained on application as above.
Year: 1868

ATTACKED BY RoBBERs.-A highly re-
spectable citizen of Union Hill had an
encounter last Saturday night with two
negro men, whom he has every reason to
believe were bent on highway robbery.
The rascals laid in wait for him on New
street, as he returned from his place of
business, supposing, no doubt, that he car
ried with him the proceeds of the sales of
the day. He observed them, however, in
time to draw his pistol and fire at the fore
most, who fell, and rolled down the hill.
The other Immediately took flight.
Year: 1868

ledge the receipt OF slaat paid on policy on my
late husbands life. Ihad no right to expect it. for
able counsel had informed me that my husband had
forfeited his policy by travelling beyond
limits; but of this both he and myself were igno-
rant. The noble equity and generosity Of your so
ciety fills me with surprise and gratitude. l..s,


May the blessing Of the widow and the fatherless'
and of those who were ready to PERISH be upon you,
sir, and upon your great and generous Society.


Very truly and gratefully yours,


jy 3I-15t MINERVA Y. BROWN.
Year: 1868




In another column we publish the i'm
portant correspondence between Gen
eral ROSECRANS and General LEE
and other Southern leaders, at the
White Sulphur Springs Of Virginia, con-
cerning which so many statements have
recently found their way to the public
press. 1t will be read with deep inter.
est by the whole country. The people
of the land are anxious to know the real
truth of the matters concerning which
the Radical leaders have so persist
emily sought to confuse and misiead
the public judgment. The Radicals
have been for weeks in n state of alarm,
irritation and rage, fearing that the
many falsehoods they have circulated
during the canvass would be laid bare
BY the statements of General LEE and
his military and political associates of
the late Confederacy. Hence their
comments upon the proceedings ut the
White Sulphur Springs have lacked
point or meaning, and served only to
show the blind venom of the adder.


The mastery letter of General LEE
will carry conviction to every thought
full and unprejudiced voter in the land.
1t is a calm, judicial, pacific, earnest,
and emineutly patriotic paper. There
is nothing in it which every patriot and
lover of the Union and Constitutional
Government, from Maine to Texas, may
not heartily endorse and ratify. 1t is
not a senseless and hypocritical cry for
peace, like that of GRANT, to mask the
designs of leaders whose only watch
word is violence, and whose only hope
lies in tanning the dying embers OF Sec
tioual hate; but calm aud statesman
like setting forth of the agencies by
which the blessings of nation
al harmony may be secured, our
credit revived, and the country made
united, and in every portion become
happy, prosperous, and free. The
wretehed caIumnies, which are the sole
stock in trade of the Radical leaders,
are crushed to the earth By this state
ment; henceforth they must conduct
the campaign wholly on the defensive,
defending, if they can, their manifold
usurpations and atrocities, and their
cruel and shameless plumber of the
earnings of honest labor, in order to
swell the profits of the rich and heart
less of their corrupt organization. The
issue is now reduced to one between
these leaders and the workingmen OF
the land, and upon this the result must
now turn
Year: 1868

To attempt to fatten three hogs into 200 pounds of pork on just as much feed as would keep two nicely growing.

 To estimate agricultural fairs as arrant humbugs and spend three days every month rowing the country political meet ings

 To depend upon borrowing your neigh bor's rakes, mowers, and all sorts of imple- ments, in having and harvest time.

 To house up thousand bushels of grain, waiting for rise, till one-tenth has gone to feed rats and mice, and the re- mainder smells like the essence of rat, and the price down forty per cent.

 To plant one big orchard of fruit trees with 6rstthought of making money, and leave them to do or die.

 To keep two fancy five hundred dollar carriage horses, and pay six dollars day for team to blow.

 It is positively poor practice to call "book learning all bosh, to ignore news and agricultural papers. and attempt to keep an even yoke with your progressive neighbors by main strength and stupid
Year: 1868

The N. r. Day Book, attributes the rise in the price of cotton, to the expense attendant upon manufacturing the short staple of India: that they have altered their machinery for the purpose of resum- ing the manufacture ofthe American. The North Arkansas Times says, in reply:

 We hope our cotemporary may be cor rect in his surmises, but We attribute the recent rise in the price of cotton to anoth- CT cause. The newspapers of the South have been unanimous in urging upon the planters the folly of raising cotton, at the prices which prevailed all last year, and with the present unreliable system of Ia. bour, and the oppressive tax imposed by Congress, This was having its effect, and the spectators put up the price just at the planting season, in order, as We believe, to induce the people of the South to again plant largely of cotton The planters and farmers of the South are so poor that their necessities will require them to sell the new crop as soon as it can be got ready for market; and mark our werd, the price will be as low as it was all last summer and fall. If our people are as green as the Yankees take them to be, they will fall into the trap. Who, we enquire, are reaping the benefits of the present high price of cottons Not the people of the South, for two thirds of the entire crop was sold to the Northern spectators, or Northern manufacturers, before the price advanced. There is trap laid for you. If you raise cotton, to the neg lect of breadstuffs and provisions, you will be obliged to sell at the spectators price, which will be next to nothing, and will be forced to buy your provisions at ruinously high figures The effect will be to make you still poorer. Each planter and farmer will judge for himself in this matter, we presume, but our opinion is still frm that they should raise no more cotton than suf- fcieut for domestic purposes.
Year: 1868

SrRoUTlNG PoTAToEs.-Mr. J. C. Thompson lately read an essay before the American Institute Farmers Club, which seemed to attract much atten- ton from that wise body, and as it may be. new to many of our readers, we condense the practical part and publish it.

 He sprouts his potatoes in shallow boxes, (two and half or three inches deep,) filled with sandy loam. Cut the potatoes into pieces of only one eye, and lay them thickly over the bottom of your boxes, first having covered the board half an inch with soil,) and then sprinkle fine dirt over them till the box is full. Wet with warm wa ter occasionally, and in from two to three weeks they will be ready to set in the open ground. Only one plant should be put in hill.

 This would be good way to treat varieties of which you have but little seed, as every eye may be made into a good plant.