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Year: 1874

The last session Of Congress spent six
or seven months in vain endeavor 10
frame a finance bill having for its object
the resumption Of specie payments. Par.
ties were about equally divided on the
question oil contraction or initiation. A
return to their constituents seems 10 have
convinced the Republican Senators, at
least, that there should be no great DIFF
ticulty in agreeing on q finance policy,
and as result we have the introduction
and passage oi bill by the Senate this
week, in less number OF days than
months were occupied last session in dis
cussion without any practical result.


The Senate on Tuesday took up the
bill reported by Mr.. SHERMAN from the
Finance Committee, ITO provide for the
resumption Of specie payments" and
passed it after a brief debate, which only
served to show Democratic opposition tc
any measure Of practical legislation, Sen
ator SHERMAN gave clear explanation
of the bill, which we annex, as It will aid
our readers 10 better understanding ol
1t. he said:


The first section, providing for the re-
demption OF fractional currency with coin
met with the approval OF both the Sec
retary OF the Treasury and the President
The second section, which repealed the
law making q charge Of one'fltth Of one
per cent for converting standard gold
bullion into coin, required sacrifice on
the part Of the Government 10 the extent
of $S5,000 per annum, that being the
amount levied last year upon those who
brought gold bullion to be made into coin.
The third section provided for free bank.
ing. Under the present law banking
is virtually free in some OF the western
and southern States, but in great com.
mercial centers Of the country it was not
free. This free banking section, therefore,
provided for the enlargement Of the vol.
ume Of currency In case the business Of
the country demanded 1t. It also proposed
TO redeem United States notes 10 the ex.
tent Of eighty per cent Of the amount oil
new bank notes issued. The section did
not propose either contraction or eXpan-
sion OF currency, leaving 1t to be governed
by the business wants oil the community.
The bill also provided ample means 10
maintain and provide for specie resump-
tion, and no Senator could doubt that II
the bill became q law specie payments
would be resumed on the lst Of January,
1870.


Senator schuEz objected to the bill be-
cause 1t did not provide for the destruc-
ton Of the eighty per cent Of legal tenders
redeemed, but left it discretionary with
the Secretary Of the Treasury to reissue
them. Still he would vote Tor the bill
because It contained a pledge to return to
specie payments.


The Democratic Senators had the de-
bate to themselves, the Republicans
voting down all motions to amend. Sen
ator Thurman led in opposition, declar-
ing that "tinkering bills" would do moth
in for tho business Of the country, nothing
but time, honesty, economy and retrench'
ment would bring back prosperity.
History, he ayerred, showed that the
business Of the country never revived at
a less period than four years after . panic.
he desired to amend the bill 80 that part
Year: 1874

TWELFTH ANNlvERsARY.-Tho 12lt
anniversary OF the English Lutheran Sun
day School will be celebrated tonight
and tomorrow night in the Opera House
with more than ordinary interest. Ovel
500 children will participate in the exer-
clses oI tho evening. The entertainment
will be very interesting, and no one could
spend their Christmas evening more agree.
ably than by going 10 the Opera House
tonight.
Year: 1874

WHISKY CRAZY.-At this hour lone
o'clock some youth who commenced his
Christmas orgie the night before, is max.
ing the region hereabouts hideous with
his drunken raving. The midnight IS
reeklng with his foul profanity despite the
efforts Of his companions to quiet the
whisky demon within him. A little at
tentiOn from the police with few hours
Of quiet meditation in the lookup, topped
off with a fine Of about SEQ, is just the
remedy for such chaps,
Year: 1874

| 1t is hopeful sign to see such men as
| Sherman. Sheridan and McKensio in con.


tultation with the government in regard


to our Indian affairs. 1t is no use to 60
back to the bottom of the question to
argue on the rights of the savage, or our
right to the possession of the country.
Abstractly the Indian would hava the ad>
vantage of us, and especially SO were a
Geneva Conference to settle the matter.
But that is neither here nor there, the
great interests of humanity that are rep
resented by the whites of the country,
even at the expence of a little orthodox
hardship to our red brethren, demand
that potent remedies be applied promptly.
The land will be possessed by the Anglo
Saxon, and all the colored and weaker
races, must go to the wall when they come
in contact with the kecner and harder
steel, in the breast OF the pale faced ins
terloper from over the broad waters.


Experience teaches US that the only
remedy for the stoical indifference of the
Indian to our better civilization and its
numerous advantages, lies in amalgama>
ton. This is dead sea reflection, as
far us the hopes of their final absorption
by the Unsuitable Angle-Sa1on nav is
concerned While the Indian confesses
to some little partiality to the pale face,
in the shape of "mince meat" yet every,
thing he has hitherto done in this respect !,
exhibits mortal terror of him when he
comes in the character of relative.


These reflections bring us to this con-
clusion, that the good natured, milk and
waterish doctrine of absorption, is most
woeful failure. Then, we ask, what neIta
There is only one reply. 1t may seem
hard, selfish and cruel, but it must be
made, and the reply is determination.
The interests Of civilization, the interests
Of the Christian religion-paradoxica as
it may scem-dcmand that the remnants
of the tribes who have lived here since
the food, and who refuse their consent TO
the government of the dominant class,
and persist in the slaughter of its people,
must be sacrificed to the general safety.
Now then-heartless again-the only
question to be determined is the meaus
and their sufficieney to accomplish the
end at the least possible expenditure of
time, treasure and men.


Twenty thousand men, under the lead
ers named, would do the work in two
years. In Gods name let them ha. o
them, and let the wall of the lnnoccnts
on the border cease. 1t is predetcr,
mined policy; let its execution commence
at once. Again, VIC repeat that it is a
hopeful sign to see these eminent soldiers
in consultation with the government on
this yeIed question, and our government
will be recreant to its highest trusts
should it fail to act, and promptly, too,
upon the advice of the men to whose
valor the work must be confided
Year: 1874

The Connecticut Democratic Con,
vention declares in its platform that
The greatest danger to the perpetuity
of our government is corruption. The
baneful poison has crept into the very
blood of the nation, and its miserable
effects are seen in every department
OF the government, from the lowest
and meanest to the highest. 1t con,
stitutes our national disgrace.
Year: 1874

We never know how much we think OF
our friends until they move off or die.
The truth of this ''saw" was forcibly
brought to mind the other day upon
reading an article in the columns of the
Weatherford Times, lamenting the de-
parture of the Signet for Dallas. While
Brother Newton was competitor for
local patronage, the Times men were not
so fond OF him as they now are, since he
has put nearly hundred miles of black
mud between the Signet and the Times
Human natur, human natur.
Year: 1874

( An Illinois woman, whose sou Wis
tied a billiard saloon against les will,
marched into the place the other
night and playfully carromed a beer
mug oil the eye of the bartender.
Never will that woman'r boys visit
his saloon again.
Year: 1874




The last number of the Gatesvllle
Sun has long account of the killing
of j. II. Armstrong Esq, at that
place one evening last week, briei
note of which has already appeared
in the EXAMINER.


1t seems to have been q dark and
mysterious crime. We have known
Armstrong for two years, and always
believed him to be harmless man.
1t seems impossible that any one
could have enmity enough towards q
man of his character to wish to kill
him. He was q genial companions
BILE fellow, and one who harbored
malice against no mortal man. We
have heard it suggested that his death
was occasioned by some young men
making an attempt to irighten him
for Amusement, and that the fatal re-
salt was an accident. We think the
circumstances look very much like it..
Year: 1874

There is power of liquor 50 pcuetra
ting, so uplifting fer brief time, that it
is hopeless to combat the desire for it ex>
ccpt by stimulating agencies that do its
work without its reaction. Food that
supplies the nerves directly will do this ;
sleep and baths and pleasant excitement
will do it not alone, but taken together.
Give men some place where they have
a right to be, where cordial cheer rrcsides
where they may sing, joke, dance, not
with the restraint of a moral asylum up>
on them, but in the freehold spirits that
make men laugh and sing in the streets.
1t is not reading.rooms that men want,
where they are not allowed to speak above
whisper, and the rustlng of paper
calls down the librarians hasty warning,
but conversation rooms, and singing halls.
and wrestling matches, where the esprit
is enough to keep decent order without so
much as a placard on the wall. Every
soul, whether wealthy or workingmap,
has right within limits to bo happy in
its own way, and good people ought to
beware how they pass upon those limits.
Give the free impressionable roisterer
chance to be rdlicking and free, give the
quiet man his corner where he can snatch
the rest and laugh at his joke. Give the
world amusement of the most genuine
sort, fun that is no. at all instructing or
elevating, but fun pure and simple, that
sends its potent shock through all the
nerves, setting them to rights when out of
sorts, clearing the head and freshening
body and mind better than any elixir
handed down from the fall. Give people
chance at this, and at something like
broad social fellowship, and see whether
the rum shop can stand such attractions.
The church should do this work, going
out with hands filed with the good things
of the world, to tempt men away from
poison and husks. Tie best
woods, the best music, the drama, all the
delights Of society must be popularized,
and put in reach of everybody to this
end. The prOh;bitory policy does not
work; counteracting policy has not been
tried.
Year: 1874

Have the courage to discharge debt
when you have the money in your,
pocket.


Have the courage to speak your mind
when it is necessary that you shoulG do
so, and hold your tongue when it is yra.
dent 70 do SO.


Have the courage to own that you are
poor, and thus dsarr poverty of its sharp.
est sting.


lave the courage to tell a msn why
you will not lend him money.


Have the courage to tell a man why YOU
refused him credit.


Have. tho courage to cut the most agree, ,
able acquaintance you have when YOU are
convinced Chat be lacks principle a friends
infrmities. but not with his vices.


Have the courage to show your respect
for honesty, in whatever guise it appears.
and your contempt for dishonesty ands
duplicity By whomsoever 1t is exhibited


Have the courage TO wear your old
clothes until yOu can pay for nsw ones.


Have the courage to prefer comfort aud
prOprety to fashion. Ia all things.


Have the courage TO acknowledge jour
ignorance rather than seek fer knowledge
under false pretenses,


Have the courage, in providing enter
tainmont for your frieads, not to exceed
your means.


Have the courage to obey your Maker
at the risk of being ridiculed by man.
Year: 1874

A young man entered the bar room of a.
village tavern and called for drink
NO. said the landlord, "yos have had
too much already. You have had deir-
um tremens once, and / cannot sell YOU
any more lie stepped aside to make
room Tor couple of young men who had
Just entered and the landlord waited upon
them very politely. The other had stood
BY sullen and silent, aud when they had
finished he walked up to tho landlord and
thus addressed him six years ago, at
their age, / stood where these
young men now are. was
man Of fair prospects. Now, at
the age of twenty-cight, l am wreck,
body and mind. You led me to drink
In this room formed the habit that has
been my ruin. Now, sell me few glass
es more and your work vii! be done. I
shall soon be ont of the way, there is no
hope for me. But they can be saved
they may be men again. Do not sell to
them. Sell to me and let mo die, and
the world will be rid Of mc-but for
heavenss sake sell no more to them"
The landlord listened, pale and trembling.
Setting down the decanter, he exclaimed,
"GOd helping me, that is the last drop |
will sell to any one." And he kept his
word
Year: 1874

I lfthe old fsithful servant that has
worked foi you so many years is not quite.
as strong or eetasin yearsgsne by, perlS,s
he is worth as much to you as 70 IN =.
dy' Good care and gcneis is2gill
make even an old horse <ai6JsV 3hablo
than if starved or abused Ifw bust
ness requires younger or smarter h, Bc6esh
keep the old one for tho women and chill.
dren to drive Old acquaintance are Of.
ten safer than new ones. If you cannot
keep both give the old one to somo oldA
farmer who you know will be kind to him
with the promise thst he shall not trade
him off to some brutal master, but will
keep him as long as he Is worth kcepipg,.
and then kindly lay him away where he
will be beyond the reach of cold, hunger.
and pain.


Many an old horse, il he knew his sit.
uatlon, would thank his owner to take
away hiSife as burden too heavy to bear
We have got into the habit of being both
too careless andtoo cruel to old horses in
this county. We owe it to them as our
servants, as well as to ourselves as human
beings, that we see to it that our horses
are not necessarily abused or mes elected as
soon as they begin to show sigus of old
age.
Year: 1874

Wednesday we published in an editorial
the views of the Adjutant General upon the
frontier defense BILL It Will be seen from
the report of his views that he looks with
disfavOr upon the bin in its present form,
and desires that it be put into some other
shape The bill is defective in many re-
spects, but its friends and originators claim
thai under the present financial embarrass-
ments Of the State, it is the best that can be
put into operation. As to the idea that
money and not men is what is wanted by
the people of the frontier, it Is claimed by
friends of the bill that men from elsewhere
are not what is wanted, from the fact that
they do not take that interest in the de-
Tense Of the frontier that is necessary; in
other words that money spent under the
present system is more effectively spent
upon men who live upon the ground, than
upon those who come from elsewhere. Gen.
Steele's views are entirely correct, If it be
possible to put them into effect, upon such
plan as he would recognize as suited to
them, The only question, Is we look upon
it, is that ofmOuey. A thoroughly equipped
regiment Of frontier rangers, always on duty
and under thorough discipline, it win be
admitted, is the best means that the State
could adopt toprotect the frontier, but even
the strongest advocates Of frontier protee-
ton claim this system would entail an ex-
pense on the State which it could not
endure, and that such q system would fail
through an inability to command means to
carry It out. Nothing would be more graft
flying to Us than to see the frontier amply
protected. but It does seem that full prOtee-
ton cannot be obtained under the eircum-
stances until means are at command sufi-
Client to station thoroughly organized
force within the exposed country. Gen.
Steele realizes these facts and regrets them,
while At the same time he wOnld be glad to
have any organization, proposed under the
pending bin, effected in style which be
could WELD, as would be expected Of him.
Gen. Steele Il more than anxious 10 do good
service for the frontier, and beng so, de-
sires to have . bin passed Is free from inn
perfeotiOus us possible. To this end. too,
We earnestly hope the subject wiz tend.
The snbject q frOntier defense has ell the
while been most VexOd one. and we hope
the present Legislature win do all in its
power 70 establish it. The Democratic
party pledged itself to this purpose as the
last State convention, and we desire to see
the promise fulfilled.
Year: 1874

Upon the eve Of great battle the gen
eral in command exerts all Of his powers q
discover the weak points Of the enemy, and,
also, to prepare his own army for every
emergency. But after the battle, Il yictO-
fious, his skin win be more thoroughly
tested in using the advantages gained than
in leading the charge. Thus if is with the
Democrats OF this great State. The politi-
cal battle has been fought, and victory
gained which has sent throb Of joy to the
hearts Of thousands. The first obstacles to
complete Triumph have been overcome. Nc
enemy now dare oppose the will Of the peO-
pie as expressed at the ballot-bOx. Their
representatives, as their servants, avetaken
their places, and are ready to do their duty.
But what is that dutyl Just at this point
dangers spring up which must be skillfuIly
overcome, or else the proud triumph viii be
turned into ruinous defeat How must that
be donei In large body, like our Legisla-
ture, composed OF such a variety Of minds,
and representing such diverse opinions, II
cannot be expected that there will always be
9 unity Of thought and of purpose; and II
would be unwise in any one to require all
others to think as he does, and measure
their Democracy By his own standard. Hence,
in casting about for the purpose of framing
a Constitution to take the place of the one
submitted in 1869, diversity Of opinions
are entertained by the members, and have
been the cause Of some feeling. The sew
eral plans proposed should be most calmly
considered in liberal and patriotic spirit,
and that adopted which will more nearly
accomplish the end Of all. It will not do
for any part of the Democracy to demand
entire submission and agreement with them
in every political move Us aeOnditiOn Of fu-
ture tFiumphs. Let perfect charity prevail.
Then when great questions shall be sub
mitted to the people, the fountain
of all political power, we will see
no divisions, hear no discordant notes.
but with ono purpose and one win, the
whole mighty army, with banners unfurled,
in solid columns, will march on to victory.
And such a victory Not the crushing ont
and trampling under foot the rights and
privileges of the masses, but victory
founded in the eternal principles of right
Of justice to an--the high, th,low, the rich,
the poor-so that in. all the State no one
may be found who can truthfully say, "my
rights have been wrOngfully taken away"
The hour of victory should be the hour Of
magnanimity. Our political foes should be
made to feel that the judicial crmine will
not be trailed in the cesspools of party, but
that even-handed justice, as in the better
days of the Republic, will hold the scales
in balance.


Moved by such a spirit the future of our
truly empire State will be spectacle for
other States to contemplate with feelings Of
pride and emulation; and she will draw to
her broad and rich prairies and beautiful
hills and valleys, the good, the great, the
energetic, who will develop her vast and
varied resources, give employment and sup
port to millions Of happy citizens, who
will bless the day which restored the rights
of the people in the hands of the Democ-
raov
Year: 1874




Mr.. R, L. Linscott has presented US with
q concrete substance resembling coal and
formed by exudatjOn, which was obtained
near the town of Burnet, at what is known
as the Tar Springs. From the appearance
of the sample before us, it is probable that
petroleum exists in that region. If it should
be found, an additional source of profit
will be added to the many which now ex-
ist in this truly great and growing State.
And the time may not be far distant when
there viii be a rush to the Gil wells of Texas
The topography Of that section seems ia
vOrable to such suppOsition. The noun
tains and hills form natural basins in which
oil maybe found. Perhaps the State Ge-
ologist may, If he has not had reliable data
already, pay proper attention to subject
of so much Importance. q
Year: 1874




To-day IS one Of the mile posts in the
march Of time. 1t marks the progress Of
good OF evil. Mans moral condition is Just
as ehangeabIe as his physical-in other
words, il is either better or worse. There
is no stop, no perfect sameness. He must
either move onward and upward, or suffer
loss and decay, physically, morally and IN
tellectVally. Although to all outward ap-
pearanees be may appear to be in the same
condition, yet few weeks or months, or
years at most. will reveal the steady decay
or silent progress OF vital energy OF moral
improvement. The Sabbath, therefore, is
given to man by the Creator for the purpose
of preparing him for continuation of the
battle Of life, whether sublunary or spirit
ual. In mere physical point of view, and
with well ascertained laws for our instruc-
ton il is conceded that the laboring man,
by resting on the seventh day, will live
longer, other things being equal, do more
work and do it better, than the man who
habitually disregards the Lords day. BE
will succeed better in business; make bet
ter citizen and father; create more haPpi-
ness, and add more permanent Improvement
to the community in which he lives. Why
so Because he counts the mile posts in
the march of time; is prepared to correct
his errors, as he has time to reflect. For
the same reasons, if Christian (and when
we say Christian We do not mean preten-
der) he revolves in his mind his acts Of
omission or commission, and seeks peace
and restoration to favor, love and protection
from the fountain of life. Let us, there
fore, bless the Lord that he has given us a
dav of rest.
Year: 1874

Is "a HAsTY man with his arms full of
of his, witess baggage, thought he. was
left by the train last night; and run-
ming rapidly across the platform, fell
over tPHok.a lie straddled one of
the handles, rode it feS second,
lunged forward, and got his legs tan


gled up in the cross-pieces, when the


malicious thing reared up and slid
forward Just enough to throw the man
off his balance and get him down; he
blacked his eye and broke his specta-'
cfes against the handle and ran over
his foot with the wheels, and even
after he got away from if and was
seated in the car, he says the truck ran
after him twice in the ribs before the
brakeman could take it away from


him. ."--BHrliR9 9togI Hd1ck'ege.
Year: 1874

Ex-President johnson made an address at
Knoxville on Decoration day, and so did a
Knoxville editor. The address of the editor
is printed in full in the editors paper, and
that of the ex-presdent is synopsised in a
couple of sticks. We have no doubt the mat
ter was so arranged by Andy himself, how
ever. He was always modest man.
Year: 1874

Terre Haute cypress: An adolescent
youth at the Union depot was quite admired
on account of his new style Of whiskers; they
were side whiskers, not remarkably long or
bushy, and were the size and shape cf silver
halfdollar, and had just been colored. The
contrast between them and his light hair was
very noticeable.