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Year: 1867

We have heard a good deal during some
time past about the sword OF Dahoc!es
hanging over the heads of the Southern
ers, and over certain high officials, intim-
dating them to do certain things and to
abstain from doing certain others The
last we hear of this sword of Domocles is
through our special telegram from Charles
ton, published yesterday, and comes from
the distinguished Senator Wilson, who is
stumping the South Mr.. Wilson, in his
second speech at Charleston, on Friday
night last, told the white people that if
they coerced the negroes not to vote for
the Republican party. or attempted to pun
ish them by turning them out Of employ
ment and their holdings for voting for
that party, that would lead to confscatlon
and he (Senator Wilson, would then vote
for conGscating the property of men so Of
Tending. Now, we think there has beer
quite enough of this suspended sword, rod
or confscatiOn, especially when used, as in
this case, for partisan political purposes
Such talk is puerile, childish and altogeth-
er out of place. 1t is even worse than
that-it evinces disposition to exercise
tyranny over people who are bowed to
the earth in political matters, and to make
the condition of their restoration the sup,
port of a particular party. Besides, such
threats are entirely unnecessary, as the
reconstruction acts of Congress have laid
down explicitly the rule of action for the
Southern people, aAd the condition Oh
which they may be restorcd.--M T. Her
| oIH
Year: 1867

GRATIFYING CHANGE.-One of the
most gratifying indications of the change
in public opinion, which is going on, is
the late municipal election in the city OF
Lancaster, Pennsylvania. This town, the
residence of Thaddeus Stevens, and the
capital of the strongest Republican county
in the Union, has just given Democratic
majority of $50, being gain Of $40 since
last fall This is rcble rebuke from
his townsmar of the arch Radical, which.
as coming from that source, he can not be
Indifferent to. If the change which has
taken place in Lancaster is an index of the
State; and it is fair to infer that it is, Penn
sylvania is certain TO go Democratic this
fall.
Year: 1867

At the Paris Exposition it is said that
novelty will be on exhibition, in the shape
of an artificial horse. The ingeniously
constructed animal when ready for the
road will travel twenty-five miles without
stopping, and afterwards may be wound up
in few moments SO as to 60 as much far
ther and so on indefinitely. A horse like
this must be valuable acquisition, provi-
ded it can be bought chesply as the noble
animal Of which it is a copy.
Year: 1867

THE CoABINATIoN OF ART AND SCIENCE as dis
played in photography doubtless secures to the
efortsrof the empiric a small measure of success
but If the branches of his work could be segre-
gated and viewed separately by an expert, the
former would be laughed at as a caricature, and
the latter consider, a hap hazard jumbling to-
gether Of certain chemicals without knowledge or
regard as to the result. This mica blending Of .
beautiful art with rather complex science Is,
perhaps, seen in very few instances in higher
state OF perfection than at G. K. RBEs Co.'S
Photograph Gallery In this place, where they
have devoted many years to the patient study Of
all the intricacies Of their profession, which, al
lied to large practical experience and artlstis
tasts, must place them among the pre- eminent in
their calling.
Year: 1867

CANINE STRENGTH AND PERSEVERANCE
durance of the dog was strikingly illus
trated at the upper market yesterday. A
huge, fierce looking mastiff, with an appe.
tite keenly whetted, doubtless by long
fast, was prowlipg about the butcher stalls
nosing out any morsel which would afford
him good breakfast. As luck would have
it (dogs are sometimes lucky, beefs
head had been thoughtlessly left on the
ground. Its weight was all of ten or twelve
pounds, but avordupois was not to be con-
sidered when hunger was gnaWing at the
vitals; so, true to his instincts, the dog
seized the bloody skull and started off. Ii
proved to be the property of freed
man, who did not at all relish the idea
of losing the chief ingredient of a big pot
Of soup without, at least, putting forth
some effort to reclaim it. At the same
time, the mastiff did not like the idea OF
relinquishing so valuable prize without
astruggle; and then commenced one Of the
most exciting races ever witnessed. Freed
man pursued with all the feetness of foot
he could command, and the dog summoned
to his aid all the powers of locomotion
with which nature had endowed him but
as two heads have ever been conceded to
be better than one, so are four legs too
much for half that number, and every
second proved that the gap between pur-
suer and pursued was widening. 1t also
became painfully apparent to the luckless
negro that while the dog was augmenting
his speed he showed no signs of relax
ing his grip; for the animals tail did
not seem more securely attached to his
rear than did the beef's head to his mas.
sive and powerful jaws. Up Sixth street
the chase continued, to the CONSERVATION
and dismay of all timid ladies, and to the
very great amusement Of sundry boys and
persons of larger growth, who had fol-
lowed to witness the result. But luck
again interposed in the dogs behalf, and
to the great chagrin and disappointment of
the negro: near the northern end OF Sixth
street between Jackson and Duval, q deep
ravine intersects it, which in years agone
was known as CULTIVATION" Down this
steep declivity the dog plunged without
regard to consequences and without the
loss of his prize, for when the negro had
threaded his way to the bottom of this
chasm, filled with weeds and briars, the
dog was nowhere to be found. be had
no doubt, sought refuge in some one of the
many cavernous recesses, where undis
turbed he enjoyed his meal, and revolved
in his mind (dogs have minds) the fac
that "the race is sometimes to the swift
and the battle to the strong"
Year: 1867

RETURN OF REV. DIR. JETER.-The many
friends of this eminent divine will be gra-
tilted to learn that he has returned from q
protracted visit to Canada. We saw him
yesterday. He has greatly improved in
health and strength, and will minister to
the people of his charge tomorrow fore
noon and evening.
Year: 1867

DETENTION OF A TRAIN.-The train on
the Central railroad due here yesterday
afternoon at $3.50 did not arrive until 9
o'clock last evening. The delay was
caused by the breaking of some of the en-
gine's machinery near North Mountain
Summit. No injury other than the above
was sustained.
Year: 1867

The newspapers from the inte-
rior bring us renewedly the infor
nation that the freedmen are,
becoming more and more averse
to work, and generally declare
that they will make no contracts
to labor for the coming year.


With the present aspect of
things, political and material, it
is to be hoped that they will con
tinue to think thus and act accord
ingly. There are two classes of
persons who need to learn by such
a lesson, the freedmen themselves
and the white people.


We trust the former will in
some way make a living. They
can get work by the day to a
great extent, and can obtain land
to work if they can give sufficient
guaranty that they will act the
part Of good tenants. Such as
really desire to be useful men to
| themselves and families will dc
well to buy lands and open farms
of their own. Lands are abun
dainty cheap, and the man
who cultivates ten acres well
thoroughly and attentiyely, vii
find his hands and those of hi'
family, though half grown, album
dainty full, and his idle hour


very few.


i IF the others do not choose T.
to work for their ''old masters,
Year: 1867

told them, Is the heritage OF all,
and if they fail to work they viii.
either starve, or the pilfering and
stealing to which SO many of them
are addicted already will become
so insupportable to all the indus
trious and honest among them
selves and among the whites, that
their further enjoyment of the
status of citizens will be extreme
Iy doubtful. ea


A great deal has been said
about the 'sbest friends of the
black man. Really, his best friends
are personal industry, integrity
and economy. They are the best
friends ofany man. Without them
one will have few, ifany-none at
least who have either respect for
him, or desire for his prosperity.


But our white population win
learn a lesson from such determi.
nation Of the freedmen not to
work for them. Tt will be that Of
| giving up all reliance on other
labor than their own, and especial
ly ofat once abandoning extensive
cotton planting. We avealways
insisted that white men can labor
in Southern fields as beautifully
and efficiently as negroes. We
have so insisted because we have
known them to SO labor, and with
much success. When negro labor
was plentiful, there was SO little
need of this that it was easy to
persuade men that the white man
L 4 4 =


could not bear the heat of the
sun, nor the morning dews. Now
necessitT viii compel even the
thick woods farmers to do their
own work. -, -


The absence of the negro from
the field viii compel the employ
ment of labor-saving machinery,
and more careful cultivation. 1t
will also render it necessary to
diversity crops, and to take more
care In the raising of animals, etc.
The very vices which are increas-
ingly manifest in the negro win
make this the more needful, and


economy and watchfullness will


become habitual where heretofore


good natured profuseness and in


difference had been the character


istic of the planters.


The result of all of this win be
4 either that the freedman becomes


himself an industrious farmer as


tenant or owner, or that after a
years attempt to suck a aliving


from the air or steal it from those


who do work, he win find it nee
essary to accept employment at


it's current value, and to work


faithfully when employed; while
I the employer, abandoning the pre-
| carious culture of large crops,
with contract labor, which is al


ways wretched, win only give em
ployment to such as work faith
: fully and for only such time as ht
: actually needs their services. /
he makes contracts, he will bt
careful tc stipulate for faithful Ia
Dor, and the privilege to discharge
Q the laborer if such be not his ser
8 vice. He win pay. with cash il
i, hand, weekly or monthly, as b,


may hire his men. He viii SETTLE
0 the amount of rations pound b.
s pound. In short, on either sid
|. there will be the most definite ant


complete understanding Of tn
L rights and duties of each.


|, Thus, with a snug and c0mpac
Il system Of agriculture and thorough
. freedom from any dependence o.
. the laborer, the latter will find i
L his necessity to be faithful, an
3 this alone will ever make him 81


while the Southern planter or fal


mer will become what he has neV
% er vet been--an independent mar
> I-[New Orleans Picayune.
Year: 1867

In South Australia the people are
paying considerable attention to iron
manufacture. 1t is said that the iron
ores of that colony are unbounded in
quantity, lie close to the surface of the
ground, and are OF extraordinary rich
ness, some of them yielding ninety per
cent. The difficulty is want of coal,
but the re are inexhaustible forests OF
wood for smelling, and even if2eoal
had TO be imported from New South
Wales, the extreme richness OF the ores
would, it is thought, more than make
amends for the extra cost of fuel.
Year: 1867

IT being necessary to verify a will in
a Probate Court in Cincinnati, one day
last week, an old lady came into the
city for the first time in forty-eight
years. though she had always lived
within ten miles ofthe place.
Year: 1867

AN engagement is announced be-
tween a Hartford, Conn, gentleman OF
considerable wealth and u handsome
lady of an adjacent town. The engage
ment ring is the novelty in this in
stance. 1t is made Of solid plain gold,
in which is set single diamond of re-
markabIe brilliancy and. great value.
The setting Is said TO be entirely new in
design, and the engraving on the inside
very beautifully executed. The word
ing is uovel. It is follows: "From


1867. Each for the
Year: 1867

Maynard at observation-disclosures OF New


Expressions and ViOIence-Dis2race-


fuI SeRttmenfs-Freemen Read and


Reflect.


Correspondenceof the Union and Dispatch.


DRESDEN, Tenn, July 81 1857 We
bad the Hon, Horace Maynard with us
yesterday, who labored for three and half
hours ina spseSh 10 thirty eight Of Bfa%n-
lows loyal melish and about one hundred
and fifty citizens Of our county, and be-
lieYing that some of the points made by
the gentleman should be made public
throughout the State, / propose to give
them. The first hour and half of his
speech was devoted to the Rebels-trying
to demonstrate the fact that "they were
whipped" Like he colored man who took
a Rebel prisoner at the battle before Nash
vile, said they loere c0tched.


He then went on to try to intimidate the
Conservative Union men Of the county by
threats. He knew that the respectable
portion of the Conservatives were not
going to do anything very outrageous
themselves, but the SlOth, slime and filth of
the rebellion, or the Conservative party, as
it styles itself, will do the dirty work; and,
said he, " let them do it, let them com
mence as soon as they please, and whenever
a Union man, (meaning Badicals) either
black or white, is molested, all that you
have got to do is to notify these blue coated
boys, and they know what to do. They
will not put themselves to any trouble
to arrest the offender in such a case,
but they will strike nearer home, even
at the root, by arresting and holding as
hostages five or six Of your best and most
influential Conservatives; and if a colored
man should lose his situation, or home, by
refusing to vote the Conservative ticket,
that he should sue his employer and recover
damages, not only for the amount due for
services rendered, but for the amount he
NAV think himself entitled to for said dis
missal.


He finally wound up by making an ap-
peal TO the lowest passions Of the dregs Of
society, by telling them how he had stood
up for the Union at all times, how he had
been persecuted, his family driven from
home, his property confscated, ETC., and
that the rights of the Brownlow party
should be respected, aud if the force now
in the field was insufficient, that it would
be increased stated the BrownlOw-F Fletcher
administration had been very wisely and
economically conducted, though he did not
have time to enter iLto any argument on
these last issues.


On the whole, l think that his speech
here yesterday was disgrace, even to the
party that he represents, mean as It as, being
composed of bitterness, persecution, and
that low vituperaton, and shameless dis
regard for truth which should characterize
the speeches of every public man.


Very respectfully, UNION.
Year: 1867

And for the special pleasure and profit Of the
young. each week we will give a general literary
and religious miscellany. Nothing shall end
its way into our columns unit for the perussl Of
the mothers and daughters Of the land. Depre-
eating the demoralizing sensationalism Of many
contemporary journals. we shall eschew that
character; striving 10 give ths.reader substantial
matter. prefsrring TO be useful rather than


ensatiOnal.
Year: 1867

Every department Of business has an imme-
diate interest in the markets Of the country. and
in its financial fluctuations and condition. The
man who fails TO keep himself properly ad-
yised as to the rise and fall Of the markets, az
controlled by the laws Of demand and supply.
and the relative condition Of the currency, is
exposed to constant loss. and must necessarily
fall behind his more intelligent and euterprising
nsighbors. In order to make our paper valuable
as well as interesting. we shall continue to
make this SPECIAL FEATURE. Our Daily
Market Reports. domestic and foreign. by tele-
graph, and our City Reports. gotten up at heavy
expense, have challenged the commendation OF
our best business men while our current Finan-
cial Reports from all the leading money centre


of the country are fuller than have ever


published by any other journal in Tennessee.
Year: 1867

We shall constantly admOnish the Southern
people to be seifreliant 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 will pay special attention
to the COST and STATISTICS of manufacturing.
and exert ourselves to encourage the diversi6-
cation of Southern industries and the develop
uent Of Southern resources.
Year: 1867

by A CONSOLIDATION OF THE ,yASH-
VILE UNION AND AMERICAN and the
DESPATCH 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 to present a Newspaper hiths.
to unsurpassed in this city or State


IN FULLNESS AND ACCURACY
NEWS. our paper will compare favorably ith
the best in the entire country; and in saying
this. we only repeat the expressiors Of many
our patrons. who are most capable Of judging in
uch matters.
Year: 1867

The ''red republican" element, as it is called
in EurOpe-ths "anarchicnl element as it
should be more justly ealled-is not worry strong
ia this country but At makes good deal of
noise-enough to scare good many we'll mean
ing people over into the ranks Of a party with
whose reaetionary spirit they have 10 sympathy.
When q floud-v0ieed fellow cries out, sin the
name of liberty let us have chaos" there are
quite a number OF men in the community who
say to themselves, .Ifswe must choose between
chaos and the democratic party, we shall have
to take the latter,--N- Y. Post.
Year: 1867

MARRIED BY MsrAKE.-A couple in Detroit,
Mich, were married by mistake the other eVeN
ming. Two couples went to the church, one to
get married the other to act as groomsman aad
the bridesmaid They all stood up before the
altar, and the officiating clergyman supposlng
that both couples were to be married, requested
the gentlemen to ioin hands with their respecN
tive ladies, which was done, and in a very short
space of time the four were made two. The
situation being fully realized by the latter
couple, they concluded to accept what they
could not very well help.
Year: 1867

During the early days of Pittsburg I'm old
Italian spent several winters in working a
placer claim high up on the side of Bully
Hill. In order to work the ground, tven in
winter, be had to dig ditch from aineigh-
boring creek to conduct water to hiAciaim.
The miners about the place thought she old
man ignorant Of mining, and regardA him
as foolish for wasting his time in workb z on
the steep side Of the mountain, where, \hey
said. no gold had ever been deposited OF
could lodge. Finally the old man, who
seldom had anything to say to anybody,
packed up his blankets and left the camp,
and every one supposed he had been starved
out in working his hill claim, and had to go
and hunt better diggings elsewhere.


Two years ago Anderson Tetrick happened
to pass the Italians deserted claim, and con-
cluded he would return and prospect there a
little, just out of curiosity. He did so, and
to his surprise found that the dirt contained
splendid gold prospects. He has worked
there for two winters, and be informs us that
the last thirty days he worked the ground
paid him ten dollars per day. The dirt is of
dull red color, and has the appearance of
having been subjected to great heat, but it
pulverizes and washes very easily. There is
no doubt but the ol Italian made his fortune
in that claim.
Year: 1867

ONCE MoRE.-We have'several times called
attention to the dilapidated condition Of a
portion Of the sidewalk on Main street. No
one can pass along the walk from the bakery
to the end of the planking near Crowell's,
without danger of dropping through holes or
falling over loose and tottering plank. The
only safe way of navigating that portion of
the town at present, is to take the middle Of
the street for il
Year: 1867

During the past year the
firm of Richards & Co. have turned out over
a dozen new four and two-horse wagons,
besides building several light buggies, and
doing a large amount of shoeing and general
repairing. Their shop is always crowded
with work, and they never lack for custom
ers. The cause of their success is found in
the simple fact that they are good mechanics,
and let the people know it by advertising in
their county paper.
Year: 1867

MAMMOTH work of rebuilding the
Mammoth mill, at Quartz Hill, is progressing
satisfactorily. 1t will be in running order
about the middle of next month No more
rock can be taken from the shaft until it can
be cleared Of water BY means of a pump
propelled by steam power. 1t is estimated
that there is enough paying ore already
taken out to pay the expense of removing and
putting up the MILL
Year: 1867

. KELLINGEn-We are informed that the
stockholders of the Williams & Kellinger
mine, having failed in making any satisfac-
tory arrangement for the lease of the mine to
the agent of the Swansea Company, have
concluded to commence prospecting the claim
again ON their own account. They have
made propositions to rent the old Kelly mill
and Babcock's engine with a view to working
the rock on the ground instead Of shipping it
below. There is no doubt but there is tens
of thousands Of rock in the Pittsburg district
that will pay, provided it can be worked on
the ground
Year: 1867

SHEEP RAIslNG.-This branch of industry
appears to be almost entirely neglected in
this county. No finer field for the business
can be found anywhere in the State, and if
some of our enterprisng farmers wonld turn
their attention to it we are satisfied they
would make ii pay we'll. The natural pas
turage on Pit, McCloud and Sacramento
rivers and their tributaries is sufficient to
support thousands of sheep the year round.
As there is very little expense attached to
the business of sheep raising, we wonder
more attention is not paid to it in this
county.
Year: 1867

BEE TREEs.-Wild bees are becoming very
numerous in the woods of this county. We
heard of four or FIVE swarms being discovered
last week and one tree. when cut down,
Welded q large quantity of very fine honey
Year: 1867

AAAGNEN&.


II idlcness does not produce vice or
malevoleneo, it commonly produces
melancholy. Let every man be occupi-
ed. and occupied in the highest employ
ment Of which his nature is capable,
and die with the consciousness that he
has done his best.


FRIENDSHIP.


Life Is TO be fortified by many friend
ships. To love and be loved is the
greatest happiness os existence. II I
lived under the burning sun Of the
equator il wauld be pleasure to me to
think that there were human beings on
the other side Of the world who regard
ed and respected me; / could aud would
not live if were alone upon the earth
and cut of from the remembrance Of
my fellow-creatures.


1t is not that man has occasion TO
fall back upon the kindness OF his
friends. Perhaps he may never expe-
rience the necessity Of doing so; but
We are governed by our imaginations,
and they stand there as a solid and inn
pregnable bulwark against all the evils
of life. Friendship should be formed
with persons of all ages and conditions,
and with both sexes. l have friend
who is a bookseller, to whom have
been very civil, and who would do any
thing to serve me; and have two or
three small friendships among persons
in much humber walks of life, who, l
verify believe, do me considerable kind
ness according to their means. am
for frank explanation with friends in
cases Of affront. They sometimes save
a perishing friendship. and even place
it upon irmer basis than at first; but
secret. discomfort must always end
badly.